O Connell Celebrates 52nd Birthday and College Anniversary
The American College and Cardinal O Connell mark their 52nd anniversaries with mass at 10 o clock led by Cardinal Farley and a Te Deum. Noted American church leaders attend a formal dinner hosted by Mar Kennedy and college faculty. Cardinal Farley departs on the George Washington to New York on January 14.
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United Press
American College
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Cardinal Farley
Sistine Choir
Mar. Kennedy
Cardinal O’connell
Church of San Clemente
John Dolan
San Silvestro
New York
George Washington
Bridge Collapse Kills Up To 200 On Volga Construction Site
United Press reports a Volga river bridge near Ka gan collapsed during construction. Up to 200 workers were believed to have fallen into icy waters as ice pressure possibly weakened the structure. Troops search both riverbanks for bodies and survivors.
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United Press
St. Petersburg
Volga River
Kagan
Woman Pronounced Dead Then Thought Alive in Brooklyn
In New York on a cold evening Mrs Rachel Lei bowitz of Brooklyn was fatally frightened when her dress caught fire. Doctors first declared her dead from fright, then later two more physicians concluded death. Her husband Moses Leibowitz remained by her side as relatives debated life signs and possible revival.
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United Press
New York
Rachel Leibowitz
Brooklyn
Jacob Kalich
Greenwald
Moses Leibowitz
Ecker
Tory Leader Denounced Over Home Rule Comment
In Dublin supporters of Home Rule denounce Bonar Law after he said Irish demand for self-government is dying out. They insist Ireland remains ardent for self-rule, noting that Legislation seems unlikely this session and could vanish in a decade. Law spoke at Rodle Lancashire.
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Ireland
United Press
Dublin
Bonar Law
Rodle
Lancashire
Law
City blamed after icy walk injures man
Masonry Gray of 95 Elmwood Avenue claims the city caused injuries from a fall on an icy walk at Jones Avenue and Pequonnock Street last Tuesday morning. He, represented by attorney Clitus H. King, seeks damages for a strained hip and a sprained ankle.
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Masonry Gray
Elmwood Avenue
Clitus H. King
Intention
Jones Avenue
Pequonnock Street
Minor fined under new law for purchasing liquor
Norwich December report cites HY Potter, age 20, as the first minor fined under the new law for purchasing liquor. He paid fines and costs after a charge of buying liquor as a minor.
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United Press
Norwich
Potter
Hamilton Commandery Elects New Officers at Annual Conclave
The Hamilton Commandery Knights Templar held its annual conclave at the Masonic Temple with Angus H. Mackenzie chosen eminent commander for the ensuing term. New officers include Anker S. Lyhne as Generalissimo Henry F. Parrott captain general John Gorham senior warden John J. Fisher junior warden Lou Bristol prelate Henry H. Pyle treasurer Charles H. Peet recorder and trustees G. H. M. Johnson C. T. Beardsley Jr. and Charles D. Davis. The cane given to Eli Thompson by members on his 70th birthday in 1879 was presented to his son David W. Thompson who now holds it in a glass case at the commandery armory. Frank S. Slosson received a Past commander's jewel.
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Angus H. Mackenzie
Hamilton Commandery
Knights Temp Ar
Masonic Temple
Anker S. Lyhne
Henry F. Parrott
John A.,gorham
John J. Fisher
Lou P. Bristol
Henry H. Pyle
Charlies H. Peet
G. H. M. Johnson
C. T. Beardsley, Jr
Charles D. Davis
Eli Thompson
Thompson
Vame
Hamiton
David W. Thompson
Commandery
Frank 8 S. Slosson
Engineer Alfred H. Terry to Inspect Bridges in Bridgeport
Alfred H. Terry of New Haven city engineer spent hours with Mayor Wilson and Jacob Cortade inspecting public works then plans a Monday visit to Bridgeport to examine the principal bridges. He will conduct a thorough inland and waterside survey from shore and by boat.
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Alfred H. Terry
New Haven
Desfmaté
Wilson
Jacob Cortade
Bridgeport
Burglar Captured in Misch Store Break-In
Hertford December 8 police nabbed Charles Werski and John Tsarnecki after a chase ending in a men’s rooming place. The pair were found with loot from two central stores and wounded by responding guards. Bail set at 1000 dollars each for next Tuesday’s trial. Police deem the arrest a key breakthrough in recent burglaries.
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United Press
Hertford
Charles Werski
John Tsarnecki
Misch
Werski
Tsarnecki
Library trustees bar socialist paper in Bristol city
In Bristol the library trustees have barred a socialist paper after deeming its editorials on the dynamiting case offensive. The action follows a McNamara case controversy framing a local debate over press content and public standards.
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United Press
Bristol
Postal Savings Banks Planned in Connecticut Towns
Jewett City is designated a postal savings bank station. Noank will open a postal savings bank on January 3, 1912.
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United Press
Jewett City
Postal Savings Bank
Noanke
Young Burglar Confesses Theft Put Under $1,000 Bail
Norwich police court bound over William Koski 23 to Superior court on $1,000 bail for breaking into A. S. Spalding's store last Tuesday night and stealing 57 dollars. He previously served six months in jail for a similar offense.
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United Press
Norwich
A. S. Spalding
William Koski
Chinese Rebels Sell Idols for War Funds
Victoria B C December 3 Missionaries Porteous his wife and Miss Waters arriving from China report that Chinese rebels are selling idols to fund the war. In one city a giant idol was broken to pieces to be melted and sold for money.
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United Press
Victoria
B. C
Porteous
Stratford Mourns Lieut Benjamin Noted Oarsman
Stratford residents mourn Lieut Edward Austin Benjamin retired U S Army died Wednesday in Brooklyn at 65. He married Margaret Bache in Stratford forty years ago and was famed for rowing and a fine singing voice. Funeral Friday at 12 15 from Stratford with burial in Union Cemetery.
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Christchurch
Edward Austin Benjamin
Leutenant
United States Army
Brooklyn
Benjamin
New York
Nichol
William Benjamin
Sarah
Margaret Bache
United
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Hudson River
Albany
Jacksonville
Pla
Washington Bridge
Benjamins
Samuel Benjamin
Washington, D. C
Edna Benjamin Arnold
Edith Benjamin
Cold Spring
N. Y
Captain Arnold
U.S. A
Union Cemetery
Requisitions Due By January For City Budget
City Auditor Bernard Keating has sent notice to all departments to prepare requisitions for the annual budget and file them by January 1. No requisitions have been prepared yet as boards and officials brace for busy hours estimating expenditures for the next fiscal year starting April 1 to ensure receipt by the auditor before the new year.
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Bernard Keating
Deserted Husband Leaves Wife and Baby for Divorce
Augusta Shier obtained a divorce from George Shier in Superior court on grounds of desertion. He left their Greenwich home on August 24 1904 with no money or food for his wife and month old child after neglecting the grocery business and excessive drinking. The couple married July 1903.
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George Shier
Greenwich
Augusta Shier
Curtis
Superior Court
Revolt in Venezuela grows as 6000 rebels plan attack
Panama dispatch cites Dr Pedro J Juzo Delgado stating a 6000 strong rebel army will attack within 20 days to oust President Gomez. Delgado, Venezuela's wealthiest man and financer of the insurrection, confirms the plan while Dr Alexandre Rivas Y Vasquez departs for Trinidad, the rebels' headquarters.
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Gomez
Venezuela
Pedro J. Juzo Delgado
Delgado
Alexandre Rivas Y. Vasquez
Trinidad
Tehe Revolutionists
Bridgeport Receives New Locomobile Hose Wagon
The Bridgeport Fire Department accepted a new Locomobile chemical and hose wagon with 1,000 feet of hose, six seats, and jump spark ignition. It will join No. 1 on John Street, boosting city fire power alongside a steam engine and large hose wagon.
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Mooney
Board of Fire Commissioners
Bridgeport
Locomobile
No. 1
John Street
Ice
Fire Department
Norwalk Woman Seeks Divorce After Knife Threats
Christie Belle Olmstead of Norwalk appears before Judge Curtis in superior court seeking a divorce from William E. Olmstead of Stamford. She details a history of sprees, abuse, choking, and a knife attempt that injured a child, with testimony on post separation habits postponed.
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Christie Belle Olmstead
Norwalk
Curtis
Superior Court
William E. Olmstead
Stamford
Olmsteads
Black Rock
Fairfield
Olmstead
Brandeis Pleads For Constitutionality Of Woman's Nine Hour Law
Attorney Louis D Brandeis argued before the supreme court that the nine hour day for women is constitutional. He cited that thirty one states and thirteen foreign countries have enacted similar limits and none have been repealed.
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Brand
United Press
Columbus
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Supreme Court
Brankis
Carpenter and Stratford Officer Charles L. Smith Dies at 74
Charles Lewis Smith, 74, long time employee of Union Metallic Cartridge in Bridgeport area, collapsed at work from heart disease while waiting for the 7 o’clock whistle. A Stratford constable and former Bridgeport officer, he had served in the town’s police and fire friendly groups. He is survived by his wife Carrie Windsor, two daughters, a son, three grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from his Barnum avenue home will be Monday at 2:30 PM with burial in Union Cemetery.
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Charles Lewis Smith
George B. Cowell
Cowell
Garlick
H. E. Bishop
Barnum Avenue
Stratford
Smith
The
Cartridge Company
Bridgeport Police Department
Stratford Constabulary
Mutual Hook and Ladder Company
Cronoque Lodge, L. O. F
Charlies Lewis Smith
John Smith
Abagail Lewis
Peck's Mill District
Carrie Windsor
Willimantic
James Ward
Edith Deitz
Ellsworth Deitz
Bridgeport
Mueller
Walter Oddy
Holly Street
Alec Smith
Ellsworth
Dells
Caroline Walter Oddy
James Smith
Poilo “Holterot
William Crawford
C. W. Blakeslee
A. J. St. John
Elbert Ford
Alonzo Burns
Merritt Ford
Loren Ford
Milford
Stephen
William Warren
New Haven
Union Cemetery
Firkstone Receives State Medical Certificate
Dr. Benjamin B. Finkelstone of High Street has been admitted to practice medicine in Connecticut by the State Board. An interne at Hospital for the Society of Lying In in New York, he previously trained at St. Vincent's Hospital and graduated from Bridgeport High School and Baltimore Medical College. He is connected to Attorney Lawrence S. Finkelstone and musician George B. Finkelstone. He plans to return to Bridgeport to establish his practice after completing his New York tenure.
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Benjamin B. Finkelstone
High Street
New York
Bridgeport
Pinchot Sees Sure Victory For GOP Insurgents
Ex-Forester Gifford Pinchot spoke at the National Irrigation Congress predicting a GOP insurgent win and urging government support for home construction on public lands. He argued for open homestead access, equitable irrigation costs, and government-land reclamation, then defended progressives against old-party attacks and lauded Senator La Follette’s leadership.
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United Press
Chicago
Gifford Pinchot
National Irrigation Congress
Pinchot
Progress
LaFollette
Lillian Graham Testifies in Stokes Case as Evelyn Thaw
New York December reports Lillian Graham the showgirl on the witness stand recounts her relations with W E D Stokes from first meeting in New York to Lexington visits and letters. She describes pressure to write a damaging letter and says Stokes dictated it while she feared exposure. Her testimony continues after a luncheon recess.
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New York
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
W. E. D. Stokes
Stokes
Clark L. Jordan
Miss Graham
Jordan
State of Washington
Singleton
Andrews
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Lexington
W. F. D. Stokes
Ansonia
Stoker
Texington
Pickpocket Takes Gold Watch From Woman Shopper
Shopping downtown yesterday Mrs. John Healy of 52 Black Rock avenue lost a gold watch she wore. The initials BE. T. H. were on the case and the incident suggests an expert pickpocket in town. CAPT. PLUMB BREAKS ARM in a fall at Stratford training quarters. He was taken to Bridgeport hospital.
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John Healy
Black Rock Avenue
BE. T. H
Plumb
Bob Plumb
John Bond
Stratford
Bridgeport Hospital
No Election At Health Board Meeting Tonight
The health board will not meet tonight to elect officials as Health Commissioner Johar M. Land is away at a cattle show in Chicago. Rumors say Republicans plan to separate clerk and inspector roles with Charles E. Wakeman favored for the clerk position at 150 dollars yearly. Mayor Wilken may delay appointments until a Republican is chosen president, while Jake a. Land seeks to head the board if reappointed.
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Johar M. Land
Chicago
Health Board
David W. Lynch
Charles E. Wakeman
Adams Express Company
Benham Avenue
Republican
Wakeman
Wilken Haw
Health Board Beccause
Baepublican
Jake A. Land
Wilson
Bridgeport Bridge Club Notice Reduces to Local Social
A fragmented notice from Bridgeport Comune invites members for a whist game and presere at State Street on December 11. It mentions refreshments and a social gathering led by O U A M and others, but details are incomplete due to OCR errors.
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Bridgeport Comme
Se Jr
Telenel
State St
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