Tracery Wins $50,000 Eclipse Stakes at Belmont Park
August Belmont's Tracery won the Eclipse Stakes of $50,000 for 3 and 4 year olds at a mile and a quarter at San Dowin Park. Louvois finished second and Bachelor's Wedding third among seven starters. Jockey A Whalley rode Tracery, previously aboard Belmont's Crack, and avoided injury after a mishap.
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San Dowin Park
Eng
Belmont
Louvois
Bachelor's Wedding
A. Whalley
Mr. Belmont
King George
Trac
Progressives Highlight Tax Inequities Local Assessments
At a Progressive club meeting Ferdinand Fox urged equalization of taxation modeled after Baltimore and Memphis. He cited cases of unimproved land underassessed compared with improved property, including a 50 by 100 lot, eight acres of building land, and a $3,000 automobile, to argue for a board of arbitration to resolve disputes between public service utilities and customers.
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Bridgeport
Ferdinand Fox
Progressive Club
Fox
Progressive Party
Baltimore
Memphis
Pax
City Court Cases Involving Burkes and Other Offenders
In city court this morning Ad lard Burke of Fall River Richard Bladenberg and Rudolph St Rous of Silver Lake Mass were sentenced to five days in jail for trespassing on railroad property Judgment suspended in Burkes case as he said he crossed tracks seeking an oyster boat J W Keith arrested for failing to license three dogs fined 5 dollars Michael Melville charged with non support had case continued Amelia Horn 15 charged with incorrigibility held until tomorrow Pika Stock directed on non support ordered to pay his wife six dollars weekly or serve four months Robstock father of the defendant complained of daughter in law expenses and Robstock was jailed Four boys William Barnwell 11 John Barnwell 13 Ryder Svendberg 10 of 1413 East Washington avenue pleaded guilty to stealing a five dollar watch and sixty three cents from Leonard Peterson and were sent to the state reform school William and Ryder suspended John sent to reform school William McDougall 13 at 612 Lafayette street continued for one week for unruly conduct Pasquale Romaine 273 George street living with second cousin in Savin Rock continued until tomorrow under bond of 3000
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Adlard Burke
Fall River
Richard Bladenberg
Rudolph St. Rous
Silver Lake
Mass
Burke
J. W. Keith
John Brown
Michael Melville
Schenectady
Howard Cronan
Melville Wee
Sterling Street
Joseph Brobosky
Washington Park
Amelia Horn
Rebery
Pika Ox Stock
Robstock
William Barnwell
John Barnwell
Ryder Svendberg
East
Washington Avenue
Coughlin
Leonard Peterson
Arnold
William
Ryder
John
Reform School
William McDougall
Lafayette Street
Pasquale Romaine
George Street
Savin Rock
Obituary notices for Forestelle Colehan and Pratt in city obituary
Grief is expressed at the sudden death of Patrick Forestelle a leading city resident who died at his home 1235 North avenue He is survived by a widow a son three sisters and a brother His son William H Forestelle is known in theatrical circles The sisters Mrs Mary Fitch and Mrs M Hee wife of the former Secretary of State reside in Bridgeport while another Mrs James Fahey lives in Sharon A brother William lives in Warren Conn Anthony Colehan of 147 Hallam street lifelong St Marys parish member died after brief illness He is survived by a daughter Mrs Nellie Donahue and a son William J Colehan Funeral services for Dr Charles R Pratt surgeon of this city were held today at his home 482 State street conducted by Rev John R Brown of the First Baptist church The body was taken to New Haven on the 230 train for interment.
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Patrick Forestelle
North Avenue
William H. Forestelle
Mary Fitch
M. Hee
Bridgeport
James Fahey
Sharon
William
Warren
Conn
Anthony Colehan
Hallam Street
St. Mary's Parish
Colehan
Nellie Donahue
William J. Colehan
Charles R. Pratt
State Street
John R. Brown
First Baptist Church
New Haven
Ambulance Arrangements Set For Lake Aerodrome Event
The Department of Public Charities orders auto-army ambulance surgeons at the Emergency Hospital to treat Lake Aerodrome calls on Bogies' field day July 22 as city calls, ensuring game attention.
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Department of Public Charities
Auto-Army Bulance
Lake Aerodrome
Bargain Day Summer Millinery Clearance Sale
Saturday bargain day promotes a July clearance of hats and trim, waists, petticoats, raincoats, and coats. 1,500 trimmed hats must be sold at low prices, with reductions on Panama and straw hats, lawn waists, parasols, ostrich plumes, silk petticoats, ribbons, veils, and coats. Many items heavily discounted to attract a large in-store crowd tomorrow.
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Robespierre
Atention
Pak Ce
Res
Nest
Great Amount Of Paving And Sewer Work Is Ordered
The sewer and paving commission met last night and ordered paving on Atlantic Street from Main to its end Whiting Street from Main to its end Keifer Street Singer Avenue Courtland Street Stratford Avenue and other streets. Masonry towers will be laid on East Avenue Elizabeth Street Sanford Place Capitol Avenue Unquown Hill North Avenue Wells Street and Roosevelt Street. Bids will be sought using 200000 serial notes and advertising in national trade papers and local publications.
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Sewer and Paving Commission
Atlantic Street
Main Street
Whiting Street
Keifer Street
Singer Avenue
Keifer
Whiting Streets
Courtland Street
State Street
Fairfield Avenue
Stratford Avenue
Yellow Mill Bridge
Stratford
East Avenue
Elizabeth Street
Sanford Place
Capitol Avenue
Unquown Hill
North Avenue
Wells Street
Roosevelt Street
Bernard Keating
Wilson
Charles H. Chapman
Washington
Noble
Stratford Avenues
Chapman
Mellen
New Haven
Allied Roads
Park Avenue
Henry P. Lyons
Probate Court
Alfred H. Terry
Railroad Avenue
Johnson Street
John Street
Armory to Welcome Coast Artillery Militiamen This Fall
Bridgeport Coast Artillery units prepare an almost new armory with a repaired dummy cannon and a misplaced big gun now fixed. Drill season to begin this fall with a strengthened drill shed, banquet room, and social plans to sustain interest in military duties. Connecticut units boast high efficiency, many officers passing regular army exams, and strong enlisted knowledge.
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Bridgeport Coast Artillery
Housatonic Avenue
Coast
Bridgeport Battalion
Connecticut Companies
Coast Artillery
Connecticut
United States
Connecticut Coast Artillery
Band concert postponed to next Wednesday at Yellow Mill Park
The Coast Artillery band concert at Yellow Mill Park tonight is postponed due to weather and will be rescheduled for next Wednesday evening. The same band will perform Sunday at Seaside Park at 3:00 PM.
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Yellow Mill Park
Coast Artillery
Seaside Park
RI Manufacturers Outing Sets Clam Bake at Rivercliffe
Arrangements for the ninth annual outing of the Manufacturers Association of Bridgeport are complete for July 24 at Rivercliffe on the Housatonic. A Rhode Island clam bake starts at 12:30 p.m. under Capt. John A. Hall, with vaudeville, six team elimination baseball, prizes, and souvenirs. Auto pooling and loaned cars aim to move over 1,000 attendees. registration at entry grants official badges and souvenirs.
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Manufacturers’ Association of Bridgeport
Rivercliffe
Housatonic River
Washington Bridge
Rhode Island
John A. Hall
Woodmont
Ready Made Dress Sale By Smith Murray Co
The Smith Murray Co advertises a clearance of ready made dresses for women in various fabrics. Percale and lawn styles with sailor collars priced at 1.00, striped gingham and lawn dresses at 1.95, and more fabrics—muslin, linen, voiles, chambray—ranging up to 5.00. Second floor displays include neckwear sets, lace chemisettes, jabots, collars, and guimpes offered at reduced prices from regular values.
Jewelry line must have pins and purses in stock
Special table lists needed jewelry items with prices: Cloisonne enamel collar pins 10¢, veil pins, fancy top hat pins, coin purses 25¢, combination coin purse and vanity cases 50¢ to $1.00, draw string mesh bags 50¢ and $1.00. Right Aisie.
Virelli Arrests Alleged Robber in New York Encounter
State Policeman Frank Virelli arrested Michelangelo Migneni in New York City while seeking another suspect. Migneni, wanted by Niantic authorities on charges of shooting and robbery, was recognized by Virelli who happened upon him by chance near 146 Cherry Street after Migneni had been missing for over a year.
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Frank Virelli
New York City
Michelangelo Migneni
Niantic
Virelli
Migneni
New York
Angelo Fragenini
Wilton
Cherry Street
Strike ties up building operations in Torrington
Torrington Conn July 18 Building operations are tied up here by a strike of head carriers and masons helpers sixty in number They demand an increase in wages from 2 to 2 40
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Torrington, Conn
Paterson Strike Costs Estimated At 2 Million
Paterson July 18 The silk mill strike damage grows with the break in the tanks and the claim that Big Bill Haywood cannot lead. Estimated wages lost reach 2 600 000 while manufacturers face about 1 000 000 out of pocket as spring and summer work fade since 1907. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn denies deserting the strike, staying at her father’s home in New York due to illness words.
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Paterson
Bill Haywood
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
New York
Girl and two men trapped in West Twentieth loft blaze
In New York on July 18 a sixth floor loft fire trapped a girl and two men who were engulfed by flames as their clothing caught fire. Firemen lowered them to the street on extension ladders, and all three were badly burned and hospitalized along with three others. The blaze began on the third floor and spread to the roof of the skirt and button manufacturer building.
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New York
West Twentieth Street
Submarine sinks 200 feet and surfaces after disaster
Stockholm reports a Swedish submarine sank to 200 feet off the coast during harbor practice after tanks flooded simultaneously. Pressure dented the hull before the lead keel was detached, allowing ascent and rapid air intake by the shaken crew. It is claimed no submarine has risen from such depth before.
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Stockholm
Leutenant
Weather outlook for New Haven July 18
Forecast for New Haven and vicinity calls for rain tonight followed by fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Showers tonight with generally fair conditions Saturday, moderate variable wind. Disturbances over the Lake region and off the Jersey coast bring cloudy unsettled weather in the eastern lake region and along the Atlantic Coast north of Virginia.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Lake
St. Lawrence Valley
Jersey
Atlantic
Virginia
Aged spinster sues Civil War veteran for heart balm
Paterson New Jersey July 18 Miss Emma Mahaney age 67 of Wooster Ohio seeks $25,000 heart balm from Joan Wolf a Civil War veteran and retired merchant aged 477 in a civil suit filed in Paterson.
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Paterson
N. J
Emma Mahaney
Wooster
Ohio
Joan Wolf
Special Saturday Sale at Smith Murray Co
The Smith Murray Co offers a one day sale on XIV Plate Holmes Eidraede Flatware in discontinued patterns. Day only at a fraction of regular value from 75c to 1.50, with pieces such as forks spoons knives and tongs advertised to compensate for Friday closings in July and August.
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Holmes @ Eidraede
Love Letters and Rural Clubs Highlight 19th Century Notices
Miss Mahaney claims a fifty year wait for a youthful sweetheart, recounting letters and poems amid a dated separa tion. The article also details national growth of Boys and Girls agricultural clubs, their government support, and rural education efforts through state and county supervisors and agricultural colleges.
Rural school centers shaped by boys and girls clubs
A. C. Monahan of the U. S. Bureau of Education reviews a report noting rural boys and girls clubs are now more integrated with schools. The clubs influence farming, haying, and school improvements as part of making the rural school the heart of rural civilization, organized through the school with short notice.
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A.C. Monahan
United States Bureau of Education
Eczema Like Water Blisters Helped by Cuticura
Mrs J W Gillis of Brockton Massachusetts describes a two to three year battle with eczema on her son’s face and ears. Sores caused itching burning and disfigurement before Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided immediate relief and a complete cure within weeks.
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Brockton
Mass
J. W. Gillis
Effective Cuticura regimen for pimples and blackheads
Gentle treatment using Cuticura Ointment on affected areas, applied with finger and not rubbed, followed by washing with Cuticura Soap after five minutes. Bathe several minutes and repeat at rising and retiring. Use Cuticura Soap for toilet and bath to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Free liberal samples and 32-page book available by post card to Cuticur a, Dept. T, Boston.
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Dept.t. Boston
20 000 Tots Guests Of Railroad Millionaire At Big Kansas Picnic
Atchison Kansas July 15 Twenty thousand Kanes children are invited today to Balic P Wasgener a railroad man at his annual children's picnic All expenses including railroad fare are borne Entertainment includes toys flowers parade land and water athletic contests baseball games exhibit grill by U S troops Fort Leavenworth and a day to night fireworks Governor Hodge and staff with three company of Kansas State Guard attend the outing.
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Atchison, Kas
Balic P. Wasgener
Hisannus
Atelson
Whesener
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Hodge
Kansas Etime Guard
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