Heavy Vote Tomorrow For Grand Street Bridge Bonds
Voters face eight questions on commission government and bond issues in a high turnout special election tomorrow. Polls open 6 am to 5 pm. anticipated rapid ballots as workers join the effort.
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Grand Street Bridge
Ridgeport
Commission
Grand Street
Washington
Congress Street
Washington Avenue
Common Council
East Washington
Board of Health
Coramon Council
General Assembly
Becker Loses Final Appeal In Death Sentence
Albany June 18 The court of appeals denied counsel for Charles Becker former New York police lieutenant a re argument on its decision affirming Becker’s death sentence.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
Charles Becker
New York
Mrs Chatlos in Critical Condition After Suicide Attempt
Mrs William H Charles remains between life and death at Bridgeport Hospital after an attempted suicide at her home 460 Mill Hill Avenue on Wednesday. Report says she showed slight improvement during the night.
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William H. Charles
Mill Hill Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Remington Arms GM Affirms Permanent Plant Expansions
Samuel F. Pryor, vice president and general manager of the Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Co., rejects rumors of foreign purchase plans and asserts that Ilion and Bridgeport additions are permanent as part of a prewar expansion policy. He says no sale would tempt owners away from honoring existing contracts and that the facilities are modern, durable, and intended for long term use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel F. Pryor
Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Ilion
Bridgeport
Pryor
Mr. Pryor
Murder Charge Against Darien Men in 1914 Fair Case
Darien men John Deveraux and William F. Fair faced bench warrants for murder over the death of Margaret Fair whose body was found in August 1914 in the Darien woods. Judge Shumway issued warrants at a special criminal term with bonds set at 5000 each. bail not yet posted.
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John Deveraux
William F. Fair
Darien
Margaret Fair
Darien Woods
Shumway
Criminal Superior Court
Deveraux
Fair
Scott
Pease
Judzie Shumway
Cummings
Henry E. Shannon
Devereux
John Keogh
Norwalk
Rhelan
Phelan
Fugitive Verdéranna Arrested in Colchester Case
James Verderanna aged 32 of 258 Church Street was arrested after two years on the run for assault with intent to kill. Police say he aided another fugitive in the Colchester attack that left a woman wounded and presumed dead, threw a body from a second story window, and then lived in Bridgeport area.
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James Verderanna
Frank Virelli
Verderanna
Vireilli
Wheeler
W. Halpin
Holbrook
Colchester
Conn
Bridgeport
Verdéranna
Matsh
Bridgeport Arms Company
New Britain Aviator Flies Into a Tree
Richard Nyeren, a local aviator, was thrown from his biplane in Plainville when it collided with a tree top. He fell unconscious for ten minutes but suffered no broken bones. It was Nyeren's last flight of the day as engine trouble and a gust carried him into the tree. A four day record without an incipient blaze is shown at local fire headquarters with the last alarm noted in June.
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New Britain
Richard Nyeren
Plainville
Nyeren
Clergy shuffled in Hartford diocese assign new parishes
Rev Charles F Kelly moved from North End Catholic parish to St Francis New Haven to lead large Italian parishioners. Succession by Rev John J Keane from Colchester. Other transfers include Rev Henry J Callahan to St Stephen Hungarian church and Rev Walter J Lyddy to St Michael Westerly assignment.
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Charles F. Kelly
St. Patrick's R. C
St. Francis Church
New Haven
Fr. Kelly
John J. Keane
St. Andrew's
Colchester
Niagara University
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Mass
Henry J. Callahan
Hertzora
St. Joseph's Church
Meriden
St. Stephen’s
Walter J. Lyddy
John Lyday
St. Michael's Church
Westerly
R. L
William Krause
Br. Lyddy
St. Thomes
Southington
Conn
Lyd
William A. Krause
St Mary's Church
New Britain
Joseph
Church of the Holy Trinity
Wallingford
Sacred Heart Church
Charles H. Kane
St. Mary's Church
Derby
John Landry
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Baltic
St. John’s Church
Watertown
Thomas J. Lynch
St. John's Church
Henry J. Coleman
St. Thomas’ Church
Edwin Flynn
St. Joseph’s Chrch
Francis O’shea
Waterbury
Court House Bonds Sold At Premium By New York Firm
The $248000 county bond issue for the courthouse addition sold for 250804.98 to Kissel Kimnicut Co of New York, the top bid among seven. Other bids included Parkington Burr Boston 249633.91 and Merrill Oldham Co New York 248442.92. The issue was authorized by the General Assembly and backed by local officials.
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County Court House
Kissel, Kimnicut Co
New York
Shures
Hincks Bros
Parkington & Burr
Boston
Mass
General Assembly
Spotted Fever Cases Reported in East Bridgeport
Health officials quarantine two East Bridgeport homes after two confirmed cases of cerebrospinal meningitis. Infants Sullivan Aurillio and Louisa Marinaccio receive Flexner serum at Rockefeller Institute. both remain critically ill as authorities restrict access to the sick rooms.
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Board of Health
Bridgeport
Simon Frexner
Rockefeller Institute
Sullivan Aurillio
Church Street
Louisa Marinaccio
Pembroke Street
Aurillio
Marinaccio
France
Switzerland
Germany
Weichselbaum
Simon Flexner
Ickefeller Institute
Texas
United States
Flexner
Martin Blute Exonerated in Sullivan Death
Coroner J J Phelan exonerates Martin Blute keeper of the 616 Middle Street saloon in the death of Patrick Sullivan. Sullivan died of an intracranial hemorrhage after being ejected. judge finds Blute acted within rights though methods were harsh. Medical findings and witness testimony raise questions about timing of injuries. no criminal act established.
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Martin Blute
Middle Street
J. J. Phelan
Patrick Sullivan
Sullivan
Phelan
Blute
Sullvan
John Malone
John Bundock
James G. Sullivan
Water Street
Weldon
Robert Piper
Anthony McQueeney
German Ambassador Denies Knowledge of Meyer Gerhard Case
Count Von Bernstorff told Secretary Lansing that neither he nor any embassy staff knew of a Dr Alfred Meyer said to be secretly buying war supplies in the United States. He called the allegations an absolute fabrication and said he sought to reassure officials that he did not deceive them. Lansing said a statement would be issued later.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Alfred Meyer
Meyer
Germany
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
United States
State Department
Bernstorff
Meyer-Gerhard
Secreary
Papers In Germany At Odds Over Note
Berlin indicates debate over Germany’s note in reply to American communication as Dr Meyer Gerhard arrives. The newspaper war between friendly settlement advocates and no compromise factions continues with naval writers urging Germany to stand firm, with continued discussion expected.
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Berlin
Meyer-Gerhard
Germany
Bryan urges mediation as path to peace in last war statement
Former Secretary Bryan calls for universal extension of his peace plan via a permanent international commission. He argues mediation, investigative treaties, and a world wide educational movement can avert future wars and foster international friendship. He notes the Hague convention supports mediation and urges neutral powers to act.
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Washington
Bryan
Investigation Commission
Germany
Paris
Berlin
Mr. Bryan
United States
Austria
Serbia
Jitney Driver Cleared in Bicycle Fatality Case
Stratford Coroner J J Phelan found jitney driver Leo Landes not to blame for Gustav Scholz’s death at Barnum and Seaview avenues. Witness Margaret Ordner testified Scholz rode into the parked car after Landes stopped to avoid him, contradicting claims of driver fault.
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Margaret Ordner
Broad and
Melville Streets
Stratford
J. J. Phelan
Gustav Scholz
Barnum and
Seaview Avenues
Leo Landes
Ordner
Scholz
Phelan
Landes
Travers Leads National Open Golf Championship
Jerome D. Travers former amateur champion took the morning lead at Short Hills New Jersey in the national open with a 37 36 1 9 for the round and a 148 yesterday his total 64 222 mark stands at 222 through two rounds with Travers atop the leaderboard.
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Short Hills
N. J
Jerome D. Travers
Travers
Weather Forecast Showers Likely Tonight and Saturday
A fair night transitions to possible showers on Saturday with moderate, variable wind. The outlook indicates unsettled conditions with moisture increasing and scattered showers likely in the period.
British Fleet Falls Back at Gallipoli Under Submarine Threat
Constantinople reports the British fleet has withdrawn to Kerala Bay near Ambros Island to escape German submarines. Mines and Turkish positions at Avi Burnu threaten remaining British ground as the fleet seeks safety and holds, losing much of the area formerly controlled along the Gallipoli coast.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Gall
Nin- Sula
Kerala Bay
Ambros Island
Gallipoli
Avi Burnu
Both Sides Dispute Victories In Galicia
London reports a contested claim over Grodek region as Austro German forces push near the Russians. The Russian war office says Russian attacks exhausted opponents and French forces press the Vosges front with gains against German counterattacks. Paris notes eleven German divisions in Arras suffering heavy losses. Dardanelles news pending. Bulgaria seeks neutrality while negotiating with both sides.
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London
Torgens
Grodek
Teutonic Forces
Russian War Office
Grand Duke Nicholls
Vosges
Paris
Arras
Dardanelles
Bulgaria
Allied attack repulsed north of La Bassée in France
Berlin reports an Allied force assaulting German positions north of La Bassée in north western France was destroyed with only a few managing to retreat. The official release confirms the failure of the offensive and the retreat of remaining troops.
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Berlin
la Bassee
France
Child Hit By Auto Is In Critical Condition
Milton Quackenbush an 11 year old boy son of Charles and Mrs Quackenbush of 765 State Street was struck by H J Thompson of New York and Greens Farms. He is in critical condition at St Vincent’s hospital after skull fractures found in an operation by Dr Andrew McQueeney. Some relief was reported but condition remains grave.
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Milton Quackenbush
Charles Quackenbush
State Street
H. J. Thompson
New York
Greens Farms
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Andrew McQueeney
Acorns and Cactus Feed Starving Hundreds in Sonora
Douglas Ariz June 18 reports say food shortage in towns and farming districts has driven many residents of eastern Sonora to the hills. People subsist on acorns and a cactus fruit called pitel las while hundreds have fled their homes to seek shelter in the hills. Only a small portion of the area remains for civilians.
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Douglas
Ariz
Sonora
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Mrs. Chatlos
Arms Enterprises
Fair and Devereux
North End
Court House
East Side
von Bernstorff
Gerhard
Jitney
Wheelman
J. H. Finnegan
E. A. McLellan
John Serrotair
Lexington Avenue
Annie Mondamong
Mondamong
Serratair
Catherine Hehir
Galicia
Franca
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