First rulings set railroad as common carrier in Connecticut
Judge Joel H. Reed in New Haven Superior Court ruled that a railroad is a common carrier responsible for all goods, even with special contracts, in a case by Tyler & Turner Co seeking 10,000 dollars for loss of scenery while in the New Haven road’s custody. The dispute centered on a special car used to transport scenery from New London to Willimantic attached to a regular passenger train.
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Orangemen threat prompts calm in Irish policy debate
Special from United PressLondon reports Irishmen face penal servitude for life over actions tied to Orange unionists. Harold Spender warns Liberal readers of Ulster uprising risks as Home Rule debates loom. Hartford gathering to open with Spellacy dinner. Democrats plan strategy on Senate committees and leadership.
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Redding assessors to finish work amid tax shifts
In Georgetown valuations rise about fifty percent on homes and farms, lifting the grand list to over a million. A town meeting next Saturday will hear back tax explanations, including receipts shown to verify arrears. Redding Grange officers and town notes follow, with probate matters and local incidents.
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Sanford
Moore
Death by own action pact ends in plea and acquittal
Vienna reports Guy Mazek was fined $1.25 for carrying concealed weapons after fatally shooting a girl and then killing himself. Mazek was charged with murder but acquitted by a jury that accepted a defense claiming the girl wished to die and that he had the right to kill her.
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Vienna
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Real class 10 noble animals future imports rules
Washington news outlines new Treasury Department rules for free importation of horse and dog breeds. Importers must swear the animal is noble, submit pedigree, and obtain Agriculture Department certification. U S citizens complying pay no duty. noncitizens face a prohibitive tax.
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United Press
Washington
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Is There a War Between Science and the Bible
A Vesper Institute series at South Congregational Church will discuss science vs religion. Rev Dr Richard L Swain will address the question next Sunday on science and the Bible with a second talk on inspiration the following Sunday. Attendance urged for a complete view. GRAYS TO ATTEND. In Hartford the New Haven Grays vote to escort Governor-Elect Bald win at inauguration and ball January 4, 1911. Adjutant General Cole notes it was expected, ending long debate. May sell Balzac’s house in Paris if debt remains unpaid mid January. The Balzac Museum plan stalls over $1,200 rent due by January 15. Cyrus Wart Remover advertised. The Rest Hand Soap advertised. Sun rises tomorrow. Sun sets today. High water, low water, moon rises.
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Paris
France on the Verge of Woman Suffrage Paris Dec 29
The Universal Suffrage Commission report in Paris advocates broadening the 1884 law to allow all French nationals aged 21 and over who are not legally incapacitated to be electors. Drafted by Ferdinand Buisson, a Moderate Republican, the commission urges equal suffrage for both sexes.
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New Haven Syndicate Forms to Seize Rail Line Plant
A local syndicate formed to take over the Danbury and Bethel Street Railway company is reportedly backed by A. Wm. Sperry of the Shore Line Electric Co. and the New York firm Saunders & Jones. The move has been discussed before.
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Danbury
City Charter Held Up in Naugatuck
Naugatuck residents voted to indefinitely postpone petitioning the general assembly for a city charter. The charter revision committee reported and the group laid the matter on the table, relieving the committee of further work.
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General Assembly
Anarchists Plan Bomb Outrages in London
London officials say a Russian anarchist correspondence found with the Houndsditch burglars confirms rivals planned more bomb outrages. Police dismiss a June coronation demonstration and vow a special squad will curb any new anarchist activity, maintaining London as a fragile refuge for terrorists.
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London
Houndsditch
George
Russia
Police Raid Soothsayers in New York and Brooklyn
Police arrested fourteen fortune tellers in Manhattan and twenty four in Brooklyn during a raid on occult hangouts. The group, described as astrologers seers and mnear-seers, faced charges of disorderly conduct with fraud allegations. Police plan further arrests as evidence is gathered.
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Mylius Rents Counsel in Sedition Case
London, Dec 29. Edward F. Mylius, facing sedition charges linked to his London ties with the Paris Liberator, will fight at a preliminary hearing with an array of counsel. Though poor, his defense funds are said to come from revolutionary groups. Paris dispatches report Edward Holton James, Liberator publisher and Henry James nephew, left his office and is in Italy.
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London
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Paris
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Henry James
Harvard
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Edward Holton
Then Dies After Blood Transfusion Effort
Lynn Massachusetts December 29 former president of the Lynn board of trade William H Then died at his home after a week long hemorrhage. His wife donated a pint of her blood in an attempt to save him, and he rallied slightly before dying last night.
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Lynn
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Lynn Board of Trade
Attack on Consul Williamson Spurs Investigation
Washington reports a suspected assault by Chinese and Japanese on United States Vice and Deputy Consul Adolph A. Williamson at Dairen Manchuria. Officials fear the episode signals broader demonstrations and demands a rigid investigation with likely punishment for the attackers.
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United Press
Washington
United States
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Manchuria
Far East
State Department
Williamson
Washington envoy Williamson attacked in Dairen market
Williamson, a Washington, D. C. native and veteran foreign service member since 1906, resisted two Japanese and one Chinese who charged him in the Dairen market. He sought refuge in a police box to escape bodily harm. two assailants were arrested. He has also worked as a newspaper correspondent and served as vice and deputy consul at Dairen.
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Local Shop Offers Furs At 33 Percent Off And Fresh Seafood Deals
Point s of interest advertise bargains at E H Dillon Co 1105 Main street with furs 33 percent off Hayes Market offers shad and a wide range of seafood at 629 Water Street Mollans Highcuts offer durable boys shoes at 1026 Main street New Year needs list office supplies at Sons Bookshop 986 988 Main Fish specials for Friday include cod halibut salmon haddock mackerel eel and more at Bridgeport Public Market and State and Bank streets and East Main Farmer Want Ads 1 Cent Word
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