Duncan’s Financial Decline Linked to Inherited Wealth
Pace-One sources report a man named Duncan inheriting about $3,000 from his mother and six children. He is said to have squandered funds on gambling or stock speculation, with winter living costs partly covered by roughly $75 in personal checks drawn from a bank deposit. His wife suspects he hid or spent tax-related checks, leaving his personal and official records previously intact until his mind gave way.
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Ihamestead
Duncan
Obituary notices and funeral details from June 1915 items
Notices announce funeral arrangements for Patrick J Bray James F Carroll Mary Hagerty and Bridget Ahearn with church services at St Michael's and St Augustine's and interments at St Michael's cemetery. The Crane Value Company Relief Association also invites members to a June 17 meeting at Eagles hall for reorganization and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Valzabas
Elity
Jamen i
Giese
Fide
Ebony Five
Heart
St. Michael's
Patrick J.bray
Patrick
Mary
John Hagserty
Madison Avenue
Sea .m
St. Augustine’s
St Michael's
Ahearn
New Canaan
Bridget Ahearn
Crane Value Company Relief Association
Eagles’ Hall
H. Shbasby
Man with Fractured Skull in Death Probe at Golden Hill Saloon
Coroner Phelan investigates Patrick Sullivan’s death after he was found outside the Blute saloon at Golden Hill and Middle streets. Witnesses describe Sullivan with a battered face and recent injuries from a beating prior to his return to the saloon. Blute faces manslaughter charges as authorities trace Sullivan’s movements Wednesday and prior days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelan
Patrick Sullivan
Martin Blute
Golden Hill
Middle Streets
Giovanni E. Domade
Thomas Doine
Antonio Delisa
Antonio Delisa At the ‘Bridgeport Arms Works. DelLisa
Demme
Deine
Geo. B. Cowell
Dolne
Dolme
Maple Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Doine
Sullivan
Blute Saloon
Garlick
Blute
John Cunningham
Raiirobtad Avenue
Broad Street
Anthony McQueeney
Court House
McQueeney
Cunningham
Paddy
Bilute
John Malone
James G. Sullivan
Foster, Besse & Co
Graphophone Girl in Court for Powell Divorce Suit
Margaret Powell testified in superior court that attorney Geduldig said she could pay six dollars weekly to settle the divorce case from James F Powell of the city. Powell described marital strife due to her late dances and denied threatening her to marry him. The couple, who wed after a New York ice cream parlor proposal in 1913, separated last September. Judge Shumway reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret He. Powel
Superior Court
Abe
Gedaldie
American Graphophone Co
James F. Powell
Powell
Graphophone Co
New York
Martha Thona Smith
Naugatuck
Shumway
Burton G. Smith
League to form commission government tonight
A Commission Government league will be organized this evening at o o'clock in the Board of Trade rooms by supporters of the commission form of government meeting in the Newfield building. The event is open to the public and expected to attract many attendees for a lively session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
At & O
Board of Trade
Newfield
New England Tennis Tournament Results at Hartford
Fair weather favored the 16th annual New England championship at Hartford Golf Club. Morning results include A Peck defeating R L James 7 5 2 6 Mitchell Trinity Tennis team defeating H R Dean 6 2 6 1 J M Holcomb Jr defeating Arthur Donchian 6 1 6 1 Berg and Merrill beat Mapledon and Hoyt 6 2 6 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Hartford Golf Club
A. Peck
R. L. James
Mitchell
Trinity
H. R. Dean
J. M. Holcomb, Jr
Arthur Donchian
Berg and
Merrill
Mapledon
Hoyt
Weather forecast for Bridgeport June 9 1915
Fairfield Avenue and Cannon Street entrances in Bridgeport Conn. forecast for Wednesday night and Thursday with fair conditions and winds from the north and west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon Street
Bridgeport
Conn
How Lane
Clocked Silk Stockings Feature Clock Pattern Embroidery
Hosiery ad details newly arrived silk stockings priced at 1.10 with embroidered clock faces. Patterns show three narrow lines on each side, white stockings in white embroidery, other colors in contrasting tones. Rich luster, good weight, impressive value. Left aisle front.
Mirrors and vanity goods for traveling and home use
The ad lists celluloid framed mirrors, brushes, hair receivers, puff jars, cuticle knives, and fashion soaps priced from 10c to 65c. It advertises 4711 products and a guest room soap set, bath salts, and cologne with various prices. It notes home china items on the fourth floor with cake plates to tea sets and serveware.
Protest Drives Fair Play For Many Teachers
A board of education meeting sparked protests over a sudden marking system for teacher raises. A new plan warns teachers at risk of losing increases next year and requires signing contracts by June 14. Notices list deficient teaching duties and call for improvement to secure the raise. The action aims to give teachers a fair chance to improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Williams Wife Kisses Prisoner As Court Opens
In Titchfield Connecticut on June 9 the trial resumed for Isaac N Williams of Bridgeport and Harry Roe of Poughkeepsie for the Barkhamsted murder of County Commissioner Hubert Case. Williams wife kissed him as proceedings began while deputy sheriff Bulkley sat nearby. Norman Morey testified Williams asked him to deliver a letter to Williams wife revealing a hotel toilet room plan and a hidden bag with a gun a bottle a sock and a pocketbook.
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Titchfield
Conn
Isaac N. Williams
Bridgeport
Harry Roe
Poughkeepsie
Hubert B. Case
Barkhamsted
Williams
Bulkley
Terryville
Norman
Morey
Raise & Register
Arthur Pfaefflin
Milford couple Henry Cleary and Florence Witterwell wed
Henry P. Cleary neon window dresser at Howland Dry Goods and Florence Witterwell bookkeeper were married at St Marys Milford by Rev Peter McClean. Miss Lucy McLaughlin attended the bride. best man John Rourke. A wedding breakfast at the bride’s parents’ home followed. The couple will reside in Milford after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Cleary
Howland Dry Goods Co
Florence Witterwell
St. Mary’s Church
Milford
Peter McClean
Lucy McLaughlin
Cleary
John Rourke
Ernest Witterwell
Hammocks at seven fifty draw shoppers in
A brisk response welcomed Conels hammocks priced at $7.50. The sturdy, good-looking line sold quickly, with a four inch wool fiber mattress, canvas ends with pockets, adjustable head-rest, and steel frame for folding into a couch, displayed on the third floor.
Women's Pretty Enough Dress Textiles Description
Women’s outfits described as pleasing to critical taste with wear indoors or out. Fabrics include percale and lawn in lavender blue or black with white accents, embroidery or lace trims, dotted collars, and polka ring dot details. Trimmed, graceful, with full skirts and short sleeves, priced at 85 cents. Second floor.
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Copenhagen
Rag rugs brighten rooms and outdoor spaces
Rag rugs are bright and good for summer homes. They fit in almost every room, adding comfort, color, and a homey touch. Washable, colorfast, and made from clean rags, they come in many sizes from 24 by 36 inches at 60 cents to 5 by 12 feet at $10, with varied colors.
Howland Dry Goods Co. Denied Saloon License Transfer
County commissioners refused William Genczi permission to move his saloon from 230 Hallett to 471 Stillman Street due to Remington U. M. C. Co. opposition citing explosives work dangers. Abraham Ames won a transfer from 709 to 712 Hallett Street after neighbors’ remonstrance but supporters argued he had just built a $15,000 premises and should be allowed the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rem-ington U. M. C .Co
William Genczi
Stillman Street
Hallett Street
Abraham Ames
Amsel
Two Claimants For Same Compensation
Commissioner Buckingham will open a hearing at 10 a m to decide if compensation for Antonio Alvartes death goes to his son in law Giovanni Pagila or to Michael Riccio administrator. Widow Maria Alvartes and two children in Italy. Pagita represented by Italian consul seen at New Haven. Andrew Mrazik named administrator of Mary Mrazik estate. Ik EKochiss and Chas Roder appraisers. Estate is equity in two tenement houses on Pine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham
Antonio Alvartes
Giovanni Pagila
Michael Riccio
Maria Alvartes
Italy
Chase F. Riseman
Alvartes
Stamford
Cide
Phillip Pond
New Haven
Pagita
Andrew Mrazik
Mary Mrazik
Profinute
Joseph Ik Ekochiss
Chas Roder
Holges
Pine Street
Intertype Composition Co Wins Municipal Register Bid
The Intertype Composition Co was the lowest bidder for the Municipal Register 1915 bids opened by Clerk Baldwin of the board of contract and supply. The company bid $1.27 per page for printing 700 copies, beating rivals Connecticut Press, Standard Association, and Brewer Colgan in price for binding and stamping extra copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intertype Composition Co
Municipal Register
Baldwin
Board of Contract
Connecticut Press
Standard Association
Brewer- Colgan
Youth Stole Whiskey Held for Burglary
Roy Walker age 69 of Fulton Street was held today on burglary charges after forcing a window at the William May saloon at Brook and Arctic Streets. He was captured on the east side by officers Zhender and Kehoe carrying two full bottles identified by the saloon keeper May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Walker
Fulton Street
William May
Brook and
Arctic Streets
Walker
Zhender
Kehoe
May
Russian Bukowina Is Surrounded By A-F Forces
A June dispatch from Austrian press headquarters on the eastern front says the Russian army in Bukowina, bolstered by detachments defeated at Kalusz in eastern Galicia, has been cut off from middle Galician Russians and is being driven back eastward as Austro German forces from Kalusz near Stanislau advance.
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Cologne
Ger
Bukowina
Ka~lusz
Galicia
Kalusz
Stanislau
Pittsburgh Widower Weds Divorced Here
Late yesterday Barrington I Brennan, 53, widower of Pittsburgh, Pa was married by Assistant Town Clerk C E Winton to Adeline L Whipple, 43, of 2380 Fairfield Ave The clerk accompanied the couple to the building commissioners office on the Moor above where he read the ceremony The bride has been married before and divorced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrington I. Brennan
Pittsburgh
C. E. Winton
Adeline L. Whipple
Fairfield Avenas
Winton
Building Commissioners
Obituary for Sarah Ribble Johnston and Thomas Merwin
The funeral for Sarah Ribble Johnston widow of Nelson Johnston was held this afternoon at 5 29 from her daughter Mrs C H Shannon 43 Merchant street with Rev Hichard L Swain D D presiding and interment in Mountain Grove cemetery A second funeral for Thomas Merwin age 55 from Fairfield occurred at 2 30 this afternoon at his daughter Mrs John Wilson s home with Rev Swanson conducting services and burial in Ocklawnh cemetery.
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Sarah Ribble Johnston
Sarah Ribble
Nelson Johnston
C. H. Shannon
Merchant Street
Hichard L. Swain
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Thomas Merwin
John Wilson
Fairfield
Mr. Swanson
Merwin
Ocklawnh Cemetery
Orphan List Increases In Berlin Children Care
Berlin reports the city now cares for 10 006 orphans as of April 1 1915 up from 9 478 a year earlier. The 62 percent rise exceeds death-rate changes since 1914 and includes 228 children transferred from institutions that previously housed them.
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Berlin
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Main ST
Juti
Sample Shoe Parlor
Mainst
Silver Sands
P. O
Cooney
Sullivan Inquest
League For Commission
New England
Howwland’s
Howland Dry Goods
Cleary—Witterwell
Howland Dry Goods Coo
Mrazik
Intertype Composition Company
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