Jewelry House Crack Used Skeleton Key Break-In
New York July 17 Cracksmen cracked and looted Rosen store on Black Street near police headquarters using a skeleton key. They shattered three safes and a vault holding gold and loose diamonds resisted entry. Police report a large array of burglar tools left behind as crews continue major thefts in the city.
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New York
Rosenmore
Kay
Rotenburg & Daniel
Maiden Lane
Grand Street
Tim Sullivan to Spend Summer in Connecticut
Congressman Timothy D Sullivan, health improved after returning on the Delfin, planned a Connecticut summer and hoped to engage in politics in November. Heancienne described past activities in state and national politics and his aim to reenter public life.
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Big
Tim. Sullivan
Connecticut
New York
Timothy “D. Sullivan
Iim
Delfed
British Army Flyer Falls To His Death
Major A W Hewetson of the Royal Artillery Corps and member of the military flying corps was killed at the army aerodrome when his monoplane toppled from a 100 foot fall. The craft struck ground and the engine exploded, burning the aeroplane.
Slaver and deserter rattled through Clinton Ind
Fragmented crime notice reports a deserter named William Jackson near Glover in Indiana. It notes capture attempts by officers and a plan to send the prisoner to Jefferson Barracks in St Louis. The garbled text also includes miscellaneous ad-like lines and medical wart treatment claims.
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Clinton
Ind
W. H. Glove
William Jackson
Glover
Jackson
el Paso
Tex
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Scalp Specialist Treatment Notes Messy Entry
Fragmentary OCR states Olly Halry with manicuring details and a cryptic medical note. Possible reference to scalp treatment or dermatology but text is garbled and unclear about context or outcome.
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Olly Halry
Lonetown road contract awarded to B. D. Pierce Co
The B. D. Pierce Co of Bridgeport won the Lonetown state road contract for about $10,000. Sanford Osborn’s bid was roughly $2,000 higher. Work to begin within ten days and finish in sixty. Remaining funds will be debated at a town meeting, with potential use on Georgetown road. A special meeting will also consider park land and Sunday balling legality.
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B. D. Pierce Co
Bridgeport
Lonetown State Road
Sanford Osborn
Bennett
Georgetown
Georgetown Road
Lonetown
Mr. Wise
Pleasant Valley
W. Hew
Ridgewold Inn
Charles M. Thompson
Amii
Hewett
Thompson
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co
Naw
Bethe Téerman
Stas
Livermore
Aspetuck
Water Company
Messrs
Stephen
P. Sanford
John J. Jennings
West Redding
Ion
Hamill
Newtown Turnpike
Weston Line
Louis Snelter
Brooklyn
Mary Jane Scribner
Norwalk
Danbury
H. C. McCollum
Attroney S. CT
George P. Williams
Lonetowm
A. G. Barnett
William Kennedy
Rifkin Place
Jump Hill
Ridgewald Inn
Samuel .P. Dutton
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
New York City
Miss Day
Dutton
Frederick A. Wolff
Wolff
C. W. Whittlesay Co
New Haven
Constant
Frances Talbot Peterson
M. Cloyd Woolsey
Baltimore
Mary H. Bull
Punteague
Accomac Co
Virginia
Arvine
Thomas H.lowerre
Harry Benjamin
Larchmont
N. Y
J. P. Anthony
Kate Anthony
Wolace Mann School
F. A. Allen
Mary Patrick
Constantinople College For Women
Elizabeth Hewett
Philadelphia
Adelaide, Hewett
Randolf-Macon Institute
Danville
Hayes Retired on Half Pay After Police Board Session
Patrolman George E. Hayes was ruled constitutionally unfit for further police duty after a heated police board meeting. He was retired on half pay under grade A, with $3.25 daily, while doctors noted possible myocarditis and an old lung lesion worsened by a recent accident. The vote favored retirement, though Commissioner Bristol withheld final approval, citing need for better records on injuries and cases.
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Police Board
George E. Hayes
Lou P. Bristol
Hayes
Noble
East Washington Avenues
Edward T Sewell
F. J. Adams
Bristol
Eugene Birmingham
Doorman -Ruggles
Georges E. Hayes
Musante
G. R. Simpson
Lawson
Finan
Bine
Dre
Andrew J. McQueeney
McQueent
Murphy
Com. Brown
George
Hill
Clayton I. Smith
Brown
Second Route From Kansas City To Coast
President Mahler of Union Pacific announced completion of the cutoff between Topeka Kansas and Gibbon Nebraska. The line provides a second route from Kansas City to Denver and the Pacific Coast, much of it double track. The new line will be used in emergencies when Kansas lines are tied up.
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Omaha
Neb
Mahler
Union Pacific Railroad Today
Topeka
Kan
Gibbon
Kansas City
Denver
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Knights Templar Field Day Draws Bridgeport Line Leaders
Hamilton commandery Bridgeport led the Knights Templar in line with 160 men at the Ro ton Point field day. The parade from the railroad station to Norwalk Green featured Wheeler Wilson Band and a large spectator turnout. About 740 members participated in field exercises sponsored by multiple commanderies and officers, with a shore banquet served at Roton Point.
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Hamilton
Knights Templar of
Bridgeport
Knights Templar
Roton Point
Norwalk
Fairfield Avenue
Main Street
State Street
Broad Street
Masonic
Ferdinand B. Smith
Clinton Commandery
South Norwalk
Clinton
H. M. N. Sigman
Wheeler & Wilson
Ankerss
Lynne
Waterbury
Clark Commandery
John L. Scott
Danbury
Crusader
F. Ward Delyn
Norwalk Green
Yieg
Arthur D. Chaffee
Willimantic
Frank M. Scott
Eputy
George H. N. Johnson
Srand Generalissimo
Albert W. Mattoon
New Haven
Arthur C. Wheeler
William W. Frayer
Hartford
Garey Congdon
New London
Costello Lippitt
Norwich
En C. Birdsey
Meridén
Benjamin L. *Cos
F. ‘L. Huntington
Merideri
Eugene J. Clark
Middletown
James C. MacPherson
Thomas W. Morgan
Herman Jacoba
Spittler Aeries Candidate For State President
John H. Spittler longtime Bridgeport Fraternal Order of Eagles leader seeks Worthy State President at the State convention in Bridgeport on July 23 after the field day and parade. Daniel J. O Connor also seeks State Secretary post to succeed himself. Bridgeport Aerie, largest east of the Mississippi, backs both candidates.
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John H. Spittler
Bridgeport
Erie
Order of Eagles
Sbridgeport Aerie
Daniel J. O'Connor
Bridgeport Aerie
Spittler
The
Aerie Prévicie
O'Connor
Increase In Freight Rates To Be Filed By Railroads
Chicago July 11 Tariffs proposing a five percent general freight rate increase will be filed soon by railroads in Central Freight and Trunk line territories. General freight agents of lines in the Central Freight Association, covering east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio, met here yesterday and tasked Tate Clerke with drafting the tariff details for potential implementation September 1.
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Chicago
Central Freight Association
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Tate Clerke
Uniform Mileage Book Campaign Aims Across Railroads
The Traveler Protective Association names a railroad committee to push a uniform mileage book for all lines, with R. R. Boggs appointed to oversee New England and Middle states. The panel divides East of the Rockies into four districts and aims to have the plan in the eastern U.S. within two years as some railroads back it while others oppose.
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Philadelphia
The
Traveler
Missouri
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Boggs
Youth and Aged Woman Die in Self Inflicted Death
A report from Monterey details two suicides, involving Mrs Olive J. Smith and Stephen Mastick. Mastick, a tuberculosis invalid, threw himself into a shallow lake after killing time, with authorities investigating a lingering death scene.
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San Tee Cai
Olive J. Smith
Stephen Mastick
Monterery
Gold Loot Mystery Tied to Mint Route
A Sunbury, Pennsylvania report describes a $10,000 gold shipment allegedly stolen while being moved from the United States Mint to a Buffalo bank. The story notes officials deny the event, with detectives investigating a disappearance said to have occurred between Harrisburg and Williamsport or nearby rail routes, while authorities remain reticent. The account references missing money and ongoing police and railroad inquiries without conclusive findings.
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Philadelphia
Sunbury
Penneyleans
United States Mint
Ilfy ‘ Bank
Buffalo
Faliigsa
Monty
Furmer
Harrisburg
Hamaport
Sword Swallower Dies in Drug Poisoning Tragedy
Bismarck North Dakota July 17 Altlay Price 45 years old a sword swallower died here yesterday from drug poisoning after returning from Baltimore where he had sold a performance. His widow resides in New York City.
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Bismarck
N. D
Altlay
Price
St Baltimore
New Fork City
Milhol land Milholland Marries Dutch Wireless Man in Kensington
London July 17 Miss Inez Milholland the New York suffragist married Tuesday afternoon in Kensington registry to Eugene Boissevain a 33 year old Amsterdam based wireless businessman. Boissevain son of Charles Boissevain of Amsterdam owns plantations in Java and leads Amsterdam's top newspaper. The couple plan a North Sea honeymoon and return to New York in August. Milholland graduated in 1909 and helped launch the suffrage movement teaching feminism and civic ideals while a student. She will resume law studies upon return.
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London
Inez Milholland
New York
Kensington Registry Office
Eugene Boissevain
Amsterdam
Milholland
Signor Marcon
Charles Boissevain
Java
Alo
Joe
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J. B. Sanford
Gregory
Misa
Belle Banford
Farner
Siath
S.B. Thing &Co
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