Winter's Night Joy Ride Ends in Death
Yale seniors Stuyvesant Peabody and B C Thompson drove with Mrs Jessie Saunders and Miss Lilah Forster after a Milford Inn visit. A Derby trolley struck their halted auto in Stratford at midnight, killing Saunders and injuring Thompson and Forster. Peabody was held on bail as Stratford authorities pursue the coroner's inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Stuyvesant Peabody
Chicago
H. Co. Stevenson
Stratford
B. C. Thompson
Bridgeport Hospital
Jessie Saunders
Frasius Cheabro
Music
Conn
Lilah Forster
Jessie H. Forster
Milford Inn
Peabody
Bridgeport Hospian
Thompson
Chesebro
New England
Saunders
Hartford
New Haven
Providence
New York City
Forster
Milford
Miss Forster
Ambula Corpa
Engine House
G.censein
Farfield Avenue
Park Avenue
Burlison
Birmingham
Seeley
Wilson
Barton and
Halpin
Supt. Chapman
Connecticut Co
T. Earle Bartram
Mystic
Alden Rathbun
Remingon
Downs
Lynn
Ernest
William
Jeremiah Holmes
Jessie Saunbers
Riend
Bridgeport
Governor Baldwin Announces Personal Staff
Governor elect Simeon E. Baldwin released his personal staff with ranks. Colonel level posts include John T. Moran of Hartford as Quartermaster General, Dr. William F. Verdi of New Haven as Surgeon General, Frank M. Chapin of New Hartford as Commissary General, and Christopher L. Avery Jr. of New London as Paymaster General. Major aides are Louis E. Stoddard of New Haven First, Edward T. Lyons of Hartford Second, Charles B. Pinney of Stafford Springs Third. Naval aide is Osborne A. Day of New Haven with rank of Lieutenant Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Haven
Simeon E. Baldwin
John T. Moran
Hartford
William F. Verdi
Frank M. Chapin
New Hartford
Christopher L. Avery, Jr
New London
Samuel H. Fisher
British Election Trends Show Small Conservative Gain
London reports 451 of 670 seats decided with Conservatives up a net three, likely five. Coalition totals rise to 245 including O Brienites. Fealy defeated in Louth marks a notable shift as Irish Nationalists and Redmondites gain seats alongside Belfast City West win by Joseph Devlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Libera's
Lavorites
O’brienites
America
Redmond
O'Connor
Belfast
West
Bank Clerk Confesses Motive Behind Major Theft
Walter A. Hall, former paying teller at Herald Square Greenwich Bank, pleaded guilty to stealing 44,800 dollars. He confessed revenge as the motive, detailing pay cuts, flight to Canada with 28,000 dollars, and return to face sentence before Justice Crane.
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New York
Walter A. Halil
Herald Square
Greenwich Bank
Justice Crane
Hall
Crane
Canada
Erie
Windsor
Hamilton
Stratford Avenue Bridge Open to Traffic All Weekend
Director Kenny announced the Stratford avenue bridge will be open to traffic all day tomorrow and all day Sunday. Connecticut Co. said it would resume its regular routing of cars.
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Kenny
Stratford Avenue
The
Connecticut Co
Mrs Gilbert's Death Releases Major Bequests
Mrs Elizabeth Gilbert dies in New York aged 86 from injuries after a car accident. Her husband Edwin Gilbert founded Gilbert Benedict Mt. Co. of Georgetown left a $500000 estate. Bequests include 15000 to School District No. 10, 5000 to Georgetown Methodist Church, 1000 to Georgetown Catholic parish, and funds for Storrs Agricultural College to support its experimental farm. The trust income of 40000 annually ends with her death and supports various public and family beneficiaries.
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Redding
Elizabeth Gilbert
Congregational Church
Georgetown
Burt
Gilbert
New York
Edwin Gilbert
Gilbert & Benedict Mt. Co
Storr
Wilton
Weston
Methodist Church
Redding Center
Science waits will of Mrs Eddy in Christian Science
Boston reports a leadership crisis after the death of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy. Officials discuss by law implications for directors and the lack of a named successor while the will’s details remain unknown. Also: Mrs William J. Brooks announces daughter May E Brooks to Herbert A Budlong in Paterson New Jersey. A grease fire at 213 Lexington Avenue was extinguished by the department.
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Boston
Christian Science Organization
Mary Paker G. Eddy
Farlow
McLellan
Christian Science Church
Emerius
Eddy
Christian Sccience Organization
Whch
Christian Science
William J. Brooks
Arctic Street
May E
Herbert A. Budlong
Navy
Paterson
N. J
American Graphophone Co
Frank Fredrico
Lexington Avenue
Buckingham to Demand Better Bridgeport Trolley Service
Mayor Buckingham forms a thirteen member committee to meet C. H. Mellen of the New Haven Railroad and press for full charter obligations, regular schedules, and seating for every fare paying passenger. He cites overcrowding and losses to merchants and warns of state action to curb rail control.
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Buckingham
Bridgeport
Connecticut Company
C. 8
Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Bridgeport Business Men's Association
Bridgeport Board of ‘Trade
Bridgeport Manufacturers’ Association
Lavery
Moran
Jackson
New Haven
Hartford
General Assembly
C. H. Chapman
Mellens
New Haven Railroad
Five Years in Penitentiary for Bad Man
Joseph Endico of Pembroke street pleaded guilty in the criminal Superior court to two counts of Indecent assault on Yetta Sherman aged 11. He was sentenced to 15 years in State prison, with five to eight years on the first count and seven years on the second, by Judge Lucien F. Burpee. The Sherman girl is the daughter of a tailor next door at 1241 Pembroke Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Endico
Pembroke Street
Yetta Sherman
Criminal Superior Court
Lucien F. Burpee
Endico
Sherman
Service Down and Out as Chapman Rest Ends Trolley Crisis
Public faced a crippled trolley system as half the cars were withdrawn and orders to speed up ignored by crews. The Connecticut Company said a 1,200 K W generator and an 800 K W unit were down, leaving lines powered at half capacity. Superintendent C H Chapman went home to rest after long hours confronting financial and management woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut Company
C. H. Chapman
Bridgeport Business Men Demand Better Trolley Service
The Bridgeport Business Men's Association adopted resolutions at Stratfield denouncing the Connecticut Company's trolley service as inadequate and costly. They call for immediate improvement and added power equipment, with copies to New Haven and Bridgeport officials.
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Stratfield
Connecticut Company
Bridge Port
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Business Men's Association
New Haven
Chas. H. Shapiro
E. L. Graves
D. Fairchild Wheeler
Adidress
Warn Plumbing
Grah Granted Permit to Carry Pistol After Assault
Ferdinand Grah superintendent of the razor department at Chal lenge Cutlery Co has secured a permit to carry a pistol. Rickel who assaulted Grah was fined 100 and jailed 30 days after being convicted in city court and in the Superior Court. Grah now feels safer and has obtained armament permission. He is a German with wide experience in cutlery across Germany England and the U S.
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Ferdinand Grah
Razor Department
Challenge Cutlery Company
Birmingham
Grah
Howie’ Rickel
Rickel
R'ckel
Superior Court
Germany
England
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Jou
Judge Baldwin
Tores
Labor
Ac Unonists
SEA
Tale
Science
Mrs. Eddy
H. A. Budlong
Miss Brooks
Seaside Hive
Arch St
Hanna Hansen
Margaret Hanley
Elizabeth Stanton
R. K
D Clancy
Poli Bldg
Fairfield Ave
Geo. Ehret
N. Y
Ruppert
Fairfield Avenue
Farmer
Elwood
Taheg
Chapman
Howie” Rickel
Schwerdtle Stamp,Co
Cannon St
O'Neill's
Main St
Crown
J. F. Welsh
Kossuth
Bimmes & Riltz
Gis
I85ea
Standad Art Store
Stranicia
Absesso
Peter Hron
Stratford Ave
O’connor's
East Main
Walter Sts
Albert Tiska
Stratfor Ave
Lincoln School
Pratt's Cafe
East End
C. O. Mathews
M. Sonnenberg Piano Co
Main St. Tiute
Seaview Ave
Joseph P. Coughtin
Connecticut Ave
Anderson & Co
Joseph P. Coughlin
Typewriters
New
Bridgeport Auction Company
Farmer Builiding
Lanna
Bareain
Steinway, Mathushek, Demarest
Ivers & Pond Square
Estey and Worcester
Dial & Sue
Mark Nagel’s
Fritz G. Hartmann
Wall St
Fairfield
Ater St
Wm. C, Sanford
Redding Ridge
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