Nearing $100,000 in prizes for flying machines
New York reports nearly $100,000 in cash prizes offered by cities for long air machine flights this summer. The figure is expected to rise toward $150,000 by fall as pilots chase records after Curtiss’s Albany to New York feat. Hamilton aims to break the New York Philadelphia round trip record next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edwin Goulg
Air World
Curtiss
Albany
Hamilton
Philadelphia
Marriages in Connecticut June listings show numerous pairings
In Danbury, June 1 Frederick B. Baur wed Miss Gertrude E. Shaw. In Stamford June 4 Carrie Hoyt Skelding to William C. Cozzens. Seymour sees Clara H. Lum wed Lewis J. Benson June 1. Shelton unions include Maud Elizabeth Nichols and Ernest J. Lewis Ott. Torrington joins Louis Logan with Marie Mangenot June 1. Norwalk’s Charlotte Elizabeth Everitt and William H. Monroe marry June 1. East Norwalk hosts Alfred Gainer and Margaret Still June 5. Black Rock pairs Mildred A Botsford and Martin Kelly. Norwalk June 6 sees Blanche Rockefeller to George Aiken. Stamford June 5 Frances Lynch to John E Curivan. Peter King weds Annie Agen in Stamford June 5. Stamford’s Stephen Smith of Stamford and Mary Vernical of Brooklyn wed June 1. Stamford’s Grace W Lohrs to Harvey Joyce June 1. Stamford’s Amy Dickinson to John H Weir June 1. Long Ridge wedding June 1 unites Grace C Lester and George W Bliss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baur—Shaw
Danbury
Frederick B. Baur
Gertrude E. Shaw
Cozzens — Skelding
Stamford
Carrie Hoyt Skelding
William C. Cozzens
Benson—Lum
Seymour
Clara H. Lum
Oxford
Lewis J. Benson
Sharon
Ott—Nichols
Shelton
Maud Elizabeth
Charles H. Nichols
Ernest J. Lewis Ott
Logan—Mongenot
Margaret Still
Dover
Delaware
Kelly — Botsford
Black Rock
Mildred A
Frederick Botsford
Huntington
Martin Kelly
Bridgepot
Sherron — Aiken
Norwalk
Blanche Rockefeller
George S. Aiken
George Austin Sherron
Cobalt
Ont
Currivan—Lynch
Frances
Frank Lynch
John E. Currivan
Riverside
King—Agen
Peter King
Annie Agen
Smith—Vernical
Philadelphia
Stephen Smith
Mary Vernical
Brooklyn
Joyce—Lohrs
Grace W
John Co. Lohrs
Harvey Joyce
Weir—Dickinson
Amy Antoinette Dickinson
John H. Weir
Bliss—Lester
Long Ridge
Grace C
Gilbert H. Lester
George W. Bliss
Obituaries From June Dead in Connecticut Towns
A list of deaths across towns including Danbury Shelton Stamford Greenwich Norwalk Winsted Thomaston Canaan Torrington Noroton Heights Long Ridge and Hartford Hospital. Names include Anna E Merritt Martha Kellogg Mary Botsford Charles Bishop Shadrach White Ellen Bohan Mariah Relihan George Taylor Caroline Mead Philip Martin Dorinda Smith Patrick Reilly Andrew Gormley Holmes Joseph Simons Cornelia Weston and others with ages and dates in early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt
Danbury
Anna E
James E. Merritt
Martha J
Edwin Kellogg
Shelton
Mary A. Botsford
Broderick
Stamford
Mary
Patrick Broderick
Bishop
Charles R. Bishop
White
Long Ridge
Shadrach Smith White
Bohan
Ellen
John Bohan
Relihan
Noroton _ Heights
Mariah
William Relihan
Taylor
Hartford Hospital
George Taylor
Mead
Greenwich
Caroline M
William H. Mead
Martin
Thomaston
Philip Martin
Wilcox
Canaan
John Wilcox
Smith
Winsted
Dorinda A
Orsow J. Smith
Reilly
Norwalk
Patrick Reilly
Gormley
Andrew A. Gormley
Holmes
iIn
Simons
Joseph Simons
Torrington
Weston
Cornelia F. Weston
Railroad to suspend freight rate increases agreement filed
Eastern trunk line railroads conferred with Interstate Commerce Commission leaders to implement Taft administration deal. A supplementary tariff will be filed delaying the rate rise to August 1, replacing July 1 increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Eastern Trunk Line
Knapp
Clark
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Taft
C. C. McKain
Eastern Traffic Association
Big Trunk
Boys of Field heirs plan June visit to United States
The two Marshall Field heirs, once fond of English schools, now prefer sea life and intend to visit the United States in June. It is said their fortune has doubled since inheriting from Marshall Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denly
United States
Marshall Field
London
Henry Field
Chicago
Eton College
White Slaver Secrets Involving Italian Count Suspect
Police reveal a man known as James Cicerone lured a Philadelphia girl to a furnished room house at 102 South Avenue on May 31. The girl, about 18, was kept prisoner for a week while Cicerone prepared to flee on Tuesday morning after receiving a telegram. Philadelphia detectives pursue clues to nearby cities. The pair allegedly staged a mock marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cicerone
Philadelphia
South Avenue
Cicerone
Elizabeth
Spotted Fever Patient Improves With Anti-Meningitis Serum
Alice Kelly seven, daughter of Patrick Kelly of Seeley street, at St. Vincent's hospital, showed a slight improvement after physicians used Flexner anti-meningitis serum from Rockefeller Institute to treat spotted fever. Recovery uncertain, but serum may save her. Her ten year old sister Lillian died Saturday night. five other children remain without symptoms. One of them became ill but did not develop spotted fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Kelly
Patrick Kelly
Seeley Street
Rockefeller Institute
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Lillian
More Women in Jail Than Cells in Female Ward
The county jail houses 36 women prisoners, exceeding the number of cells in the female ward. This follows raids on houses of ill fame Saturday night in the city, marking the second time under Sheriff Sidney E Hawley that women prisoners outnumber cells, with a historical note from twelve years ago when Nancy Guilford was among those confined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney E. Hawley
Nancy Guilford
Widow to sue man who shot and killed husband
Caroline Brady, widow of W. J. Brady, was appointed administrator of the estate. She intends to sue George Smith, East End broom maker, alleged shooter in a saloon quarrel that left Brady dead from his wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Brady
W. J
Brady
Relief drive for Calitri quake victims organized by Italian Congregational church
A relief fund is being raised by Church of this city for Calitri Italy quake victims. Committee members include Joseph Carbell Henry Leo Vincenzo Di Leo Salvatore Zarilli Inannucci Rafael and Rev Danio Ceretta. Many congregants hail from Calitri area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calitri
Italy
Joseph Carbell
Henry Leo
Vincenzo di Leo
Salvatore Zarilli
Inannucci Rafael
Danio Ceretta
New Haven Buys Control Of Massachusetts Trolleys
In Boston on June 9, the Massachusetts Senate passed the Berkshire Trolley bill enabling the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad to acquire a controlling stake in Berkshire Street Railway Company. The measure allows the railroad to spend up to $2,000,000 to develop western Massachusetts trolley lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Boston
Massachusetts
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
State
Berkshire
New Haven
Commonwealth
New York,New Haven & Hartford
Berkshire Street Railway Company
Fate of Sugar Trust Men Will Be Known Tonight
United Press reports in New York June 9 that an American Sugar Refining Company employee on conspiracy to defraud the government over customs duties will learn his fate tonight or early tomorrow as the case goes to the jury late in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Trust
United Press
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Ambassador Kerens' Son Recovering After Poison Overdose
St Louis June 9 Richard C Kerens Jr son of the U S ambassador to Austria is in the city hospital today recovering from an overdose of paraldehyne taken last night in a hotel toilet room. He is about 30 years old and has been an invalid for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
St. Louis
Richard C. Kerens, Jr
United States
Austria
Kerens
Thread Mill Cut Willimantic Embraces Shorter Week
The American Thread Company, employing about 1200, announced plans to cut weekly hours from 58 to 52 starting next week due to over production. The move affects a large local workforce in Willimantic and signals a shift in operating practices amid factory-scale output pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Willimantic
American Thread Company
Pension bills propose monthly sums for two doctors
Washington June 9 Representative Hill introduced two pension bills. One would grant Doctor M Bronson of Bridgeport, late of Company H, Second Regiment, heavy artillery, a pension of 44 dollars a month. The second would pension Charles W Bennett of Norwalk, formerly of Company G, 196th Pennsylvania Volunteers, at 30 dollars a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hill
Doctor M. Bronson
Bridgeport
Heavy Artillery
Charles W Bennett
Norwalk
196Th
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Four Die as Train Strikes Funeral Wagon in Haverstraw
A West Shore Railroad express struck a funeral carriage at a grade crossing in Haverstraw New York killing four people including Rev A Romath pastor of New City Methodist Church and driver William Beebe plus two others E V Zlfred and his wife The woman injured is Mrs Perry Kesler The day also brought word in London of the death of Sir George Newnes a noted English publisher who founded Westminster Gazette Tid Bits and Strand magazine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Haverstraw
N. Y
West Shore Railroad
A. Romath
New City
London
Sir George Newnes
England
Westminster Gazette
Tid Bits
Strand Magazine
Probate Court Notes Edward Green Appointed Estate Administrator
Edward Green was today appointed administrator of the estate of the late Michael Grady. John F. Somers and W. A. Callan were appointed appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Green
Michael Grady
John F. Somers
W. A. Callan
Local Wedding Unites Nellie Higby and Bert Barnes
A pretty home wedding occurred Wednesday afternoon June 8 at four oclock as Nellie June Higby became the bride of Bert Morrison Barnes. The Rev. P. E. Matthias officiated at the ceremony with only immediate family present. After a wedding breakfast the couple left at 654 train for Providence and Boston for their honeymoon. Higby formerly worked as a long distance operator at the local telephone exchange and Barnes is a foreman in the store department of the A. W. Burritt Co. They will reside at 752 Williams Street after June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie June Higby
Bert Morrison Barnes
P. E. Matthias
King’s Highway Chapel
Providence
Boston
Miss Higby
Mr. Barnes
A. W. Burritt Co
Barnes
Williams
Eet
Royal waists offered at below usual prices
A small lot of Royal waists on the second floor features pure white fine lawn and linen fabrics, some with embroidery in pretty patterns. Sizes 34 36 and 38 are available as sample garments, presented as better than regular Royals and priced to attract buyers.
Tailored suits offered at low prices for measure fits
A seller advertises custom tailored suits for 18.75 made to individual measurements from selected woolens. The message highlights comfort, stylish fabrics, and options like blue or black serge, cheviot, and unfinished worsted, with manufacturer backing and a basement storefront location.
Extra nice summer silk dresses at two prices
Summer silk dresses offered at 12 50 and 15 with many styles and patterns. Some feature cuff skirts to flatter the figure, others are plain or trimmed with lace or embroidery. Colors include blues, black and white, and pink shades, with price and value clearly displayed to attract shoppers.
Deaths and a Wedding Reported in Local Notices
Mrs Margarethe Kausler died at 559 Berkshire avenue age 67 after 10 years in the city. Infant daughter of Edward and coceple Haggerty died at 332 Harral avenue aged six months. Funeral for William Cunningham held at his home 593 Newfield avenue then St Marys church. Richard Williams age 22 and Rosalie Pauline Downey age 18 wed at City Hall by Justice Mullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margarethe Kausler
Joseph Kausler
Berkshire Avenue
St. Joseph’s
Christopher Heldman
John
Joseph
Christina
Germany
Josephine
Edward
Coceple Haggerty
Harral Avenue
William Cunningham
Newfield Avenue
St. Mary's Church
Father Mulcahy
Thomas Reed
Thomas Malone
John Gerry
James Burke
Thomas O'Neil
Oliver Tenny
Inpeeve
St. Michael's Cemetery
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THE
Mohican Company
Boston Blue
Cnexen Halibut Ib
John Beck & Son
Main ST
Jas. Horan & Son, Firsts
Hughes & Chapman
Stratford Avenoy
Jackson
Crawford Laundry CO
Paving Commission
Stratford Avenue
Lower Bridge
Yellow Mill Bridge
Adam Wagn
Myrtle Avenue
Fairfield Avenue
George Hayes
John Zieselat
Bassick Avenue
Nellie
Harry H. Bishop
St. Vincent's Hospital
I. T. Banks
Liveryman
Towland
Memers Fatfield Avenas
Gus
Howland Dry Goods CO
Hamilton S. Weather Report
Good Fellow
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