Fragmentary Front Page Items From Historic Gazette
A garbled OCR page notes varied topics including bright pink Indian deposits, fur textiles, a watch made in London of unusual size, French army experiments with revolving turrets on war automobiles, and travel speeds. It references Bangkok waterworks spending, Russian naphtha, river flow measurements, manganese ore production, and mining claims. Also mentions submarine mining plans, Admiralty orders, and a pure food law proposal.
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India
Lontimes
Bangkok
Mason River
D States
Potosi
Japan
Admiralty
Aew Geographical Society
Collis P
New ‘York
Death notice for T Rourke in city on June 30 1909
The death of T Rourke aged 89 is recorded in the city. The funeral will assemble at his late residence on Wichels Street at 9 a m, then proceed from St Mary’s to Washington DC.
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T. Rourke
No. Wichels Street
St. Mary's
Washington, D. C
Cummins Opposes Corporation Tax in Senate Speech
United States Senator Albert of Iowa attacked Taft’s proposed corporate income tax amendment in the Senate, arguing it is a revenue tax not a tool for regulating corporations. He questioned its constitutionality, noted Supreme Court reversals on income tax rulings, and warned against treating tax name as decisive while stressing the need to avoid vague justice claims.
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United Press
Washington
Albert
Iowa
Senate
Taft
Senate Finance Committee
Cummins- Bailey
Supreme Court
Cummins
Su Preme Court
Mrs. Strong Suffered Knee Cap Break in Street Accident
Mrs. Frederick E. Strong of 145 Deacon Street was taken to Bridgeport Hospital after a fall from a Stratford Avenue streetcar Saturday night. The fall shattered her left knee cap, and she weighed about 200 pounds. She was transferred from home to hospital this morning for treatment.
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Frederick E. Strong
Deacon Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Strong
Stratford Avenue
Health Board Amendment Recommitted in Hartford
Hartford July 1 The senate in concurrence with the house recommitted the amendment to empower the Bridgeport health board. The attempted adjournment to November failed. The blacklisting law, though not in unions’ exact form, drew labor support. The House voted 82 to 56 to permit women to vote on license questions, with Greenwich and nearby measures also passing. A DIL liquor sale prohibition exemption in licensed towns was approved. Stratfield Encampment promises an engaging session tonight with Patriarchal and Golden Rule Degrees, preparing for Royal Purple on July 15.
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Hartford
Senate
House
Health Board of
Bridgeport
Labor UN
Greenwich
Stratfield
Fire at Case Leather Company in Andover Causes 8000 Damages
A fire at the Case Leather Company leather board factory in Andover Conn yesterday gutted the interior of the one story brick building and destroyed the roof. The damage was estimated at 8000 dollars.
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Andover
United Press
Conn
Leather Board
Case Leather Company
Chief Cowles Chosen Hartford State Police Meet
About 60 members of the Connecticut State Police association attended the annual state meeting at Hotel Garde in Hartford. President Chief H. W. Cowles of New Haven was elected, with Vice President Chief W. H. Brennan and others. The report notes New York’s forestry program distributed over 1,000,000 tree seedlings during the past season with shared expert oversight costs in many cases.
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Cowles
United Press
Hartford
Connecticut State Police Association
Garde
H. W. Cowles
New Haven
W. H. Brennan
Ford
James Landrigan
Meriden
W. J. Rawlings
New Britai
New York
Fires break out twice on pile driver aboard Congress Street Bridge
Fire broke out twice in the wooden superstructure of the engine room yesterday afternoon aboard a steam pile driver used by The Snare Triest Co building the Congress Street bridge. Whistles on hoisting engines and a tug signaled the blaze. the crew extinguished it without firefighters. A second fire prompted heavy chopping and damaged part of the craft’s roof while many pedestrians watched from the foot bridge.
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Snare- Triest Co
Congress Street
William H Bridgman Dies In Stamford Morning
William H Bridgman, prominent Stamford man, died this morning after a long illness. Born in 1830 in Northampton, Maine, he spent forty years with Equitable Life Insurance in New York and later moved to Stamford. He supported Civil War era politics and attended Lincoln’s first nomination convention. Survived by a widow, two sons and two daughters, including a daughter married to Rev. Arthur J Gammack.
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United Press
Stamford
William H. Bridgman
Northampton
Mann
Equitable Life of
New York
Union League Club
Chicago
Stamfort
Lincoln
Arthur J. Gammack
Christchurch
West Haven
Lenox
St Josephs Graduation Sees Diplomas Awarded at School
St Josephs German Catholic parochial school held graduation in the assembly hall. Seven diplomas were awarded though one graduate, Edward Andres, was bedridden after an appendectomy. Recipients: Florence Lacher Clara Stackmann Bula Ha Verschmitt Elsie Herb William Andres and Herbert Kaesmann. The Sister of Notre Dame oversaw a program with primary songs recitations a Meat drill and an operetta The Bell in the Forest performed by the senior boys.
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St. Joseph's
Edward Andres
Bridgeport Hospital
Florence Lacher
Clara Stackmann
Bula Ha Verschmitt
Elsie Herb
William Andres
Herbert
Paving Commission to Award South Main Street Contract
The city paving commission to be organized this Saturday will elect a president and secretary. Col M H Rogers is expected to head the commission. The first duty is to award the contract for laying permanent pavement on South Main Street. Aldermanic street committee will not open bids on July 8 as previously announced. Frank T Staples, recently appointed, anticipates a heavier workload in the new role.
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Public Works Commission
Col. M. H. Rogers
South Main Street
Aldermanic Street
Frank T. Staples
Fire destroys chemical works in New York
A $50 000 blaze partially destroyed the Western Chemical Company four story building in downtown New York. The fire threatened adjacent structures and several firefighters had narrow escapes. The report also covers a church wedding at St. Augustine's for Miss Catherine Flynn and Mr. John Sheahan, including ceremony details and postnuptial plans.
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Chemical Works
New York
United Press
Western Chemical Company
Takahira Leaves Sudden Departure Sparks Talk of Tokyo Post
U S diplomatic circles note Ambassador Takahira’s abrupt return to Tokyo may signal a new posting or intensified talks on future treaties with the powers. Discussions center on how the United States will influence tariff policy as treaties near expiration and China trade expands.
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United Press
New York
Japan
Takahira
Tokio
America
State Department
United States
Taksahira
France
Great Britain
Germany
United’ Police
Mikedo
Canada
China
Knox
Hira
Stole March On Their Friends Unite Green and Gaven
James Green of 173 Catherine street married Nellie F. Gaven of North Washington Avenue at St Patrick's Church by Rev Father Nihil. Green, an engineer at UMC Co, was a former Berkshire division locomotive engineer. The bride is a nurse and St Vincent's Hospital graduate. The wedding was a surprise, with no prior announcement.
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James Green
Catherine Street
Nellie F. Gaven
Washington Avenue
St. Patrick’s RC
Hurch
Father Nihil
Berkshire
Consolidated Road
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lackawanna Declares 15c Regular and 50% Extra Dividend
New York July 1 The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad directors announced the regular annual stock dividend of 15 cents and an additional cash dividend of 50 percent. On a capitalization of 26 million dollars the cash dividend totals 13 million. The large dividend aims to help stockholders buy stock in the new coal mining county to take over the company coal lines as required by the Supreme Court commodities clause ruling.
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New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
United States Supreme Court
Appeal From Wilder Building Line Decision May Be Taken
Judge Wilder in city court, civil session, yesterday refused to dissolve the injunction preventing Nathan Kraut from erecting a structure beyond Stillman street building line. Kraut had council permit to build over the line. Tomasko and others secured the injunction alleging charter powers cannot authorize trespass on established lines near adjacent owners. Attorneys Kane and Meltzer for Tomasko. DeForest and Klein for Kraut. Mr. Klein said he does not know yet whether an appeal will be taken.
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Wilder
Nathan Kraut
Stillman Street
John Tomaska
Klein
Ethelwold Detained in New York Over San Domingo Filibuster Suspicion
The Steamship Ethelwold, once with the Boston Fruit Company, is held at a New York dock by the Department of Labor and Commerce on suspicion of aiding a rebellion in San Domingo. Authorities plan rifle and ammunition searches. captain Joseph M. Giordani is linked to San Domingo officials.
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Ethelwold
sUatted Fruit Company
Boston
New York
Department of Labor and Commerce
San Domingo
Joseph M. Giordani
Juansido Jiminez
Diamond Studs and Links for W. M. Thomas
William M. Thomas, ballistic engineer at U. M. C. Co., was honored on the fortieth anniversary of his association with the firm with a shore dinner at Lehmann's. He received a set of diamond studded cuff links and collar buttons as about 40 Cartridge shop officers and foremen attended. Thomas began at the Cartridge Co. in 1869 and rose to a leading plant position.
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William M. Thomas
Lehmann’s
Owen Burns
Board of Relief
Thomas H. Rylands
Thomas
Cartridge, Co
Mabel Miller Leads Wild West Girls at 101 Ranch Show
Mabel Miller a young western star of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show is described as energetic and skilled with rope and horse, a graduate of an eastern seminary turned prairie favorite. She joins cowboys in performance, exudes confidence, and embodies the lively arena of western life on tour next Monday.
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Mabel Miller
Oklahoma Prairie
Missa Miller
Miss Miller
Rev Father Sweeney Sails for Europe Journey to Havre and back
Rev Father T B Sweeney rector of the Sacred Heart church sails from New York for Europe. He will be absent several weeks traveling by a French steamship line with Havre as first stop. His health prompted the trip per physician advice. Abroad, he may meet former rector Rev Father James O'Brien of Stamford, touring with his nephew and niece.
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Father T. B. Sweeney
Sacred Heart Church
New York
Europe
Havre
France
Father Sweeney
Sacred Heart Parish
James O’brien
Stamford
Father Leddy
Miss Fieming
Let Cat Out of Bag Dispute Over Property Taxes
The Claims committee heard Peter Laminsky of 802 Pembroke Street and Samuel Burnstein of East Main Street petitioning for tax abatement. They argued over property values, with one offering far more than the other valued his property. The two left the room during a dispute, and petitions were dismissed.
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Peter Laminsky
Pembroke Street
Samuel Burnstein
East Main Street
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs O Brien in Washington Avenue
The household of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A O'Brien of Washington Avenue welcomed the arrival of a daughter.
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MR. and
Mrs. O'Brien
Deaths and funerals note Baldwin kin and services
James S. Baldwin aged 72 died this morning at 2929 Fairfield Avenue after a short illness. He is survived by his widow and two sisters Mrs Reynolds of Brooklyn and Mrs Penhallow of Portchester N Y. The Baldwin family reunion was held in this city twelve years ago with eight brothers present. The father Samuel Baldwin died in Stratford recently. Rev Walter E Patchen of this city is a nephew. Funeral for Mrs Patrick Flanagan was held this morning from her Fairfield residence and St Thomas church with high mass of requiem. Interment at St Thomas cemetery Fairfield.
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Thomas Flynn
William Pope
Crown Paper Box Co
James S. Baldwin
Fairfield Avenue
Reynolds
Brooklyn
Penhallow
Portchester
N. Y
Baldwin
Pezette
Samuel Baldwin
Stratford
Walter E. Patchen
Patrick Flanagan
Fairfield
St. Thomas’ Church
Father Coleman
John McNally
St.Thomas’ Cemetery
Weather Forecast for Bridgeport July 1 1909
Howland's Bridgeport forecast notes generally fair conditions tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures and wind not specified. no precipitation expected. The notice is a brief Weather section entry from The Weather newspaper page.
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Bridgeport
Conn
A safe and sane Fourth of July urged for all
A strong call for a quiet Independence Day celebration. Citizens are urged to avoid dangerous displays and enjoy two days of shore or country leisure. Emphasis on safe activities for families, with suggestions to buy ice cream, swimming gear, and comfortable travel items from local stores.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Hentat
Eallit
Duck trousers for men from government factory sale
Every man who owns a boat or sails or cares for the water will be interested in these heavy duck trousers. They are naval style with bell bottoms and close-fitting hips. Tight in every way and offered at a stated price.
Soft shirts in new patterns with attached cuffs
Light-weight percale shirts feature tasteful stripes and small figures. Coat style with attached cuffs and regular style with separate cuffs offer good value at one dollar. Located right aisle, front.
Little Folks Socks Offer Comfort and Color
Plain white socks with colored tops in checks and plaid appeal to children. Delightful to look at and to wear, these socks promise cool comfort for little feet. Priced at twenty five cents. Located in the left aisle rear.
Sharp stock list features Mercerised lisle stockings
Thin cool stockings for women at low price. Mercerised lisle sheer and light as a feather in tan black and latest colors. Located Cannon street aisle rear.
Books at 45 Cents Each Offer Wide Choice
A newspaper note promotes a catalog of affordable books priced at 45 cents. It highlights well printed, well bound editions including Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Mrs. Wiggin as a popular latest addition. The piece touts the collection's quality and appeal for readers seeking good stories.
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Cpmion
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Wiggin
Fabrics Offered at Low Prices in Center Aisle Display
Rough weave cotton at 25c per yard with 15c sale. rough-weave cotton at 25c with 15c. Handsome cotton pongee woven in rough id with mer cerized stripes priced 15c a yard. Describes Arnold printing works fabrics. colorful varieties in center aisle rear display with Copenhagen light navy and other shades noted.
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Arnold Printing Works
Copenhagen
Tussah Royal Fabric Sale Ad
A short advertising note offers Tussah Royal fabric at $1.25, down from its usual $1.50. It promises rich finish and quality, with deep black color, and notes a limited season quantity at the reduced price.
Administrator Named For Murdered Woman's Estate In Trumbull
Danny Williams of Trumbull was appointed administrator of the estate of the late Sarah Dibbie, an octogenarian murdered at her Trumbull home about three weeks ago. Charlies J. Thorpe and Fred A. Bartlett were named appraisers.
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Wiliams
Danny
Trumbull
Sarah & Dibbie
Charlies J. Thorpe
Fred A. Bartlett
Auto hits New Haven pedestrian in July
Frank J. Duffy of New Haven was struck by Connecticut plate 6741, owned by florist Carl C. Beck of Bridgeport, at a crossing near Fifth Avenue and Cedar Street at 8 10 last night. He suffered a broken leg. Police say it was a pure accident and no arrests were made.
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New Haven
Frank J. Duffy
Cedar Street
Carl C. Beck
Bridgeport
Wall Street Opens With Mixed Tone in July Trading
United Press reports New York July 1 showed a mixed stock market at the open with some gains and others slipping. Southern Pacific opened at 131 1 2, industrials steady, Lackawanna hit a new high at 38, Union Pacific rallying, and overall activity moderate with late morning dullness and cautious demand. Government bonds remained unchanged.
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United Press
New York
Southern Pacific
Lackawanna
Union Pacific
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Jackson's Book Shop
Main Street
Twe Park
Ceme
James Horan & Son
Florista
Recek & Son
Congress Street Bridge
ST. Joseph's Graduation
St. Vincent’s Hospital
W. M. Thomas
Ballistic Engineer
Howland
Cannon Street
Howlannd
Tussah Royal
Wall Street Today
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