Emperor Pedro's once beloved seeks divorce in Taunton
Mrs Hmima Balabrega Burke formerly of Rainham Mass and Providence and Rio de Janeiro fame sues James P Burke of Pittsfield for divorce. She accuses him of being a drunkard after a life of world sleight of hand tours with Balabrega who died soon after. The couple had married after her first husband Balabrega died and fled with jewels lost in exile. The item blends sensational past with legal filing.
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United Press
Taunton
Mass
Hmima Tynden Balabrega Burke
Rainham
Dom Pedro
Brazil
James P. Burke
Pittsfield
Burke
Emma Balabrega
Portugal
Balabregas
Newark
Balabrega
Heron
Connecticut Australian ballot proposed to curb ballot evils
Hartford January 19 Representative Bennett of Norwalk seeks a new state ballot design to replace current forms. The proposed blanket ballot lists party columns with individual name marks and cross or circle selections to indicate votes, aiming to curb illicit practices. Governor Lilley has seen the plan and is understood to favor adoption.
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United Press
Hartford
Bennett
Norwalk
Evia
Secretary of State
Lilley
Jve Bennett
Preluner Demonstrations Attract City Attention
Blumer, a controversial healer, led demonstrations last week in the city with Dr Blumer part of a physician group asserting real treatment methods. About fifty attended, twelve treated reportedly improved. one crippled person could walk with crutches removed, another deaf and blind woman described the demonstrator. Regulets advised after meals to aid digestion and bowel movement.
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Blumer
Cyrus Plaster for Backache Promises Relief
Busy people seek relief from backache and consider Cyrus Plaster. The ad claims many have tried it and found relief where others failed. Available for twenty five cents at a location on Macy Avenue and St.
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Cyrus
Macy Ave
Twentieth annual Connecticut Typothetae banquet noted
The Connecticut Typothetae held its twentieth annual banquet at the Stratfield with leading master printers from Connecticut and New York in attendance. Postmaster William H. Marigold served as toastmaster, and notable speakers included Wilson H. Lee General Russell Frost and Rev. Ernest J. Craft.
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Stratfield
New York Cr
William H. Marigold
Wilson H. Lee
New Haven
Ler
Russell Frost
Marigold
Connecticut
Martcold
Isaac H. Blanchard
Ernest J. Craft
Robert Schalkenbach
New York Typothetae
Vanderbeck
F.T. Kenah
Robert Schalkerbach
William Green
Chas
Hadley
B. F. Reese
Edward D. Neserole
R. L. Weitnas
New York
E. B Jameton
George L. Webb
Ernest S. Whitney
C. W. Knight
Boston
F. J. Benon
George Beltsam
Frederick H. Stevens
Carl Foster
Rev
E. J. Craft
C. Howard Hall
C. Howard Hall, Jr
J. E. Colgan
M. P. Foster
S. C. Jones
H. C. Oakley
George Bonnell
C. V. Jenke
R. Fredrick Dunham
William J. Morgan
Royal W. Sherwood
W.B. Bishop
B. G. Staab
Bridgeport
George M. Adkins
George H. Tuttle
John Scoville
Arthur S. Bradley
Roger W. Tuttle
John H. Taylor
Lewis H. White
Mariett Grouse
Norman Gillette
Edwin F. Peckham
F. F. Norman
George A. Mathews
L. Briggs
South Norwalk
J. Henry Turner
Newton O. Brainard
Charles J. Merrill
J. ©. Baeuchle
Hartford
Francis Atwater
Meriden
Edward J. Thomas
Norwalk
Taft to Sail for Panama January 26
President-elect Taft and his party will sail from Charleston on the cruiser South Carolina for Panama on January 26 with the cruiser Montana acting as convoy. Preparations include a strenuous program in connection with the mission and maneuvers scheduled.
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United Press
Charleston
3.C
Taft
Panama
South Carolina
Montana
Lodge Room Notes Show Fraternal Visit and Installations
About sixty Arcanum lodge members toured Derby to visit Ousatonic lodge where leaders welcomed them and a 140-strong dinner followed. The second degree was presented, seven candidates anticipated next month, and Violet Camp R N of A installed officers with a gift to Mrs. Reynolds. A quiet Stevens Street wedding joined Edwin A. Booth and Martha O. Hoyt with plans to live in Bethel.
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Arcanum Lodge
Ousatonic Lodge
Derby
Cy Hall
Ousatonice Lodge
Herbert L. Walker
George Eis
Joseph H. Rowland
Nelson Nickerson
Arca~ium Lodge
Woman's Relief Corps
Ernel H. Harris Lodge
Helen Reynolds
Stamford
Violet Camp
R. N
Church of Christ Parsonage
Stevens Street
V. E. Jay Teagarden
Edwin A. Booth
Bridgeport
Martha O. Hoyt
Bethel
Kiernan Fails to Reach New York Chief of Fidelity Heard
Patrick J. Kiernan, charged in managing Fidelity Funding Company, was located in Pittsburg and said to be en route to New York. He surrendered to Pittsburg police and claimed he would travel by train to New York this morning. New York police said no outstanding warrant was found and any arrest would require action from the district attorney.
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Fidelity. Co
Pittsburg
United Press
New York
Patrick J. Kieran
Sinc
Fidelity Funding Company
Pennsylvania
Kieran
Vocal expert Louis Sajous praised by singers in New York
Louis Sajous, noted vocal instructor of New York City who lectures at Bridgeport Art League on Wednesdays, is hailed as a leading American physiologist of the vocal organs. Manny singers credit his voice placement and tone production for success. Henry H. Jennings Jr., Hartford Opera House assistant manager and son of the theater owner, is ill at home 12 Ann Street Hartford after a cerebral hemorrhage. condition improved today.
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Louis Sajous
New York City
Bridgeport Art League
United States
Manny
Henry H. Jennings, Jr
Hartford Opera House
Henry H. Jennings
Ann Street
Hartford
Danbury Hatters’ Label Restored After Break in Strike
Danbury factory J. B. Murphy & Co. reinstates the union label after resuming work as a union shop. Murphy, a local manufacturers’ association member, says the label was dropped during his trip and he sought its restoration. About 176 workers are employed at the small plant, with expected influence on the broader dispute.
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Danbury
United Press
Hatters
J. B. Murphy & Co
National Association
Vnio
Ork
Urphy
Bitter Suffering in New York Amid Blizzard Fires
New York City faces severe winter storm with near zero temps as blizzard rages. Twenty families evacuate after a East 58th Street tenement fire. a woman dies and others injured. fire escapes ice encrusted. West 35th Street and Brooklyn fires drive residents to streets. Ice delays apparatus. patrols extended to patrol districts. traffic rendered dangerous.
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United Press
New York
East 58Th Street
West 35Th St
Brooklyn
Croxer
Weather Indications From United Press In Newten
A weather special notes light snow and warmer temps tonight. A disturbance over Lake Superior brings cloudy skies with light snow in the lake region. Central sections see rising temperatures as Northfield records 26 degrees below. Pleasant conditions prevail in the central area.
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United Press
Newten
Lake Superior
Northfield
Pyramid Pile Cure Ad Sparks Medical Claims
An Italian relief fundraising pitch offers a free trial of Pyramid Pile Cure claiming cure for piles without surgery. The notice lists names and locations and promotes a 50 cent purchase at drug stores after trial.
Plan to Suspend City Business for Consul’s Funeral
New Haven plan to suspend all business for half a day during the funeral of Consul Arthur S. Cheney. Alderman Cunningham set the plan after the bodies were shipped to the United States on the U S Ajax and expected at Cheney’s home within two weeks.
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United Press
New Haven
Cunningham
Aetate Cansur
Messina
Arthur S. Cheney
U. S
Ajax
Free Sample Coupon From Pyramid Drug Co
A mail order offer promises a free trial package of Pyramid Pile Cure after filling name and address on a coupon. The form requests name street city and state and directs mailing to Pyramid Drug Co at 154 Pyramid Building in Marshall Michigan.
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Castel Fanatd
Quitria
Greece
Rocco Disco
Giovanni Cessitore
Antonio Mainiero
Leonardo Mainieri
Michele del Vecchio
Agostino di Napoli
Giuseppe del Vecch
Leonardo Mainiero
Pasquale Petruccelli
Domenico Cagilorio
Domenico Zerritl
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Marehall, Mich
Farmer Want Ad Notices One Cent Per Word
Classified notice reads Wants To Rent For Sale and related items in a 1 cent per word rate. The brief column lists various farmer needs and opportunities in a regional dairy market.
Banker's daring flood escape and ancient bonfire lore
A HaMarabad banker saved himself during a flood by clinging to a mound while offering rupees for rescue. The piece also cites the origin of bonfires as benefiers in London and a Tombstone Epitaph quip on dangers of Tombstone life.
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HaMarabad
Mer
St. James
London
London Globe
Tombstone
Daniel Boone
Marriages Log Hits Various New York Area Names
A wedding round up lists multiple nuptials with pairs including Cummings and Bri port, McCarthy and Miller, and Strong and Bull. Other entries name Meehan with McHugh, Coan with Cloughessey, Woolard with Smalley, Crotty with McFarland, and Deniger with Hommedieu.
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McCarthy—Miller
Dan Dee
Cornelius N. McCarthy
Anna Miller
Cummings
PAIUL
Porto N. Y
Frances William Egbert Cummings
Briport
Strong—Buck
New Mitford
Mise Adaline LeRoy Bull
Robert Philip Strong
McHugh — Meehan
Sta
James McHugh
Anna
Meehat
Cloughessey — Coan
Bessie Coan
Nam Cloughessey
Shell Woolard—Smalley
William Woolard
Georgia V. Smalley
McFarland
Crotty
Peter E. McFarland
Mannie A. Crotty
Hommedieu
Deniger
Syayton
John
J . Deniger
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Beare
Ned Yoo
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Washington Charles Heath
Unity Circle
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Danbury News
Kiernan
Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Hooker and Co
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Priat
City and
Aisie
Ile
Brussels
Nottingham
Sam Harris
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Fairfield Ave
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Philip
Philip of Macedon
Philly
Courtland School
Harlan P. Cole
Anatomik Shoes
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