Mooney Opposed To Auxiliary Alarm System
A fire alarm was triggered yesterday afternoon at E H H Smith Silver Co in Stratford via the A D T system. Chief Mooney opposes the auxiliary line due to misrouting risk and recommends disconnecting it from department wires.
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Mooney
E. H. H. Smith Silver Co
E. H. H. Smith Co
Bruce Avenue
Stratford
Bridgeport
Western Union Telegraph Office
Western Union
Train wreck near St Louis leaves three dead
Iron Mountain No. 17 derailed just outside St Louis early this morning. Three crew members killed Walter Douglas engineer Robert B. Sheppard fireman Jasper F. Laster mail clerk mortally wounded J D F Wiggins Thomas A Coogan and Robert Findley among the injured. One passenger hurt as train consisting solely of mail cars plunged into a ditch. The engine derailed from unknown cause. The report notes waistline coats and a wart remover promotion appears in the same column.
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United Press
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
St Louis
Walter Douglas
Robert B. Sheppard
Jasper F. Laster
J. D. F. Wiggins
Thomas A. Coogan
Robert Findley
CleanEasy Hand Soap Promises Skin Safe Cleaning
An advertisement for CleanEasy hand soap boasts skin safety and instant removal of stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt. It promotes use on hands or clothing with a large can priced at 10 cents and lists manufacturer Wm. R. Winn at 244 Stratford Ave.
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Wm. R. Winn
Stratford Ave
Taxpayers League pushes block maps and charter changes
The Taxpayers League plans action on block maps funded at 9.50 and sent to the city engineer to gauge how quickly work can be completed. The maps aim to reveal unequal taxation of dwellings and real estate while not correcting disparities for public services and corporations. Secretive meetings and a $1,200 appropriation controversy are noted as the group shifts to charter change discussions ahead of a 1910 assembly.
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Taxpayers’ League
Star Chamber
Henry P. Lyons
League
Keating
Lyons
Common Council
Committee On Ways and Means
John J. Phelan
George M. Eames
Samuel E. Vincent
Congress Street
Main Street
Housatonic Avenue
James Feeley
Robert A. Hurley
A. W. Burritt
Market Opens Quiet With Steady Prices In New York
New York June 9 opening reports a quiet stock market with prices holding steady. Early trading shows broad demand despite initial recession signals and narrower movements than in the past two weeks. Government bonds were unchanged while other bonds held firm.
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New York
Bride in Brooklyn wedding after Bridgeport injury
Harry T. Sandlin a Georgia sailor now pharmacist in the Brooklyn navy yard insisted on marrying Mrs. Alice M. Wright of 568 Washington Avenue Brooklyn at Bridgeport hospital Monday night despite a fractured skull. Mrs Wright-Sandlin arranged his removal to Brooklyn for reception at the hospital and planned return. Sandlin’s skull fracture improved and he rallied quickly under care. He was struck by a Noble avenue trolley near Rev. Atkinson’s home while arranging for an immediate marriage. He has been stationed in the Brooklyn navy yard since the fleet’s return from its world voyage.
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Harry T. Sandlin
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Alice M. Wright
Washington Avenue
Brooklyn
Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport
Army and Navy Hospital
Brooklyn Institution
Sandlin
Noble Avenue
Atkinson
Second Baptist Church
Beig
Brooklyn Navyrd
Vesuvio Activity Rises as Tourists Flee Nearby
Rome reports Mount Vesuville increasing activity after a seismic disturbance. Tourists are avoiding the volcano while authorities note a tourist death near the crater, attributed to overexertion and fumes from the volcano as contributing factors.
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United Press
Rome
Mount Vesuville
Julius Siloa
San Francisco
Police Chief Suspended for Duel In Havana
Havana reports Chief of Ben Martinez suspended after engaging in a duel with a colored politician named Aranda. The incident, dated June 9, highlights interethnic political tensions and official discipline in the city.
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United Press
Havana
Ben Martinez
Aranda
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Jacoby
Frank Jacoby
Geo. B. Clark & Co
Broad Street
Charles P. Cipolla
Cosmopolitan Pharmacy
Pembroke Street
Steuben
Fairchild
G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
P. D
Hudson
Fairfield Avenue
Foot East 22Nd Street
Pier East 22Nd Street
Pier 27
East River
Wheeler & Wilson
The
D Navigation Co
Englan
E. H. H. Smith Silver Company
Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Cannon St
Niagara
BIC
Hartford Goodrich
Jaycox Rubber Co
Head Cannon St
TAX Payers League
General Assembly
Student Players
MR. Ince
Grace D. Clark
John Ince
Poli Stock Company
Stephen Ghent
Henry Miller
Ince
Wall Street Today
Plucky Sandlin
Navy Hospital
Bride
MT. Vesuvius
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore
Hiete
Lou
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