Auto Totters Against Precipice in Narrow Escape
Keegan and Long, riding in a Stevens Duryea auto, plunged near Newtown night, leaping free as the car slid 40 feet over a sheer embankment. Rescue crews used heavy blocks to swing the vehicle back to the road with Long injured and Keegan unhurt but shaken.
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Hush Keegan
Whitehead Company
Tom Street
Harold C. Long
Putnam Street
Newtown
Toni
Keegan
Jen
Willa Lockwood
Pooimateon
Southbury
Wuiftram
Qweerong
Evoband
Unter Rornal Accompani
Lousatonic
Keemet
Bean
Hagan
Saiean
Anaes Passace
Jmsved
Long
Tonneau
Peemie Thevare
Gan
Jennings
Ams
Vaberic Fire
Sandy Hook
Collector Walsh Fixes New Hours for IRS Office
Collector James Walsh announces new office hours at the federal building. Effective schedule sets hours from 10 p.m. to 1 p.m. with a noontime closure for employee lunch, as John F. Clancy transfers books to Stamp paper and James J. Durnin is inducted into office.
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Federal Building
John F. Clancy
James J. Durning
Collector of Internal Revenue
James ‘Walsh
Weather: fair, then increasing clouds expected
Weather notes indicate fair conditions beginning, with increasing cloudiness spreading later. Forecast suggests gradual change toward overcast skies and potential light readings as the day progresses.
New Officials Sworn In At City Hall
City Clerk Robinson swore in Frank Braithwaite as assistant, John A. Leonard to replace Malcolm Baxter on the fire board, Carl G. Tendquist to A H Canfield seat, John H. Tague to the same board, F W Reece and Henry Harris on the eye board, Frank E H Clark on the board of apportionment, and Charles E Kingston to replace Percy Farwell on the board of appraisal of benefits and damages.
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Robinson
Frank Braithwaite
John A. Leonard
Malcolm Baxter
Carl G. Téndquist
A. H. Canfield
John H. Tague
F. W. Reece Ar
Henry Harris
Frank E H. Clark
Charles E. Kingston
Percy Farwell
Farmer Exempt From Law On Compensation
New Haven Wednesday report notes Judge Case ruling that an employer with fewer than five employees is not covered by the Workmen's Compensation Act. Proposition reflects majority commission view that five or more workers are required for coverage. Parker cited as not responsible under the act, aligning with commissioner's stance.
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Liam G. Case
Su- New Haven
Wednas
Talcott H. Russell
Second Congressional District
Benton
Compensation Commission
Case
Mr. Parker
George Junior Republic needs boys clothing and supplies
Local leaders appeal for clothing for boys aged 14 to 18 at the George Junior Republic in Litchfield after the Buell cottage fire. Requests include clothing, bedding, and books for the boys library, to be sent to Hincks Brothers at State and Court streets. Several prominent residents support the effort amid winter conditions.
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George Junior Republic
Litchfield
Qoy
Hincks Brothers
State and
Court Streets
Republic
Buell
the Republic
Bridgeport
The
Henry A. Bishop
H. H. Deloss
Alfred C. Fones
Nathaniel W. Bishop
Robert S. Hincks
Death of Hector MacKenzie follows wife’s funeral
Sorrow over the sudden death of Hector MacKenzie occurred after his wife's funeral. He died at his home at 584 North Washington Avenue after illness soon following the service. Born in Hindley England 68 years ago he came to America after marriage and lived much of his life in Bridgeport. He was an expert mechanic at Wheeler and Wilson. He leaves a daughter Ruth MacKenzie.
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Hector MacKenzie
North
Washington Avenue
North Bergen, &. i
MacKenzie
Hindley
England
James
Orphelia MacKenzie
Bridgeport
Ofa Wheeler & Wilson
Ruth MacKenzie
Ives
Charles J Byrne Expert Shoemaker Dies at Home
Charles J Byrne a longtime city shoemaker and relief board member died at his 643 Fairfield Avenue home after a long illness. Born in Poyntzpass Ireland he ran several stores on Main Street Golden Hill and near Connecticut National Bank. Survived by widow Margaret Carten two sons Charles J Jr and William J a daughter Margaret and three brothers William in Australia Joseph in London and John in Ireland. He was about 55 and a devout parishioner of St Augustine's Church.
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Charles J. Byrne
Board of Relief
Fairfield Avenue
Mr. Byrne
Poyntz Pass
Armagh
Ireland
Byrne
Main Street
Alling Rubber
Connecticut National Bank
Golden Hill Street
St. Augustine's Church
Margaret Carten
Charles J. Jr
William J
Margaret
William Byrne
Mithell
Australia
Joseph
London
England
John Byrne
Leslie's
Colliers
London Illustrated News
Cate Is High Man Of Seaside Shoot
Russell D. Cate led the Seaside Gun Club semi annual shoot at the North End range with a 93 of 100. About 20 marksmen competed as members only, with Van Stone and Williams previous high men noted. Cate also serves as secretary treasurer of J. W. Beach Co. The article mentions a Basle Macomber Mo a P ZppL I IRN 20,000- in unclear context.
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Russell D. Cate
North End
Cate
Charles van Stone
Jervis Williams
Lewis Wilson
Dunkirk Bombarded Again By German Planes
Paris reports from the night indicate four German aircraft bombarded Dunkirk on the northern French coast. Separate dispatches from Athens say Austrian and German embassies in Constantinople are moving archives to Asia Minor amid anticipated British and French fleet action against the Dardanelles. An unofficial Wolff Agency item lists December Argonne losses: 2,950 prisoners, 21 machine guns, 14 mine throwers, and one bronze mortar.
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Paris
Dunkirk
France
Athens
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Dardanelles
Berlin
Wolff
Argonne
British battleship Formidable sinks in the English Channel
A 15000 ton British battleship Formidable with 750 crew was sunk in the English Channel. Only 71 crewmen were rescued by a British cruiser. Emperor William urges German troops to press forth as 1915 opens, noting victories while no decisive results emerge, amid harsh winter and limited aerial activity. US note on British interference in neutral trade finds a favorable Italian reception as neutrals seek clarity on contraband.
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Germany
Formidable
English Channel
William
Faea
Dunkirk
Italy
Washington
United States
Official War Reports From Vienna Paris and Petrograd
Vienna reports Russian activity in Bukowina and Carpathians with Austrian counterattacks near Ockacermezoe and Ustok Pass. Paris notes artillery success near La Bassée, Verdun, and Metz while German counterattacks are repulsed. Petrograd announces progress in Galicia with captures of officers, prisoners, and weapons as German and Austrian forces retreat.
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Vienna
Bukowina
Carpathians
Suczewa
Zernemosz
Nasyag
Ockacermezoe
Latoreza
Ustok
Gorlive
Zakliczyn
Nida
Frebinga
German War Bulletin Details Berlin Front Progress
Germany reports limited gains and continued activity on multiple fronts. In the Argonne further progress. 400 more prisoners, six machine guns, four mine throwers and ammo captured. An English trench taken east of Bethune. a French camp northwest of St Mihiel set on fire. Attacks at Flirey and west of Sannheim repulsed. Prussian frontier operations hampered by heavy mist.
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Paris
French War Office
Rheims
St Georges
Dixmude
LaBassee
Carency
Albert and
Roye
Verneeul
Llanc Savieon
Craonne
Perthes
Beausejour
Argonne
la Grarie
Verdun
Meuse
Moselle
Flirey
Metz
Arnaville
Steinbach
Artir
Berlin
St. Georges
Genemy
Bethune
St. Mihiel
Sannheim
Loss of Life Aboard Fated Warship Includes Cadets
London reports the British battleship Formidable blew up in the English Channel this morning. Official Admrity bulletin says 71 survivors out of 750 crew, with no details of cause. The ship, launched 1898, carried four 12-inch guns and four torpedo tubes and was sister ship to Irresistible and Implacable.
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Admiralty Office
London
Formidable
English Channel
Sheerness
Belgian
Irresistible
New Year War Outlook from London and Front Lines
London reports the war enters its fifth month with Germany occupying large tracts of Belgium and parts of France and Poland. Allies hold initiative on fronts, while Germany claims a defensive stance amid two-front strain. Joffre pressures the German left and French hold Steinbach, with British fleet hindering Ostend. News from Petrograd notes Hindenburg’s Warsaw push checked, Galicia sees Austrian reverses. Serbia and Montenegro stalemate. Austria plans a fresh invasion. Wilson’s note on British vessel detention cools after text release. Lords debate informational law as government replies pending.
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London
Germany
Belgium
Poland
Joffre
English Channel
Alsace
Steinbach
North Sea
Ostend
Petrograd
von Hindenburg
Warsaw
German War Office
Galicia
Austro-Hungsarien Retese
Servia
Montenegro
Austria
Wilson
A. J. Biman
Grey
House of Lords
Germans Take Half Million As Prisoners
Berlin reports a year end total of 138 officers and 577,875 German prisoners of war. The count excludes Allied internees, Russians captured in Poland, and those in transit. Of the total, Germany holds 215,000 officers including seven generals, and 362,875 enlisted men. Russians account for 3,575 prisoners, Belgian captives number 612 officers and 18,? civilians, with reported German losses continuing to be tallied.
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Berlin
London
Germany
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Pilica
Bolimow
Mednevice
Rawka
Jezeregeszig
Inowlodz
Tomaszow
Opoczno
Kamens
Mazornia
Melagoszcz
Liska
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