Five enlist in Battery E for border service
Five Bridgeport residents enlisted in Battery E Tenth Militia Field Artillery for Mexican border duty. Recruits were sworn in at Branford and will train in Pennsylvania before Nogales New Mexico. Enlistees: Antonio Casoria Elmer Jackson Alexander Holmes James Murphy Joseph Valiney.
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Bridgeport
Tenth Militia
Field Artillery
J. W
Branford
Antonio Casoria
Lexington Avenue
Mth
Connecticut Artillery Corps
Casoria
Coast Artillery Corps
Company K
Elmer Jackson
Washington Avenue
Alexander Holmes
Sixth Field Artillery
James Murphy
Brooks Street
Remington Arms U. M. C. Co
Joseph Valiney
Spruce Street
American Graphophone Co
Sevicans
Conn
Guilford
Yale College
Yale
War Department
Stamford
New Haven
Willliam C. Danforth
Tenth Militia Field Artillery
Carl F. Bollman
Henry H. Townsend
John H
Booth
Stratford Jester Fined For Disturbance And Light Jail Sentence
In Stratford Judge Howard M. Curtis fines John Troesser one dollar and costs for a home disturbance and suspends a 10 day jail term after Troesser mocks the court. Deputy Mills Tomlinson and the judge caution him that future appearances will bring a longer sentence. Max Miller and John Tretow, partners who leased Gottlieb farm, clash over morning chores, leading to a five dollar fine for Miller for striking Tretow. A double bridal note reports Rose M Smith and James Devine wed at St James Church, and Mary Brazowsky and Martin Horbosh also marry there on July 4.
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Stratford
John Troesser
Honey@pot road
Howard M. Curtis
Troesser
Shriff B. Mills Tomlinson
Curtis
Max Miller
John Tretow
Gottlieb
Bridgeport
Tretow
Miller
St. James’ R. C
Pershing orders wagon road built to Colonia Dublan
General J J Pershing spanning the American expedition in Mexico orders accelerated wagon road construction between Columbus New Mexico and Colonia Dublan to speed relay of supplies during the rainy season. Extra laborers machinery and new graders are rushed to camps while the route remains secret. A Monterey voyage to Havana carries 215 refugees. Iron Mountain Railroad plans a branch into Oklahoma oil fields Tulsa Creek and Payne counties.
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Columbus
N. M
J. J. Pershing
Mexico
Colonia Dublan
Palomas
Ascencion
Dublan
Tulsa Creek
Payne Counties
Okla
Iron Mountain Railroad
New Artists Premier at J A Hugo Recitals
Parents and guests filled Warner hall for the first Hugo recital evening featuring many debuting pupils. New performers include Katz Hirschfeld Paley Bern stein Posner Guinan Schneidewind Fretheit and veterans Katz Spin ning Swanson de Long Culver Bernstein Osgyani. A lecture on standardizing piano teaching by Herwegh Von Ende accompanied the program. tonight’s second concert presents more new artists and a varied classical program.
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John Adam Hugo
Warner Hall
Misses Katz
Leona Hirschfeld
Ruth Paley
Estelle Bernstein
Minnie Posner
Florence Guinan
William Schneidewind
Adolph Fretheit
Hugo
Laura Katz
Elizabeth Harriet Spinning
Marion Swanson
Evelyn de Long
Marjorie Culver
Nellie Bernstein
Gaston Osgyani
Planos
Herwegh von Ende
New York City
Edith Paley
Elsie Dube
Flora Bohrer
Rose Katz
Grace McMahon
Sadie Fitelson
Sidney Magney
Mozart
Massenet
Chaminade
Ravina
Harmony Grange plans September fair ahead of season
STEPNEY Miss Angie Wakeman vacations with relatives while Harmony Grange fair committee meets to map plans for the September event. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Charles Thorpe from Bridgeport and Danbury guests. Local sightings note electrical storm outages and several guest stays across town.
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Angie Wakeman
Harmony Grange
Charles Thorpe
Bridgeport
Charles Nichols
Danbury
Stephen B. Hayes
Dorothy Williams
Brooklyn
Emily D. Leavenworth
David Fairchild
Waterbury
Irving Waterhouse
Milford Beach
Adolph Swenson
East Side
Dodgingtown
Fred Sutherland
Mexico
Elmore J. Hawley
Barry Hawley
Foch Directs French Offensive at Somme
Under General Joffre's supervision General Foch directs the French offensive south of the Somme river. A London dispatch says the British learned for the first time that Foch, famed for wartime leadership, is directing operations increasing Allied confidence in the offensive.
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Joffre
Somme
Foch
London
Berkshire Hill Trains See Major Timetable Changes
The New York, New Haven & Hartford announces July 10 changes to Berkshire Hills service. Several weekday departures from New York and New Haven are shifted earlier or later, with added stops at Wilton and Bethel and extended routes to Danbury and Brookfield Junction. Some trains are discontinued or rerouted, with a new connection at Brookfield Junction and a Danbury to Van Deusenville extension.
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Berkshire Hills
New York,New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York
Pittsfield
New Milford
New Lenox
Wilton
Bethel
Danbury
Brookfield Junction
New Haven
Woodrow
Botsford
Bridgeport
van Deusenville
Brdgeport
Hawleyville
Mixed train to Canaan will not carry passengers south
The mixed train due Canaan at 1 30 p m will not carry passengers south of that point. Timetables with new schedules will be available to agents before the above date.
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Canaan
Broderick Tests Fire Hose In Bank Building
Tenants in the Flist Bridgeport National Bank building at Main and State streets were agitated as water streamed from a second story rear window. Captain Thomas J. Broderick explained the incident as the annual emergency fire hose test, with about 300 feet of hose to be tested on different floors under 30 pounds pressure and pumps on the roof fire tank put into operation.
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Bridgeport National Bank
Main
State Streets
Thomas J. Broderick
Roman Candle Wounds Fairfield Man In Hand
Fairfield July 6 Jacob Hauser a 50 year old mason on Marine avenue shot himself in the left hand with a Roman candle while fireworks exploded. The candle slipped and a ball tore a hole in his palm prompting peroxide and hot water treatment and a doctor fears possible blood poisoning.
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Fairfield
Jacob Hauser
Marine Avenue
Hauser
William Nagle
Nagle
Man Arrested After Alleged Child Attack at Home
Clarence R. Allen of 67 Benham avenue was arrested this morning on assault and breach of the peace charges after his wife accused him of throwing their two year old child at her and attempting to seize a younger child. Constable H. R. Elwood took him to police headquarters following the distressing incident.
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Clarence R. Allen
Benham Avenue
H. R. Elwood
Weather Forecast for New Haven July 6
Fair tonight and Friday with warmer interior conditions. Gentle to moderate winds. Pleasant weather in northern districts east of the Rockies. Unsettled rain in the south due to a disturbance over the Mississippi River. Temperatures rise from the Rocky Mountains to the lake region. One cent a word.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Lake Region
Quick Wits and Folding Jests From Dirty Daily Scribbles
A collage of one line gags and wry adages from old newspapers. Bits poke fun at manners money and misers with quips about nails in Annary cats in Guinea and moving houses. From Mrs Skimp to a burglar and a pen as a weapon the jokes skewered society.
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Annam
Annary
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