Bridgeport Eyes Island Purchase for Municipal Park
George M. Hames, president of the board of park commissioners, outlines plans for Bridgeport to acquire Steeplechase Island on Long Island Sound and develop it as a municipal park. The plan calls for condemnation at appraisal value and issuing bonds to cover expenses, noting the island’s growth from tides and the need to secure future city welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Hames
Board of Park Commissioners
Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
Park City
City Planning Commission
Eames
Steeplechase Island
John Hi McMahon
Jesee
Ounbenabo
C. Tilyou
Peithaniel “Wheeler
Pigtail Day Revival Considered at Bridgeport High
Bridgeport High mulls reviving Pigtail Day for seniors under restrictions. Permission may be granted with limits. past celebrations with pigtails and cerise Windsor ties disrupted studies. Principal Simone notes decisions on attire and access are pending.
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Bridgeport High School
Simone
Commissioners Refuse Saloon Move in Hollister Heights
The county coroners refused a Hawardi transfer for Andrew Adzema of Stratford seeking to move his saloon from Avon spark to Hollister Heights. Adzema has an appeal in superior court. Joseph Kenefick of Norwalk sought transfer citing unsuitability. Rosino of Ridgefield was granted transfer despite a request. A lively family dispute led to furniture upheaval and a Fulton Street man charged with intoxication and resisting police after arrest.
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Haquardi
Andrew Adzema
Stratford
Avonspark
HollIster Heights
Adzema
Joseph Kenefick
Norwalk
Bread and Davis Streets
Joseph Rosino
Ridgefield
Reqnon Strance
Jor
John Macia
Fulton Street
S Griffin
Mendelssohn
School Board Moves and City Hall Changes Debated
The Board of Education seeks new quarters while city hall offices also relocate. Plans involve the First Bridgeport National Bank building for tax offices and speculation on Board of Education space near the new high school site. The Kelly house relocation and room reassignments prompt ongoing political maneuvering, with tax collector staffing and rent allocations under discussion. The 1914 personal tax list totals $28,142, up from $26,087 in 1913, reflecting a $2,055 rise.
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Board of Education
First Bridgeport National Bank
Main
State Streets
City Hall
Robinson
MacFayden
Kelly
Durkin & Lass
Kelly House
John Kempls
Patrick
James Holt
E. T. Buckingham
Howard J. Smith
Board of Apportionment
Registrars of Voters
Board of Aldermen
Mulvihill
Police, Fire and Charities Department
New England
Wilson
Smith
Migs Catherine Buckley
E. G. Buckley
Lst
Midwife Sued for 1500 Damages Over Insanitary Care
Lena Nuci sues local midwife Mary J Mihalcik for 1500 alleging insanitary obstetric care after a recent birth. Plaintiff claims septic poisoning followed negligent handling, failure to summon a doctor, and extra medical costs totaling 150. Case returnable to the common pleas court January term. The Hamburg American Line states it does not plan to sell ships currently in American ports.
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Mary J. Mihalcik
Haseen
Lena Nucifora
Mihalcik
Common Pleas Court
Hamburg-American Line
Obsequies for Lizzie Bedo Held at St Augustine Cemetery
Lizzie Bedo who died by her own hand after attempting to murder her companion was laid to rest at St Augustine's cemetery in a Hungarian Catholic service led by Rev. Stephen F. Chernitzky. Police guarded the ceremony as mourners viewed the white-clad body and floral tributes filled the scene. Doctors hesitate to probe for bullets as the companion Aldi Madi remains in critical condition at Bridgeport hospital.
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Lizzie Bedo
St. Augustine's Cemetery
Hallett Street
Hungary
Stephen F. Chernitzky
St. Stephen's
McGirr
Shea and
Kehoe
Redgate
Lizzie
Aldi Madi
Bridgeport Hospital
Lesko’s Undertaking Rooms
Spruce Street
S. M. Garlick
Phelan
Cummings Silent on Federal Places Conference
A Hart torn paper hints at a conference this week with five congressmen from the state and State's Attorney Homer S. Cummings. The meeting aims to settle questions of Federal patronage. Cummings refused to confirm attendance or discuss the gathering. Reports name United States Marshal as a key issue. Local lawmakers discourse on endorsements for state party posts, naming Lonergan, Reilly, McGann, Vollmer, Donovan, and Mahan with varying stances on former State Chairman Forster.
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Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Court House
United States
Lonergan
Hartford
George Forster
Rockville
Reilly
McGann
New Haven
William Vollmer
Donovan
Mahan
New London
Forster
Shelton Woman Seeks Damages Over Unwarranted Arrest
Matilda Soderstrom of Huntington sues Evelyn Herriott for 1000 dollars claiming public humiliation from an arrest enacted after Herriott complained of an assault to Shelton Prosecutor Shapiro. Soderstrom was brought before Shelton town court, later acquitted, and asserts the arrest was false and Malicious. The case heads to January term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Soderstrom
Huntington
Evelyn Herriott
Shapiro
Shelton
Matilda
Goethals Seeks Warships to Guard Canal Zone
Col Goethals of the Panama Canal Zone renews his demand for two torpedo boat destroyers to deter misuse of wireless and canal waters by belligerents. Secretary Garrison says the report is confidential and will prompt interdepartmental action once requirements are known. Naval observers note vessels near Balboa and patrols off San Diego, with investigations ongoing.
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Washington
Col. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone
Garrison
State Department
Navy Department
United States
Mallina
Balboa
Panama Canal
Pacific
Worden
Terry, Perkins
Charleston
8. C
Pacific Coast
Whipple
Paul Jones
Perry
Preble
Truxton
San Diego
War Revenue Tax Officials Instruct Dealers In Liquors
Internal Revenue Department officials in this city issue tips to bartenders to avoid unwittingly breaking the emergency war revenue tax law. Cocktails, bitters, and cordials must be properly stamped, and any carload consignments of Chinese greens taxed as business stock require a commercial license. Customhouse stamps and Hartford printed blanks are available to speed compliance and prevent confusion.
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Internal Revenue Department
Buchu
Sloegins
Chinamas Greens
Hartford
Morgan Held for Embezzling May Get Continuance
Hartford December 14 it is practically certain that William C Morgan charged with embezzlement of 52470 will not face a jury this term as jurors have been notified they need not report Tuesday It is expected he will be put to plea Tuesday and his counsel declines to say whether he will plead guilty or the court be asked to appoint a sanity commission
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Hartford
William C. Morgan
Cotton exports show a decrease
Washington reports a drop in American cotton exports with Germany receiving 1,052 bales in recent months, including 1,000 last month. November exports are slightly more than half of November last year, and four month shipments abroad fall by 2,301,000 bales. Domestic consumption in November declines from a year earlier, while warehouse stocks on Nov 20 exceed last year's by 1,747,000 bales.
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Washington
Germany
Census Bureau
United States
Weather: fair tonight then much colder tomorrow
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Tuesday with significantly colder temperatures tonight. Slightly chilly conditions are expected to continue into Tuesday as a cold air mass moves in.
Turkish battleship sunk during submarine raid
Reports from Berne say a son of German chancellor Dr Von Bethmann Hollweg was seriously injured at Piotrkow, captured by Russians. Despatches from Punta Arenas claim German cruiser Dresden reached Valparaiso uninjured. Lemberg reports a Polish call for a Vienna agreement with Austria and Russia. Petrograd notes Russian forces north of Warsaw achieved decisive victory cutting German lines beyond Cichanow and Przasnysz.
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Paris
Berne
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Piotrkow
Russian Poland
Valparaiso
Chili
Punta Arenas
Dresden
Allied and German War Reports Clash on Aisne and Meuse
Daily war dispatches describe vigorous Allied pushes in France with claims of trench gains and village demolitions, while Berlin counters with few changes and no major successes. Russian and Turkish fronts show shifting momentum as Ottoman resistance and German expectations of a long war surface.
British submarine torpedoes Turkish battleship Messadieh
Official wartime report states that submarine JB-111 under Lieutenant Commander Norman B. Holbrook entered the Dardanelles and torpedoed the Turkish battleship Messadieh guarding mine fields. The vessel sank stern first after a prolonged submerged pass. Also notes Meuse artillery fire, Alsace advances, and German reports of quiet western front activity.
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London
Norman B. Holbrook
Royal Navy
Dardanelles
Lafely
Messudich
Russian Caucasus Front reports strong fighting and German retreat
An official Russian army staff communique describes all day Friday fighting across Pyrusk Asmer and Tutek southeast of Erzerm with the enemy repulsed and pursued beyond the Huphrates. It notes no major engagements elsewhere and Austrian columns advancing from Mount Duckla as Carpathian slopes remain contested. London dispatch says Servians gain ground and push Austrians southeast of Obrenotiz toward Milano vatz and Belgrade, capturing officers and thousands of troops, guns, munitions, and supplies.
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Petrograd
Caucasus
Pyrusk
Asmer
Tutek
Erzerm
Huphrates
Mlawa
Vistula
Mount Duckla
Carpathians
London
Nish
Servia
Reuters Telegram Company
Milanovatz
Belgrade
Obrenotiz
French Official Report on Aisne and Argonne Actions
Paris reports show in the Aisne northwest of Soupir French forces bombarded enemy entrenchments and demolished positions with no infantry attacks. Artillery destroyed an important field work near Ailles. In the Argonne, near the forest of La Graire, minor progress was made using mines.
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France
Paris
Berlin
French War Office
Aisne
Woevre
Argonne
Alsace
Meuse
Vosges
Soupir
Ailles
la Grairie
Holiday store hours begin next Monday in downtown area
Downtown shops plan to start holiday hours next Monday with extended openings. Stores ordinarily closing early will push closing time to p o'clock. The change aims to accommodate shoppers during the holiday season.
British Submarine Dives Under Mines in Dardanelles
A British submarine navigated five rows of mines beneath the Dardanelles and completed its mission. It torpedoed the Sultan’s ship, marking a daring and noted wartime exploit.
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Dardanelles
Sultan
Turkish battleship Messudieh torpedoed by B-44 in Dardanelles
London reports the Turkish battleship Messudieh was torpedoed by submarine B-44 in the Dardanelles. The attack marks the first serious naval blow since the Porte entered the war. Casualty details are not yet estimated, but German officers may have been aboard.
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Blackwall
Eng
Genoa
Greece
Dardanelles
London
Mensudidh
Dardaneliay
Russia
Germany
Poland
Twat
Holbrook
Huntiv Admiralty
Von der Goltz Praises Belgians and War Effort
Berlin dispatch reports Field Marshal Baron Von Der Goltz praising Belgian bravery and stating Germans are advancing in the west while underlining strong morale and supply, predicting eventual victory. He says the eastern front sees Russian offensives failing but German strength remains, and commends the Turkish army's improving record.
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Russia
England
Caucasus
Fishd
von der Goltz
Constantinople
Mlan
Germany
Berlin
Tageblatt
Sofia
Fralgaria
Baron von der Goltz
Con
Sela
Twelfth District Democratic Club Plans Advisory Board
At an enthusiastic East End theatre meeting, the Twelfth District Democratic club discussed its future. William Rogen presided as plans were laid to name a 12 member advisory board with representatives from Sack district to advance the club’s stated objectives.
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Twelfth District Democratic Club
East End
William Rogen
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Morinovitch
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Mortimore
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Gen. von der Goltz
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