Social dance lanterned by Kappa Mu Sigma at The Stratfield
The Alpha Chapter of Kappa Mu Sigma Sorority held its annual dance at The Stratfield, largely attended with elaborately described decorations. Committee members and patronesses are listed along with numerous attendees in formal attire. Thomas P. Taylor returned from abroad aboard the Teutonic for a six week trip. he runs English and Hamburg factories under new patent laws. Parkeston employs 120. William Dixon, home from appendicitis surgery at St Vincent’s, reappears after recovery.
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Kappa Mu Sigma Sorority
Stratfield
Irene Hunt
Loretta Burns
Judith Keneally
Irene Howell
Margaret Maher
Julia Farnam
Henry Lee
T. Lee Laley
Jos. A. O'Brien
Thomas Walsh
Messiée
John McMahon
Leo Lalley
Joseph
O'Brien
M’‘ss
Banks
Grace A. Sheridan
Norma Glines
Gertrude McMahon
Irene
Amy Burns
Margaret Kane
Loretta Cunningham
Chrystal Dietrich
Florence Compania
Gertrude Hamilton
Neale Kennelly
Alice Plunkett
Bessie Bresslin
Brooklyn
Alice Keating
Emma Franz
Gertrude Mahoney
Marie Scott
Champaign
A. Kelly
May O’rourke
Bessie Osborne
Jane Osborne
Headey
Annie Eales
Annette Borg
May Lyons
Helen Boyle
Messaline
Leslie Hanley
E'la Hanley
Batiste
Meatie Neary
Mis F. Lundin
J. White
Stratford
Nina Gilbert
Florence Healey
Alice Kelly
Scot
Miss Hunt
Falvey
Mary Kelly
Jane Callahan
Margaret Shanahan
May Farnam
Margaret Myher
Elizabeth McGuire
Rosalyn Barkey
Evelyn Barkey
Miss Cody
Agnes Feeley
Chest
Ne Feeley
Florence Healy
Ella Harrington
Leah Corcoran
Ruth Griffin
May Dalton
Lucy Nichols
Esther Burns
Thomas P. Taylor
Teutonic
Made Citizens by Special Act
Washington January 16 Congress passed a special law to confer citizenship on Benjamin and George Bennett of Ogeman County Michigan. Their cases illustrate naturalization issues after a prior law. The Bennetts came to the United States as children. their fathers did not complete required naturalization papers. They now gain citizenship after a bill in both houses. The Bennett brothers had to resign offices due to status and can now become citizens, signaling a potential flood of similar petitions.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Benjamin
George Bennett
Ogeman County
Mich
Brennett Brothers
West Branch
Michigan
England
Senate
House
Bennett Brothers
CleanEasy hand soap advert with claims and price
An old advert promotes CleanEasy hand soap saying it is guaranteed not to injure the skin and can remove stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt from hands or clothing. It lists a large can price of 10 cents and credits manufacturer Wm. R. Winn at 246 Stratford Ave.
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Wm. R. Winn
Stratford Ave
Police Board Discusses Sunday Saloon Cleanups and Patrol Coverage
Police commissioners debated permitting Sunday morning cleaning in saloons to curb sly liquor sales. Aiming to cover the 6 to 9 AM window, the board wrestled with legal authority and enforcement, while discussing whether all or none should be allowed. The session also touched on licensing newsboys after 8 PM and a report showing 286 arrests in the month, including 45 women.
Davis accuses Lick Branch mine of mining-law violations
President Davis of the United Mine Workers of Virginia asserts that the Lick Branch mine has operated in violation of mining laws. He calls for a legislative investigation after two recent explosions and claims the mine was reopened before state inspectors completed their examination.
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Davis
Lick Branch Mines
Virginia
United Press
Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers of Virginia
Lick Branch
The Fight Is On Between Your Blood’s Little Soldiers
An advertisement proclaims constant battle against poisons in air water and food. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla keeps the blood strong to prevent disease and urges immediate use if unwell, listing blood stomach liver and kidney troubles and directing readers to obtain it from their druggist.
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Hood
Dope Comes and Goes in 1909 Baseball Rumors
The 1909 Connecticut league season opens with scattered trades and speculation. Reports say Manager Bone may trade Reischman for Bunyan without New Britain approval, while Harra resists. Yale may join Springfield at first base, and Holyoke eyes a stronger lineup under Mike McCormack. Hartford and Waterbury also push for better teams, with Corcoran's status and O’Rourke’s Bridgeport plans outlined. In Chicago, Joe Tinker’s future with the Cubs is in doubt as President Murphy weighs a trade amid tensions over public statements and a $10,000 offer to players.
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Connecticut League of Baseball
New Haven
Bone
Reischman
John Bunyan
New Britain
Hanna
Bunyan
Harra
Bill Yale
Springfield
Ponies
Yale
Holyoke
Mike McCormack
Sindler, Reiger and I
Baker
Perkins
Dolan
Burke
Connery
Hartford
Waterbury
Tommy Corcoran
O’rourke
Bridgeport
Chicago
Joe Tinker
Chicago Cubs
New York
Christopher Mathewson
West Siders
Charles W. Murphy
Tinker
Murphy
National Commission
Jack Blackburn Held for Murder in Philadelphia Fight
Alahzo Polk, shot in a quarrel with famed lightweight boxer Jack Blackburn, died from injuries. Polk's wife Maisie was shot and critically injured. Maud Pillian, a white participant, was arrested for assault. Blackburn, renowned in pugilistic rings, faced arrest amid jealousy rumors. offers from Western Coast clubs and an English syndicate had pursued him recently.
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Philadelphia
Alahzo Polk
Jack Blackburn
Blackburn
Maisie Polk
Sera
Maud Pillian
Polks
Coasz
England
Princeton profits in football and other sports noted
Princeton University Athletic Association reports a 1907 08 football profit of 24596.38 and a baseball profit of 8957.67, helping offset deficits in other sports to net 1075.75. Harvard announces 1908 game vs West Point on October 30 with Harvard at West Point. Norwich fight ends in six round draw between Billy Glover and Bob Wilson.
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Princeton
N. J
Cornell
Carlisle
Yale
Princeton University Athletic Association
Cambridge
Mass
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Harvard
West Point
Annapolis
Polo games tonight postponed to Thursday at Brooklawn rink
Providence meets Worcester Fall River faces Lynn and Pawtucket plays Brockton in polo tonight. Brooklawn rink renovation causes a delay, withSunday postponement earlier planned but now set for Thursday evening as the amateur poloists will perform stunts after the rink is fully prepared and heated.
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Providence
Worcester
Fall River
Lynn
Pawtucket
Brockton
Brooklawn
Sweeey
al Ears
Falls River
New Bedford
Will H Fox Sends Linen Collar Note To Bridgeport Theatre
A linen collar mailed from Wilkes Barre to Bridgeport carries a playful note from Will H Fox to Poli’s Theatre stage manager. Fox, a Bridgeport native and noted pianist and composer, is touring Europe with Paddywhiski and plans a return appearance at Poli’s next week. The collar note humorously lists stage props and includes cigars for the crew.
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Bridgeport
Wilkesbarre
Marigold
Abe Stevens
Poli's
Will H. Fox
Mr. Fox
Poll's New Theatre
Poli’s
Fox
Europe
Gridgeport
Hatters Strike Seen as Broken Faith by Manufacturers
Washington January 16 Milton Damman attorney for the manufacturers declares the Hatters strike a breach of faith by workers. He recalls a two year old accord restricting strikes and requiring ten day notice to avoid labor action. The Manufacturers' Association sought to remove the union label from sixty two plants if the label was not restored. The union refused and ordered label removal from Philadelphia's Guyer Hat Company. Subsequently all factories were instructed to drop the label.
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United Press
Washington
United Hatters
Milton Damman
Manufacturers’ Association
Guyer Hat Company
Philadelphia
Union
Boys Club Expands Trades Education for Boys
At the annual meeting of the Boys’ Club directors at The Strat field the plan to broaden work with trade classes was approved. A committee including Fred Enos and Frank T. Staples will study programs in other cities to develop a nucleus of trades while continuing reading writing and math. The club has enrolled 11,500 in 21 years, with about 1,500 current members and 350 to 400 nightly attendees, ages 8 to 14. The treasury shows a balance of about $200 with obligations paid.
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Hell
Stratfield
Chis
Fred Enos
Frank T. Staples
David F. Read
George H. Canfield
John c. Curtiss
Marshall E. Morris
Howard J. Knupp
George H. Somers
C. B. Strang
Jerome Orcutt
William T. Howes
Frederick W. Read
Lewis B. Curtiss
Thomas P. Taylor
Henry A. Bishop
Peter W. Wrep
William T. Haviland
Elmer H. Havens
Wiliam E. Burnham
Wee
Treasury
Prohibitionists Plan Day State Prohibition Efforts
Hartford reports a conference between Matthew E B O'Brien of Bridgeport and E L G Hohenthal of Manchester to outline anti liquor measures. They seek state prohibition with a referendum, carrier registration for dry towns, county tax record access, and limits on sales outside licensed towns. Legislation is to be filed soon with Hohenthal promoting passage and O'Brien attending hearings.
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Hartford
Matthew EB. O'Brien
Bridgeport
E. L. G. Hohenthal
Manchester
Messrs. O'Brien
Hohenthal
Internal Revenue Officers
Senate
Log rolls over Shiloh citizen in Newtown accident
Newtown January 16 Arthur Beardsley of Shiloh suffered a serious accident while unloading logs from a flat car near the R Wheeler saw mill. A log rolled onto him fracturing his jaw and the frontal bone above his left eye, injuring his side and back. He is expected to recover. F A Bemis of Shiloh boasted the season’s largest porker, a six hundred pound hog. Mrs Jane Clarke visits Mrs A L Adams for a few days.
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Newtown
Arthur Beardsley
Shiloh
Beardsley
R. &. Wheeler
F. A. Bemis
Jane Clarke
A. L. Adams
Weather Indications for New Haven Jan 16
Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness with snow or rain late tonight and Sunday and warmer temperatures. A high pressure system sits over northern New England as a Tennessee energy disturbance develops, likely bringing snow to central regions and rain to the south. A Weather Bureau bulletin warns of heavy snow this afternoon across the District of Columbia northern Maryland West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania Delaware New Jersey New York and much of New England.
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United Press
New Haven
New England
Tennessee
Washington
Weather P Bureau
District of Columbia
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
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Bridgeport Public Market
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W. E. Halligan
Wentworth Furniture Company, Inc
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John Street
Geo. B. Clark & CO
Fairfield Avenue
The
Peck & Lines CO
Conn
Crawford Laundry
William Dixon
Lindley Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Bridgeport Farmer
Jacob Keffer
Mary Ei Kingman
WM. M. Clemens
Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Cannen St
Kershaw
Police Board
George E. Hill
Major Hurley
Hurley
George F. Hill
Daniel O'Leary
Pembroke Street
O'Leary
West End
Covehlin
President Hill
Hill
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Birmingham
Ibase
Dope
POLO
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Boy’s Club
General Assembly
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