Speed Law Violators Face Court in East Main Street
A string of speeding incidents reported yesterday as Ernest Owen of Nichols and Eugene Sullivan Jr of 1905 Noble Avenue were summoned after high speed chases and open cut-outs to scare pedestrians. Oscar D. Tuthill of Greenwich was fined 15 dollars and costs after a trial involving alleged emote speeding. Russell H Coes, son of a Worcester manufacturer, paid five dollars and costs for speeding in a separate auto incident. Patrolman Hoffman and Patrolman Gorgas testified about abuse and threats during arrests.
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East Main Street
Ernest Owen
Nichols
Hoffman
Noble Avenue
Eugene Sullivan, Jr
Sullivan
Oscar D. Tuthill
Greenwich
Wilder
Offcer
Gorgas
Russell H Coes
Worcester
Mass
Don Annecy
Atrol- Les Staat Dergan
Boetwick Avenue
Paterson Strike Ends With Major Wage Losses
Paterson July 28 The Paterson silk mills strike has ended though many workers remain unemployed. Officials say mills filled orders and kept all possible hands, while the strife cost workers about 5.3 million dollars in wages and caused 21 small plants to shutter. The end of the strike will be officially declared tomorrow by the Industrial Workers of the World council.
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Paterson
Tral
Fie
PRIVATE SHOT IN MIMIC WAR NEAR SAGAMORE
Wareham Massachusetts July 23 militia arrival on Cape Cod turned tense when Harrington of the Ninth Regiment was shot in the back by M J Murphy a Sandwich fireman during a quarrel over a postcard Jeer Murphy fired four shots into the air to frighten the disturbers Harringtons wound is serious but probably not fatal Murphy was held on bail pending investigation
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Wareham
Mass
Cape Cod
Harrington
M. J. Murphy
Sandwich
Sagamore
Jealer
Murphy
Barrington
Glander Reported in Local Stable and Quick City Action
Health inspectors traced a locally stabled horse after signs of glanders emerged. The horse was humaneely shot within ninety minutes to prevent spread. Fumigation and disinfection followed, with officials reporting the disease has been checked in its spread.
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David Liynch
Chinese Raise Money Here to Aid Rebels in China
Nine Chinese men from New York travel to Boston and other cities to raise funds for the revolutionary party in China. The group aims to aid fellow countrymen and bolster anti imperial forces, continuing a pattern of fundraising reported in earlier years.
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Chines
China
New York
Boston
Chicaz
Revolutionary Party
McLoughlin Wins Davis Cup For America At Wimbledon
Maurice E. McLoughlin, the California comet, defeats Charles Dixon 8-6 6-3 6-2 to reclaim the Dwight F. Davis Cup for the United States. The final match follows a historic tournament that revived American supremacy in lawn tennis, with the U S team rallying through eight nations to seal the title.
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Wimbledon
Maurice E. McLoughlin
Great Britain
Charles P. Dixon
America
Dwight F. Davis Cup
McLoughlin
Davis
United States
England
Australia
Germany
France
Wies‘bade
Uni
Tralians
New York
Canada
South Africa
Belgium
Dominion
Jo Gay
Dixon
Scheme Aims to Force Supt Birmingham to Resign
A hybrid administration allegedly schemes to oust Supt Eugene Birmingham, a 41 year police veteran, by claiming his illness incapacitates him. Friends say the move exploits his health to remove a trusted head, despite prior public support and pension rights.
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Birmingham
Eugene Birmingham
Legion of Friends
Close Watch On Prison Convicts At Sing Sing
Ossining July 28 close watch was kept on the convicts in Sing Sing to prevent another revolt. Two sticks of dynamite were found in a cell last night showing the plots to destroy property as a protest against prison conditions. Three hundred fifty rebellious convicts under bread and water discipline will not receive usual prison freedom until after tomorrow’s transfer of sixty or more to Auburn.
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Ossining
Sing Sing
Auburn
Married man and young woman killed in auto train crash
Rochester July 28 E J Sankpeal vice president of a lumber company and Martha M Partlebin a young woman both of this city were instantly killed when an automobile driven by Sankpeal was struck by the Wolverine express on the New York Central at a crossing in Penfield near the city. Mrs Lankpeal identified the bodies at the morgue and said she quarreled with her husband last night before he left in anger.
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Rochester
E. J. Sankpeal
Martha M. Partlebin
Sankpeal
Wolverine Express
New York Central
Penfield
Liquor charges against two men carry over in city court
Liquor cases against Leonard Virel lo of 753 Pembroke street and Andrew Horvack of 384 Railroad avenue were continued in city court this morning upon counsel request. Bonds of 150 dollars were set for the principals while the frequenters were released on 25 dollars.
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Leonard Virello
Pembroke Street
Andrew Horvack
Railroad Avenue
Firebug youths held after Middletown blaze
Middletown. John Zapherson aged 17 and Louis Tactikos aged 2 were jailed on arson charges for setting fire to the Krenz Block on Main Street. They were arrested in Meriden by Special Policeman Frederick J. Chapman after a trolley ride from Middletown. The pair allegedly wrapped gasoline soaked burlap around cellar water pipes and caused an explosion that damaged windows and burned their hands and faces. Police suspect a motive linked to a grudge against the block owner, John Krenz. The fire caused nominal loss. Both youths had worked in an adjoining candy store. they claimed to be traveling to Southington to visit a friend.
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Middletown
Conn
John Zapherson
Louis Tactikos
Krenz
Main Street
MeridGer
Frederick J. Chapman
Meriden
Chapman
Ledwick Krenz
John Krenz
Southington
Morton Smith buys old home of G B Bunnell on Boston Post Road
The late George B. Bunnell estate on the Boston Post road was auctioned Saturday to Morton Smith, a New York broker, for 12 500. The 16 acre property includes the Bunnell mansion, outbuildings, garage, and land.
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Boston Post Road
George B. Bunnell
P. T. Barnum
Morton Smith
New York
Bunnell
Local salesman Harris nabbed as fugitive in New Haven
Harry Harris a local salesman and collector for the American Graetzen Light Co living at 310 State Street was captured in New Haven yesterday after fleeing justice since July. He is alleged to have misappropriated $80 to $100 and will be arraigned in City Court tomorrow.
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Harry Harris
State Street
New Haven
Harris
American Graetzen Light Company
Fairfield Avenue
Edward Cronan
Cronan
Chicago Women Call on Mayor Harrison to Retain Mrs Young
Chicago voters urge Mayor Harrison to use his power to retain Ella Plage Young as superintendent of schools and to remove hostile influences from the board. They demand seven new board members be appointed, with at least three women and sympathetic to Mrs Young. Ministers deem her resignation a public calamity.
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Chicago
Harrison
Ella Plage Young
Board of Education
Young
Women to scrub Bridgeport school room floors
City schools in Bridgeport will employ women janitoresses to scrub and clean school-room floors. Health Officer Edward A. McLellan reported that during the scarlet fever epidemic no regular floor scrubbing occurred, prompting the school board to likely order women to oversee cleanliness at their next meeting.
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Bridgeport
Board of Health
Edward A. McLellan
Health Board Orders Drive Cleanliness Reinspections July
Health department records show 117 peremptory orders issued in July to clean rubbish from yards and houses. Few complied. authorities warn that unless remedies are made before reinspections, more drastic prosecutions will follow.
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Health Department
Allan W Paige Dies in Chicago After Appendicitis Operation
Allan Wallace Paige died in Chicago following an appendicitis operation at Streeter hospital. A longtime Connecticut Republican power, he built a major trolley and utilities empire with the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co. before its sale to the New Haven system. Paige shaped state policy, led pivotal legislative tactics, and faced later health declines while pursuing health treatments abroad.
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Allan Wallace Paige
Chicago
Streeter Hospital
House
Senate
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Luzon B. Morris
Paige
General Assembly
Connecticut
Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co
New Haven Company
Connecene
Rouse
Archibald McNeill
William Muldoon
Westchester County
New York
E Properties
New Haven Road
United Gas Improvement Co
Philadelphia
New Haven
Mellen
A. M. Young
Waterbury
Public Service Corporation
Mr. Young
Bridgeport
Hfe
Allan W Paige a Bridgeport leader in law business and politics
Allan W Paige rose to prominence in Bridgeport as a lawyer and business figure and played a decisive role in state politics. He led campaigns, helped shape trolley and utility interests, and served as speaker in 1891 before dedicating later years to public service corporations and power interests across the Northeast. His 1906 Senate defeat marked a retreat from active politics and a shift to managing large corporate holdings with A M Young and associates.
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Bowen
Paige
Ste Om
Archibald McNeil, Sr
Bridgeport
Sherman
Huntington
House of Representatives
George P. Carroll
Joseph Rose
Paige, Carroll and Rose
Sturdevant
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Carroll
Sagal Building
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
W. T. Hincks
John W. Banks
Paige, Banke and Hincks
New Haven Road
Paige & Enelle
Connecticut
New York
New Heaven
Hartford
Archibald Mchteil
Boldings
Connecticut Co
Paleo
Mr. Hinck
Broadway
Tele
A. M. Young
Naty Twin
Mr Young
Seattle
Pulse
Mr. Paige
Bridgey McNeil
Althoug
Paige Wee Alec
Senate
West End
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Gop
Tuthill
M’loughlin
California
Reger
COP
G. B. Bunnell
Health Board
Allan W. Paige
New Haven System
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