King Named In Place Of W F Henney
Connecticut delegates elect John T. King of Bridgeport Republican national committeeman by a ten to four vote to succeed Judge W F Henney of Hartford. Hartford county delegates led by Charles Hopkins Clark helped oust Henney after a three day fight, with Ullman appealing for Henney's retention.
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Chicago
Connecticut
John T. King
Bridgeport
W. F. Henney
Artford
Henney
King
Hartford County
Charles Hopkins Clark
Hartford
W. Bishop
Col. Ullman
Russian advance imperils Austrian forges
Reports from Rome say the Russian front has broken through 94 miles of Austrian lines to a depth of 37 12 miles, threatening to envelope the Austrian army. Austrian Slav regiments reportedly surrendered under initial Russian pressure as Dutch and French updates note ongoing defenses and a high level conference in London with General Joffre.
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London
Rome
Keuter
Amsterdam
Parade Delays Tests Bridgeport Crowd For Greatest Show
Thousands of Bridgeporters gathered despite a two hour delay to see the parade of the Greatest Show on Earth. Weather and train delays postponed the procession until 12 30 as elephants camels bands and floats moved through town amid hungry youngsters and hurried meals.
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Bridgeport
Cencee
Fred Bradna
Notorious pickpockets held after crowd theft scene
Police arrest Jacob Frost of New York and Jacob Korn after a handbag theft from Mrs Eva Hibbard on Main Street. Both men, aliases listed, face city court with bonds set at 1000 dollars. Bertillon records and East Coast police alerts linked them to prior convictions.
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Jacob Frost
New York
Jacob Korn
Eva Hibbard
Benham Avenue
Main Street
John Seery
Edward Cole
George Haux
Seery
Korn
Coles
Haux
Frost
Hyman Topolsky
Louis Goldstein
House of Refuge
Coney Island
Julius Levine
Samuel Rosen
Newark
No City Delivery Yet For Remington Arms Neighborhood
Conditions at Remington City need resolving before city mall delivery. a temporary post office will open at Station 26 on Boston Avenue near Seaview opposite the Remington plant. Several hundred residents will receive mail there until houses are numbered sidewalks laid and letter boxes installed, then city delivery will be extended.
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Remington City S
City Mall
Boston Avenue
Seaview
Remington Plant
Remington City
Weather forecast showers tonight and Saturday
A forecast shows showers tonight and likely Saturday amid fresh east winds.
Border Bandits Hanged After Columbus Raid
Francisco Alvarez and Juan Sanchez, Villa followers, were hanged at 6:30 am in Deming New Mexico for roles in the March 9 Columbus raid that killed 17 Americans. Five more defendants await execution as Governor McDonsin granted a May reprieve for review at Wilson’s request.
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Columbus
N. M
Jose Rangel
Eusebio Renteria
Taurino Garcia
Jose Rodriguez
Juan Castillo
El Paso Bridge Ordered Closed to U S Citizens
Customs inspectors at the International bridge in El Paso received instructions to permit only Americans to enter Mexico from the bridge until further notice. The order came by telegraph from Washington without stated reasons.
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EL Paso
U.S
International Bridge
Mexico
Washington
Jury acquits Waterbury editor in criminal libel case
Waterbury jurors found William J. Pape editor of the Waterbury Republican not guilty on two counts of criminal libel arising from alleged defamatory publications about State Senator James A Peasley. Judge Edward L. Smith presided. Peasley congratulated the acquittal but did not shake hands.
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Waterbury
District Court Today
William J. Pape
Senator Peasley
Edwin Shields Arrested in San Francisco for Embezzlement
Edwin Shields former Lyric theatre manager and Adams Express Co agent was arrested in San Francisco on embezzlement charges tied to 468 dollars alleged from August 1 1913. Bridgeport police had tracked him across the Midwest before a San Francisco police contact led to the arrest. Detective Sergeants Hall and Fox are involved in pursuing the case.
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Edwin Shields
Lyric Theatre
San Francisco
Bridgeport
Adams Express Co
Shields
William Fox
Express Company
Middle West
Peter Hall
Shield
D. A. Vatrite
Gwolice
George Fox
Charles H. Suckley
Pacific Coast
Thomas Semlar
Ambassador denies spurious interview on Wilson peace plans
Berlin June 9 The American ambassador James W Gerard repudiates an interview attributed to him about President Wilsons peace mediation. A manuscript of the fake interview was offered to the National Zeitung but he refused to sanction it. The statement notes Count Von Westarp's claim and Gerards formal denial. Minor local incidents follow including a small fire at Berkshire Mills and a minor automobile collision on Lexington Avenue.
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Berlin
James W. Gerard
Wilson
Overseas
New Agency
Friederich von Westarp
Reichstag
Gerald
Today
Gerard
National Zeitung
Vossische Zeitung
Count von Westarp
Roosevelt Name to Be Submitted by Fall at Republican Convention
The Progressive and Republican gatherings in Chicago feature nominating talks as Senator Borah visits the Progressive convention and stirs the hall. Governor Whitman nominates Justice Hughes while Elihu Root is slated by Butler with speakers backing him. Roosevelt’s name is set to be presented by Senator Fall of New Mexico.
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer Sn
Bridgeport
Republican Row
King
Henney
E Hughes
Borah
Justice
Root
Butler
Roosevelt
Fall—Borah
Bull Moose
Chicago
Senator Borah
Col. Roosevelt
Teddy
Coliseum
Whitman
New York
Justice Hughes
Nicholas Murray Butler
Elihu ‘Root
Senator Fall
New Mexico
Whitman Names Hughes Before G O P Meeting
Governor Whitman of New York takes the platform to nominate Justice Hughes as the Republican choice at the Chicago convention. The crowd reacts to mentions of Roosevelt Taft and McDowell invites, as peace talks with the Pro gressives continue and the hall buzzes with demonstrations.
Progressives clash as Roosevelt name hints loom large
In Chicago at the Progressive convention the crowd surged as delegates pressed in. Massachusetts urged Roosevelt nomination while speakers mocked a rushed roll call. Senator Borah arrived to thunderous applause amid a tense, ongoing platform reading and a split on the peace conference report.
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Chicago
Auditorium
Henry Allen
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
William Allen White
Gifford Pinchot
Col. Roosevelt
Robins
Joseph Stolz
William Draper Lewis
Resolutions Committee
Lewis
Indiana
High Seas
George W. Perkins
Johnson
Perkins
Peace Conferees
Mr. Perkins
Republican Committee
Senator Borah
Senator Bemb
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Meuse
War Office
Thaumont Farm
Joffre
Foreign Office
Paul Cambon
Edward Grey
War Council
Remington < Arms
Villa
Columbus, N. M
U. S
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Durango
Pape
Gerard Avers
Berkshire
No. 1 Chemical Company
Louis V. Swoone
Lexington
Nergency Hospital
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Taft
Harding
William F McDowell
Smoot
Farmer
Alabama
Alaska
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