New Haven Ticket Agent Arrested for Short Accounts
New London December 21 Linden C Dickinson former ticket agent for the New Haven railroad in New Haven was arrested in Ogalala Nebraska on word from local authorities He is accused of being short in his railroad accounts He had served many years with the company including eight years at Stamford prior to New Haven posting.
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New London
Linden C. Dickinson
New Haven Road
Ogalala
Nehb
Stamford
General strike threat prompts railway soldiers in Spain
In Madrid on December 1, with a looming nationwide railway strike, the government calls back all on leave soldiers to form a railway military corps. The previous promise by Piece Canalejas failed, and Premier Count Romanones declines to act. Also noted: a mortgage note burning and holiday visits by New York educators.
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Madrid
Canalejas
Romanones
Truss Advice Promises Relief for Ruptured Children
A fragment urges giving the child the best truss and advice to treat ruptured conditions, claiming permanent cure is possible at no extra cost. The note emphasizes affordability and effective guidance for managing hernias in young patients.
Francis Joseph Again in Serious Condition
Paris reports that if the aged Austrian ruler does not recover from a series of sleep spells, Austria would seize Belgrade within a day. Maurice Waleffe of Midi warns Emperor Francis Joseph, eighty two last August, is prone to these spells and when prolonged the court moves to the heir Archduke Francis Ferdinand who commands the generals.
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Paris
Austria
Belgrade
Maurice Waleffe
Midi
Francisoseph
Francis Ferdinand
Treaty with Russia ends after 75 years in force
After 80 years of life the 1832 commercial treaty between the United States and Russia terminates leaving relations to rest on international law. Despite higher tariffs without the pact experts see no tariff war and note American interests in Russia valued at 225 million dollars with 400 Americans there. Trade between the nations has grown, and manufacturers may push for a substitute agreement to maintain steady commerce.
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Washington
United States
Russia
St. Petersburg
Taft
Bureau of Statistics
Society Leader Mrs Bishop Files Divorce Suit in New York
New York on December 31 Mrs James Cunningham Bishop a noted society leader and niece of the late General Hlancock filed for divorce from James C Bishop of the Redmond Company banking firm. She seeks custody of their five children and two co respondents are named though not identified with the report noting they are members of exclusive society.
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New York
James [Cunningham Bishop
Hlancock
James C. Bishop
Redmond & Company
Bishop
Funeral of Mrs Eben Kennedy At Sacred Heart Church
The funeral of Mrs Eben Kennedy was held this morning from her home at 6 Broad Street at 8:30 and from Sacred Heart Church at 9 o'clock. Rev Matthew Judge celebrated the high mass of requiem with a large attendance of relatives and friends. Pallbearers were Daniel Lyons James Sinclair Robert Shaw William Langely Patrick Lamb and Michael Duffy. Interment followed in the family plot at St Michaels cemetery.
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Eben Kennedy
Broad Street
Sacred Heart Church
Matthew Judge
Daniel Lyons
James Sinclair
Robert Shaw
William Langeley
Patrick Lamb
Michael Duffy
St. Michaels Cemetery
Wilton Residents Object to Trolley Pole Location
Wilton residents protest the placement of trolley poles installed by Connecticut Lighting & Power Co. County commissioners are asked to intervene and set a hearing date after counsel prepares the papers. The panel can determine if the poles are properly located.
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Wilton
Connecticut Lighting & Power Co
Aldermanic probe into police graft faces snags in New York
New York dec 31 the Curran aldermanic committee probing alleged police graft encounters many obstacles while gathering evidence. Raymond Fosdick, accounts chief, testified he warned Police Commissioner Waldo about Lt Becker before the Herm Rosenthal murder. Waldo admitted resisting use of records by investigators and said court orders were needed to view police documents. Sands, an investigator, described hindrances accessing station reports.
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New York
Curran Aldermanic Committee
Raymond 3
Fosdick
Accounts
Waldo
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Guggenheim Divorce Annulment Case Moves Forward
Chicago December 31 Samuel Untermyer of New York to testify for William Guggenheim in the suit brought by Grace Brown Guggenheim Wahl seeking an annulment on fraud grounds. He will discuss correspondence in which she demanded 500000 as a full settlement. Assertions include alleged $150000 payment and a claimed affidavit about a 250000 request. In a separate note, Wilhelmina Busesoft and intern Charles Slaughter were dismissed from a Waltham hospital matter involving a Terpsichorean floor routine.
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Chicago
Samuel Untermyer
New York
William Guggenheim
Wee
Grace Brown Guggenheim-Wahl
Untermyer
Guggenheim
Waltham
Mass
Waltham Hospital
Terpsichorean
Wilhelmina Busesoft
Charles Slaughter
Lustig Brook wedding announced in Memphis scene
Announcement of the marriage of David Lustig son of Max Lustig to Miss Janie May Brooke of Memphis Tennessee. They wed in Memphis last Saturday and departed Monday for a southern honeymoon route via New Orleans Old Point Comfort and Washington DC. They plan to settle in the city.
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David Lustig
Max Lustig
Janie May Brooke
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
South
Old Point Comfort
Washington, D. C
Substantial Relief from Hemorrhoids Advertised Tablet
Seldom can any prescribed remedy be altogether effective unless the general health is normal. Constitutional treatment may be necessary to obtain satisfactory results. The English Hemorrhoid Treatment Tablets are a standard proprietary medicine with formula on the box. Available in stores. write to English Pharmacal Laboratories Inc New York. Read this treatise on the subject. ask your doctor.
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English Pharmacal Laboratories, Inc
Broadway
New York
Poli Stock Co bids farewell with Alias Jimmie Valentine
The Poli theatre on Fairfield avenue showcased Alias Jimmie Valentine a four act play by Paul Armstrong. A cast led by A. H Van Beuren as Jimmie Valen tine and Ethel Clifton as Rose Lane drew praise for their dramatic portrayal with strong support from Mark Kent Stuart Fox Guy Harrington Jerome Kennedy Charles Forster and others.
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Poli
Fairfield Avenue
Jimmie Valentine
Paul Armstrong
Lee Randel
Rose Lane
Fay
Bill Avery
Red” Jocelyn
Webster
Moore
Gate of Hope Society
Robert Fay
Miss Lane
Valentine
Lafe
Jimmie
A. H van Beuren
Ethel Clifton
Mark Kent
Doyle
Stuart Fox
Guy Harrington
Pringle
Marguerite Starr
Jerome Kennedy
Charles Forster
Thomas Williams
Zyllah Inez Shannon
Bobby
Mr. Gaffney
Charles Jewett
Fashion and self style cautions in everyday wear
Advice on avoiding stage copying in dress and speech for home wear. Notes on current autumn fashion trends, black and white combinations, sapphire velvet, small hats, and refined accessories. Describes hairpin boxes and practical vanity items for hurried dressing. Also mentions cent a word want ads.
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Paris
Study at Home Caus ing Public School Strike
New York city reports widespread interest in a proposed protest against homework seen as a potential general strike. Grace Straichan argues for selective homework, urges teachers to adjust workloads, warns against disciplining students through parental refusals, and cautions that a blanket strike would harm educational progress.
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New York
Ladies Home Journal
Grace
Straichan
Bridgeporters in Million Dollar Corporations
William J Murphy of Bridgeport connected with Hincks Bros Co becomes vice president of two Connecticut corporations each with 1 million and 2 million dollars in capital. The J G White Management Co and J G White Engineering Corp are backed by New York interests and aim to segregate NY parent activities into dedicated Connecticut entities.
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William J. Murphy
Thin City
Hincks Bros. & Co
New Connecticut
J. G. White Management Co
J. White Brcering Oporation
Tt. Whipple
J. G. White Co
New York
New York Corporation
Arthur W
Brooklyn N
Bridgeport
J. G. White
Management Corporation
Murphy
Whipple
Hincks Bros. Co
Holt & Son
Rollin D
New Year's Day Post Office Hours Declared Holiday
On New Year's Day, the post office observes holiday hours with all departments closed the remainder of the day. Carriers will make one delivery in the morning.
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Post Office
New Xeare
Bride
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