Dugas must sell or go to prison in liquor case
Andrew Dugas owner of a church street saloon faced Judge Thomas C. Coughlin on continued liquor statute violations. A three month jail term was imposed but suspended if he sells the license. Fees and prior offenses noted, with defense by Attorney Robert G. DeForest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Dugas
Church Street
Thomas C. Coughlin
Coughlin
A.M Comiey
Steve Tomak
Michael Yoncai
Willard Street
Samuel Smegksly
Peter Yanvoch
Michael Blacitoft
Charles Olson
Robert G. DeForest
State vs Judge Peck Slated for Trial Tomorrow
The State of Connecticut brings charges against Judge Charles H. Peck of Stratford for reportedly taking 760 dollars from the Susan M. B. Perry estate while serving as probate judge. Peck denies any wrongdoing as Danbury attorney J Moss Ives leads for the state and DeForest and Klein represent Peck before Judge Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Charles H. Peck
Stratford
Bennett
Susan M. B. Perry
Pck
J. Moss Ives
Danbury
DeForest & Klein
Peck
Ansonia Man Dies After Train Collision
Ansonia man, employed at the American Brass mill since 1874, was killed when a southbound passenger train struck him after he stepped onto the tracks at the crossing to the mill. He leaves a widow and two children. a son teaches at the local high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Brass Company
Pickett
Utable
Gunnery Training Expanded Under General Orders No 44
Hartford December 9 Special attention to gunnery by coast artillerymen is urged in General Orders No 44 from the Adjutant General s office. Classes supervised by company officers with instructor sergeants and qualified enlisted men will train men to become gunners. Examinations will be held in February and May as work proceeds to speed qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Adjutant General's Office
War Department
License for Hens District Election Issue
Boston and Melrose voters faced a local concern on hen keeping, voting on whether to maintain the license requirement under current ordinance. In many cities liquor licenses dominated chatter with close mayoral races noted in Be verly Chelsea Chicopee Everett Lawrence Lowell Lynn Malden Melrose Newburyport Newton Salem Somerville Woburn Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Melrose
Massachusetts
Lynn
Beverly
Chelsea
Chicopee
Everett
Lawrence
Lowell
Malden
Newburyport
Newton
Salem
Somerville
Woburn
Worcester
Business Man Dies by Own Action in New Haven
North Haven Conn Dec 9 William E Dickerman presides of Morgan and Hamiston Company New Haven shot and killed himself in a death by his own action as reported in a terse local snippet detailing the suicide and company ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Haven
Conn
William E. Dickerman
Morgan & Hamiston Company
New Beven
Attorney General Seeks Court Reform Not Trust Law
Washington reports Attorney General McReynolds in his first term to Congress urges mainly court machinery reforms, silent on an anti trust program, while noting no fault in the Sherman act and predicting Wilson will address trust issues. He proposes new judgeships, clerk term appointments, and a Supreme Court review on customs decisions, plus staff salary increases and stronger enforcement against crime and human trafficking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McReynolds
Law Department
Congress
Wilson
Department
Supreme Court
Senate
McRaynolds
U. S
Court of Customs Appeal
Clayton
Coun
Detective Missing In Sunday Ball Case Delays Arraignment
A Sunday baseball court case stalled as detective Fred Bernald failed to appear in common pleas court. Bridgeport catcher Harvey Russell and team secretary were present with Russell to be arraigned if the state was ready. The judge postponed proceedings to the January term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bernald
Criminal Common Pleas Court
Walsh
Harvey Russell
Bridgeport Baseball Club
Reddy
Russell
Bernard
Bridgeport
Newfield Park
Huxford
Retiring Officials Urged to Return Desk Keys
Notices sent to all retiring members of the board of aldermen request return of desk keys. Several retirees took keys, blocking new members from opening desks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Early 9 Oclock Closings Welcomed by City Stores
Four principal stores Reads Howlands Meigs and Smith Murray Co announce they will close at 9 pm on evenings preceding Christmas. The move aims to ease clerk strain for about 1500 employees while preserving customer flow, with other retailers watching closely for possible similar action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reads
Pickaninny Sets House Afire Near Fairfield
In Fairfield area, a frightened child, described as hatless and coatless, lit matches in a bedroom at 3 Sampson Avenue. The bed caught fire. Chemical 1 arrived at 10:10 A.M. and extinguished the blaze. No major damage beyond the bed. Engine Co. 8 later checked for a burning ash bin on Beardsley Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Sampson , Avenue
Minnie Dow
Chemical 1
Engine Co. 8
Beardsley Street
Carroll Avenue
Carroll Court
New Municipal Folders Prepared for City Officials Lists
City Clerk Robinson prepares over 1000 folders with names of new city officials and members of boards and aldermanic committees. Folders will be ready in a few days for distribution by the City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Buy in Bridgeport to Save Money and Time
Bridgeport buyers save money by shopping locally with visible goods and quick exchanges. The ad highlights avoiding uncertain deliveries, long waits, and travel costs while stressing Bridgeport prices and complete stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Senate Debates Direct Election Bill and Russia Nomination
The Senate opened at 10 a m and weighed machinery for direct election of Senators but took no vote. Senator Nelson continued his currency bill remarks. The nomination inquiry for Henry M Pindell as ambassador to Russia was renewed. At noon the lobby committee reported on Mulhall charges. Rep McDonald proposed penalties for NA M officers and possible expulsion of Rep McDermott. The Interstate Commerce Commission urged a one year salary for the widow of Lt Col Gaillard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Henry M. Pindell
Russia
Lobby Committee
Mulhall
McDonald
National Association of Manufacturers
Representative McDermott
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gaillard
Anesthesia by Ether in Olive Oil Tested in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hospital conducted trials of injecting ether mixed with olive oil to induce sleep, bypassing inhaled ether masks. Dr. Patterson and colleagues performed appendicitis surgery and minor operations with promising results, claiming reduced nausea and easier throat and head procedures. Bridgeport becomes an early adopter outside New York of this potential anesthetic method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Medical Journal
New York
D. C. Patterson
Philip Bill
Patterson
Court freesman accused of murder
Shelbyville Indiana December court dismissed charges against Dr William B Craig for the murder of Dr Helen Knabe due to lack of evidence as ordered by the presiding judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Freesman
Shelbyville
Ind
William B. Craig
Helen Knabe
Christmas Tree for City Poor Planned by Mayor
Mayor Wilson announced a 50 foot illuminated Christmas tree to be placed near Broad or Courtland hill with boxes for the city’s poor. Beardsley park will supply the tree and Park Department workers will set it up. A 6:30 PM Christmas Eve light and a Wheeler & Wilson band hymn will draw spectators, with singers led by Prof. Elmer Joyce and church choirs. New Year’s Eve concert by Coast Artillery Corps band planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Beardsley Park
Park Department
Broad Street Hill
Courtland Hill
Wheeler & Wilson
Elmer S. Joyce
Coast Artillery Corps
Thaw Bail Hearing Directed to Federal Court
In Concord New Hampshire Judge Edgar Aldrich ruled that the mental condition of Harry K Thaw must be determined in federal courts. The decision came at the hearing on Thaws petition to be admitted to bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Edgar Aldrich
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Rebels Capture Gunboat and Dynamite Stock near Tuxpam
In the Mexico City report from December, rebels under General Candido Aguilar near Tuxpam slipped past federal troops, boarded the gunboat Tuxpam disabled its engines and weapons, and seized a quantity of dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Candido Aguilar
Tuxpam
Mexican Fugitives Reach Border Line
Fleeing civilians from Chihuahua streamed toward the U S border near Presidio Texas with reports of more than four thousand reaching Ojinaga across the line. Federal troops and top generals continued fortifying the town as General Salazar pressed contact with Mexico City awaiting Huerta government orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
Mex
Chihushua
United States
Salazar
Mexico City
Huerta
Rockville Man Is Made Stamp Deputy
Hartford December 9 Collector of Internal Revenue James Walsh appoints Frederick J Forster of Rockville as stamp deputy This his first appointment Forster has served as clerk of Rockville city court and cashier of the Connecticut Company in Middletown S S Spentz storekeeper gauger at a distillery Providence has been transferred to a night assignment at Barber Distillery Warehouse Point Thomas F Mahoney takes the Providence vacancy At the beginning of 1911 the number of registered clubs in the city and county of London was 697
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Internal Revenue
James Walsh
Frederick J. Forster
Rockville
Walsh
Forster
Connecticut Company
Middletown
S. S. Spentz
Providence
Barber
Warehouse Point
Thomas F. Mahoney
Naylor Awarded 2500 in Tuthill Car Crash Case
Edward J. Naylor, administrator for Frederick B. Tuthill, won 2500 damages against W A Haviland of Windsor in superior court. Tuthill, struck while alighting from a trolley on October 14, 1911, died May 1912 after enduring extensive injuries. Judge Bennett, while Weed v Cooke ended with costs for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Tuthill
Weed
Cooke
Edward J. Naylor
Frederick B. Tuthill
W. A. Haviland
Windsor
Bennett
Superior Court
Tuthill
Colorado Avenue
State Street
Haviland
Rural Swains Sic Skunk On City Chap
A Bridgeport contractor Hoe visits Woodville for the weekend and flouts the city life. He chats with Alice as Ben Bitters and two farmers plot a prank and scare the visitor. A skunk attack exposes local rivalries and crude country bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swains
Woodville
Hoe
Bridgeport
Alice
Ben Bitters
Ben
Servants Narrowly Escape Death In Fire
Fire swept the residence of the late Captain Samuel Brown in Wheeling West Virginia today destroying a showplace in the Monongahela valley. The cost of the property was estimated at 125000 with several servants narrowly escaping injury or death as the blaze raged through the mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Samuel Brown
Brown
Monongahela Valley
Pink Block Curbs Widening Of Housatonic Avenue
The streets and sidewalks committee backs widening Housatonic avenue north from East Washington to Meadow street. Ten feet of west sidewalk would be removed, funded by property of the Bridgeport Spring Perch Co. and the Pink Block owned by Tracy B. Warren. If approved, the veranda and part of the Pink Block front and factory brick would be torn back, with a favorable council report due next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housatonic Avenue
Common Council
East Washington Avenue
Meadow Street
Bridgeport Spring Perch Co
Tracy B. Warren
Grandmother of Russian Revolution Captured Again
Catherine Breshkovskaya, famed “Grandmother of the Russian Revolution,” evaded police in Siberia but was recaptured after a daring ruse. She was smuggled back to Kurgan where authorities recovered her and arrested accomplices. The elderly exile long fought for reform and remained a symbol of anti-tsarist activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Esi
Siberia
Mme
Catherine Hreshkovakes
Mitope
United States
Breshkovakays
Cheny
Nicholas Tohwiaveky
Teman
Unite States
Mrew Broshkovekaya
Irkutsk
Remnasite
Dee
Nove Vrenmres
Mme. Breshkovekaya
Ginner
Viedimire
Anfredf
Breshkovakaya
Viedtryroff
Mme, Breshkovekare
Mites Breshkovekara
Belew
Yakutsk
Lena
Kuremsk
Mme. Breshkovakaya
National Grange Opens Convention With Leadership Openings
Boston hosts the National Grange annual meeting as officials discuss matters from the recent Manchester New Hampshire session. Several candidates run for master with incumbent Charles M. Girdiner of Weymouth not seeking re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
National Grenee
Manchester
N. H
Charles M. Girdiner
Weefield
Grand Duke Boris To Clear Character In London Case
London December 3 The Sit browns by the Grand Duke Boris of Fame against the Frank A. Marsey Company was settled out of court but the grand duke will testify on December 18 to clear his character. The case stems from a description of the duke’s career in Manchuria during the Russo Japanese war and his teleterms with General Kuropatkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Boris
Frank A. Marsey
Coure
Manchuria
Kuropatkin
Incharee
Fine property in Sasco Hill sold to New York man
Benjamin Riegel of New York purchased the Sasco Hill shore front tract from Mlle Julia Watt Morrie Curtie Lawrenes for 19 and 12 acres. The sale, one of Fairfield’s largest in over a year, features about 1,800 feet of frontage at 75 feet elevation and abuts land recently bought by a new golf club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sasco Hill
New York
B. F. Chase
Fairfield
Minee
Shore Front
Mere Julia Watt Morrie Curtie Lawreneson
Sacco
Hill Point South
Mr. Chase
Fenjamin
Riegel
Engagement announced at Stratford party in Wakelee family home
Mrs H Lachnde Wakelee and HM Williams of Mount Vernon were engaged at a Stratford party hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles Wakelee. The gathering drew a large number of attendees and highlighted both families in Stratford society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Lachnde Wakelee
HM. Williams
Mount Vernon
Oe Young
Infy
Pind Mire Charlies Wakelee
Wakelee Tee
Stratford
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Dugas
BR. G. DeForest
Ansonia
Bureau of Investigation
Bureau of Investigations
Pickaninny
City
County of
Waterloo
Woodville Four Corners
Catherine Breshkovyrkaya
National Grange
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