Vicksburg Guns Trained On Corinto Amid Nicaragua Crisis
Dec 4 dispatches report the gunboat Vicksburg in Corinto training its guns on the governor palace after severed Nicaragua negotiations. Provisional Zelaya envoy held responsible for harm, while U S forces maneuver to protect interests as the Prairie and Princeton move amid warnings and potential marines deployment.
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Six Mass Meetings Denounce Lords Over Budget Action
Six mass meetings of about 100000 people denounced the House of Lords for rejecting the budget. The unique London demonstrations showed cross party cooperation and united effort to support liberal reforms ahead of the general election. Speechers urged that the budget aimed at the people's welfare and improvised songs circulated among the crowds.
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Hobo King Sees Spain Ideal For His World Trek
Frank Clark known as the King of the Tramps travels on foot and horseback toward New York to finish a world journey. He recounts past detentions in New York Oregon France and England, notes Spain as ideal, and clings to a makeshift handkerchief of newspaper clippings as his travel diary.
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Hindseport
New York
Oregon
Srenteeee Baye
France
Spain
Sweden
England
T Clarke
Half Hour for Bouquets at First Common Council Meeting
Aldermen and friends planning to attend the first meeting of the new Common Council should note the session will begin with a brief routine in honor of outgoing officials. The meeting follows a municipal measure that was vetoed after the mayor’s defeat at the polls.
Woman Finds Ross Liss In Her Home
A woman discovers Ross Liss in her residence and confines him until police arrive. Liss claims he had been drinking and was unclear about the events. He is being held for investigation as authorities review the incident involving a person connected to dockside work.
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Ross Liss
Athol Post Office Robbery Sparks Wide Hunt
Special United Press report from Athol Massachusetts describes a dawn post office robbery by six bandits who blew the safe with nitroglycerin, bound the express messenger Harry King, and fled with cash as deputies and town officials organize the broad manhunt through the countryside.
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Harry King
Railroad Express
Frank Bannon
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Terein
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Fea
Million Men May Be Involved In Greatest Railroad Strike
A massive labor clash looms as twenty one western railroads face demands for a ten percent wage increase. Union leaders warn a strike could spread to eastern lines, threatening 700000 workers across chains, with Chicago at the center of negotiations and continued tension after a fatal absence of solidarity surrounding Eva Bouchers funeral.
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Western
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Englare
Witness disputed ante mortem story in Hackett murder case
Tragic events unfold in three phases: search for the killer, police State Policeman Frank Virelli dispute, and assault details. Antemortem tale from Hackett’s attacker contradicts eyewitness accounts, with Buckley denying accomplice presence. Police seek the murderer as Bridgeport detectives review rival statements.
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John Hackett
Frank Virelli
Es Coen En Eeeven
Arnold
Richards
Walnut Beach
Bridgeport
Ett
Joe
Tim Burkley
Avon Park
Tony
Hackett
Bridgeport Hospital
Cronan
Buckley
Estate of Pastine inventory filed in probate court
An inventory of the estate of the late Bartolomeo Pastine, longtime member of the Musante & Pastine wholesale fruit firm, was filed with the probate court this afternoon. The filing outlines assets totaling nearly $30,000.
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Bartolomeo Pastine
Musante
Three Major Fires Rage Across New York City
Special from United Press New York December fourth firemen faced three serious fires in the morning. At 83 South Street a man woman and child died and several injured as flames spread to upper floors. Joseph Ames a retired chef died after his bed clothing ignited. Marie Braum and her three year old child perished in the blaze. Police assisted many others and rescued numerous occupants. Nearby a Walter Kimball Aeroplane Company plant near Morris Park suffered destruction of complete aeroplanes. East Side jewelers Abraham Rabinoltz’s store was set ablaze by robbers aiming to loot the building but police saved the tenants and foiled the robbery as the fire raged.
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New York
South Street
Joseph Ames
Ames
Marie Braum
Chhild
Walter Kimball Aeroplane Company
Morris Park
Abraham Rabinoltz
Senate stalwarts to fight postal savings bank
Special from United Press Washington December 4. No postal savings bank until the Monetary Committee reports. Sen Aldrich and the Senate stalwarts plan to block such a bill this winter. Rhode Island leader opposes financial legislation before the committee report. Cumming and La Follette also aim to push a postal savings bank bill this session. In the House Reps Vreeland of New York and Weeks of Massachusetts seek to curb banking and currency action.
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Congress
Rhode Island
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LaFollette
Aldrich
House
Vreesland
Republican
New York
Representative Weeks
Massachusetts
Old Street Sweeper Seeks Wife in Lexington Ave Home
Fred Osterman, a 55 year old German American street sweeper, advertises for a wife aged about 45 to 50 to share his neatly furnished Lexington avenue home. He will interview applicants tonight and tomorrow afternoon, seeks a practical partner who will handle housework and meals, preferring to rely on his own judgment.
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Congress Street
Lexington Avenue
Osterman
Extra trolleymen assured of living wage today
Broad smiles spread among trolley workers as a notice from Superintendent C. H. Chapman guarantees a living wage for extra men even if they work only an hour daily. The change helps steady employment, with $1.50 minimum per day, effective immediately and continuing until further orders. Regulars on the extra list by discipline are paid only for platform time.
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C. H. Chapman
Barus Reats
Man Held On Bigamy Bail Set At 1100
Charles J. Flynn arrested November 29 for bigamy after marrying Sarah Burke while his first wife was alive. Bound over to Criminal Superior Court this morning before Judge Carl Foster. Bail fixed at 1100. Attorney Gould filed a demurrer which the court overruled. No testimony was heard.
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Sarah Burke
Criminal Superior Court
Carl Foster
Peers
Gould
Open Letter to Taxpayers League on Firemen Pay Increase
A Bridgeport official rebuts the Taxpayers League argument against higher firemen wages. He rejects ties to city size, asserts wages reflect local employment conditions and employer quality, and argues increasing firemen pay is cheaper than bonding for bonds. He contends the city can afford a raise over mortgaging for bonds, noting the message continues on page four.
Fine for breach in city court at saloon
In the City court this morning Carl Johnson and Harvey Davis were fined three dollars and costs for committing a breach of the peace in a saloon.
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Carl Johnson
Harvey Davis
Liquor dealers plead guilty in city court case
Two liquor dealers Sabato Aurillo of 131 Willard street and Leonard Verilli of 26 Reilly street pleaded guilty to selling liquor on Sunday. They were fined 50 dollars each with total city coffers gaining 160 dollars. Four frequenters forfeited bonds of 15 dollars each. Jacob B. Klein appeared for the defendants. Also notes include a whist event and local ads and a card of thanks for a bereavement.
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Sabato Aurillo
Willard Street
Leonard Verilll
Reilly Street
Jacob B. Klein
Classified Help Wanted Notices Melt Into Sparse Fragment
Fragmentary old classified items show positions sought at 2381 Fairfield Avenue and Model Laundry 109 Middie Stap ee. Listings note domestic work, starching, and general house help with various street addresses and names.
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Pratt
Stratford Ave
Stratford
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