Firemen Struggle as Mattress Co Blaze Repeats
A second fierce fire at Bridgeport Mattress Co followed an earlier blaze near 23 East Washington Avenue. Assistant Chief Beardsley ordered interior hose lines up a blazing stairway as flames raced up an elevator shaft. Firemen faced extreme heat and a roof collapse while safeguarding Hadley Furniture warehouse and nearby tenements. water damage estimated at $500.
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Bridgeport Mattress Co
Ley Furniture Co
Washington Avenue
East Washington
Housatonic
Avenues
Chemicai Oe
Beardsley
Telfactory
Hadley Far
Mattress
Matin
Bet Pe Bes Washington Avemue
Brav es Blizzard In Nightclothes To Combat Fire
In New Britain at 2 am a fire gutted the residence of William Sloper on Lexington Street. Occupants escaped in scant attire as flames destroyed the home, with damage estimated between $10,000 and $15,000. A Japanese valet, in nightclothes, attached a garden hose to a faucet to fight the blaze. Sloper survived the Titanic disaster.
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New Britain
William
Sloper
Lexington Street
Ss. Slom
H. C. M. Thom i
American Hardware Corporation
Fire Destroys West Telegraph Network And Wires
Disastrous fire in the Wall Street cable house near the dock destroyed the Western Union line and insulation on 200 wires. The outage disrupts telegraph connections between New York, Boston, and Canadian points with limited routes via Danbury and Bridgeport. Restoration will take several days as experts rush to the city to rebuild trunk lines.
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West
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Cos
New York
Boston
Montrea
Western Union Co
Wall Street
New Haen
Éoast
New England
Danbury
Waterbury
Postal and
Bridgeport
Mtreal
Norwalk
Ansonia
Derby
New Haven
Connecticut Legislator Rejoins Ways and Means Committee
Representative E J Hill of Connecticut will join the Ways and Means committee, resuming his former position. Tilson regains a seat on the Military Committee, while Joseph Cannon, once a long time chairman of the Appropriations Committee, holds sixth place on that panel.
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Washington
E J. Hill
Connecticut
Ways and Means
House
Tilson
Joseph Cannon
Lairman
Sttee
Greek Government Seizes All Greek Shipping to Aid Shortage
Bulgarian troops pierced the Anglo French line near Sofia, cutting off French forces from the British in a December 12 official report. In London reports confirm Greek authorities have commandeered all Greek shipping in Britain and American ports to alleviate Greece’s food and coal shortages caused by entente restrictions.
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Sofia
London
Britten
Greece
Germany to Fight More Concessions to Allies by Greece
London dispatch reports Germany will not permit Greece to grant further concessions to the Allies without protest. Reuters Athens correspondent says German diplomats are taking steps likely to curb Greece's ambitions if pressed. It was alleged in Athens that Germany asked Greece whether new facilities for the Allies compromise Greek neutrality in any way.
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London
Germany
Greece
Reuter
Athens
Mail System Tie Up Hammers Local Post Office
The local post office suffered its greatest tie up in history as a lull in westbound mail left New York papers unread in morning hours. The last mail from New York arrived 8:20 PM, with no west of Bridgeport mail until 12:00 noon, when a night train delivered the backlog to 12:47 AM.
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New York
Bridgeort
Postpone Trial of Geo Moshier Until Feb Term
The trial of George Moshier charged with manslaughter in the death of William Costello from a Ox Hill road automobile crash is postponed to the February term of the criminal superior court. State and defense conferred as prosecutors investigate further details. Deputy Cunningham located chauffeur Arthur Lucier who aided in the accident night car ride but returned home upon learning of the postponement.
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George Moshier
William Costello
Ox Hill Road
Criminal Superior Court
Cummings
Henry E. Shannon
Cunningham
Baltic
Arthur Lucier
Dr. Osborn
Lucier
Moschier
Costello
New Haven System Suffered Major Storm Shutdown
A historic New Haven system blackout left 11 years of technical upgrades and millions in equipment temporarily useless as storms crippled lines. Telegraph and signal services failed, trains ran by guesswork, passengers crowded stations, and long delays spread from New Haven to New York and beyond. A special train was planned as crews battle to restore east and west connections amid widespread disruption.
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New Haven
Boston
New York
Bridgeport
Norwalk
iHia Guomitte
Housatonic
Berkshire
Waterbury
Newtown
Danbury
County Points
Sevi
Peter
Hunt
Connecticut Company Struggles Through Snowdrifts
Connecticut Company officials describe a broad service crisis as heavy snow and downed wires cripple many lines. Bridgesport center remains active while through routes to New Haven fail. crews work to repair poles, wires, and toppled infrastructure across Stratford Avenue, Westport, Park and Maplewood, and beyond Milford. Through service to Shelton, Derby, and Ansonia persists, with late-night shuttles from Remington plants.
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Charles Chapman
Connecticut Company
Bridgeport
Chapman
Grand
Park
Maplewood Avenues
South Park
Barnum Avenue
Mill Hill
Stratford Avenue
Stratford
Westport
Turkey Hill
New Haven
Milford
Shelton
Derby
Ansonia
Remington Arms
Remington U. M
Carsi
Bethell
Danbury
Long Hill
Bethany
Chapel
Noble Avenue Brooklawn
Courtade fails to marshal workers to clear city drifts
City public works chief Courtade admits shortage of labor and teams hindered snow clearance. By 10 AM only 19 men and 12 teams were available though the director had sought more, insisting at least 100 were needed at once. Additional crews were added between 10 and 12 as the storm continued.
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Tor of Public Works
Jacob A.courtade
Courtade
City Yard
Thomas J. Keegan
Seaside Park
City Hall
Wall
Snow and Wires Fail Across Connecticut After Severe Storm
Bridgeport endures record snowfall and wind as new electrical system for the New Haven railroad is wrecked from the storm. Telephones, telegraphs, and lighting plunge to blackouts with hundreds of poles down. Fires and stalled trains disrupt transportation while Taft travels aboard stalled cars near New York.
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New Haven
Bridgeport
Connecticut
New York, New Haven& Hartford
Here
New York
Jeornmalissin
Telephone yService
Southern
New England 1 Jephone Company
United States
Allwyn
Park City
Fall River
Seaboard
Berkshire
Naugatuck
Stratford Fire Department
Torington
Winsted
Norwalk
Boston
Berkshires
Stamford
William T. Sloper
New Britain
William H. Taft
Grand Central Station
Fire Chief and Driver Narrowly Escape Pole Collapse
Fire Chief Daniel E. Johnson and chauffeur Michael Bain were nearly killed when a telegraph pole toppled near their car at Madison avenue and Grand street. Wires exploded in a green blue flame as Bain steered away, Johnson worked through the night fighting fires and assisting at multiple alarms, narrowly missing further danger on his return to Engine No. 4.
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Daniel E. Johnson
Michael Bain
Madison Avenue
Grand Street
Chief Johnson
Engine Company No.4
Bain
Chiefs
Main
Grand
Coleman
Pequonnock
No. 4 Engine Company
Johnson
Platt
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Chief Beardsley
Bill
House Committee
Bulgar
Berlin
Greece ‘Shipping
Geo. Moshier
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