Wood warns US unprepared for real hostilities
General Leonard Wood told the House Military Affairs Committee that the United States is unprepared for a first class power, urging a lean mobilization focused on men guns powder and shot. He endorsed a military council of defence and highlighted militia reorganization and ammunition shortages.
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Wood
House
United States
United Press
Washington
Leonard Wood
House Committee On Military Affairs
Secretary of War
Congress
Hobson
Military Council of Defence
Wedding of Miss Northrop and Mr Rusling Saturday
Ruth Parker Northrop and John Rusling Jr will wed in a ceremony led by Rev. L. Bennett at the West End church. The reception follows with 200 guests, lavish floral decor, and gifts. the couple depart for a ten day wedding journey and will reside at 444 Fairfield Avenue after February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Parker
Walter Northrop
John Rusling, Jr
Penes
L. Bennett
West End
Egationel Church
Bentley
Lohengrin
Mendelssohn
Oa Ee
Orthrop
Edna Brown Northrop
John Foster
the Tate
New Haven
Horan
Killarney
Northrop
Joseph W. Northrop
Courtland School
Conservatory of Music
Rusling
Wilson and
Suits Grow From Crash of Trolley with Automobile
In a continuing series of actions tied to the Nov 13 death of Mrs Mary E B Shaw two new cases arise in Common Pleas. Nelson S Shaw sues for 2000 alleging injuries when the trolley rammed his car including a cut to the right eye a bruised shoulder and a sprained hip. Walter B Shaw and Omray L Massinger as administrator seek 2000 for the wrecked automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary EB. Shaw
Connecticut Co
Nelson S. Shaw
Omray le Cer
Common Pleas Court
Nelson
Shaw
Walter B. Shaw
Omray L. Massinger
Raid Result Of Visit Of State Police To Inn
State police scoured the city for excise law violations during a raid on the Stratford Inn last night. No city arrests were made, but in Stratford the officers arrested proprietor W. J. Stafford and seven guests, each bond set at 10 dollars, Stafford posting 309 dollars for Jan. 9 court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Inn
Stratford
Virelli
Bridgeman
Jackson
W. J. Stafford
Stafford
Ordinance Committee Plans Thursday Meeting on Codes and Inspections
The aldermanic committee on ordinances will meet next Thursday night to begin cleaning up matters. It will act on creating a plumbing inspector and then hold meetings to perfect the building code. The lamps committee meets tomorrow to draft next year’s budget and streets and sidewalks group convenes Friday at 1 50 p m.
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Aldermanic
Magic Amulet Presented to Michael Flanagan
Michael Flanagan of the Bridgeport Gaelic Football Association received a large golden heart studded with stones at a turkey dinner hosted by the association at Hib ternian Tial. Friends warned he must find a wife to wear the charm, while he joked about becoming a Benedict before Christmas. Elm Tree lodge NEOP New Haven, Conn plans to present at Ida lodge No 1's meeting tomorrow December 28 and initiate several candidates.
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Michael Flanagen
Bridgeport Gaelic Football Association
Elm Tree Lodge
New Haven
Conn
Ida Lodge No. 1
Salite Nearly Cost Kipping a Fatal Fall
Samuel Kipping, a Stratfield Fairfield resident, fell from his team at Howard and Beechwood avenues at 11. He lay bleeding and unconscious as pedestrians aided him. An ambulance arrived and Dr. Krause found a torn eye and skull injury. He was stitched and rested at Emergency hospital before returning home.
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Samuel Kipping
Stratfield
Fairfield
Howard
Beechwood Avenues
Krause
Kipping
Bride From Detroit Marries Here In Grace M. E. Church
Joseph Reilly aged 21 from Detroit married Chloe Rigel aged 21 of Detroit at Grace M. E. Church after meeting at the railroad station. Justice Mullins tied the knot for Enoch Tidyman 47 and Margaret Humphreys 32 at City Hall. Marriage licenses issued: Leon Stratton 19 of Hazardville Conn to Grace Look 25 of Pulaski N Y. Harry Beissner 27 Hartford to Emma Stein 20. William Cobb 14 of Augusta Me. to Lily Watson of this city.
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Joseph Reilly
Columbus
Ohio
William T. Mullins
Enoch Tidyman
Margaret W. Humphreys
City Hall
England
Brooklyn
Leon G. Stratton
Hazardville
Conn
Grace Look
Pulaski
N. Y
Harry Beissner
Hartford
Emma Stein
William Cobb
Augusta
Lily Watson
Cartridge Co Gets Bg Order From Uncle Sam
Washington December 25 the army, though largely self supplying, has contracted for 8,000,000 caliber .30 cartridges. Union Metallic Cartridge United States Cartridge Peters and Winchester firms share the order with 1,750,000 1,750,000 1,750,000 and 2,750,000 rounds respectively with UMC to complete by April 1.
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Washington
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
United States Cartridge Company
Peters Cartridge Company
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Champion McGrath Held Without Bail on Murder Count
New York police weight thrower Matthew McGrath was arraigned in Flatbush court on a murder charge after shooting George Walker in McGrath’s home Sunday morning. He was held without bail to the Grand Jury. Walker is expected to die. investigators say he was invited by Mrs. McGrath, a claim denied by McGrath and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Matthew McGrath
Flatbush Court
George Walker
Waulker
McGrath
Wedded and Deserted: Elizabth Smith Warren sues for divorce
Elizabeth E. Smith Warren of Fairfield Jen nings Woods district sues Robert E. Warren of Chicago in Superior court seeking divorce. She asks alimony worth 35,60 and salt for 35,60 plus custody of their four year old child, asserting her husband is worth 812,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth E. Smith Warren
Jennings Woods
Fairfield
Robert E. Warren
Chicago
Mt Etna in Violent Eruption Reports Fear Catastrophe
Paris dispatch says Mt Etna remains in a violent eruption, Naples reports. No details are available beyond noting it is the worst eruption in years and a catastrophe is feared.
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MT. Etna
Paris
Naples
Border Clashes Reported Between Haiti and Doming o
Washington reports official confirmation of border clashes between San Domingo and Haiti near Lake Enriquillo. A cable from J H Edwards Santo Domingo says Haitian troops and Dominican frontier guards skirmished over the boundary dispute. Negotiations have begun as authorities hope to prevent a wider incident. Americans are safe.
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Washington
San Domingo
Haiti
War Department
J. H. Edwards
Santo Domingo
Lake Enriquillo
Edwards
Japanese spy caught red handed in Corregidor
Japanese military authorities in Manila arrested a spy on Corregidor with sketches and maps, held incommunicado. Japanese residents protested searches of homes and stores for hidden explosives, led by General Duvall. The Mitsui Bussan Manila manager’s residence was among those searched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Manila
United States
Corregidor
Manila Bay
General Duvall
Department of the Philippines
Mitsui Bussan Company, Limited
Flying plank injures man at Cannon Street shop
Louis Gabriel, 37, of 3539 Grand Street, was struck in the right side by a flying plank while at work on a circular saw at Blue Ribbon Auto and Carriage Co. in Cannon Street. He suffered a fracture of the sixth rib, received treatment at Emergency hospital and was discharged home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ribbon Auto & Carriage Co
Cannon Street
Louis Gabriel
Handsome Gift to George T Hull
F Hull a foreman at J Brasa Co received a silver service tray and table linen as a Christmas gift marking twenty years with the Brass Co. He is noted as capable trustworthy and popular among fellow workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Hull
J. Brasa Co
Hull
Brass Co
Wall Street Opens Post Holiday Slump Causes Wide Stock Losses
New York desk reports a weak early session after the triple holiday with substantial declines in many issues. Government bonds held steady while other bonds remained flat. By noon the market firmed some, moving toward higher levels as prices shifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Natives Killed by Rebels in Caroline Isle
Advices from Ponape Caroline Island say the native outbreak is easing with the German cruiser Emden arriving from Tsingtao China. Four or five Europeans and about as many loyal natives have been killed by rebels in the unrest.
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Caroline Isle
United Press
Berlin
Ponape
Caroline Island
Emden
Tsingtao
China
Governor Harmon Won't Seek Assembly Probe
Columbus dispatch reports Governor Harmon denied telephoning Judge Blair of Adams County about asking the General Assembly to probe the vote buying inquiry. He stated he would not request an investigation, adding that the matter seems to be progressing fine as is.
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United Press
Columbus
Harmon
Blair
Adams Countty
General Assembly
Estate of John La Farge Bequeaths Art to Museums
The will of late artist John La Farge filed for probate reveals most of his estate, largely art works and income, goes to the Metropolitan, Carnegie and Seattle Museums. Grace Barnes of Larchmont is executor. Mrs La Farge and children receive small personal bequests. Royalities go to the executor. an auction will dispose of gifts refused. Letters in his files to be read and destroyed.
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United Trees
Newport
R. 1
John la Farge
Grace Barnes
Larchmont
N. Y
Car barns at Portchester to cost 150000
New Haven reports plans for new car barns at Portchester to cost 150000 are drawn at the local office of the New Haven road and work on the improvement will be rapidly pushed ahead.
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United Press
New Haven
Porchester
New Haven Road
White card certifies clean post office balance
Cashier W. T. Meyer at the local Post Office, a repository for all state post offices, received a white card from the Post Office Department in Washington. The card, for the three months ending September 30, confirms a flawless record, showing Meyer handled $506,700.15 without error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Meyer
Post Office Department
Washington
Postal Service
Meyer
Father Gone, Police Asked to Seek Him
Thomas Carroll of 746 Maple Street has been missing since December 11. His son, John F. Carroll, urged police to locate him after Carroll reportedly wandered to a railroad station with a satchel and left, with no further word. Authorities say he was to work on a construction contract near the Hoosac Tunnel in Massachusetts.
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Thomas Carroll
Maple Street
John F. Carroll
Carroll
Zylonite
Maxs
Hoosac
Massachusetts
Music Teachers and Students in Hub Convention
Music teachers and students from many states opened the annual convention of the Music Teachers National Association in Boston, with meetings running through Friday. The Songy Club will present a special program while Max Fiedler of the Symphony Orchestra crafted a week of significant activities. Boston Opera Company manager Henry Russell arranged schedules for the gathering, and President William E. Huntington of Boston University gave the welcome. Philip E. Goepp and Francis L. Ford were among the speakers at today's opening.
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United Press
Boston
Music Teachers’ National Association
Songy Club
Max Fiedler
Symphony Orchestra
Henry Russell
Boston Opera Company
William E. Huntington
Boston University
Philip E. Goepp
Philadelphia
Francis L. Ford
Mother Finds Her Two Little Daughters Burned to Death
Columbus Ohio December 27 Mrs William Sheets returned from a grocery trip to find her daughters Myrtle four and Margaret two dead in the kitchen. The fire had been started by the children playing with the range, and tragedy followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Columbus
William, Sheets
Myrtle
Margaret
Thi
Auction sale tonight balance of Christmas goods and more
Auction sale planned for tonight offers balance of Christmas goods rugs dry goods jewelry and miscellaneous items. Also notices for help wanted loans lost bank book and various rental and sales items from local businesses.
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Caesar Misch, Inc
King of Black Hand and His Accomplice to Prison for 49 Years
In Brooklyn court Judge Fawcett sentenced Cranisio Putensa and Maria Kappa, Italian Black Hand operatives who held two eight year old boys for ransom, to 25 to 49 years and 10 months in state prison. He praised the investigation and denounced the gang’s brutal methods. The judge urged the death penalty for kidnap and extortion, calling the Black Hand a real threat.
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United Press
New York
Fawcett
Brooklyn
Cranisio Putensa
Maria Kappa
Ing
Black Hand
Flenn
Federal
Secret Service
Ian Aee Mets
Conver Kidnepehne
Michael Rizzo
Giesseppo Longo
Rappa
Cou
Maria Rappa
Black Handers
Maria Apps
Veteran Connecticut education agent Potter retires after service
Giles Potter, veteran State Board of Education agent in Connecticut, at 82 resigns effective with the new year after a long career beginning in the 1840s. He recalls early pay, male and female teachers, and the shift to compulsory regular attendance as foreign-born students increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles Potter
State Board of Education
Police and Charities
Connecticut
Peasing
Potter
Yale College
Baldwin
George M. Woodruff
Litchfield
Board of Education
Simeon E. Baldwin
Paces M. Woodruff
Mr. Potter
Schoo
For Sale Four Family House In January Bargain
Unclassified notice offers a four family house for sale with good rent, urging January investments. Claims a cash bargain paying 124467, from Bridgeport Land & Tithe. Also notes first class machine grinders Landis Norton Brown & Sharpe and a Terry Fane development with 24 craftsmen house plans from Terry Farms, 507 Newfield Building.
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Bridgeport Land & Tithe
Landis, Norton and Brown & Sharpe
Locomvaibile Company of America
Terry Fane
Terry Farms
Newfield
Tio
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MR. Rusling
Detroit
Walter Or Morr
Palmer Park
Akron
Nelson Shaw
Michael Flanagan
Lot H
M’grath
Domingo
Manla Bay
Gabriel
George T. Hull
Wall Street
LA Farge
Portchester
Uncle Sam
U. K
Bridgeport
Father
Iron Mothers Union
N. A
Cor
Seid and
Sundaie
Bank
Seaview Ave
Joseph P. de Selassie
Fairfield Avenue
Farmer
P. O
Mark Nagel
Fritz G. Hartmann
Wal
King OF Black Hand
Lisbon
Norwich
Essex
OLD Homestead
Main
Walter Sts
M. F. O'Connor
Stratfield Hotel
Lenox
Area Theatre
John St
Amos Candee
Easton
Connecticut Ave
Anderson & Co
Joseph P. Coughin
Fairfield Ave
Water St
McPadden
FF. & M. Schaefer N. Y
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