Berlin Notes on Wilson Peace Probe Stir International Reaction
Berlin reports that President Wilson sent a second explanatory note to central powers and entente nations but it has not been presented. Secretary Lansing refused to comment while noting three main points: neutral safety, future conflict guarantees, and concrete peace terms. Allies prepare a coordinated reply to Germany with emphasis on responsibility and reparations. Spain Denmark and the Nordic notes support Wilson’s initiative and urge firm terms for peace.
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Wilson
Washington
Wec
Lansing
Gore Rane Ts
Lansing Alao
Beerstary Lansing
United Ites
Denmark
State Department
Paris
Sharp
Petit Parisien
Lloyd George
Germany
Fourteen Aviators Fly From New York To Philadelphia Navy Yard
Philadelphia reports the first three of 14 airships that left Long Island and Governor's Island to reach the Philadelphia Navy Yard in under two hours. The flight, led by Raynor Bolling, included civilian participants and plans a return trip the next morning. Two additional airships joined over Governor's Island, bringing the total to 14. pilots Baker and Carroll commanded them. At Philadelphia the aviators will be guests of reserve officers of the Atlantic fleet.
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Philadelphia
Long Island
Governor's Island
N. Y
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Baker
Carroll
Bridgeport Egg Ad Rules Violations Alert State Officials
Dairy Commissioner Stadtmueller reports violations in Bridgeport where stale eggs were misrepresented as fresh and cold storage packs labeled with state origins. State and federal laws require accurate freshness displays and prohibit misrepresentation. Similar issues are seen in New Haven and Hartford amid New York market pressure.
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Bridgeport
S Net
Dairy and
Frank H. Stadtmueller
State Capitol
York State
Massachusetts
Bradtmueller
Stadtmueller
Connecticut
New York
New York State
John J. Dillon
Food and Markets
New Haven
Hartford
Thousands Travel From Bridgeport For the Holiday
Thousands of Bridgeport residents depart by rail to spend New Year 1917 with relatives in other cities. The station bustles from early morning as trains run with high frequency. Railroad workers anticipate a heavy travel rush and keep an extra crew ready across departments.
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Bridgeport
Argong Railroad
Record stamp sale at P. O. marks historic day
The local post office reports a record sale ending at noon with stamps totaling 4666 dollars. The surge is credited to many businesses issuing posters and advertising for the new rate, drawing large crowds to the window.
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Billie
Probe of Dereliction Charges Amid Ambulance Refusal
The city charity department sends investigators to locate Tony Marnoski found in a State Street doorway with a split head. Police and emergency services allegedly refused ambulance aid for 14 hours to John Youngs who died at a Water Street lodging house. Moroto death attributed to gas poisons. Moroto case cited as poverty related. A committee of two Board of Charities members will report findings to president W. Behrens.
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Charities Department
Tony Marnoski
State Street
John Youngs
Water Street
Spencer R. Gordon
Mary Moroto
Washington Avenue
Kate Devitt
Galen Hospital
Gordon
Moroto
Board of Charities
Hartford
C. N. Woodward
Marnoski
Woodward
Ww. Behrens
Mystery dog hunt stirs Bridgeport police
John T. King sparked a Bridgeport alarm as officers searched yards cellars and fields for the Airedale named Mike that guards the city’s political leader. The chase spread through the force with King promising promotion to whoever finds the dog.
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Mike
Bridgeport
John T. King
King
Post Office Closed Monday for New Year
P O will close all day New Year with exceptions for General Delivery Parcel Post and stamp windows from 8 to 10 a m. Money order department closed all day. Carriers will make one delivery during the day.
Mattress conceals burglar found in city market cellar
Police arrest Sal Levine, 16, of Brooklyn, after a hidden mattress in the City Market at 1362 Main Street yields a sleeping suspect. Levine admits stealing from F A Healey and T McCormack’s pool room on Main Street but denies attempting to rob the market. He says he was homeless and merely sleeping in the basement.
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Main Street
J. P. Halpin
Allan Anderson
Anderson
Sal Levine
Brooklyn
N. Y
Levine
United States Secret Service Co
F.A. Healey
T. McCormack
Destroyer Intervenes When U Boat Attacks Merchant Ship
The British freight steamship Chicago City was fired on and stopped 120 miles off Fastnet on December 11 by a German submarine of a new, black-painted type over 250 feet long with two guns. A British destroyer arrived just as torpedo attack was about to begin, forcing the submarine to abandon its attack and vanish. The crew signaled they were safe and continued to Bristol.
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New York
Bristol
Fastnet
Chicago City
Girl Killed Two Hurt As Car Skids Into Wall
In Greenwich on December 30 Ethel Sonf 17 daughter of Jacob Sonf Portchester was killed when an auto owned by Schultz Banking Co East Port Chester driven by Frederick Schlathan Skidded on a hill and struck a stone wall. Severa injuries to Ida and Matilda Jognson sisters. Schlathan held for Coroner J J Phelan awaiting ruling. The car carried three girls en route to work at American Felt Co plant.
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Greenwich
Ethel Sonf
Jacob Sonf
Portchester
Schultz Banking Co
East Portchester
Frederick Schlathgau
J. J. Phelan
Bridgeport
Ida
Matilda John Gon
Charles Johnson
Schlathan
American Felt Co
Bitten By Dog, Takes Pasteur Treatment
William L. McKasson a South Norfolk farmer left for New York to undergo pasteur institute treatment after being bitten on the cheek by a dog exhibiting madness signs. A physician advised preventive treatment.
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Winsted
William L. McKasson
Norfolk
New York
Pasteur Institute
McKasson
Connecticut Weather Forecast Tonight Through Sunday
Fair tonight and Sunday with moderate northwest winds across Connecticut. The outlook calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and comfortable temperatures. No precipitation is expected in the period.
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Connecticut
Paving Commission seeks Warrenite resurfacing of several streets
The Paving and Sewer Commission filed requisitions totaling over 57 thousand for a Warrenite resurfacing plan on West Side streets. Chairman William Chew explained brick streets will be removed and replaced with Warrenite where suitable, with Congress Street likely to be resurfaced and traffic considered.
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Chew
Warren Bros. Co
Paving & Sewer Commission
William Chew
Paving and Sewer Commission
Commission
South Main Street
Gilbert Street
Seawall
East Main Street
Stratford Avenue
Ogden Street
Kossuth Street
Hast Main Street
Congress Street
Housatonic Avenue
Main Street
Mr. Chew
M Chew
The
Common Council
Department of Public Works
Charities Department
Col
M. H. Rogers
H. H. DeLoss
Wilson
Fair Protests Innocence in Wife's Murder Trial
William F. Fair testified he knew nothing about wife Margaret Fair's death and denied involvement as he and Jack Deveraux face a four man slaughter trial in criminal superior court. He recalled seeing his wife leave Darien farm in June 1914 and disputed statements about a body found in the woods. The case may reach a jury mid next week.
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Criminal Superior Court
William F. Fair
Margaret Fair
Jack Deveraux
Fair
Darien
Deveraux
W. M. Jackson
Motorist Edgar Hunt Held For Trial In Fatal Bridge Crash
Edgar Hunt remains in custody after his car struck the Yellow Mill bridge gates on December 19. Joseph Marx suffered multiple leg fractures and died yesterday at St Vincent's Hospital from pneumonia, with coroner John J. Phelan to investigate. Police expect possible manslaughter charge pending coroner’s finding.
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Edgar Hunt
Yellow Mill Bridge
Joseph Marx
Marx
St. Vincent’s Hospital
John J. Phelan
Suspect Held to Face Hearing in Metal Theft Case
Max Held, charged in the Remington Arms plant metal theft, is set for a January 13 hearing with bonds at 1000. Held, a teamster arrested two weeks ago, allegedly moved building materials. others implicated are believed Bridgeport contractors awaiting arrest.
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Max Held
Remington Arms
Frederic Bartlett
Held
Bridgeport
Legislator Henderson Injured in Car Accident
Norwich reports Representative Joseph H. Henderson sustained three fractured ribs and a broken collarbone after a collision while driving home to Greenville. He lost control when two cars approached Sheffield Hill and North Main Street, causing his vehicle to overturn.
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Norwich
Joseph H. Henderson
General Assembly
Greenville
Sheffield Hill
North Main Street
Health Department seeks large salary hikes in requisition
Bridgeport's augmented health department files a requisition with the city auditor requesting more than $615,000 for salaries and programs including an isolation hospital and welfare building. The plan lists raises for Dr. W. H. Brown and other staff, plus new hires in nursing, inspection, and dental hygiene.
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Bridgeport
Abraham Sophian
Health Board
Health Department
W. H. Brown
E. A. McLellan
C. Howard Dunbar
Toomey
Thorpe
Kollmansperger
Anne Dargan
Migs Florence Sherman
Medt
A. C. Knapp
L. E. Poole
Miss Keane
Bartram
Nurge Association
Asgires
Brown
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