Parcel Post Stimulates Adams Express Growth In Bridgeport
Government parcel post defies expectations, boosting Adams Express activity in Bridgeport. Officials report added delivery routes and equipment needs, with money transfers and foreign drafts rising as mail-order firms surge. Drivers now make on‑the‑spot deliveries with duplicate checks, while thousands move through new monthly draft systems abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rystem
United States
ASI Express
Bridgeport
Gome
F. Driver
Morris F. Winton
Financial Department
New England
Ingersoll
Parcelo
Weriver
Adams Express ‘Company
Fieet
Winton
Relerved Decision In Miss Kirk's Case At City Court
City Attorney Pullman asked Judge Burpee to set aside the jury verdict in the Miss Kirk versus Bridgeport case. Burpee reserved decision after Hawley was asked for Miss Kirk's job application record. The jury awarded $1,000 to Kirk, who claimed a two year contract and sought $2,000.
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Pullman
Burpee
Waas
Carrier Kirk
The
of Bridgeport
Miss Kirk
Fange Burpee
Hawley
Askig
Local Milliner Jennie Reich Packtor Declares Bankrupt
Creditors petitioned the United States court at Hartford to declare milliner Jennie Reich Packtor bankrupt. The petition alleges Mrs Packtor seeks to settle debts including claims by Rothechila & Klinman and Palestine & Siege, with sums listed, while Arden L Judd of Stratford lectured on Hale at a Park Street recreational club event.
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Jennie Reich Packtor
Uni- States Court
Hartford
Arden L. Judd
Stratford
Men’s League of the
Park Street Cape
Mr. Edge
Hale
Aiscourre
Substitution of infant for one born dead case shocks Indy
Indianapolis report reveals a York shire officer seeking a 3.5 million inheritance through an infant substitution. Mrs. Fred Certain formerly Lillian Anderson claimed she bore a illegitimate son in 1919 in California and gave the child to Dr. W W Frazier to substitute for Mrs. Slingsby’s stillborn infant. Dr Frazier allegedly received 75 dollars for the substitution. The case hinges on the child’s legitimacy and the estate claim.
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Indianapolis
H. Charles Slingaby
Yorkshire
Eng
Fred Certain
Weaverville
Cal
Slingsby
Certain
Lillian Anderson
W.w.frazier
Three Headed Commissions To Stop Cadwell
Hartford January reports show Senator Merritt Welch introducing a public act to create a three member highway commission, aiming to delay Cadwell's confirmation as highway commissioner. The move recalls the old three member panel, opposed by Governor Baldwin and Democrats while Speaker Webster defends appointee distribution among committees.
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Cadwell
Hartford
Senate
William Headwell
James H. MacDonald
Merritt Welch
Highway Commission
Baldwin
Webster
Thoms
Waterbury
Dever H Warner Succeeds Father In Gas Company
At Bridgeport Gas Light Co quarterly meeting DeVer H Warner vice president was elected president to fill the vacancy caused by his father's death Frank M Travis was elected vice president to succeed Warner He is known as a leading gas manufacture expert with interests in Torrington and Winsted gas and electric lighting and water companies
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Bridgeport Gas Light Co
DeVer H. Warner
Frank M. Travis
Travis
Torrington
Winsted
Unsettled Weather From Michigan Storm Moving East
New Haven forecast shows unsettled weather with local rain or snow tonight and Saturday. Colder tonight with moderate north and northeast winds. The Michigan storm moved east to the maritime provinces bringing light rain and strong winds from the lake region to the coast. A lakeside disturbance maintains unsettled conditions with a slight temperature drop and increasing cloudiness into Saturday.
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New Haven
Michigan
Maritime Provinces
Lake
Lakes Ia
Hatters’ Union Judgement Remains Unpaid in Danbury Case
Danbury January 21 not a penny of the 252 120 90 dollar judgment against 197 Hatters' Union members in Bethel Danbury and South Norwalk for alleged boycott of D E Loewe & Co goods has been collected. The deputy marshal with an execution under the decision says he has failed to collect even a cent from the hatters.
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Danbury
Hatters
Bethel
Danbery
South Norwalk
D. E. Loewe & Co
United States
Woman Purse Snatcher Strikes Bridgeport, Police Seek Clues
Reports from Bridgeport detail fear among women as a purse snatcher dubbed Jack the Snatcher targets pedestrians. Victims describe being grabbed from behind and having valuables stolen, with two women, including Grace Murray, attacked on Laurel and Wood avenues. Police pursue clues from witnesses and remain on alert for further incidents.
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Jack
Bridgeport
L. H. Lyons
Sherwood Avenue
Ham
Laurel
Ster
Wood Avenues
Grace Murray
James Murray
Lewis
Ree
Murray
General strike of Gotham hotel waiters called
New York January 24 A long threatened general strike of hotel and restaurant waiters was declared today with marchers passing major hotels urging walkouts. Hundreds at the Victoria Follies Beriere and Rectors joined while others were asked to wait as grievances are argued. Pickets formed and police guards posted as windows were broken at Knickerbocker Astor and Belmont. Nearly 200 waiters from Louis Martin's restaurant walked out at noon and Rector's saw more join. Some managers warned they cannot handle dinners without unionized staff.
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New York
Victoria Hotel
Follies Beriere
LW. W
Bryant Hall
Knickerbocker
James B. Regan
Hotel Astor
Hotel Belmont
Louis Martin’s
Rector’s
Farley
L. C. Wallick
Cadillac
McCormick and Barry Preserve Brooklawn Rink Status
George McCormick and Joseph Barry state they have not sold the Brooklawn rink but leased it to an athletic club for the winter. They plan summer dances at the rink in line with their usual custom.
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George McCormick
Joseph Barry
Brooklawn
McCormick
Barry
Chicago President Buys Half Interest in Phillies Ground
Charles W Murphy president of the Chicago Cubs acquired a half interest in the Philadelphia National League baseball grounds from Charles P Taft of Cincinnati. Taft retained his lease portion as Will Locke of Pittsburgh and others also purchased the Philadelphia assets.
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Cincinnati
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Charles P. Taft
Will Locke
Pittsburgh
Philasetpnisian
Taft
Berger Pushes Federal Probe Into Big Garment Strike
Representative Victor Berger argues for a federal inquiry into the New York garment workers strike amid reports of police brutality toward striking women. He links conditions and health concerns to interstate commerce and vows to seek full information for Congress, aiming to match the Lawrence hearings in impact.
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Washington
New York
Everi
Victor Berger
Wis
Congress
Berger
Lawrence
Hotel Swindler Suspect Held for New Haven Arrest
Boston era Mr Albert Webster aristocratic in bearing and dressed in the height of fashion is held by local police awaiting officers from New Haven. He is suspected of hotel beat swindles and beating a bill at the Hotel Stratfield. Webster travels for a Philadelphia five and ten cent store outfit and was stopping at Taft when unpaid. He claimed wealth and readiness to pay, produced a recent check, and was taken to the station by Patrolman Hal. Stratfield management may pursue action through local attorneys.
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Albert Webster
New Haven
Stratfield
Webster
Amarg
Philadelphia
Taft
Edward Cronan
New York
Web Ister
Gasol
John Hala
Suspect merchant of store burglary reported
A break in at J. S. Wooster & Co. on East Main street saw $20 to $50 worth of shoes packed in two telescope cases. A fox terrier alerted police after a man fled through a window toward Kossuth street. Mrs. MacMonagle identified the suspect description as police investigate local involvement and recovery efforts.
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J. S. Wooster & Co
East Main Street
Avork
Kossuth Street
East Side
William A. MacMonagie
Kossuth Stretc
Young Turks Firm On War Endangers Peace Talks
The Young Turks now control Constantinople and press toward resuming war. Enver Bey has assumed chief of staff duties, with Nazim Pasha's assassination prompting cabinet reshuffles. Rioting, prison riots, and street fighting sweep Istanbul as Europe's diplomacy rushes to action in London and Berlin amid fears of a broader Balkan conflict.
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Turkey
Chataljia
Galapolis
Constantinople
Enver Bey
Nazim Pasha
Ottoman Empire
Europe
Albania
Adrianople
Mahmud Shefket Pasha
Council of State
Said Halim
Hadji Adil
Mukhtar Bey
Tscurkusula Mahmud
Ibrahim Pasha
Sublime Porte
Rechid Pasha
London
Berlin
Mohammed V
Emver Bey
Abdul Hamid
Mohammed
Aramed
Tripoli
Africa
Shefket Pasha
Committee of Union and Progress
Young Turks
Porte
Bulgaria
Foreign Office
Kiamil Pasha
Adi
Talaat Bey
Balkan
Daneff
Confirmation of killing Enver Bey of Nazim Pasha
Vienna reports confirm the killing of Enver Bey of Nazim Pasha amid broader notes on Austro Hungarian mobilization and fear of sparking a general European war. St Petersburg says Russia urged both sides to unite against Turkey and press for swift coercion of its government to align with Balkan allies.
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Enver Bey
Nazim Pasha
St. Petersburg
Turkey
Lillie Gorman Divorces Bigamist in Superior Court
Lillie Gorman of 179 Geyrog Street obtained a divorce from Joseph I. Gorman, alleging he had three wives. She testified they married March 10, 1911, and that a sister warned of his other wife in Brooklyn. Other cases noted include Maud Knowlton vs. Still River and Rode Teogander vs Samuel Teogander for cruelty.
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Lillie Gorman
Geygory Street
Joseph I. Gorman
Burpee Otley
Bing
Brooklyn
Marx Gorman
Knowlton
Arnold Poemney
South Norwalk
S. FT
Dansbury
Lance
Maud Duchet
Rode Teogander
Stamford
Samuel Teogander
Wealthy men indicted on arson charge in Chicago
Indictments returned today in Chicago against Joseph Clarke an insurance adjuster Samuel Rollenburg John can and Harry Reaibonstat. They are charged with organizing fraudulent fires and hiring agents to burn buildings, with grand jury proceedings expected in the next few days.
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Chicago
Joseph Clarke
Samuel Rollenburg
John Can
Harry JE
Josh Billings Secures License For Hotel Billinge
Joseph known as Joan Billings, proprietor of the Hotel Billinge at 715 Water St, won a renewal of a liquor license before county commissioners. The hotel faced remonstrances by Majer Wilson but the case centered on the remonstrance against the piece, not Billings. The hearing was postponed and next Thursday’s session was announced for William H. Harter.
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Joseph
Joan Billings
Wee
Majer Wilson
Billings
Propeter
Mayora
William H. Harter
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Judd
Senator _Welch
Local Corporation
Gotham Hotel
M’cormick
Chicago President
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Ritter
Cronan
Wooster’s
Vienna
Edward Grey
Balkan States
Austria
Bigamist
Josh Billings
Mayory Wilson
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