Justice Hall Remains Arrive Home Amid Condolences
The Hartford news reports the death of Frederic B. Hall chief justice of Connecticut. His sudden passing at the Heublein Hotel in Hartford shocks the state. Remains reached 381 Mill Hill Avenue Bridgeport and were conveyed to the bereaved home. Messages of sympathy poured in from many quarters as funeral arrangements were pending. Judge Hall, a self made man and outdoor sports enthusiast, had long served the state with dignity and was a familiar Bridgeport figure. Heart disease is listed as the cause, and his death occurred during an informal Hartford dinner with friends.
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Supreme Court of Errors
Frederic B. Hall
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Heublein
Bartford
Mill Hill Avenue
Justice Hall
Connecticut
Bridgeport
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Justice Hell
C. Lincoln Banks
Charles Logan, Jr
Heublein Hotel
William Tes
The
Tee
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Judge Hall
W. W. Knight
Dr. Banks
John C. Chamberlain
Judge Mall
Denise
Hart-ford
Merwin-Pierce
South Congregational Church
Algonquin Club
Police Bill To Be Passed By Common Council
The Republican administration backs a police ordinance to be passed at the next council meeting after a favorable committee report. The abolition of the detective bureau is not favored by a majority of the committee and many council members. The plan calls for about 30 new policemen and nine lieutenancies. City Auditor Bernard Keating holds his report until action is taken, signaling a possible 47 000 dollar increase for the police department funded by a quarter mill tax. The ordinance committee, led by Alderman Robert Forest, will meet tomorrow. no action has yet been taken.
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Detective Bureau
Lureau
Bernard Keating
Ordinance
Police Department
Keating
Tax Board
Robert G. ¢.Forest
Courts Adjourn Out of Respect for Late Justice Hall
Courthouses adjourned in memory of Chief Justice Hall who died yesterday. The civil superior and common pleas courts suspended routine business with no short calendar or divorce hearings tomorrow and will resume next Tuesday. The Valentino v American Tube & Stomping Co. suit slated for today paused before Judge Burpee. County officials were unavailable to confirm mourning drape at the courthouse.
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Civil Superior Court
Court of Common Pleas
Civil Eide
Superior and Common Pleas
Guiseppe Valentino
American Tube & Stomping Co
West End Congregational Church Annual Supper
The West End Congregational church held its annual parish supper last night with every table filled. Ladies under Mrs J W Northrop served a fine supper, followed by short talks by Rev Walter Leopold Bennett, H H Nettleton, Felix Lyman and J W Northrop. A generous total of 475 was contributed by attendees and friends. Rev Bennett’s popular preaching drew praise from many across the West End.
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West End Congregational Church
J. W. Northrop
Walter Leopold Bennett
H. H. Nettleton
Felix Lyman
J. Wi. Northrop
Bennett
West End
Delaney Voices Outrage Over Abandonment Cases
Prosecuting Attorney Alexander Delaney criticized the practice of abandoning wives and children in Bridgeport. He spoke on Nathan Horowitz, a Bridgeport resident sought by Detective Edward Cronan in Baltimore for new support to the abandoned wife and two children. Horowitz, formerly of Trumbull, faces City Court action expected to set a precedent. John I. Coffey of 745 Arctic Street is homebound with a severe arm attack.
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Alexander DeLaney
Nathan Horowitz
Edward Cronan
Baltimore
Horowitz
Trumbull
John I. Coffey
Artic Street
Eight Cigar Stores Raided by Police in City Centre
A police raid on eight central cigar stores targeted alleged gambling machines. Only one chewing gum pill machine was seized from Thomas W Grant at Golden Hill and Main streets and likely returned. Superintendent Eugene Birmingham defended the operation and urged citizen tips if similar devices are found in use again.
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J. Barnes
E. McCarthy
Thomas W .Grant
Golden Hill
Main Streets
Eugene Birmingham
Redding Boy 16 Sought After Checks Mail Heist
Redding January 16 Richard Wells a 16 year old employed by Albert Williams of Lonetown was sent to Bethel with milk and mail duties. He kept several endorsed checks including a $200 one and then vanished telling where the team was left. Williams halted payment on the checks as Wells failed to mail the letters and efforts to locate him failed.
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Redding
Richard Wells
Albert Williams
Lonetown
Bethel
Williams
Wells
George Junior Republic
Ridgefield
Flood Strands Evansville Families. Relief Boat Delivers Food
Evansville Indiana reports 20 families marooned by the swollen Ohio River, with three days of hunger. A relief boat from Calhoun Kentucky carried food to the hillsides while rail lines remain blocked. The city faces potential record floods and millions in damage as water rises toward forecast peaks. A baker donates bread to sufferers and about 500 refugees occupy public buildings. Separately in Holyoke Massachusetts, Dr. T T Noble organist of York Cathedral performed at Mt. Holyoke College Persea, then accepted a post at St. Thomas Church New York.
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Ind
Calhoun
Illinois Central
Louisville & Nashville
Ohio River
Holyoke
Mass
T. Tarteus Noble
York Cathedral
England
America
Mt. Holyoke College
Persea
Noble
St. Thomas Church
New York
Sudden Death of M. A. Green At Main Street Store
Murray A Green head of M A Green & Company furnace manufacturers was found dead in his 1328 Main Street store at 1 15 this afternoon. He was alone when stricken. Employee Charles Smith heard a moan and found him dead. Dr H B R Bennett pronounced death due to apo plexy. Medical examiner 8 M Garlick authorized removal to the Green home at 223. Grace Green, daughter and sole survivor, associated with the business after Thomas Logan retired. Green had been in failing health and suffered shocks in recent years.
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M. A. Green & Company
Main Street
Mr. Green
Charles Smith
Green
Smith
Bbalance
HB. R Bennett
Green & Logan
Thomas Logan
Grace Green
Concentration of Wealth Seen as a Menace
Washington reports state concentration of wealth in New York as a menace to the country and should be broken up for the masses. George M. Reynolds, president of a major Chicago bank, says the money power is dangerous though not unfair, a natural result of imperfect banking laws. Jacob Schiff testifies on big security issues linked to J. P. Morgan and others. The committee plans to postpone Rockefeller’s examination until the week of January 27, adjourning other hearings.
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Washington
New York
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank
Chicago
Attorney Untermyer
Money Trust
Jacob Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
Puro
J. P. Morgan & Company
William Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
City Court Sessions Hearments Include Theft Accusation
Two judges presided in city court this morning. Charles Mason faced theft charges with a hung verdict of reasonable doubt and was found not guilty. Julius Vintuletti received probation to February 17 on a non support charge. Arthur Penney paid 5 dollars plus costs for intoxication and breach of peace. Fred Knabbler paid a similar fine for simple breach of peace cited by his wife. John Laxtes, a Syrian speaker, was jailed last night after theft accusations by Mrs Annie Yaxtes and her daughter, though an interpreter morning confession indicated the money was a loan. Laxtes was released without apparent resentment.
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Frank L. Wilder
Charles Mason
Carl Foster
Julius Vintuletti
Arthur Penney
Fred Knabbler
John Laxtes
Annie Yaxtes
Main Street
Laxtes
Workman's Arm Mangled in Drop Press Accident
Frank C. Blood a 48 year old resident of 9 Hanover Street was badly injured at the Crown Paper Box Company factory when his right arm was caught in a heavy tamping press. The injury required twelve stitches at Emergency hospital and he was discharged home in shock.
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Frank C. Blood
Hanover Street
Crown Paper Box Company
Home Rule Bill for Ireland Heads for Commons Victory
London Jan 1 crowds pack the House of Commons as Sir John Simon argues the home rule bill will grant Ireland self government and bind it to the empire. With a 670-seat chamber, the government coalition hopes for a majority over 100 as Ulster leaders and Irish Nationalists gauge the landmark vote tonight.
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House OF Commons
London
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Asquith
Sir John
England
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Balfour
Commons
John E. Redmond
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Empire
John Redmond
Irish
Nationalist and Unionist Leaders Clash Over Bill
The nationalist leader says the bill will unite the empire, end past ills between England and Ireland, and foster a prosperous Ireland with loyal people. Sir Edward Carson calls the bill nefarious and an assault on civil and religious liberty, claiming Ulster would be forced into an unequal partnership under a subordinate empire.
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Hve
England
Ireland
Sir Edward Carson
Mister Opposition
Ulster
United Kingdom
Sullivan Recovers and Sells Saloon
Casper Schick of Southport bought the saloon and restaurant at 1148 Main Street from John F. Sullivan who was shot by a discharged waiter. Sullivan, patient at St. Vincent's since the shooting, plans rest at his Nausgatuck home after returning from hospital. Schick will move his family to the city. Sullivan’s brother Michael remains employed there.
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Southport
Main Street
John F. Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
St. Vincent's Hospital
Nausgatuck
Schick
Tafe
Michael Sullivan
Bruno
Sullivan
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Sleuths Find Loot In Burglar's Room
Detectives recovered three valuable overcoats from the burglar John Gregory alias Albert Thomey’s Broad Street room. The coats, valued at $19, were identified by the store owners and had not previously been missed, revealing a surprising link to the Jan 5 burglary at Frank Jacoby’s store.
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John Gregory
Albert Thomey
Frank Jacoby
Broad Street
Peter Hall
Hall
Thom Meyers Named Chief Clerk of SapO Senate
Secretary of State Albert Phillips announced the selection of Thom W. Meyers of Collinsville as chief clerk of the SapO senate, succeeding Elmer H. Lounsbury of this city.
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Albert Phillips
Thomas W. Meyers
Collinsville
Sapo Senate
Elmer H. Lounsbury
Parcel Post Use Surges In Bridgeport First 15 Days
Bridgeport post office reports 8 529 parcels delivered locally and 11 152 sent out of town in the first 15 days of parcel post usage with 441 Bridgeport residents taking local delivering duties. The 12 business days show postage totaling 27 7.7 percent, requiring extra clerks and national carriers. two auto routes run from 1 am to 3 30 pm, with deliveries concentrated in the business district.
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Bridgeport
Marigold
Washington
Parce Ghae
Ie Business
Firemen to Take Strike Ballot in Major City Region
Chicago dispatch reports about more than 35,000 firemen east of Chicago and north of the Chicago Potomac rivers preparing to vote on a strike. Ballot preparations follow a conference over disputes with retired managers after a U S Commerce Court delay and labor commissioner actions.
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Chicago
Chicena
Potomac
Jiehen Knapp
United States Commerce Court
Lebor Neifl Tadiuet
British Gunner Parrott Sentenced as German Spy
London January 16 Genrres Parrott formerly a gunner in the British navy was sentenced to five years imprisonment after conviction of spying for Germany. He was accused of passing naval information and harbor details to the German cover ministry. The court heard that Parrott provided intelligence on ships and harbor defenses to aid German actions near Greenwich and the Thames. A separate incident described a grocery clerk Henry Gerben being held up on the city outskirts as part of the chaotic wartime crime wave.
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Genrres_ Parrott
Birutiels Navy
Parrott
Germany
Ting
Greenwich
Henry Gerben
Ing. Js Azeallants
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