City Proposes Four Million Eleven Budget Estimate
City introduces a new budget plan totaling four million eleven thousand dollars. Officials detail allocations across departments and projects pending council approval this month.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
3
Ruder Sent to Fort Ogelthorpe
Fragmentary wartime note about Stephen Ruder placed in Fort Ogelthorpe. Text hints at internment and military context during a German conflict, with garbled details and uncertain dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruder
Fort Ogelthorpe
Fragmented note on a robbery report at a city restaurant
A damaged OCR fragment describes a robbery at a restaurant with unclear years and names. The text mentions a detective and a person named Rouse but is largely unreadable, providing no verifiable details. The item appears as a partial crime note with multiple garbled words.
Divorces Filed in Superior Court Include Desertions and Cruelty
Dozens of divorce cases were filed in the superior court today. Plaintiffs include Bana D. Byxbee Wetmore of Norwalk seeking divorce from William L. Weemore of Port Chester for desertion since April 1912, married September 9, 1909. Also Tilie Buprine of Stamford accuses Thomas Burns of Stamford of intolerable cruelty, married January 1, 1915. Other filings cite habitual intemperance and cruelty, with several requests for name changes and various dates cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bana D. Byxbee Wetmore
Nor Walk
William ’L. ‘Weemore
Port Chester
Vito
Stratford
Di‘vorce
Billi Olinto
Torrington
Marseilles
I¢É
Olinto
Pee
John
Derby
Bridgeport
Ieee of Je of
Eyrtees
Mead
Tillie Buprin E
Stamford
Homas Burns
Stamkt
Elsis
Helenop
Eldred Brunstrop
Mary A. Green
William
Green
Mary A. O'Connell
Elliott
Beach
Maude Prices
Bridge
Relatives Claim Foul Play In Man’s Death
The report states relatives allege foul play in the death of M. Kelemencki after a night at a house. Police note a fight occurred between two men, then peace supposedly restored before Kelemencki wandered to railroad tracks and was killed. Detectives question bloodstains described as similar to a siege-bleed and duress claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demko
M. Kéelemencki
Kelemencki
Coroner Hears Witnesses in Malherbe Case
Coroner J J Phelan heard several witnesses in the Leonard Malherbe Stratford case. Malherbe was defied near Barnum avenue when he fell from a trolley car into the path of another vehicle. Testimony today focused on the car Malherbe boarded and the events leading to the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelan
Malherbe
J. J. Phelan
Leonard Malherbe
Stratford
Barnum Avenue
Man A
Sen
New Haven
Ian Gas
Hoover Fails to Appear Before Sugar Inquiry
Washington December 28 The senate committee investigating the sugar shortage could not hear Food Administrator Hoover as he was called to New York. A letter from Chief Counsel Lindley said Hoover learned of the hearing from the press and would be unable to appear due to Senator Newland’s funeral. The panel resumed with W B Colver of the FTC testifying on coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Lindley
The
Food Administration
New York
Vardaman
T. A. Bilis
Ellis
Reed
Capitol
Newlands
W. B. Colver
Federal Trade Commission
Haig Seeks Special Honors for Americans on Front
London reports Field Marshal Haig has published a list of names of persons serving on the western front for special mention. The list includes many Americans attached to the American army nursing corps. Paris notes American volunteers in any French army branch may transfer to the United States army via their American camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marshal Haig
Western Front
London Gazette
Army ‘Nursing Corps
Paris
United States Army
Herald
Chinese Forces Drive Bolsheviks From Harbin
In Harbin Manchuria on December 25 Chinese commander demanded two Russian reserve battalions leave the city. Bolshevik orders to resist followed. The 618th regiment fired on Chinese troops on December 26, a Chinese counterattack killed a colonel and several men, leading to Bolshevik surrender. Russians in Harbin disarmed and foreigners protected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Harbin
Manchuria
Rutin
Slavin
Lutski
Marceau Photos Charged High Prices in Suit
A suit in common pleas court accuses Laurence Timmons of Greenwich of failing to pay $125 after agreeing with Marceau of New York to produce two French gray artist proof photographs and twelve 10 by 12 artist gray photos for $100. The photographer seeks damages for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marceau
New York
Common Pleas
Laurence Timmons
Greenwich
Timmons
Timons
Possession Sought in Suit Over Mortgaged Stamford Property
Mary Bruce Hague of Washington D C sues Thomas Brown Amelia Brown and E C Benedict in superior court for foreclosure and possession. The complaint asserts two mortgage loans, 5000 dated September 26 1907 and 5000 dated November 3 1908, securing notes on Stamford property. Benedict is named as a defendant asserting a mortgage interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bruce Hague
Washington, D. C
Thomas
Amelia Brown
BBC Benedict
Greenwich
Stamford
E. C. Benedict
Clear Title Sought in Greenwich Land Dispute
Trisa A. Pine files action in Superior Court to settle title to Greenwich property. seeks determination of rights of current holder amid transfers that left title in doubt. targets Nathan Mead and heirs and creditors once of Greenwich, later of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Trisa A. Pine
Nathan 8. Mead
New York
Judge Maltbie Presides at First Bridgeport Superior Court Session
Judge William M. Maltbie made his first appearance in Bridgeport as Superior Court judge. He held a short calendar, assigned cases for January, and noted jury cases will begin with trials set for January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Maltbie
Bridgeport
Superior Court
German Verdun Front Attacks Repelled In Night Fighting
Paris reports continued artillery duels on the Verdun front near Courieres wood with the Germans repelled after an unsuccessful attack. Heavy shelling also disturbed Lorraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Verdun
Courieres Wood
War Office
Lorraine
War Savings Committee to Hold Meeting
A local War Savings Committee session is set at Hincks Bros. & Co. offices this afternoon. Members from the factory campaign will report progress as employers of over twenty five thousand workers commit to start staff on thrift and fund drives by issuing the first 25 cent stamp on a folder. Plans aim to place agencies in drug stores, department stores, news stands, railroad stations, and theaters to catch men’s attention and encourage stamp purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hincks Bros. & Co
Bridgeport Shoe Co Sued in Common Pleas Court
The Bridgeport Shoe Co now in receivership is named as defendant in a suit filed by E. G. Wright and Co of Rockland Massachusetts. Partners listed include Max Bhlprin Joseph Lang and Albert A Hotz. Plaintiffs seek $2 104 42 for goods and $2 500 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Shoe Co
Common Pleas Court
E. G. Wright & Co
Rockland, Mass
Max Bhlprin
Joseph Lang
Albert A. Hotz
Receiver Named for Stamford Co
Richard H. G. Cunningham appointed temporary receiver of the Stamford Paper Box Co at Stamford by Judge H. J. Curtis upon request by Conrad Hausman owner of 84 shares. Court supervision aims to prevent further mismanagement and allow a court guided sale when opportune. Frances E. St. John of Norwalk sues New Haven Road for 5000 over injuries from a March 7 fall at Rowayton station, filed in Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. G. Cunningham
Stamford Paper Box Co
Stamford
H. J. Curtis
Conrad Hausman
New Haven Road
Rowayton
Frances E. St. John
Norwalk
Superior Court
Oil stove explosion kills man and injures wife in Stamford
Henry H. Aiken 82 years old died from burns after an oil stove exploded at the Stamford home. His wife was fatally injured by fumes and the house suffered about 4000 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Henry H. Aiken
Aiken
Army to commandeer all uniforms and material in Chicago
Chicago December 28 representatives of the quartermaster division began an inventory of all army uniforms and uniform material in Chicago to commandeer such goods for army use. War Department orders authorize the action with a stated intention to pay a reasonable price for all goods. Captain Earl J. Zimmerman leads the operation, with an estimated value of about one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Quartermaster Division
United States Army
War Department
Earl J. Zimmerman
Dr O W Mitchell Dead in Baltimore Pneumonia Claim
Dr Charles Mitchell a Maryland University specialist died of pneumonia in Baltimore. He once served as a naval aide to President Wilson. Notable obituary details appear alongside unrelated local notices and a public sale legal notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Mitchell
Baltimore
Charles Mitchell
University of Maryland
Wilson
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