Biltz Fails Lead on City Paving Sparks Commission Scrutiny
The Permanent Paving Commission convened to confront Director Biltz over bungled work on Golden Hill and South Main streets. Auditor Kent and Mayor Lee questioned costs, carting from Golden Hill, and miscalculations in brick yard pricing.
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Rogers
McKenna Wash
Seecomobile Company
Amer
Bridgeport Ie Iron Works
Payerweather Island
Meet Ae
Ae Ok
Biltz
Ates
Frederick ‘Atwater
Bill Treat
Kent
Atwater
Mayor Lee
South Mainster
Keating
Brown
Blitz
South Main Street
Sawgor
Fom
Butz
Zeppelin flies twelve hours from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt
Count Zeppelin captain Elizabeth Zeppelins new airship Zeppelin II completed a 12 hour voyage from Friedrichshafen to Frankfort amid 50 to 60 mile per hour winds. The craft maneuvered over the city during a lengthy display and landed amid cheers at the aerial exhibition grounds.
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United Press
Frankfort
Germany
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Berlin
Zeppelin
Lake Constance
Garrett Coleman
George
Almat
Geissingen
Heilbron
Ulm
Schwaebischer Alb
Cannstatt
Stuart
Dream of Bathing Ends For Summer Visitors In Trumbull
Three young men Abraham Stollmann Jacob Mosé and Morris Wolfe were fined after defying local bans and swimming in a brook feeding the Beardsley Park reservoir in Trumbull. Sheriff Olmstead alerted authorities, they were taken to the city and Judge Foster fined Moss 16 plus costs and the other two 10 plus costs each with Moss facing extra penalties for alleged false testimony.
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Trumbull
Beardsley Park
Abraham Stollmann
Jacob Mosé
Morris Wolfe
Stepney
Olmstead
Auto Patrol
Foster
Jacob Moss
Moss
Boston
Hydraulic Company
Easton
Alleged Swindler Is Bound Over in Advertising Scheme
Robert L. Kruger, whose case has been continued several times since his June 29 arrest, was bound over to the next term of the Superior Court today on a $500 bond. He is charged with obtaining money under false pretences from local businessmen, receiving amounts from $65 down to $15. He claimed to be the authorized agent of the Grand Lodge of American Railway Main Clerks and said the lodge published a magazine soliciting ads.
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Robert L. Kruger
Superior Court
Foster
Grand Lodge of
Grand Lodge
B H S Grad Becomes Priest At Hartford Ordination
Otto Baumeister and James T McDonald of Hartford were ordained priests at St Joseph Cathedral Hartford by Bishop Bevans. Baumeister to celebrate first mass tomorrow at St Josephs German Catholic Church and McDonald to sing high mass at St Patrick's Church. Baumeister born Jan 13 1834 in Hartford. educated at Nichols Street School St Thomas Seminary and University of Tarnow. He studied philosophy in Austria and theology at St John’s Seminary Brighton Mass. Both assigned to Hartford Diocese awaiting parish appointments.
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Otto Baumeister
James T. McDonald
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Hartford
Bevans
Springfield
Mass
Father Baumeister
St. Joseph's
Father McDonald
St Patrick's Church
Father Boumeister
Nichols Street
St. Thomas Seminary
Europe
Tierney
University of Tarnow
Austria
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Baumeister
St. Joseph's Church
Hubert Dahme
Flood Devastates Kirin Manchuria Killing Thousands
Tokyo reports say a Manchurian flood in Kirin has claimed about 14,000 lives and destroyed many buildings. The flood, ongoing for days, swept away towns and disrupted Chang Chung province with no end in sight.
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Manchuria
United Press
Tokio
Kirin
Chang Chung
One Legged Husband Plea Leads to Homeward Return
Mary E Perrine of Lode Eye Long Island told Alex Morrissey of the Charities department her brother L Daniels of High Street forced her to drink alcohol. She appealed to avoid jail, knelt prayed and cried, claiming her one legged husband awaited her at home while fearing her brother who threatened to kill her. Superintendent Brennan gave her a pass to return home with packages and a winter jacket.
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Mary E. Perrine
Lode Eye
Long Island
Alexander Morrissey
Charities Department
L Daniels
High Street
Mra
Mr. Morrissey
Sam Peetiaen
Frank
Reir
New York
Bridgeport
Brennan
Russian Fleet Arrives to Escort Standart at Cherbourg
Cherbourg July 31 Russian fleet arrives to escort the royal yacht Standart carrying the Czar Czarina and family. The French Channel fleet lines up opposing them as Verite bearing President Fallieres and officials lies near shore. Official visits begin aboard Verite and security is tight with ministers Iswolsky and Pitchton to meet for a conference.
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Cherbourg
Standart
Czar
Czarina
Verite
Fallieres
Pitchion
LaPeyrer
Brun
Judgment for Plumber Brady City Court Placed
Mary E Maby did not appear for Memorial Day city court session leading to a default judgment in favor of Thomas Brady for $9 plus costs totaling 40. The suit claimed a $3 bill. Brady’s attorney was Cohn. Prosecution in other cases was continued for Gelson and Flahaven to prepare defenses and await medical recovery.
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Mary E. Maby
Gem Avenue
Foster
Thomas Brady
Coleman Street
Benham Avenue
Maby
Cohn
Wholesale Executions in French Commune Scenes
In Madrid and Barcelona reports say Brandes states order is restored and leaders are prisoners or executed. A strike is declared by Socialist and labor leaders in Biscaya while 200 rioters are executed in Barcelona. Martial law, troops, and field guns dominate streets as insurrection damages mount.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Catalonia
Melilla
Brandes
Morocco
Socialista
Proiera
Alaska
Maura
Lacierva
Alfonso
Meiilla
Marina
Rom
Gurugu
Milk Dealers Davenport Lee dispute settled in court
Judge Scott of the Common Pleas Court ruled in favor of George N. Davenport against James Lee, both Danbury milk dealers, awarding Davenport 107.45 for breach of contract after Lee provided milk March May and later switched to a higher paying buyer. Lee’s May payment claim was allowed as a counter claim.
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Scott
Common Pleas Court
George N. Davenport
James Lee
Danbury
Davenport
Lee
Boy loses toe in shotgun accident at Marin home
Ethinne Marin five, a French family in Botsford lineage, had his left big toe blown off when nine year old Eugene took down a breech loading shotgun from above the fireplace to play Wild West. Emma Reeves rushed him to Vincent's hospital after hearing the shot. The family was at work and the incident occurred on Reservoir avenue in Trumbulline.
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Ethinne Marin
Eugene
Sitin Marin
Gan
Jean Marin
Emma T. Reeves
Ex Mayor Purchases Finest Indiana Pointers
Ex Mayor Frank E. Clark and local figures inspected a quartet of pointer dogs imported from Freel Kennels in Loogoteen Indiana. The sale, at Dan Smith’s cigar emporium, featured dogs from Dazzling Diamond out of Belle's Duke and included one kept for breeding. The group praised the dogs as exemplary, paying a modest price and arranging for delivery to Clark’s North Main Street quarters.
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Brom
Ecamine
Constitution State
Dan Smith
Dan
Bridgeport
Nicotine
Indiana
Dad Barber
Frank E. Clark
J. Murray Johnson
Dennis Kelly
Simon C. Bradley
Fairfield
North Main Street
Freel Kennels
Loogoteen
Ind
Belle
Duke
Engineer Robbed in New Haven
New Haven July 31 John E Cong lin an electrical engineer of South Granby entered the police station this morning in a delapidated condition and complained that he had been robbed He said that with three acquaintances which he had picked up in a saloon he went to a Fair street After the party had had several cans of beer his companions assaulted and robbed Maurice Fitzgerald of Norwich and Thomas McCabe were arrested today charged with the robbery The other culprit is still at large
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New Haven
John E. Conglin
South Granby
Maurice Fitzgerald
Norwich
Thomas McCabe
City Court Cases Include Assault and Public Disturbance
Robert Callahan was fined one dollar and costs and sentenced to 40 days in jail by Judge Foster for assaulting Timothy Squires on Water street after a drunken quarrel in which Callahan drew a knife and slashed Squires. Frank Broto was arrested nearby by Officer Weston for drunken breach of the peace following loud talking.
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Robert Callahan
Foster
Timothy Squires
Water Street
Callahan
Juires
Frank Broto
Weston
Broto
Five Men Involved In Fatal Car Incident Near Greenwich
A car chase ends when an unknown vehicle fatally strikes Garfield Held, 23, at Pat's Hill after speeding through Greenwich. Police fired four warning shots. identity of the Joy Riders is being investigated. Victim found with broken headlights as inquiry continues.
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Joy Riders
United ‘Prans
Stamford
Greenwich
Tulley
Garfield Held
Pat’s Hill
To Rent Entire Third Floor at Corner Fairfield and Courtland
Classified note indicating the 6,500 square foot third floor space for rent in a fireproof corner building at Fairfield and Courtland. Ad mentions Crawford Laundry Co. P31 famous foot wash claim and a pain relief method by Dr. Field at 201 Meigs. Also references the Seventh District event.
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Fairfield and
Courtland
Crawford Laundry Co
Field
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