Drug Habit Spreads Through City Drug Scene
Irvin g E Fields faced city court over links to heroin and cocaine circulation in the red light district. A Water Street arrest followed a tip that he distributed the narcotics. Police report a rising pattern of forged prescriptions and new laws being drafted to curb sales. Officials warn that the habit reaches all classes, with high society among those affected.
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Irving E Fields
Gee
Hersin
Fields
Bridgeport
Water Street
James Bray
Arnoi
Sion
Leverty
New York
United States
Merrill Tenders Congratulations Denis Mulvihill
Former mayor Denis Mulvihill receives a courteous congratulatory note from Frank H. Merrill of Norwalk after Mulvihill won the Democratic nomination for county commissioner. The letter expresses hope for success in the general election as well.
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Denis Mulvihil Toas Maeved
Frank H.sterritt
Norwalk
Mulvi- Behys
Mulvihill
General Assembly
Tours
Frank H. Merrill
Pullman Attacks Resort Keeper Over Bridgeport Hallmark
City Attorney John S. Pullman grilled Louis Marcantonio at a county commission hearing, labeling his 35 Bank Street resort a seven year notorious dive. Police and sergeants testified to a bad reputation with women loitering and disreputable conduct. Marcantonio defended recent compliance with the law while witnesses upheld past issues. Decision on license renewal postponed until after further remonstrances and a prison term consideration.
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Bridgeport
John S. Pullman
Louis Marcantonio
Marcantonio
Bank Street
Hazel
Prout
O'Leary
Blansfield
Joseph Coughlin
Bray
Glennon
Holbrook
F. A. Bartlett
Wilson
John Lynch
Water Street
Fossoeie Richards
Escaped convict defies police at pal's funeral
Chicago March 6 a fugitive wanted for a Joliet prison escape attended the funeral of his friend James Higgins who died in a gun battle Higgins was killed during a holdup attempt and the escapee eluded lawmen despite a three month pursuit by police from Joliet prison and Chicago detectives
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Chicago
Perie
James Higgins
Joliet
Higgins
Phoebe Briggs Rescues Four Of Five Vassar Girls
Phoebe Briggs a Vassar student and Sacramento native, risked her life to save four of five girls who fell through campus lake ice last night. She led the survivors to the edge, dove for missing Alice Mylod, and after an hour’s search the body was recovered.
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Phoebe Briggs
Vassar
William L Briggs
Sacramento
Cal
Carnegie
Miss Dove
Alice Mylod
Governor Sulzer Hosts Castro Guest At Capitol Luncheon
Albany February 6 General Castro visited Gov Sulzer at the capitol and was later hosted at luncheon. Sulzer criticized federal treatment of Castro and said he would have supported a resolution in Congress. He described Latin American nations as allies and noted strong Western Hemisphere commercial ties. Castro’s visit was framed as a courtesy from a sister republic.
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Albany
Gov. Sulzer
Castro
Capitol
Western Hemisphere
East
Republic
Sweetheart in auto bandit case sparks proceedings
Paris February 6 The automobile bandit trial grows livelier as the prosecution questions Marie Schoffs the sweetheart of Garniere. Also due for inquiry today are Paul Medge accused of two murders in robberies and his alleged accomplice Jean Carouys. London Doncaster town council bans Tom Jones as immoral book sparking unprecedented demand.
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Paris
Marie Schoffs
Garniere
Paul Medge
Jean Carouys
London
Doncaster
Tom Jones
Millionaire Beach takes stand in Aiken assault case
Frederick O Beach the New York financier testified in his own defense in the South Carolina trial for an alleged brutal assault on his wife. He recounted the night of Feb 26 with wife and Marion Hollins, described the knife incident and his pursuit, and defended his actions as he faced prosecutors while detectives and lawyers pressed for motive and details. Meanwhile, New Haven youth Jacob Grossman won an Annapolis appointment for New Haven and Middlesex counties.
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Aiken
Miss Hollins
Beach
Aiken Club
Dr. Wyman
Dr. Hale
Byrnes
Baughn
Gyles
New York
Byrne
Henderson
S. E. Holley
Gunter
Hitchcock
New Haven
Annapolis
Washington
Jacob D. Grossman
York St
Mid
Grossman
Yale
Bridgeport harbor plan backed with two million appropriation
Connecticut senators debate a resolution by Senator Lester C. Peck to spend two million dollars to build piers and wharves at Bridgeport Black Rock harbor for coast and Trans Atlantic trade. The measure seeks five commissioners and directs governor appointment. The proposal draws surprise from New London county members amid harbor funding controversy.
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Corres
Hartford
Lester C. Peck
Redding
Senate
Black Rock
Bridgeport
Committee On
New London County
New London
Peck
Black Rock Harpor
New Haver Road
Taft backs government built railroads in Alaska
President Taft urged Congress to authorize 733 miles of government built railroads to unlock the Alaska coal fields at a cost of 35 million dollars. The plan favors private operation under lease, with government ownership preferred over direct ownership but private operation under lease as the solution. The routes would connect Cordova to Fairbanks and Seaward to Iditarod, linking to the Bering and Mata su ske coal regions.
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Washington
Bering
Matasuaka
Alaska
Taft
Congress
Alaskan Railway Commission
Yukon River
Tannana River
Yukon
Kuskekewim
Susitma
Cordova
Chitina
Fairbanks
Cook's Inlet
Iditared
Matasuska
Commission
150 Miners Entombed by Gas Explosion Near Fukuoka
A gas explosion at a coal mine near Fukuoka on February 6 entombed 150 miners. Many were killed instantly and only slim chances remained for rescuers to reach any potential survivors.
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Fukuoka
Run
Steamers Closed on Connecticut River After New Record
Hartford Feb 6 steamer traffic on the Connecticut River is formally closed after a new navigation record. Vessels will be laid up in New York for repairs while the river remains ice free. The latest prior date on record was January 11.
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Hartford
New York
Jury Refuses to Break Lowe Will in Probate Appeal
A superior court jury ruled against Susan Oakes in her appeal from probate regarding Grace Lowe's will. The trial contest questioned Grace Lowe's mental competence to manage affairs, with the estate valued around $700 left to Annie Parrott. Oakes, Lowe's niece, challenged the will’s validity.
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Susan Oakes
Grace Lowe
Annie Parrott
Expert Seeks More Schools In Springfield Education Push
Dr. James H. Van Sickle head of Springfield public schools arrives to study local conditions and push immediate construction of several new schools. He plans a formal report to the Board of Education, with findings from Edward H. Webster and data from the Russell Sage Foundation. He urges a 42 pupil maximum per teacher and 35 pupil average class, predicting overcrowding unless new rooms are built.
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James H. van Sickle
Springfield
City Hall
van Sickle
Board of Education
Alfred J. Eugene
Edward H. Webster
High School of Commerce
Webster
van Sickie
Russell Sage Foundation
New York
Bridgeport
van Siekie
Surgery uses dog brain in human operation case
An operation in Ann Arbor, Michigan, removed part of the brain from W. A. Slith of Kalamazoo and substituted a dog brain during surgery. The case was described as unique in the history of surgery, illustrating experimental techniques of the period.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
W. A. Slith
Kalamazoo
Hotel Owner's House Burns in Connecticut Fire
In Mians Conn February 6 fire of unknown origin destroyed a house owned by Antonio Bruno on Relay Place. Loss about 5000 partly insured. Vacant since last July Bruno runs a hotel in the hamlet and a Stamford saloon. He denied neighbor trouble rumors and said he knew of no reason for arson.
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Conn
Antonio
Bruno
Stamford
Russian Prince Weds Yankee Girl in Paris
Paris February 6 The religious wedding of Miss Helena Stalle of Cincinnati and Prince Michael Murat of Russia took place today at the Catholic Church of St Honore D Eyla u, following a civil marriage yesterday by the Mayor of the Right Arrondissement.
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Paris
Helena Stalle
Cincinnati
Prince Michael Murat
Russia
St. Honore D’eylau
WOST OF STRIKERS IN RANKIN BACK TO WORK
Pittsburgh February reports say Sheriff’s law remains in Rankin with unrest and many jobless men. Strikers voted to return to work late yesterday. the night shift was fully manned for the first time in two weeks. The company refused to hire some and discharged others after short periods. Union organizers planned to provide jobs for those not taken back.
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Pittsburgh
Rankin
Weather Indications New Haven Forecast
Forecast calls for fair tonight and Friday with moderate to brisk westerly winds. Cloudy conditions reported in southern districts and lake region snow flurries. Temperatures below normal east of the Rockies with zero readings in the north and freezing along the South. Local outlook remains good winter weather for several days.
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New Haven
Lake
Rocky Mountains
Alabama
Georgia
Glaring errors in Main street surveys anger property owners
Realty owners with holdings in the business center threaten to file charges against City Hmgigoer A. H. Terry over alleged errors in Main street surveys used for valuations. They will present revised maps and supporting facts to the Board of Relief and Board of Assessors, with hearings set for Monday night. The Buday estate and Standard Association properties are cited as hardest hit, with frontage errors potentially shaving thousands from assessed values and taxes.
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Main Street
A. H. Terry
S Board of Relief
Board of Assessors
Budat
Scofield & Ford
Budau
E Citys
Fairfield Avenue
Budlay
Exeers
Privets
D. M. Read
City Paymaster Prepares for Crook Attacks
Report says city paymaster Bernard Keating Jr plans precautions after Peter White’s disclosure of payroll robberies. Keating trains with shotguns and rifles at Seaside Club range and contemplates paying at Armory while city defenders organize.
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Peter White
Keating Camp City Hall
Bernard Keating, Jr
White
Keating, Jr
Keating
George Catlin
Board of Contract and Supply
Catlin
Keating Camp
City Hall
Swallows Acid At Girl’s Birthday Party
At a birthday party in Chicago a 53 year old uncle Conrad Deihl drank carbolic acid claiming he was dying. Guests initially laughed, then he collapsed and died en route to hospital. His wife and two children were wounded by another man named Joseph Snuttescranti who then drove away the guests.
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Chicago
Aleen Deihl
Conrad Deihl
Deihn
New York
Joseph Snuttescranti
Pretty Girl Vanishes After Sunday Night Visit
Mary Ginella, 19, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Ginelle, missing since Sunday night around 7 30 after leaving home at 3% Booth to visit friends. Descriptions note slender petite appearance, white hat and feather, one eye slightly angled. Police say two missing persons cases not yet linked.
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Mary Ginella
Frank Ginelle
State Street
Bennetto Safe at Key West After Sinking Storm
Wm Bennetto of Stratford, crew member on the U S submarine post D 2, reports arrival safely at Key West after the vessel was caught in a storm off the Virginia coast in which two sailors drowned. Neighbors express relief for Bennetto and his family. A separate report notes a Prague-Anrester stabbing his 44 year old son amid a quarrel, the assailant claiming motive was irritation from the dispute.
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Wm. Bennetto
Stratford
U. S
D 2
Hie Perente
Key West
Virginia
Feare
Mr. Sbennette
Hig
Prague
Anrester
Festh
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