Stepless Car Runs Smoothly on First Trial in Brooklyn
Objections to double steps on trolley lines spur an experiment in Brooklyn mirroring Bridgeport concerns. A steel bodied surface car with central door entry and wide dimensions carries up to fifty eight passengers, lighter than typical double-truck Brooklyn cars, but with curb clearance and timing still under evaluation.
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Bridgeport
Brooklyn
New York
Hattan
Manhattan
Brooklyn Rap
Germans Honor Their Patron St Boniface
Germans at home and abroad celebrate St Boniface, patron of the Kaiser's empire, as Pope Pius X and Emperor William urge a day of homage. Boniface, born Wini in Devonshire in 680, evangelized Frisia Thuringia and Germany, founded churches, and converted pagans while guiding missions until his death in Bavaria.
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Boniface
Pius X Jaz
William Haslso
Ahamce
St Boniface
Wini
Credinton
Devonshire
England
Gregory II
Friesland
Charles Is
Eesia
Thuringia
Rome
Ger
Bavaria
St Boniface Scene And Early Church Names
An account recalls St Boniface’s martyrdom near Dokkum and notes St Barnabas as Apostle and Martyr. It also reports New Haven June 11 on a police assault case, confirming the suspect’s trial likely in superior court and mentioning hush-up efforts.
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Friesland
Dokkum
St. Boniface
Atlantic
Baltimore
St. Barnabas
Cyprus
Barnabas
Paul
New Haven
Chestnut Street
Su| M
Fairfield Beach Season Opens as Visitors Flock In
On a warm Fairfield Sunday visitors crowded the beaches as cottage owners entertain guests from New Rochelle, Brooklyn, and New York. Trolley and auto traffic surged, signaling a likely summer influx. A hearing on Julia Watt Morris Curtis Lawrence to restore her legal status and remove Judge Banks as conservator was postponed to next Monday.
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Hargrove Boys
Fairfield
New England
Oppingtons
New Rochelle
Sniffens
Brooklyn
Webers
Pomeroys
New x
Morris
New York
Julia Watt Morris Curtis Lawrence
Judge Banks
Ze Banks
First Protestant Church Anniversary in Northwest
The article notes the seventy seventh anniversary of the first Protestant church in the Northwest, founded after a June 11 1835 meeting at Fort Snelling Minnesota. Major Gustavus Loomis aided the congregation with Rev Thomas S Williamson as its first preacher, growing into the First Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis. The piece also mentions Laborde Gelman Co offering a new house furnishing department and a burglary suspect seen near Mrs Leonore Lehlenbach’s home after her flat was robbed.
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Northwest
Fort Snelling
Minn
Gustavus Loomis
Thomas S. Williamson
First Presbyterian Church
Minneapolis
Pioneer Military Post
New York
Leonore Lehlenbach
Flag Day Appeal by Elias Howe Post G A R
Elias Howe Post of the G A R asks all patriotic citizens to display the American flag at home and at business on Flag Day Friday June 14 1777 to make the city first in the state for patriotism urging a hearty response and signing A C Thompson Patriotic Instructor Elias Howe Jr Post G A R
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American Congress
America
Loving Cup for Stuart Hamilton from Classmates
Classmates of Stuart A. Hamilton, selected for the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, honored him on his last day at B. H. S. Miss Charlotte Marsh presented a silver and gold loving cup, 14 inches high on an ebony base, which he accepted and he bade his schoolmates farewell. Epworth League group rally at Trinity M E Church, North Avenue, with praise service, devotions, glee club selections, officer elections, and a guest address by Dr. Elimer A. Dent. Amusement notes promote Sea Breeze Island concerts by the Wheeler and Wilson band and an amateur night at the Casino theatre with cash prizes and a nursing bottle contest.
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Stuart A. Hamilton
United Stat Naval Academy
Annapolis
Hamiltton
Somerset
Charlotte Marsh
Mr. Hamilton
M. B Church
New Haven
Glee Club
Sea Breeze Island
Wheeler and Wilson
Bridge- Port
Lynch
Casino Theatre
Sea Breese Dock
Stratford Avenue
Henry Street
Meaning of City Planning to Be Discussed by Expert
Bridgeport Business Men's association hosts Charles W. Leavitt Jr for a talk on civic improvements titled The Meaning of City Planning at The Stratfield. Dinner at 7 with address starting 8 15 p m. Leavitt will show how to beautify and improve city life without higher taxes.
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Bridgeport Business Men's Association
Charles W. Leavitt, Jr
New York and
White Plains
Stratfield
Charles D. Davis
Bridgeport
Charlie Miller
Westport
Cubs
South
Poli Players Stage The Fortune Hunter Crowds Packed
Wilson Melrose leads the Poli Players in The Fortune Hunter, meeting strong audience praise at matinee and evening shows. Blanche Hall shines as Betty Graham, with strong turns from Tom Moore, Dean Raymond, Ed Morrissey, and others. The production, praised for staging and scenery, is expected to draw crowded houses all week.
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Poli
John Barrymore
Mary Ryan
Wilson Melrose
Nathaniel Duncan
Duncan
Melrose
Arf Melrose
Blanche Hall
Betty Graham
Betty
Miss Hall
Tom Moore
Roland Barnette
Swain
New York Company
Dean Raymond
George Burnham
Ed Morrissey
Watty
Charles Fisher
Mr. Hummel
Nat Duncan
James Devine
Pete Willing
Martha Hurd
Angie
Miss Hurd
Genevieve Cliffe
Josephine Lockwood
Clarence Chase
Tracy Tanner
Westport Parish Vets to Aid St Joseph School Stone Laying
Westport Holy Name Society plans to join a parade to Norwalk for the corner stone ceremony of St Joseph's Parochial School led by Bishop John J. Nilan. John Dolan, a Westport native soon to be ordained, will sing at his first mass, with Rev. McCarthy assisting.
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Westport
Holy Name Society
Church of the Assumption
South
St. Joseph's Parochial School
Father Carroll
S. Joseph's Church
Norwalk
John J. Nilan
Hartford
John Dolan
Dr. McArdle
Albert Lalzweiler
Edward Coy ¥le
John J. Quinlan
Patrick Oates
Angus P. MacDonell
Harry Kirk
Patrick
Dolan
Staples
Father McCarthy
Plainville
Father Dolan
Nilan
Norwalk Sport Notes and Local Incidents
In Norwalk notes the Westport club led to a late run by Silvernat on a tied game with a decisive tally. The town team remains fully local with next Sunday’s game set against Southports or Fairfields at Spring Hill grounds. Also reports Father Duggan’s retreat at Keyser’s Island and routine fire department truck overhauls in South Norwalk. A marriage ban was announced at Church of the Assumption, and a colorful arrest ends with a man sleeping in the woods after shedding his shoes, thenes tipped to the town cooler.
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Norwalk
Westporte
Silvernat
Southports
Fairfields
Spring Hill
Father Duggan
Church of the Jumption
Keyser's Island
Hartford
South Norwalk
Bridgeport
Park City
Church of the Assumption
Edward Farrell
Brooklyn
Lucy Callanan
Southport
Edward Luciano
Frances Giliberti
Westport
Morpheus
Sheriff Mead
First use of Reverend praised in 1657 burial record
The first use of the title Reverend for ministers appears in 1657 in Tamworth records with the burial of Reverend Pastor Master Thomas Blake. The practice spread in the 18th century amid initial flock objections, while earlier eras used Sir or Master. The Washington Gazette also began publication 116 years ago.
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Thomas Blake
Tamworth
Philip and
Mary
James
City of
Washington
Veteran Odd Fellow Honored by Harris Guards
Past Grand W H Jeck of Samuel Gi Harris lodge I O O F was honored by Harris Guards last night for never missing a lodge meeting in over 25 years. An emblematic jewel was presented by his associates as a sign of appreciation.
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W. H. Jeck
Samuel Gi. Harris Lodge
Harris Guards
Presenta
Trolley Cars Collide On Noble Avenue
Two cars with new double step running boards swideswiped between Oakley and Richardson streets last evening. Only bolts displaced. roadbed settlement tilts cars toward the center leaving little space. Philadelphia official W. W. Atterbury spent six hours in jail in Mead for a fatal auto crash involving Mary Madden.
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Noble Avenue
Oakley
Richardson
Philadelphia
W. W. Atterbury
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Medea
Mary Madden
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Old Town
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Hickey-Freeman
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