Submarine Crash Findings Highlight Signal Error
United States Steamboat Inspectors blame a bell-signal mistake by Tug Captain John Gurney for the collision with the German submarine Deutschland and the sinking of the T. A. Scott Jr. near New London. Captain Paul Koenig of the Deutschland is praised for careful navigation and efforts to aid. Captain Hinsch survived by chance after being aboard as a passenger.
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New London
United States
P Withey
Rankin
Deutschland
T. A. Scott, Jr
Frederick~Hinsch
John, H. Gurney
Con Iiuet
Gurney
Hinsch
T. A. Scott, Sr
T A. Scott, Jr
Paul Koenig
Lively battle over prohibition stirs Boston voters
In Boston on December 19, the fiercest liquor question contest in 41 years saw no license advocates mobilize through evangelistic campaigns and temperance groups while license supporters pushed regulated sale. Voter turnout appeared higher than usual with 113,110 men registered and 10,946 women, the latter voting only for the school committee.
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Boston
Connecticut Weather Outlook
Cloudy tonight with Wednesday turning partly cloudy. Temperature remains moderate with fresh northwesterly winds easing to variable by daybreak.
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Connecticut
Darien trial in Fair–Devereaux murder case proceeds
In Darien Superior Court the murder trial of William F. Fair and Jack Devereaux continues as coroner’s physician Otto H. Schultz testifies that Margaret Fair’s remains were found August 9 1914 and were 18 months dead at least with bones and decomposed tissue indicating a female about five six, scarred from an operation.
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Yoda Akeleton
Margaret Fair
Criminal Superior Court
William F. Fair
Jack Devereaux
Darlen
Darien Woods
Jacob B. Klein
Counsel For
Fair
Dr. Schultz
William B. Bates
Darien
Banten
Roland W. Gillette
City to Stage Elaborate Christmas Tree Celebration
The city plans a Christmas tree event on Broad street hill with 250 school children forming a chorus under Miss Cora PurMedics. The mayor will lead a procession from city hall to the High school auditorium for the gift presentation and visits to Protestant Orphan asylum Hillside home St Vincent's hospital Bridgeport hospital. The tree provided by the park department and lit by United Illuminating Co will stay lit at night during the week with no further events planned.
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Broad Street Hill
Hillside Home
St. Vincent's Hospital
Bridgeport Hospital
Cora M. Pur- Medics
City Hall
Coast Artillery Band
Broad Street
Park Department
Unitedlluminating Co
Robbery at Barber Shop Involves Razor Threat
A man entered the barber shop of Philip Canubba at 156 Williams Street, threatened customers with a razor, and stole cash. Angelo Columbo, an East Side resident, received two months in jail this morning from Judge Frederic Partlett after claiming intoxication and a lack of realization of his actions.
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Philip Canubba
Williams Street
Starving family fights for life at St Vincent’s
A 17 year old mother, her three month old baby, and her consumptive husband Philip Moroto lie near death at St Vincent’s hospital after a squalid poverty home on 226 North Washington avenue left them without adequate nourishment. Doctors fear the mother will die within hours and the baby and husband face grave outcomes as Christmas approaches.
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Philip Moroto
St. Vincent's Hospital
North
Washington Avenue
James A. Canavan
John F. Canavan
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Trainmen arraigned in court for manslaughter following wreck
Lewis E. Johnson and William Herchenroder of New York city, conductor and brakesman on the freight train in the Winsted Express wreck at Beacon Falls, pleaded not guilty in a Waterbury superior court. They were held for the next term on bonds of 1000 dollars each. coroner had held them criminally negligent in the crash that killed Engineer Eugene Lake and Fireman Charles Slack of the Winsted Express.
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Waterbury
Lewis E. Johnson
William Herchenroder
New York City
Beacon Falls
Case
Superior Court
Monzani
Eugene Lake
Charles Slack
Winsted Express
Contract Board Weighs City Purchases with Dr Lynch
Dr R J Lynch bids farewell as he leaves the board of contract and supply. The meeting handled routine business while Lynch urged continued efforts to extend the boards work. He favored education buying through the contract and supply board and Warrenite purchasing. William E Seeley supported the idea with a cautious smile.
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R. J. Lynch
Board of Contract and Supply
Friend's Sacrifice Fails in Burglary Case
August Jenson John Griffin and Joseph Hunt faced burglary charges over a liquor store raid at East Main and Maple streets. John Cummings of 487 Barnum Avenue took responsibility in court to exonerate them, but all three Brooklyn, New York men were held in $500 bonds until December 27 after liquor stash was found in Cummings' room.
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August Jenson
John Griffin
Joseph Hunt
John Cummings
Barnum Avenue
Smith & Lamb
East Main
Maple Streets
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cummings
Home Fire in Milford Destroys House, Children Escape
Early morning blaze in Milford destroyed a home occupied by John Armstrong and his six children aged four to fourteen. The family fled barefoot through temperatures between eight and ten degrees above zero, reaching a neighbor’s house after about a quarter mile. Loss estimated at 3000 to 4000 dollars. fire likely started in the kitchen range. Armstrong works nights in Bridgeport and returned to find the home ruined.
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Milford
John Armstrong
Armstrong
Bridgeport
Probate Court Requests $1000 Budget and Estate Valuation
The probate court filed its annual requisition seeking a $1000 appropriation for the office. An inventory shows the estate of Martha J. Sturges of Easton valued at $334.71. Col. Henry S. T. Harris, chief surgeon of the Western division of the U S Army, is dead.
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Probate Court
Board of Selectmen
Martha J. Sturges
Easton
Col
Henry S. T. Harris
Surjones
Western Division
United States Army
Mellen Testifies on Boston & Maine Securities in Receiver Case
Former railroad president Charles S. Mellen told a federal court he is not an expert but a farmer as minority counsel questions the Boston & Maine stock and notes. He values some holdings at near zero and notes abnormal last-year revenue due to Europe’s great hurrah, calling the boom unreliable.
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Boston
Charles $. Mellen
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine
Mellen
Conrad W. Crocker
Road
St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad Company
Conway Electric Street Railway Company
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston &Maine
Boston & Maite
St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad
Concord and Claremont Railroad
Europe
Fresh Air Farm Homes Unsafe for 200 Children
In Branchville the Life's Fresh Air Fund farm faces a firetrap verdict as Supt Silas Moore testifies in a suit by Attorney General Hinman. He cites four fires and a panicked incident where a caretaker was knocked down. The case seeks will interpretation of Rufus Gilbert's estate and fireproofing funding.
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Life
Fresh Air
Branchville
Silas Moore
Superior Court
George E. Hinman
Fresh Air Fund
Branchville Fresh Air Association
Joe Moore
Life's Fresh Air Fund
Rufus Gilbert
New York
Gilbert
Esstate
England and Allies Await German Peace Terms
President Lloyd George outlined that Britain and its allies will respond to Germany only if terms ensure lasting peace in Europe. He called for reparations and a guarantee against Prussian militarism, while signaling unity with France and Russia and readiness to consult imperial allies. The note also touched on Greece, Romania, and the need for prompt decision in war.
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England
Germany
Europe
Berlin
Italy
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
France
Russia
Wille
Venizelos
Greece
Western Front
von Bethemann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Italy Awaiting Clear Peace Proposals in Parliament
Rome December 19 Foreign Minister Sonnino told the chamber that several resolutions on peace were introduced in parliament and that Italy awaits definite proposals to form the basis for peace talks.
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Italy
Rome
Sonnino
Chamber of Deputies
Fulminate House Wrecked at U M C Amid Blast
A quantity of fulminate exploded in a Seaview Avenue and Grant Street mixing house at Union Metallic Cartridge Co. this morning. The flimsy structure shattered but no one was hurt. The loading houses are separated from the main plant and use machinery for mixing.
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Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Seaview Avenue
Grant Street
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U. S
Alif
State
St. 15
Institution
Moroto
House of Friend
New Haven Road
B. & M. Action
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Baron Soniano
Briand
Joseph ‘Charnowski
Main Street
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