Lamar Impersonation Case Yields Two Year Prison Term
New York December 3 David Lamar convicted on two counts of the second indictment for impersonating Representative Palmer to defraud J P Morgan & Co and United States Steel. He received a two year federal sentence in Atlanta and posted 10000 bail pending appeal. Jury deliberated forty five minutes.
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New York
David Lamar
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
J. P. Morgan & Com Pany
United States Steel Corporation
Federal
Atlanta
Lamar
United States Supreme Court
Edward Lauterbach
United States ‘Steel Corporation
Morgan
Speaker
Ledyard
Lauterbach
Marshall Seid
Fisher Loses Legal Battle For Mayoralty
Middletown, Conn. Dec. 3 The recount battle brought by Prof Willard Co Fisher ends as Judge Joseph P Tuttle makes permanent the injunction restraining Town Clerk W C Howard from surrendering ballot boxes. Coles wins the mayoralty and faces a $500 penalty for violation.
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Middletown
Conn
Prof
Willard Co. Fisher
Frank A. Coles
Joseph P. Tuttle
Superior Court
Coles
W. C. Howard
Kennedy fills four P. D. jobs in Waterbury and Hartford
Naugatuck service reports that Congressman William Kennedy has concluded West Point cadet selection interviews. Thomas Francis Healey of Waterbury is named the first appointee with Benjamin Meyers of Waterbury as first alternate and Joseph A Long of Hartford as second alternate. The postmaster appointments list Washington Depot Frank J. Kilbourn Thomaston William J. Handley Oakville T J Kelley and Salisbury William P Stone forwarded to Washington.
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Naugatuck
Conn
William Kennedy
Lucien F
T. E. Carmody
West Point
Washington
Thomas Francis Healey
Waterbury
Benjamin Meyers
Joseph [A_ Long
Hartford
Oupgercoeien
Washington Depot
Frank J. Kilbourn
Thomaston
William J. Handley
Oakville
T. J. Kelley
Salisbury
William P. Stone
Carnegie as Astronomer Echoes Space Discoveries
Andrew Carnegie spoke at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers convention in New York claiming 176 new worlds have been discovered by astronomers and the count is ongoing. Patrick J. Boyle, Newport’s 17th mayor, lost reelection on Tuesday. Pennsylvania fires this year have caused damages exceeding $460,008.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Patrick J. Boyle
Newport
R. I
Pennsylvania
Buck Deer in U M G Herd Is Game to Death
State game warden ends animal's pain after a wounded buck in the Remington Arms reservation at Success Hill is killed to spare its suffering. The 200 pound deer fought the herd, broke a leg and was dispatched under state law. Attorney General asserts ownership of deer carcasses rests with the state, citing hunting restrictions to June 1, 1917.
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Connecticut
Remington Arms D. M. C. Co
Success Hill
Logan
Joseph’ Williamson
Gama
Aero Engineer
Remington
Hartford
Dec
Fish and Game Commission
John H. Light
Windham County
Batjan Crew Lost After Collision With Niobe
In a record gale the Dutch steamer Batjan of 6000 tons from Java ran aground at Goodwin Sands after striking the British steamer Niobe. The Batjan later anchored in the Downs with no casualties aboard. Lifesavers rescued the crew, while the captain suspects the Niobe sank with all hands.
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Deal
Eng
Batjan
Java
Goodwin Sounds
Niobe
Downs
Former pugilist Harry Lane to be shipped from Oregon for Bridgeport burial
The body of Harry Lane, a former pugilist who died in a Portland hospital after hardships in the Klondike gold fields, will be sent to Bridgeport for burial and is expected to arrive Tuesday. Arrangements were completed by Bridgeport Elks lodge and Walker & Banks undertakers, with telegrams sent to Portland and the New York arrival to be met by Elks and relatives. Local funeral services are planned and expected to draw many out-of-town attendees.
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Harry Lane
Portland
Ore
Klondike
Briggeport
Bridgeport Lodge of Elks
Walker & Banks
Elks
Far
Northwest
New York
The
Weather Outlook Cloudy and Colder Tonight and Friday
Cloudy skies dominate with a drop in temperatures tonight and again Friday. Forecasters expect continued cold conditions, lighter winds, and no precipitation indicated.
Atlas pinned beneath auto recovers after December incident
World champion wrestler turned hotel owner James M. Atlas was pinned under a Ford near Milford and carried to hospital with head and back bruises. Rescued after nearly an hour, Atlas sought to draw up a will as helpers tended him. A black cat falling from a third story window at the hotel suffered a broken back.
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James M. Atlas
Atlas
Milford
New Haven
John Seamon
New Ha ‘Ven
Seamon
Idgeport
Secur Menager
L. P. Mann
James Lynch
Mann
Elia Williams
Willams
Nome
Twenty Years For Man Who Lured Child
Vincent Del Vicchio of the city was given a 20 year state prison term in criminal superior court after pleading guilty to luring a year-old girl into a cellar on Columbus place. The girl, Concetta Scioscia, died of scarlet fever since the incident. A physician testified to the injuries. Del Vicchio, a married father of three, took the sentence calmly.
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Vincent del Vicchio
Curtis
Criminal Superior Court
Columbus Place
Concetta Scioscia
del Vicchio
Good Man’s Coat Swap Causes Courtroom Mixup
Detective Jim Bray’s overcoat was stolen from the county courthouse yesterday and Deputy Sheriff Steve Hayes was found to be the culprit. Due to Hayes’s clean record, the detective agreed to drop the matter if the sheriff would buy the cigars. Hayes wore Bray’s coat home by mistake, sparking a humorous confusion when Bray wore Hayes’s coat back, ending in a lighthearted joke.
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Jim Bray
County Court House
Steve Hayes
Couroe
Steve
Sheriff Hayes
Bray
Red Cross Magazine to Be Printed Monthly
Washington reports the American Red Cross magazine will switch from quarterly to monthly starting with the January issue. The change reflects a broader field of usefulness and growing readership while remaining devoted to Red Cross work worldwide.
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RED Cross Magazine
Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Diplomat Secures Clemency for Erring Youth in New York
A 13 year old South American boy, Juan Grizales, spared prison after Colombian consul in New York intervenes. Charged with stealing hats valued at 2520 dollars from Calhoun Co. Hat dealers, he had been working in Stamford. judge suspended judgment as the boy promised to sail home Saturday. The hat dealer and translated input from Raul Ratrispo aided the case, citing the father’s wish for American business education.
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New York
Panama
Juan
Grizales
Colombia
South America
Curtis
Calhoun & Coe
Stamford
Raul Ratrispo
Hatfi
Calhoun
Alhoun
Minister Denchfield Dies After Stroke During Sermon
The Rev Thomas D Denchfield former Stratfield Baptist pastor died at 63 after a paralysis Stroke at the Stepney church rectory following several weeks of illness He preached in Ambler Pa and Stratfield before moving to Stepney He leaves a widow and three sons and a brother Funeral services will be led by Rev Frank Rideout with eulogy by Rev George Nicholson.
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Thomas D. Denchfield
Stratfield Baptist Church
Stepney
Denchfield
Stepney Baptist Church
England
Stratfield
Baptist Church
Ambler
Penn
Stratfield Church
Massachusetts
George Leslie
Riveredge
New Jersey
A. L. Denchfield
Asheville
N. C
Loudon S. Denchfield
Bridgeport
I. J. Denchfield
New York City
Frank C. Rideout
Second Baptist Church
This City
George W. Nicholson
First Baptist Church
Prisoners Make Dash to Liberty in Lancaster Mutiny
In Lancaster England on December 3 a thousand prisoners revolted at a concentration camp when a prisoner boasted of release. Guards with fixed bayonets charged the mob, wounding several. Reserves arrived to quell the mutiny. ringleaders were jailed in solitary confinement and only one man was seriously injured.
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Lancaster
Eng
Aerial attack on Krupp shops in Essen reported
London reports that Berlin says a German aeronaut bombarded the Krupp factory at Essen yesterday. Bombs were dropped on gun works area. the airman escaped uninjured and damage extent is unknown.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hague
Berlin
Krupp
Essen
Germany
Rioting in Zeist camp sparks Belgian casualties
News dispatches report Belgian prisoners in Zeist concentration camp, Holland, clashed with Dutch troops, six Belgians killed and nine wounded, details pending. Separate notes say Britain assures no undue delay on American ships. Emperor William meets Austro Hungarian commander and visits Breslau hospital. Italy maintains neutrality. Paris calls extraordinary parliamentary session for Dec 22 with cabinet in Paris to aid finance committee.
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London
Zeist
Holland
Het Volk
Amsterdam
Berlin
Emperor William
Breslau
Silesia
Archduke Frederick
Paris
Bordeaux
Chambers of Deputies
Official war reports brief and cautious
Berlin says no important developments in either theater. Paris reports lively artillery at Nieuport and south of Ypres, with bombardments from Lys to Somme and Aix-Noulette, while front from Somme to Aisne and in Champagne remained quiet. French lines say enemy attacks on the Argonne were repulsed and slight advances were made in places. No notable actions reported in Lorraine or the Vosges.
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Paris
Nieuport
Ypres
Belgium
Dixmude
Lys
Somme
Aix-Noulette
Lons
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Lorraine
Vosges
France
Berlin
German War Office
North Sea
Krupp
Essen
Budapest
Belgrade
Servia
Nish
George
Emperor William
East Prussia
Bresslau
Silesia
Archduke Frederick
Austrians Storm Belgrade After Capture Information
Belgrade, captured yesterday by Austro-Hungarian forces, was stormed at bayonet point after a westward approach. Troops rushed defenses, entered the city, and cheered amid the victorious advance.
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Budapest
Amsterdam
London
Belgrade
Japan Demands Oriental Possessions for Reinforcements
A letter from Dr Karl Duesing, Kiel University, to Dr Herman Duesing reports Japan offering to send troops to the eastern European war theater in exchange for control of Russia Britain and France possessions in the Far East up to the Indian Ocean excluding Australia and India. Russia faces heavy losses and contemplates seeking Japanese ordnance as ports blockades bite.
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Japan
Europe
Herman Duesing
Karl Duesing
Kiel University
Bridgeport
Russia
Great Britain
France
Far East
Straits Settlements
Indian Ocean
Australia
India
Germany
Pacific
Baltic
Putiloff
Duesing
Sakhalin
Channel Campaigns and Battles Across Fronts Continue
German and Allied forces trade heavy artillery and infantry actions in Argonne and along the North Sea front with no decisive breakthrough. In Russian Poland the front shows shifting positions as German offensives resume while Russian defenses hold. Petrograd reports reduced severity but confirms continued war effort, while French and Belgian fronts remain deadlocked with no clear gains for either side.
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Kennedy
P. D
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Auto
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Uty
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Salandra
Italy
East
Poland
Warsaw
Russian Poland
Petrograd
Lowice
Bennenkampff
Fnr
Tirm Reichstag
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