Minors Allegedly Given Liquor at Tom Carr’s Cafe
Trinity Church Rector Rev Father Gomph told county commissioners that several boys, some under 18, were taken into Carr’s saloon during a choir rehearsal intermission and returned smelling of alcohol. He urged the license renewal be reconsidered. Carr denied wrongdoing and witnesses supported him. Commissioners reserved decision.
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Trinity Church
Tom Carr
Father Gomph
Carr
Thomas Cartseuloon
Charles
Gomph
Trinnity Episcopal Church
Trinity Pariah House
John J. Phelan
Nakich House
Carr's
Phelan
Philar
Gormph Rafrsed
Thomas B. Lashar
Thomas Carr
Broad and
Cannon Streets
Calé
George B. Watkins
Broad Street
John Karpilow
Soubrette Bride Seeks Missing Groom Believed Bigamist
A sobbing bride identified as Mrs Archie Babcock Jr known as Trixie Claren fears her husband may be a bigamist after new York and Paterson dispatches. The groom left the Hotel Atlas with officials' help and has not been found. Local records show an Archie Babcock Jr of Paterson tied to earlier desertion, arrest, and a 1906 Hackensack robbery probe. Prosecutor DeLaney contemplates bigamy charges as the case unfolds with unpaid hotel bills and a missing wife awaiting action.
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Archie Babcock, Jr
Trixie Claren
New York
Paterson
Atlas
Clifford B Wilson
Witar
Ales
Archie Babcock Jr
United States Army
Hackensack
N. J
A. T. DeLaney
Babcock
Tridezre
Pink Pajamas Figure In Rich Divorce Suit
In New York a divorce case details Daisy and Rich Daisy eloping with a spa or spouse. Justice grants a divorce to the couple amid custody questions for their nine year old son. The document mentions Mrs Daisy Rich and other individuals in a complex social scene.
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New York
Ancona
Daisy & Rich
Wetine Spencer
Mise Louise Marehall
Pitesbarsh
Che
Delayed Peace Talks Loom Over Adrianople Demand
Turkish Balkan peace negotiations face possible collapse as Adrianople cedes or war resumes. Allies’ plenipotentiaries set a 24 hour deadline for Turkey to concede the city, with Balkan envoys prepared to walk out if refused. Conference opening was delayed by a code-induced holdup.
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Gondon
Turkey
Adrianople
St. James Palace
Balkan
Constantinople
Wilson recalls handshakes at inauguration two years on
In Trenton on January 2 Governor Wilson reflected on his 1909 inauguration as a governor and his peak handshake count of 4000. He joked about reinforced steel fingers for presidents and noted delivering eggs from Princeton to his secretary Tumulty. Senator Owen of Oklahoma was due for a talk, and Wilson sent New Year greetings to President Gomez.
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Trenton
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Wilson
Ing. Gev
Princeton
Joseph P. Tumulty
Gov. Wilson
Senator Owen
Oklahoma
Gomez
Cota
Michigan Congressman William Widemeyer Dies by Suicide At Sea
Washington reports Representative William Widemeyer of Michigan jumped overboard from the Panama liner at sea while temporarily insane. He had recently returned from Colon on a Congressional inspection trip and suffered a mental crisis linked to election defeat and the Taft Roosevelt dispute. He was 39, former U.S. consul at Georgetown, British Guiana.
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Washington
William W. Widemeyer
Michigan
Panama
War Department
Widemeyer
Col. Goethals
Colon
Representative Widemeyer
Congressional
Ancon
United States
Ann Harbor
Georgetown
British Guiana
Breen Leaves for West to Join Denver Post Staff
Stephen J. Breen, noted theatrical manager and newspaper writer, departs with Mrs. Breen for Denver Ca to lead the copy desk at the Denver Post. He resigns from the Poli house and seeks health benefits from a western climate after throat ailment prompts the move. Bridgeporters regret his departure and wish him success.
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Stephen J. Breen
Breen
Denver
Denver Post
New Post House
West
New York
Mr. Poli
Springfield
Variety House
Child deserted by mother becomes charge of county
Edith Swallow four years old was committed to the County Home in Norwalk by Probate Judge E F Hallen after her mother abandoned her at Lakeview Home weeks ago. Virginia Grutz mother of four watched three children Freddie seven Virginia five and Ruth four committed to county care as she vows to support the babe while the father is invalid. A pitiful probate court scene followed as the youngsters were escorted to the County Home by Assistant Clerk Leo J Whaley.
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Lakeview
Edith Swallow
Norwalk
E. F. Hallen
Virginia Grutz
Freddie
Virginia
Ruth
Leo J. Whaley
Brooklyn Rapid Transit plans capital stock increase
A certificate filed with the secretary of state shows the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company increasing capital stock from 45 million to 90 million dollars. The filing, credited to Vic resident Menley, cites the expansion tied to subway contracts.
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Albany
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Vic
Menley
Natal brings home Reid in fogbound New York harbor
The armored cruiser Natal led a procession through fog and rain as the body of Whitelaw Reid arrived home from Britain. A joint flotilla including the Florida and North Dakota escorted the casket to the Ambrose Channel, then to the cathedral on Amsterdam Avenue. Prime attendees included President Taft, Secretary Knox, Ambassador Bryce, and Canadian Governor General’s aide Col. Lowther.
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New York
Whitelaw Reid
Court of St. James
Natal
King George
Ambrose Channel
Grant
England
Florida
North Dakota
Roe
Drayston
McCall
Paulding
Fire Island
Busa
Fiske
East River
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Amsterdam Avenue
112Th Street
Guard of Honor
Taft
Knox
James Bryce
Washington
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Col
Lowther
Bishop Greer
Grand Central Station
Teamster Slain as Assassins Flee in Mystery
Greenwich January 3 Joseph H Taylor a 45 year old teamster was shot dead near his home in Pemberwick by an unidentified Italian assailant. Family saw three Italians fleeing toward White Plains after the shot. Police searched but found no trace. Taylor leaves a widow and 12 children.
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Greenwich
Joseph H. Taylor
Pemberwick
White Plains
Taylor
Late F M Wilson dies intestate in city business circles
The late Frank M. Wilson of Wilson and Rusling dies without a will. Widow Julia L. Wilson is appointed administratrix. Appraisers F. D. Bel and William K. Lyon named to value the estate. City Engineer A H Terry reports progress on block maps for the second district with 304 delivered and 584 unfinished. he asks 7200 for completing the project this year.
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Frank M. Wilson
Wilson & Rusling
Julia L. Wilson
F. D.bel
William K. Lyon
A. H. Terry
Mr. Terry
Veteam
Ex convict Mylius held at Ellis Island
Paris January third Edward Holton James nephew of Harvard professor William James and author Percy James plans to sail to New York on the La Province to aid Edwin Mylius detained at Ellis Island by U S immigration authorities Mylius denied admission as an ex convict he served a term in an English prison for libelling King George James says Mylius innocent and will seek help from Secretary Negel to clear him and win admission to the United States He will be sent to California to start anew The libel claimed King George as Prince of Wales contracted a morganatic marriage with the eldest daughter of Admiral Seyfour and had three children The story was denied and the woman involved repudiated it.
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Paris
Edward Holton James
William James
Harvard University
Percy James
New York
la Provence
Edwin Mylius
Ellis Island
United States
Mylius
King George
James
England
Negel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Mythus
California
George
Prince of Wales
Seyfour
Sicily
Senate adjourns in respect to Jeff Davis
The Senate scheduled an early adjournment in memory of the late Jeff Davis, a striking figure since 1907 known for courting controversy, mocking the wealthy and criminal, and his flamboyant gray cutaway coat. Davis with a sharp tongue and fierce personality often challenged decorum and never paid for an automobile.
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Senate
Jeff Davis
Washington
Alwin
New England
Arkansas
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
White House
Davis
Suffragists Plan Spectacular Inaugural Parade Display
Washington Jan 3. Thousands of women in five sections march on March 4 as part of President Wilsons inauguration parade. Suffrage leaders announce costumes and floats depicting stages of womens development with pages in costume leading each section. The march follows a March 3 suffrage demonstration with leaders from across the country attending.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilson
White House
Glenna Timnen
Wabash Freight Crash Kills Three in Detroit Area
Wreck near Del Ray, a Detroit suburb, left 22 of 44 freight cars piled up and three men dead. Victims were P. Loiant and L. E. Richardson of Detroit and EB Giger of Montpelier Ohio. Cleanup allowed traffic to resume today.
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Wabash
Detroit
del Ray
P. Loiant
L. E. Richardson
EB. G. Giger
Montpelier
Tode
Board Boosts 1912 Property Lists After Industry Talks
Bridgeport assessors raise values by over 3 million with 479 plants affected. Main Street gains dominate the increases, especially between Gilbert Street and Congress Street, with corner properties at Fairfield Avenue rising sharply. The Hotel Stratfield and Poli Theatre appear among top valuations, while owners’ figures often differ from the assessments.
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Bridgeport
Board of Assessors
Board of Relief
Main Street
Gilbert Street
Congréss “Street
Fairfield Avenue
Corus
Main St
Gilbert
Congress Streets
Main
Assis
John D. Budau
William Hall
Nath. Wheeler
James Rothwell
Stratfield
Samuel H. Wheeler
Poli
Alienation suit filed between Detroit merchants in New York
George E. Twomey, a Detroit produce merchant, sues George C. Balch for 25000 in New York supreme court claiming Balch alienated his wife from him. Balch, a co owner of Groose Island, has been in New York six months and was served as he left the Astor House with jurors in a similar case.
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New York
George E. Twomey
Detroit
Supreme Court
George C. Balch
Groose Island
Balch
Twomey
Balch Came Along In June, 1911. Mrs. Twomey
Mini
Autos Cause 221 New York City Deaths in Past Year
New York January 3 A report by the national highways protective society states automobiles caused 221 deaths in Greater New York in the past year compared with 142 in 1911. A total of 531 people were killed in street accidents in 1912 including 220 children.
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New York
National Highways Protective Society
Greater
Appeal for Release of 32 Labor Leaders in Leavenworth
Chicago January 3 Attorneys for 33 convicted dynamite conspiracy defendants in Leavenworth petitioned the U S circuit court of appeals for a writ of supersedeas and release on bonds for all except Herbert Hockin They argue rights were denied while awaiting appeal Judge Anderson previously refused a supersedeas and the defense seeks emergency relief as the case moves through appellate review The judges indicated likely denial on key points and discussed the nature of supersedeas as a right versus a matter of discretion.
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Chicago
Leavenworth
United States
Court of Appeals
Herbert
Anderson
Seline
Juffge Anderson
Tris
Baker
Manslaughter Verdict Sought Against Mrs Palmer
In a Danbury court proceeding State's Attorney Stiles Judson asks the jury to convict Nettle Palmer of manslaughter for involvement in a baby’s death while co defendant William Hoyie faces a first degree murder charge. Judson described Hoy as a dissembling liar and noted Palmer’s varying statements.
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Criminal Superior Court
Stiles Judson
Nettle Palmer
Danbury
William Hoyie
Judeon
Hoy
Psalmer
Knave
Fies
Big Democratic Capture From Rout Of 6 0 P
Concord New Hampshire January 3 The rout of the Republican stronghold in New Hampshire was complete after a history making session of the Legislature. Following November election when no gubernatorial candidate won a majority Democrats gained governor council, senate, house, clerk positions and several state offices. Progressives won the House Speakership while casting votes for the governor. Republicans suffered major, but the exact allocations reflected a sweeping defeat.
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Concord
N. H
Guord
New Hampshire
Senate
House
Dverkocorra
United States
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Rep. Widemeyer
Transit
Reid
Ambassador
U. S
F. M. Wilson
Edward James
Fairfield Avenue Corner
Jewelers’ Corp
Corner Wall St. Conn
U. S. Court of Appeals
Palmer
Hou
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