Death notices and funeral announcements blend in city obituaries
A batch of 1909 death notices lists Elizabeth Kelly of 790 Madison Avenue and Isabelle Beecher of Bethel Conn with funeral plans at St Patrick's and Washington Park M E church. Joseph Holroyd, Magdalena Harter, Edmond Chagnon and others are named with service times at local residences and St Michael's cemetery or St Joseph's church, with burial at family discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle C
Charles W. Beecher
Washington Park
M. E
Po Solroyd
Joseph Holroyd
Arctic Street
Mountain Grove
Magdalena
August Harter
North Avenue
St. Joseph's German R. C
Chagnon
Edmond Chagnon
Clinton Avenue
St. Anthony’s R. C
St. Michael's Cemetery
New Britain
New Industry for Bridgeport Planned by Union Metallic Cartridge Co
The Union Metallic Cartridge Co plans a ten story plant in East Bridgeport to manufacture shot of all sizes. The $150,000 building will rise on the northwest corner of Arctic Street Barnum Avenue Pauline and Helen Streets with tracks to connect Pauline Street. Managers Orcutt and Pinney announced the project before the streets committee, which heard no opposition to the proposed track lay across Pauline Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Bridgeport
Arctic Street
Barnum Avenue
Pauline
Helen Streets
Jerome Orcutt
H. H. Pinney
Committee On Streets
Pauline Street
Thief Steals Watches From Goldberg Jewelry Store
Thieves broke into E. T. Goldberg’s jewelry store at 159 State Street last night and stole 14 watches left for repair. Entry appeared via the doors with no other sign of forced access. The thief ransacked the workroom at his leisure after gaining access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Goldberg
State Street
House Rebukes the President Over Secret Service Remarks
Washington reports the House of Representatives voted 212 to 35 to rebuke President Roosevelt for remarks about the secret service in his annual message. The measure condemns his language as unjustified and without fact, labeling it a breach of House privileges and ordering removal of the related pages from the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
United States
Secret Service
Congress
Roosevelt
Ananias Club
House
Bennett
New York
Campbell
Kansas
Chapman
Illinois
Cooper
Wisconsin
Crumpacker
Indiana
Davis
Minnesota
Douglass
Ohio
Driscoll
Foelker
French
Idaho
Guernsey
Maine
Hayes
California
Henry
Connecticut
Howland
Jenkins
Kinkaid
Nebraska
Kustermann
Landis
Langley
Kentucky
Laing
McLachlin
Madison
Nelson
Norris
Parsons
Pollard
Pray
Montana
Prince
Reeder
Reynolds
Pennsylvania
Sleep
Virginia
Townsend
Michigan
Washburn
Massachusetts
Wilson
Deaths and Funerals in Bridgeport and Nearby
A series of obituaries and notices from Bridgeport and surrounding areas reports Joseph Holroyd of 301 Arctic Street dying at Bridgeport Hospital of pneumonia aged 69, survived by a widow and several children. Isabelle Beecher dies after short illness. Ellen Doran dies at her son-in-law’s home. William Cleary dies after brief illness. Gabriel Holding passes after four weeks with Bright’s disease. Magdalena Harter and Henry McOrmond die. funeral for Walter L. Clarke held at 482 Broad Street. Roswell Adams dies aged 42. a legal case involving Angelo Nitti and Rosa Fasola ends with Nitti jailed for potential out-of-court settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Holroyd
Arctic Street
Bridgeport Hospital
East Side
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Watertown
California
Isabelle Beecher
Charles N. Beecher
Bethel
Ellen
John Doran
James Cook
Bunnell Street
South Congregational Church
William Cleary
East Washington Avenue
Connecticut Web Co
Ansonia
Henry Cleary
Tthe
Howland Dry Goods Co
Knights of Columbus
James
Henry
Daniel
John
Frank
Edward
Theresa
Sarah
Kate
Gabriel Holding
Central Avenue
Bright
Singer Mfg. Co
First Evangelical Church
England
Magdalena
August Harter
North
Estate of Samuel Belcher Probate Admitted
The estate of Samuel Belcher, who died at William S Bullard’s Fairfield Avenue home last summer, was admitted to probate this morning with an inventory of $59,000. The same afternoon, the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad announced a cut in freight car repair work hours from six days at nine hours to four days at eight hours, affecting several hundred workers and taking effect in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Belcher
William S. Bullard
Fairfield Avenue
New Haven
Jan
New York
Hartford
Police pay case heads to Supreme Court for three questions
Judge Scott allows James H. Sullivan and city of Bridgeport case to go direct to the Supreme Court of errors for opinions on three questions. The dispute concerns police pay under the 1907 ordinance and whether the Board of Apportionment or Common Council controls pay raises, with issues about tenure and constitutional amendments. The Supreme Court for the third judicial district will hear the case in New Haven on January 19, awaiting a February decision to guide the Board of Apportionment in police funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Superior Court
James H. Sullivan
City of Bridgeport
Supreme Court of Errors
Sullivan
Davenport & Banks
Cullinan
Common Council
Board of Apportionment
Supreme Court
Third Judicial District
New Haven
Public Bathing Beach Donation Considered by City Panel
Aldermen Griffin Mahoney and Wilder as a special committee weighed Andrew Radel's offer to gift three years use of a sandy beach southeast of the trolley power plant for public bathing. City control would exist without charge, with option to buy later. The committee, including Rev H M Sherman Frank Miller and Col Tracy Warren, weighed past protests over stone walls and sought a West End public beach solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin, Mahoney and Wilder
Andrew Radel
Radel
Newfield Avenue
H. M. Sherman
Frank Miller
City National Bank
Col
Tracy B. Warren
Col. Warren
Rev. Sherman
Twelfth District
Seaside Park Boulevard
Sherman
Rachel
West End
Fewer Mortgages and Deeds Filed in 1908
The town clerk logged 1,076 warranty deeds in 1908, down from 1,416 in 1907 and far below 1906’s 1,773. Mortgage values also fell to $2,534,092 in 1908 from $4,111,434 in 1907, with five year totals shown: 1908 2,534,092. 1907 4,111,434. 1906 4,625,648. 1905 4,101,517. 1904 2,373,093.
St Boniface Social Club to Elect Officers at 9:15 AM
St Boniface German Catholic Social Club holds its semi annual meeting tomorrow at 9 15 a m with election of officers and important business. St Joseph’s parish lists winter services low mass 8 30 high mass 10 30 Sunday school 9 15 and vespers with benediction at 4 p m.
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St. Boniface
Thaw Case Again Before Court
Harry K. Thaw reappeared before Justice Tompkins in Nyack on a writ of habeas corpus seeking a new trial. Thaw and his mother Mrs. William Thaw, with counsel Marschauser, urged a sanity trial in Duchess County. Tompkins reserved ruling for next week and denied release. Thaw returned to Matteawan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyack
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Tompkins
Stanford White
William Thaw
Thaw
Weather Indications from New Haven Arctic Cold Snap
Weather report notes cloudy conditions across sections east of the Rockies. Temperatures dip below zero in northern New England and the northwest, with Battleford at five degrees below zero. Local outlook predicts continued cloudiness, rising temperatures slowly, and light snow expected to turn to rain later tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Rocky Mountains
New England
Northwest
Battleford
Red Tape Cited In Quake Relief Delays In Italy
Rome charges allege Italian bureaucracy caused thousands of quake deaths by slow aid. Giolitti faced Parliament over delays. Messina relief is being diverted as troops seal off the city and American sailors assist wounded near the old consulate. Culgoa deliveries reach Messina but are redirected to other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Rome
Giolitti
Messina
Jackies
Scorpion
Constantinople
George C. Rhoades
Culgoa
Business Men to Meet at Stratfield
Bridgeport Business Men's association directors vote Stratfield as future headquarters. Next meeting at the hotel. Secretary Barnes reports progress in establishing a collecting department. Copies of the proposed Public Utilities bill available at Bridgeport Trust Co. Treasurer Wheeler. a three member business interests committee to be appointed. Special committee to organize upcoming meeting includes Oliphant, Bell and Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Business Men’s Association
George K. Barnes
B. Fairchild Wheeler
Bridgeport Trust Co
State Street
Wheeler
Messrs
H. G. Oliphant
Frank D. Bell
Carl Foster
No Tickets For Quake Zone Travel Restriction Notice
Italian government order blocks sales of tickets to Messina and Reggio in the earthquake zone. Steamship agents are warned not to sell tickets to those wishing to leave the area, aiming to stop tickets being sent to relatives in the old country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
Reggio
Italy
Wheel Found in Ash Creek After Theft From Rev Parks
The wheel stolen from Rev J E Parks a week earlier was found yesterday in Ash Creek near Tin Bridge by Mr Lindon. Three boys visited the Parks home on Jan 2 asking for food, were fed, then the bicycle disappeared. Capt Arnold held them for questioning. they denied the theft and no evidence was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Parks
Ash Creek
Tin Bridge
Lindon
Mr. Parks
Parks
Capt. Arnold
Lilley Retains Dual Roles Amid Cash-Saving Claim
Governor George L Lilley of Connecticut faces a political puzzle as he vows to keep his seat as Congressman at large while serving as governor. He argues eight weeks of double pay avoids a $30 000 special election cost and notes no law provides a remedy to force resignation. The move echoes past comparisons with David B Hill who similarly held both posts briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
George L. Lilley
New York
Washington
Lilley
E State
Woodruff
Aavine
John Q. Tilson
Hill
David B. Hill
Senate
Jones
Pee State
Judge Foster Endorses Spanking in Boy's Incorrigibility Case
Judge Foster suggested the boy Arthur Corey aged 13 be disciplined by his father with a firm thrashing rather than sending him to reform school. The case stemmed from Arthur's defiance at Barnum School where teacher Miss Coughlin and principal Miss Seeley testified to his disobedience. The judge blamed parental responsibility, noting the father is sick and the mother tolerates misbehavior. He expressed little sympathy for the teachers and urged family management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Foster
Arthur Corey
Miss Coughlin
Barnum School
Miss Seeley
Judge Banks Faces Tough Committee List Task
Speaker Elmore S Banks prepared his list of House committees during a city office visit today. He spent days in Hartford consulting members about preferred committee placements and pledged no promises for votes, urging a distinct, principled approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmore S. Banks
House
Hartford
Did O'Brien Get a Square Deal in Bridge Bid Case
Hobart E. French of the Bridge Commission states the four lowest bidders were allowed to revise bids. J J O'Brien of O'Brien Construction Company denies that opportunity was given to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart E. French
Bridge Commission
Ias
J. J. O’brien
O’brien
City Court Hears Non-Support and Assault Cases
Judge Foster presided over a non support matter brought by a wife claiming insufficient funds for a family of five. The husband testified earning about 37 weekly from Cart ridge shop and retaining money amid wife incurred 9 weekly bills. Probation Officer Canfield to report in a month. An assault case against I H Zimmer was postponed awaiting stronger evidence. Louis Lusi was fined 10 dollars plus costs for assault at Lusi's saloon after disputes over card games and alleged scratching. Louis Traberell involved in a revolver shooting incident near Vincelette.
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Foster
Thomas Mary
Pembroke Street
Canfield
I. H.zimmer
George Hawke
Wilder
Louis Lusi
Lusi
Hallett Street
Michael Nargi
Snowy Weather at Howland Shoe Store Ad
Snowy weather prompts Howland shoe store to promote Arctics and rubber boots for men women and children. New styles range from high laced to tiny for girls plus loggins to keep warm and dry.storm cut rubbers and low invisis rubbers offered near Fairfield avenue door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Avenue
New Champion disc graphophone debuts at lower price
Columbia introduces the New Champion graphophone priced at twenty five dollars with a noiseless double-spring motor, oak cabinet, flower-decorated horn, and three-record capability. New double-disc records promise major gains with two records in one, priced 65 cents for 10 inch. Indescribable cylinder records claim durability and broad compatibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Lee
Door-mat Sale Items and Prices Found on Third Floor
Underfoot notes list cocoa rubber and wire door-mats in multiple sizes and weights. Cocoa mats priced from 39 cents to 4 dollars, rubber mats from 75 cents to 1 dollar 25, and wire mats from 1 dollar 25 to 2 dollars 50. Third floor location implied.
Boys trousers from the new Boys' Shop
Great wearing knicker style cor duroy trousers in gray or brown with full cut. Also woolen cloth trousers in brown and gray mixtures, belt loops finished. Typical values from the new Boys' Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Boys
Six Night Riders Sentenced to Hang
In Ashland Massachusetts story notes six night riders sentenced to hang. Fowler wins the Cambridge Ashland Boston Marathon with a time of 2 43 63. Fred Lors Mohawk A New York finishes second in 3 46 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Hemphis, Tenn
Fowler
Ashland
Cambridge
Fred Lors
Mohawk A
New York
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Howland’s
Lane
Main St
Laborde Coo
Jackson's Book Shop
Main Street
Hughes & Chapman
Stratford Avenue
James Horan & Son Florists
Violets
John Beck & Son
Oak St
Tele
London
Anglesy
Dorando
St. Louis
Dorando Petri
Ninth Avenue
Dond@ro
Preston
Carson
Nev
M. R. Preston
Socialist Labor
John Silva
Goldfield
Joseph Smith
Howlands
Justice Wilder
Angelo Nitti
Rosa Fasola
Nitti
Wm. B. Wheeler
Archer C. Wheeler
Mary C. Wheeler
Toucey
Bridgeport Brass Company
Frank Buchino
Magino
Margino
Pari
Marino
Voccolo
H. Guadagno
G. Palmer
Petrucilli
Cantarera
H. A
Friend
ST. Joseph’s
Stratfield
Fred Wren
Mary Lalley
Edna Doty
Meriden
Graves—Blood
Harriet May Blood
William A. Blood
East Main Street
Testie Billings Graves
E. J. Graves
Christchurch
E. J. Graft
Il Sole Relief Committee For
Calabria
Sicily
8. Z. Poli
D. B. Hill
Judge Banks
O'Brien
Cannon Street
Conn
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