Meriden Man Sued Over Alleged Faulty Store Purchase Scams
A Meriden resident, Henry Schread, sues Fannie Ziff and Theodore Steiber alleging fraud in a store purchase deal. He paid 600 after a 25 deposit and faced a shaky gross income of 3 dollars first day. ongoing suits seek return of 600, 3600, and 25 as alleged commissions.
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Meriden
Steiber
Atley Rhee
Bridgeport
Sehread
Schread
Sthrea
Zim
Theodore Steiher
Gale
Ias
Benjamin Steiber
Ziff
Highlater Gretiows
John A’ Owitom
Amitonio Abriola
Common Pleas Court
Henry Schread
Fannie
Sheriff Mara
Theodore Steiber
Zift
Wiecler
Zitt
Stit
Daniel Brennan
Harry Ziff
Tonly
Officials Draft Form of Proposed Jitney Ordinance
The draft ordinance outlines restrictions for jitney service including passenger limits, route changes by the police superintendent, and a ten dollar annual license. It requires each driver to wear a badge with a personal number and sets pro-rata fees for existing licenses until next April with full payment thereafter.
Coal pass er killed as boiler explodes
A steamship named Neptune arrived from Baracoa with a badly damaged boiler. The blast killed a crew member and injured others as the vessel struggled to reach port. Rescue efforts and investigations followed, with reports noting the accident occurred about thirty miles from Baracoa.
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New York
Neptune
Baracoa
Bernard Fein
Altar Peina
Plan Entertainment For Mayor Donnelly To Speak Here
Mayor Frederick W. Donnelly of Trenton will attend a dinner of the Bridgeport Business Men's association at Stratfield tomorrow at 6 30 pm. He will discuss Commission Government in Trenton and aid voters ahead of the June 19 election. Stratfield manager Cantwell prepared a special menu with upcoming entertainment features. Association president Whitcomb seeks a large turnout to welcome the mayor.
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Frederick W. Donnelly
Trenton
N. J
Bridgeport’ Business Men's Association
Stratfield
Commission
Cantwell
Whitcomb
Association
Donnelly
Suffragists Converge in Chicago Conference Opens
Suffragists from across the nation arrive in Chicago for the National American Women's Suffrage Association meeting opening tomorrow. The conference runs through Wednesday with over 200 prominent suffragists expected. The main topic is the national group's stance for the upcoming congressional campaign.
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Chicago
National American Women's Suffrage Association
National Association
Hats and fashions at EB H Dillon Co in 1105 Main
An advertisement notes a large variety of hats in felt linen silk and blends at EB H Dillon Co 1105 Main St. It promotes spring offerings and the store’s fashion range while highlighting a general ad style from the era. The piece also mentions burglary risks with open doors in warm weather and suggests burglary insurance from S Loewith Co 116 Bank St established 1865. It ends with fashion notes from Lyprd Brothers offering spring custom suits on the East Side.
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EB. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Loewith & Company
Bank Street
French In Hard Battle 10 Take Sugar Refinery
Paris June 5 The French capture the sugar refinery near Senches after heavy west and south attacks met by German batteries and machine guns. German dead fill the basement, French losses slight. A counter-attack with reinforcements and artillery retook the refinery as Germans withdrew. about 3,000 Germans buried and 3,000 taken prisoner in three weeks.
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Paris
Senches
AbDlain
French Air Raid Kills Several at German Headquarters
Paris reports from Amsterdam indicate Berlin telegrams say French bombers struck the German Crown Prince's headquarters, killing several men but the attack largely failed with limited other damage.
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Paris
Amsterdam
Berlin
Prince
Opposition attack targets Viscount Oura in Japan
In Tokyo on June 5 the Opposition moved a resolution of no confidence in Viscount Kane take Oura, interior minister, accusing him of accepting a 1000 yen gift from a House candidate during the March election. The charge stems from a political suit filed by the Conservative party manager. A separate note reports Indiana editors launching a drive to move the 1816 National Democratic Convention to Chicago.
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Tokio
Gay
House of Representatives
Viscount Kanetake Qura
Viscount Oura
Viscount Opra
Conservative
Chicago
Indiana
Weather outlook for New Haven and Connecticut
Forecast shows fair tonight and Sunday with local showers in New Haven. Connecticut sees fair conditions, moderate northeast winds, and seasonable temperatures across districts. Pleasant weather remains in eastern areas as air moves from the Rocky Mountains toward Ohio.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Rocky Mountains
Ohio
Diplomas for 13 Young Teachers of Kindergarten
The Hotel Stratfield hosted the 1915 Connecticut Froebel Kindergarten Normal School graduation. Thirteen graduates in white received diplomas from Miss Mary C. Mills as Prof. E Hershey Sneath of Yale delivered the address Important Factor in the Education of Children.
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Stratfield
Connecticut
Froebel Kindergarten Normal School
E. Hershey Sneath
Yale College
Mary C. Mills
Frances Coggswell
Elmer Beardsley
Laura K. Cozner
Marion Elizabeth Baird
Dorothy Brewster Bullard
Blanche Emeroy Carter
Natalie May Coulter
Eva Ward Estep
Myrtle Theodora Gifford
Sara Alice Lindsay
Margaret Agnes Murray
Beatrice Patton
Jane Hulda Quigg
Vera Ruth Tracy
Ebba Margaret Thelin
Dorothy Renick Work
June Wedding At North Congregational Church
Miss Anna May Richards daughter of Mrs and the late Dr William Rogers Richards and Mr Henry Lloyd Folsom of Orange New Jersey married in a 3 30 p m ceremony at the old North Congregational Church Reverend Herbert D Gallaudet officiated assisted by Reverend Harry P Nicholson The church was decorated with pink and white peonies and a small reception followed at the bride’s mother home in Llewellyn Park Orange New Jersey The couple will reside in Orange with Mr Folsoms business interests there and Miss Richards has been active in church affairs and Camping Girls counselors.
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Old North Congregational Church
Anna May Richards
William Rogers Richards
234
West Avenue
Henry Lloyd Folsom
Orange
N. J
Herbert D. Gallaudet
Harry P. Nicholson
Holy Trinity Church
New York
Richards
Sara
Marion Richards
Margaret P .Mead
Plainfield
Augustus Lowe
Henry B. Richards
John Taylor Terry, Jr
Robert B. Luchars
Mt Claire
Fisher Goodhbor
Lyman N. Hine
Edmund C. Stanton
Pelham Manor
Francis W. Crandall
Westfield
N. Y
Frederick Eckstein
Society Folks Help Dumb Animals Through White and Tea Party
The whist and tea party by the Animal Rescue League at the Sanford residence on Washington avenue drew many prominent citizens. Rooms featured spring flowers, 17 tables, and gifts. Alexander Howell, president, lauded the league’s work and the social venture’s success. Committee leaders included Mrs. W. D. Bishop, Mrs. Charles F. Wood, Mrs. Thomas Taylor, and Mrs. George W. Hawley. Farmer Wan: Ads. One Cent a Word.
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Animal Rescue League
Sanford
Washington Avenue
League
Alexander Howell
W. D. Bishop
Charles. F. Wood
Thomas Taylor
George W. Hawley
Jitneys Deadly Work Shown By Trolley Figures
Figures from the New Haven road system for April 1915 show sharply lower gross income for the Connecticut Company versus April 1914, as jitneys began to erode trolley business. Rhode Island also reports a steep drop in April 1915, with ten month totals down sharply, signaling broader transit disruption due to jitneys.
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New Haven
Connecticut Company
Rhode Island
Providence
Rhode Island Company
Season of Band Concerts Opens Tomorrow at Two Parks
The Coast Artillery Corps band under Paul G Goulding opens the park concert season tomorrow at Seaside park at 3 30 p m with a program including Gloria Zampa Memories By the Swanee River La Boheme and At the Fountain Other selections are to be played at Washington park Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock led by the same conductor The program features Old Comrades Barber of Seville Chin Chin Madam Sherry In 2 Pagodas and Remicks No 15 among others with the Star Spangled Banner to close.
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Coast Artillery Corps
Paul G. Goulding
Park
Seaside Park
Washington Park
Puccini
Swanee River
Middleton
Losey
Chin, Chin
Cargil
Hoschna
arr-Lampe
Paul Goulding
Miamogue Members Plan July 4 Race Meeting
Miamogue Yacht club at Seaview avenue hosts a Monday meeting to arrange the sixth annual Henry A. Bishop cup race to be held on July 4. Eighteen cabin cruisers, among the harbor’s fastest, have signified entry. A separate note reports American shipbuilding in May totaling 173 vessels of 14,494 tons and a Federal League club owners meeting planned in Chicago today.
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Henry A. Bishop
American Shipbuilding
Romance of Jess Willard and Hattie Evans in Kansas Village
A 19th century Emmet Kansas tale follows Jess Willard a large kind horse dealer fighter and his romance with Hattie Evans daughter of Mr Evans. Despite disapproval from her father the couple wed in Leavenworth on March 13 1897 with Evans later accepting Jess as part of the family. Willard’s strength speed and outdoors life shaped his path toward boxing and later success as a notable fighter.
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Hattie
Mr. Evans
B. B. Evans
Boston
Emmet
Kansas
Evans Pere
Jess Willard
Willard
Emmett
Jess
Hattie Evans
Mattie Evans
Father Evans
Evans
Leavenworth
Chinese delegate Cheng Hsun Chang Compared to Rockefeller
Cheng Hsun Chang, called the John D. Rockefeller of the United Chinese republic, is rated at $60,000,000 as the leading industrial and commercial figure. He travels in the United States with twenty Chinese delegates studying business conditions while the others dress plainly.
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Cheng Hsun Chang
Rockefeller
China
Hermes Orue
New Republic
John D. Rockefeller
Manila Bay incident and German interference in 1898
An 1898 Manila Bay narrative recounts Admiral Dewey’s fleet defeating Spain, initally ignoring German ships Irene and Cormoran, German landings at Mariveles, and a boarding standoff. Dewey contests German claims to blockading rights while Von Diederich resists, with British Admiral Chichester aligning with Dewey. The event is summarized from The World's Work reflecting German actions during the siege.
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Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Irene
Ahs
Cormorén
von Diederich
Spain
Mariveles Harbor
Sabic Bay
Dewey
Mo Gerans
Stuation
Binanant
Sinticmo
von Diederith
von Diederienh
Dana Chichester
Amir Dewey
Gormoran
Diederich
Béhheed
Adware Dewey
Germany
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Comisy
Alexander Linsingen
Stryj
Lypgrd Brothers
East Side
Wek
Italy
Austria
Dante Alighieri
OURA
Almanack Today
Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfise Ave
Froebel
Folsom—Richards
lLosey
Zampa
Herbert
Tekke
Barber of Seville
Miamogue
Fresertt
Swirrjenliie
Jess Waa
Jack Johnna
Jim Jeffries
Apolles
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