La Follette Won't Bow to Roosevelt for Principles
Washington dispatch reports Senator LaFollette refusing to back Colonel Roosevelt as an expediency, pledging to fight for progressive government by the people. The piece notes pressure from friends to declare a Roosevelt endorsement and outlines the evolving split within the progressive movement as Taft era politics loom.
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United Press
Washington
LaFollette
Roosevelt
la Follette
Taft
Chicago
Rooosevelt
Govner
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Death of Rev Pr Burtsell Shocks Local Friends
The death of Reverend Pr Burtsell, recently made a monsignor by Pope Pius XX, brings grief to local friends. A prominent Catholic clergyman, he supported Reverend Dr McGlynn and Henry George principles. He often visited the city and was hosted by the late William E. and Mrs.
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Pius XX
America
Dr. McGlynn
Henry George
Urtsell
William E
Birthday Party for Mrs Arthur Barnsley
Friends hosted Mrs. Arthur L. Barnsley at 787 Maple Street last evening for her birthday with an orchestra, gifts, dancing, whist, pinochle, and a luncheon. Attendees included Bes sie Jenkins Laurie May Whyland R Thompson J Jenkins W Thompson Sarah Marsden Lizzie Marsden J Mason Herbert Barnsley Wm Herbert W F Wels M L Curtis Healey Hesley Salamon J Clifford F Seltsam Nellie Con Daisy Con Sumerville N J.
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Arthur L. Barnsley
Maple Street
Barnsley
Bessie Jenkins
Laurie
May Whyland
R. Thompson
J. Jenkins
W. Thompson
Sarah Marsden
Lizzie Marsden
Barsley
J. Mason
Herbert Barnsley
Wm. Herbert
W. F. Wels
Mm L. Curtis
C. L. and
William
Barnsley; Mrs. Healey, James and Helen Hesley, Jr. and Mrs. Salamon
J. Clifford
F. Seltsam
Nellie and
Daisy Con
Sumervlile
N. J
Five Die As Gas Leaks In Philadelphia Home
A gas leak from sewer connections flooded through Carlton street, killing five people in baker John Darrells home. Five residents of adjacent houses were found unconscious and hospitalised with three in critical condition. Police mobilised 300 workers to trace the leak as four streets of the square were dug up.
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Philadelphia
John Darrell
Carlton Street
Sophia Darzell
Rosie Darzell
Joseph Darzell
Stephen Darzell
John Woznick
United Gas Improvement Co
Bureau of Highways
Col Roosevelt Still Declines To Be Interviewed
Col Roosevelt remains silent on accepting the Republican nomination even if drafted. He moves from his private office to the reception room to handle visitors, comments on Senator La Follette’s illness, and notes support from several regional leaders while standing by a trusted American citizen, Captain Eddie Rourke.
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United Press
New York
Roosevelt
Senator LaFollette
New Jersey
Nebraska
Illinois
Ohio
Colonel Goethals
Panama Canal
Goethals
White
Philadelphia
William Mitchell
Atlanta
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Eddie Rourke
Man Snapped By Train Near Bantam Lake
Authorities say an unidentified man was struck and killed by a New Haven passenger train at Stevens Crossing between Bantam Lake and Litchfield. The body was mutilated beyond recognition, and from clothing, investigators believe he was an ice putter.
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United Press
Torrington
New Haven
Stevens Crossing
Bantam Lake
Litchfield
Saeeritcs
Two suicide attempts by gas leave man in critical condition
New Britain, Feb. Charles Larson, 50, a well known man about town, is in critical condition at New Britain hospital after two gas asphyxiation attempts. After the first attempt, windows were opened and gas shut off, but he made a second, more serious attempt. He is separated from his wife and stepdaughter in this city, and despondency is blamed for the actions.
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United Press
New Britain
Charles Larson
New Britain Hospital
Larson
Skunks On Danielson Farm Grow Tame And Fed Like Chickens
Wis bee Lavellee starts a skunk farm at Danielson where captured animals quickly multiply. The skunks become so tame that they are fed like chickens, reflecting growing fur value and local curiosity about the venture.
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Danielson Farm
United Press
Danielson
Wisbee Lavellee
Lavellee Place
Fission Sunday In Bridgeport Churches
Twenty two Bridgeport churches will open pulpits on one Sunday for the Bridgeport Christian Union. The mission on Bank Street, led by Charles W. Simpson, will have its work explained by prominent east missions figures. Also reports a New York couple, William H. Lee and Cecelia V. Murray, obtaining a marriage license for wedlock, and a note on the Women’s Relief Corps meeting at G A R ball.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Christian Union
Bank Street
Charles W. Simpson
Five dead and many hurt in trolley crash near Greenock
United Press reports a trolley on the Buena Vista division of the Pennsylvania system jumped a tracks embankment near Youghiogheny Country Club six miles from McKeesport. Five men from Greenock were killed and 25 injured including several Greenock residents and rail workers.
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United Press
McKeesport
Buena Vista
Pennsylvania Street Rail Way
Youghiogheney Country Club
Luke Donnelly
Charles Smith
William McLean
Charles Donnelly
la Forsythe
Greenock
Boys Fined For Prank On Washington Street Bridge
South Norwalk on February 6 a prank involving gates on the Washington Street bridge backfired when a car driven by Seeuk Bom Tipe Burns and Miss E C Putney crashed into the gates. The auto was damaged but occupants uninjured. Burns fled the lockup. In police court Price, Scofield and Trombley were fined $17 and costs each for drunkenness and breach of the peace.
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United Press
South Norwalk
Washington Street Bridge
Penee Seeuk Bom Tipe Burns
E. C. Putney
Dr. Allen
Miss Putney
Price
Scofield
Trombley
Burns
34 000 Troops Are Ready For Mexico
Washington reports 24000 troops held for potential action on the Texas border while the Navy accelerates preparations in the South Atlantic Squadron at Guantanamo for Gulf maneuvers. Officials say ships in Cuban waters could be moved to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and then to the Mexican coast within hours.
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United Press
Washington
War Department
Mexico
Texas
Navy Department
Guantanamo
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Cuban
New Orleans
Ex-Convict Banker Morse Improving After Release
Atlanta reports ex convict banker Charles W Morse has sat up two weeks after release from the Atlanta penitentiary and begun plans for a European trip. While still far from well his condition has improved and restored him to his family, easing the strain he felt. Friends denied attempts to magnify his condition for commutation, noting Taft’s army surgeons had said he was at death's door three weeks earlier.
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United Press
Atlanta
Taft
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Fowler
Board of Army Surgeons
Busy Night Ahead for Apportionment Board
City government branches will present requisitions to the Board of Apportionment and Taxation at 8 o clock with hearings on Lamps Memorial Day Harbor Improvements Harbormaster Claims City Attorney Board of Appraisal Probate Court City Court and Tax Collector. From 9 o clock onward hearings move to Building Commissioners Registrars of Voters City Engineer Board of Assessors Town Clerk Board of Selectmen Board of Relief and Personal Tax Collectors.
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Board of Apportionment
Registrars of Voters
Board of Assessors
Board of Selectmen
Board of Relief and Personal Tax Collectors
Nurse Poisoned by Ice Cream Soda in New Haven
New Haven reports a nurse, Miss E Bila Austin, critically ill from prussic acid poisoning after eating a peach ice cream soda at a local confectionery. authorities investigate the incident as a possible deliberate or accidental exposure.
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United Press
New Haven
E. Bila Austin
Habeas Corpus Hearing For Strike Leaders In Boston
Lawrence Mass Feb 6 Interest in the strike of 25000 textile mill operatives turned to a habeas corpus hearing in Boston before Justice Braley of the State Supreme Court. The case, brought by George E Roewer for strike leaders Joseph J Ettor and Arturo Giovannitti, concerns alleged accessories to the death of Anna Lopizzo during last week s riot.
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United Press
Lawrence
Mass
Anna Lopizzo
William EB. Traut‘mann
Industrial Workers of the World
Joseph J. Ettor
Supreme Court
Boston
Toda
United States
Haywood
Ettor
Harmony Lodge Succeeds In Bnai Brith Dispute
The Grand Lodge in New Haven heard Harmony lodge claims that Abraham lodge’s opposition was not sustained. Abraham lodge pressed to bar a member joining the new lodge over a six month denial by Abraham lodge. Abraham lodge officials said the case would go to the supreme lodge constitutional court of appeals.
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Harmony Lodge
Abraham Lodge
Order of B’na B'rith
Grand Lodge
New Haven
New Lodge
Constitutional Court of Appeals
Supreme Lodge
Epidemic Of Sled Thefts Strikes Bridgeport Youth Gang Suspected
Bridgeport faces a wave of sled thefts as police note a possible organized youth gang. Complaints began when sliding peaked, with a dozen incidents reported over weeks. Most recent victims include Robert Bannville of 606 Broad Street and William Walter of No 2 Chemical Company, who injured himself while crank ing a chemical.
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Bridgeport
Robert Bannville
Broad Street
William Walter
No. 2 Chemical Company
Knights of Pythias Page Rank to Be Conferred
Mithra lodge No 8 will unusually exemplicate the rank of page on the regular meeting night of P T Barnum lodge No 51 Thursday Feb 5 The rank will be conferred upon combined candidates whose applications were received and accepted by the Knights of Pythias lodge in Bridgeport during January A social time and collation will follow after the work is over.
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Mithra’ Lodge
Knights of Pythias
P. T. Barnum Lodge
Knights of Pything Lodge
Bridgeport
Progressive Pinchot Says LaFollette Had To Give Way To Teddy
Amos Pinchot, a leading progressive and Gifford Pinchot's brother, says LaFollette withdrew to save the progressive cause as Roosevelt gained momentum. He argues the move unites progressives, prevents a reactionary nomination, and keeps government focused on the average man.
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Pinchot
Lafollette
Teddy
United Press
New York
Amos Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Bing
Taft
Republican Party
LaFollettte
Ben Greet Testifies in Income Dispute over Danbury Norwalk Shows
English manager Ben Greet of the Ben Greet Players testified in a Common Pleas case brought by Louise M Wade Barnes of Springfield who claims she was unpaid for arranging dates and soliciting school support. Greet said he negotiated personally, offered $50 to settle, and that Barnes had a contract for ten percent of receipts plus $1 per hour, with $274 still due. Judge Carl Foster reserved decision.
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Ben Greet
Court of Common Pleas
Louise M. Wade Barnes
Springfield
Mass
Greet
Miss Barnes
Norwalk
Danbury
Carl Foster
Scott
3500 Troops Planned to Quell Belfast Riots
Belfast, Feb 6. Arrival of detachments brings troops to 3500 to quell expected disturbances at Thursday's home rule meeting. Hundreds of deputies bolster the police. London dispatch says Winston Churchill, to speak at the meeting, left for Belfast with his wife and mother.
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Belfast
London
Winston Churchill
the Admiralty
Irish singers vs Irish players at Poli's echoes of Erin
Miss Louise Agnese and her Irish colleen singers tour Poli's this week with an act called Echoes of Erin to counter confusion with the Irish Players now touring America. She fears theatergoers will mistake them for the controversial troupe and stresses their program is pure singing Irish songs from Dublin. Norwich reports a $75,000 Thermos Bottle factory campaign closing successfully today, promising local jobs.
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Louise Agnese
Poli's
Erin
America
Agnese
Farmer Office
Ireland
Dublin
Norwich
Thermos Bottle Company
New York
Murder Trial Of Snead Brings Out Romantic Wedding
Fort Worth reports a murder trial where the testimony suggests a web of romance and betrayal. Edward Cobb recounts A G Boyce Sr telling of plans for Lena Snyder’s marriage and possible reconciliation with Al Boyce. The state aims to use this to convict J B Snead in the case of the ranch owner’s death.
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Snead
United Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Edward Cobb
A. G. Boyce, Sr
Lena Snead
al Boyce
Amarillo
J. B. Snead
A. G. Boyce
Boyce
Texas
Captain Snyder
Miss Snyder
Lena Snyder
Brakeman Injured In Freight Car Crash Near Stamford
Stamford February 6 Brakeman Robert Ferguson of Stamford is in the hospital with a broken arm and a fractured leg after a freight car derailed at New Canaan this morning and crashed into a cement storehouse.
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United Press
Stamford
Robert Ferguson
New Canaan
Men and Religion Movement Heads Stamford Campaign
Stamford February 6 The Men and Religion movement will stage a Stamford campaign on February 23 24 and 25. A five man Hartford team will deliver the principal speeches and a 100 member church committees formed across the city will coordinate the effort.
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United Press
Stamford
Hartford
The Sign of the Big T at 1301 Stratford Avenue
An ad notes Albert Tiska Artistic Haircutting near Union offering children’s cuts with phrase As you like it Ai0a off. Also seeks a bright earnest boy to answer phones in a plumbing shop for four dollars weekly. Jacob Bros buys and sells tags papers bottles rubbers scrap iron metals tools furniture promising top dollar and prompt attention.
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Stratford Avenue
Union
Albert Tiska
Hbright
Earnest Boy
Jacob Bros
Mae Kossuth
Government seeks injunction over steel trust document destruction
Washington charges Frank Baackes and other American Steel and Wire officers with destroying a trunk of papers crucial to the government case against the steel trust. The filing, presented by Judge J M Dickinson, asserts the acts threaten future prosecutions and implicate former president J A Farrell in pool and bidding arrangements.
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United Press
Washington
Frank Baackes
American Steel & Wire Company
Steel Trust
Steel and Wire Company
Edwin Jackson
J. A. Farrell
Steel Corporation
Department of Justice
J. M. Dickinson
Penelal
Severn
Grand Jury
Charles MacVeigh
Trust
Henry Colvton
Judgee Dickinson
Colton
R. W V. Lindbury
Counsel For Trust
Raynil c. Bolling
Bolling
Progressive moving picture theater and other local notices
Unclassified sale notices include a moving picture theatre for sale with fixtures. bargain for mechanical line interest. Owls' whist and pinochle at Lincoln Building. Buckeye Incubators offered by Wm Richardson. cottage with land wanted. front broom for rent. two Holstein bulls offered by William Sullivan.
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Lincoln Building
Cannon St
Wm. Richardson
Johnson Ave
Stratford
Lord Netherland de Kolstock
Dam de Kol
William Sullivan
Ridgefield
Conn
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Col. Roosevelt
Wiliam H. Lee
Cecelia V. Murray
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Women's Relief Corps
G. A. KR. Ball
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Ment
Charles Morningstar
Fred Rainsick
Jacob Fhing
Bryan Mawr
Walter Forsythe
John Holzing
Charles Hunkle
James Miller
Wiliam Mohrman
Brown No. 2
Charles Hunckle
Habeas Corpus
Braley
State Supreme Court
B. B. Court
Walters
Louise M.wade Barnes
Poli’s
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Moving Picture
Bertha and
Koerner
Germania Hall
State St
Norman St
Morris
South Ave
Tesing
Main Street
Joseph Savary
W. H. McCoombs
Over Douglas
S$stratford
Bruce St
Main St
B. M
Cone Zee
Bommos & Biltz
Southworth’s
Arcade
Pescheeviine Sue Scerrae Tee Gould Second National Cash Register
P.O. Fee
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