Rebuffed Militia Verdict Over Gray Suit Against Mossman
Judge Greene set aside the $500 verdict in the $15,000 case of Horace M. Gray of Norwalk against Capt. Albert Mossman of the Coast Artillery. The judge rebuked State's Attorney Judson for abusive conduct during trial and arguments. The case involved claims of discrimination and slowed advancement of Gray, a member of the 6th Company.
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Norwalk
Albert Mossman
6Th Co. Coast Artillery
Greene
Far Court
Lilles Judson
Mossman
Jadee Greene
Rorace Gras
Nnfest
Ae Stray
6Th .O
Gray
Bull
Gery
Bulgarians Annihilated by Servians in Salonika Region
Despatches from Belgrade report Serres near Salonika captured by Greek forces with Bulgarian troops at Kafareevatz wiped out after meeting Servian units. Descriptions cite heavy casualties and a desperate clash at Zajetsar Pass as Greek fleet secures Kavala area.
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Belgrade
Serres
Salonika
Kavala
Aegean
Iton
Seria
Kafareevatz
Zajetsar Pass
Pugitives Martin Brown and Thomas Greene Arrested Here
Martin Brown and Thomas Greene, both about 20 from Torrington Connecticut, were arrested this morning by Sergeant Edward Cronan on charges of fugitives from justice. The two men caused a disturbance in the town, with Greene employed as a waiter and Brown working for the Blue Carriage firm.
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Martin Brown
Thomas Greene
Torrington
Conn
Edward Cronan Deen
Tor- Ette
Greene
Blue
Bridgeport Gas Light Co Faces Price Probe By PUC
Public Utilities Commission will review Bridgeport Gas Light Co books to probe gas pricing. Bridgeport charges $1.00 per thousand cubic feet vs five to twenty five cents higher than 14 nearby cities. hearings hinge on company reports, tax lists, and potential physical valuation. Representatives McMurray and Wilson lead the petition.
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Public Utilities Commission
Bridgeport Gas Light Co
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Stratford
Commission
McMurray and Wilson
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Whartford
Cambridge
Charlestown
Springfield
New Haven
Fall River
Worcester
Newton
Boston
Tym
New Bedford
Col’ McMurray
John J. Cullinan
Cullinan & Cullinan
The
Gas Co
David H. Day
Massachusetts Commission
Richard =. Higgins
Theodore B. Ford
John H. Hale
William H. Haviland
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Citizens Gas Company
Haviland
Wilson
Day
Lsts
George W. Roberts
R. I. Munson
Citizens Gas Co
Paes
Higgins
Citizens’ Gas Company
Tracy on Imperator Arrives. Plans Swiss Trip
Assistant Fred W. Tracy of the superior court reports his safe arrival at Plymouth Fingland aboard the steamship Imperator. He and his wife will spend a month in Switzerland and praise the Imperator as the largest vessel in the world.
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Fred W. Tracy
Superior Court
William T. Haviland
Plymouth
Fingland
Imperator
James Bradshaw Joins Bridgeport Standard Staff
James Bradshaw a famed Connecticut newspaperman joins the Bridgeport Standard circulation force on Monday. He spent 11 years in Metropolitan dailies' circulation departments and worked with the Old Morning Union. Recently he served as a circulation booster for the Bridgeport Post.
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James Bradshaw
Connecticut
Bridgeport Standard
Bradshaw
Metropolitan
Old Morning Union
Bridgeport Post
Stanna
City Court Dockets Several Ailments On State Street
After seven continuances from an April 7 raid Thomas Rock pleaded guilty to running a house of ill repute on State street and faced a $25 fine as bonds of frequenters were forfeited. Arthur Poland was fined and jailed for abusive language toward Fred Greenwood. Paul Parvell pachit of 1125 Railroad avenue was held for the Superior court for theft of $550 from a roommate.
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Thomas Rock
State Street
Fred A. Bartlett
Arthur Poland
Fred Greenwood
Paul Parvellpach
Railroad Avenue
Superior Court
Fine Funeral For World's Best Poodle
Miss Elizabeth Blake of Castle Ronald Newtown mourns the loss of her Japanese toy poodle once offered 6000 dollars for. The prize pet accompanied her everywhere and even rode in a muff. After medical efforts failed the poodle died and was embalmed then buried near a tree with a planned headstone.
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Newtown
Elizabeth Blake
Castle Ronald
Miss Blake
Pierre Lolliard Ronald
Waldorf-Astoria
Aég
Gunnery Trophy Awarded to Battleship Idaho
Washington July 9 The battleship Idaho achieved the highest final merit in gunnery among 21 battleships judged over the past year and received the gunnery trophy. The Navy Department sent a congratulatory letter to Captain W L Howard, commanding officer of the Idaho.
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Washington
Idaho
Navy Department
W. L. Howard
Evanston Census Shows Women Outnumber Men Two To One
Chicago July 9 The Evanston census reports women outweigh men by 3484 in a 27487 population. The 1912 increase is 741 with 159 fewer men. Voting age shows 10381 women eligible compared with 7233 men.
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Chicago
Evanston
North Shore
Secretary weighs Pearl Harbor dock completion decision
Washington July 9 Secretary Daniels will decide whether the Pearl Harbor dock should be finished per the original plans or abandoned. Rear Admiral Homer F Stanford heads the inquiry into a recent accident at the bottom of the dock when the water was withdrawn. The dock was planned to host a fleet rendezvous and support an early Panama Canal opening if feasible.
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Washington
Daniels
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Homer F. Stanford
Bureau of Records and Docks
Navy Department
Panama Canal
Department
Huerta Offers Foreign Affairs Post to Gamboa
Mexico City July 8 provisional President Huerta offers the foreign affairs portfolio to Federico Gamboa to replace Francesco De Barra who resigned yesterday. Gamboa previously served as sub secretary for foreign affairs under Ignacio Mariscal and Enrique reel during Porfirio Diaz's administration. It was widely expected he would accept.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Federico Gamboa
Francesco de Barra
Senor Gamboa
Ignacio Mariscal
Enrique Reel
Porferio Diag
Death of Arthur T. Peck Local Politician and Businessman
Arthur T. Peck a former Democratic Town Chairman and Chicago official died in his Chicago home after a brief illness. The South End native who once ran a Broad street crockery business later held a fire commissioner post under Mulvihill and worked for Sperry Hutchinson in Chicago. He is survived by brothers State Senator Lester O. Peck of Redding Ridge Conn and Carlton Peck of New Rochelle. Funeral services will be held in this city.
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Arthur T. Peck
Chicago
Arthur Peck
D. C
Mary T. Peck
Sperry & Hutchinson Company
Lodge of Elks
Elizabeth F. Fenner
Bridgeport
Lester O. Peck
Redding Ridge
Gettysburg Camp of Instruction Opens for Students
Students from forty colleges and universities gather at Gettysburg for a six week military training camp under Major McRae of the Fifth Infantry. Regulars move to a rear area while students occupy the space once used by newspaper men. Each morning brings drills and maneuvers followed by war game lectures.
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Gettysburg
Georgia
Wisconsin
McRae
Fifth Infantry
Veterans
Bureau
Receiver Asked for Kentucky Refining Co in Louisville
A petition filed in United States District Court seeks appointment of a receiver for the Kentucky Refining Co. The $600,000 Louisville corporation is accused of insolvency mismanagement withheld dividends and speculation with earnings.
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Louisville
Kentucky Refining Co
United States District Court
Congress to switch to simpler stationery
The joint committee on printing announced a plan to replace embossed letter heads and envelopes used by members with cheaper paper. They note over eleven million embossed items are used yearly and estimate savings of about $3,000 annually.
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Washington
Congress
Joint Committee
Bn Printing
Motorcycle rider cited for expired license in Pembroke
Augustino Sincyvitz of Pembroke street was found on State street riding a motorcycle he had just bought. Patrolman Hoffman detected the old license and the machine was returned to the lending firm. Sincyvitz was warned not to ride again until he obtains this year's license.
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Augustino Sincyvitz
Pembroke Street
State Street
Hoffman
Interstate Probe Finds New Haven Misuse of Funds and Merger Risks
The Interstate Commerce Commission condemns the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad for outside financial dealings and trolley ownership. It urges divestiture of trolley lines, cancellation of the Boston & Albany restraint, and tighter federal oversight of mergers and securities to prevent monopolies in New England.
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United States
New Haven
Washington
New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad
New England Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Clements and
Marble
Boston and Maine
Congress
Ad Sg
Boston
Hartford
Maine
Maine Central
Prouty
New Haven Co
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Sec. Daniels
Mulvihill Administration
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Rhode Island Co
Improvement Co
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