Amphitrite Here Visited by Thousands in Harbor Visit
The U S S Amphitrite arrived Saturday for months of visits and drew thousands to the railroad dock at Wall street before Capt Gustave Freudendorf ordered no more admissions. The monitor 260 feet long with 160 men, four 10 inch guns, and numerous rapid fire weapons serves as training ship for the Connecticut Naval Militia. Commander Freudendorf, a 20 year Navy veteran who fought at Manila, oversees the militia in Bridgeport where 49 members currently serve toward a January recruitment prize. In other news the War Department bought about 1700 acres near Fort Monroe for an aviation testing ground and army proving area.
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Gustave Frudendorf
Wall Street
Navy Department
Connecticut Naval Militia
Freudendorf
Navy
Manila
Bridgeport
Naval Militia
A.C. Chippendale
Christmas dances and lectures brighten Holmdel season
The Stratfield ballroom hosts a Little Sisters charity dance on Christmas night with proceeds to charity. Miss Aline Paige organizes. A bridge party and buffet Saturday honors Miss Alice Pierce and bride-to-be Jonathan Grout on Dec 30. Dr Valeria H Parker speaks on Mothers of Men at the Y M C A. The Criterion club plans a Dec 29 Christmas dance. Virginia Powell to give a recital at The Stratfield under Memorial Baptist Ladies Aid. Farmer Want Ads appear, one cent a word.
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Stratfield
Aline Paige
Park Avenue
Alice Pierce
Jonathan Grout
Maturin B. Waldo
Laurel Avenue
Valeria H. Parker
Connecticut Society of Social Hygiene
Criterion Club
Newfield
Virginia Powell
Tiny flashlight saves it when freighter sinks
A Spanish freighter the Pio IX sank two weeks ago near the Canaries with about 40 lives lost. An 18 year old assistant engineer, Antonio Oliver, used a pocket electric flashlight on a ladder to guide rescuers from the Buenos Aires, enabling two small rescue parties to haul survivors from the sea. Eleven survivors were brought to New York aboard the Buenos Aires, aiding their eventual return to Spain.
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New York
Buenos Aires
Canaries
Barcelona
Cadiz
Juan Perez Soria
Pio IX
New Orleans
Valencia
Spain
Soria
Ojinaga
Antonio Oliver
Domingo Breno
Oliver
Erena
Tem
Fernando Oleage
Jose Ovino
Juan Alemany
Yale Student Marry in Port Chester Elopement Mystery
A Stamford Connecticut couple, Gilbert Collins who claimed Yale student status and Miriam Mc Garry, wed by Judge Malcolm Merritt after fleeing from Stamford in a car. The ceremony followed a license obtained from Port Chester Town Clerk Charles O Derby. The marriage sparked questions about Collins identity as Stamford records do not show a Gilbert Collins.
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New York
Port Chester
Gilbert Collins
Yale
Miriam McGarry
Stamford
Caroline Frances Parker
Collins
Charles O. Derby
Daniel Collins
Manhattan
Bridgeport Business Men Tackle Food Freight Congestion
A Bridgeport committee led by David Feuer under President Charles L. Gaylord of the Business Men’s association has been formed to speed perishable shipments and ease railroad car congestion. The group will monitor incoming perishable freight and assist grocers and produce dealers in securing cars, amid embargoes that target slow empties.
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Bridgeport
Charles L. Gaylord
Bridgeport Business Men’s Association
David Feuer
C. H. Bradstreet
George Whitcomb
Joseph Musante
Fred D. Ives
Pope Delays Action on Peace Proposals
Rome dispatch reports the Vatican stating Pope Benedict has no plan to mediate among belligerents now. The Holy See denies making or wishing to make comments on Germany’s peace proposals and calls such attributed announcements unfounded while expressing a desire for peace.
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Rome
Benedict
Vatican
Holy See
Germany
Liner Powhatan Began Salvage at Thimble Shoal
Wrecking tugs and barges started raising the Merchants and Miners liner Powhatan after its sinking near Thimble Shoal following a collision with the British tanker Telena. Divers blocked a great breach in the hull and the ship will be raised with pontoons, pumped out, and towed to Newport News shipyard for rebuilding.
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Norfolk
Merchants and Miners
Thimble Shoal
Telena
Newport News
Reporters Denied Access Spark Blame on Newspaper
After officials refuse reporters access to facilities, many blame the newspaper for not obtaining information. The public criticizes coverage gaps and accuses editors of withholding facts, while journalists defend their limits and safety concerns in pursuing stories.
Protect Your Lungs Cough Syrup Ad
An old advert promotes Leonardis's Cough Syrup (Creosoted) as a remedy for coughs colds grippe bronchitis whooping cough and croup. It claims to loosen phlegm ease breathing and soothe with antiseptic action. Hindle's Drug Stores 987 Main St and 909 Main St sell it for 25 cents.
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Leonardis
Hindle's
Main St
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Kris Kringle
Santa
Dainty Lady
Meigs & Co
Japan
Incorporated Outfitters
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Conn
Meigs &0
The
War Department
Cheespeake Bay
Fort Monroe
Wee S
Army
Boy
Pinillos, I~quierdo & Co
Eloper
Hartford
Yale General
New Haven
Providence
Useful
Dillon
Vauven
Natty
Mollan
Anatomik Shoes
W. K. Mollan
N. Buckingham & Co
State ST
SN Bockinghar
Sincy
Richmond
Hub
Port Jefferson
M. Tooker
Postoffice News
Postoffice Arcade
Pictorial Review
Wheeler & Howes Co
Coal and Mason’s
East End
Congress St.bridge
Barnum
Sprague Ice & Coal CO
E. Wash. Ave
Naseed
Highland Spring Water CO
Warren Street
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