Fragmented Revolutionary-Era Notes and Crimes
A jumble of historical references lists living signers of the Declaration and assigns places for Adams Ellery Wolcott Brockton McKean Carroll Jefferson Thompson. It reports a Quebec execution for oxen theft, a harsh remark on Uncle Sam’s kin, a murder in New Hampshire by Emerson, and Stratford news of Melgs Tunsell voyaging on the yacht Alice with I D Dike in the Hudson, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Massachusetts
William Ellery
Rhode Island
Oliver Wolcott
Connecticut
Richard Brockton
New Jersey
Thomas McKean
Delaware
Charles Carroll
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Charles Thompson
Pennsylvania
Quebec
Francis Daigle
Stratford
Melgs Tunsell
The
Hudson
I. D. Dike
Alice
New York
Pequonnocks Victor In Close Eight Innings Game
The Pequonnock baseball club of this city won 15 to 14 in an eight inning match noted for its closeness. A return game is planned for September in the city. Also reported are a Fourth of July accident injuring a professor Stowe’s daughter and two mayoral children narrowly avoids harm from a ball, a popular driving race with Mountain Dan Mace and Mountain Maid winning heats, and a serious accident to Hon. A B Mygatt involving injuries to shoulder and arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pequonnock Baseball Club
Pequonnock
vo@na
ingunHp
Stowe
Itartford
Chapman
Driving Association
Dan Mace
Mountain Maid
Twenty Years Ago Fourth of July Bicycle Parade and Local Briefs
A centennial style report notes the Fourth of July bicycle parade with 1200 riders in Connecticut led by Captain and police, prize awards, and orderly procession. Also listed are encampment orders for Niantic, a marriage of Attorney William O’Hara to Ella Pearsall in Bridgeport, and Irish-American soldiers in Avon Park camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
H. M. Keapp
F. W. Bolande
Ohara
Bridgeport
William O'Hara
Moreeesst & O'Hara
Nat
Brooklyn Magis
United States
Avon Park
Eee
Fife
Revival or Cycling Caused by the War
London reports a distinct revival of cycling in England as war economy pushes people from motor cars to bicycles. More bicycles seen than in two decades with women adopting outfits suited for cycling. Veteran riders reunite for a rally along a familiar road, drawing villagers watching familiar names of bygone road kings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
NEWSPAPERS COST MORE
Penny newspapers have been raised by a halfpenny and halfpenny papers by a penny in many towns outside London. The increases come as print paper and materials costs rise. Several provincial dailies have suspended publication for the same reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Danbury Ice House Damaged by Fire and Other Regional Incidents
Fire damages Herman Kellner's Danbury ice house containing about 4 000 tons of ice, with total loss near 12 000 dollars and partial insurance. Eight year old John Rooney dies after being struck by Engine No 3015 in Danbury. Stamford man James Gallagher Jr dies from injuries after contact with an overhead wire on a freight train. Greenwich man G B Close deposits 50 000 for wartime hospital planning. Lightning strikes Danbury home and Ridgefield church, causing structural damage and insurance-covered losses. Democratic National Committee chair Vanes McCormick reports a lengthy White House discussion with President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
H. Kellner
Danbury
John Rooney
James Rooney
James Gallagher, Jr
Stamford
G. B. Close
Greenwich
Samuel Lloyd
New York Post-Graduate Hospital
Mexico
Col Murphy to Close 28-Year Main Street Cafe
Col T J Murphy, longtime owner of a 1132 Main Street cafe in Bridgeport, moves to close as Bridgeport Savings Bank buys the property for a new Main and State streets building. The cafe long served as a political and Irish culture hub, and Murphy plans to relocate his business after selling his stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Murphy
Main Street
Bridgeport Savings Bank
Main
State Streets
Bridgeport
Emerald Isle
Safire
Col. Murphy
How to Treat Spotted Fever
One reported case in Connecticut prompts watchfulness for infantile paralysis in children. Dr. Woods Hutchinson notes three traits of the illness: sudden onset, age concentration of mostly two to five years, and scattered, slow spread across families. Prevention centers on isolating sick children in a separate room and hospital wards for affected cases to limit contagion and possible paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
New York
Woods Hutchinson
Invents Machine To Help Blind Read
Vienna July 6 Dr Max Herz a Vienna scientist has invented a combination of talking machine and telegraph enabling the blind to read more easily than present costly Braille books. The device conveys Morse signs to the blind by hearing through records cut by a needle on wax. The records use long and short sounds and may be sold cheaply. A daily newspaper for the blind is proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Max Herz
British Trust Big Push As War Despair Grows
New York July 6 British and French forces press a northern front assault with officers predicting heavy casualties and possible strategic attrition. A captain's letter from the British trenches laments war's waste and extols the courage and unity of troops despite fear and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ralph L. Shaniwald
England
Verdun
Enor
International Egg Laying Contest Leads to Surprise Week
The Storrs hens posted a small production gain in week thirty seven of the egg laying contest, totaling 4022 eggs, 325 more than the same week last year. Top for the week were P. G. Platt’s of Wallingford and Will Barron’s of Bartle with 59 eggs each, with multiple pens tied for second and third places across breeds including Leghorns, Buff Wyandottes, Mottled Arcanas, White Rocks, and Rhode Island Reds. Lincoln’s Connecticut pen moved between the Barrons, while Pinecrest Orchards held first in Rhode Island Reds and other pens from New Hampshire and Connecticut contended for podium spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storrs
P. G. Platt
Wallingford
Will Barron
Bartle
England
W. Sanborn
Buff Wyandottes
Elolden
Mass
Elmwodd Farm
Little Falls
N. Y
Branford Farm
Groton
Jas. H. Lord
Methuen
Abel Latham
Brierfield
Albert T. Lenzen
North Attleboro
Fatherland Farm
E .I. Reds
Byfield
Francis F. Lincoln
Mt. Carmel
Conn
Hampton Institute
New Hampshire
Yeading
Connecticut
Durham
Plymouth Rocks
Rock Rose Farm
Katonah
Jules F. Francais
Hampton Beach
L. I
Rhode Island
Pinecrest Orchards
Water to tincture whiskey for English drinkers
London reports the Board of Control ruling that after July 1 spirits are bottled before June 6 only if 25 degrees under proof. Whiskey priced at $1.25 per bottle yields 94 cents worth of whiskey plus 31 cents for water per half pint, amid rising consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Control
New York Court Judgment Sues for Recovery of $349
Pauline Findel of New York city sues Lars Larson of Greenwich to recover a $349 judgment obtained in New York municipal court on June 25, 1915, alleging unpaid status. The complaint sets the claim at $450 with the case returnable to the common pleas court in the September term. The item ends with unrelated notes about labor shortages in Great Britain and funeral bouquets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Court
New York
Pauline Findel
New York City
Lars Larson
Greenwich
Larson
Common Pleas Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Timothey Emerson
James
New Hamp
Emerson
Emérson
Lamos
Pequonnocks
A. B. Mygatt
New Milford
United Banking Law
le Force
Niantic
Fairfield County News
James W. Fuller
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ridgefield
Place
Ireland
Dr. Hutchinson
E. H. Dilloh & Co
Milan
Somme
America
Bloomsbury Square
A.W. Rumery
Danville, N.H
Stringdale Poultry Farm
Durham, Conn
Preston
Faeland
Tom
Oregon Agri. College
Oregons
Corvallis
Ore
J. Collinson
Black Leghorns
Barnacre
Garstung
A. Schwarz
Black Rhinelanders
Burlingame
Cal
Great Britain
John Reck & Son
Alaska
Tere
Dixie Bacon
Swift
Georgia
California
Public Market&Branch
State & Bank Sts
E. Main ST
John Beck & Son
Hayes Fish Co
Cnn
Water Street
M. J. Buechler
the Reliable Jeweler
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
Clark
George B. _Clark & Co
Broad ST
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