Palmer Guilty as Second in Stratford Prize Fight
In Stratford Aus 35 1912 Louis Palmer found guilty by jury of acting as a second in a Sunday prize fight. Judge Case to sentence Palmer tomorrow morning. State's Attorney Judson condemned the Stratford disturbance as Bridgeport thugs violated Sabbath calm. Palmer is brother of Kid Palmer, tied to the fugitives Kid Dorkin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Palmer
Stratford
Criminal Superior Court
Aus
Palmer
William S. Case
Judson
Fritz Hartmann
Wal Street
Fritz
George Efford
Henry Ain
Danson
Sam Grimes
Mstenins
Robert ©. DeForest
Bridgeport
Henry E. Reilly
George F. Mara
Henry
Reilly
Frank Murphy
Kid Palmer
Kid Dorkin
Progressive Democrats Capture Senate Power Shifts in Conference Roles
Senate progressives claim a sweeping win in reshaping committee control. Gore and Smith report to President-elect Wilson that progressives will hold first member status on conference panels, influence amendment directions, and place new members on key committees, potentially sidelining southern conservatives. The pact solidifies progressive sway across leading panels, reshaping party leadership dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Reato
Carmania’s perilous sea ordeal described in wild storm tale
New York reports a dramatic account of the Carmania three days overdue entering port after a hurricane off Liverpool. J C Barr and officers call January 2 the wildest day at sea as huge waves battered the liner, lifting it 50 degrees, tossing passengers, wrecking cabins, and turning luncheon tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jan
Carmania
J. C Barr
Liverpool
le Barr
Lasse Succeeds Prouty as Commission Head
Washington January 7 1913 Franklin K of California elected chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission for the year beginning January 1 1913 He succeeds Crofton Gaenone Prouty as head of the commission in a standard annual transition reported from the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lasse
Prouty
Commission
Wahington
Franklin K
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cro 2 Gaenone Prouty
Wall Street in Control With Aldrich Plan
Washington January statements by former Treasury secretary Leslie M Shaw warn that adopting the Aldrich currency reform would place Wall Street in absolute control for 50 years. He predicts opposition from large banks and asserts the plan would force a compulsory network of national banks and trusts under centralized leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan. S
Aldrich
Wall Street
Leslie M. Shaw
Standard Oil
United States Steel
United States Steel Corporation
International Harvester Company
Central Reserve Association
Man Arrested in Mystic Case Disappears
Mystic Conn January 8 One man arrested for assaulting young girls in Mystic has vanished and is believed to have left the country. Steven Duke 47 failed to answer when his name was called in Norwich Superior Court. A state trooper could not locate him. He last was known to be employed at the Velvet Mill and has not been there since last Saturday. Duke was on $1000 bond provided by George Voye. Voye remains secured by Duke’s bankbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic, Conn
Steven Duke
Norwich
Velvet Mill
Duke
George Voye
Voye
Explorers Lost Near Advent Bay
Jan. 8 Christiana reports from Spitzbergen that Lieut Stranz the expedition commander and two companions are believed dead while trying to reach Advent Bay supply depot. Captain Ritschel of the ship Her zee Burst reached Advent Bay almost dying from hunger and exposure after the vessel became trapped in Treurenburg Bay ice last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana
Nortwegian
Spitzbergen
Lieut
Stranz
Advent Bay
Ritschel
Herzee
Treurenburg Bay
Governor Baldwin Inaugurated Amid 17 Gun Salute
Governor Baldwin is inaugurated with a ceremonial salute of 17 guns as troops escort him to the ceremony. General Cole commands the escort and Chief Justice Hall administers the oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Cole
Justice Hall
Baldwin inaugurated Connecticut governor in 66th term
Simeon E. Baldwin of New Haven inaugurated as the 66th governor of Connecticut, beginning his second term. Lieutenant Governor Lyman Tingier also took oath. state officers followed. A parade, escort troops, and a grand inaugural ball marked the ceremony with the oath administered by Chief Justice Frederick B. Hall. The governor’s full inaugural address appears on page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut
Simeon E. Baldwin
New Haven
Lyman T. Tingier
Rockville
Capitol
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Frederick B. Hall
Geners
George M. Cole
Edwin S Thomas
Cole
Edward T. Lyons
G. A. Day
Charles B. Pinney
John F. Moran
William E. Verdi
F. M. Chapin
C. L. Avery
Michael J. Wise
Edward Schultz
T. Whelen
D. A. Blakeslee
L. T. Tingier
M. H. Rogers
Albert Philips
Costello Lippitt
S. Roberts
Thos. D. Bradstreet
Daniel P. Dunn
John H. Light
Baldwin
The
Farmer
Incoming General Assembly Opens With Democratic Edge
Hartford January 8 1913 the fourteenth biennial session opens amid expectations of progressive legislation The Democratic Governor Sim eon E Baldwin seeks to shape commissions and curb Capitol offices The House division and six Bull Moose votes may influence outcomes A six month session limit plus mileage rules aim to speed business and attendance A proposed bill would grant suffrage to women and mobilize suffragists across the chamber
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
General Assembly
Simeon E. Baldwin
Senate
House
Macdonald
Capitol
Daniel F. Dunn
Gov Baldwin's Reform Agenda for Incoming Assembly and Reforms
A sweeping set of proposed constitutional amendments and state reforms. It calls for popular election of U S Senators and the president, two thirds veto overrules, expanded judicial powers, municipal judge appointments by the governor, general ticket state senate elections, and tighter state payments through the treasurer. It also proposes abolishing several state offices, creating a single Agriculture Commissioner, Civil Service, and expanded health powers, plus labor and pension provisions, canal dispute settlement and other broad governance changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
General Assembly
Bureau of Labor Statistics
State Board of Agriculture
Commissioner of Agriculture
Board of Examiners
State Board of Health
Connecticut
Commission On Fisheries and Game
Civil Service Commission
Senate Elects Landers President Wynne Clerk Of Connecticut
In Hartford the Connecticut Senate organized for 1913 with Kenneth Wynne named clerk after unanimous polling. George Landers won 19 votes for president pro tem as other nominations faltered. The day featured inaugural appointments, chaplaincy, and the naming of messengers and doorkeepers as the chamber prepared for the session. The House opened with a spirited secret ballot struggle for speaker, ending with an open roll call by 131 to 126 after GOP and progressive clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Senate
Rogers
Bridgeport
Kenneth
Senator Landers
Perry
Landers
John P. France
Fair Haven
Thomas J. Smith
New Britain
Matthew Whalen
Waterbury
Thomas Kelly
New Haven
Adam Schempp
George A. Townes
New London
James A. Frayne
Middletown
James Haggerty
Willimantic
Lyman T. Tingier
Rockville
House
Frederick A. Scott
W. F. Hyde
Manchester
Christopher Avery
Groton
Lynch
Magee
Watertown
Keppleman
Lockwood
Stamford
Taylor
Danbury
Dawley
Voluntown
Hill
Wolcott
Beach buys valuable properties near Wyllys Place
E D Beach, a Tealty dealer, is shown to purchase thirteen parcels near Wyllys Place and Ogden Street totaling about $50,000 through warranty deeds filed at the town clerk’s office. The holdings adjoin Remington Arms UMC and may convey Pembroke lake frontage if the deal with A M G Holdings occurs. deeds list multiple parcels on Willis and Helen streets with varied frontages and depths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Beach
Tealty
Wylly’s Place
Ogden Street
Remington Arms
U. M. C. Company
Beach
Cartridge Company
Municipal bonds issued for school and fire house work
City issues 3.418 million dollars in serial bonds for a new High School and Ninth District fire engine house. Bonds, engraved by First National Bank of Boston, bear 4.5 percent interest with semi annual coupons, last maturity in 18 years. One thousand dollar bond paid annually. Sale arranged by Mayor Wilson, City Treasurer Hall, and Charles G. Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Keating
First National Bank of Boston
Ninth District
Wilson
Keating
F. W. Hall
Sinking Fund Commission
Aeeahoe Tickifiel
Randge
Board of Education
Charles G. Sanford
Fitzpatrick and Cohen to Be Named by Sec Phillips
Secretary of State Phillips announced plans to retain Deputy Secretary Richard Dwyer and appoint Max Cohen of Bridgeport to head the automobile department. John J. Fitzpatrick of Bridgeport would become chief clerk in the bureau of corporations, with formal announcements to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Jan
Phillips
Richard Dwyer
Max Cohen
Bridgeport
Arthur Fifoot
Automobile Department
John J. Fitzpatrick
Bureau of Corporations
Flood Warning Looms Over Pittsburgh With 32 Feet Expected
Pittsburgh reports an imminent historic flood as weather forecaster Pennywitt predicts a crest near 32 feet by tomorrow morning. Warnings extended along the Ohio River to shield industrial plants and wharves while Wheeling faces about four feet of rise. Heavy rains triggered the alarm today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennywitt
Ohio
Wheeling
Waiters Strike Delays New York Legislation in Albany
Albany reports a waiter and cook strike in sympathy with hotel walkouts idles dining rooms for legislators. With meals limited to coffee and toast, lawmakers face possible delays as hospitality workers demand higher pay and better hours. Also noted, John F. Sullivan at St. Vincent's Hospital shows improved recovery though still bedridden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Empire State
New York
New York Statesman
T. Ww. W
St. Vincent's Hospital
John F. Sullivan
Lawyer Jumps to Death from New York Hospital Window
William E B Shine, a young Orlando lawyer, died after overpowering two orderlies and a nurse in his private room at New York Hospital, then leaping from a fifth floor window. He had been hospitalized for weeks with an undisclosed illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jan
William EB. Shine
Orlando
Fla
New York Hospital
Shine
Architects Deliberate on Plans for New High School
Five out of town architects testified at a levation test night on the proposed high school project. J G Rogers of New York D N Thome Jr of Boston M Baker of Boston H T Stephens of Paterson and W P Crabtree of New Britain voiced views. They urged a competitive process with 10 architects, stipulating 200 to 500 dollars for competitors and applying American Institute of Architects codes. They favored non member participation if allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Crabtree
New Sritnin
J. G. Rogers
New York
D. N. Thome Jr
Boston
M. Baker
H. T. Stephens
Paterew
Bridgeport
Institute
heiInaituir
Maid Sues For 10000 After Auto Accident Injury
New York maid Jennie O Biyrne testifies in Stamford civil court that she was injured when a car owned by George A Stafford crashed into a tree in October 1911. She alleges skull injuries, medical treatment at Roosevelt Hospital, and seeks 1600 damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie O'Biyrne
New York
Burpee
Civil Superior Court
George A. Stafurit
Stamford
O'Bierne
Stafford
Halford
Roosevel Hospital
Free anti toxin funds blocked by assembly delay
Hartford Jas reports that no money will be available for free anti toxin distribution to diphtheria patients until the current general assembly passes a law or appropriation. Two years ago an $8,000 appropriation was made, but by January 5 it had been exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Jas
General Assembly
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Gore
Smith
Wall ST
Money Trust Probers
Webster Ghosen
Gov. Baldwin
Finan
Mitchelson
Panama Canal
Hague Tribunal
George M. Sanders
Wynne
Adam Schemp
Next A. M. G. Holdings
Peter Paviovaky
Willis Place
Harrieet A. Perry
Helen Street
Joseph Dudrick
Wie
John Nemecz
Wyllis Place
Matej Fuks
Helen St
Raffaele Matucal
Wyllys Place
George E. Britto
Helen
Stephen Marcinko
Wrilys Place
Joseph Pistey
Helen Atreet
Fitzpatrick and
Cohen
Sec
Sullivan
H. S
Education Board
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