Mrs O Rourke Dies After Long East Bridgeport Life
East Bridgeport resident Mrs. O Rourke dies after a life devoted to family and education. She taught at Waltersville school, supported husband T W Grant in baseball management, and leaves a sister in Naugatuck and six granddaughters. Funeral to be at St Mary s church with a requiem mass.
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American Association
Thomas Clancy
Naugatuck
T. W. Grant
Sarah
Agnes
Ida
Lillie
Irene
Edith
Waltersville
William E. Grant
East Bridgeport
St. Mary's Church
Courtland School Graduation Exercises Readies Attendee Audience
The Courtland school held its graduation in the Hotel Stratfield ballroom with palms and ferns as decor. Dr. William Lyon Phelps gave the commencement address on culture and character, praising women's influence, as diplomas were presented to Dorothy Eardley Wilmot and Marguerite Florence Wilmot amid Yale professor Phelps remarks.
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Stratfeld
Courtland School
Frances A. Marble
Mary J. Miner
William Lyon Phelps
Charles Ray Palmer
Dorothy Eardley Wilmot
Marguerite Florence Wilmot
Pistache Green
Bentley
Phelps
Yale University
Palmer
Falmer
Frank Ashley Wilmot
Clinton Avenue
Wilmot
Dorothy
Marguerite
Vassar College
Miss Borpthy
Rail Road Bill Reported Today With Key Provisions
Special from United Press describes Senator Elkins presenting the conference report on the railroad bill in Washington. It includes the House long and short haul clause and a Senate provision allowing the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend railroad rates for ten months during investigations. Sections 12 and 16 take immediate effect, with Section 16 creating a stock and bond regulation commission. The burden of proof lies with railroads, hearings are to be given promptly, and other sections take effect in 60 days.
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United Press
Washington
Senator Elkins
Republica
W. Va
Senate
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Taft
Another option on Steeplechase Island opens
Steeplechase Island may reopen this year. Capt Paul Boyton arranged an option for L H Spire of Brooklyn until June 18. Spire gains right to lease the resort and buildings for five years at 20000 a year. He aims to open the resort within ten days.
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Paul Boyton
George C. Tiyou
L. H. Spire
Unity Mfg. Co
Brooklyn
Spire
Boyton
Spiro
Summer Heat Claims Victim In Bridgeport
Bridgeport endured the first real summer heat of the year as thermometers hit 85 in the shade at 3 PM. Clouds offered brief relief while workers endured discomfort until construction laborer Ciri Hows Albanese of 147 Willard Street collapsed at Laurel and Beechwood avenues and was taken to the emergency hospital.
Four Fall with Scaffold at Ashman Building in Fairfield
At 2 o clock this afternoon four men fell about a dozen feet from a scaffold on which they stood to paint a hall ceiling at the Ashman building located on Fairfield avenue west of Broad street. The staging gave way showering them with planks. Three escaped, while J A Peterson age 45 of 47 South avenue suffered a wrench of the left leg.
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Ashman
Fairfield Avenue
Broad Street
J. A. Peterson
South Avenue
Suspected knockout drops victim Wheeler found at Lakeview home
Stanley Wheeler, 24, described as well spoken and well dressed and claiming Port Jefferson as his home, was removed from the Commercial Hotel in Water Street by Investigator Morrissey of the charities department and is now recovering at Lakeview home amid fears of knockout drop effects.
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Stanley Wheeler
Port Jefferson
Lakeview
Wheeler
Waterstreet
Fairfield Avenue
Morrissey
Charities Department
White slave candidate Lillie Bimbo placed on probation
Hartford June 14 Lillie Bimbo 20 who arrived with Joseph Manelia of New York City was suspected of involvement in a mythical white slave traffic case. She was placed in the probation officer’s care and will likely be taken to her New York parents. Manelia 21 was discharged with a warning.
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United Press
Hartford
Lillie Bimbo
Joseph Manella
New York City
New York
Manelia
Worder Trial Resumed In New Haven Today
The Balvatore Rosa murder trial in New Haven resumed before a jury in Superior Judge Bennett's court. Most witnesses are Italians requiring an interpreter, suggesting a lengthy proceeding.
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Worder
New Haven
United Press
Balvatore Rosa
Derby
Raphael Durenzia
Bennett
Conn Co May Remove Unsightly Wooden Poles
The street railway company at the western approach to Congress street bridge may remove wooden poles blamed for tilting over city property. President Manwaring questions council orders as poles sit on railroad land. Superintendent Chapman notes possible iron poles, cites needed strength for heavy wiring. decision pending. Alderman Jackson had introduced a resolution to remove the poles.
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Street
Congress Street Bridge
M. W. Manwaring
Common Council
Supt
C. H. Chapman
Jackson
Louisiana Congressman Invites Northern Farmers to the Promised Land
United Press dispatch reports Congressman Ransdell of Louisiana presenting Dixie as the promised land in the House. He claimed Northern farmers could flood across the border at 60,000 annually carrying $1000 each, urged them to migrate south where winters are milder and land richer.
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Louisiana
United Press
Washington
Dixie
Ransdell
Democrat
House
Canadian
Canada
Beasts to Restrict Agriculture to Hardiest Crops and Livestock
A historical note envisions strict agricultural limits, restricting farming to wheat and the hardiest cereals and fruits. In the South, the text claims, every crop variety and form of animal life would thrive under such limits, reflecting a speculative policy idea.
Harvard Aeroplane Trials At Soldiers Field
Boston June 14 Harvard's new aeroplane the first flying machine owned by any college in America went through engine tests on Soldiers Field today The Harvard I did not take off but the trial covered the field length four times at 1200 rpm the propeller delivering 190 pounds thrust The craft showed speed comparable to an automobile reaching about 20 miles an hour within 100 yards awaiting better weather for a future flight.
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United Press
Boston
Harvar
America
Soldiers Field
Harvard
Vatican explains encyclical to Prussian Diet
Berlin reports that the Vatican has given a satisfactory explanation of a recent encyclical. The explanation was presented during a Prussian Diet session amid concerns some viewed the letter as an attack on Protestants and German reformers including Luther. Officials stated the statements were not aimed at the German people.
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Vatican
United Press
Berlin
Martin Luther
Cardinal Borromio
Building disaster slows as debris blocks rescue effort
Yesterday’s building disaster progresses slowly due to a large debris pile and machinery forming an almost inextricable mass. Two bodies were recovered last night and three today. The dead and missing lie at 31, though two of today’s bodies were not known to be missing, suggesting the cellmate may be conservative. Dozens of relatives remained at the scene through night and day awaiting further search results.
New Haven Road Question On Trolley Line To Litchfield
New Haven June 14 The Connecticut Company has not acted on extending the Torrington and Winchester Railroad from Torrington to Litchfield and Bantam Lake though parties interested pressed for a line. The statement notes no immediate action. Harry Whitney and Paul Rainey plan an Arctic hunting trip sailing from Boston aboard the specially built craft Boethic to capture animals alive for psychological purposes. Whitney left after a farewell reception hosted by friends.
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United Press
New Haven
Torrington and Winchester
Torrington
Litchfield
Bantam Lake
New Haven Railroad Today
Connecticut Company
Harry Whitney
Paul Rainey
Boston
Paul J. Rainey
Whitney
President nominates Holt for military academy post
Washington June 24 The President named Lucius C Holt of Massachusetts to be professor of English and history at the military headq uarters appointment announced today in a formal nomination from the White House Holt is noted as a Massachusetts resident and expert in English and history expected to join the academy faculty soon
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Washington
Lucius C. Holt
Massachusetts
Faro Bank Dealer Wanted At Washington
Washington June 14 An urgent Justice Department request asks Boston and other cities to arrest Martin J Walsh tied to a fake fare bank scheme in New York City. George W Coleman a Cambridge Mass National Bank teller alleged to have lost about 360000 dollars of bank funds. Government plans to offer a reward for Walsh's arrest.
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United Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Boston
Martin J. Walsh
New York City
George W. Coleman
Cambridge, Mass
Walsh
Double Murder With Robbery Motive Disturbing Court Remarks
Continued coverage cites statements about a woman’s alleged physical malformation and mental disorder in the Waldorf Astoria murder case of American lawyer William B. Craig. It argues the husband’s choice of marriage and the supposed diseased mind as root causes, pending official autopsy findings.
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William B. Craig
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Bad habit does not make horse unsound in law
Judge Scott in the Court of Common Pleas rules for Edgar T. Andrews of Bethel against John R. Peck of Newtown. On April 15 1908 Andrews sold Peck a horse for 185 dollars with payment promised, Peck paid 150 dollars, and Andrews sued for the remaining balance amid a dispute over the horse’s condition.
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Scott
Court of Common Pleas
Edgar T. Andrews
Bethel
John R. Peck
Newtown
Andrews
Peck
Court notes horse defect not fatal to sale warranty
The court held the buyer unaware of the horse’s bad habit and that the seller’s knowledge that the animal was blind did not breach a warranty of soundness. The judge said the untamable habit during shoeing was unknown to the plaintiff and did not void the warranty.
Passenger Train Collides With Freight Cars in Cleveland
Special from Waited Press reports passenger train No 17 bound west collided with a cut of freight cars after striking an open switch at 15th Street. Passengers were badly shaken but none seriously hurt.
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Cleveland
15Th Street
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