Personal tax collectors exceed expected city receipts
Personal tax collectors foresee about 35,000 dollars in receipts by April 1, well above the board of apportionment and auditor Keating’s earlier estimate of 35,000. The office has faced abuse while aiming to collect poll and military taxes from residents age 21 to 60, with thousands of taxpayers considered and exemptions reducing the pool.
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Board of Apportionment and Taxation
Keating
Keating Pearce
Salthree
Board of Apportionment
Noted author John Bigelow dies at age 94
United Press reports John Bigelow celebrated author journalist diplomat and publicist died at his Gramercy Park home aged 94. He had been ill months and recently returned from Europe. A longtime ally of Lincoln Bryant and Tilden Bigelow served as consul at Paris and ambassador to France. His works include The Mystery of Sleep and The Useful Life.
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United Press
New York
John Bigelow
Grammercy Park
Malden
America
Europe
New York Public
Lincoln
Paris
France
Union College
Ting
New York State
Sing Sing
Bryant
Evening Post
Amae
Germany
Samuel J. Tilden
Tea Store Bondsmen Suit Over Burns Debt Filed
Union Pacific Tea Co. Oday files damages suit against bondsmen M F Sweeney and T B McNamara for 350. The complaint says Charles A Burns, former manager of the local tea company branch, owed 249 19 after severing ties and bondsmen were pressed for payment. The filing recaps the debt and bond responsibility.
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M. F. Sweeney
T. B. McNamara
The
Common Pleas Court
Union Pacific Tea Co
Two Men Blamed For Fatal Crash Of Sik Train
Odessa Minnesota December 19 two men blamed for a deadly rear end collision on the C M and St Paul Railroad that killed at least 11 people and injured 23 during the Columbian Limited and silk train wrecks. The coroner's inquest heard testimony that negligence by the flagman, the Odessa block operator, and the silk train dispatcher contributed to the disaster.
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United Pikes
Odessh
Minn
C. M
Limited
Albert Adams
Odessa
Burns to Be Elected Next Month as Assistant Inspector
The Common Council meeting last evening failed to elect C. Thomas Burns to succeed Ward M. Cowles. Under the ordinance the election for the position shall be held during January.
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C. Thomas Burns
Ward M. Cowles
Common Council
Pastor Ahrens Faces Salary Cut Over Auto Purchase
Carl F. W. Ahrens pastor of Immanuel Baptist in Westwood New Jersey wins attention after buying a car. He may see pay drop from 20 to 14 as the flock frowns on his discretion. He calls the vehicle a car of mercy used to transport the poor. He left a 50 dollar job for a pulpit pay of 15 dollars and calls critics Judas Iscariots defending progress.
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Carl F. W. Ahrens
Immanuel Baptist Church
Westwood
N. J
Olympic Responsible for Cruiser Crash
The Admiralty court ruled that the White Star liner Olympic caused the collision with the protected cruiser Hawke off the Isle of Wight on September 20. No damages were awarded against White Star due to compulsory pilotage law.
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United Press
Don
Admiralty Court
White Star
Olympic
Hawke
Isle of Wight
White Star Company
Meriden Declares Hot Mayoral Race With Broad Ballot
Meriden voters reported a strong early turnout in today’s mayoral election. The contest features Republican Democrat Socialist and Independent Republican Democratic tickets as one of the city’s hottest campaigns.
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Meriden
United Press
Girl The Cause Of Fight That Ends In Court
W A Oliver sued for breach of the peace as Louis Asmia of 298 Grand Avenue New Haven was jailed 60 days after a confrontation with Oliver over Miss Gertrude McLellan. Asmia followed Oliver to New Haven threatened him with a revolver and knife, leading to his arrest by Patrolman McDermott.
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W. A. Oliver
Louis Asmla
Grand Avenue
New Haven
New
Asmia
Oliver
Miss McLellan
Church
Chapel Streets
McDermott
Busy Day for City Fathers in Municipal Meetings
Three Council committees plan sessions this week. Sewers committee tours sewers at the Sear works and reviews complaints. Harbor Improvements Lamps committee to meet Thursday evening. Streets and Sidewalks committee meets Friday evening.
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Common Council
Darien Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal Staircase Shooting
Jose Heider of Darien pleads guilty to manslaughter in the death of Patrick Fahey of Stamford. Judge Reed sentences him to five to ten years in state prison after the State's Attorney says the case was weak. Heider testifies that an accidental gun discharge occurred while he retrieved a gum to shoot a cat, fatally wounding Fahey on September 1911.
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Jose Heider
Darien
Patrick Fahey
Stamford
Reed
Heider
Carter
Behaif
Engagement of Miss Wintter Announced
Mrs. Albert S. Wintter of 313 Seaview avenue announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Cora N. Wintter to Mr. Walter C. North of Wintter and North real estate firm. The groom elect is Syracuse native, Wesleyan graduate of 1897. The bride is Courtland school alumna and popular in her social circle.
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Albert S. Wintter
Seaview Avenue
Cora N. Wintter
Walter C. North
Wintter and
North
Miss Wintter
John North
Syracuse
Wesleyan
Courtland School
Graham and Conrad Girls At Music Hall
New York report notes W. E. D. Stokes showing improvement though doctors withheld final assessment. Lilian Graham and Conrad girls performed at the Music Hall last night but reception was lukewarm.
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Graham and
Conrad
United Press
New York
W. E. D. Stokes
Lilian Graham
Aviation Agency Raided by Turks in Boise
Federal officers raided an aviation agency in Boise early today over a large order of machines destined for Turkey. The proprietors escaped with the machines reportedly en route to Turkey, with the government citing a violation of neutrality laws.
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United Press
Boise le Duc
Holand
Turkey
New Haven Weather Outlook Forecast Dec 19
Forecast calls for fair tonight and Wednesday with moderate north winds. A disturbance near Corpus Christi affects central morning conditions. East of the Rockies remains fair with cooler Pacific coast temperatures and frost reaching as far south as Los Angeles.
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United Press
New Haven
Corpus Christi
Tex
West Gulf Coast
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Judges Appoint John J. Phelan Coroner for Fairfield County
The Superior Court judges appointed attorney John J. Phelan as coroner, replacing Mayor Clifford B. Wilson who held both offices since 1909. Phelan will take office January 1, 1912, with a likely reappointment next June. He is noted for public service including Secretary of State during a deadlock era and leadership in the Knights of Columbus.
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Superior Court
John J. Phelan
Fairfield County
Stiles Judson
Phelan
Clifford B. Wilson
Supreme Court
Reed
Curtis, Burpee
Gager
Taylor Not Consulted By Mayor On Audit Committee
A Bryant Electric Co. accountant says he has not been consulted about joining the city audit committee. He will consider the proposal once officially presented by Mayor Wilson and will decide after review. The committee may employ expert auditors to review city accounts and install a uniform accounting system across departments.
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Taylor
Wilson
Aetna
Bryant Electric Co
Senator Rayner Denounces Russia Over Religious Persecution
Senator Isadore Rayner of Maryland blasts Russia in the Senate over religious persecution and the abrogation of the treaty, arguing the United States cannot tolerate autocratic oppression and must defend religious liberty against Moscow’s regime.
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United Press
Washington
Isadore Rayner
Dem
Vigorou
Senate
Russia
State Department
United States
We Deserve Contempt for Submitting to This Indignity
The passage laments religious intolerance and urges abrogation of a treaty after pleading for 40 years. It compares the oppressed writers to ancestors guided by divine signs and declares that the negotiation hour has passed.
Jury Selected for Trial of Meat Magnates in Chicago
Twelve jurors were chosen to try ten millionaire meat packers on criminal conspiracy counts in restraint of trade. The panel was completed at noon after defense changes and jurors Harvey and Ryan were withdrawn and then the jury sworn. The prosecution prepared to open statements later today.
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United Press
Chicago
Carpenter
Edward J. Ryan
J. E. Harvey
Wilton Center
Streeter
Asa Bannister
Tarmer
Napiervil H. I. Bucklin
Dundee
Burton H. Meyers
Napierville
W. J. Thomas
Ottawa
Thomas Scott
Millwright
Adam Clow
Farmer
Plainfield
Jacob Gleim
Baker
J. C. Edwards
Streetor
H. O. Bates
C. H. Near
Wilkerson
Youth Found Dead in Vacant Lot Near Harrison
Edward M. F. Melthoney, 23, of Or Walk, who left for a drum corps event in Mamaroneck on Nov. 29, was found dead in a vacant lot near Harrison. An autopsy was held at the morgue in Mamaroneck under county coroner A. Ibles. the coroner's findings were not released.
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United Press
Greenwich
Edward M. F. Melthoney
Or Walk
Mamaroneck
Harrison
A. W. Coley
A .Ibles
Westchester
Shrieking 12-Year-Old Sentenced to Reform School
Joseph Kelessa aged 12 of 516 South Avenue appeared in city court and, refusing to bow, erupted in fury. Sentenced to the state reform school, he tore his clothes and screamed as officers detained him. His father said he could do nothing to help.
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Joseph Kelessa
South Avenue
Joseph
State Reform School
Kelessa
Glenn
Kalessa
Oly
Foster
Meriden
San
Hem
German Papers Jeer Taft For Action On Russian Treaty
Berlin dispatch reports that the German newspaper The Post mocks President Taft for his stance on Russia. It brands his policy as shirtsleeve politics and claims the United States shows ignorance of diplomacy. The paper suggests Russia should stand firm and warns Japan would defend Slavonic interests.
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Jeer Taft
United Press
Berlin
Taft
the Post
Germany
America
Post
Europe
Russia
United States
Japan
Orient
Early Hotel Fire Damages New England Inn
Webster Massachusetts reports an early morning fire at the Manxitt Hotel causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Forty people sleeping on upper floors were awakened just in time to escape.
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Webster
Mass
Maanexit Hotel
Rare St Anthony relics blessing at local church
The Church of the Holy Renneres receives a rare St Anthony relic from Padua and will host daily devotions starting tonight. Parishioners from Holy Rosary and nearby congregations feel honored as plans unfold for weekly services honoring St Anthony of Padua.
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ST. Anthony
Padua
Church of the Holy Rosary
Ciy
Meritor
St. Anthony of Padua
Police Seek Suspect After Knife Attack in Stamford
In Stamford on a Saturday night an unknown man stabbed Clarence Carbbe with a knife while he walked home. Carbbe, who was injured but conscious, described several bystanders who appeared agitated. the assailant fled and remains at large. Carbbe is expected to recover.
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Stamford
Clarence Carbbe
Png
Carbbe
Lost and found and small ads roundup in town
Local notices list lost items including a gray Angora kitten from 61 Broad with reward, and a lady’s open face gun metal watch with neck chain. Classified items include real estate sales, rental flats, livestock, and used goods from D R Whitney and others. Also a barber shop ad and a turnip and cabbage boat load event near East Side Power House Creek.
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Chapel Street
Union Ave
D. R. Whitney
Main St
Browi
Broad
Long Island
East Side
Power House Creek
Henry Street
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Sue Bondsmen
Samuel D. Doolittle
Ham
Iin
Sik
Burns
Pastor Ahrens
Scranton
Hughie Jennings
Keyah
Jennings
Bridgeport
Joseph Heider
Criminal Superior Court
Aviation Agency
Judson
Nayor Wilson
Fay
Ceaclock” Imbroglio
Knights of Colum
Offic Ly
Order
Beardsley Park
Rayner
Maryland
Bad Boy
Fairfield
Mans
Wyandottes
Chester
Atp
East End
Alpine St
Noble Ave
Warner Building
Fairfield Ave
Western Union Tel, Co
Boothlack
David Gardella
Bridge
Fox's
Music Exchange
W. H. McCoombs
Douglas Shoe
Main Street
Victor
Fox
People’s Savings Bank
Lassitier
Center Street
Wheeney
Hurd Ave
D. BR. Whitney
Meere
Bommos & Biltz
P. O
Uthworth’, Arcade
Ei Drarn
Bath
Weel Avenue
J. F. Selleck, Jr
State Street
Ty Bel Praiane
William Cliprport
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