Health Board Refuses to Sanction West End Crematory Sale
The Health Board declines to sanction a sale of the West End crematory, though Mayor and Common Council approved it. The city has a contract with Bridgeport By-Products Co. for crematory use, risking city leverage and bond obligations if the contract ends. Foreclosure actions loom against By-Products, with residents of Mill Hill Avenue complaining of persistent odors and court action anticipated.
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West End
By-Products Company
Board of Health
Sanc
Qnayor
Common Council
Bridgeort By-Products Company
Ober
The
George T. Kelley
Lee
Bostwick Ue
By-Products Co
Bridgeport By- Co
Ity
Kelly
Bridgeport By-Products Co
By-Products
Thany
Mill Hill Avenue
Board of Aldermen
Prison Sentences for Suffragettes in Bow Street Court
English suffragette leader Mrs Pankhurst was sentenced to one month in prison for slapping a police inspector during riots near Parliament. Sister of Lord Abinger Mrs Haverfield also sentenced to one month. Magistrate ruled protesters had no right to invade Parliament halls. appeals planned.
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United Press
Izanaon
London
Haries
Asquith
Taft Pleased With Senate Passage Of Tariff Bill
Special from United Press Taft expresses high satisfaction at the Senate approval of the tariff bill. He immediately heads back to Washington to supervise conference committee work. The presidential party arrived in Weehawken from Burlington early this morning amid tight schedule and train changes.
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Weehauken
N. J
Taft
Senate
Washington
Burlington
Meyflower
Plymouth
Sensational duel in France today involving cabinet members
Paris July 9 under the Code Duelle a dramatic duel is set to occur this afternoon between Caillaux minister of finance and Charles Bos ex Senator and editor of Victor Hugo s paper Bos slapped Caillaux in the Senate yesterday claiming the minister attacked his integrity Friends intervened and the scene ended Caillaux later arranged a pistol duel with Bos regarded as high risk with both sides naming seconds General Piquart and Leherisse for Caillaux Douzon and Torchu for Bos the outcome could be fatal
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United Press
Paris
France
Falliere
Charles Bos
Victor Hugo
Senate
Caillaux
Bos
Piquart
Friend
Dreyfus
Leherisse
Douzon
Torchu
Revenue Day Victory Sparks Whiskey Licensing Scramble
Bristol Virginia July 9 Following a pro whiskey vote, downtown vendors rush to stake claims as distributors for the region while annual license revenue surpasses 100000 dollars and Judge Joseph L. Kelly, a strict temperance advocate, weighs license applications. Some firms seek Tennessee border outlets amid dry state lines.
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United Press
Bristol
Joseph L. Kelly
Corporation Court
Kelly
Tennessee
Republicans Appalled by New Machine in Public Works
The Street committee gains a temporary seat with the Permanent Paving Commission as contracts shift from the Common Council. Republicans fear a return to old abuses, citing Col. M. H. Rogers’s appointment as proof the paying commission is now political. Work on South Main Street may delay weeks while commissioners learn duties.
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Lee
Permanent Paving Commission
South Main Street
Street Committee
Common Council
Col. M. H. Rogers
Bridgeport
Board of Public Works
Old Tem
Ashcroft Twain dispute heads for settlement in New York
Mrs. Ralph W. Ashcroft, former secretary to Mark Twain, sails into New York amid talk of a $4,000 attachment on the house given to her. Twain says no suit exists and a settlement is expected soon. Miss Clemens, Twain’s daughter, is recovering and managing a haying field on her father's farm as doctors recommended open air. Mrs. Ashcroft’s mother prepares for her daughter’s possible return.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
New York
Mauretania
Europe
Clemens
Miss Lyon
London
Redding
Conn
Lyon
Ashcroft
Violent Patient Brings Ambulance to Chaos
Arthur Brackett, a severely violent patient, suffered an epileptic fit in New Haven last night. He kicked seats from an ambulance on the way to the hospital and remained so violent at the hospital that he had to be restrained with bonds. Brackett, with unknown Maryland relatives, had formerly been a patient at St. Vincent's hospital and worked there after discharge until yesterday.
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New Haven Hospital
Arthur Brackett
Brackett
Maryland
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Social and Personal News From The East
John Golden of 750 East Main street visits his daughter Mrs William Lawrence at her New Jersey home. Edward Chawansky of Laborde Co. vacations in Halifax N S. A rumor about Eddie's honeymoon leaks through George Hill and Fred Corwall with photo hopes attached.
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East Main Street
William Lawrence
New Jersey
Edward Chawansky
The
Laborde Co
Halifax
N. S
Eddie
George Hill
Fred Corwall
Steinert’s Club
Main Street
Berger Dry Goods Co
Main
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Golden Hill St. - Berbie
Police Reveal Krager History In Swindle Case
Police have linked William L. Krager to a long record of fraud and larceny across New York and Brooklyn. A photograph shows Krager and Robert L. Krager may be the same man, involved in fake advertising schemes and public funds collections.
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Roberts
William L. Krager
Cronan
James McCaffery
New York Police Department
George Arnold
McCaffery
Robert L. Krager
William
Robert
New York City
B. O. Railroad Company
H E
Association of New York Railway and Steamship Clerks
Persea
Brooklyn
New York
Robert IL. Krager
Railway and Steamship Clerks’ Association
William Roberts
Mechanic Ordered to Pay Support in Short City Court Session
The city court, in a brief morning session, ordered a mechanic to contribute $6 weekly to his wife for six months and set a $100 bond. The case cited past desertion linked to a whiskey pepper concoction and a claimed suicide attempt by the wife. Other filings included arrests for train ride theft, a youth theft case continued, a deaf and mute panhandler, and a few petty fines.
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American Tube & Stamping Co
Foster
Tessmer
Coney Island
Wilfred Wood
Frederick Herrick
East End
Herrick
Maine
Finnegan
Canfield
Willimantic
Conn
John Perrella
Bank Street
James Burns
Seaside Park
Frederick Williams
Michael Maloney
New Haven
Joseph Levine
Levine
New York Central
Clambake Restricted to Board of Aldermen Members
The committee in charge of the clambake for the Board of Aldermen says invitations are confined to council members. City officials could make the gathering too large for Courtland Club quarters. In August a municipal event will invite all city officials.
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Board of Aldermen
Courtland Club
Murder tale deepens as Fasciano linked to Pizzutto case
State Detective Frank Virelli adds a new link to the Pizzutto murder case by presenting the bullet found in a saloon hole, corroborating the affray narrative and challenging Fasciano’s claim of blank cartridges. Giuseffi’s statements align with most details, while Fasciano recovers in hospital under police watch.
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Salvatore Pizzutto
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Pizzutto
Frank Virelli
Wilson
Luigi Fasciano
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Fastiano
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Gluseff
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Leatter
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Savatola
Louie
Giusefi
Antonio
Bridgeport
Two Women Burned To Death In Providence Fire
Providence July 9 Two women died in an early morning fire at a lodging house 236 Fountain street Annie Keenan and an unidentified woman about fifty were trapped as flames engulfed the building Smoke and flames hampered rescue but several tenants were saved by determined firemen The loss to the structure was not great
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United Press
Providence
Annie Keenan
Fountain Street
Night baseball debut as Grand Rapids tops Zanesville
In Grand Rapids Michigan July night game marks first meeting of two league teams under lights. Grand Rapids defeated Zanesville 11 to 10 in seven innings. Illumination used thirty arcs on stands and around the diamond with ten searchlights sweeping the sky to aid batters, while fielders faced brighter lights.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Zanesville
Grand Stand
Saloons restricted as population bill passes Senate
Hartford July 9 the bill limiting saloons in licensed places to one per six hundred population passed the Senate with no opposition and awaits the governor's signature. It prohibits new licenses in Bridgeport for many years, and supporters say growth will not allow increases soon. The same issue includes a women suffrage clause on liquor questions, likely to fail. A separate Judiciary panel indicated no final action on electric service restrictions for towns over 15 000 population.
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Hartford
House
Senate
State House
Bridgeport
Electric Wonopaly
Judiciary Committee
Tax decision of importance by atty general
Attorney General Marcus H. Holcomb issued an opinion to Tax Commissioner W. H. Corbin of Hartford stating that a tax bill is a demand not a debt and not subject to the statute of limitations. He says a tax is a burden imposed by law and consent of the taxed party is only an obligation to abide by the tax.
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Marcus H. Holcomb
W. H. Corbin
Hartford
Every
Attempted dynamite blast near Detroit iron works injures man
A blast near the Whitehead Iron Works in Detroit damages property and injures a man. Windows shattered, nearby Dietz Automobile Transmission Co suffers heavy losses as investigators seek motive. Whitehead reports seeing a suspect.
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Detroit
Dyn
Whitehead, & Iron Works
Dietz Automobile Transmission Company
Iron Works
Whitehead
Wanted stenographer for first class experience
Notice seeks a stenographer with first class experience. Box 3063, West End Station.
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State Street
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