Separate suits seek freedom from marital ties in court
Oscar E. Kessier seeks a divorce from Ade line Sutton Kressier amid desertion claims dating to 1908 with unknown status of the wife. Johanna H. G. Kessler seeks an annulment, having married while Kessier was allegedly still married to Sutton. judge postpones judgement for further inquiry into the first wife’s status.
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Superior Court
Oscar E. Kessier
Adeline Sutton Kressier
Johanna H. G. Kessler
Osca
Adeline Sutton
Curt
Hving
Ten Petitions to Fire Commissioners Considered
At a fire department committee meeting ten petitions were discussed with decisions to be reported to the common council Monday. Names include Jacob Rapert seeking a underground fuel tank at 957 Main, Patrick Murphy for garage rear 87 Henry, L J Brown for gasoline tank at 436 Calo, Lewis and Jacob Entainen for rear lot frame building removal, L P Turney & Son for a curb booth at State and Howard, N A Engelman for private garage rear 542 East Main, H M Ford for rear frame building at 1841 Main for show room and storage, Frank Schulz for a carb pump on Stretford Avenue, Fusak and Pastine for a line tank front 404 Middle, and H A Davidson to establish a junk yard on Knowton Street between East Washington and Barnum.
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Common Council
Lewis and Jacob
Entainen
Main
Lumber Streets
L P. Turney & Son
State Street
Howard Avenue
Nathan Engelman
East Main Street
H. M. Ford
Frank Schulz
Stretford Avency
Fusaik & Pastine
Middle Street
Herri A Davidson
Knowton Street
East Washington
Barnum Avenues
Naval Militia elects ensigns and plans parade
Anderson and Reginald J A were elected ensigns at the Third Division Naval Militia meeting held in the armory. The Division voted to participate in the July 4 parade and will fire an eight gun national salute under Gunner’s Mate P J Doran. Ten vacancies for enlisted men to be filled before the annual cruise on June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee Anderson
Reginald J A
Third Division
Naval Militia
P. J. Doran
Star Shirt Plant sale price set at $75,008
Public papers filed in the town clerk by William B Wheeler Edward W Effen Harral and others show the Star Shirt factory transferred for 75008 with 35000 cash and a 40000 mortgage. Probate court petitions for administration list Josephine Elizabeth Hendey estate valued around 2100 in sash stock shares and securities. Heirs include Edward Leonard Hendey Ansonia Clifford Chatfield Hendey Torrington George Allen Lawrence T Clark Alfred and Thomas Charles Hendley Bridgeport.
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Star Shirt
William B. and
Archer
Wheeler
Edward W
Effen &. Harral
Cave
Thomas CG. Hendey
Josephine Elizabeth Hendy
Edward Leonard Hendey
Ansonia
Clifford Chatfield Hendey
Torrington
George Allen
Lawrence T. Clark
Alfred
Thomas Charles Hendley
Bridgeport
Sdyeece's army to belne transferred from Athens to Volo
An army unit identified as Sdyeece moves from Athens to Volo in a planned transfer. The action signals a redeployment within the region, with authorities arranging transport and briefing for personnel. No additional details on scale or dates are provided in the fragment.
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Sdyeece
Belne
Athens
Volo
City of Angels Welcomes Knights Templar Delegates
Los Angeles greets thousands attending the thirty third triennial conclave of Knights Templar celebrating a centennial of the America order. The week includes a parade, devotional service led by Henry Freeman, receptions, and various drills and contests with delegates from across the United States and Canada.
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Los Angeles
Knights Templar of America
Lee S. Smith
Pittsburgh
Grand Commandery of
California
Henry R. Freeman
Troy
N. Y
Knights Templar
Rades
United States
Alaska
Honolulu
Philippines
Canada
Ireland
Mexico
Guards Hold Successful Outing at Shore Fort Trumbull Beach
The Guards Association of Sanittet Harris Harris No 99 held a spring outing and clam bake at Fort Trumbull Beach with a large, satisfied gathering despite bad weather. Captain Faubel lent No Fret Cottage for the event. committee members praised the cooks and presenters, and plans were made for a fall outing at No Fret Cottage with the same team. The Maltian steamer Motio has been sunk. Graduation baskets and bouquets, John Reck & Son.
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The
Guards Association of Sanittet
Harris Judee
Fort Trumbull Beach
Jeans Paubel
Messrs ‘Eaulkins
Booth
Meyers
Worden
Reynolds
Faubel
Sanford
Uriel
Noble
Frank Munich
Prank Hunter
Faybel
Association
Messrs
Steinmetz
Wells
Conger
Jack Whitney
Harris Lode
Sweethearls
Valedictorian Herman Oppe leads Newtown NHS class of 1916
Newtown June 17 The annual commencement exercises for Newtown High School will be held Monday evening June 23 at the town hall. Herman Oppe Jr is valedictorian, Anna M Corbett salutatorian, with Molly Goldstein as essayist and a list of graduates. The board of education will present diplomas and prizes and Nestor S Light of Hartford will be the invited speaker. The issue also carries obituaries, local society notes, school plans, and town notices.
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Newtown
Herman Oppe, Jr
Anna M Corbett
Molly Goldstein
Philo Botsford
Charles Ferris
Hazel Hopkins
Mary Keane
Catherine Scanlon
Maude Summers
Dorothy Harris
Paul v. Cavanaugh
Frank Platt
Frank Corbett
John Kelly
Board of Education
Nestor S. Light
Hartford
Mary J. Leavy
Morris Leavy
Walnut Tree Hill
Trinity Guild
Trinity Church
HR. N. Peck
J. B. Nichols
James W. Whitlock
Hadward Corning
Stepney
Robert
Frank Banks
Sandy Hook
Mattertown
Putnam Park
Mary Pedbereznak
Lake George
George R. Wilson
Taunton
Heliock
Danbury
Ives & Keating
Court of Common Pleas
Frederick Lockwood
W. J. McLaughlin
New London
Dental Association
F.J. Gale
Middletown
Gordon
Wesleyan
W. B. Glover
Marion Curtis
Walter Glover
Bridgeport
Thomas J. Rafferty
Rafferty
Railroad Roundhouse
Charles E. Minor
Berkshire
Stanley Blackman
South Britain
Weather Halts Wesleyan Outdoor Commencement Plans
Middletown Conn June 17 unfavorable weather forced Wesleyan University to move class day exercises and alumni gatherings indoors. The costume parade and baseball game with Columbia were postponed, while alumni looked forward to reunion dinners and the 1831 dinner. Tonight the glee club presents a new light opera Brother Omega by O B Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan University
Columbia
Glee Club
Brother Omega
O. B. Davis
Pedestrianism Revived in Paris Women Lead Revival
Paris reports a revival of pedestrianism, with women prominent in walking for health and economy. New skirt styles ease walking and a rustic aesthetic appeals to the trend. Bois de Boulogne alleys become training grounds as fewer motor cars reduce dust on suburban routes to Saint Cloud and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Bois de Boulogne
Saint Cloud
Railroads Not Entitled To Charge For Empty Car Moves
Washington June 17. The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that railroads cannot charge shippers for moving empty cars to points of lameline. The decision forbids the Chicago and Milwaukee Pierre Marquette Railroad Company from charging six dollars per car for transporting empty refrigerator cars from Toledo to Rose Center Michigan for return funding with ice.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pierre Marquette Railroad Cp
Toledo
Rose Center
Mich
July 4 Parade Plans Progress in Enthusiasm
Bridgeport works toward a big Fourth of July parade at Seaside Park with plans for Coast Artillery and Naval Militia salutes. National figures discuss battleship participation while Grand Army units march. Barnum’s birthday may be observed and an athletic carnival is planned under J D Brock and a committee including Heers Ludlum King Merritt Lee Eames Jecuse Brown Cliffe McGovern.
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United States
Homer
Cummings
Urs
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport
Seaside Park
Coast Artillery
Grand Army
P. T. Barnum
Barnum
J. D. Brock
Yo Oth A
Alfred B. Heers
James G. Ludlum
W. M. King
A. J. Merritt
C. W. Lee
George M. Eames
Naval Reservist Brainard Sworn In At Hartford Visit
Mr Five Brainard of Enfield Street Thompsonville and Malcolm Brainard enlisted in the Naval Reserves during a Hartford visit led by Lt. Frank Weaver in charge of Connecticut recruiting. Brainard, discharged February as chief radio electrician after eight years in the Navy, now works as an electrician for the New Haven road and vows to serve if his country calls. His service included duty on the Potomac and Others.
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Frank TH. Weaver
New Haven
Connecticut
Hartford
Malcolm 8. Brainard
Enfield Street
Thompsonville
Brainard
Navy
Mable
New Haven Road
Potomac
Sothers
Hearings on utility proposals proceed with no opposition
Three petitions were heard by the public utilities commission yesterday morning at the Capitol and with no opposition they will be granted. The Danbury and Bethel Street Railway asked approval of a turnout on North Main Street in Bridesport. Westport selectmen sought approval to construct maintain and operate a commercial side track from New Haven Hartford lines across Frank Street in Sagatuck. Sixty passengers on the river steam Wakefield were rescued when the ship struck a pile and sank in the Potomac off Mathias Point.
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Public Utilities Commission
Te Capitol
Danvury & Bethel Street Railway Company
North Main Street
Bridesport
Westport Selectmen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co
Prank Street
Saugatuck
Wakefield
Potomac
Mathias Point
Hughes Jr in Camp at Plattsburg with Business Leaguers
Charles Winches Jr son of the Republican presidential nominee is active in preparedness, enrolling in the Plattsburg business men's training camp. The photograph shows him lined up with comrades. Bluzhes is a New York lawyer, Brown 1909, Harvard Law 1911, married June 17 1914 to Marjory Bruce Stuart of New York.
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Charles ©. Winches, Jr
Plattsburg
Mr. Bluzhes
New York City
Tie
Brown University
Harvard Law School
Marjory Bruce Stuart
Many Americanized Italians at Front
Rome reports a large number of Italian soldiers with ties to the United States. Estimates suggest up to 500,000 servicemen have either visited the U.S. or have relatives there, a share unmatched by other European armies. A journalist recounts a brief exchange with a carabiniere proudly saying he is from New York.
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Rome
United States
Europe
New York
German Soldier Receives Half French Meat Ration
Paris reports an alleged deserter from the 28th German infantry says German units have their fresh meat rations cut from 275 grams daily to 200 grams, half of the French allowance, while canned meat rations drop from 260 grams for French to 180 grams for Germans.
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Paris
Cyrus Wart Remover Selling at Cyrus Pharmacy
An ad touts Cyrus Wart Remover as a painless remedy to remove disfiguring warts. Available for sale exclusively at Cyrus Pharmacy located at 415 Farneld Ara.
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Cyrus Pharmacy
Loyal Order of Moose Holds State Parade Plans
George R Hubbard presided as State Dictator at the Moose convention in Moose Hall Meriden. The group voted to continue the field day and state parade plan, with governors appointing an executive committee to arrange future parades, and elected officers and delegates from many Connecticut towns.
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Meriden
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
Aternoon
George R. Hubbard
Joseph T. Linxweiler
New Haver
James Limerick
James Conneliey
Farford
HE. Kennedy
Hartford
James Parriah
Waresbury
Guand
Harris LeBrin
Erieport
Board of Governors
Eby
Board of Pavern
J. A. Festin
S. Charnett
D. C_ Mead
South Nerwalk
Michael Carey
aAgQue Welsh
Putnam
I. A Doyle
ET Joseph
H. C. Mosbier
New Lourdon
W. C. Webb
J. A. Lajoie
J. PB. Howard
Montegue Hunn
Harry Stevens
A. Sanford Chevver
W. Henderson
Yorkngton
Otto Lam
Compensation judge recovers from injury. Buckingham returns
Compensation Commissioner Edward T Bucking ham resumes duties after an injury to his left toe, ending his convalescence and restoring him to his post. The report notes his prompt return to the office and ongoing service as a compensation judge.
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Edward T. Buckingham
Woman killed by hospital elevator at Grace Hospital
New Haven reports Martin Btreln a 25 year old from Danbury died at Grace Hospital when her head was crushed by an elevator and pulled to the bottom of the shaft. The American note to Carrera will probably be sent away.
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New Haven
Martin Btreln Colored
Danbury
Grace Hospital
Matt
Carrera
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Bsop
Piquette Piano Co
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Alto
Sonora and Grafannia
Recorda
Convention OF Democrats
City OF Angels
U. S
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Motio
John Reck & Son
Herman Oppe
N.H.S
Anna M. Corbett
John H. Flood
Frank J. Abercrombie
Robert Fitzroy
Frederick Schussler
Robert €. Mitchell
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Lawrence D. Howell
J. B. Howell
China
the Beach Memorial Library
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Princeton
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Brooklyn
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Charles H. Peck
Roosevelt Hospital
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Monroe
Trumbull
Harmony Grange
Graces
Anna M. Betts
Cemetery Avenue
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Edoward Kilbride
Adela Irwin
Kate Tomlin
Woodman
James IF. McCormick
Luke McCormick
Mott Street
Baltimore Cathedral
James Gibbons
St. Rose's Church
George Ayatt
St. Mary's Seminary
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Solsoa
Homer S. Cummings
5. Brainard
Naval Reserve
Utilimites Commission
C. E. Hughes, Jr
George Hubbard
Moose Order
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