Progressives and Republicans Seek Unity in Roosevelt Nomination
A joint Progressive Republican peace conference reports unified aim to defeat the Democratic administration and back Theodore Roosevelt as a unifying candidate. Conferees from both sides describe a frank, friendly discussion and propose further talks to build a shared platform for the coming campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Republican-Progressive Harmony Committee
Messrs
Perkins
New York
Johnson
California
Bonaparte
Maryland
Wilkinson
New Yo
Parker
Louisiana
Theodore Roosevelt
Reid Smoot
W. Murray Crane
W. E. Borah
Nicholas Murray Butler
A. R. Pom
Opposition to County Land Purchase Near Courthouse
The county faces mixed views on buying the former North Congregational church parsonage west of the courthouse. Some county commissioners oppose the $15,000 to $20,000 purchase while others at a bar meeting favored it to beautify courthouse surroundings. A county meeting will discuss the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield County
Count Court House
Old North Congregational Church Parsonage
Samuel H. Wheeler
Church Sociery
Court House
Wheeler
Coroner Finds No Criminal Negligence in Lumber Death
Coroner John J. Phelan ruled there was no criminal negligence by Tristini and Soferrello the contractors over the death of Dorothy Morgan crushed by a lumber pile. He noted contractors were careless but parents should have kept children away. Six year old Herbert Broutz remains hospitalized with a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Phelan
Tristini & Soferrello
Dorothy Morgan
Carroll Avenue
Herbert Broutz
Bridgeport Hospital
Morris Rome
Stratford and
Carroll Avenues
Phelan
Angelo Rocari
Willard Street
Louis Barie
Kossuth Street
Frederick Salvo
William R. Muirhead
Muirhead
Steal at Broad Street rooming house investigated
Police fail to locate a man who slept at 760 Broad Street and left a note to be called for a New York boat. He boarded the boat with a suit, a leather handbag, and a watch and chain belonging to Joseph La Roecque, a roomer. The Champion Copper Co. declared a dividend of 6.40 a share.
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Broad Street
New York
Joseph la Roecque
Mrs Wyckoff Receives $25 Weekly Alimony in Stamford Suit
Vera E Wyckoff wife of Spofford Wyckoff, a Stamford manufacturer, was awarded $25 a week alimony by Judge Webb in the superior court. She testified to lack of support since December amid separation after injunctions to stop her from taking their child from the state. She claimed a $200 monthly allowance and cited her former lifestyle in Palm Beach and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera E. Wyckoff
Spofford Wyckoff
Stamford
Yale University
Webb
Superior Court
Carl Foster
Wyckoff
Bridgeport Health Board Reports City Population at 132000
The Bridgeport Board of Health estimates the city population at 132000 for 1915. The annual report shows 3854 births and 1829 deaths, a net increase of 2025, with a death rate of 13.8 per thousand. There were 1451 marriages and 165 still births.
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Bridgeport
Board of Health
Messenger Steals $26. Police Seek Eddie Allen
Police hunt Eddie Allen who fled yesterday with 26 dollars from Rockwell & Co where he worked as a messenger. He had collected a C O D bill and did not remit the funds to the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie” Allen
Reform School
Rockwell & Co
Nine Divorces Granted in Superior Court Session
Nine divorce decrees were granted in the morning session of part two of the superior court by Judge Curtis. Desertion and intemperance were the primary grounds. cases include Vandecar, Clark, Duplease, Flood, Hotchkiss, Elsie Warren Smith, Evans, Baker, and Wakelee with various spouses and marriage dates noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Curtis
Jessie A. Vandecar
William A. Vandecar
Samuel Clark
Stratford
Margaret Smith Clark
Wiliam Duplease
Delia Seeley Duplease
William J. Flood
Sarah Agnes Flood
Edwin B. Hotchkiss
Catherine Agnes Hotchkiss
Elsie Warren Smith
Norwalk
Dwight W Smith
Catherine N. Evans
Oliver P. Evans
New Fairfield
Minnie Bond Baker
Henry H. Baker
Green Farms
Alfred S. Wakelee
Ethel Thomas Wakelee
Plantsville
Truman A. Cook
Remonstrance Foe Atlas License Transfer Delays
Residents near the Hotel Atlas oppose transferring the liquor license to the Thomas P. Taylor Co citing fear of a saloon in James and Harral area. A remonstrance petition circulates with many signers. The move would affect factory employees and neighborhood. Also Toole and Sanderlin win Yellow Mill bridge repair bid at 8 671. W W Hubbell Co bid 3 355.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Atlas
Thomas P. Taylor Co
Taylor Company
James and Harral Avenue
Borah Tells Progressives Roosevelt Bond Key to Unity
Senator Borah urged Progressive delegates to unite behind Roosevelt and Borah as leaders. He warned the convention they must march together to shape policy for the next quarter century, ending with renewed chants of Roosevelt and Borah. The hall erupted with cheers as Borah left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borah
Roosevelt
Todd
Senator Borah
Robins
Teddy
Moses
United States
Alderman Seeks Trolley Shift From Oak Street to Madison Avenue
Alderman Thomas Tierney of the Sixth district prepares a petition to Connecticut Co asking to discontinue the Oak Street line and extend the Jones avenue George street route straight through Madison avenue to Lincoln bridge. He cites rising Capitol avenue housing and residents, noting few use the Lafayette park to North avenue line. ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Tierney
Sixth District
The
Connecticut Co
Oak Street
Jones Avenue
George Street
Madison Avenue
Lincoln Bridge
Capitol Avenue
Lafayette Park
North Avenue
Whitman Names Hughes Before G O P Meeting
Gov Whitman resumed after a long pause and quoted Justice Hughes on defense and army efficiency. He nominated Charles Evans Hughes of New York for President. A G O P elephant and marching supporters energized the hall as Hughes forces led cheers and paraded through the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitman
Justice Hughes
New York
United States
Charles Evans Hughes
Oregon
Vermont
Michigan
Preenees
Charlie
Wadsworth
Hughes
STEPNEY Community Notes Include School Closure Picnic
Miss Genevieve Wyckoff plans to close her STEPNEY school Friday and host a pupil picnic at the school house. Residents report movement and visits among Bridgeport natives and local families, with several neighbors and guests mentioned across the area.
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Genevieve Wyckoff
Frederick Hawley, Jr
Bridgeport
George Wiseman
Emma Sherman
Fair Haven
Solon Wales
Edna Eastwood
New Britain Normal School
Harmony Grange
Pomona Grange
Trumbull
Elliott Brown
Massachusetts
Milon B. Hawtey
Emily D. Leavenworth
Edward Kneen
Shelton
Robertson May Be Kitchener's Successor
The probable new head of the British war office is a civilian who will rely on General Sir William Robertson chief of the Imperial General Staff. Robertson, 56, rose from the ranks and has been quartermaster general in France and later chief of staff before becoming IGSS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kitchener
British War Office
William Robertson
Imperial General Staff
War
General Robertson
Kitchener
Robertson
George
British Army Council
Earl Kitchener
France
Hoe
Notable Briefs From Courts to Commerce and Public Life
Brief items note against United Shoe Machinery Co. in St Louis court. Charles B. Schafer of NYSE dies in Yonkers at 46. J P Morgan & Co. deposits 3 340 000 in NY Assay Office. Brooklyn parade canceled for fair day. 100000 children planned to march. Shell Transport declares 25 percent interim dividend tax free. Justice Louis D Brandeis meets President Wilson. Senate holds a 20 minute routine session and adjourns to Saturday. An ad touts Cyrus Wart Remover claiming painless removal of wart. Salem area pharmacy ad mentions Seirfield Ave.
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Main
Lace
Rockers
U.S
Lee
LEE Bros. Furniture CO
Main St
Arch
Vales
Axminster
Joint Committee
George W. Perkins
Hiram W. Johnson
James J. Bonaparte
John M. Parker
Horace 8
Champion Copper Co
Messenger
Atlas
BULL
Oak St
Stepney
United Shoe Machinery Co
St. Louis
Charles B. Schafer
New York Stock Exchange
Yonkers, N. Y
Canada
J. P. Morgan & Co
Brooklyn
Shell Transport Co
England
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Wilson
Senate
Cyrus
Gyrus
Seirfield Ave
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