Pretty Goldie Neill Freed From Prison After Clemency
Pretty Goldie Neill a former New York chorus girl and art studio favorite regained freedom after three years’ imprisonment via clemency by the State Board of Pardons in Hartford. She had been sentenced May 22, 1907, to five to nine years for manslaughter in the Greenwich death of her husband Joseph Neill, a New York blacksmith. She planned to hide behind an assumed name and visit her nearly seven-year-old blind child before seeking work, while the case remains one of Fairfield county’s most remarkable crimes.
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Goldie Neill
New York Art Studios
New York
State Board of Pardons
Hartford
Greenwich
Beauty
Fairfield County
Mi Sarache
Farley
Joseph Neill
Neill
Jones
Wheeler
Decla
Joseph Herbert
New Rochelle
Jehfid
Thomas McG
Lodge as Ambassador to Great Britain Seen as Probable
Washington reports in diplomatic circles that Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts is likely to succeed Whitelaw Reid as ambassador to Great Britain. Taft would welcome the move, though Lodge’s term ends March 4, 1911, and he may not accept. The British may await the U.S. choice before recalling James Bryce.
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Senator Lodge
Great Britain
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Whitelaw Reid
United States
London
T. J. Lynch Umpire and NL Leader Remembered
Thomas J. Lynch known as Tom Lynch rose from Eastern and New England leagues to the National League in 1886 and served as a respected umpire and strict disciplinarian before a one year hiatus in 1892. He later became a leading figure as president of the National Baseball League.
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Thomas J. Lynch
Tom Lynch
National Baseball League
Poultry Fanciers Air Grievances at Public Hearing
Local poultry fanciers urged the Common Council to draft a new ordinance regulating chicken keeping. Health Commissioner George T. Kelly supported maintaining current rules while poultrymen pressed for compulsory licenses with consent from residents within 200 feet. Witnesses argued for stricter Board of Health enforcement and questioned arbitrary licensing methods citing past discrimination concerns.
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Common Council
George T. Kelly
W. R.hopedh
Warriner
Board of Health
Kellys
Wil
Hopson
Sympathy for Penitent Who Stole and Wept
In city court Eben H. Lancaster a carpenter, pleaded guilty to stealing a $30 tool kit from Charles Brown at the Warner Brothers factory site. He tearfully admitted drinking contributed to the act and asked mercy as his wife wept nearby. Judge Foster fined him $50 plus costs, wife stating she could help pay from a bank in Long Island.
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Eben H. Lancaster
Charles Brown
Warner Brothers
Massachusett
Wall Street Today Sees Mixed Move In Early Trading
The stock market opened steady with some issues advancing while liquidation began to appear. Steel common Southern Pacific Union Pacific drifted lower as Reading and Tractions held firm. By 11 a.m. fractional losses appeared in leading stocks including Steel common and Herriman issues, though the market stayed fairly steady. Amalgamated and Utah Copper rose 1 to 2 points with Reading showing strength at noon.
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United Press
New York
Steel
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Reading
Steel Common
Herriman
Amalgamated
Utah Copper
Inspector Lynch Addresses Chicken Ordinance Debates
Sanitary Inspector David W. Lynch challenged council remarks on a proposed chicken keeping ordinance. He denied unfair board discrimination, cited nuisance and disease risks from poultry yards, and warned the city cannot exceed staff capacity. He noted Deerfield count and city comparisons to New Haven and Hartford and opined the current ordinance suffices.
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David W. Lynch
Lynch
Lync
New Haven
Hartford
Businessmen Must Perform Duty On Jury Court Notice
Judge Carl Foster in city court denounced failure to answer a jury summons and cited citizen duty to obey officers. In Hatch v Connecticut Co, juror Callahan was absent and jailed for capias. Cyrus the druggist and Mills the tailor also held for capias but declined to accompany officers. Damages awarded to Hatch. other cases continued or expected to drop if accused leaves the city.
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Carl Foster
Hatch
the Connecticut Co
John Callahan
Sherif Joseph Kalofus
Carl O. Cyrus
Frank Mills
Callahan
Foster
Lizzie Thomas
Harry Kline
Congress Street
James Dew
Italians Dedicate New American Flag at Eagles Hall
Mayor Buckingham attended as guest of honor as the Societa Fuetana di Faeto dedicated a grand American flag at Eagles Hall. Italian and U S colors hung around the hall with a program of martial and patriotic airs. Officers and a committee were named, a prize waltz entertained, and refreshments followed into the night. Weather outlook from New Haven predicts fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with low temperatures and frost reaching New Orleans.
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Buckingham
Societa Fuetana di M. 5
Faeto
Eagles’ Hall
Italy
United States
Giovanni Marella
Vincenzo Maiocco
Prospero Montanaro
Pasquale Altieri
Prospero Petitti
Prospero Petittl
C. Gianfrancesco
A. Grasso
A. Montanaro
V. Castellucci
V. Benedetto di N
N. Volpe
Benedetto
V. Benedetto
B. V. Maiocco
R. Paoletta
Michigan
Lake
Rocky Mountains
New Orleans
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Pretty Goldie Neill
Board of Pardons
E. G. Fendrich
Optician
State Street
Bridgeport, Conn
Court Exchange Bldg
T. J. Lynch
Polo Grounds
Andy Freedman
Wall Street Today
Inspector Lynch
Wissner
HARD
Ceart Bond
Hallet & Davis
Schermer
Mathushek
Sterling
Boston
Chickering
Richards
Decien—Larce Cive
Runea
Bridgeport
Thay
Wayur
Tratford Inn
THE
Boston Post
Dudley J
OLD Homestead
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