Prohibition-Era Raid Tops Elm Street Gambling Club
After a police raid led by Mayor Buckingham and Prosecutor DeLaney at the Poison Ivy club, John McNamara and 18 patrons were fined. McNamara paid $100 plus costs. the others $10 each with costs. Most defendants used alias names. several seized cash and dice were seized for possible demolition.
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Poison Ivy Club
Elm Street
John McNamara
McNamara
Charlie Pierce
Henry Greenstein
Foster
Polson Ivy Club
Acces
Fairfield Avenue
Launey Williams
Elm Street Place
Courg
Pathe
Temple of Chance
DeLaney
Buckingham
Birmingham
John H. Regan
Pat Barton
Regan
Barton
Simona, Holbrook
McCullough
Edward Wheeler
Poice
William Jentire
Jentirs
Poison Ivyites
Elm Street Lace
Atlantic Hotel
Sherman K. Hill
Atlantic
New York
Liberty
Pace
George Mansfield
Regen
Greenstein
George R. Barnes
John T. Donovan
Quake Shock Lasted Over One Hour
A Cleveland report from St Ignatius observatory describes an earthquake lasting 1 hour 39 minutes, beginning at 9 12 20 p m with a main disturbance at 9 47 55 p m and ending 10 51 05 p m The quake could not be located but is said to originate about 6000 to 8000 miles away A lighter shock followed at 4 o clock this morning.
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United Press
Cleveland
Jamaica
St. Ignatus Observatory
Pastor Injured as Trolley Crash Harms Dozen in Saratoga Area
In Saratoga New York on December 17 pastor Daniel Hoffman Martin of Glens Falls Presby terian church and formerly of New York City suffered serious internal injuries. Nearly a dozen other passengers were hurt when two loaded Hudson Valley trolley freight cars separated from an electric engine on a downhill run north of Schuylerville and collided with a passenger trolley car early today.
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United Press
Saratoga
N. Y
Daniel Hoffman Martin
Presbyterian Church
Glens Falls
New York City
Hudson Valley Trolley
Schuylerville
Politician Found Frozen to Death in Bristol Park
United Press report from Bristol Dec 17 states George W. Duxberry age 50 was found frozen beneath an old mortar bed in Hickory Park where he sought shelter from last night's zero weather. Once a prominent local politician serving as registrar of voters and a member of the board of wardens and burgesses, he will be buried by the town tomorrow. Survived by a mother and brother in Waterbury.
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United Press
Bristol
George W. Duxberry
Hickory Park
Duxberry
Resistrar of Voters
Waterbury
Stratford Congregational Church Aiding Newfield Church
At Stratford Congregational Church tomorrow an offering will be taken for Newfield Church. Members unable to attend may mail checks to Radford B. Smith, treasurer. Rev N Packard will preach in the morning on The Training of a Prophet and at 11 p.m. on Christ and the Men of Today.
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Congregational Church
Stratford
Newfield
Radford B. Smith
N. Packard
Christ
Cost Estimate For Night Dredging Of Lower Bridge
M A Kenny director of public works said dredging the lower bridge would take four days and three nights to equal one day of daytime work. At $225 per night the city would have paid $2700 for night dredging, countering belief that the cost would be only a few hundred dollars.
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M.A. Kenny
Public Works
Mr. Kenny
Bay State Coast Wrecks Haunt Fiery Gale
In Boston dispatch, a fierce December gale near Cape Cod traps and sinks multiple vessels. The Erie tug Margaret and Cumberland pull crews from boats as hawser breaks and barges, including Scranton and Binghampton, go down off Pollock Rip Light and Highland Light. Life savers and passing ships rescue survivors while revenue cutters chase forecasts of further wrecks along Nantucket and Nauset shores.
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United Press
Boston
Erie Railroad
Margaret
Cumberland
Baltimore
Consolidation Coal Company
Cape Cod
Besies
Scranton
Binghampton
May Wood
New York
Pollock
West
Highland Light
Nausett
Revenue Cutter Service
Abbie G. Cole
8. A. Fownes
Stone Piers Shoal
Gresham
N. E. Ayer
W. G Loud
Highlandight
A. Perry
Thomas B. Garland
Great Point
Nantucket
Coskata Life Overs
Three Killed in Family Fight in Georgia District
Reports from Raewell in Cleburn County say three brothers died in a family quarrel over a woman. Named victims Whack, Richard and Alfred Beanfield were reported killed in a free for all struggle that began over Richard Beanfield’s wife. Sheriff Rowell headed toward the scene as details remained scarce.
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United Press
Atlanta
Raewell
Cleburn County
Als
Georgia State Inc
Richard
Alfred Beanfield
Rowell
Haewel
Suspension of Judson and Judson on stock exchange
New York announces the suspension of Judson and Judson, a stock brokerage firm of 23 Broad Street. The firm, established May 23, 1901, lists A. M. Judson, C. Judson, and Percy W. Sherman as members, with A. M. Judson joining the exchange in 1869.
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United Press
New York
Judson & Judson
Broad Street
Stock Exchange
A. M. Judson
C. ¥. Judson
Percy W. Sherman
The
Hattie Le Blanc Still in Seclusion
Tieston December 17 reports on Hattie Le Blanc who was acquitted of Clarence F. Glover's murder. Her attorney Melvin M. Johnson denies travel to St John New Brunswick and says she rests in seclusion with trustworthy locals within fifty miles of Boston. He says neither she nor the family discloses her whereabouts and she will not accept vaudeville offers.
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United Press
Tieston
Hattie le Blanc
Clarence F. Glover
Melvin M. Johnson
St. John
N. B
Boston
John
Vaude- Iany Ville
Bridge Tender Peter Mooney Attacked by Mob at East Washington Bridge
A mob attacked drawtender Peter Mooney when he opened the East Washington avenue bridge at 12 40 PM to allow a vessel passage. Mooney wrestled a man to arrest him, was overpowered, and narrowly escaped being thrown overboard after catching his foot in the fence. The incident delayed the vessel’s passage and may lead to warrants.
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Mooney
Pequonnock
Seaside Club Voters Split Over Dues Raise
Seaside Club members narrowly rejected a proposal to raise annual dues from 25 to 32 dollars after a special meeting. A later ruling held that such a change requires a two thirds vote, nullifying the attempted increase while allowing an assessment for attending the Seaside ball. The membership remains evenly divided 56 to 54 in favor of the increase.
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George E. Hill
Sidney N. Lockwood
State Street
Stratfield
British Scribe Sets Whirlwind Pace on Visit and Contract Row
The meeting among Mayor Buckingham, the Board of Health and the City Attorney discussed the proposed garbage contract with Charles Fischer. Buckingham opposed any change weakening Paragraph 16 and warned Fischer to accept the contract or leave, with the Board of Health likely to support him. Fischer and his backers must decide to proceed or abandon.
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E. T. Buckingham
Board of Health
Charles 8. Fischer
Fischer
Buckingham
Mr. Fischer
London Mail man Holt tours America in 38 hours
New York reports special London Mail correspondent William Rage Holt completing a rapid 38 hour tour of the United States. From Mauretania arrival to Washington Philadelphia and Baltimore, Holt met Taft Cannon Sherman and Gaynor figures, rode Jersey City trains, and dined at notable spots while dispatching stories to Lord Northcliffe.
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United Press
New York
William Rage Holt
London Mail
America
Holt
Mauretania
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimorr
England
Colonel Roosevelt
Lord Northcliffe
The
Mail
Taft
Caney
Sherman
Gaynor
William McAdoo
New York Directory
Cable
Jersey City
Capital
Cannon
Smithsonian Institute
Washington Monument
Baltimore
Broadway
Grand Opera
Geraldine Farrar
Grandma Bernhardt
East Side
Peterson Must Spend Sunday in County Jail
Motorman Louis Peterson held for manslaughter in the death of Mrs Jessica Saunders faces a Sunday detention in county jail as bail talks lag. Yale student Stuyvesant Peabody leaves New Haven with his father for Chicago after shocks from an auto crash. Yale officials say no action on Peabody or Benjamin C Thompson until after holidays. Union lawyers plan to seek $1500 bond for Peterson if relatives fail. Connecticut Co considers posting the bond through the company.
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Louis Peterson
Jessica Saunders
Giddings, Hughes & Greenbaum
Stuyvesant Peabody
Yale
New Haven
Chicago
Peabody
Elm City
Yale University
Thompson
Peterson
Trolleymen’s Union
The
Connecticut Co
Ernie Lush Signs For Life And City Wedding
Ernie Lush star Yoalball player for the New York Nationals applied at City Hall in New York for a marriage license to wed Maude Evelyn Vincelette of the city. Lush lists 230 West 129th Street as residence. bride is a stenographer in the local city engineer's office and lives with her parents on Vincelete Street.
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Ernie Lush
New York Nationals
City Hall
New York
Maude Evylyn Vincelette
Lush
West 129Th Street
Engneer
Vincelete Stree
Pleasant Reunion Of Bridgeport High Commercial Class
The Bridgeport High School commercial class of 69 held a meeting last night at the home of class treasurer Gottlieb T. Luippold. Twenty members attended including Probert Davidson Dorsey Howell Shane Ellsworth McGrath McGuire Callahan Johnson Ivy Jones Della Valle Stewart Wessis L R Darling Eugene Kelley E W Nielsen L Lefkowitz A Engelhart and G T Luippold.
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Bridgeport High School
Gottlieb T. Luippold
Probert
Davidson
Dorsey. Howell
Shane. Ellsworth
McGrath
McGuire
Promoters Seek Bureau Headquarters at Walton Hotel
Mr Gluck argues the Commerce and Labor bureau lacks direct representation of Commerce and Industries. He notes the bureau will be housed at the Hotel Walton in Philadelphia and the Strate feild Bridgeport, marking the original promoter intent.
Read Company Receives Two Ton Motor Truck Delivery Vehicle
The Knox Automobile Company delivered to the D. M. Read Company a large two ton motor truck for use in the delivery department. The vehicle is painted dark maroon and black to match their delivery wagons.
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Knox Automobile Company
D. M. Read Company
Read Company
Bureau of Waglenal Inc Industries Announces Leadership Changes
John D. Gluck director tours New England manufacturers with P Heber Henley in direct charge. Hanley named assistant director. Leslie M. Shaw named director. Next public banquet likely in Philadelphia to discuss bureau work and Department functions.
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John D. Gluck
Bureau of
Waglenal, Incuatries
New England
P. Heber Henley
Bureau
Hanley
Mr. Gluck
Leslie M. Shaw
Philadelphia
Department
Auction Tonight A Elwood Brings Unmatched Vases
Unclassified notice touts an auction tonight by A Elwood at Fairfield Avenue next to the Farmer office. The item list includes razors and other pieces, with repeated lines urging attendance and promising special Xmas presents at O Neill's. A vacant store to rent on Fairfield Avenue across from Blue Ribbon Garage is also advertised.
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A. Elwood
Fairfield Avenue
Farmer Office
Fairfield Ave
Blue Ribbon Garage
Elwood
Steinway, Mathushek, Demarest
Ivers & Pond Square
Estey and Worcester
Beas
Dia & Lee
Cannon St
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Peter
Self
Seaside Club
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Buttin
Fischers
Brooks
Charlies C. Fischer
York, Penn
Ross
Rey
Outeiders
Bureau OF Industries
D. M. Read CO
Bridgeport
O*neill
Barnum Ave
Pembroke St
Pembroke
Main Street
H. Rahn
Kossuth St
Maple
R. R. Ave
Main St
Ened
Lincoln Hall
Seaview Ave
Joseph P. Coughlin
Ford's
Stratford Ave
Geo
H. Willey
Park Ave
Abington
Mass
Atp
Clancy
Poli Bldg
Connecticut
J. E. Aes I Co
the Progress Magazine
Chickering
McPhail
Milton
Howard
Bordman
Wesser
Steinway
Keller
Fetch Piano Co
Noble Ave
Terry Farms
Sally
Tizd
Connecticut Ave
Anderson & Co
Joseph P. Loughlin
Lindley St
Fotch Piano Co
Mark Nagel
E. Main St
Fritz G. Hartmann
Wall St
Water St
McPadden
M. Schaefer
Weiner
M. McPadden
Boys’ Club
Gold and
Middle Streets
Graham & Walsh
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