Public burial set for nine Empress of Ireland victims
Quebec June 2 public funeral arrangements proceed for nine crew members of the Empress of Ireland and Storstad collision. A Royal Canadian artillery band, warship detachments, and local forces will attend. Identifications prove difficult, with multiple disputes over bodies and mistaken recoveries fueling family concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Frst
Storstad
Napoléon Druin
Can- Pacific
Royal Canalian’ Artillery Band
Heeex
Pearse
Foyn
Montreal
New Zealand
Miss Towner
Mr. Webber
Pa- Railway
Mrs. Price
Leonard Palmer
Financial News
President Wiltsom thanks King George for sympathy over Empress of Ireland loss
Washington June 2 1914 President Wiltsom received a reply from King George expressing sincere thanks for the United States thoughts and sympathy for the families of those who perished in the Empress of Ireland disaster and for the terrible accident. The note dated Loudlqn June 2 is signed I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wiltsom
George
Ireland
United States of America
Dynamite proposed to recover bodies from Mimpress of Ireland wreck
Rimouski Quebec June 2 pleas are made to dynamite the wreck of Mimpress of Ireland sunk in the Lawrence river with over 300 bodies and $1,000,000 in silver bullion. British cruiser Pesex anchored above the site watches for a possible lift as hopes fade of recovering those entombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rimouski
Quebec
Mimpress
Ireland
Lawrence River
Pesex
Farino Killed Della Pietro In Self Defense Coroner Says
Coroner John J. Phelan finds Lawrence Farino acted in self defense when he shot and killed Tony Della Pietro in front of DeViva's saloon at 437 Water Street after a pool dispute. Witnesses varied on events but Farino's struggle with DeViva is noted and a possible second degree murder charge is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Farino
Tony Della Peitro
Joseph
DeViva
Water Street
John J. Phelan
Delle Peitro
Della Peitro
Farino
de Viva
Farine
DevViva
DeViva Delares
Della’ Peitro
Furino
Fall Down Stairs Fatal to Connors
Michael J Connors aged about 55 of 407 Maplewood Avenue died after a fall on stairs at 401 Main Street tenement inhabited by Paul Martinkeca. He suffered a fractured skull while being carried from a wedding celebration. Connors worked 20 years as a molder at Crane Valve Co. Police and medical examiner pursue further investigation. friends suspect foul play. He leaves a wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Garlick
Michael J. Coneee
Maplewood Avenue
Conn
St. Vincent's Hospital
Paul Martinkeca
Main Street
Martinkeca
Curley
Connors
Ofiien Feeley
Crane Valve Co
Satie
Smallpox Ravages Rebels at Garrison
Smallpox has broken out at Culiacan the capital of Sinaloa. Mortality in the constitutionalist garrison is reported to be heavy. Advices received today by the American fleet commander confirm the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O . S. & California
Mazatlan
Mex
San Diego
Culiacan
Sinaloa
Emeline Disbrow Marries Seth Morris in New York
Southport announces the marriage of Emeline Disbrow to Seth W Morris in New York City on April 23 1914. A burglary report notes burglars drilled a safe at a post office in M J and stole 300 in cash and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Disbrow
Emeline
Seth W. Morris
New York City
Burstars
M. J
Thirty two years in the priesthood for Rev Richard F Moore
The 32nd anniversary of Rev Richard F Moore the rector of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church is marked by a Mass of thanksgiving at 8 o clock with parish children singing hymns. He is noted for founding parishes in Meriden and New Britain, building church, school, rectory and convent, and guiding spiritual growth. Next Sunday a large class will make first communion, receive diplomas, and boys join St Aloysius society while girls join the Guardian Angels Sodality. Sunday mass hours shift to 7 am 8 30 am and 9 30 am for children in the upper church with a 10 20 high mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Moore
Church of the Sacred Heart
Moore
Meriden
New Britain
Mra
John Casserty
Dennis Cré
Easton Man Breaks Leg In Garden Accident
Easton June 2 Ollie Osborn popular among friends suffered a severe fracture to the lower left leg after tripping on a bent cedar while walking in his grounds. Dr G W Osborn of Bridgeport attended and dressed the injuries. A Wakefield strike ends at the Heywood Brothers Wakefield Company mill as 900 workers return after over six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Orlando
Ollie’ Osborn
G. W. Osborn
Bridgeport
Wakefield
Mass
Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company
Circus Comes to Bridgeport Parade Delights City Locals
Thousands line Main and Fairfield for a dawn parade honoring Bridgeport’s homegrown circus heritage. Citizens from farmers to bankers watch elephants and ponies, recalling past shows as traffic guides Al Goulden and Capt Regan marshal the crowd before the procession continues on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Barnum and Bailey
Butch
Willie
P. T
Fairfield Avenue
Main Street
al. Goulden
Capt
Regan
Clean Up Movement Decalogue From Gmaw Text
A humorous decalogue urges community cleanliness with odd archaic phrasing. It recalls keeping garbage covered, clearing animal quarters, preventing flies, tidying yards and alleys, and maintaining air and sunlit spaces. The list promises longevity if the ethic is followed and frames a yearlong spirit of cleanliness.
Passenger Rate Increases Across N Y N H Roads
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad raised passenger rates yesterday, expanding costs across New England routes. The increase averages about five cents per division, with larger jumps to Milford and Hartford, and distances to Boston Worcester and Providence also up. Officials cite drained finances from electric zone installations as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
N. Y
Bridgeport
Shoreline
Northampton
New Haven
New York
Milford
Hartford
Boston
Worcester
Providence
Electrician J D Tierney Injured Falling From Bridge Tower
J D Tierney a 33 year old New York man employed by Jobson Gifford Co. was critically burned and seriously injured after a fall from a tower near Crescent and Noble Avenues on the Bridge 788 span. He suffered a fractured skull burns to his face and right arm and was taken to Bridge hospital in a dire condition with uncertain prospects of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge
J. D. Tierney
New York
Jobson-Gifford Co
New Haven
Bridge 788
Crescent and
Noble Avenues
Tierney
New Haven Stock Falls After Special Meeting
Directors of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad met in New York to discuss Governor Walsh’s Massachusetts legislature message urging the Boston and Maine railroad separation from the New Haven. Shares slipped to a new low as the market reacted to the divorce proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Walsh
Massachusetts
Boston & Maine Railroad
New Haven
Mayor's Attack On School Board Not Relished
Tense exchange at City Hall as Mayor Wilson clashes with School Board members over education funding and board criticism. Bishop accuses mayor of favoritism toward business interests while board members defend delays and bond spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board
Education
Nathaniel W. Bishop
Clifford B. Wilson
Bishop
Bridgeport
Board of Education
Wilson
John J. Cullinan
William H. Ryan
William Lieberum
Board of Éducation
Mayor Wilson
Mother seeks missing son in Bridgeport boat search
Mrs. Sarah E. Kieffer of Allen town Pennsylvania, bedbound, appeals to the public for help locating her son Elmer George Kieffer believed missing since July 28, 1912. She suspects he may work on a steamer out of New York on the Bridgeport line and encloses a photo to aid identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Kieffer
Fountain St
Allentown
New York
Bridgeport
David S. Beach
Park Avenue
Elmer George Kieffer
Beach
Shipment of U S ammunition to Mexican ports halted
U S officials barred 500 tons of ammunition from leaving New York after warnings to avoid shipment to Mexican factions. The consignment, likely 200000 rounds, arrived from Bridgeport and was questioned as authorities suspected delivery to Villa or Carranza. Shipments may be diverted to Central American ports or West Indies before clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorkes
Aes
Villa
Carranza
Bryan
New
U. MC. Co.works
Naugatuci
New York
U. M. Co. Co
Frank O. Hoagland
United States
Springfield Arsenal
Bridgesport
Custon House
Washington
Bridgeport Line
Mexico
Militant Suffragists Block Chester Meeting in Wales
In Criceleth Wales on June 2 suffragettes disrupted a speech by Lloyd George, first attempting to enter the audience then forming a protest outside the open air meeting. They were ejected after the initial attempt and paraded amid the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criceleth
Wales
Lloyd George
Barska
Baruss
Ants Te
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Maine
Cagtay
Phelan
Stand
Southport
RE. F. Moore, DD
Tor
The
Church of Sacred Heart
Orlando Osborn
Gmaw
New Haven Road
N. W
Bishop Fells
Bern
Wyington
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