Interstate Commerce Commission to Investigate Bridgeport Wreck
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a full inquiry into the Bridgeport Federal Express wreck. Investigators will report cause and make recommendations, citing proximity to a prior June wreck and possible pattern. The NYNH&H railroad reportedly failed to promptly report the incident, prompting heightened scrutiny.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Express
Washington
Bridgeport
Conn
Commission
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Caleb McChord
Emma Eames Religious Marriage in St Pierre Church
Emma Eames and Emilio De Ge orge married in religious rites at the Church of St Pierre following their civil wedding yesterday in Paris. The prima donna and her spouse formalized their union in a ceremony reported from the French capital.
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Emma Eames
St. Pierre
Paris
Emilio de George
Railroad man faults dummy rules in deadly wreck
A former railroad worker denounces time card rules and cross over speeds as scapegoats for rail disasters. He argues company officials shift blame to dead engineers, cites the Fairfield viaduct as a hazardous site, and claims greed of large corporations harms workers while demanding accountability.
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N. H
Fairfield
Taft Attacked Vigorously By La Follette In Senate
Senator LaFollette denounces President Taft for broken promises and betraying progressive policies. He criticizes Canadian reciprocity as violating Republican platforms and tariff pledges, calling it a boon to mills and big interests and likening it to the Payne Aldrich bill. He cites a century of tariff history to justify his charges.
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United Press
Washington
Taft
Standard Oil
LaFollette
Crea
Wisconsin
Interior Department
Ballinger
Auto Pirates Caught Here Sought by Authorities in Many Towns
Four young auto thieves arrested in Bridgeport are wanted on Boston burglary warrants. Names include George Weeks 16 James Glennon 17 William O'Brien 19 and James Keegan 17 with right names. All held on $300 bonds for Superior Court burglary. warrants cover Stratford Hast Hartford Roxbury and Boston. Police recovered a revolver. the quartet planned further motor piracy.
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Boston
Roxbury
Mass
New York
Bridgeport
George Weeks
Somerville
Thomas Doolan
James Glennon
William Johnson
Carpenter
William H. O’brien
James Timithy
James Keegan
Superior Court
Stratford
Hartford
O’brien
Glennon
Massachusetts
Peaboy
East Hartford
Waterbury
Bonfire funeral pyre for four victims at Burr Road wreck
A massive bonfire lit in a railroad side lot burned the remains of four victims from a train wreck near Burr Road. Wrecking crews dismantled the locomotive as iron workers recovered bodies amid a scene where bystanders scavenged wood from the debris. The report also notes political charge over tariff issues and President Taft’s policies tied to the ongoing debate on revenue and railroad regulation.
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Burr Road
Federal Express
Atreus
Bridgeport Union Demands Open Coroner Inquiry
The Central Labor Union of Bridgeport passed resolutions urging Coroner Clifford B. Wilson to hold an open public investigation into the Federal Express wreck of July 11, which killed 14 and injured many. They argue secrecy prejudices the public and call for examination of railroad operation practices, equipment at the wreck, and engineer hours, with copies sent to the coroner and appointing authorities.
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Central Labor Union
Bridgeport
Clifford B. Wilson
Federal Express
Wilson
Central Labor Union of
Dem
Connecticut
Railroad Corporation
C. B. Wilson
Fairfield County
Raging Porcupine fire leaves wide death toll and millions in losses
Coal miner towns in Ontario face a vast disaster as fires sweep Porcupine district. At West Dome and Dome mines many workers and family members perished or went missing. Drowned victims from Spokane are listed among the dead. Authorities fear the toll will rise over days as more mines and settlements burn.
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West Dome
Angus Bill
A. Weiss
James McQue
Jack Hamilton
United Porcupine Mine
Philadelphia
George Dunbar
Dome
Porcupine Lake
Nathan Haas
Andrew Larme
Marvin Strain
William A. Moore
R. F. Mondue
Spokane
Wash
Porcupine Mining District
North
United Press
Cobalt
Porcupine
North Ontario
Peres- Pine Lake
Dominion
Classified Advertisements Bulk Items and Notes
Unclassified for sale barber shop address Barber care of Farmer Pigs wanted 2 needle steel stitchers girls for machines Birdsey Somers Co HELP WANTED FEMALE cigar makers and others apply 626 Water St TO RENT furnished two front rooms 621 State Street corner Myrtle Ave PHONE 1912 MOTORCYCLE FOR SALE 4 H. P. Indian apply evenings 573 Ellsworth Street several machinists for heavy iron work American Graphophone Co Employment office Howard Avenue 9 A. M. WANTED experienced sewing machine operators stripping gore joining corsets and inspectors apply Warner Brothers Company First class plumber needed The Rourke Bros Co 834 Grand Ave New Haven TO RENT second floor six rooms 193 Catherine St store for rent 1776 Main St Engraved wedding invitations Southworths 10 Arcade LOST Boston bulldog Return to Dr O Hara 361 Barnum Ave FOR SALE The Waterbury Cafe owner must sell apply 433 Water St WANTED girl 14-16 to help housework Kimmig Brookfield FOR SALE New cottage two-family Lamson 2889 Fairfield Ave TO RENT five rooms 585 Union Ave 1025 Main Street FOR SALE old bakery for sale Wishing to settle Adasen Pinate TO RENT five rooms 101 Goddara Ave 212 Pearl Street FOR SALE 20 ft cabin cruiser Ill Ogden Pequot Yacht Club LOST Boston bulldog license tag 5562 reward 10 to Elmwood Ave TO RENT first floor all rooms steam heat 212 Pearl St STORE TO RENT 17 ft by 42 ft 177 Fairfield Ave Casca Laxine tablets ad inside page Classified ads on inside page of newspaper.
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Bar Harbor
Morley
Edmund B. Goff
Fair
Haven
Goff
Oth
Bennett
C. W. Christie
Rogers
A. M. Curtis
Arnold Mills
Curtis
Ryan
Bronx
Palmer
Washington Express
Walcott
Bridgeport Hospital
George Hubert Hartman
Newfield
N. J
George R. Saunders
Henry E. Bishop
Saunders
New London
Walter Dunnigan
Rourke & Rourke
West Chester
Flagman Golf
Fair Haven
Tony Sciarra
Oak Street
Bethlehem
A. Sciarra
Pierce Street
Michael Strone
Milford
Sylvester Bennett
St. Vincote Ee
E Juntoe
Ie Gifte
Cliftondale Avenue
Maas
Rhode Island
Miss Munroe
Rhode Ieland Institution
St. Vincent's
Michael Furey
Sarah Calabra
Mary Walker
11Th Street
O'Connor
Emily Wilson
Chestnut, Hill
St. Vincents
Sergeant Rogers
Joseph Royce
St. Vincent’s
Miss Royce
Royce
Henry Chrisman
Middletown
Providence
R. I
Henry A. Wallace
Milbridge
Frank A. Hoyt
Edward M. Greene
Huntington
Robert Henderson
Stella Dorsey
Mrs. Crawford
Stratfield
LA Follette
Quartette
Preston
East Dome
Foley O'Brien
Success
Birdsey Somers Co
Water St
State Street
Myrtle Ave
Ellsworth Street
Everal Machinists
Ammerican Graphophone Co
Howard Avenue
Pizato
Warner Brothers Company
Rourke Bros. Co
Grand Avenue
New Haven
Catherine St
Main St
J. F. Selleck Jr. Co
Southworth's
Dr. O'Hara
Barnum Ave
Weterbury Cafe
Kimmig
Brookfield
Coun
Lamson
Fairfield Ave
Union Avenue
D. R. Whitney
Main Street
Inquire
E. 8
Ogden, Pequonnock
Anon Adasen
Pinate
Goddara Ave
E. Wiles
Elmwood Ave
Pearl St
E. Main
Brooks St
Fairfield Avenue
Farmer
Bavarianty
Bartenders’ Union
Henry A. Hellmann
Ada
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