Servants Testify on Mrs Gould Alcohol Use in Separation Trial
Testimony from Howard Gould estate servants alleges Mrs Gould was habitual drinker causing unsteadiness. Witnesses described her flushed face and need to hold walls for balance during 1906 incidents at Castle Gould, with accounts of driving and unsober behavior.
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United Press
New York
Howard Gould
Ghearn
Gould
Turner
Shearn
Patnens
Imminent Big Labor Fight Hits Steel Tin Sector
June 1 reports from Pittsburgh that the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co plans to enforce an open shop on July 1, risking nationwide walkouts by 80 000 workers. The decision ends a two day deliberation by delegates of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, marking the first breach with U S Steel since 1901. Delegates had been in talks after the Sheet Tin Plate Co announced its order and sale, but received no response.
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United Press
Pitteburs
Acne Association of Tron, Steel & Tin Workers, O
United States
Teet Corporation
Amalgamatea Association
Portrait of late Judge Albert M. Talmadge to be unveiled
A portrait of the late Judge Albert M. Talmadge will be unveiled in the county courthouse by the Puinfeld County Bar Association within a short time. The likeness honors his service and stands as a memorial in the courthouse.
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A. M Talmadge
Albert M. Talmadge
Puinfeld County Bar Association
Charter Used To Shield Street Building Line Hearings
John Tomasko obtained an injunction to bar Nathan Kraut from building over Stillman Street under a 1907 charter amendment, granting local property owners within a block standing to seek injunctions when lines are challenged. Judge Wilder heard the case. the matter returns to City Court on the last Monday in June. Chamberlain drafted the change citing frequent permissions by Common Council, and he asserts the injunction may hold if circumstances are clear.
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General Assembly
John C. Chamberlain
Common Council
Pabers
Nathan Kraut
John Tomasko
Stillman Street
F. M. Wilder
George Kane
Leper Escape Triggers Search Near Blackwood Hospital
Prince Clark, a leper confined at Blackwood Hospital twelve miles from Camden, escaped last night. Authorities are intensifying efforts to locate him as he had not been guarded closely at night and previously showed no inclination to flee.
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United Press
Camden
Prince Clark
Blackwood Hospital
Clark
Still Negotiating For Steel Shares
At J. P. Morgan & Company in New York on June 16 officials said negotiations over listing United States Steel shares on the Paris Bourse were continuing. They indicated opposition could delay the deal, and they denied that the French Finance Minister had refused consent. A firm representative stressed negotiations are ongoing.
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United Press
New_York
J. P. Morgan & Company
United States Steel
Paris
Jap Strike Reaches Critical Point in Hawaii
United Press reports a Hawaii strike by Japanese laborers has reached a critical point with 3500 workers on strike. Plant owners arrest leaders to demoralize the movement while leaders vow the warships Aso and Sayo arriving June 26 will overawe Americans and support the strikers.
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United Press
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Aso
Sayo
Zokiukiseikai
Takahira
Washington
Woman Scores Police For Their Attitude Towards Children
Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen of Chicago told the National Conference of Charities and Correction that police are perceived as enemies by immigrant children. She urged better friendlier relations and noted enforcement should protect children rather than alienate them. A Wiley paper criticized imitation foods in public institutions and called for improved supervision.
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United Press
Buffalo
Joseph T. Bowen
Chicago
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Harvey W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
van Philip
Local High School Class of 1909 Prepares Largest Graduation Yet
The Smith's Colonial theatre will host the 1909 high school commencement on June 22 with 103 graduates. Valedictorian Miss Bessie Louise Stone and salutatorian Philip Manjoney lead a class noted for strong scholarship and overcoming early language barriers and work obligations. Magna cum laude requires a 90 percent average, while cum laude standards rose to 385 percent?. a plan includes prizes for commercial students and a memorial fund for scholarly graduates.
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Smith
Colonial Theatre
Simonds
Bessie
Louise Stone
Prqvennock Street
Mary Walker
Italy
Aviator Sorenson Drops 3500 Feet in Flawed Plane
Berwyn Neb June 16 V Sorenson a blacksmith and amateur aviator dropped 3500 feet in a crippled aeroplane after balloon ascent. The rudder failed and he could not steer the craft. it crashed, he was stunned and bruised but not seriously hurt and revived soon after.
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Berwyn
Neb
V. Sorenson
Sorenson
Wall Street Opens Shaken by Paris Steel Deal Pressure
The Paris move against Steel Common spurred early trading weakness with first sales below prior close. Interborough Metropolitan preferred rose slightly while selling intensified as reports of Paris authorities thwarting Steel on the Bourse triggered broad liquidation and widespread stops. Government bonds held firm.
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United Press
New York
Paris
Interborough Metropolitan
Annual Celebration of Bunker Hill in Charlestown
Boston June 16 celebration marks the 135th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. The event halts business across Boston as houses clubs and lodges decorate and host numerous banquets and festivities in Charlestown and surrounding areas.
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Boston
New England
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Divorce Alimony Granted in Smith Estate Case
Jessie Carl Smith wins divorce from Edward C. Smith in Bridgeport Superior Court Judge Howard J. Curtis allows Jessie to resume her maiden name Janet Walker named co respondent as alleged mistress The court orders Edward C. Smith to pay $26 300 alimony within a month based on a $73 000 estimated worth of Westlawn property in Fairfield and Colorado avenues The case reveals detectives and infidelity linked to a Boston hotel on Feb 27 1909
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Jessie Carl Smith
Edward C. Smith
Howard J. Curtis
Jessie Carl
Janet Walker
Janet
Bridgeport
William B. Boardman
Smith
Europe
Boston
Hotel Plaza
Westlawn
Fairfield
Colorado Avenues
State Need Not Pay For Land Beneath Water
Albany June 16 The State won a Court of Appeals decision with Attorney General support over lands under water in Seneca Lake. Geneva seeks the site for a park. Full effect awaits the court opinion, but the ruling could save the state thousands by not paying for submerged lands tied to the barge canal along the Oswego River.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
Seneca Lake
Geneva
Oswexto
Indian police expose abuse by Russian secret service in Calcutta
In Calcutta on June 16 evidence emerged from Governor Frazier's inquiry showing Indian police used bombings and blackmail to exile natives and extract wealth. The court overturns bomb plot convictions, noting police coerced confessions by third degree methods and produced manufactured evidence amid a wider pattern of oppression after the mutiny.
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United Press
Calcutta
Frazier
Secret Service
High Court
Midnapore
Brakeman Rescues Drowning Boy in East River Rescue
New York June 16 A brakeman on the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad jumped into the East River at the foot of 133d street and saved eleven year old Willie Conley of 171 St Ann's avenue who had fallen from the Health Department pier. The boy was carried out by the tide and Oglesby swam nearly two hundred yards to reach him. He had trouble reaching a boat and the boy was resuscitated about a half hour later.
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New York
Sammel Ogiesby
New York, New Haven and Hartford
East River
Willie Conley
St. Ann's Avenue
Health Department
Oglesby
Supreme Court Rules New Primary Law Unconstitutional
Springfield June 16 The State Supreme Court ruled that the new primary law is unconstitutional as a whole.
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United Press
Springfield
State Supreme Court
Dibble Innocent Claim Amid Mutter Murder Inquest
George Dibble declares innocence in the killing of his mother Mrs. Sarah Dibble in Trumbull. He waits for a coroner’s inquest as neighbors testify no family quarrels exist. Autopsy pins time of death at about ten hours earlier, with Dibble at work in fields. Witnesses describe a suspicious man seeking work near the Dibble home before the crime.
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George Dibble
Sarah Dibble
Trumbull
Dibble
Clifford B. Wilson
Star Chambers
Dibtle
Hoaring
C. C. Godfrey
F. B. Downs
Godfrey
Louis M. Cassier
England
Bridgeport
George Dibble Denies Hiding Facts in Murder Claim
George Dibble declares he has told all he knows about the murder and is ready to swear to his innocence. He says friends and longtime acquaintances believe he has spoken fully, and asserts his admission covers every fact he possesses.
Hose Wagon Collision During Fire Call
A hose wagon responding to Box 182 under the viaduct at Tranistan and Railroad avenues collided with a coal team from Arnold Coal Co. driven by veteran driver Christopher McGough. The wagon slowed for the turn, the pole snapped, one horse slightly bruised, no injuries or damage to the pole or horse, and the wagon continued to the alarm.
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Box 182
Christopher McGough
Arnold Coal Co
Tranistan
Railroad Avenues
Keim Laughna Nuptials At Park Avenue Home
BRIDGEPORT society notes the wedding of Miss Rosalind Madrigal Laughna to Seymour de B Keim at William O Laughna 387 Park Avenue with Rev Dr Lewis officiating. 250 guests attended a brief reception after the ceremony in the south drawing room. The couple will reside in Philadelphia while Keim runs his firm’s local branch.
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Keim
Trubee
Mires. Terrell
Tenekyck
Henry A. Bishop
Garry Greenman
Grippin
A. I. Riker
Thaniel Wheeler
Wheeler
Jennings
Stephen Cronan
Bu Peck
F. S. Steven
Horace Jackson
Harry Kell
Lowing
Adelphia
Bridport
Bridgeport High School
Lina Mr. Keim
Eight Uncontested Civil Cases Listed for Superior Court
Eight uncontested cases on the short calendar for Superior Court civil division before Judge Howard J. Curtis include disputes between George W. Lane and Lane on desertion filed in 1888, Giuseppe Manza and Norwalk on cruelty filed in 1899, Elizabeth W. Clar Norwalk and Henry F. Clark on intemperance and cruelty dating to 1280, plus Norwalk parties T. Denney and others involving infidelity and desertion in Danbury and Norwalk regions.
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Superior Court
Howard J. Curtis
Danbury
Norwalk
Stamford
Lst
George W. Lane
Lane
Ried
Giuseppe Manza
Elizabeth VY. Clar
Henry F. Clark
T. Denney
Ney
Ada Ro
Goff
Alice J. Bazley
Danb
Black Hand leader arraigned in New Haven court
Special from United Press. Vincenzo Sabbatassa, noted Italian criminal and alleged Black Hand leader, was arraigned in New Haven police court on a charge of assault with intent to kill. His case was continued until June under a $5 bond. Sabbatassa accused of attempting to assault Joseph Todisco on September 22.
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United Press
New Haven
Vincenzo Sabsbatasso
New York
Sabbatassa
Joseph Todisco
Wanted and For Sale Classified Items Mixed in One Notice
A dense jumble of small advertisements: job wants for girls in press work and a strong young man as receiving clerk. buy and sell items incl. a wool rug, red portieres, an upright piano, and haynes brothers pianos. found items like a gold watch fob. rental and employment notes. multiple announcements from Bridgeport and Hartford area businesses. several notices of sales, storage, and services. hours change and local tradesmen offerings.
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Bryant Electric Co
Hallett St
Congress St
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Smiths
Smith’s Theatre
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Laughna
Miss Henshaw
Dr. Lewis
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Mich
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Birdsey, Somers CO
One_ Gabler
M. Steinert & Sons Co
Main St. Dibuto
Haynes Bros
Main St. Disbuto
P. Co
Conn
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Hartford
Liberal Commission
Waterbury
Bridgeport Aerie
Pequonnock
Willam Riehl
the & Mitchell Mi. Co
Disa
Railroad Ave
Sherwood Ave
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Ave
Oy James J. Sheehan
Main St
Jim
East Street
James Sheehan
Pratt’s
Fairfield Arse
Morton's Mice
Fairfield Avenue
Everhardt
Mark Gle's
East Main Street
Porter’s
Warren St
Biltz
St. Hilt
Ruany
Leavenworth
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