Bucking ham Holds Record for Adjusting Compensation
Connecticut compensation commissioners filed their first report to Gov Baldwin covering ten months of operation since the law took full effect January 1. They highlight high mediation success, substantial savings from amicable adjustments, and numbers of cases and agreements across districts with notes on organizational and publicity efforts to clarify applicability to small employers.
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Hertford
Conn
Compensation Commissioners of
Connecticut
Baldwin
Pourter Alsirae
Amir
Shell
Christmas tree concert postponed to tonight
Weather disruptions forced postponement of the municipal Christmas tree event last night. The program resumes tonight at 7 o clock with the Jer band led by Charqi performing a planned sequence and the tree to be illuminated.
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Jer
Touts
Fire destroys George Junior Republic dormitory in Litchfield
Fire at 5 am gutted the main building two miles north of Litchfield Center, housing 20 rooms and dormitories. Thirty boys and matron Mrs Gifford escaped via ladders. many fled in nightwear. Loss estimated 3000 to 10000 dollars, insured. Causes uncertain, theories include sparks from a large fireplace or a defective flue. Temporary housing arranged, trustees to meet to decide steps.
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Litchfield, Conn
George Junior Republic
Litchfield Center
Gifford
Misaitary Buel
City departments seek larger budgets across the board
City departments request substantial increases in funding this year with raises ranging from 1,000 to 200,000 dollars. The board filed a requisition totaling 313,639 dollars, covering salaries, clerks, printing, and operating costs. The health board seeks 51,606 dollars for garbage disposal, citing population growth.
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Common Council
Bridgeport
Board of Health
Board of Apportionment
Health Board
Police Commission Debate Delays Lieutenant Selection
The police commissioners plan to meet tomorrow to decide on a slate for lieutenant elections. A majority reportedly favors delaying promotion, with no lieutenant to be chosen that night as discussions continue on advancing a sergeant instead.
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Poice Leutenant
Pate
Leutenant
German Bullets Fit For Hunting Not Allied Warfare
Washington reports State Department findings refuting German claims that dum-dum bullets were shipped from the United States to allies. Investigators say samples cited by Count Bernstorff would not fit allied rifles. No evidence supports mutilation of Belgians. U M C officials expect absolution of the Union Metallic Co. regarding shipment destinations, with bullets used for sporting purposes in the U S and Canada.
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Washington
Dec
State Department
Count Bernstorff
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Department
Europe
Hoaglund
UU. M. Co. Co
Europs
Canada
Man Blamed Flies for Typhoid Loses Damage Suit
Francis B. Gill of Stamford sought $5,000 from Stamford city, claiming millions of flies from a nearby dump caused typhoid fever and ruined his enjoyment of home. The superior court ruled in favor of the city, ordering Gill to cover costs, saying evidence did not prove impairment of his dwelling or fault by the city.
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Francis B. Gresult
Stamford
Burpey
Superior Court
City of
Gill
Siberian Fur Co
New York
Shippan Avenue
Gil
Berkshires
Perjury Charges Placed Against Delia in bankruptcy case
Sixteen counts of perjury are alleged against Joseph D Elia formerly a bicycle merchant of Pembroke Street in objections filed in the bankruptcy court as he sought discharge. Attorney John P Gray representing creditors filed the objections claiming he denied statements to a mercantile firm and ownership of a store run by his brother Julius and other similar denials. D Elia is represented by A Ito S Red D Fallon.
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Joseph D’elia
Pembroke St
D’elia
John P. Gray
D'Elia
Providence
New York
Bridgeport
Julius
D’hlia
Aito
Sred D. Fallon
Receiver seeks possession of horse wagon and equipment
Receiver Roman H E Jasinski of Reliable Laundry files suit in comanda pleas court to recover a horse wagon two harness sets and three blankets allegedly taken by Joseph F Steigler. Jasinski says he was appointed by the superior court last May and demands delivery. Steigler denies the charge.
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Roman H. E. Jasinski
Reliable Laundry
Joseph F. Steigler
Comanda Pleas Court
Steigier
Weather: Fair and Colder With Strong West Winds
A concise forecast notes fair conditions turning colder tonight and Thursday. Strong west winds accompany the colder spell, shaping travel and outdoor plans.
Barnum & Bailey Enter Tent Manufacturing in Bridgeport
The Barnum and Bailey circus expands into tent and sail manufacturing at its Bridgeport winter quarters. A former Cincinnati plant was moved here, employing about fifty workers under Samuel McCracken. The new facility, built from purchased New Haven cars and the Covington Cincinnati plant, aims to supply canvas for both Barnum and Ringling shows and propel further industrial growth.
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Barnum & Bailey Circus
Pridgeport
Southern
Lee
Cincinnati
Ohio
Samuel McCracken
New Haven
W. H. Lashbaugh
Covington
Barnum & Bailey
Barnum
Ringling
W. H. Lushbaugh
Norman- Street
Boy Dies After Sled Collision With Auto In Torrington
Eight year old Alya McClelland, son of Mr and Mrs John C McClelland, fatally injured when his sled struck a Waterbury auto on South Main Street as Temple entered Torrington from Waterbury. The car owner Thomas Pinle reported to authorities. the chain on the rear wheel caused a head laceration and skull fracture.
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Torrington
Alya McClelland
John C. McClelland
Thomas Pinle
Waterbury
Sdenical Examiner
Temple
South Main Street
McClelland
Man to wed found dead in bed in Bridgeport
James Wood, a Singer Mfg. Co. plant employee and active Caledonian Football club member, was found dead in his sister’s Bridgeport home. The 40 year old, born in England, died of natural causes after attending a performance of The Messiah. He had planned to marry next month and was involved with Bridgeport lodge Loyal Order of Moose.
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James Wood
Singer Mfg. Co
Caledonian Football Club
M. A. Barker
Brooks Street
Armory
England
Bridgeport
Caledonian Club
Bridgeport Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Ending Differences With United States On Delaying Ships
Rep Vollmer Iowa and Rep Bartholdt urge Congress to empower the President to stop exporting arms and munitions to Europe to end the war within 90 days. They cite 1794 and 1812 embargo history and argue against dollar neutrality that harms peace. They warn Germany will not be beaten and warn of blood money.
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Washington
United States
Vollmer
Iowa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Barthaldi
Congress
Wilson
Mexico
Europe
Belgium
Germany
Bartholdt
Ati
World War News Roundup From Fronts Across Europe
British foreign office flags contraband talk as Grey returns to London awaiting a reply. Berlin reports large German victories in East Prussia and Poland while claiming Belgian gains and a St Georges capture. Petrograd disputes with Vienna over Galicia and Serbian victory claims. Montenegro advances against Austria in Herzegovina as Turkish successes in the Caucasus and a failed British Arabia landing are noted.
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Washington
London
Grey
Berlin
Petrograd
East Prussia
Poland
Skierniewice
Lowicz
St Georges
Belgium
Official War Reports From Paris and Berlin Dec 30
Paris reports progress in Belgium with territory gained near Nieuport and Lombaertzyde and a German point of support southeast of Zonnebeke. French artillery answered heavy bombardment near St George and Meuse heights while Alsace positions are consolidated. Berlin says St Georges hamlet evacuated after a surprise attack and fighting quiet on the rest of the front with weather hindrances and Russian moves near the Niemen.
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Paris
French War Department
Belgium
Nieuport
Polders
Lombaertzyde
St George
Zonneveke
Becelaere
Paschendaedle
Lys
Oise
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Fourcepres
Argonné
Moselle
Berlin
Tondon
German War Office
St. Georges
Damane
Flanders
France
East Prussia
Pillkalien
Plaa
Lowicz
Skierniewice
Turkish Berlin Dispatch Reports Caucasus Victory and New Turkish Prisons
An official Constantinople message says Turkish forces won on the Kura River in the Caucasus capturing prisoners and war material while pursuing the Russian army. The note also says British efforts to land troops at Akabah, Arabia, failed. Rome cites the Japanese ambassador denying any planned intervention in the European war.
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Berlin
Constantinople
Kura
Caucasus
Akabah
Arabia
Rome
Japan
Austrian Police Bulletin on Eastern Front Retreat
An official Austro-Hungarian staff communiqué reports withdrawal along the eastern front due to a Russian offensive reinforced by fresh troops. The Balkan theater saw Montenegrin activity at Trebinje repelled, with no impact on Krivije fortress.
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Vienna
London
Galicia
Carpathians
Gorlice
Nowy Sandec
Balkan
Trebinje
Herzegovina
Krievosije
U S British Note Struggles Over Seas Detentions In War
London note on British seizure of American vessels sits with the foreign office as officials discuss possible remedies. Britain pushes for tighter rules in Denmark, Holland, Norway and Sweden to curb contraband shipments to Germany and Austria Hungary. Italy’s action against contraband shipments is cited as a model while cotton leniency is criticized for masking contraband.
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London
United States
Great Britain
British Foreign Office
Edward Grey
Foreign Office
David Lloyd George
Reginald McKenna
Walter Run¢im@gn
Board of Fe
Francis Hopwood
Admiralty
America
Denmark
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Little One
Italy
Austria
Russians Holding Germans in Check in War Dispatches
London reports from December 30 1914 state Emperor Nicholas troops still press the main German armies and harass retreating forces beyond the Carpathians. Western fronts show slower Allied advances. Joffre’s December 17 order cited as signaling a stalled offensive. The Bzura near Warsaw is noted as a new focal point as operations continue.
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London
Nicholas
Jus Triams
Carpathian
Bertin
Joffre
Bzura
Warsaw
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Buckingham
Fairfield County Court
Litchfield
von Bernstorff
DELIA
Jetver svuEs
Rig
Barnum& Bailey Circus
U.S
Montenegro
Vienna War Office
Russia
Caucacus
Czar
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