Inheritance Surfaces in Mrs Pinkney Curtiss Lawrence Case
Inventory filed in New York shows Julia W M Curtiss Lawrence inherited 1 643 699 80 from Mary Goodwin Pinkney estate valued at 6 880 620 The ongoing legal fight over guardianship continues as she appeals Fairfield probate court ruling declaring incompetence and contempt Judge Banks supervision challenged by Mrs Watte Morris Curtiss Lawrence with Dr Lawrence involved in the saga and their Jersey wedding noted during proceedings
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Julia W. M. Curtiss Lawrence
New York
Fairfield
Elmore S. Banks
Lawrence
Mary Goodwin Pinkney
Frank K. Bowers
Watte-Morris-Curtiss-Lawrence
Banks
Nobbs
Epee Fairfield Home
Dr. Lawrence
Daniel Davenport
Curtiss
City Aims Permanent Macadam Repairs With Patrol System
Director M A Kenny will deploy workers next week to fill depressions in macadam roads on Macadam Street as part of Mayor Buckingham’s push for constant repair. State Street pavement work to begin June 26, delayed by property owners delaying curb work from Broad Street to Park Avenue.
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Buckingham
M. A. Kenny
State Street
Broad Street
Park Avenue
van Keuren & Son
Jersey City
Kenny
Bernard Keating
Boston Avenue
Macdonald
New York
Boston
Arctic Street
Congress Street
United Illuminating Co
Congress Street Bridge Commission
N. H. Rogers
Paving Commission
Barnum Avenue
Governor Prefers Minority Utilities Bill in 1909 Report
In Hartford June 17 Governor Baldwin discussed the public utilities measure with Representative Hyde of Canterbury. He said the minority bill, Senate-passed, and the Banks Davenport amendment were less preferred than the 1909 commission report from 1907, which he views as the best option.
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Mew Haven
House of Representatives
Hyde
Canterbury
Baldin
Baldwin
White Building
Cneter
Gov
Senate
Fifty Stewards Strike Morgan Liner Momus
Fifty stewards on the Morgan liner Momus struck today after wage demands were refused. The walkout followed by the crew of the Morgan freighter Cide and soon the Cristobal of the Cam Line heard similar discontent as union officials warned of possible wider action by Monday.
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Morgan
MOMUS
United Press
New York
Cristobal
Cams
Union
Bridgeport High School Class Leaders Named for 1911
Isaac Schine and Mae Best selected as valedictorian and salutatorian of Bridgeport High School's 83 graduates. Schine, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Schine, plans Yale law. Best, daughter of Mrs. Maria Best, will enter Bridgeport Training School. Commencement at Park Theatre June 27. Fire incident notes two horse drawn fire apparatus collision. no firefighters injured.
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Bridgeport High School
Park Theatre
Isaac Schine
Mae Hannah Best
Henry D. Simonds
Mr. Schine
David Schine
Seaview Avenue
Barnum School
Yale
Miss Best
Maria M
Thomas Best
North Avenue
St. Josephs German Catholic Parochial School
Bridgeport Training School
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Chief Returns From Police Chiefs Meet
Superintendent Birmingham, newly elected to the International Association of Police Chiefs, returns from Rochester after attending the convention with 300 visiting chiefs. He notes ideas for local police use, such as precinct badges and discussion of Bertillon and fingerprint methods, with eight Connecticut chiefs in attendance.
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Birmingham
Bridgeport
Rochester
Connecticut
Cowles
New Haven
Gunn
Hartford
Ingalls
Middletown
Rollins
New Britain
Beach
Waterbury
Brennan
Stamford
Bradley
Danbury
Cooke Acquitted in Big Four Embezzlement Case
Cincinnati June 17 The jury found Edward J. Cooke former Big Four Railroad clerk not guilty on embezzling $24000. He denied the charge and claimed former treasurer Charles Waranock now serving a $650000 term was innocent.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Edward
Cooke
Big Four Railroads
Big Four
Charles Waranock
Stamford Announces $130,000 Theatre Project
Benjamin Harris of Harris Construction Company announced the start of a new $130,000 theatre on the old Congregational church site at Bank and Atlantic streets. The 1,560 seat house will begin within a month as part of Stamford's ongoing building boom.
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United Press
Stamford
Benjamin Harris
Harris Construction Company
Old Congregational Church
Bank and Atlantic Streets
Divorce Granted to Dr Titsworth in Superior Court
Dr Sidney R Titsworth of 523 State street was granted a divorce from Ethel May Baydecker Titsworth by Judge Burpee of the superior court on grounds of habitual intoxication. The record shows they wed in 1905 and drinking began in 1906. Witness Mrs Sarah J Titsworth, blind, testified her daughter-in-law was often intoxicated and liquor was smelled on her breath.
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Sidney R. Titsworth
State Street
Ethel May Baydecker Titsworth
Burpee
Superior Court
Harper
Sarah J. Titsworth
Titworth
Progressives Boom LaFollette Against Taft for President
Minnesota progressives announce they support LaFollette for the presidency and expect the National Progressive Republican League to endorse the Wisconsin senator over President Taft. The league previously said it would back progressive government not individuals.
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Boom LaFollette
Taft
United Press
Washington
Minnesota
LaFollette
National Progressive Republican League
Wisconsin
Mayors Buckingham to Address Eagles Tonight
Mayor EF Buckingham opens the Eagles hall gathering at 2 30 PM with remarks from Judge Edward Hallen and City Attorney Thomas Cullinan. Hundreds attend as 150 members of Ladies Auxiliary No 50 and A O H proceed with initiation and state representatives participate. Decorations by Horan.
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Ladies Auxiliary No. 50
Eagles Hall
New Haven
EF. T. Buckingham
Edward F. Hallen
Thomas M. Cullinan
Hibernians
Ladies’ Auxiliary
No. 50 Auxiliary
Magles’ Hall
Marion Rba
Seey
P. J. Whaley
Giant Pineapples Arrive in Bridgeport from Isle of Pines
J P Coles and Company at Wall and Water streets reports a shipment of Smooth Cayenne pineapples from the Isle of Pines off Cuba. The fruit, weighing six to seven pounds and about eighteen inches tall, is praised for its delicious flavor and fragrance. Fruit experts express enthusiasm over the quality.
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J. P. Coles & Company
Wall and
Water Streets
Bridgeport
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Florida
English Sister Seeks Brother In Bridgeport News
Miss Kate Aske of Birkenhead England writes the Bridgeport Farmer seeking aid to locate her brother Joseph Aske who lived in Bridgeport five or six years ago. She has important news to communicate. he is 42 years old and a long resident of the United States.
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Kate Aske
Lowwood Road
Birkenhead
Cheshire
England
Bridgeport
Joseph Aske
Mr. Aske
United States
Business Men To Discuss The Friday Closing Problem
On Monday at 3 34 o clock the local business men who favor Friday afternoon store closing meet at Retail Clerks hall 1042 Main street to seek a unanimous agreement. Last night the Machinists union endorsed Retail Clerks Friday closing plan and the Central Labor union sent a note to the Business Men association on the same subject. No action was taken yet.
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Main Street
Central Labor Union
Business Men's Association
Bridgeport Delegation Wins Second in Parade Honors
New Haven June 17. The W and W Band led Bridgeport Council No. 239 of United Commercial Travelers at the New England convention closing day festivities. Bridgeport placed second for best appearing marchers while Hartford took first and Norwich third. Delegates wore gray hats and gloves and carried sample cases and megaphones.
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United Press
New Haven
Council No
Bridgeport
United Commercial Travelers of America
Grand Council of New England
Hartford
Norwich
Multi Millionaire's Daughter Weds New York Investor
Denver reports the noon wedding of Flor ence Sheedy daughter of Dennis Sheedy to I Townsend Burden Jr of New York. Bishop M F Burke presided. Gifts valued at about one million dollars included a $100,000 check a $50 000 pearls string and an imported touring car. The groom presented a $35 000 silver service.
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United Press
Denver
Florence Sheedy
Dennis Sheedy
I. Townsend Burden, Jr
New York
M. F. Burke
St. Joseph
J. T. Burden
Wesleyan Commencement Week Events Preview
A Wesleyan preliminary Phi Beta Kappa meeting opened today as the college eyes commencement. Musical clubs plan their annual spring concert tonight with baccalaureate sermon Monday by President William Arnold Franklin, followed by class day exercises and prize awards. Alumni events continue Tuesday and Wednesday with other exercises scheduled.
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United Press
Middletown
Phi Beta Kappa
Wesleyan
William Arnold Franklin
Medical Experts At Dr Downs Trial Take Stand
Dr Francis Bacon of New Haven testifies as expert witness in the trial of Dr F B Downs and Clayton L Wrisley for manslaughter. The defense hints the death stemmed from the woman’s own action rather than medical involvement, as cross examination probes organ findings and cause of death.
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Francis Bacon
New Haven
Connecticut Medical Association
Yale Medical School
F. B. Downs
Clayton L. Wrisley
Bacon
Stamford
John C. Lynch
C. c. Godfrey
J. W. Wright
D. M. Trecartin
Mix
New Haven County
Downs
Mary M. French
Wrisley
Derby
Booth
Posecutor Redden
French
Otis fires back at Roosevelt over McNamara dynamiting
General Otis publishes a red hot Times retort to Roosevelt’s Outlook article. He ridicules Roosevelt as a Janus faced fabricator, defends McNamara trial rights, and accuses Roosevelt of doubting any dynamiting occurred at all. The piece underscores fair trial and impartial jury standards.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Outlook
Harrison G. Otis
McNamara
Otis
the Times
Times
Ananias, Munchausen
Mendez Pinto
Joseph
McNamaras
Eight Indictments in Dynamite and Kidnapping Cases
Indianapolis June 17 Eight indictments returned by the Marion County Grand Jury name Detective William J Burns in a kidnaping charge tied to the Los Angeles Times dynamiting and McNamara in a conspiracy over the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway explosion The other indictments relate to the McNamara case but were kept secret by court order The item ends with an unrelated note about a pendant watch model
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United Press
Indianapolis
William J. Burns
John J. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
McNamara
Peoria and
Pekin Union Railway
Peoria
Til
Marion County Grand Jury
Bartlett to Announce Hearing on Charter Amendments
Two proposed amendments to the city charter were sent to Sen or Bartlett by City Attorney Cullinan. A hearing will be scheduled soon. The amendments would allow extending Second district lines to include parts of the First district and apply liquor license revenues to Second district finances, as urged by the Board of Apportionment and Taxation.
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Bartlett
F. A. Bartlett
House
Committee On Cities and Boroughs
Thomas M. Cullinan
Cullinan
Common Council
Board of Apportionment and Taxation
Safety Pin Extricated From Eight Month Old's Throat
An eight month old infant Burdette French nearly choked as a safety pin lodged in his throat. Dr McQueeney and Emergency hospital staff surgically removed the pin with care to avoid injury. The pin was opened and half its shaft remained embedded before extraction. The doctor left a throat soothing lotion and kept the pin as a souvenir.
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Burdette French
McQueeney
Spider wins second place at Riverside dog show
Electrician Sheridan Ladd of the Police department proudly displays a ribbon from Riverside dog show. His French bulldog Spider, months old, took second in a class of a dozen dogs.
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Sheridan Ladd
Police Department
Riverside
Ladd
Spider
Safe and San e Fourth Plans Under Mayor Buckingham
Mayor Buckingham supports strict Fourth of July safety measures. A proposed ordinance will ban guns cannons and explosives on trolley tracks to reduce dangerous incidents. Police will enforce limited celebration hours and clergy urged to speak on independence.
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Buckingham
Senator Brandegee to join President aboard yacht Mayflower
Senator Brandegee of Connecticut will accompany the President as guest on the yacht Mayflower during a trip from New York to Fall River and Providence. The trip runs from Thursday to Saturday night with visits planned along the route.
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Senator Brandegee
United Press
Washington
Connecticut
New York
Fall River
Providence
Toturt
For Rent and Lost Notices from Local Ads
Classified snippets show multiple rental offers including a six room flat at Brooks Street with improvements and a four room first floor unit at Charles Street, plus a small front room with board at State Street Myrtis Ave. A Boston bull puppy with a white breast is lost near Cannon Street with a reward. Opportunities also advertise several farms for sale and lawn lot bargains on Clark and Buckingham streets through agent J A Richardson at 923 Main Street.
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Brooks St
Charles St
Dili
State, Cor
Myrtis
Fairview Lawn
Clark
Buckingham Streets
J. A. Richardson
Burr & Knapp
Main St
Wood Avenue
North Avenue
Pacific St
North Washington Avenue
J. F. Selleck, Jr
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Macadam Street
Judson Bill Best
Banks Bill
Mae
Hremnen
Supt
National Association
DR. Titsworth
Eagles
Horan
Coles & Company
Farmer
Bridgeport Travelers
Yan
State Medical Association
Col. Roosevelt
Gen. Otis
Teddy
Ananias
Baron Munchausen
Sherry Ladd
Elmwood Ave
Woodmont
Long Hill
J. E. McBrady & Co
Chicago
A*p
the University School
Fairfield Avenue
P. O
City
North Washington Ave
FE. M. Sanford
Redding Ridge
Conn- Doseeo
Toomey
Broad St
Grand Streets
Cane
J. F_ Set+ leck Jr. Co
J. D. Shaw
Southworth's
Arcade
Dilsa'o
M. J
Warner Bros Co
West Garage
Railroad Ave
West End
Barnum Terrace
Lamson
Fairfield Ave
Kagas Ave
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