New York Police Officer Arrested on Burglary Charge
Policeman Will Sace Evans with thirteen years on the force and four years at Kingsbridge Station was arrested at the Marble Hill Hotel after a burglary at the saloon. Witnesses say Evans is held on a burglary charge, despite a reportedly clean prior record.
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New York
Will Sace Evans
Hingsbridge
Kingsbridge
Welsewangler
Ernest Schempe
Tad
Schempe
Aerny
Welsewanner
Evans
Marble Hill
Flood
Sta Hiom Inter
iZigans
Seventh J Avenue
Kings— Station
Park City Delegation Prominent in Bethel Q W Ceremonial
Bridgeport and Danbury hosts joined Bethel Conn in unveiling a monument to Williard A. Gregory former member of John C. Tuthill camp W O W. About 1000 camp members Uniformed Rank W O W band traveled from Bridgeport by train and trolley to Bethel. Mayor Buckingham delivered the ovation and Miss Emily Speldot read a recitation. Return trip ended with a parade to the Y R O W rooms at 153 Wall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Bethel
Conn
Williard A. Gregory
John C. Tuthill
Order
W.O. W
Gridseport
Buck Sngham
Danbury
Gilbert
Woodmen
Hotel Green
Jobs M. Donnelly
Buckingham
Emily Speldot
Norwalk
RY. O. W
Maennerchor Singing Wins Deserved Applause at Hartford Saengerfest
The Maennerchor choir, under Prof J H Kellar, delivered Sonnabend in Hachgebirge at a Hartford Saengerfest concert. The audience praised the performance, predicting first prize for the state contest. Germania Singing Society, directed by Prof John Adem Hugo, featured Matthew Wisler and Joep Wheler in a varied program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gos
John ‘Adem Hugo
Germania
Boelety Reatere
Matthew F. Wisler
Joep W Wheler
Engagement announced for Mise Elizabeth Curtis and Frederick Voorhees
Mr and Mrs Nathan B Curtis of Richola announce the engagement of their daughter Mise Elizabeth Buikiey Curtis to Frederick P Voorhees of East Hampton.
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Nathan B Curtis
Richola
Mise
Elizabeth Buikiey Curtis
Ofr
Frederick P. Voorhees
East Hampton
le TF
Brewster's Millions Shines At Poli Theatre With Grand Scale
Poli Theatre opens Brewster's Millions to the season’s largest audience, boasting elaborate scenery and a top stock cast. Manager Poll cites paying for the rights and the ship scene that winds through a storm, with four principal players and Eileen Guerin delivering illustrated songs between acts. Seats for the week are now selling.
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Poli
New England
Brewster's Millions
Poli's
Hudson Theatre
New York
Edwin Abeles
Mekiga
Eileen Guerin
Lone Cheshire Hermit Leaves $100000 to Baptists
Joshua Hull known as the lone Cheshire Hermit died intestate leaving an estate valued at about 100,090 to the Baptist Association of Connecticut. He also left $100 to each niece from a 3100.00 share. Relatives plan a contested probate. The hearing before Judge Moss featured lawyers including David Fitzgerald and L W Cleaveland. The Baptist side is represented by Boward K Nicholson.
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Joshua Hull
Haa
Baptist Association of Connecticut
New Haven
Cheshire
Moss
Pro‘bate
David &. Fitzgerald
Smith College Ivy Exercises Mark Senior Class Day
Northampton Mass June 13 Ivy exercises of Smith College seniors continued under clear skies Alumni formed the Ivy procession on campus before planting the ivy White dressed seniors carried American beauty roses escorted by juniors with a laurel chain The senior class numbers 376 Indoor program followed with speeches songs and performances featuring Elsie J Sweeney Laura F Legate Caroline D Park Grace B McGuire Laura Sullivan Ruth Leonard Carrie A Wright Bertha Innes Mary E Luce Josephine Keizer and Mable Parmaie
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Elsie J. Sweeney
Laura F. Legate
Caroline D. Park
Grace B. McGuire
Laura’ Sullivan
Mary E. Luce
Ruth Leonard
Carrie A. Wright
Bertha Innes
Mary XI. Greenhold
Glee Club
Josephine Keizer
Stock Market Dips Yet Bear Pressure Faces Restraint
The stock market shows signs of bear pressure as key investors and firms brace for further declines. Analysts note substantial interest from Watsor, Alpers & Co and others preparing for potential interventions while awaiting clearer appreciation signals from the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watsor, Alpers & Co
East and West Sides in Town Spotlighted
A column paints a vivid slice of town life with busy cars and pedestrians. It notes wealthy bankers keeping touring cars for pleasure, a businessman driving daily, and rising auto costs. It recounts a coupon clash between druggists and drink makers, a Berk shire pond brawl over baseball, and street planning debates on Main and Broad streets.
Health officer vows warrants for two undertakers
New Haven June 13 health officer Hoadley says warrants will be issued today for two prominent New Haven undertakers for failing to report pulmonary tuberculosis deaths to the county health office. Names withheld. cases in Hamden and Meriden cited as precedents for prosecution.
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New Haven
Carleton B. Hoadley
Hamden
Hoadley
Meriden
Endowment of 3 Million Belongs to Ranken Trades School
St Louis, June 13. David J. Ranken Jr., one of the citys wealthiest men and founder of the David J. Ranken Jr School of Mechanical Trades, has deeded his entire fortune, estimated at over $3,000,000, to the Board of Trustees of the Ranken School to sustain and enlarge the institution. The property includes the Ranken tract, his home, and stock in several banks and railroads. The endowment funds the trades school for poor boys, with practical shop based instruction and minimal fees, and the donor declined to comment beyond noting the matter rests with the board.
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St. Louis
David J. Ranken, Jr
Stratford Real Estate Transfers In Suburban Towns
A series of property transfers in Stratford Bridgeport and surrounding areas lists buyers and sellers such as Charles L Gaylord Peter Hartman and Barbara Hartman Vito Benedetto and Ulric Larue to Maria Costanza Dieso and others with parcels bounded by Barnum avenue West street the Housatonic River and local roads detailing lot numbers maps and mortgage notes where present. The notices reflect numerous lot transfers, map references Coulter Suggett and Suggestt firms, and several families and individuals engaging in real estate trades across multiple parcels.
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Charles L. Gaylord
Bridgeport
Peter and
Barbara Hartman
Charles & Cole
Vito Benedetto
Charles S. Cole
Barnum Avenue
West Avenue
Benjamin G. Ryder
Helen Marion Moon
Brooklyn
Peter P. Curtis
Housatonic
Thaddeus B. Curtis
Moore Meadow
Ulric Larue
Maria Costanza Dieso
Homesite
Thomas Coulter
Howard FP. Nettleton
Joseph L
Mary Barke
Coulter & Suggett
James Spergo
Bridgeport Land & Title Company
E. M. Blakely
Ernest Roberts
Joseph Motil
Edmund C. Wood
Joseph Pennington
Barners Avenue
H. C. Knight
Michael Cooney
Mary Benedict
Frank Miller
Ulric True
Catherine Suggest
Joseph
Mary Barko
Coulter & Suggestt
Joseph and
Lewis Bierce
Estelle A. Beardsley
Mt. Freyer
Arthur Shirley
Julia C. Thompson
Sutton Avenue
Fairfield and Bridgeport Realty Transfers Across Multiple Parcels
Property deeds from Fairfield Bridgeport and surrounding towns detail transfers to numerous individuals including E Willard Lounsbury Rebecca Gottlieb and Rebecca Weingarten along with several others. Parcels vary from fractions of acres to 50 by 100 feet plots fronting Holland Heights Road and include portions in Southport Pine Creek and Holland Heights District with boundaries by highways creeks and neighboring land.
Five Reasons Wissner Player Piano Stands Out
A compact pitch on Wissner Player Piano highlights include the character and reliability of the house the entrancing sweetness and singing quality of tone and the high position among competitors.
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Wissner
Bridgeport Realty Transfers Note Multiple Property Boundaries
Bridgeport residents and companies execute several land transfers. The line segments run east by Katie McCarthy’s land, south by a highway, and west by Michael Neary’s property, while other deeds list boundaries with George Cavanaugh, Frank Sam, James R. Jennings, and the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company across nine acres. Additional conveyances include Mary A. Henshaw to Matilda M. Sherwood for 1 4 acre, and Samuel and Harriet T. Garlick transferring a 30 by 143 foot lot to Ella L. Baker with multiple adjoining owners. The Bridgeport Land & Title Company sells lots 173 and 174 in Villa Park to Istvan Sarmjal, then to John Swanson in Castle Park and to Margaret Shufelt in Lenox Heights.
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Katie McCarthy
Michael Neary
George Cavanaugh
Frank Sam
James R. Jennings
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Fairfield
Easton
John S. Wakeman
Leroy Clark
Wilson Heirs
The
Hydraulic Company
Black Rock
Mary
Beach
Bridgeport Land & Title Company
Istvan Sarmjal
Villa Park
John Swanson
Castle Park
Margaret Shufelt
Lenox Heights
Westport Land Transfers Include Mortgages and Boundaries
A compressed list of property transactions in Westport shows David R. Norman of Bridgeport mortgaging 28 acres and 5 adjacent acres to Westport Savings Bank, with boundaries by Ellen B. Dyke man, Mary C. Fitch, Finch heirs, and a highway. William H. Petrie mortgages $200 to the bank with property touching State street and local land owners. Several other deeds name Ernest and Irving Bradley, John Mineck, John B. Lawrence, George N. Philcox, Livya Coley, Lois A. Sherwood, and Dolly F. Cros by, detailing plots, roadways, and boundary lines.
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David R. Norman
Bridgeport
Westport Savings Bank
Ellen B. Dykeman
Mary C. Fitch
Samuel Finch
William Sherwood
Finch
William H. Petrie
State Street
Frederick Kemper
Taylor and Richards
B. L
N. B. Toquet
Ernest and
Irving Bradley
Walter W. Crossman
Ernest
Soundview
John Mineck
John
Margaret Ackerman
David Brothwell
Charles Chapman
Samuel Gorham
George B. Gorham
John B. Lawrence
Norwalk
George N. Philcox
Darien
Geo. H. Kassebart
Clarence Smith
New York City
James B. Fitch
Lloyd Coley
Mary Finch
James Pillow
James Fillow Jr
Livya Coley
Alfred Taylor
James Fiinn
Lois A. Sherwood
Dolly F. Crosby
Charles B. Hendricks
Treddwell Avenue
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Melge & Co
Park City
Q. W
Maennerchor
GRAYS
Panamas
Sam
Lone Cheshire Hermit
SMITH
Ayer
Naor
Barkshire Pond
Berkshire
Main Street
Golden Hill
Green Hill
Broad Street
Elm
Broad Streets
Foley
Brill and Curtis Pharmacy
ST. Vincent DE Paul Society
Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
Frederick L. Sherman
Park Street
Dennehy
Sherman
Polate
Aries Dasiated
Stratford
Burr & Knapp
E. Willard Lounsbury
New Canaan
Holland Heights Road
Ignatz Berger
Rebecca Gottlieb
Scofield & Ford
Matilda Weingarten
Rose Morgenstern
Ansonia
Anna Gorman
Josiah Hawkins
Clara C. Holcomb
Southport
Sagco Creek
Royal
Emma _W. Banks
Thomas J. Coleman
Charlotte Smith
N. H
H.R. BR
Elmore
Banks
Nelson
Jennie Wendell
Thomas Kelly
Samuel Morehouse
Richard Dunn
Georgetta Wilson
Harry C. Ives
Tenet Berger
Sepherd & Ford
Andrew Nelson
Sridgeport
William Benner
Fridgeport
Holland Height
Frank Saun
Joseph Reine
Wissner Pianos
House of Wissner
U. S
Broad & State Sts
Westport
Castoria
Carteleheie
Bote
Matny
Bay State Ranges
the People's Dairy
GEO. Robertson
Ssy
Berkshire Hills
CRANE
Post Office
Patrick McGee
Wash. Ave
Naugatuck Valley Ice CO
Itousatoni
Fairfield Avenue
Sprague
ICE Coal
Spraguelee&CoalCo
East End
Washington Ave
Hridse Telephone
Oyun
Berkshire Mills
IRA Gregory & CO
Stratford Avenue
Main
Wheeler & Howes
Congress Street Bridge
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