Three Killings From Gas Leak In South Manchester Room
New Haven reports George Faulkner Frank Shea and John Courtney all of South Manchester died by illuminating gas from a heater in their Henry street room. All were structural workers aged 23 to 28. Courtney had joined them yesterday. the gas filled the room without explosion and a brother was asked to claim Faulkner's body.
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New Haven
George Faulkner
Frank Shea
John Courtney
Manchester
Henry Direct
Courtney
Comclete Structural
South Manchester
Faulkner
To Report On Pollution Of Connecticut Waters
A December report on inland and tidal water pollution in Connecticut will be presented to the coming legislature. Based on bacteriological tests of samples from state rivers and interstate waters entering the state, the study covers waters from mouths to sources. The findings are expected to guide proposed legislation to curb pollution.
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Tiew Haven
Connecticut
Oming
Wesleyan University
Many Out-Of-Town Guests At Civil Service Dinner
State wide interest is seen in Connecticut Civil Service Reform association dinner at Stratfield. Arthur Reed Kirbin editor Waterbury American and association president will bring over 40 business leaders from Waterbury. A special train is secured. New Haven also represented. Former President Taft to be principal speaker.
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Connecticut Civil Service Reform Association
Stratfield
Arthur Reed Kirben
Waterbury American
New Haven
Taft
Stock Market Mixed After Uneventful Session
The market opened narrow with low volume and few notable moves. Trading was uneven with many speculative shares left unquoted and the close irregular after a day of subdued activity.
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Interon
Atm Eneher
Fragmentary Ocean Weather Notes From OCR Readout
OCR fragment reports time readings and sea states with unclear terms. Mentions sept, tomorrow schedules, a 7:38 morning time and 4:28 afternoon session, plus a 6:07 evening mark. Unclear context. reads like incomplete forecast or timetable data.
Sevants Remembered In Greenwich Will
Greenwich residents await details of William Smith estate after his death with an estimated value around 700000 dollars. The will lists multiple servants remembered with gifts ranging from four thousand to ten thousand dollars and includes other specific bequests.
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Sevants
Greenwich
Geerwich
William Smith
Yuletide Greeting with Huylers Card Courtesy
A festive Yuletide message offering Huylers chocolates as a gracious gift to ladies for the year’s pleasant evenings. The note suggests leaving a card and states Courtland it.
Miss M Lesser to Wed Monday
Miss Marjorie Lesser daughter of Mr and Mrs Eli L Lesser will wed Mr Albert Steinfeld of New York at the Lesser home 4 Himwood Place Monday at noon The ceremony performed by Dr Sid Levy will be simple with only immediate relatives present The bride in white gros de rain carries pink orchids and lilies of the valley Attendant Mrs Mortimer Mayer of New York Groom attended by Nelson of New York The platinum ring bears the couple s names and date The reception hall is pink and green with smilax and pink roses They will honeymoon then reside at 310 West 94th Street New York
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Marjorie Lesser
Eli L. Lesser
Albert Steinfeld
New York
Himwood Place
Sid Levy
Park’ Avenue Temple
Missy Lesser
Eleet
Paris
Mortimer Mayer
Ndelson
Robert H. Hawkins
Amd
Bank of Palms
Eas& Parlor
Ae A
Lesser
Vat
Bridgeport
van Sever Aaron Klein
Steinfeld
Columbia, University
West
94Th’ Street
Christmas Mail Delivery Rush Under Post Office Plan
The local postmaster announces extended Christmas handling with 23 sub stations for quick mail and package collections. Stamps, weighing, insurance, money orders and registry receipts available. parcel post rules apply. Extra clerks and late collection trucks from Adams Express and local stations to speed deliveries. busy shopping scene reported.
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Aruy
Destinaton
Adams Express Company
Released From Prison Cannot Find Relatives
Hartford reports Warden Garner at the state prison in Wethersfield worked to contact relatives of Kate Cobb who won release after 35 years for murder. Her daughter Mrs. Luther Spalding lives in Lebanon and a son resides in Norwich. Also mentions rebels at Natul Tripoli defeated by Kurdish forces.
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Hartford
Garner
Wethersfield
Kate Cobb
Board of Pardons
A Practical Christmas Gift Fur Muffs and Necks
E H Dillon and Co advertises a wide selection of fur muff and neck pieces as ideal Christmas gifts. Prices range from a few dollars to about forty, with red fox sets at 20 and blue wolf sets at 40, highlighting Black Siberian fox and black fox muff options.
Mrs Zepp dies aged 74 longtime Bridgeport resident
Mrs Catherine Zepp widow of Jacob Zepp and a veteran German settler of Bridgeport died at 138 Wheeler Avenue after a long illness from a shock suffered years earlier. Survived by two sons William L Zepp and Karl Zepp, five daughters, ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral plans pending. Born May 6 1840 at Bingen on the Rhine she came to America in 1853 and Bridgeport in 1858. She witnessed the city’s growth from a small town to a modern city alongside German community life. The family recalled her kindness and steadfast life as a guiding presence.
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Catherine Zepp
Jacob Zepp
Bridgeport
Wheeler Avenue
Frederick Knablin
Edward Barnum
Nathaniel Wright
City
Isaac Stiner
New York City
William L. Zepp
Karl Zepp
Robert
William
Charles
John A. Gardner
Florence and Knablin
Clare
Ruth Barnum
Natalie Wright
Norma Stiner
Robert Jr
Edgar Gardner
William E
Marion Gardner
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Zepp
North End
Bingen-on-the- Rhine
America
Ghent Peace Centenary Reflections Across Anglo American Ties
The piece recalls the 1814 Ghent peace pact and its centenary amid World War I era strife. It notes shifting British American relations from near-causes of conflict to strengthened friendship, highlighting key figures Adams and Bayard, and how incidents from Maine to Venezuela tested harmony but failed to reopen wide war.
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Great Britain
Ghent
Belgium
United States
British Empire
England
Gambier, Gouldburn
William Adams
Washington
New England
Henry Clay
Government Agents Find Bridgeporters Mighty Honest Folks
Government inspectors in Bridgeport for two weeks tested warehouses and venues liable for war tax and stamps. Their findings show merchants and residents generally compliant with the new emergency tax law. Observations matched reported amounts. only a few places failed to observe restrictions. Pool halls and theatres licensed appropriately. bartenders and sellers largely observed the law. Bridgeport likely to receive a clean bill of honesty.
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Bridgeport
Individus
Centenary of Edwin M Stanton Lincoln's War Secretary
The centenary of Edwin McMasters Stanton born December 19 1814 in Lebanon Ohio is observed. Stanton served as Lincoln's secretary of war during the Civil War, succeeding Cameron and guiding war policy with vigor and honesty amid political strife.
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Edwin McMasters Stanton
Lincoln
Breabenville
Ohio
Kenyon College
Hens
James Buchanan
Stanton
United States
Republic
John Brown
Buchanan
South
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Simon Cameron
Pi - Wania- Lincolnn
War’ Office
Ohigan
War Department
Litchin
Johnson
Gen. Grant
Senate
Supreme Court
Kent Grant
Typhoid outbreak in Hartford traced to bacillus carrier
Health officials report forty six typhoid cases on Hartford milk routes linked to a single milkman who remains asymptomatic. Investigations show vomited discharge cultures containing typhoid bacilli and the carrier has entered hospital for treatment.
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Hartford
C. P. Botsford
Asa
Board of Health
Arthur J. Wolff
Incorporations Filed In Hartford And New Haven
Hartford reports two incorporations as of December eighteen with the secretary of state. The International Horseshow Company enters with capital 100000 and The People's Loan Station of New Haven files for 25000. Archibald Ross Colquhoun, noted traveler and journalist, dies in London. The Aero Club of America says aviators with export certificates may fly over cities. A Middlesex School dormitory in Concord New Hampshire burns for a loss of 59000 pounds.
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Hartford
International Horseshow Company
Secretary of State
People’s Loan Station
New Haven
Aero Club of America
Obituary and Fire Losses Highlight City News
Prominent peace movement figure noted as 1899 delegate to The Hague peace plan. Obituary reports the death of Alice K Valentine eight months old, daughter of Waller and Keyworth Valentine, with funeral at Bishop mortuary chapel and burial at Mt Grove cemetery. Giuseppe Motta of the Federal Council elected President of the Swiss Parliament. Ten business houses burned at Dane street area, estimated loss about 100000 dollars.
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Alion K. Valentine
Alice K. Valentine
Waller HL
Keyworth) Valentine
North Avenue
Bishop Mortuary
George Brown
First Methodist Church
Mt. Grove Cemetery
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Oregon
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Prince Louis of
Battenberg
William Fisher
Fisher
Admiralty
Lord Charles Beresford
Beresford
Philadelphia
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Taincoln’s Secretary OF War
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