Gregory S Bryan Held for Hearing
Gregory S Bryan 4% years old secretary of The Stratneld was arrested near Main and State by Policeman Otto Kraft for intoxication and reckless driving. In city court Judge Coughlin continued the hearing to December 30 with a $300 bond from N W Bishop. A Connecticut Co motorman complained of zigzagging across tracks. A court official noted a caller asked that details not be published.
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Gregory S. Bryan
Otto Kraft
Coughlin
N. W. Bishop
Connecticut Co
Bryan
Kraft
Bishop
Christmas Fracas Yields City Court Fines and Jail
In a city court session following a Christmas celebration dispute at 19 Spruce Street, Joseph Tobish was fined 10 dollars plus costs, and Steve Sopo 5 dollars plus costs on assault charges. Chas Morwal received three days in jail for contempt after refusing to answer Judge Coughlin. Joseph McNamara of 45 Pembroke Street and Frank Deihl of 88 State Street were fined 5 dollars plus costs each for an unlicensed celebration fight. Deihl’s judgment was later suspended.
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Spruce Street
Joseph Tobish
Steve Sopo
Chas Morwal
Coughlin
Joseph McNamara
Pembroke Street
Frank Deihl
State Street
Deihl
Cap on engine pilot points to dead man
Meriden dated December 26. Robert Hazlett aged 67 was found beside the Meriden Waterbury Railroad tracks and struck by a train last night. He formerly farmed in Cheshire and lately lived with a son in Meriden. A cap found on the engine pilot signaled the fatal accident discovery.
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Meriden
Robert Hazlett
Meriden-Waterbury
Hazlett
Cheshire
Death notices for George Bowers and Mary Shelton
News reached the city of the death of George, husband of Mrs. Kate Bowers, at his New York home on December 24 after a short illness. He was 72 or 73 and remembered as a talented musician. The body will be brought here for interment. Funeral services were held today for Mary Shelton, widow of Edwin Shelton, at her Golden Hill Street home. Rev. F E Bigelow officiated. Interment was in Mountain Grove cemetery. Sarah Jane Nichole died last night at 77, daughter of John L. Nichole of Tashua, after aging complications.
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George
Kate Bowers
East 88Th Street
New York
Mary Shelton
Edwin Shelton
Golden Hill Street
F. E. Bigelow
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Sarah Jane Nichole
John L. Nichole
Tashua
Shelter House Is Blown Down In Gale At Ontario Street
A shelter house on Ontario street near the public square collapsed in a gale this morning. Several people were injured, and a score were buried in wreckage as the crowd waited for street cars. No deaths were reported.
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Cleveland
Ontario Street
Public Square
Burt
Belated wedding for this Bridgeport couple
James Brasil aged 23 a factory worker of 122 Hallett Street and Rose Dascenzea aged 21 a factory worker obtained a license to wed on October 6 in Bridgeport. They believed license sufficed for marriage and later requested a justice of the peace. Assistant City Auditor Henry Waters performed the ceremony before the couple departed for New York.
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James Brasil
Hallett Street
Rose Dascenzea
Gigo
Bridgeport
Justice of the Peace
Henry Waters
New York
Suits for 5000 Over Elevator Crush Injuries
William H. Douglas, a local painter, sues Peck & Moe and Eastern Machinery Co. of New Haven for 5000 claiming his right leg was crushed when an elevator descended suddenly during installation. Plaintiff alleges several tendons were damaged and suit is returnable to the superior court in January term. Leonard Gurey of Stratford Street suffered severed tendons in both hands at Crawford Laundry after contact with washing mechanisms. emergency care was given at the hospital.
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William H. Douglas
Peck & Moe
Eastern Machinery Co
New Haven
Douglass
Peck & Lines
Superior Court
Leonard Gurey
Stratford Srenie
Crawford
Calumet Tragedy Seen Driving Copper District Turmoil
Calumet Mich Dec 26 four investigations into the Christmas disaster in which 72 people mostly children perished continued as a burial dispute festered amid copper mine strike tensions. Peacemaking efforts grew as citizens, operators, guards and strikers moved to aid bereaved families while labor capital clash echoed in calls for federal inquiry and possible state action.
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Calumet
Mich
Citizene’ Alliance
Western Federation of Miners
Deka
Wilson
Charles H. Moyer
Pass Christian
Miss
John B. Densmore
Christmas Box Office Loot at Orpheum Theatre
Four men hid under balcony seats after last night’s show and robbed the Orpheum Theatre box office at Christmas, taking two thousand dollars from the safe. They knocked the night watchman unconscious and tied him, leaving him bound and gagged until the theatre reopened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Orpheum Theatre
Double Electrocution At Stamford Probed
Stamford Conn Dec 26 Chief Engineer Elwell of the Connecticut Public Utilities Commission toured here to investigate the deaths of two Italians killed last Tuesday night by entering a tangle of live wires blown down in a storm. The private inquiry aims to guide commission recommendations to prevent such fatalities and a separate report notes Michael O Donnell was found with a fractured leg after an unknown autoist struck him near Greenfield Hill Wednesday night. The County Commissioner Simeon Pease of Fairfield aided in getting him to a local hospital.
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Stamford, Conn
Elwell
Connecticut Public Utilities Commission
Greenfield Hill
Michael O'Donnell
Poplar Street
Bridgeport
Simeon Pease
Fairfield
Mays Celebrate Christmas Dinner At Mizvah Villa
Professor and Mrs. Jerome May recently married, hosted a large party at Mizvah Villa for Christmas dinner. The home was festively decorated with bells greens and a tree piled with gifts from out of town friends. The couple entertained with toasts and Christmas music by Professor May and Roy B. Koch on banjos with piano, as Mrs. May sang with her mother assisting. Bridgeport guests included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koch and Mr. and Mrs. William Snowden. Mrs. May is known for singing in churches and public affairs as Grace Darling Hildebrand.
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Jerome May
Mizvah Villa
Professor May
Roy B. Koch
May
Bridgeport
Edward Koch
William Snowden
Grace Darling Hildebrand
Touring car with missing wheel guards blocks Fairfield Ave
A touring car bearing license 1820 owned by Robert Roth stood disabled on Fairfield avenue near the Orphan Asylum today. The right front wheel and mud guard were missing and being replaced. Report says the machine skidded into a telephone pole but no injuries occurred. Inspector David W. Lynch noted Bridgeporters have good opportunities to buy quality provisions this Christmas and that investigations found no tainted goods, only advertising in Farmer Want Ads.
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Robert Roth
Fairfield Avenue
Orphan Asylum
David W. Lynch
Department of Health
Jewels Missing From Mrs Batchellers Home Chauffeur Held
Arthur Saunders, 407 Broad Street, is detained by Captain Geo H Arnold for investigation after a theft from Mrs W H Batcheller of 40 dollars and jewelry valued at 200. A roll top desk was forced, a safe opened, and a diamond set sunburst and rings disappeared. The chauffeur and a female servant were present. the servant is thought innocent.
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Arthur Saunders
Broad Street
Geo. H. Arnold
W. H. Batcheller
New Haven Worker Finds 1804 Silver Dollar in Ditch
William Sullivan, laborer, digging near the Yale ice rink on State street, uncovered an old jar seven feet down. In the jar sat a silver 1804 dollar valued around 3500 by collectors, along with a green oxidized Nuremberg snuffbox, copper coins, a continental note for 3 dollars, state notes, rings, and other coins, all corroded but legible.
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New Haven
William Sullivan
Yale
State Street
Nuremberg
United States
Connecticut
Held for High Court Upon Serious Charge
Hartford Dec 26 James Varese bound over to the criminal court under five thousand dollars bond charged with assault with intent to kill for cutting his wife several times with a razor on December 9 alleging her unfaithfulness. The wife remained in a hospital.
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Hartford
James Varese
Maennerchor Welcomes Santa At French Street Clubhouse
The Schwaebischer Maennerchor held a Christmas celebration at its French Street headquarters. Under Stein Club youth leadership the hall was decorated with wreaths bells and colored lights. At 4:30 Santa entered the hall after the crowd enjoyed German treats as the crowd sang Tag der Horn led by Prof. J. H. Keller. John Dobry wore Santa’s suit and presented the gifts while President Robert Weber congratulated the choir.
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Schwaebischer Maennerchor
French Street
Stein Club
Prof
J. H. Keller
Santa Claus
Robert Weber
John Dobry
P. Scholz
F. Schmidt
J. Schietinger
P. Barthel
W. Sachs
E. Scholz
C. Roehrich
William Eisenman
Hartford Runaway Accident Injures Two Men
Hartford December 26 John Sheran of 72 Sanford Street a driver and Andrew Cohi a laborer were seriously injured this afternoon when a runaway incident caused a crash. Cohi was unconscious and in serious condition while Sheran is believed to have internal injuries.
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Hartford
John Sheran
Sanford Street
Andrew Cohi
Cohi
Sheran
Trains From North Reach Albany In Snow Delay
Albany news reports four inches of new snow overnight and into the morning, delaying trains entering from the north as snow falls for the first time this season.
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North
Albany
False alarm for small pox on Norman street
A violently ill boy on Norman street was initially suspected to have small pox. Later physicians and health officials concluded the illness was chicken pox, not small pox.
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Department of Health
Norman Street
Dragonis
Robbers Try To Force Safe Through Rear
New Haven police report a daring burglary attempt at Charles B. Solomon’s jewelry store in the business district. The raiders accessed the rear by crossing roofs, tore masonry to reach the safe, but fled before any loot was taken, leaving tools and signs of a hurried exit. Inventory indicated jewelry remained untouched despite a large amount in the safe.
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New Haven
Charles
Solomon
Goime
Xmas Party in Smash 32 Hurt Two Fatally
Los Angeles crash story reports two fatally injured and 30 others seriously hurt when a rear end street car collision in Garvansa suburb late last night. Most injured were returning home from a Christmas party. The second item notes Plainfield mill managers preparing to adjust to the 55 hour law for women and minors effective January 1.
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Smash
Los Angeles
Garvansa
Plainfield,Conn
Bec
Abnormal Profits Nearing End and Economic Shift
An analysis argues that abnormal profits are fading as speculation recedes and industry control shifts. It predicts a slow move to a solid system with steadier employment, housing, and food, arguing real prosperity lies beyond easy money and that wage adjustments may accompany shorter hours. Domestic and international references touch on wage changes and various incidents, reflecting a cautious outlook for recovery.
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Gregory S Bryan
Walter R. Acard
The
Amherst Siembly
Parrott Avenue
New York Theatre
Stamford
Saunders
New
Maennerchor
Santa
Carey
Illawan
Lim
John F. Keane & Co
Main St. Corner
John St
Franklin Pierge
Ponemzh Mnf
Taftville
Poneman Mills
Grace Drew
Police and Charities
Danbury
T. Johnston
Mrs. Johnston
Newark, N. J
Washington
State Department
Gye International
San Luis Potosi
Tampicore
Phillip McLaughity
Hs Stele Department
Chihuahua
Connecticut Avenue
Sir
Dennis Cullen
Stratford Avenue
Freeman Street
Letiar
One York Evening Post
Paris
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