Testimony could send Fasiano’s step-son to death
State Detective presents Giuseffi statement to coroner alleging Fasiano shot Antonio Pizzutto after a first fight and Salvatore Pizzuto stabbed, shifting blame amid a July 4 melee in Bridgeport. Giuseffi, a New York bootblack and Fasiano’s stepson, claims the feud preceded the shooting and two families clashed at Tripardelli’s saloon.
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Giuseffi
Fasciano
Antonio Pizzuto
Salvatore Pizzuto
Tala
Wilson
Frank Virelli
Luigi Fasciano
Antonio Pizzutto
Vireli
Vincenzo Giuseffi
East Main Street
New York City
New York
Pesciano
Pistsuttoe Brothers
Tripardelli
Columbus Place
North
Washington Avenue
Vitelli
Street
Fourth Avenue
Bridgeport
Lyd York
Coromer
St Vincent's Hos Fasciano
Glaseffl
Bank Street
Giusete
Virelil Aeace
Eever
New York Bootblack
Pizzutto Brothers
Pizzuttos
Mabbing
Luigio Fasciano
Sig
101
Antonio Piszzutto
Seaside Park
Antonio
S ‘Rother
Savatola Pizzutto
Pizzuto Inquest Conducted Star Chamber Fashion
Coroner Clifford B. Wilson held a star chamber inquest at the County House into the death of Antonio Pizzuto, shot during a brawl allegedly sparked by Salvatore Pizzuto and Antonio’s assailant Louis Fasciano. Fasciano, wounded, is hospitalized at St. Vincent’s, while Salvatore’s July 17 court date was set on bonds of $1000.
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Clifford B. Wilson
Star Chamber
Antonio Pizzuto
Louis Fasciano
Salvatore Pizzuto
Fasciano
St. Vincent's Hospital
Wilson
Salvatore
Hackett
Immigrant William Greenbaum Cleared to Practice Law
Thirteen naturalization applicants were heard by Judge Howard B. Scott in the Superior Court with U S Naturalization Examiner Orsa T. Moore presiding. William E. Green of 3 Lesko Court was admitted, clearing the way to practice law in Connecticut pending citizenship. other locals John Curran Daniel J. Cremin Niklas Lesko Gustaf Bernham Johnson Thomas Flanagan John Piroh Ignatz Mitrovsky Peter Ceci William Ellis Mathias Kunsch Danbury Maurice Crabtree Shelton Michale Tierno Weston. Mitrovsky’s application was continued to obtain a further witness after one died.
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Howard B. Scott
United States
Orsa T. Moore
Boston
William E. Green
Lesko Court
Connecticut
Greenbaum
John Curran
Daniel J. Cremin
Niklas Lesko
Gustaf Bernham Johanson
Thomas Flanagan
John Piroh
Ignatz Mitrovsky
Peter Ceci
Greenwich
William Ellis
Bethel
Mathias Kunsch
Danbury
Maurice Crabtree
Shelton
Michele Tierno
Weston
Chinese Edict to Pray for Rain Issued
Special from United Press reports an imperial edict in China by infant Emperor Pu Yi orders all princes to prostrate before ancestral gods and implore rain or face death. The aim is to bring showers from Heaven to relieve drought.
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United Press
Washington
China
Pu Yi
Serious hitch in electric repeal bill stalls Senate action
Hartford July 8 The Judiciary committee delayed the repeal bill on Connecticut electric light monopolies. Senator Manwaring said a substitute bill may accompany the repeal. A committee meeting was planned for this afternoon with a Senate vote expected tomorrow, amid strong electric lobby confidence.
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Hartford
Searls
Judiciary Committee
Connecticut
Senate
Manwaring
Senate approves corporate tax section amid nonstop tariff debate
In Washington on July 8, Finance Committee Chairman Aldrich moved to end daily adjournment and keep the Senate in session until final passage of the tariff bill. Amendments on corporate tax thresholds were laid on the table as Aldrich’s tax section was adopted, and section 7 was approved, tying export duties or bounties to tariff rates for imports.
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Aldrich
Finance Committee
Washington
Senate
Dante
Virginia
Daniel
Bacon
Georgia
Taft and Party Attend Burlington Celebration
President Taft and party including Governor Hughes and Ambassadors Jusserand and Bryce arrived in Burlington by steamer Ticonderoga for the Lake Champlain anniversary events. Governor Prouty presided at city hall park as lit erary exercises, with speeches, an original poem, and a Vermont luncheon. The day featured a National Guard review, an Indian pageant, and a banquet before Taft's departure to Washington.
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United Press
Burlington
New York
Vermont
Lake Champlain
Taft
Hughes
Jusserand
France
Bryce
England
Vermont National Guard
City Hall
Prouty
Arthur C. A. Hall
James E. Burke
Bliss Carmen
Lemieux
Canada
Ethan Allan Club
New York State
University of Vermont
Washington
Girl Ran Off With The Boy
Sympathy runs for Annette Kenny aged 17 and John Ryan nearly 19 as he is held on a seduction charge and she is sent to Hartford House of the Good Shepherd. Families are shocked by the act and the motive appears romantic yet ill fated. The couple hoped to marry but the girl’s mother could not consent. Ryan, who is not yet 19, explains they intended marriage this week but lacked funds. A marriage license section notes licenses issued for Henry Gaumond and Albina Corbel and Willam Hum-
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Annette Kenny
John Ryan
House of the Good Shepherd
Hartford
Norwalk
Ryan
Captain Pennington
Terrific quake shocks India and Asia
Despatches from Paris report a powerful earthquake felt across India and Asia. The first tremor struck Rawalpindi at 3 am, spreading to Chitral, Iskardo, and other regions with many houses toppled and unknown casualty figures. Seismographs in Tashkent and Hamburg indicate severe shaking in central Asia and Europe.
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United Press
Paris
India
Asia
Rawal Pindi
Rawi Pindi
Chitral
Iskardo
Baltistan
Russia
Tashkend
Central Asia
Kerki
Katti-Kurgan
Turkestan
Khokan
Asiatic Russia
Hamburg
Germany
Public Utilities Bill Framers Split Over Rate Regulation
Hartford July 8 The special committee drafting a public utilities bill is deeply divided over rate regulation with a majority opposing making rate controls a principal feature while a minority pushes for its inclusion. The panel adjourned to resume debates later as Senator Barnum may reconvene the committee.
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Hartford
Senator Barnum
Mayor on 2024 style political comeback bid in local paper
The article outlines Mayor Lee's potential renomination bid amid factional rivalries. It highlights Sheriff Hawley's backing, Rogers influence at state level, and Reynolds' discontent over past snubs. It notes a new Eleneanees Paving and Sewer Commission with Rogers as long-term member and hints at tax rate and valuation debates shaping the reelection effort.
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Board of Public Works
Lee
Hawley
Col. M. H. Rogers
Reynolds
Rogers
Charles J. Ketcham
Edward C. Sparga
Mr. Ketcham
John Wessels
Eleneanees Paving and Sewer Commission
Biltz
Col. Rogers
Mr. Biltz
Board
Twenty Reported Dead By Western Floods
A flood in Missouri and surrounding areas has killed at least twenty people with many more missing. Rescue efforts struggle as rising Grand River levels threaten Pattonsburg and Trenton. Among the deceased is Margaret Dunn of 102 Cottage Street, Gallatin, and relatives mourn her passing after a brief illness.
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St. Joseph
Pattonsburg
Middle West
Chilicothe
Grand River
Trenton
Gallatin
Gallatin Junction
Margaret
Michael Dunn
Cottage Street
South End
Sacred Heart Church
Mary
James
Warner Brothers Co
Richa
Foster, Besse En
Mother slain by burglar during struggle to save son
New York July 8 Sophie Staber wife of wealthy importer George Staber was shot dead by a burglar at 455 East 18th street Flatbush. The shot wounded her son George who grappled with the thief as the killer fired point blank then fled. Police arrested an Italian man near Church and Utica avenues. the wounded suspect gave little information.
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United Press
New York
Sophie Staber
George Staber
East 18Th Street
Flatbush
Staber
Young Staber
Women Petition for License Vote in Bridgeport
The Senate voted to rename the Roof Tree club of Bridgeport as the Park Club and received a petition from Bridgeport women urging extension of the voting franchise on license questions. Signatories include Augusta Converse, Georgia Mallett, Bertha Johnson, Evelyn Bulloch, Beatrice Leech, Lizzie Oddy, Anna Grady, Estelle Bowe Way, Cora May Porter, Laura Day, Laura Sherman, and Agnes Brown.
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Hartford
Senate Today
Rooftree Club of
Bridgeport
Park Club
Senate
Women of
Augusta O. Converse
Georgia N. Mallett
Bertha Johnson
Evelyn A. Bullock
Beatrice B. Leech
Lizzie F. Oddy
Anna Grady
Estelle J. Bowe
Way
Cora
May Porter
Laura Vay
Cora May Porter
Laura V. Sherman
Agnes L. Brown
Presbyterians Protest Higher Criticism in Bible Teaching
New York July 8 A group of conservative ministers in the New York Presbytery protest the ordination of George Ashmore Fitch amid charges that the church is embracing higher criticism. They say the Bible’s authenticity is being denied and filed formal protests to be reviewed by the Synod through a Presbytery committee report.
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United Press
New York
Presbyterian Church
New York Presbytery
George Ashmore Fitch
Presbytery
John Fox
Daniel Seeley Gregory
Committee Named to Plan Bridgeport Summer Outing
At a Bridgeport Business Men's Association meeting yesterday, directors named a committee to plan the annual summer outing. Whiting was chosen as chairman with Edward and others filling officer roles to handle all arrangements.
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Bridgeport Business Men‘s Association
Whiting
Edward
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