Local Social Notes From New Milford To Yarmouth
Ming Helen Lyie and Miss Mary Mc Niff return from New Milford while Gladys M Rose rests from a Southport vacation. Mrs John F Flynn visits sister Mrs Cleary in Lafayette street. Walter C Casey closes Samford School work and plans to enroll next September. Mrs E A Sherwood hosts a surprise party for a trip to Yarmouth Nova Scotia with Grace and Jessie Sherwood. A German Volkfest is set for Saturday July 17 at Maenner Chor grave on French Street with games singing dancing and a band. West End residents tour Long Island and Washington Park M E church hosts a musicale and lawn fete for district nurses and anti tuberculosis society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maenner Chor
French Street
Washington Park
Beards ley Park hosts diverse musical program outing
Er ick Rhoades and Mr and Mrs W F Severn opened Beards ley Park for a lively musical program with lawn ice cream tables. Contributors included Mrs Lucien War mer and soprano Miss Alice Smith of Westport with Mr Hutchinson organist and humor recitations and violinist Mildred Curtis. The event drew strong applause and was described as delightful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erick Rhoades
W. F. Severn
Beardsley Park
Ase
Lucien Warmer
Association
Misa Alice Smith
Westport
Hutchinson
Mildred Curtis
Rhoades
Dssociation
The
Salts Textile Co
Severn
A. W. Burritt Co
Cabinet Causes Sensation in London over Declared Policy
London July 7 reports show heated protests from foreign governments as the Foreign Office follows cabinet moves not to ratify the declaration of London from the recent naval conference. The government faced unanimous opposition from England’s parties during negotiations and its stance on contraband risks naval supremacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Proca
England
Bed Pride and Cleanliness in a Room Dilemma
A fragment speaks of a bed dominating a room and pride at stake if one remains, noting that even Cyrus' Presto Killer would have cleaned that bed for 25e, highlighting concerns about ordinary cleanliness and carelessness reflected in others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus
Albert W Barrows Elected Lieutenant in Coast Artillery
Albert W Barrows was elected second lieutenant of Fo Company Coast Artillery at the Armory meeting last night. Barrows enlisted in Co B Third regiment January 19, 196. He rose from corporal to sergeant after the unit became Coast Artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Barrows
Coast Artillery
Lieut. Barrows
Co. B
Griffin Pushes Public Works On Arctic Street Bridge
J R Sakarak and other Twelfth district property owners urged speed on completing the Arctic street bridge to Pembroke Lake. Alderman Griffin proposed a Barnum avenue crosswalk on Helen street and pressed why the crosswalk ordered three years ago by the Common Council remains unbuilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Sakarak
Twelfth District
Barnum Avenue
Arctic Street
Pembroke Lake
John M. Griffin
Helen Street
Common Council
Aiferman Brock
Lee
Fire destroys home in Park Avenue outing incident
Mrs Angeline Campbell and family left their Park Avenue home for Seaside Park on Monday evening. On returning they found the house burned to the ground. A kitchen floor match is blamed for the blaze. Loss valued at 1500 with 1000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeline Campbell
Upper Park Avenue
Ore
Seaside Park
Roosevelt Kills Lion on African Hunt
Colonel Roosevelt and son Kermit hunt along Lake Naivasha in British East Africa. Roosevelt shoots a large black maned male lion that charged him, the hit heart shot ending the chase. Smithsonian Institute experts and party members praise his marksmanship as his African bag grows with rhinos and other species. An accompanying note touts Foley's Kidney Remedy from local agent F. B. Brill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrington Dawson
United Press
Lake Naivasha
British East Africa
Colonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Smithsonian Institute
Kermit
Attentiborough Brothers
Ald
Lake
Natasha
Washington
Lagosai
Lake Naiva
Busy Store Special Clearance Hats and Trimmings Sale
The store advertises complete stocks and wholesale pricing on reliable merchandise. This week features a clearance on untrimmed hats at one-quarter price, sailor hats at half price, flowers and trimmings under half price, trimmed hats under half price, and deeply discounted shirt waists wash suits petticoats linen auto coats at the smallest prices known.
Zaza at Poli's Wins Praise and Stage Flair
Miss Alice Fleming shines in David Belasco's Zaza at Poli's this week in the title role with a Parisian Panteleon Gown. Mr Ines is praised as Bernard with a strong supporting cast. A $60 embroidered pongee suit is offered as a matinee prize next Monday with coupons at the main entrance. Also notes on Nothingnagle sale promotions and Foley's Kidney Remedy ad. Polit elected bank director in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Fleming
David Belasco
Zaza
Poli
Miss Fleming
Mr. Ines
Bernard 1
Haseen
Laborde Company
Main
Cannon Streets
Panic in southern Italy as quake fears rise
A United Press dispatch from Rome reports panic across Calabria and Sicily as seismologists predict stronger earthquakes in the Mediterranean region. People flee to hills, crowds trundle wagons toward farms, and food stocks dwindle while authorities struggle to calm public fear amid suspicions of relief funds being misused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
Calabria
Sicily
Fire destroys large tenement block in Suffield
A four story wooden tenement at Depot and Main streets in Suffield Suffolk burned ensuring a loss of about 10000 dollars partly insured. The blaze started on the top floor and twelve Polish families escaped after early alarms by Motorman Briggs and Conductor Lyons. Passengers aided in rescuing women and children with no major injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Suffield
Conn
Depot
Main Streets
Briggs
Lyons
Springfield
Hartford
Day
Burglars Ransack Moseley s Hotel
Six occupied suites at the Hotel Collingwood on West Thirty-fifth Street were entered from a fire escape during the night. Proprietor Seth G. Moseley called Police Headquarters, noting it the first break-in since he owned the hotel. Losses were described as trifling while four unoccupied suites were also entered. A night watchman and house detective were ordered to shoot any intruder on fire escapes. Joseph W. Green, whose fifth-floor suite was robbed, had been away with friends in New England and slept through the burglary as jewelry was taken from his room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Collingwood
West Thirty-fifth Street
Seth GH. Moseley
Thirty-Fifth Street
Joseph W. Green
New England
Sand
Mrs Hastings Announces Corset Shop Expansion Plan
Mrs Hastings states she sold her entire dry goods and nations stock and will focus future efforts on corsets. The buyer has until August 1 to vacate, after which repairs will be made to open the largest exclusive corset store in New England. The store space is divided to keep old stock sale separate from regular corset trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nothingie
Nothnngle
Nothnngie
Main St
Fairfield Avenue
New England
Cox Divorce Petition Filed Against Congressman Cox
Mrs James M Cox wife of the Dayton district representative filed for divorce in the Common Pleas Court alleging extreme cruelty. The petition notes marriage in May 1893 in Hamilton County and three children, with court costs paid but no attorney listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
James M. Cox
Congress
Common Pleas Court
Cox
Mrs Hastings Corsets For Sale In Special No 2
A high grade corset offered by Mrs Hastings in Special No 2 sale. Readable text notes a corset item for sale with minimal details about grading or price.
Mrs Hastings Special No 87 Corset Sale Notice
A brief classified item notes a corset listed as Special No 87 offered by Mrs Hastings at a price of two dollars and fifty cents. The line implies a sale or advertisement within a local page. Details are scant but indicate a retail or clearance listing for corsets.
Col Tucker Marries Divorce Co-Respondent in Detroit
Col F W Tucker UC S A retired recently divorced from Mary Logan Tucker daughter of Gen John A Logan was secretly married in Detroit yesterday by Justice Felix A Lemkie to Mrs Myrtle Platt co respondent in the divorce case. The civil ceremony will be performed later by ceremony though not definitely known. Mrs Platt is Catholic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
F. W.tucker
UC. S. A
Mary Logan Tucker
John A. Logan
Justice of the Peace
Felix A. Lemkie
Myrtle Platt
Governor Comer sets special session on liquor laws
Montgomery July 7 Governor B B Comer announces a July 27 special session of the Legislature to tighten prohibition enforcement. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling protecting liquor storage rights and aims to push a compulsory education act, concealed weapons ban, and a juvenile court act. Brooks Lawrence leads prohibitionists opposing the court decision and seeking constitutional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
B. B. Comer
Supreme Court
Lockers
Brooks Lawrence
Corsets Sold At One Dollar Sample Offer
A sample sale offers corsets priced at one dollar with claims to alter figures. The ad promises corsets can make stout wearers appear thinner and thinner wearers look plump, targeting buyers seeking body shaping products.
Mrs Hastings Corset Shops in Hartford Waterbury and Springfield
The listing cites Corset Shops locations in Hartford at Lyman Building Waterbury Brown Thompson Building and Springfield Jones Morgan Building suggesting a regional retail network with multiple address references.
Too Many Lawyers Spoiled the Broth
Mary Nuzzo of South Port sues Angela Pi Matteo for slander asserting she had a bad name. Judge Scott rules the phrase implies no unchastity and that the plaintiff’s good character was not questioned. Remarkably many high‑profile lawyers represented the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nuzzo
Southport
Angela Pi Matteo
Scott
Derby Concern Building Ice House On Local Plan
Harry A. Burnes, builder of the Nauga tuck Valley Ice Co. ice house at Bunnell's porch, is erecting a 12,000 ton ice house at Stockbridge Massachusetts for the Derby Ice Corporation. Ice is stacked in a temporary structure and a house is to be built around and over the ice as modeled after a Bridgeport project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Burnes
Naugatuck Valley Ice Co
Bunnell’s Porch
Stockbridge
Mass
Derby Ice Corporation
Derby Corporation
Bridgeport
Deaths and Funerals for Appolonia Herb
The funeral for Appolonia Herb wife of Anton Herb took place from her North Avenue home at 9 this morning and from St Joseph church at 9 30. Rev Hubert Dahme celebrated a high mass of requiem with a choir singing the full Gregorian mass. Joseph Wieler led Ave Maria and Marienlied at mass end. Bearers were Anton Frank Adam Jacob Herb Philip Liebe and Frederick Watkins nephews. Father Dahme read the committal prayers at St Michael's tiny plot.
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Appolonia
Anton Herb
North Avenue
Oeclock
St. Joseph's Church
Hev
Hubert Dahme
Joseph Wieler
Marientied
Anton
Frank
Adam
Jacob Herb
Philip Liebe
Frederick Watkins
Dahme
St. Michael's
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Kline Brothers
Money Back Store
Kline
Ming Helen Lyie
Mary McNiff
New Milford
Gladys M. Rose
Cleveland Avenue
John F. Flynn
Car. Pa
Mrs. Cleary
Lafayette Street
Iranistan
Delaney
Walter C. Casey
Lewis Street
Samford School
Redding
E. A. Sherwood
Sanford Avenue
Grace
Jessie Sherwood
Yarmouth
Nova
Mrs. Sherwood
Miller
Charles Opple
F. W. Tomlinson
A. Santer
A. Nettle
H. B. Botsfo
A. Tomlinson
Watson Tomlinson
Watson Robarts
George Whea Ten
Welter Stapleton
Thomas McMullen
Alice. Botsford
Smith ‘and Downs
West End
Long Island
Jaco Woerner
Julia Woerner
Edward ‘Woerner
Harry Anderson
Frank Snd Ur Millington
Burton Canfiela
Benjamin O. Parsons
Connecticut Co
Connecticut Avenue
Mary Malota
Colorado Avenue
John Mahler
Catherine Pad En Stillgegse Sedarank
New Haven
Carl G. Lindquist
Hawley Hardware Co
John H. Mwood
Stockbridge, Mass
Harry A. Barnes
J. Trainor
Mary Deveraux
Bronxville, N
P. J. Donahue
Mr. Trainor
Bronxville
Frank Griswold
Elmer Youngs
Seattle
Walsh
Mr. Youngs
Antchard
James Pb’ Hoyt
St Petersburg
Florida
Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Griffin
Biltz
Foley
Poley
F. B. Brill
Dillon & GO
E. H. Dillon & CO
POST
Setioiniran Sale
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Lydia B. Pinkham
Moseley’s
Mrs. Hastings
J. W. Hastings
Col. Tucker
Alabama
Main Street
Springfield, Lyman Bldg
Hartford, Brown Thompson Bldg
Waterbury, Jones Morgan Bldg
Smith-Murray CO
Patte
MecCall
McCall
Jack
Dorothy
Raymond Howe
Corlando
Sam Harris
Water Street
State OF Connecticut
Fairfield
Plobate Court
Fanny B. Smith
Fred E. G. Smith
Tate
Henry Greenstein
Elmore S. Banks
Saul
Wo Comecy
Fred EL G Smith
Derby Concern
Stratsell
Hotel Duilding
Howland Dry Goods CO
Burns CO
Maple Street
Brookes Street
Beechwood Avenue
Anderson & CO
Ness
Berger Dry Goods
Eee Hila
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