Who Gave Authority To Tear Up Main Street Above Washington
In a disputed action, the 1907 street committee denied permission for the United Illuminating Company to tear up Main Street above East Washington Avenue. City officials cite lacking approval from the 1907 street committee and say the roadwork was unauthorized and poorly justified. The company’s Bridgeport office claimed construction engineer Gee H. Leavitt—now in Bridgeport—could not confirm authority, while the local office said the pavement was already ripped up.
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Main Street
Washington Avenue
Action United Mominating
See
New Haven
North
Bridgeport
T- CA. Paul
Man- Illuminating Co
Fkee
Maine
East Washington
Arlley
United
Lee
Director of Public Works Charlies F. A
Bilt
Biltz
Common Council
United Company
Aeet
Washington Av Seas
New
Factory league games slate at Seaside Park at 3
The Factory league schedule lists Locomobile Co vs Fierseeneee Co and G Batchelier Co vs Star Shirt Co at Seaside Park No All games start at 3 including Ashcroft Mfg Co vs MT Co.
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Locomobile Co
Fierseeneee Co
Wheeler's Lot
G. Batchelier Co
Star Shirt Co
Ashcroft Mfg
M. T. Co
Seaside Park
Meships Proposed for Coast Defense Plan
Washington reports a coast defense plan for Connecticut and the Atlantic coast. Army Signal Corps experts suggest a network of aerial stations and dirigible aircraft to scout and guard the coastline with an estimated multi million appropriation by Congress.
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Washington
Connecticut
Atlantic
Congress
Army Signal Corps
gerGuserict
Peculiar Ways of Electric Light Lobbyists
A Connecticut city faces scrutiny over the United Illuminating Company and its alleged dual standards on electric rates. A Howland Dry Goods official questions a low offer to load with unprofitable contracts, while a Bridgeport plant manager cites production costs as the reason. The letter to a public utilities committee reflects concerns about contract terms and potential plant closure consequences. Additionally, military orders regulate rifle practice, detailing how strings of five shots are counted after two firing rounds and prohibiting selective five-shot strings.
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A. M. Cooper
Howland Dry Goods Company
Samuel Crehouse
New Haven
Committee On Public Utilities
Cooper
Common Council
C. A. Paul
Bridgeport
United Company
United Illuminating Company
Samuel Corehouse
Morehouse
United Criminat
Howland
United Iluminating Company
THE
Howland Dry Goods CO
M. Cooper
Timber Fire Rips Vast North Sasketchewan Country
A vast timber blaze sweeps hundreds of miles in the North Sasketchewan region from Crooked River to Bowsman and Hudson Bay Junction to the Pass. No deaths reported yet but isolated farms fear losses as the Ruby Lake Lumber Company plant and Hudson Bay branch sawmills were destroyed. Passengers report extreme heat felt through train windows and intense heat along the line.
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Puphen
Manitous
Sasketchawan
Crooked River
Bowsman
Hudson Bay Junction
Ruby Lake Lumber Company
Hudson Bay
Six West End Boys Testify In Thief Ring
Six boys aged nine to eleven are questioned by Captain Geo. Arnold after being arrested for stealing a bicycle and a leg automobile from a West End doorway yard. Names include Frank Vered, John Korily, Durie Cromwell, Michael and Eddie Langer, all from the West End. Vered held keys. Accusations and denials fly as officers seek truth in a tangled web of claims and motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Arnold
Detective Bureau
West End
Wordin Avenue
James Farnham
Frank Ve‘red
John Korily
State Street
Durtie Cromwell
Hancock Avenue
Michael Langer
Alexander Letske
Wordin Court
Eddie Langer
Eddie
Michael
Vered
Cromwell
Sean
Arnold
Bradbury
Bridgeport Trolleymen Seek One Cent Wage Increase
Bridgeport trolleymen seek a raise to match Hartford and New Haven pay. Officers elected at Concordia Hall include R. E. Wald as president and J. Hennesey as vice president. A conference with the Connecticut Company general manager is planned for July to pursue a wage agreement. Installation is slated for July 1 at 8 p.m.
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Bridgeport
Hartford
New Haven
Connecticut Co
Trolleymen’s Union
Concordia Hall
Connecticut Company
R. E. Wald
J. Hennesey
McLean
William Pixley
Anthony Wolfe
W. S. Hatch
William Krugh
C. Baker
C. A. Ostling
Frank Murray
J. Jackson J. Hennesey
Brothers Honor Memory of Late Coroner Doten
Resolutions prepared by Robert E. DeForest Charles S. Canfield and Eugene B. Peck for the Fairfield County Bar praise the late Coroner Charles A. Doten. They request presenting the memorial to the court and filing it as part of the court records.
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Charles A. Doten
Robert E. DeForest
Charles S. Canfield
Eugene B. Peck
Fairfield County Bar
Patrick's Appeal for New Trial Denied in Rice Murder Case
The Appellate Division denied Albert T. Patrick's appeal for a new trial. Patrick, serving life in Sing Sing for the murder of millionaire William M. Rice, contended Governor Higgins violated his constitutional rights by commuting his death sentence to life imprisonment.
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United Press
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William M. Rice
Higgins
Patrick
Italian Consul Intervenes in Lumber Strike Fallout
In St. Cloud California on June 4 a man died from a bayonet wound and several others were wounded as militia cleared streets at the MacCloud Lumber Company strike. Italian Consul General Salvatore Rocca of San Francisco appealed to Washington to protect fellow countrymen. his agent arrived to investigate and report to the Consul General.
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Ise
United Press
St. Cloud
Cal
Mac- Cloud Lumber Company
Eassim
Salvatore Rocca
San Francisco
Washington
Washinton
Pretty Wife, $10,000 Beauty, Scandals in Hudson Suit
In Hudson court, cases reveal Percy Sturges left wife Martha Werwein for a rumored $10,000 beauty, with cruelty and child custody cited. Other decrees awarded to George and Lizzie Main, and Sidney Hudson suit updates unfold amid testimonies of separations, incidences of violence, and alleged infidelities.
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George W. Main
Hig
Martha Werwein
Percy Sturges
Percy
Stratford
Central Avenue
Sturges
Fairfield Avenue
No. 562
Miller Garage
California
Sterling
Anna Werwein
Min
Shelton
Norwalk
Onne
Lewis
Jackson
Sidney Hudson
Emma Hudson
Curtis
Fred W. Kinder
Myrtle Avenue
Trinity Church
Grand to Own a Motor Boat Faces New Muffler Law
Local yacht club leaders warn motor boating may become costly as a muffler bill passes the House. The law imposes a 25 dollar penalty for each offense and requires harbor masters to report violations with 2 dollars added to court costs for the reporting master upon conviction. The rule extends to boats entering Connecticut waters from other states.
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Connecticut
Cotton Crop Report Shows Decrease in Acreage
Washington reports the 1909 cotton crop area is about 95.6 percent of last year’s, roughly 31.9 million acres from 35.27 million. The May 25 crop condition stood at 81.1 percent, indicating weaker growing conditions across major producing regions.
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United Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Connecticut Hearing Highlights NY Public Service Chiefs
Hartford dispatch reports a Connecticut legislative hearing on regulating public service corporations. William R. Willcox and Milo R. Maltbie of New York testified on New York City utility practices while Edward D. Robbins of the New Haven road defended leases of Conn R L Co properties. State's Attorney Stiles Judson pressed concerns about watered stock and potential monopolies, calling for public accountability and a tribunal to handle grievances against transportation and utility rates.
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New York
Wilcox and Maltbie
P. S. Commission
Connecticut
Corres
Hartford
State Capitol
William R. Willcox
Public Service Commission For
Greater New York
New Haven Road
New Haven
Robbins
Conn. R. & L. Co
Steam Road
General Assembly
Judson
Ssobrua
Utility Commission
Public Service Commissions
Messrs
Mr. Judson
Mellen
T Jon E
Doctors failed to return to Berkley school panel
In Berkley California the municipal election centered on whether children must be vaccinated to enter schools. All doctors on the school committee were defeated, implying that unvaccinated children may attend without immunization as a condition.
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Berkley, Cal
Berkley
Cal
Prison sentence for chauffeur who killed boy
William Darragh, 32, a chauffeur, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for running down 13 year old Inguard Trimble, son of a Covington lawyer, while joy riding in his employer’s car. He was sentenced by Justice Mulaueen to not less than seven nor more than twenty years in the State prison.
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United Press
New York
William Darragh
Inguard Trimble
Covington, Ky
Mulaueen
Yale Crashes Into Ferryboat Bremen
New York June 4 The steamship Yale of the Metropolitan line crashed into the D L W ferryboat Bremen as Bremen left her slip in the Hudson River carrying about 100 passengers to Hoboken The Yale was being warped and swung by tide The accident damaged upper works and cabin and caused excitement among the passengers and crew
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New York
Yale
Metropolitan Line
Bremen
Hoboeken
Hudson River
Aew
Settlement Ended Philadelphia Street Car Strike After Riots
Philadelphia news reports say six days of rioting ended with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit strike resolved. Labor leaders and Republican State Senator James McNichol pressed for settlement. wage increases to 22 cents an hour from July 1, plus job protection, a union representative body, and updated working conditions. Mayor Reyburn and officials accepted the plan, ratification awaited by strikers. A separate note mentions James Farley declining to intervene, citing evidence showing the workers were justified. A murder charge is listed in Connecticut unrelated to the strike.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit
James P. McNichol
C. O. Pratt
National Street Men's Union
Burn
Rapid Transit Company
James McNichol
Republican
McNichol
Charles Pratt
Reyburn
Clay
Clarence Wolfe
Kruger
the Rapid Transit
Parsons
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Paul
Idgeport
Meships
Adjutant General's Office
Division of Militia Affairs
Doten
Talian Consul
Pretty Wife
Steeple
Law
Boy
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co
M’nichol
Farley
Plattsburg
N. Y
James Farley
New London
Daritto Cabaudo
Alphonse Barbuto
Sha Et i
Park Avenue
Crane Valve Co
Darien
Conn
Blackman
Fairfield Ave
Impr
Fairfield
A. S. Perry
Royal Hotel
Torent
Beechwood Ave
Déja
Geaton's
Gilbert
Broad St
Canneen St
H. C. Baldwin
Quire
William J. Doherty
Annex
Main St
Lady Shore Cottage
Jane St. Dib
A. C. K Veterinary Hospital
Thi Needle Company
Minneapolis
Coe & White “Dia
Schwerdtle Stamp Co
Cannon’ & Poor
Port Newsdealers' Protective
Cannon St
Greenspun, Sge
Haynes Bros
Martin & Son
Keller
Woodbury
Steinway
Dex
M. Steinert & Sons Co
Disto
W. S
Elm St
Crescent Ave
William St. Riz
Peter Hron
I ‘Art Store
Locomobile Company
Timekeeper
America
James J. Sheehan
E. Main St
East Main St
O’connor’s
East Main Walter Sts
Norton’s Cafe
Fairfield Avenus
Mark Nagie
East Main Street
J Porter’s
Warren St
State” St
Bunnell Street
Avenue
Quire M. Rome
Newfield Ave
J. Christiansem
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