French Canadian girl on murder trial faces fate before Christmas
In a Cambridge courtroom the trial of Hattie Le Blanc, a 17 year old French Canadian girl, continues with testimonies about the murder of Clarence F. Glover in Waltham. Prosecutors discuss Miss Gallant's statements and possible outcomes as a verdict near. The day features witness accounts from Louis F. Callahan, Herbert L. Willey, and William H. McCall, detailing sightings, laundry marks, and items tied to the case. Flood relief funding in France also tops a government agenda with a 1.4 million franc allocation.
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United Prensa
Cambridge
Mate
Mins Zella A. Gallant
Iverpreter
Hattie le Blanc
Clarance F. Glover
Waltham Lundry
Nova Scotia
Eat Cambridge Apartheuse
Hichfred Fotot
Miss Gallant
Hinttle
Hatte le Blanc
Abe Wild
New England
Peothern
Sintorn
Mt West
Hite
Tino
Malluot May Teeay
Wmorfi
Louis F. Callahan
Glover
Herbert L. Willey
Fexard
Johnson
McCall
McKenna
Elmore
Mra. Glover
Seymour Glover
Roxbury
Waltham
Whitehill
Mr. Whitehill
Flowers Gifts and Speeches for Aldermen in Council Meeting
The Bridgeport Board of Aldermen held its first meeting of the year amid inclement weather. Alderman Patrick Cuddy received a gold watch and other gifts from supporters, with tributes praising his long public service. Other aldermen and friends presented chairs, desks, rings, pens, and bouquets to several members, reaffirming community ties and citywide service.
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Board of Aldermen Art
Council
Thomas F. Cleary
Cleary
Friends
Patrick Cuddy
Cuddy
Tenth
Bridgeport
Patrick J. Whalen
James P. Garrity
Morris
Garrity
Joseph Rielly
Order of Hibernians
God
Hibernians
Peter J. Carroll
Thomas W. Reddy
Reddy
John Loteko
Frank Timko
Timko
George A. Mara
Twelfth
Paddock
the Twelfth
Star Wise
City-Wies
Lavery
Harbor
Charles E. Morris
Eugene I, Meyer
Meyer
Aerman Meyer
Alderman Jackson
Floral tributes to aldermen and friends in district conflict
A long list details floral gifts to Port Chester aldermen from friends and associates in various districts. Items include baskets, horseshoes, and bouquets of chrysanthemums, carnations, roses, and ferns with inscriptions such as Good Luck and Success. Names include DeForest Moran Timko MacFayden Miller King Meyer Lavery Reddy ONeil Walker Yoos Garrity Conlin and others.
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William Russell
DeForest
Moran
Timko
iPhird
F. Timtin
MacFayden
Alderman Miller
F. D. Bell
Bridgeport Brass Co
Alderman King
Alderman Meyer
Alderman Lavery
Steve Boucher
Fred Schreiber
T. F White
William Garrity
Hugh Lavery
Reddy
Irtex
Jth
Alderman O'Neil
Lth
Alderman Walker
Yoos
John
Martin
Conlin
Hugh Lavery Newest Young Alderman Heads Common Council
Alderman Hugh J. Lavery, born in the city in 186%, is the youngest man to lead the Common Council. lifelong East Bridgeport resident, he attended Jane street and Barnum schools, graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1900, studied at Yale Law School starting 1908 and aims to graduate in 1911. He has been with Sprague Ice & Coal Co. since leaving school and served as Alderman from the Tenth district since 1909. He played baseball and football with Berkshire, Acorn, and St. Joseph’s teams and has led the St. Joseph's T. L. & B. Association as president for four terms.
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Hugh J. Lavery
Common Council
Lavery
East Bridgeport
Jane Street
Barnum
Bridgeport High School
Sprague Ice & Coal Co
Yale Law School
Tenth
Berkshire
Acorn
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's T. L. & B. Association
Stocks Opened Strongly Then Reacted in Morning
A United Press report notes a firmer opening in the stock market with Union Pacific up 18 and railroads generally higher. Early trading held at higher levels, but by late forenoon a reaction set in with fractional pullbacks across many active issues as government and other bonds remained dull.
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United Pret
New York
Mars
Union Pacific
Sagacity Of The Rat In Handling And Eating Eggs
The essay notes a rat's keen smell and precise locality sense, its tail muscles praised, and Romanes’ experiments on tail licking drawing out fluids from vessels. It describes how rats crack eggs, pass them between, and sometimes push eggs upstairs with hind feet, illustrating rat sagacity.
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Cuvier
Gotmg Wpstaira
McClure’s
Origin of the Semaphore and its early telegraph system
The article traces ancient signaling by beacon smoke and flag codes to the semaphore system introduced by Lord George Murray in 1796. It describes Royal Navy semaphore stations set on high points from London to Deal Portsmouth, capable of sending messages quickly and returning replies within seven and a half minutes, operated by three men per station with six movable shutters forming sixty three signals.
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George Murray
Admiralty
London
Dover
Deal
Portsmouth
London Strand
Looking for trouble a pessimist watches the trolley debut
The piece compares constant doom mongering to an old lady who doubted a trolley car could move. As onlookers waited for the first trip, she predicted failure at every step. Once the final adjustments were made, the car started and moved.
Noble Lords and the Wool Sacks in Parliament
A London Graphic note explains the wool sacking practice in the House of Lords, where the lord chancellor may speak from the woolsack and withdraws to avoid divisions if not a peer. It also notes commoners can hold the office and that the speaker’s duties are limited by precedent. A Spanish lottery tale follows about luck and a ticket’s surprising prize.
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House of Lords
London Graphic
Red Shirt and Risorgimento Link in Garibaldi Story
A humorous fragment traces Garibaldi’s search for an economical uniform for his followers. He learns of a dry goods store with large red shirts worn by saladero cattle slaughterers in Great South American cities. The piece links the garment to Pontine events and a temperance aside, citing a New York Times dialogue.
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Garibaldi
Great Britain
United Italy
London Globe
Fragmentary ad copy on tonics and patience remedy
The fragment mentions a tonic for kidneys and a claim about quick action and patience. It references La Broyery Poloy's Kidney Pt tonic and Tariond as natural kidney binders. The text is garbled but centers on remedies and a boastful promotion.
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Poloy
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