Gifts for Gill on Eve of Departure for Census Bureau
Lawrence J. Gill, longtime Bridgeport assessor and active Ninth district figure, left for federal service with a farewell gathered by 30 district friends. William Weaver led him into the gathering while Stephen Meaney spoke and presented a leather traveling case and satchel filled with travel goods and cigars. Gill departed at 10:11 AM for Washington.
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Census Bureau
Washington
Lawrence J. Gill
Bridgeport Democracy
Ninth District
Gill
William Weaver
Stephen Meaney
Meaney
Stoehr Offers North End Plot for Public Playground
Park Commissioners note Joseph Stoehr offers to sell a city plot in the North End for a playground. Bir Stoehr and donors Terry and Calhoun may back similar gifts, but approvals and marshy ground issues hinder it. Ground could be turned into a pond or small sailing lake with park facilities. A separate note reports a passenger train bound for Jalapa, Mexico, was held up by bandits thirty miles from Vera Cruz. two officers and eighteen soldiers were shot.
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Park Commissioners
Joseph Stoehr
Stoehr Place
Bir
Stoehr
Terry and Calhounes
Jalapa
Exico
Vera Cruz
Train Crash Kills Ten Near London on Great Eastern
Ten people died and many were injured in a collision on the Great Eastern railway near Iford five miles from London this morning. Several carriages were reduced to wreckage, with victims described as city clerks and other workers amid the wreck.
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London
Great Eastern Railway
Iford
Scarborough Lighthouse Damaged in German Raid on England
A wartime image shows Scarborough lighthouse struck by a shell during the German raid on the English coast, part of a daring strike against Scarborough Whitby and Hartlepool. The lighthouse atop the cliff became a target as shells hit dozens of buildings, with many killed and injured.
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Scarborough
England
America
North Sea
Whitby
Hartlepool
Unemployed Demonstration Planned in New York
Thousands of placards in New York announce an unemployed gathering in Union Square today to hear multilingual addresses on the winter job crisis. Police Commissioner Arthur Woods says officers will be on hand to preserve order, while placards question how workers should cope as warehouses fill and winter hardships loom.
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New York
Union Square
Arthur Woods
Hunting Season Nears Close at Midnight in This Region
The hunting season practically closed at midnight after a record year for many local sportsmen. Yesterday they ventured into the woods for the last time until spring, with duck noted as the most abundant game bird. Shang Dimper of Stratford reportedly holds an unofficial record for bagging the most water and air fowl. While hare and rabbit, wild duck, geese, brant, swan, shore birds, and various water birds are now off limits, some sport fish such as black bass, pickerel, and wall eyed pike remain legal to fish up to four and a half inches. Spearing of certain fish remains prohibited.
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Shang Dimper
Stratford
Conductor Surprise As Passengers Pay New Year Fare
Conductors on city trolleys were surprised this morning when a revived passenger custom brought six cents per fare. First met with astonishment at the sight of a nickel and Lincoln penny, the cheerful Happy New Year greeting led to the six cent tips. Some passengers handed full six cents in pennies, puzzling car custodians and cashiers at local offices.
Weather Forecast Shifts to Clouds and Warmer Temps
New Haven reports fair weather today turning cloudy with a slow rise in temperature. A disturbance centered over Minnesota brings unsettled conditions to the northern lake region while other districts east of the Rockies enjoy pleasant weather. Frosts reach as far south as Florida.
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New Haven
Minnesota
Lake Region
Rocky Mountains
Florida
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Cudahy
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Maine PO
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Mohican
Assid
Cape Cod
Connies
Foley
Hindle
Wm R. Winn
Stratford Avenue
Cyrus
Fairfield Ava
Main Street
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