RUPTURE WITH JAPAN SEEMS VERY PROBABLE
A long alert on deteriorating U S Japan relations notes California moving to pass anti Japanese bills expanding segregation in schools prohibiting Japanese directors Incorporations and limiting real estate ownership The piece cites President Roosevelt urging restraint warning of possible warlike consequences and discusses naval needs and Pacific defense with input from lawmakers and officials.
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California
Roosevelt
Gillette
State Assembly
Methodist
Japan
Shoing
Japanese Exclusion League
Phelan
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Pacific Ocean
San Pedro Bay
West
Congress
Wington
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Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
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Oregon
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Carmack Slayers Facing The Court In Tennessee Trial
Nashville January 21 Friends of the late Senator E W Carmack protest the jury selection for the Coopers father and son and former Sheriff John Sharp alleging anti Prohibition bias. Juror No 5 J M Whitworth, a leading farmer and Governor Patterson ally, was seated after the state could not dislodge him for cause. Court recessed at noon with five jurors chosen.
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United Press
Nashville
Tenn
E. W. Carmack
Coopers
Father
John Sharp
Sharp
Carmack
J. M. Whitworth
Patterson
Golden Rule Dodgers Stir Debate On Sidewalk Duty
A letter from D. Truth of Park City urges stricter sidewalk maintenance with fines for lax owners and tax relief for compliant ones. The rest of the column notes naval billing changes, coast-wide sentiment on immigration, and Roosevelt’s upcoming message on California policy amid anti Japanese actions.
Bride and groom flee wedding party by hole in fence
Miss Jane S OConnell wed John F McKeon a New York trucking contractor at St Augustine s church. They slipped through a back yard hole to a waiting limousine and fled to New York for a honeymoon, avoiding a rallying sendoff by relatives.
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New York
Jane S. O'Connell
St. Augustine's Church
McKeon
O'Connell
Mabel Dorus
James P. Farrell
Fort Hamilton
James H. Dorus
Franklin Street
New York City
Charter forfeiture argued over New Haven and Consolidated ties
Boston reports Attorney General Malone asserts the 1907 Connecticut legislature backed consolidation of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad and Consolidated Railway Co of Connecticut violates Massachusetts law and public policy. He urges Massachusetts Legislature to legalize or repeal the charter. Meantime, statements from New Haven president Mr Mellen emphasize obedience to law. The article also covers multiple local obituaries and funeral notices in Westport and surrounding towns.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Consolidated Railway Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
Malone
New Haven Company
Attorney General
Massachusetts
New Haven
Charles E. Mellen
New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Mellen
New Haven Railroad Company
Connecticut druggists discuss proposed pharmacy legislation
About 100 members of the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association gathered in Hartford on January 21 for their semiannual meeting. They discussed current laws and proposed rules affecting pharmacies and druggists. A resolution was approved to require state registration of all drug stores with a $1 fee, a change affecting stores rather than individual pharmacists, stated President Robert Walker of Waterbury.
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United Press
Hartford
Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association
Robert Walker
Water- Miey
Mayoral clash over harbor line tensions in municipal fight
City Hall circles say Mayor Lee will veto the compromise harbor line adopted by the Common Council. He consults counsel on required hearings for condemnation, while Republicans defend the action as a bid to save the party and blunt rail interests. The dispute fuels intra party tension and signals a high-stakes political battle.
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Bullard
Gould
Zink
O'Connell
Meyer
T ‘Putt
Teddy
Woodruff
Bridgeport
Publc
Republican Party
Elmer Ellsworth Hall Dies After 22 Weeks in Coma
Elmer Ellsworth Hall master painter formerly of E Hall & Co on Main street died at 157 Wordin Avenue after 22 weeks in a coma. He fell ill five months ago at the Atlas Hotel Fairfield avenue while repairing swimming tanks and suffered painters colic. A native of Ossining New York he was 45 and survived by his wife two brothers and his mother. He was a well known tradesman and Odd Fellows member.
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E. Hall & Co
Main Street
Tomlinson
Wordin Avenue
Atlas
Fairfield Avenue
Horace M. Hall
Black Rock
New York State
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Ossining
N. Y
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Burglary Alarm Deflects Intruder at Wheeler Engine Shop
At 241 Connecticut Avenue Wheeler Engine Co employee found the shop door broken in and the burglar alarm ringing. The building owned by James D Wheeler shows signs of dynamite-like entry during the night. The alarm noise likely scared the burglar away. interior indications show entry.
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Wheeler Engine Company
Connecticut Avenue
James D. Wheeler
Political dodge shapes harbor line debate in city board
Aldermen Gould and Bullard receive credit for a tactical move that shifts focus from the city harbor line to a compromise and the federal line. They argue the government line aligns with the compromise on the wharf, while the southward city line would alter the Naugatuck wharf. Gould notes it is too soon to say what the railroad will do and that eminent domain rights keep the city from forcing removal without state grant.
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Bullard
Board of Aldermen
Lee
Old City
Naugatuck
Naugatuck Wharf
New City
Alderman Gould
General Assembly
Taxpayers Protest Assessor Raises in Main Street Values
A flood of small taxpayers visit the city assessors to protest property value increases in a looming grand list rise expected to total about 3 million dollars, lifting taxable citywide value to roughly 77.5 million. Adjusted front-foot valuations on Main Street north of Fairfield Avenue rise to 1200, Elm to Golden Hill 1000, Golden Hill to Chapel 700, and Chapel to Congress 500 per front foot, with uniform ground dates guiding changes.
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Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Elm St
Elm Street
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Chapel
Congress
Foster and Wilder Slate Rumors Stir Hartford Court Hopes
Chaotic talk swirls around Hartford court slate as Foster Wilder and Barnes DeLaney draw interest from local Republicans. Reported inner circles hint at plans to move away from Wilder, with Foster potentially affected if Wilder departs, while Judge Pullman backs Foster’s aim and Beers remains untroubled by Young Republicans’ activity.
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Frank L. Wilder
Wilder
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Terra Firma
Foster
George Barnes
al DeLaney
John H. Pullman
Clise
Pullman
Cudge
A H . Beers
Republican
Judge Judd Urges Trade Schools At Connecticut Labor Meet
Hartford session of the Connecticut Federation of Labor greeted Yale economist Professor Charles J. Judd with applause as he urged the federation to back a state trade school program. Mary C. Wells described a proposed state child labor bill setting girl employment age at 16 and boy age at 15 for General Assembly consideration.
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Connecticut Federation of Labor
Charles J. Judd
Yale University
Judd
Mary C. Wells
Newington
General Assembly
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Fight promoter seeks gun permit after canceling bout
In New Haven on January 21 John Waltman failed to obtain a police permit before signing Joe Thomas and Sailor Burke for a boxing match. He applied for a revolver permit to counter fear of hold up. Reports note Thomas and Burke spent money on training and were angered when police halted the event.
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United Press
New Haven
John Wailman
Joe Thomas
Sailor Burke
Thomas
Burke
Waltman
Masonic Grand Lodge Installs Its Officers
Special from United Press New Haven Jan 21 Connecticut Freemasons proceed with officer installations at the annual Grand Lodge session. About 250 delegates attend as the jurisprudence committee report is adopted and a tuberculosis crusade resolution is approved. New officers named include Grand marshal Clarence F. Austin Danbury Grand senior steward Thomas McKenzie Naugatuck grand junior steward Leonard Olsen New Haven grand chaplain Rev R F Shinn Litchfield custodians Frank W Havens Hartford for five years Fred A Verplank Manchester for two years.
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Grand Lodge of Connecticut
F. of A. M
Clarence F. Austin
Danbury
Thos
Impossible to Identify the Fire Victims in Chicago Crib Fire
In a Chicago morgue crowds gathered around about thirty gunny sacks holding remains of what authorities fear are 48 people killed in the crib fire. Officials say bones may number 48, while the total dead remains unconfirmed. Coroner Hoffman and Acting Police Chief Schuttler inspected the ruins as hearings delay until Saturday, with probes into possible dynamite and coal stove proximity.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Schuttler
Coroner delays Quinn death report. no killer yet
New Haven coroner Mix said his inquiry into Patrick Quinn found dead in a hallway will take days longer. He found insufficient evidence to implicate anyone after interviewing several witnesses. In Springfield, the sixth joint ballot for the Illinois Senatorship showed Hopkins 87, Foss 16, Shurtleff 13, Stringer 76, Mason 4, McKinley 1, Lowdon 1, a Hopkins gain of 3.
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Mix
Patrick Quinn
Wes
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
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Foss
Shurtleff
Stringer
Mason
McKinley
Lowdon
Hopkins
Notice to deny debts by husband of Amom Stubbs
Notice is given that I will not recognize or pay any bills or debts hereafter contracted by my wife, a Stubbs. Signed Amom Stubbs, ca.
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Amom Stubbs
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