Sullivan Death Mystery Stirs Police and Saloon
Police traced movements of Patrick Sullivan before his death but found no injury at Blute saloon. Coroner Phelan to hold inquest. Gustave Scholz dies after jitney crash. driver Leo Nes to stand trial on manslaughter charges. Scholz, an engineer, left a wife at 197 Sheridan with three sons.
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Patrick Sullivan
Martin Blute
J. J
Sullivan
Cromer Phelan
Cori Phelan
Blate
Scholtz
Mér Phelan
Gustave Altz
Barnum and Avenues
Ian
Leonés
Main Street
Scholz
Seaview Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Common Council
Bridgeport Stal Af
Gustave Scholz
Emmy
Sheridan Street
Wilson joins masons union in honorary membership
Washington June 15 President Wilson became a member of the local Journeymen Stone Masons union. Representatives who attended the laying of the Red Cross Memorial Building presented him with an honorary membership card. The entry notes that Presidents McKinley Roosevelt and Taft also accepted honorary union memberships during their terms.
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Washington
Wilson
Journeymen Stone Masons
American Red Cross Memorial
McKiffley
Roosevelt
Taft
Court Grants Immunity To J L Billard
New York June 15 The Federal District Court granted immunity to John L Billard former director of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Company who was among 21 directors indicted for alleged anti trust violations He sought immunity after testifying before the interstate commerce commission and the federal grand jury in 1942 that charged Charles S Mellen then president of the New Haven road President Chamberlain of the Grand Trunk Railway and Chairman Smithers with conspiracy The court also denied the government's motion to enter a judgment of conviction against Edward D Robbins director and counsel of the HSven road after overruling Robbins plea in bar to the indictment
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New York
Federal District Court Today
John L. Billard
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Billard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Grand Jury
Charles S. Mellen
New Haven Road
Chamberlain
Grand Trunk Railway Company
Maby Promoter of Mail Fraud Committed to State Hospital
William H. Maby former Barnum Advertising Co proprietor was committed to the State Hospital at Middletown by Judge Paul L. Miller. Doctors Dorne and Mailhouse reported he is mentally unbalanced and he will be moved from Hartford county jail to Middletown. He was arrested by Federal authorities for mail order swindle amid prior conflicts prompting the commission inquiry.
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William H. Maby
Barnum Advertising Co
Middletown
Paul L. Miller
Edwin A. Dorne
Max Mailhouse
Hartford
Miller
United States District Attorney
Maby
Unmuzzled Dogs Fend Off Rabies Crusade In City
Two more children contract rabies, bringing total under treatment to five. Dogs shot. many unmuzzled animals roam streets. Pasteur treatment costly. state funding limited. City to source serum daily from New York at reduced cost. emergency department to handle injections.
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State Board of Health
Board of Health
Pasteur
Emergency Department of Charities Board
Feas
Pdog
Hall
Dent
George ‘Hill
Otcers
John Serrotair
Lexington Avenue
Nnie Mondamong
Serrotair
John F. Flynn
Franklin Street
Washington Avenue
Paste
New York
Arrested mother in murder case released from insane asylum
Helen C. Anthony wife of a Greenwich contractor was arrested on a bench warrant after a Superior Court order released her from Middletown State Hospital for the Insane. She faces manslaughter charges for drowning her two children in a bathtub March 19, 1914. Bail was set at 2500 satisfied by her husband.
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Helen C. Anthony
Greenwich
Judie Williams
Superior Court
State Hospital For the
Middle Town
Anthony
Cunningham
Middletown
Margie
Helen
Erm
William HB. Anthony
Williams
William E. Fisher
Fisher
Cummings
Youth long held in murder case to tell story
In Darien Judge Shumway seeks a special criminal court session to hear John Deveraux who has been jailed since May 15 over the disappearance of Margaret Fair. State officials indicate strong evidence. autopsy results remain undisclosed. Fair’s body, exhumed last week, was found bound in the woods on William F. Fair’s farm.
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John Deveraux
Shumway
Supreme Court
Criminal Superior Court
Darien
Margaret Fair
Cummings
Henry E. Shannon
Shannon
Criminal Court
Devereaux
Deveraux
Phelan
William F. Fair
Fair
Restrict Licenses for Jitney Driving to Skilled Operators
New jitney applicants in Bridgeport face barriers as they must prove driving qualifications to obtain permits. Superintendent Birmingham refuses permits to those lacking required skill. Several applicants have already met with r ebuffs in the licensing process.
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Bridgeport
Birmingham
Weather forecast shows showers tonight and Wednesday
A forecast indicates probable showers tonight and Wednesday with light south winds shifting to west.
Chicago Street Car Strike Strands City Traffic and Transit
Chicago faced a citywide street railway strike as 14,000 workers nationwide halted service. About 1.5 million people lost usual transport, with elevated trains guarded and barbed wire crowds at the Gross Park station. Suburban railroads and buses attempted to cope while peace talks and city officials sought an immediate settlement.
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Chicago
Gross Park
Chicago & Northwestern
State Board of Arbitration
Thompson
New Haven Clerks Near General Strike on Rail Line
New Haven June 15 Clerks of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks threaten a system wide strike on the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad after failed conferences with company officers mediated by federal conciliators. Grand Vice President Forrester warned the strike seems unavoidable though a mid ground remains possible if concessions are made. The clerks claim 1800 members on the New Haven system and 95 percent would walk out once the word is given. No company statement was issued from its New Haven offices.
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New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
J. J. Forrester
Brotherhood
Jitney Bus Skids In Wet City Streets
Town Clerk Joseph A. Schultz was riding a jitney to city hall when the vehicle slid on wet pavement at Main and Grand Streets and struck the curb. He walked the rest of the way with no injuries reported.
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Joseph A. Schultz
Main
Grand Streets
Schultz
Lusitania not armed says attorney general at inquiry
London June 15 Sir Edward Carson opening the board of trade inquiry into the Lusitania sinking declared the Cunard liner was never armed nor fitted as a transport. He opposed German claims and noted two more bodies found at sea as the inquiry began. The hearing also touched on speed, instructions from the Admiralty, and the impending evidence to be presented.
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London
Edward Carson
Board of Trade
Cunard
Ireland
Baron Mersey
Frederick Englefield
Hearn
Davies
Speeding
Merentile Marine
Carson
Frederick E. Smith
Cunard Line Company
Lusitania
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Shusitania
Britain
Germany
United States
Sir Edward
Admiralty
Rich Black Rock Residents Object To Harbor Sewer Plan
Bridgeport officials push Harborview avenue sewer to Beacon street with a sandbar dredging requirement. Property owner Penfield and neighbors vow protests over depreciation of value and land access, contending Beacon street is not a city street. Public hearing may consider linking Harborview sewer to the Bostwick avenue system.
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Black Rock
Bridgeport
Black Rock Harbor
Beacon Street
Harborview Avenue
Board of Aldermen
Board of Health
A. H. Terry
Grovers Avenue
George M. Penfield
Penfield
James Carr
Harborview
Bostwick Avenue
County Legislators Here Tomorrow For Court House Business
Fairfield county state senators and representatives will meet with the county building committee to discuss bond resolutions authorized by the General Assembly for the courthouse addition. A proposal to have a banking firm certify bond genuineness will be considered amid procedural differences. The meeting is set for 10 a.m.
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Fairfield County
General Assembly
Ernest V. O'Brien Resigns from Union Post to Form Bricklayers Firm
Ernest V. O'Brien resigns as business agent of the Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers union after years of service. He plans a new contracting venture with William Martin Jr as Martin O'Brien Co. Thomas Burns named to succeed him. Union notes his leadership, awarding a $100 gold purse.
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Ernest V. O’brien
Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers’ Union
Martin
Frank Edwards
O’brien
Bryan Withholds His Statement On Causeless War
Washington June 15 Former Secretary Bryan did not issue his promised statement today on The cause less war and its lessons for us but announced he was preparing it in three parts Tomorrow he said he shall submit the first part dealing with the war as it is and the injury it does to neutral nations The next day he will consider the origin of the war and the influences which caused it and the third section will treat the means for restoring permanent peace King Constantine Improves
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Washington
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Greece Election Divides War Victory Gains Broad Support
London reports claim former Greek premier Venizelos and followers secured a two thirds war party majority in the general elections. British presses view the result as a deliberate alignment with the Allies, while German and Italian fronts show ongoing activity as Russia counters. The Lusitania inquiry opened in London with testimony on actions after torpedoing, noting the ship's slow speed and torpedo impact.
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London
Greece
M. Venizelos
War Party
Great Britain
Russias
France
Italy
Paris
Arras
Isonzo
Tarvis
Cunard Line
Lusitania
Carson
Lusitanis
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Tower
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Blute
Masons’ Union
J.L. Billard
Anthony Habeas Corpus
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Shell
Karlsruhe
Carsen
Baden
Harwich
Innesbrock
Trent
Riva-Rovereto
House of Commons
Asquith
Court House
Constantine
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