Coroner to probe fatal Fairfield freight wreck inquiry
Coroner Wilson announced an inquest into the Fairfield freight wreck, focusing on signal tower conditions and train crew actions. Authorities will examine the late duty of Towerman Brown, the signal staff, and the roles of Engineer Beach and others, while assessing the wreck debris, losses, and injured survivors.
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Wilson
Fairfield
Beach
Donaldson
Engineer Beach
Brakegnan Harris
Geesarea
Brown
Johnson of Newtown blasts attorney as lobbyist
Special from United Press Hartford June reports a Newtown representative attacking Samuel Morehouse of New Haven during a debate on utilities regulation in Connecticut. Johnson accused Morehouse of private interests and questioned lobby influence two years ago, naming Morehouse amid tense House floor exchanges.
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United Press
Hartford
Whiten
New London
Connecticut
Johnson
Newtown
Samuel Morehouse
New Haven
Chandler
Trial Recording Details Divorce Case Grace v Grace
In Superior Court Anna M Grace of South Norwalk testifies against James E B Grace in a divorce on grounds of intolerable cruelty. She describes a 1 am phone call to remove a phone, a curtain tearing incident, a fist strike, and repeated separations and reconciliations ending with final separation in June 1910. Judge Reed admonishes a witness to avoid profane words as the case remains contested over child custody with planned trial later this month.
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Grace
Raton Point
Lea Davis
Taylor
Aviator Marra Killed in Rome Tiber River Race
Aviator Marra died in Rome during the Tiber River circuit races when his plane struck a telegraph pole and exploded. Spectators watched as the machine caught fire and fell to the ground. Marra survived minutes after being extricated, and he had been leading at the time of the accident.
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Rome
Marra
Four Yale Students Expelled After Court Fines
Four Sheffield Scientific School students at Yale were expelled after pleading guilty to defacing property with unprintable inscriptions on a professor they disliked. Three were fined 50 dollars plus costs. a fourth student, Robert Pretat, was fined 30 dollars. Names include George Orlady of Huntington Pennsylvania, Robert Lang of New Haven, and John Macelhiny of Port Washington New York. They also pleaded guilty to drunkenness but that charge was not pressed.
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United Press
New Haven
Sheffield Scientific School
Russell Henry Chittenden
Sheffield
Robert K. Pretat
Waterville
Conn
George Phillip Orlady
Huntington
Justice Orlady
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Robert Henry Lang
John Francis Macelhiny
Port Washington
N. Y
Woman's Sensational Confession Clears Murder Mystery
Norfolk Wisconsin June 8 A sensational confession clears the murder mystery of Harry C Davis found buried in an onion patch at Mrs Minnie E Murdocks Mason's Creek The woman accuses her lover Charles Merkle of the crime and says she aided in hiding the body Merkle and the woman are held on murder charges The confession details the killing as Davis slept in her arms and Merkle crushed his head with an axe The pair buried the body under the bed and later in the onion patch Additional alleged crimes are noted but unproven.
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United Press
Norfolk
Harry C. Davis
Minnie E. Murdock
Mason's Creek
Charles Merkie
Davis
Merkle
Harry Davis
Harding
Charlie Merkle
Harry
Mayor Starts Men Repairing Fairfield Avenue
Repairs began this morning on Fairfield Avenue to fix the worst spots with crushed stone and cement from the Main Street end. The work is temporary with asphalt slated later in summer. Mayor Buckingham and Public Works Director M A Kenny inspected the street yesterday. The Connecticut Co is ready to relay tracks but delays by State Street work will pause parallel street disruption. Geo H Spash will speak on Socialism to Bridgeport workers at Gilbert and Broad tonight.
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Fairfield Avenue
Buckingham
Public Works
M. A. Kenny
Connecticut Co
State Street
Short weight packages rob consumers in state of 3 500 000 per ann
Hartford reports a public looting by packaged goods not weighed at purchase. Sealer Edward J. Maroney demonstrated that many packaged items carry inflated net contents, causing a 3.5 million dollar annual loss to Connecticut consumers. Bills to require outside weights and measures marks pass both chambers, despite opposition.
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Senate
United Press
Hartford
Edward J. Maroney
New Haven
House
Maroney
Sealers of Weights and Measures
Federal Department of Commerce and Labor
Connecticut
Stokes Shooting Trial to Ignite New York Scandal
New York on June 8 reports a sensational development in the William E. D. Stokes case. Lilian Graham and Ethel Conrad claim Stokes attacked them, yielding revolvers during a struggle at a Manhattan flat. Stokes denies blackmail claims and says the women attempted extortion. Police search for letters believed to be crucial evidence.
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United Press
New York
William E. D. Stokes
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Congressman Littleton
Miss Graham
Stokes
Miss Conrad
Graham
Epen
Russell
Mr. Stokes
Ethel
Roosevelt Hospital
Terrence McManus
Preventing Private Legislation Faces Subsequent House Action
Hartford June 8 A favorable judiciary committee substitute proposes amending the state constitution to bar special or private laws for exemptions taxes relief liabilities divorce and other private benefits where a general law could apply The measure would also bar special laws for any private party where a public law exists The report was tabled for calendar and printing A substitute bill allows Connecticut manufacturing corporations to mortgage their property and franchises including after acquired real estate machinery and fixtures and foreclose as with ordinary mortgages
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United Press
Hartford
Judiciary Committee
House
General Assembly
Connecticut
Connecticut House Delays Public Utilities Debates and Hospital Funding
The House tabled the majority and minority reports on public utilities bills for calendar and printing. Debate on utilities is likely next Tuesday or Wednesday at noon. Representative Chandler warned that Connecticut will run $3,000,000 behind in the next two years while the chamber considers a $52,000 hospital appropriation.
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House
Public Utilities Commission
Chandler
Rocky Hill
Connecticut
Steel Trust Controls Most American Export Iron and Steel
Washington June 8 United States Steel Corporation handled about 90 percent of the American export business in iron and steel and now produces roughly 50 percent of total output across all lines Judge E H Gary head of the company testified before the Stanley Steel investigating Commission He favored an international agreement as beneficial to all though he did not know of any rail agreement.
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United Press
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Iron and Steel
E. H. Gary
Stanley Steel Investigating Commission
Gary
Wall Street Today Opening Moves in Active Market
Wall Street Today reports a lively opening with many stocks showing substantial gains despite some profit taking causing slight recessions. By 11 a.m. the market was strong with advances in numerous issues while government bonds held steady and other bonds remained strong. Noon updates note irregular price movements in the second hour.
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United Press
New York
Mrs Barnes seeks police aid to reclaim missing daughter
Mrs Jennie M Barnes of 144 Arch Street asks Prosecutor DeLaney and police in Bridgeport to help recover her seven year old daughter Mildred Marie Barnes said to have been abducted by her estranged husband Howard Edgar Barnes from Norfolk Virginia. Authorities believe he took the child to Virginia to join him on fishing trips.
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Os 7
Hampton Roads
Jennie M. Barnes
144
Arch Street
DeLaney
Barnes
Virginia
Connecticut
Norfolk
H. O. Canfield Co
Verett
Mildred Marie
Annie Howard Anderson
Main Street
Canfield Rubber Co
Everett
Mildred
Mirs
Ang
Elm Street
S. B. Thirg & Co
Golden Hill Street
Mrs. Barnes
Norfolk. Va
Washington
Alderman Timko seeks liquor license transfer in Bank Street plan
Alderman Frank Timko of the Thing district seeks to move his liquor license from Elm Street to Bank Street. The hearing before county commissioners was continued to June 4 after Judge Whitman Mead said further delay was not advisable. Four remonstrants, including Kenzie Bros. owners of the Market opposite the proposed site, oppose the transfer. Attorneys John C. Chamibertata and Henry C. Burroughs, Timko and witnesses attended. the Star Garden site on Bank Street was once well known in days of John Noden.
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Frank Timko
Thing
Elm Street
Oo Bank Street
County Commissioners
Whitman Mead
Kenzie Bros
Edward K. Nicholson
Hepd
Lacfortement League
Remo
John C. Chamibertata
Henry C. Burroughs
Timko
Star Garden
John Noden
Bank Street
City Fathers to Sail With
Members of the Board of Aldermen and Algonquin Club will bring families and sweethearts on a moonlight sail this evening aboard the steamer Rosendale, invited by Captain Anning J. Smith, the ship’s owner.
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Alters
Rosedale
Council
Algonquin Club
Anning J. Smith
FOR SALE AND RENT ADS IN BRIDGEPORT AREA
Classified notices describe sale of a diamond ring by P A Steiger and a 24 foot launch without engine. Also pigeons and cage birds offered by Louis Courtney at 116 Wall Street. Several stores and flats for rent on Fairfield Avenue Wood Avenue Main Street Pacific Street and North Washington Avenue with monthly rents listed.
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Louis Courtney
Wall St
A*p
Fairfield Avenue
Farmer Building
Wood Avenue
North Avenue
Main St
Pacific St
North Washington Avenue
J. F. Selleck, Jr
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Daniel Hannon
St. Vincent's Hospital
Charles Fox
Michael Walsh
Bridgeport
Hannon
Sute & Rourke
Jose Robert S. Gates
Lilley Street
Leonard F. Harris
New
William Laurie
Tao Capitol Avenue
Elliott F. Beach
Spring Street
Gates
Rourke & Rourke
Yale College
Chittenden
Onion Patch
Geo. H. Spash
Gilbert and
Broad Streets
Gay White Way
Steel Trust
Wall Street
Alderman
City Fathers
Anning Smith
Deerey St
P. A. Steiger
Colorado Ave
Bridgeport Baseball Club
Atp
St. Anthony's Hall
Joseph
Keppel
Water St
D&s*p
D&s*po
Poplar
Fairfield Ave
Arnold, Jr
Coleman St
P. O
Hito
James McCormick
Post Office Arcade
Carrol
Apoir
Richards
Elim
Era Bridgeport Automobile Co
Ion J
New Yorke
J. Fe, McBrady & Co
Chicago
Kelly
Bassick Avenue
Howard Aye
Fairfield E
David ‘Vinlan
Olive St
North
Washington Ave
J. F. Selleck Jr
Pearl St
East Main
Summer Street
South Ave
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