$3,000,000 Sewage Scheme Sparks City Debate
A lengthy critique condemns a proposed $3 million sewer plan for Bridgeport, arguing it is costly and impractical. Engineers claim current river and sound conditions can handle sewage with existing facilities, while alternatives like filtration or removing waste from both river and sound are suggested as cheaper, long‑term options.
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Sewage Commission
Loni
Noraul
Chicago
Pequonnock
Bridgeport
Sound
How Near Is Peace In A World Of War
A Christmas meditation on the gap between ideal peace and the armed world. The author notes spiraling military power, naval dominance, and air power as factors in killing, questioning whether progress in weaponry will undermine war. The piece ends with a call to humanity and democracy for peace.
Christmas as social justice battles social injustice
The piece argues Christmas strengthens the ideal of peace and justice, likening slow moral work to Vesuvius ready to erupt. It praises Bridgeport’s citizens to make this Christmas truly real, marking a peak in the struggle against slavery, exploitation, and inhumanity, urging practical social reforms.
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Vesuvius
Earth
Abraham Lincoln
Wang
Parmer
Bridgeport
Baby Shoplifter Arrested Third Time in St Louis Md
An eight year old girl Annie Paviinsky, daughter of Frank Paviinsky, is held by police as "the baby shoplifter" after rifling her brother’s pocket for $1.50. Earlier she stole 6 cents worth of toys and two weeks later entered the Industrial School, then returned home fourteen days later.
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St. Louis
Annie Paviinsky
Frank
Annie
Woman Dies Preparing Gifts for the Poor in Greenwich
Greenwich December report of Mrs. Stela Allyn wife of Charles B. Allyn manager of Mianus Motor Works dying after overwork while preparing Christmas gifts for poor children. She was active in charity including the Children’s Home in Stamford and United Workers society. Health officer George F. Hill inspected Greenwich scarlet fever situation and said efforts were made to control the outbreak.
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Greenwich
Mianus
Stela Allyn
Charles B. Allyn
Mianus Motor Works
Alber
Allyn
Samuel W. Brown
Coventry
Stamford
Beir
The
United Workers
Atorney
George FE. Hill
Fairfield County
Harriman Estate Estimated Under Seventy-Five Million
New York December 2 4 The Harriman estate is projected to be under 75 million dollars far below prior estimates. No gifts to family were made before death. the net bequest to Mrs Harriman and others will likely run about 30 million. Some securities have appreciated since death boosting value, while others have declined. overall the estate’s size and influence are notable though smaller than Vanderbilts or Astors. Birmingham funds sent to Hartford to identify jewels found on two youths at Maplewood Avenue.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Harriman Railroads
R. Harriman
Union Pacific
Harriman
Concore
Guanarty Trust
Ps Harriman
Wells Fargo
Chicago Subway
Vanderblits
Arsiare
Birmingham
Hartford
Hart-ford
Maplewood Avenue
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W. K. Mollan
W. D. Cook & Son
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James Feeley
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Saetiees
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Fairfield
Maplewood Avenues
Rcessenite Prion
Burr & Knapp
MAIN
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James Staples
Bankers and Brokers
State St
Bridgeport, Conn
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P. L. Holzer
PF. T. Staples
Grand Hotel
New York City
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Grand
Pinemoor
George FP. Gharlbert
Sherman House
Jamestown
N.Y
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Tampa, Florida
David Lauber
Tampa Bay Hotel
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Southern Railway
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Savannah
Clyde S. 5
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Alfred E. Aarons
Boston
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Thomashefsky
POLIS
Macart and
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Geo. Austin Moore
Monologist
Yale University Dramatic Association
London Assurance
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Lafayette Wheelmen
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Park City
Skarting Rink
A. M. Wooster
U At Law
U. S
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COR. Water & Tnion
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Chapel St New Have
Phil Silverthan
Miles
Itholomay
Rochester
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Jones Avenue
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Connecticut
William H. Thomas D. Bradstreet
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