Coroner Finds Motorman a Scapegoat in Joy Ride Crash
Stratford, Conn. coroner's findings place trolley motorman Louis Peterson on trial pathways while Yale students Peabody and Thom and Miss Lillian Forster survive a midnight auto ride horror. Peterson awaits Superior Court arraignment on manslaughter charge after bail set at 3000 dollars.
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Saunders
Wilson
Auto Party
Yale Studnts
Superior
Connecticut Co
Louis Peterson
Yesenon
Rowe H. Wheeler
Stratford
Jessica Bannders
Stuyvesant Peabody
Peabody
B. C. Thom
Yale
Lillian Forster
Jessie H. Forster
Milford Inn
Peterson
Bridgeport
Manke Stratt Center
Beardsley Street
Bridgeport Elks mark 25th anniversary with banquet
Bridgeport Elks celebrate 25 years since founding at State Street lodge. The event drew 250 members and dignitaries including Senator Elect McNeil as toastmaster, Arthur C. Moreland, Dr. James H. Kelly, George A. Reynolds, Henry H. Jennings, and past district deputies. A concert, vaudeville, and speeches followed a welcome by Mayor Edward T. Buckingham. The article recounts the lodge’s 1885 charter, early officers, and the inaugural installation amid a large banquet at the Atlantic Hotel.
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State Street
Bridgeport
Jodge of Elks
Lodge
Elect McNeil
Arthur C. Moreland
Ells Antler
E:k
Moreland
San Francisco
New York
Grand Lodge
James H. Kelly
New Haven
George A. Reynolds
Hartford
Henry H. Jennings
Table Cavey
James T. Smith
Derby
F. J. Brothers
Edward T. Buckingham
Bridgeport Lodge
Bill
Providence Lodge of Elks
Lodge of Elks
Jennings
B. P. 1. Elks
Concordia Hall
F. B. Downs
Ellis
G. E. R. George A. Reynolds
John D. Lahan
New Haven Elxs
William H. Stevenson
BE. I
Charles A. Hotchkiss
Rupert Weber
Charles H. Hinman
F.J. Freyler
Charles H. Sanger
George N. Morgan
G W. Longstaff
New York Lodge
D. D. George A. Reynolds
William H. Stervenson
Billy” Stevenson
Stevenson
A. C. Moreland
William Carmody
Billy Williams
Atlantic Hotel
Church robbed of Christmas gifts shocks New Haven
A burglar dubbed the mysterious "menn ert burglar" remains at large after striking the Church of the Redeemer. Thieves took Christmas presents during pre holiday activities, leaving investigators and parishioners seeking clues. A damaged telephone booth and scattered evidence hint at the scene. Police urge witnesses to come forward as the case unfolds.
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United Press
New Haven
Church of the Redeemer
Mending the motor on Stratford avenue bridge
For a year the Stratford avenue bridge motor has been faulty. After a brief bridge closure for dredging, Superintendent James McGuinness hired Kilpatrick & Hotz to repair it. Arthur Brown removed and rewound the armature. repairs will soon be complete. Brown defends the city’s lack of funds and proper machinery, while Kilpatrick & Hotz note some work was sent out of the city.
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Stratford Avenue
James McGuinness
Kilpatrick & Hotz
Arthur Brown
Standard
Brown
Hotz
Kilpatrick’ & Ho Z
the Farmer
General E S Greeley Sinks Schooner in Pollockship Lane
The four mast schooner General E S Greeley sailing from Portsmouth to Hampton Roads collided with and sank an unknown schooner in Pollockship Lane. The sunken vessel's crew were saved and taken aboard the H F Dimock sailing from New York to Boston. the Greeley lost all headgear and anchored as revenue cutters Acushnet and Gresham stood by.
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United Press
Boston
General E. S&s. Greeley
New Haven
Hampton Roads
Portsmouth
H. F. Dimock
New York
Greeley
Acushnet
Gresham
Roberta De Janon to Inherit Buist Fortune
Philadelphia report states Roberta De Janon granddaughter of millionaire Robert Buist will inherit his wealth with protective restrictions after an elopement with Isaac Cohan a bell hop and Stratford hotel waiter. She was returning from Los Angeles after Chicago arrest and telegraphed summons followed Buist’s illness and death at the Bellevue Stratford. Worcester pastor Thomas Griffin longtime dean of the Springfield Diocese died today of acute indigestion afterMass.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Roberta de Janon
Isaac Cohan
Stratford
Robert Buist
Bellevue Statford
Buist
Miss Delanon
Los Angeles
Chicago
Worcester
Mass
Thomas Griffin
St. John's Catholic Church
Springfield Diocese
Mer. Griffin
Brewer dies after fall in brewery accident
New Haven December 14 A brewery worker Frank Runow died from a deep throat gash. He told the coroner he fell from a ladder in the fermenting room and accidentally cut himself with an open jackknife in his hand. Police consider possible self-inflicted wound.
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United Press
New Haven
Frank Runow
Chemist Witness in Kareman Trial Fires Incendiary Claim
Fire department members and police testify at the Kareman trial on charges of attempted insurance fraud. They describe a large blaze at Kareman’s Greek restaurant on August 4, with prior small fires and Kareman’s alleged statements about insurance. The state chemist notes gasoline can produce a muffled explosion and rapid flame.
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Fire Department
Union Square
Main Street
John Kareman
Kareman
Criminal Superior Court
Firemen’s Insurance Co
Sun Fire Insurance Co
Harry Crawford
William Gordon
Areman
Evithing
Gordon
Fie
Elizabeth Ross
Loretta Peters
Stiles Judson
James A. Marr
Marr
Judson
Marr Started Again, the Court Said: “I've Told You Mr. Marr
Burpee
Karman
Mooney
Union Street
Shea
John O’connor
Arthur Chambers
Thomas Flanagan
C. B. Wheeler
Unsettled Weather With Disturbance North of Lake Superior
New Haven area weather forecast indicates unsettled conditions tonight with fair periods and brisk high southwest winds. A central disturbance over Ontario brings cloudy skies, light snow, and strong winds in the lake region, while the vicinity lies on its southern edge. Temperatures remain low in the south and rise in the north with storm warnings for high southwest winds along the New England coast.
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United Press
New Haven
Lake Superior
New England
Washington
Weather Bureau
Ontario
Hattie Le Blanc Frey Acquitted in New England Courtroom
Cambridge Mass December 14 Hattie Le Blanc walks free after a sensational two week trial for the murder of Clarence F Glover in a Waltham laundry. Foreman Winthrop Fairbanks declares not guilty as deputies quell jubilant crowd. Hattie reunites briefly with family and is taken to the jail while celebrations unfold outside the old East Cambridge courthouse.
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United Press
Cambridge
Mass
Hattie LeBlanc
East Cambridge
New England
Clarence F. Glover
Waltham
Winthrop Fairbanks
Rhoades
Warnock
Hattie
Abram le Blanc
West Aribhat
C. B
Herrest
Gould
Lem
Hattie le Blanc
Hattie la Blanc
Glover
Bond
Wier
Johnson
Hattie Lé4 Blanc
Mysterious Dec 1909 Crime in Altar Town
Owner of a local business in Altar town was found severely shot at 3 30 am on November 20 1909 and died hours later. He muttered about a dozen people before dying. His wife, summoned to the hospital, could not go upstairs. The defendant claimed Le Blanc shot him, a statement ruled out by the court. Prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence. Continued on Page 2.
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Peaboy
Beardsley Street
Peabody
Wilson
Peterson
Connecticut Company
Regal Department
Bridgeport
Golf
Hill Street
New Haven
Tims
Teeler
Wheeler
Stratford Kup
Moon
Thompson
Howland
Studens
Lewis
Burlison
Shabu
Bos
Glover
le Blanc
Hattle
Pratt's Cafe Ad Promises Daily Free Lunch
An OCR fragment advertises Pratt's Cafe at 1350 Se Pratt's Cafe, 137 Fairfield Ave, offering guinea hen, ducks, roasting chickens, fowl, sausage meat, bologna and wine. It touts a fine free lunch served daily and mentions Bim mes & Biltz and G& tissio.
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Bimmes & Biltz
Pratt’s Cafe
Fairfield Ave
Tissio
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Stoon
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Manufacturers’ Outlet Clothing Company
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Ely
Bers Club
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Mgr. Griffin
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Enquire
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Meltzer
Main
Central
E. Main St
E. Main
Bridgeport Foundry and Machine Co
Stratford Ave
The
Wheeler & Wilson, S. B. A
St. Paul's
Beach St
A. Joyce
Frey
Lincoln Hall
West Ave
Main St
Fetch Piano Co
Noble Ave
West End
O'Neill
Standard Art Store
Frank
Furters
Peter Hron
M. Kenney
Bethel
Chickering
McPhail
Milton
Howard
Bordman
Wesser
Steinway
Keller
Boys’ Club
Gold and
Graham & Walsh
Kent
RB. R. Ave
Sally
Elsmore
Fetch
Connecticut Ave
Anderson & Co
Josepany Gushlin
Steinert’s
Rip Steinway
Ec . O
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Joseph P. Coughlin
Steinway, Mathushek, Demarest
Ivers & Pond Square
Estey and Worcester
Lee
Cannon St
Fairfield Avenue
Farmer Sunning
Farmer Office
Mark Nagel
Fritz G. Hartmann
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Fairfield Age
Water St
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