Man Dies While Hay Pitching At Woroton Heights
Stamford reports Thomas Walsh collapsed with heart trouble while pitching hay at Woroton Heights. He died after leaving his daughter, and a funeral is planned with services at a local church after a June 30 note of court proceedings and a summons.
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Mer
Woroton Heights
Stamford
Thomas Walsh
Ore
David
Heart Church
Hege
Yalook
Haydenville
Damages for Girl Woed by Man Already Wed
William Hills admitted trifling with Georgie Josephine Griffin in the Common Pleas court. Griffin sues for 1000 dollars for breach of promise and the court let counsel decide the damages. Hills offered a bank book for 500 dollars. Griffin seeks to keep it and gain further damages. The judge indicated the book’s amount could influence the award.
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William Hills
Scott
Common Pleas Court
Georgie Josephine Griffin
Johnny Chamberlain
Hills
Miss Griffin
Robert €. Gould
Suit Loss for Andrew Zavodni Against Interpreter Toppitzer
Judge Scott of the Common Pleas court found for defendant Corne lius Toppitzer with costs. Five years earlier brothers Andrew and John Zavodni owned a West End saloon and quarreled. John won a prior suit. Toppitzer served as interpreter and witness collector for Andrew, who then sued him for incorrect court interpretation.
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Scott
Common Pleas Court
Andrew Zavodni
West End
Cornelius Toppitzer
Andrew
John Zavodni
John
Toppitzer
Fourth of July sale items at Radford B Smith offer big savings
Radford B Smith announces a sale tomorrow with hammocks tennis rackets toys bathing suits caps shoes flags pistols canes sparkless noisemakers horns and other celebration gear. Tomorrow will be a big day there.
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Radford B. Smith
Bedford Mayor Praises Bridgeport Traffic System
New Bedford Mayor Charles S. Ashley visited Bridgeport to study Superintendent Birmingham's traffic squad. He congratulated Birmingham on the success of the traffic arrangement and requested copies of the city's traffic regulations and an outline of corner management.
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Charles S. Ashley
New Bedford
Bridgeport
Birmingham
Wife Strangled as Husband Shot in Brooklyn Murder
New York July 1 police believe Black Handers killed Mrs Augustino Piccalo of Brooklyn who was strangled at home while her husband, mortally wounded by a gunshot last Sunday, died in a local hospital with a deep gash over one eye and bound wrists.
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United Press
New York
Augustino Piccalo
Brooklyn
Black Handers
Recital of Pupils of Prof Brisbois Pleasing Occasion
The annual recital by pupils of Prof A E Brisbois was held at his Milne Street studio. The program featured vocal and piano pieces with many named performers. Diplomas were awarded across grades I to VI with several pupils listed for summer term completion.
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A. E. Brisbois
Milne Street
Cecelia Jubb
Marie Louise Stapleton
Margaret Cecelia O'Donnell
Ethel M. Donovan
James J. Kane
Maude BE. Goodale
Vincent Ambrose Cogan
May Alice Clark
Veronica Dargan
Harry W. Babineau
Kathryn Cecelia McElroy
Elizabeth McElroy
Charles McElroy
Anne Evelyn Shey
Regina Elizabeth Kiley
Margaret Louise Persiana
Harold Lalley
Anne Stanton Dargan
Joseph Wade
Elizabeth Stanton
Lillian Sullivan
Mary Elizabeth Conlin
Arthur Levasseur
Regina
Elizabeth Kiely
Elizabeth M. McElroy
Margaret Louise Persiani
Cecelia Louis Jubb
Belle Mooney
Ada Dorothy Rhinehart
Anna Margaret Dunne
Margaret Cecelia O’donnell
Taft and Roosevelt Meet in the Old Farm
Beverly July 1 Taft and Roosevelt greeted each other warmly on the porch but the two hours and a half of discussion remain closely held. Knapp Inter State Commerce Commission called this afternoon to discuss the railroad bill and general administration matters.
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Uniteds Press
Beverly
Will
Theodore
Taft
Roosevelt
Martin A. Knapp
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Taft Cottage
Riots erupt after Liabeuf execution in Paris
Paris residents riot along the boulevard as Liabeuf, known as the Apache, is guillotined at daybreak. Police and soldiers clash with demonstrators leaving about 190 injured. Executioner Diebler rushed to the city to perform the task amid protests. Liabeuf proclaimed his martyrdom, and a wreath later marked his grave as a police martyr.
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United Press
Paris
Liabeuf
Diebler
Tiabeuf
Commodore H A Bishop Cup Race Set By Three Yacht Clubs
A first race for the Commodore H A Bishop Cup will start Monday at 8 am from a line opposite Pequonnock Yacht Club with a 39 1 4 mile course to Shippan Point buoy and back. Twenty entries were expected with 14 prizes secured. race officials and judges from Bridgeport Pequonnock Park City and Miamogue Yacht clubs were named.
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Henry A. Bishop
Bridgeport Yacht Club
H. A. Bishop
Pequonnock
Bridgeport
Pack City
Pequonnock Yacht Club
Frank E. Elliott
Peyonnock Yacht Club
Harles F. Chadwick
Charles Lewis
Miamogue
Edmond D. Parker
Park City
A. A. Doty
Judge rules on Herman case bond forfeiture and police bond practice
John Herman, a dive keeper tied to the Herman gang, missed court and had his bond forfeited. Judge Wilder criticized police use of lawyers as bondsmen and ordered the bond reset at 200 dollars with Herman held for a week. A woman named Mamie Miller accused Herman of assault and was jailed on unrelated charges.
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Wilder
Herman
John Herman
H. Greenstein
Greentein
Greenstein
Hartford
Hermans
Mamie Miller
Second Avenue
New York
Redden
CAPT. COMSTOCK DEAD
New London July 1 Captain An drew Comstock a famed mariner and skipper of cup defenders died this afternoon of old age. He commanded the schooner yacht Magic against the English boat in 1870 and defeated British yachtsmen in the first international race in American waters. Baltimore July 1 Former Congressman Frank C Wachter representing Maryland 3rd district in the 67th Congress died at his home after several weeks illness.
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United Press
New London
Andrew Comstock
Comstock
Magic
Baltimore
Frank C. Wachter
Maryland
Wreck near Montgomery kills one and injures many
An unidentified man died and 165 persons were injured when a Wabash passenger train from St Louis to Kansas City derailed two miles west of Montgomery Missouri. The wreck, caused by a broken truck on the first baggage coach, prompted rescue efforts. In New London, Sullivan W Ellis a 50 year old wealthy grocer died after an appendectomy. He left a wife.
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Montgomery
St. Louis
Kansas City
New London
Sullivan W. Ellis
Siege Cooper
East End
Conn
Harry Garson
Wilder
Charles Tricko
Riot at University of Lemburg Leaves Hundreds Injured
Police clash with Polish and Ruthnian students at the University of Lemburg in Austria Hungary. The riot erupted July 1 injuring at least 100 students and policemen, with several students shot and many more beaten by clubs.
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United Press
Lemburg
Austria-Hungary
University of Lemburg
Explosion at Norwalk Yacht Works Injures Men
Two blasts at Anderson Yacht Works in Norwalk set the 44 foot Alma III on fire. The New York yacht, owned by Mr. Comstock of New York City tied to Keith and Proctor Theatrical Co, suffered $1500 in damage. Four workers were blown into the water but rescued with minor burns.
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United Press
Norwalk
Alma III
New York
Anderson Yacht Works
Comstock
New York City
Keith & Proctor Theatrical Company
Woman Charged With Murder Tries Death by Own Action
Frau Von Schoenbeck Weber, accused in her husband Major Von Schoenbeck s murder, attempted suicide in a German hotel while under restraint after being declared raving mad from her prolonged trial. She cut an artery in her leg and nearly bled to death.
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United Press
Allenstein
Germany
Frau von Schoenbeck-Weber
Major von Schoenbeck
Frau von Schoenbeck
Exhibition Concert by Hugo's Pupils
One of the best recitals last evening featured Hugo's pupils with Eugene Hebbard and William Tomlinson. Dorothy Greenstein opened with Moscheles concerto op 45. Elizabeth Stecher and Annie Atkins delivered notable performances. Edna Northrop and Ella Sanger also impressed, while Mrs H M Clapp and Charles McBurney contributed fine solos. Vocalists Eugene Hebbard and William Romainson are well known locally.
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Hugo
Eugene Hebbard
William Tomlinson
Dorothy Greenstein
Elizabeth Stecher
Annie Atkins
H. M. Clapp
Cotton Crop Condition Report June 25 1910
The Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Agriculture reports the cotton crop condition on June 25 at 80.7 percent of normal, down from 82.0 percent on May 25 in 1910 and higher than 74.6 percent on June 25, 1909.
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United Press
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Big Stick Teddy Settles Direct Primary
Albany July 1 Governor Hughes abandons plan for a direct primary law after the failure of the "Big Stick" to induce a special session. He will not call another special session.
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United Press
Albany
Big Stick
Hughes
Pageant Opens White Sox $75,000 Ball Park
Chicago hosts a grand pageant for the opening of the White Sox new ball park costing 75000 dollars. Uniformed soldiers, three automobile clubs, four regimental bands, and nationally known figures join a parade through city streets amid celebration hailed as a historic showcase for the sport.
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White Sox
United Press
Chicago
Boulder explosion kills six in Graves Mercantile Co building
Helena Mont July 1 an official investigation will be made into the Boulder blast that killed six persons and injured a score with one dying. The blast came from a .22 rifle shot by George Hart into the Graves Mercantile Co building followed by powder ignition. The dead include Hart and his wife and two year old daughter Mrs Gladys Mifflin Hart's sister in law William Robinson David Kirby and Albert Miller who is dying.
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United Press
Helena
Mont
Boulder
Graves Mercantile Co
George Hart
Gladys Mifflin
Hart
William Robinson
David Kirby
Albert Miller
Stranded Aviators Fly 100 Miles to Meet
Paris July 1. Aviators Watcher Weyman and Martinet flew from Bouy to Rheims a hundred miles to join the large aviation meeting. They abandoned trains due to ticket costs and after practice flights decided to fly their airplanes to Rheims despite being broke.
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United Press
Paris
Watcher
Weyman
Martinet
Bouy
Rheims
Buoy
Jowland's Announces Summer Store Hours
With Independence Day on July Fourth, Jowland's summer schedule changes. From July Fourth to Labor Day the store closes at 5 PM on all days except Saturdays, which remain open until 10 PM.
Needs for the two day holiday
The article promotes planning for a two day holiday with trips to mountains or beaches. It highlights inventory at a store including luggage holders wearables hammocks and linch baskets. It also suggests Beardsley Park for quiet Fourth observances and shore trips if Monday is free. It promises prompt service and a large variety of dresses shoes and related wear.
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Beardsley Park
Hats for Babies at One Third Off
Straw hats bonnets and mushroom and poke hats for babies offered at about a one third discount from former prices. Includes straw bonnets trimmed with flowers and ribbon with reductions often reaching $1.50 hats for $1 and $3 hats for $2.25. Second floor display.
Ribbon on sale in rich taffeta for hair use
A rear special value section offers a five and a half inch wide rich handsome taffeta ribbon in plain and good colors. Regular price 35 cents a yard, this lot priced at 25 cents.
Two wed in a joyous county court ceremony
Bertha Balter and Jacob Zeitlin wed in the office of Clerk Sid ney BE Lockwood a justice of the peace with Miss Passie Marigold as maid of honor and Charles 8 Evane as best man. The couple, from Bridgeport and Jersey City respectively, were seen leaving with a marriage license and well wishes.
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Peter Dietrich
County Court House
Bertha
Justice of the Peace
Lockwood
Passie Marigold
Charles 8
Evane
Dietrich
Father of F D Slosson Dies
John Slosson father of Frank D Slosson manager of the mercantile agency for R G Dun & Co in this city and New Haven died this morning at his Kent Conn home. He is survived by a widow and a second son William who also worked with Dun died years ago. An invalid for some time from a stroke of paralysis he was a Republican leader in Kent and highly respected.
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John Slosson
Frank D. Slosson
R. G. Dun & Co
Chief Mooney Bans Sale of Electric Sparklers
Fire marshal Chief Edward Mooney placed a newspaper notice prohibiting the sale of electric sparklers. Elizabeth McDonald of 1388 East Main Street died after a short illness. survived by Augustine McDonald and children Mary Elizabeth and James A. McDonald. William Carey’s remains were interred at St Michael's Cemetery after services at St Augustine's Church with high mass. Bearers named Stapleton, McDonough, McAuliffe, Cunningham.
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Edward Mooney
Elizabeth
Augustine McDonald
East Main Street
Mary
James A. McDonald
William Carey
St. Michael's Cemetery
Richard Mullins
Catherine Street
St. Augustine’s Church
James A. O'Meara
Walter Stapleton
William Stapleton
John McDonough
John McAuliffe
William O'Donald
Michael Cunningham
No Permanent Job for George F Simon Detachment
Patrolman George F Simon assigned as assistant city court officer will serve only a two month detail not a permanent post. Superintendent Birmingham clarified that his assignment ends with the usual two month term like other patrolmen since the new police board took charge. Cunningham Resigns as City Sheriff. The resignation was received by City Clerk Stephen F Boucher and will be read to the common council Tuesday night.
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George F. Simon
Simon
Birmingham Today
Police Board
Queen Elizabeth of Romania Shows Slight Improvement
A brief United Press report from Bucharest notes a slight improvement in Queen Elizabeth of Romania known as en Sylva. Physicians hope to avoid an operation, fearing the Queen’s age 67 could make surgery fatal.
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United Press
Bucharest
Elizabeth of
Romania
Gleason invites Roosevelt to Johnson Jeffries fight
A telegram from Jack Gleason to Theodore Roosevelt invites him to spectator the Johnson Jeffries fight in Reno on Monday. A copy was sent to Roosevelt at Nahant Massachusetts.
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United Press
Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
Jack Gleason
Theodore Roosevelt
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Reno
Roosevelt
Nahant
Mass
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