Rumania Mobilizes Vast Army as Neutrality Shifts
London June 2 Rumania occupies the seat of uneasy neutrality once held by Italy and reportedly mobilizes about one million troops in readiness for active service. Diplomats push for understanding with Bulgaria while Berlin grows anxious. The German press urges concessions to avert Romanian intervention as Russians reinforce along the San River. No decisive western battles reported.
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Italy
Bulgaria
London
Rumania
Near East
Frankfort Zeitung
Francis Joseph
San
British Steamer Saidieh Torpedoed in North Sea
London reports that the British steamer Saidieh, sailing from Mecandria Egypt to Liverpool, was torpedoed in the North Sea. Seven crew members including a stewardess drowned, with forty one survivors landed at Chatham. The vessel, owned by the Ehedivial Mail Steamship Company, built in Dum barton Scotland in 1878, measures 350 feet long and 1,984 tons net.
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London
Mecandria
Egypt
Liverpool
North Sea
Chatham
Ehedivial Mail Steamship Company
Dumbarton
Scotland
Germans Capture 300000 Russians in May Report
Berlin reports by the German army headquarters that more than 300,000 Russians were captured in May. The release also said Russian entrenchments near Przemysl were captured in the same update.
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Berlin
Germany
Prazemysl
Collector Receives Big Checks on Last Day For Payments
Tax Collector Smith received twelve checks from the city’s largest property holders on the final day before interest penalties. Checks ranged from $11,123.15 to $51,648.50, with several above $21,000. Total currency and checks up to 3 pm yesterday reached $638,123, though not all receipts for the day are included.
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Smith
Three Months In Jail For Autoist Who Killed Two
In Waterbury Judge Tuttle condemned reckless driving as Dominick Raphael pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a crash that killed Mrs Lazarini and the nine month old child she held. He was sentenced to months in jail.
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Waterbury
Tuttle
Dominick Raphael
Steiber to Have City Court Job as Asst. Clerk
New officers of City Court will be inducted tomorrow morning. Judge Bartlett will ascend the bench to succeed Judge Coughlin. Frank Wilder remains deputy judge. Alexander DeLaney and John Gray return as prosecuting and assistant prosecuting attorneys. Abel Geldulig named clerk of the court to succeed Lavery. Steiber to be named assistant clerk. Geldulig aims for city court post, while Steiber seeks longer term and advancement. Opposition to Hopwood as assistant clerk noted. Hopwood remains special attorney for the city attorney.
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Bartlett
Frederick A. Bartlett
Thomas C. Coughlin
Frank L. Wilder
Alexander L. DeLaney
John P. Gray
Board of Appraisal of
Attorney Garlick
Abel S. Geldulig
Attorney Steiber
Board of Appraisal
Steiber
Gelulig
Fourth
Geldulig
Charles A. Hopwood
Hopwood
U M C Co Presents Big Show Saturday Night
The Remington Arms U M C Co will host 4500 employees wives and daughters for a Saturday night entertainment on June 5 in the Barnum avenue plant building. The program features vaudeville acts, an orchestra for dancing, and extensive refreshments from 8 to 12. Famed acts include The Meistersingers Miss Alta Krom and several dancer jugglers and a pianist director.
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Remington Arms-U. M. C. Co
Barnum Avenue
Helen and
Pauline Streets
Yast
Meistersingers
Alta Krom
Bedell
Lorraine
Lorette
Christine
Morella
Lazine
Harry Boylston
Bridgeport Boy Killed Jumping on a Train
Simon Belinsky a 22 year old of 273 Lexington Avenue was killed instantly when he tried to jump a speeding New York Central train crossing a canal bridge in Syracuse on June 2. Joseph McCarthy 20 of 274 George Street was slightly injured in the same incident. Both had left Bridgeport the previous night likely seeking work. Belinsky worked as an elevator boy in the Lincoln building. McCarthy is the son of Mr and Mrs John McCarthy.
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Syracuse
Simon Belinsky
Lexington Avenue
New York Central
Canal
Joseph McCarthy
George Street
Belinsky
McCarthy
Bridgeport
Lisa
John McCarthy
Crane Co
Williams Nervous at Murder Arraignment in Litchfield Court
Isaac N. Williams of this city and Harry E. Roe of Poughkeepsie were arraigned before Judge Joel H. Reed on a murder charge in Barkhamstead. Williams appeared nervous while Roe remained calm as ten jurors were selected from 46. The State, led by Donald T. Warner, Tuesday presented the state’s case after jurors were seated and the two remaining seats filled by William P. Crossman and Dr. J. T. Sedgwick.
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Isaac N. Williams
Harry E. Roe
Poughkeepsie, N. X
Joel H. Reed
Litchfield County Superior Court
Hubert B. Case
Barkhamsted
Williams
Roe
Donald T. Warner
Frank B. Munn
Winsted
Charles H. Shapiro
Bridgeport
Bernard E. Higgins
Torrington
Arthur Pfaefflin
Colebrook
Noble E. Pierce
Bristol
Willams
Hubert Case
Barkhamstead
Case
William P. Crossman
Bantam
J. T. Sedgwick
Litchfield
Hughes Improves Despite Serious Condition After Car Crash
Frank J. Hughes president of the Board of Assessors remains seriously injured from last week’s accident on Connecticut avenue. Bridgeport hospital reports improvement and expects full recovery in coming days. Assessor Thomas O'Brien visited City Hall. In probate court Charles Prunzinsky was named administrator of his wife Margaret’s estate, a half interest in a Seaview Avenue house valued at $4,600.
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Frank J. Hughes
Board of Assessors
Connecticut Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Thomas O'Brien
City Hall
Charles Prunzinsky
Margaret
Seaview Avenue
Weather Forecast Likely Rain Tonight and Thursday
The forecast calls for possible rain tonight and Thursday with strong north winds turning to southeast.
Wilson warns United States will act if Mexico fails
Count Von Bernstorff met President Wilson in the White House to discuss the United States demand for strict accountability for American Lusitania deaths and to convey Germany's position. The meeting aimed to understand US notes and Berlin’s view, with no announced proposals from Germany.
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United States
Mexico
Wilson
von Bernstorff
Germany
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
White House
Berlin
Lusitania
Count Macchi di Cellere
Count von ,Bernstorff
Joe Simone to Visit Pacific Coast Exposition
Joseph Simone, Fairfield Avenue newsdealer, and former Deputy Sheriff Charles B. Mara will depart tonight for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. They plan to spend about a month touring the exposition and other points of interest in California.
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Joseph Simone
Fairfield Avenue
Charles B. Mara
California
Youth Sentenced to State Reformatory in Manslaughter Case
In Hartford Judge William S. Case commits 25 year old Harold Wilson of Suffield to Cheshire Reformatory on guilty plea for manslaughter after he shot and killed Charles B. Munn in Suffield months earlier. Alienists testified Wilson was mentally weak.
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Hartford
Harold Wilson
Suffield
Cheshire Reformatory
William S. Case
Criminal Court
Charles B. Munn
President's Ultimatum To Factions In Mexico
The president declares that after two years of revolution Mexico lacks central authority and faces ruin from civil war. He urges Mexican leaders to unite to restore a constitutional government or face U.S. intervention to aid peace and recovery for the suffering people. The call stresses relief, food, and stability as key aims.
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Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Posse Capture Near Scene Of Crime In Connecticut Woods
Wilbur Perry, sought by Sheriff Turkington and a posse since last night, was captured hiding in a barn hay at the Perry place on Rat Lam Mountain. He admits spending the night in the woods and says the shooting of Charfles Dunham was accidental after a quarrel over potatoes. Perry was jailed in Litchfield. witness Jerry Doolan remains in coroner’s custody.
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Barkhamsted
Wilbur Perry
Turkington
Charfles
Dunham
Perry Place
Ratlam Mountain
Perry
Litchfield
Jerry Doolan
Waterbury Editor Pape Appeals Libel Jail Term in Court
Waterbury editor William J. Pape of the Waterbury Republican appeals a 30 day jail sentence for criminal libel. Judge Isaac Wolf with a jury hears the case in New Haven district court. The libel charges stem from editorials about Senator James A. Peasley, including a misspelled name reference and claims of disloyalty to his district. Attorney Leonard J. Nickerson prosecutes, Bronson defends.
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Waterbury
Isaac Wolf
Court of Common Pleas
New Haven
William J. Pape
Waterbury Republican
Pape
Pasley
Peasley
General Assembly
Leonard J. Nickerson
Cornwall
N. R. Bronson
Senator Peasley
Nickerson
Bronson
Bridgeport Mayors Tax Deferral Could Cost City Heavily
Mayor Wilson seeks to defer the November state tax of over £172,060 for a year. Without a plan, the city faces about $12,900 in interest charges at 9 percent on deferred payments. The grand list and tax rate could shift, raising further costs and potentially increasing the state tax burden. Continued on Page 2.
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Wilson
Bridgeport
Board of Apportionment and Taxation
State Board of Tax Equalization
Chamberlain
Keating
Wilson Warns Mexican Factions To Unite Or Face Action
President Wilson issued a strong ultimatum to Carranza Villa Zapata and Garza, demanding a united Mexican government for world recognition within a very short time. The warning signals a shift from watchful waiting to active measures, with potential arms embargo and U S recognition of a coalition government if factions cooperate. The statement was distributed to agents in Vera Cruz and Mexico City and released from the White House after cabinet review.
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Mexico
Washington
Wilson
United States
Rio Grande
White House
Carranza
Villa
Zapata
Garza
Bryan
Moon
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Cardhars
Montvid Held As Slayer Of Father Zebris
Hartford June 2 the grand jury in the criminal superior court returned a true bill of first degree murder against Bema Montvid accused of killing the Rev Josentt Zentr ris and Eva Gilmanaitis in New Britain on February 3.
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Hartford
Criminal Superior Court
Tornay
First Depres
Bema Biontvid
Josentt Zenris
Eva Gilmanaitis
New Britain
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U. M.C. CO
Lincoln Building
Companion
Hughes
Joe Simone
Pacific Coast
City
Republic
Montvid
Zebris
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