Harvard psychologist Munsterberg Dies in Radcliffe Classroom
Cambridge Massachusetts December 16 occurred when Harvard psychology professor Hugo Munsterberg collapsed during a Radcliffe College lecture to about 60 women. He died twenty minutes later with Dr Fred R Jewett and Dr Harold E Burtt at his side. He had recently spoken in Brockton and been involved in public debates over Germany and the war.
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Cambridge
Mass
Flugo Munsterberg
Psychological Laboratory
Harvard University
Radcliffe College
Ofessor Munsterberg
Harold E. Burtt
Fred R. Jewett
Jewett
Professor Munsterberg
Dr. Burtt
Radcliffe
Chamber of Commerce
Brockton
Munster
New England
Germany
Harvard
Munsterberg
Josiah Royce
Harvard School of Philosophy
Bmtunsterberg
von Bethmann-Hollweg
United States
Schultz Fails to Wait For Whistle to Close Office
Town Clerk Joseph Schultz issued one marriage license today to Walter Jeliffe, 23, fireman, and Rene Lawezon, 27, domestic, Stratford. He closed the office at 11 69 but reopened it a minute later to accept and record the deed brought at exactly 1 PM.
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Joseph Schultz
Walter Jeliffe
Range Street
Rene Lawezon
Stratford
Record & Wi
French Triumph at Verdun Front Drives Germans Back
Paris reports a major Verdun breakthrough as General Nieville leads a broad assault. French guns seized 80 enemy pieces and pushed from Pepper Hill to Louvemont, taking Vacherauville and Beaumont while German resistance collapsed. Prisoners flood rear areas as the line advances across Hill 372 and Foss’s Wood.
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Nieville
Paris
Verdun
Fort Vaux
Douaumont
Nerville
Pepper Hill
Vacherauville
Peuver Hl
Marseillaise
Vacherauville-Beaumont
Louvemont
Haudremont Wood
Bras-Louvemont
Foss’s Wood
Chambretts Farm
Foss's Wood
Cousumont
la Bauche
Hassoule
Hardaumont
Bezonvaux
Army of Four Cleans Snow From City Streets
Director of Public Works Jacob A Courtade has an army of four extra men hired to shovel snow. Regular crews are larger, but most experienced workers declined extra work. The city plans to clear crossings, but Main Street may stay blocked. Funding is tight with only 15000 left of 70000 appropriated for 1915 1917 looming. Courtade may seek more funds or cut costs until the new appropriation.
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Jacob A. Courtade
Strdec
Connecticut
Courtade
State Street
Tax Board
Suitor's Story Largely False Says Waitress in Court
Harriet Patterson testifies that William Smedley pursued her after Garfield Carson's death. He rented rooms, organized sunrise meetings, and claimed to kill or be killed if she refused, but she denies plans to leave her husband. Judge Wilder sentences Smedley to a suspended 30 day term.
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Smedley
Broadstreet
Wilder
Gloves Returned After Clerks Find
An attorney left a pair of deerskin gloves in the probate office desk two weeks ago. A clerk found them and today restored the gloves to the owner, praised as an example of honest conduct by the clerks attached to the office.
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John A. Cornell
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with colder air
Weather brief notes a partly cloudy spell tonight and Sunday with colder temperatures arriving tonight. No cities or stations named.
Housing plans fail to meet Bridgeport code standards
Bridgeport housing project at Atlantic and Rennell streets drawn by a New York architect fails to satisfy city building commissioners under the new Bridgeport code. Fire protection, outside and inside escapes, and stress calculations are cited as primary issues. Delays and potential fixes loom as the Housing Co. works with officials to conform plans for multiple future buildings.
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New York
Bridgeport Housing Co.y
Atlantic and
Rennell Streets
Daniel M. Rowland
Bridgeport
Connecticut
W. H. Ham
Federal court takes up case of Maude Paige
Maude Paige, a southern girl brought north under a marriage promise, told U S District Attorney Spelly in Hartford her romance with a man who led her to federal officers. Cromwell Jackson, older man, faces Mann Act charges in New Haven Monday. Paige is cared for in Bridgeport by the Protective Association. Arrests were made in Bridgeport on December 7. In other notes, 1 858 deer have been killed in Connecticut since the law change last August, about six or seven daily, down 50 percent from last year.
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Maude Paige
United States
Spellacy
Hartford
Hadeen
Cromwell Jackson
Wright
New Haven
Bridgeport
Miss Hewitt
Bridgeport Protective Association
Paige
Jackson
Connecticut
Grip Epidemic Spreads as Physicians Warn
Doctors report a rising grip outbreak in Bridgeport with pneumonia driving illnesses and deaths. In November 36 pneumonia fatalities occurred, and December is expected to bring higher mortality. a city-wide reporting rule for lobar pneumonia as an infectious disease is planned.
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Health Department
Bridgeport
Fines Imposed on City Liquor Dealers for Violations
Liquor dealer Martin Chermack of 83 Hallett Street received two $70 fines and costs after arraignment before Judge Frank Wider for violating liquor statutes. John Galla of Pembroke and Putnam streets paid $50 for selling on Sundays, with six patrons each forfeit $15. An earlier case involved minors from a Hallett Street bar incident. The action followed findings by Liquor Agent Joseph P. Coughlin.
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Frank Wilder
Joseph P. Coughlin
Martin Chermack
John Onderko
Hallett Street
Bee
Coughlin
Chermack
John Galla
Pembroke
Putnam Streets
Beamer Property in Fairfield Avenue Sold to J. W. Eagan
James W. Eagan purchased the price block at 309 Fairfield Avenue from Mrs. Charles W. Beamer. Transaction papers were filed with little stated about price, but estimates place it near 60000 dollars. Eagan denied buying the Morrissey properties but said he leases those premises and has no immediate plans for changes.
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James W. Eagan
Fairfield Avenue
Charles W. Beamer
Eagan
Thomas Morrissey
Snow Clearing Enables CT Football Game Amid Weather
Newfield park workers cleared snow for a scheduled match between the American Chain and Washington Glee Club eleven teams. Connecticut firms filed notices of capital stock increases, including Foster Merriam from 240 060 to 320 000, Arrigoni Coal from 650 600 to 910 060, and the Rete Company plans to add 173 shares.
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American Chain Co
Newfield Park
American Chain
Washington Glee Club
Glee Club
New Haven
Hartford
Connecticut
Foster, Merriam & Co
Meriden
Arrigoni Coal Co
Middletown
Rete Company
City charity board to seek 5000 for tuberculosis relief
At next Monday’s board of charities meeting, officials plan to request a $5,000 city fund to aid needy tuberculous patients discharged from sanitariums. The drive cites that consumptives often fail after leaving hospitals due to food and living-condition shortages. The board also aims to obtain two new ambulances for the emergency hospital plus an extra driver, noting the current operator is on 24 hour call.
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Board of Charities
Charter Revision Committee to Explain Work on City Charter
Attorneys William A. Redden and Joshua Meltzer are summoned to appear before the common council to justify excusal from a special committee tasked with codifying the 1907 city charter. The panel, created last meeting, faces questions over funding and delays tied to charter form changes and budget shifts.
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William A. Redden
Joshua Meltzer
Common Council
Oliver C. Cole
Hbieventh
Health Board
Redden and
Meltzer
Remonstrance Block Saloon Move Near Church on Center St
Residents filed a remonstrance with county commissioners against granting a license transfer for Larry Andy from 607 Harral Ave to 629 Harral Ave at the corner of Catherine St. The objection cites proximity to Italian Calvary Congregational Church at 220 Center St. Signers include W. J. Lee W. Jackson J. B. Gill H. E. Risley William DeLaney William Crowley Rocco Cazzone Rocco Paterno Dominick Spotello H Wetstein George Robolisko James Fanning. A hearing date has not yet been set.
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Rocco Paterno
Dominick Spotello
H. Wetstein
George Robolisko
James Fanning
Holy Name Society to Open Quarters at St Augustine
The Holy Name Society of St. Augustine's R. C. church will informally open new quarters Sunday evening in the basement of St. Augustine's school Pequonnock street. A formal opening is set for New Year's day with rooms furnished by the society's entertainment committee. An April minstrel show is planned for February and officers include President F. E. B. McFarland Secretary James C. Coughlin and Treasurer George C. Fayette.
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Holy Name Society
St. Augustine’s
R. C. Church
St. Augustine’s School
Pequonnock Street
J. J. Rooney
J. J. Moran
J. J. Hawley
P. J. Carroll
W. C. Downing
Jane
Home Rule Question Nearing Solution in Liverpool Report
The Liverpool Post reports negotiations for a settlement of the Irish question. The two principal negotiators are well known. The French Chamber of Deputies adopted a motion abolishing political censorship while preserving diplomatic censorship.
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Liverpool
London
The
Liverpool Post
Chamber of Deputies
German Ambassador Seeks U S View On Peace Proposals
German Ambassador von Bernstorff met Secretary Lansing to learn the United States position on central powers peace notes. Lansing indicated no formal terms had been proposed and notes would be translated and sent to all belligerents. President Wilson had decided the United States would transmit notes without mediation, after a cabinet session. London reports indicate Premier Lloyd George’s illness may delay Commons appearance, while pacifist and Henderson calls fuel debate on entente terms.
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State Department
United States
Washington
Goung von Bernstorff
Lansing
Atti
Bernstorff
Ater
Germany
Wilson
Ger
Austria
Turkey
London
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Philip Snowden
Blackburn
Commons
Arthur Henderson
Henderson
War Cabinet
Extra Panel Called to Complete Jury for Fair Trial
A jury pool of 82 jurors was exhausted prompting Sheriff Pease to summon five more. William F. Fair and Jack Deveraux, charged with the murder of Margaret Fair near Darien in 1914, pleaded not guilty. The trial resumes Monday at 11. Fair, 46, and Deveraux, 22, face a state murder case as relatives from Michigan prepare to arrive and a defense team may include J. B. Klein with Henry B. Shannon and John Keogh.
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Pease
William F. Fair
Jack Deveraux
Fair
Deveraux
Margaret Fair
Darien
Michigan
J. B. Klein
Henry B. Shannon
John Keogh
Renewing Auto Licenses Revenue Surges Nationwide
Hartford report shows the state motor vehicle department collected 132 898 dollars on renewals for next year, last day of accepting renewals. The amount equals one seventh of the expected total receipts for next year.
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Hartford
State Autom Mobile Department
Explosion at Felinedorf factory kills fourteen in Lower Austria
News agency dispatch from Copenhagen reports a deadly explosion at the Felinedorf munition factory in Lower Austria last night. Fourteen people died and many were injured in the blast at the village plant.
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Copenhagen
Muntiation
Felinedorf
Lower Austria
Nieus Frig
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