Constantine Abdicates Greek Throne in Favor of Alexander
June 13 reports from Athens via Paris that Constantine I has abdicated the throne of Greece in favor of his second son Prince Alexander. French diplomat M. Jonnart, acting for France Great Britain and Russia, spearheaded the move and arranged military aid with Gen. Sarrail in Saloniki to stabilize Greece.
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Constantine
Greece
Athens
Paris
Constantine I
France
Great Britain
Russia
Alexander
M. Jonnart
Great Brittain
Jonnart
Levant
Saloniki
Germany
Alexander Zaimis
Gen. Sarrail
Man Fined for Shooting Rabbit with New Rifle
Joseph Grafino of Ox Hill road was fined $10 in city court after buying a 22 caliber rifle and shooting at targets. He killed a rabbit that appeared near a saloon, prompting Deputy Game Warden Williamson to arrest him. Judge Bartlett imposed the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Grafino
Ox Hill Road
Grafino
A. J. Williamson
Obituary notices of Bridgeport residents from Park cemetery
The obituary notices report funeral services and burial details for John A Liebscher at his mother's home, Martin J Purtell of Parrott Avenue, Emma E Judd of Winsted, Maria Behan Dempsey in East Bridgeport, Mary A Yale of Frank Street, Bridget Campbell Galvin of Park Avenue, William H Jacobs of Maple Street, Annie M Walsh of Lewis Street, with survivors and church affiliations. Burials proceed to Park cemetery or South Coventry as indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Liebscher
Main Street
Morgan Miller
Olivet Congregational
Maria Behan Dempsey
Maria Behan
Thos. Dempsey
John’ Dempsey
Barnum -Avénuse
Bridget Campbell Galvin
South End
Park Avenue
Galvin
George Bundock
Jane M. Galvin
Charles J
Michael Galvin
Ellen Cassidy
London
England
Sacred Heart Church
William H. Jacobs
Bridgeport
George Wiesener
Maple Street
Frank C. Rideout
Second Baptist Church
Jacobs
St. John's Lodge
Bridgeport Projectile Co Wins 500 Three Inch Gun Contract
The Bridgeport Projectile Company secured a US government contract for 500 three inch guns. An addition will be built on the north side of the plant, measuring about 90 by 200 feet, one story high. Approximately 200 workers will be added to the workforce.
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East Bridgeport
Company
Bridgeport Projectile Co
United States
Insurance Co’s
Marseilles
Bridgeport
Bill Board Law Violator on Trial
John F Murphy, local bill poster, faces trial in common pleas court after Supreme Court reversal of a demurrer. He was fined $1 in city court for erecting bill boards taxed at one half cent per square foot. The case tests the law's constitutionality and the outcome may set precedent.
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John F. Murphy
Walsh
Common Pleas Court
Murphy
Supreme Court
Lodgings Keeper Fined For Beating One-Legged Man
H H Saragion, keeper of a Water street lodging house, was fined $5 and court costs by Judge Bartlett after beating Daniel Dagiel, a one legged man who demanded his 50 cents for a bed. Dagiel, from Stamford, had paid half a dollar and was told to sleep on a bench after beds were occupied. Witnesses say Saragion assaulted Dagiel when he insisted on a bed or a refund, leading to police involvement.
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Water Street
H. H. Saragion
Bartlett
William Dagiel
Stamford
Dagiel
Saragion
Daniel
Stolen Scrap Metal Floated Down River to Sell
John Buckley of Fulton street was bound over in $500 bonds for trial in the Superior court after being charged with stealing scrap metal from J. W. Beach & Co. The theft allegedly involved floating the metal down the Pequonnock river in a rowboat and loading it at the Stratford avenue bridge. Buckley attempted to dispose of the metal in Milford. Fred Montano’s case, as an alleged accomplice, will be heard tomorrow by Judge Frederic Bartlett.
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John Buckley
Fulton Street
J. W. Beach & Co
Stella Street
Superior Court
Frederic Bartlett
Buckley
Pequonnock River
Stratford Avenue
Milford
Fred Montano
Bartlett
Reserves Frizzell Decision In Alienation Suit
Superior Court Judge Reed reserved decision in a $50,000 alienation suit filed by Elizabeth Roberts Frizzell against Mr. and Mrs. Mark Henderson of Norwalk. Testimony spanned several days with Mrs. Frizzell denying claims of improper relations with hotel clerks and telegraph office employees. She said marital harmony existed until her husband Charles Frizzell was urged to return to the Henderson home by his parents.
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Judge Reed
Superior Court
Elizabeth Roberts Frizzell
Mark M. Henderson
Norwalk
Committees Set for City Hall Meetings Tonight
The Chance committee will meet at city hall this evening. The paving and sewer commission will discuss bids for streets and sewers. The ordinance committee will review a proposed city act to establish a fire prevention bureau.
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Paving and Sewer Commission
Russian Provisional Government Forms 61 Member Council
In Petrograd the provisional government leads a 61 member council under F. F. Kokoshkine to prepare for elections to a constituent assembly. The group aims to draft a permanent constitution and address urgent national issues including land transfer to the peasantry.
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Petrograd
F. F. Kokoshkine
Duma
Russia
Coroner Holds Mrs Monahan on Suspected Poisoning
New Haven March 13 Under a coroner Mrs Mary Monahan of 187 James street is in custody today her husband John T Monahan is dying in hospital from a suspected poisoning Medical Examiner Scarborough reported the case to the coroner The record notes prior arrests over deaths in which husbands died under unclear circumstances and life insurance favored the wife The Farmer Want Ads mention read by readers.
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New Haven
Tune
Mary Monahan
James Street
John T. Monahan
Scarborough
Mix
Monahan
Joseph Pallman
Pallman
Joseph Monahan
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Main St
State St
E. Main St
J. W. Connors, CO
Offic Street
Agie
Martin J. Purtell
Parrott Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Mr. Purtell
James
Mary Pelzer
William EB. McCarthy
Emma E. Judd
Emma. E
Edward A. Judd
Winsted
Frederick A. Didsbury
Mill Hill Avenue
Mary A. Yale
Mary A
William B. Yale
Frank Street
Yale
North End
St Patrick's Church
Patrick Boland
Harriet Monahan
Gertrude Yale
William M. Yale
Annie M. Walsh
Annie M
Thomas J. Walsh
Lewis Street
Marguerite J
Mary M
Anna F
John J
Thomas E Walsh
Patrick Galvin
James Whalen
Bill Board
Lodgings
Frizzell Decision
Keller Bros
Middle ST
Stuffy Minnis
Philadelphia
McInnis
Speaker
Cobb
Council of 61
Mrs. Monahan
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