Underwood Urges Conservatism In Times Of Change
Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama spoke at the University of Virginia on The Tendency of Our Times praising conservatism in politics and warning against hasty reform. He argued for two constitutional amendments in recent years and for equitable taxation while saluting Jefferson as a guiding influence for the university and nation.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
House of Representatives
Underwood
Irine Underwood
Conana
As Operawe
Sha
Thomas Jefpreceptsferson
Wellesley Graduates 274 Young Women at 35th Commencement
Wellesley Mass June 17 a class of 274 young women was graduated at the thirty fifth annual commencement of Wellesley College today. No honorary degrees were conferred.
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Welesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Smith College Graduates Largest Class With 381 Degrees
Northampton, Mass June 17 Three and eighty one young women comprising the largest class ever at Smith College received bachelor of arts at the commencement today Five candidates were made masters of arts The address was delivered by President Henry Churchill King of Berlin College who spoke on Reverence For Personality.
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Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Henry Churchill King
Berlin College
Swimmer Missing After Harbor Crossing Attempt
New Haven June 17 West Haven police say Robert McKee of Hartford disappeared while attempting to swim from the rocks to the Morris Cove lighthouse in New Haven harbor. He left a boarding house in a bathing suit, was seen around 2 p m heading toward deep water, and is presumed drowned as the incoming tide rose.
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New Haven
West Haven
Robert McKee
Street
Hartford
New Ven Harbor
McKee
Morris Cove
Wag
Cop Attacked by Mob Kills Officer in Boston Street Incident
Boston, June 17. Patrolman Charles Miller was shot and killed while trying to arrest Ralph P. Shea on Carver Street as a mob known as the Kerry Village Gang attacked. Shea, jailed for drunkenness, was seized again after an initial escape, and Miller was beaten before being torn from the crowd.
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Boston
Ralph PF. Shea
Carver Street
Tod Gy
Charles Miller
Shea
Kerry Village
Miller
Idle to Question Legality of Mulvihill’s Appointment
Fairfield county bar leaders decline to discuss constitutional challenges to Denis Mulvihill’s county commissioner appointment. Governor Baldwin, a constitutional lawyer, says the process was within his authority and has discussed the legality with confidants. Mulvihill expects no obstacle and will proceed per the governor’s action.
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Baldwin
Denis Mulvihill
Fairfield County
The
Farmer Today
Emin
Ence
Supreme Court of
President Wilson Too Busy to Hear Job Hunters
Washington June 17 job hunters and lawmakers waited in a chill White House corridor described as morgue like as a heat wave pressed on the capital. Citizens with missions seeking access faced concealed ventilators blowing cold air while the President remained cordial in manner despite the frigid atmosphere and fans cooling the offices.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Cutelde
Sheriff seeks commission in Stillman farm sale case
City Sheriff Joseph Kalafus appeared before Judge Scott in the common pleas court to testify in his action against John Stillman of Nevrtown. Kalafus seeks four real estate commissions for selling the Stillman farm. He advertised, showed the farm, and brought buyers, including Matthew Lesko, who bought the place but Kalafus contends he did not receive a commission. Stillman claims Kalafus did not secure a purchaser. The judge reserved decision.
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Joseph Kalafus
Scott
Common Pleas Court
John Stillman
Nevrtown
Stillman
Kalafus
Matthew Lesko
Lesko
Diace
Woman of 87 Falls Down Stairs and Refuses Treatment
Mrs Harriet Leonard aged 87 of 271 State Street fell down stairs at 6 56 this morning sustaining a severe laceration of the forehead. An ambulance with Dr G A Davis attended but she refused treatment preferring to tend the wound herself.
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Harriet Leonard
State Street
G. A. Davis
Fairfield Builder Awarded 25 60 In Court
Judge Scott in the court of common pleas awarded Peter Medve of Fairfield $25.60 in his suit against Gabriel Papp over a $1,000 house job on Bostwick Avenue. Papp countered with a $750 claim alleging unfinished work by Medve. The article also notes a misattributed job pursuit by Miss Hurley for a supervisor of schools post in Bridgeport.
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Scott
Court of Common Pleas
Peter Medve
Fairfield
Gabriel Papp
Medve
Bostwick Avenue
Papp
Merve
Miss Hurley
Board of Education
Fannie E. Hurley
Bridgeport
Training School Graduates Class of Sixteen Girls
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock the graduates of the Class of 1913 of the City Normal School will present Teaching Day exercises in the Assembly hall. Each senior will lead her work. the program opens and closes with singing. The sixteen graduates include Ruth Benton, Bessie Callender, Ruth Barnes, Mabel Munich, Mildred Stoddard, Grace Fitzgerald, Lillie Stadtler, Bessie Rose, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Grace Suitt, Emma Solari, Helen Donovan, Mary McKenney, Catherine Hearn, Helen Bediger, and Lucie Dowd.
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City Normal School
Forster
Ruth Benton
Bessie Callender
Ruth Barnes
Mabel Munich
Mildred Stoddard
Grace Fitzgerald
Lillie Stadtler
Bessie
Jurymen visit scene in autos during gas death case
Jurors rode in four autos to 271 Helen Street to view the 1911 gas tragedy house in the Bridgeport Gas Light Co case. Judge William S Case and four lawyers joined sheriffs Davis and Hayes as the party inspected the premises before proceeding with the trial. Korb, administrator for multiple estates, seeks $5,000 for each death alleging a defective gas cock caused four occupants to suffocate. The gas company denies negligence. Mrs Dralius testified intoxicated residents returned home the night of the tragedy. The trial continued at press time.
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Louis J. Korb
Bridgeport Gas Laight Co
Helen Street
William S
Davis
Hayes
Korb
John
Mary Hartsharack
John Kasperlac
John Pervosack
Bridgeport Gas Light Co
Susan Dralius
Hertsharack
Ambassadors Named Today by Wilson
Washington June 17 President Wilson today announced nominations for ambassadors and ministers. Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia would be ambassador to Italy and Pleasant S Stovall of Georgia would be minister to Switzerland.
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Washington
Wilson
Italy
Thomas Nelson Page
Virginia
Switzerland
Pleasant S. Stovall
Georgia
Man breaks elbow falling from chair in Bridgeport
Dominick Cocoa, 36, was visiting a friend at Barnum and Central avenues when he tried to rise from a chair and fractured his left elbow. An ambulance transported him to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment.
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Dominick Cocoa
Barnum and
Central Avenues
Cocca
Bridgeport Hospital
Miss Annie Kenney in Defiant Suffrage Trial Speech
At London Central Criminal Court Miss Annie Kenney declared she would die for women’s suffrage if needed and condemned cabinet ministers for widening the suffrage fight. The court heard Kenney and fellow militants defend militant tactics amid a crowded audience including prominent figures’ spouses and daughters.
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London
Annie Kenney
Central Criminal Court
Harriet Kerr
Agnes Lake
Rachel Barrett
Beatrice Saunders
Laura Lennox
Edwin Clayton
Winston Spencer Churchill
the Admiralty
Violet Asquith
Miss Kenney
British Isles
Emily Wilding Davison
Jonathan Godfrey Named to Tuberculosis Commission
Governor Bald announces two appointments to the tuberculosis commission Jonathan Godfrey of Bridgeport to replace John F Gunshan n of Hartford and Dr David R Lyman of Wallingford to replace Dr George H Knight of Lakeville who died Knight had been appointed to July 1 1915 Godfrey is president of the Compressed Paper Box Co in Bridgeport and a Republican with homes and club memberships in Hartford and Bridgeport
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Hartford
Baldwin
Tuberculosis Commission
Jonathan Godfrey
Bridgeport
John F. Gunshannan
David R. Lyman
Wallingford
George H. Knight
Lakeville
Knight
Compressed Paper Box Co
Thompson Street
Mr. Godfrey
Washington Avenue
Seaside and
Algonquin Clubs
Sons of the American Revolution
No Discrimination in Freight Rates Commission Rules
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that westbound import freight rates from Boston must not be lower than those from New York City. After a rehearing of the differential case covering Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, the commission noted strong protests from Shipper interests around New York Philadelphia and Baltimore and warned that Boston gains would trigger a broader rate war. It urged that Boston lose the lower rate to preserve existing import business and avoid disruption.
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Washington
Boston
New York City
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
CAREFULLY REPAIRED DEATH ENGINE MAKES SPEEDY RUN
A Stamford investigation day report describes the repaired Pacific engine 1338 used in a test run from New Haven to Stamford to verify air brake function after the June 12 wreck. Dozens of officials and reporters rode the train. tests included emergency braking at Greens Farms and a full stop at Stamford from 64 mph in 38 seconds covering 2100 feet.
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Stamford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Greens Farms
South Norwalk
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Utilities Commission of Connecticut
John J. Phelan
George Co. McConville
Frank Dowler
J. Francis Carroll
New Haven Road
P. J. Langan
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
F. A. Howard
Interstate Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Phelan
Doherty
Thomas H. Dunn
John H. Dillon
Areman
Littlechild
Ent Street
Wreck Inquiry Reveals Surprises in Doherty Case
The third coroner session into the June 12 Springfield express wreck heard Doherty’s defense and the close support of John H. Dillon. Testimony covered brakes, engine conditions, and a note stating brake failure, with records showing faults and concerns about air brakes and components. Continued examinations promise further revelations as witnesses depart for city.
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Steford
Springfield Express
Engineer Doherty
Hearine
John H. Dillon
New Haven
Dillon
Doherty
Elm City
Comforta
South Norwalk
Herbert HB. Pratt
Adame Express Company
Frederick W. Spies
Bette Seba Thsinese
John Francis Carroll
Carroll
Harmon
Stamford
Smith
Thut
Joseph J. Gash
Agh-Pit
Gash
Phelan
New Haven Company
Delaware, Lackewahus & Western Road
Inez
Nesses
Wesey
J. J. Pieter
Severn
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C. C. Elwell
A. D. Fuller
Thomas O’brien
L. Bardo
C. N. Woodward
Shore Line
J. Adroege
Gillian
C. W. Wildin
Joseph McCabe
C. H. Morrison
F. B. Gates
Knickerbocker Express
F. F. Evans
David Vaughan
GW. Martin
Pennsylvania Railroad
G. L. Burton
Westinghouse Co
Charles N. Joy
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