Hallen Estate Probate Value and Bequests Revealed
The will of the late Judge Edward Hallen was admitted to probate. The estate is estimated at about 40000, largely in securities. He leaves 500 to Bridgeport for a memorial and 250 to St Augustine's church. A codicil increases a bequest to Mary Hallen, and nephew John Hallen receives 3000 in trust. Other gifts go to relatives and friends. a monument is planned for Michael's Cemetery, with all inheritance taxes covered by the estate. Bristol court arraigns Catkoski and Stremel on related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward ©. Hallen
William F. Beecher
Newtown
Hallen
Bridgeport
Board
St Augustine’s Church
Nashua
N- 22
Mary
Thomas
Anya
Histidge
Wildal Hospital
Ebide
Hajien
Art
Connecticut
Toe
Augustus IV. Shea
N. H
Bias Te Ristecicliors
Henry P. Lyons
Anna M. Rube
Mary Hallen
Thomas Hallen
John HB Hallen
Jesus
Hare
Frank A
Jo Hallen
Michael's
Ffiames
Cullinan
Mary Statien
Mary Hallion
Weather Brief: Partly Cloudy Tonight and Warmer
Partly cloudy conditions expected tonight with a gradual warmup tomorrow. Winds will be light to moderate with variable directions as the region trends toward warmer daytime temperatures.
Austria's Ruler Thanks U S for Christmas Gifts
Washington telegram from Ambassador Penfield in Vienna says Emperor Francis Joseph sends grateful thanks to American friends for clothing and toys sent to widows and orphans aboard the Jason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Penfield
Vienna
Francis Joseph
America
Jason
Canada Border Patrol Shoots 2 Americans at Fort Erie
Buffalo reports two American men hunted near the Fort Erie border were fired upon by Canadian troops. Walter was killed instantly, Charles Dorsch was seriously wounded after police and militia were called to stop the boatmen. Canadian Captain Norman Fite refused further comment.
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Buffalo
Dec
Fort Erie
Walter
Charles Dorsch
Norman Fite
Toronto
Custody Battle Seeks Entire Custody For 14 Year Old
Mrs. Helen Turney Sharps of Fairfield asks the superior court to award her full custody of Rhoda Marion Sharps after accusing her former husband attorney Herbert F. Sharps of insulting letters and public misconduct. The petition also seeks relief from quarterly child support payments of 26 dollars while noting the 14 year old has feared her father. The couple divorced in June 1912 and the child has been supported by the grandfather Oliver Turney who funded education and clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Sharps
Helen Turney Sharps
Fairfield
Superior Court
Sharps
Chara
Arps
Oliver Turney
Marion
Rhoda
Attorney Sharps
Meriden
Syrados
Baldwin Obsequies Draw Dense Bankers Crowd
Samuel Wheeler Baldwin longtime head of Connecticut National and People s Savings banks was honored in a large funeral service at his home 534 State Street with clergy from South and First Congregational churches officiating. Honorary pallbearers included Gen H A Bishop Samuel H Wheeler Judge M B Beardsley and others. Burial followed at Mountain Grove with committal by Rev Swain and Rev Gallaudet. Washington report notes Federal Reserve Board cut rates to 4 5 percent on short maturities and 5 percent on 20 to 90 day notes for Philadelphia bank as first to dip below five percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel ‘Wheeler | Baldwin
Connecticut National and
People’s Savings Banks
State Street
Richard Swain
South Congregationalurch
H. D. Gallaudet
First Congregational Church
B. D
Fard
H. A. Bishop
Samuel H. Wheeler
M. B. Beardsley
Henry Atwater
William B. Burnham
John Russell
W. F. Hobbs
T. S. Watson
Samuel Beardsley
R.E. Sprott
Mortimer Comistock
Mountain Grove
Cemeters
Dr. Swain
H. D. Galldudet
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia
Brown to Hold Chief Engineer Post at Bridgeport High School
Police Commissioner William H. Brown slated as chief engineer at Bridgeport High School with a salary of 1800 per year and an assistant at 1000. The board plans to fund both positions in the annual requisition. Brown will stay on the police board until appointment as chief engineer. term expires January 1. Richard H. Murphy also slated for reappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Brown
Bridgeport
Board of Education
Brown
Crane Valve Company
2. G. Burnham
Eaton, Cole & Burnham
Burnham
Unt
Richard H. Murphy
State Policeman Sues for Auto Injuries
State Policeman Anthony Fellow of Stratford sues George F. Bushnell for 1000 over injuries from a May 29 bicycle accident on State street near Yale street after his motorcycle was struck. The motorcycle sustained 165 in damage. Fellow was laid up nine days with cuts and bruises. Bushnell has paid 49.50 for injuries, case set for January term in common pleas court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Fellow
Stratford
George F. Bushnell
Bushnell
State Street
Yale Street
Fellow
Common Pleas Court
Holy Name Members To Renew Pledges Sunday Night
Holy Name societies of Bridgeport plan evening services next Sunday at St. Augustine's and St. Mary's churches. Residents west of Pequonnock River attend St. Augustine's, east side attend St. Mary's. Rev. Walter G. Moran of New York will preach at St. Augustine's and Rev. James V. Hussion of St. Charles' church at St. Mary's. Program starts 7:30 pm with prayers sermon pledge renewal and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Societies
Bridgeport
St. Mary's
James V. Hussion
B& Charles’ Church
Factory addition rises fast in Bridgeport
Brick and steel expansion by the American Chain company on Connecticut avenue and Logan street marks a rapid growth milestone. The nine ayas project began December 13 with trench work and 40 by 80 foot plot. Walls reaching 30 feet were topped by December 21 under skilled foremen and a crew of over 40 bricklayers.
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nine @aya
Bridgeport
American Chain Company
Connecticut Avenue
Logan Street
Rev Josephus Tragitt Dead In Seymour Connecticut
Rev Dr Josephus Tragitt a retired Episcopal clergyman died in Seymour Connecticut last night aged 84 He is survived by two daughters and two sons including Rev Hurstia N Tragitt of Missouri He served in New York parishes and did western missionary work His last church was Bethany He retired about ten years ago and moved to Seymour
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Seymour
Conn
Josephus Trazitt
Hurstia N. Tragitt
Missouri
Trasitt
New York
West
Hethany
Sheriff-Elect Pease Not Acting Jailor In Bridgeport Plan
Sheriff-elect Pease faces party splits over deputy appointments as Danbury’s Matthew W. Scott is discussed as jailer for Fairfield County. Scott, a former Danbury second selectman, would bring Hattington jail experience to Bridgeport while Pease plans to wait until June to name deputies amid local committee discord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew W. Scott
Danbury
Fairfield County
Pease
Scott
Bridgeport
Hattingtown
Hawley
Sherif Vollmer
Hye
Fairfield
Sherife
Vollmer
Stratford
Westport
Republican Town Committee
Ex Mayor Clark Named to Tax Board Amid Cabinet Shuffle
Former Mayor Frank E. Clark is expected to join the board of apportionment to replace William T. Hincks whose term ends this year. Mayor Wilson approved the appointment but would not comment. George W. Finn, a Democrat and real estate broker, is reportedly slated for another major board. Possible talks also included Hamilton S. Shelton, vice president of Connecticut National Bank, for the sinking fund commission left vacant by Samuel W. Baldwin's death. party balance favors a Republican successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Clark
William T. Hincks
Clark
Wilson
George W. Finn
Finn
Hamilton
Shelton
Connecticut National Bank
Sinking Fund Commission
Samuel W. Baldwin
Baldwin
Miller couple hurt in Norwalk auto crash
Mr and Mrs Frank Miller are reported resting after a serious accident on North Main hill Norwalk. He recovers at Brooklawn avenue home while she shows improvement after left shoulder and collarbone fracture and hospital treatment. An Elliott Upson demonstrator was riding in the car when it skidded into a telegraph pole. In Winterhaven Florida Harry Alvey wife and three children died in a fire destroying their home near here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
South Norwalk
Miller
Brooklawn Avenue
Elliott Upson
Mrs. Miller
Norwalk
Elastic strategy and world war air battle details
A private letter from Dr Karl Duesing of Kiel recalls Hindenburgs tactics in Prussia and a famed 1910s air duel near Nancy. It describes elastic strategy, ruses against Russians, and a first real aerial battle that halted ground fighting as German and French pilots clashed. Reports cite further telegrams about British Egypt and Suez, with uncertainty on verification.
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von Hindenberg
Russia
Karl Duesing
Royal Naval College
Kiel
von Hindenburg
Prussia
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Fannenburg
Poland
Petrograd
Nancy
France
Eorth
Berlin
Egypt
Suez Canal
Allied advances praised while some losses reported in Europe war update
The French war office notes ally progress in the Meuse region but concedes a trench south of Ypres was lost to Germany. Berlin says Nieuport suffered British bombardment with civilians killed or wounded. Americans transport 500 refugees from Jaffa to Egypt aboard the Tennessee with Turkish permission. Aerial raids across the Channel and into German areas cause damage, though fog hindered full British operations. Land and sea actions grow quieter as fighting eases in Russian Poland. Austria-Hungary retreats in Galicia and Berlin hints Warsaw’s gate across the Bzura River is closed as German counterattacks blunt ally pressure in the west.
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London
von Hindenburg
Vistula
Vienna
Galician Carpathians
Paris
Poland
Klejce
Bsure
Pilica
Sochechzow
Trow
Brimow
French War Office
Meuse
Ypres
Berlin
Nieuport
Tennessee
Jaffa
Syria
Egypt
Decker
Washington
English Channel
Lower Thames
Friebure
Nancy
Metz
Chaczew
Russian Poland
Cuxhaven
Hamburg
Bzura
Warsaw
Westende
St. George
Arras
Verdun
Sonheim
East Prussia
Official War Reports From Paris and Berlin Dec 28
Paris dispatch reports Allied advances in Belgium with trenches held near Ypres and gains near Lens while noting artillery fights around Rheims and Perthes. Berlin counters with trench captures near Ypres, repelled attacks northwest of Arras, and failed efforts near Verdun, Sonheim, and along the Vistula frontier.
Refugees Shipped From Jaffa By Tennessee Cruiser
The cruiser Tennessee, with Turkish permission and at the request of Ambassador Morgenthau, ferried about 500 refugees from Jaffa Syria to Alexandria Egypt. Captain Decker reported the departure. Secretary Daniels said the action followed consular requests approved by the American ambassador to Turkey. A second report questioned details from Captain Oman of the North Carolina.
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Washington
Tennessee
Morgenthau
Jaffa
Syria
Alexandria
Egypt
Decker
Navy Department
Daniels
Turkey
Oman
North Carolina
Tripoli
Athens
Hee
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Thomas F. Hallen
Will
Bristol, Conn
Joseph Catkoski
Bristol
Frederick Stremel
Terryville
Araan
Austria
U.S
Canada
Border Patrol
Holy Name
Josephus Tragitt
TAX Board
Millers
Norwalk Hospital
Winterhaven
Fla
Harry Alvey
Here
Boehm- Armolli
German War Office
United States
Galicia
Biala
Tuchow
Boehm-Ermolli
Cracow
Bala
Tymbark
Riv
Belgium
Lombaertryde
Holebecke
Lens
Cavenley
Aisne
Champagne
Rheims
Perthes
Vosges
St. Die
Upper
Alsace
Steinbach
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