Coroner Seeks Engine Repair Records in Stamford Wreck Inquiry
In Stamford on June 20 Coroner John J. Phelan opened a continued inquiry into the wreck causes. The session focused on New Haven railroad practices, signal blocks, engine inspections, and air brake conditions on engine 1338. Witnesses include HL Morrison and Master Mechanic Joseph McCabe as the coroner probes engine 1238’s round-house departure details and disputed pump-stoppage complaints.
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Stamford
City Court Room
John J. Phelan
Doherty
New Haven Road
Comtz
Her- Doherty
Phelan
Interstate Commerce
HL Morrison
Bloo
Sis
Haven
John Harmon
Fea
Interstate Commerce Commission
Whiting Co Appeals License Decision
The Whiting Manufacturing Co appeals a decision of the commissioners granting a liquor license for the hotel at Stratford and Bishop streets. The appeal challenges the transfer of the license from Steeplechase Island to the hotel. The case is returnable to the Superior Court at September term.
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Whiting Manufacturing Co
Patrck Fiyhaven
Stratford
Bishop Wertes
Steeplechase Island
Superior Court
Wall Street Today New Gains Dented By Opening Declines
Opening trading saw lower prices in most cases with large losses among less active shares. Woolworth and Norfolk & Western declined while Canadian Pacific eased. Ontario & Western rose on resumed dividends but gave back gains as trading continued. traders faced unease from abroad and uncertainty over political and financial developments. Administrators named for estates of Anton Eisenman. John and T. W. Heddy noted in related notices.
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New Gnees
Sant Opening
Say
Woolworth
Norfolk & Western
Canadian Pacific
Ontario & Estern
Interough
Pfd
Canost
Moon
London
Wes Nome
Bullard Urged as Taylor’s Successor to Fire Board
A. H. Bullard, president of the Board of Fire Commissioners under Mayor Henry Lee, is urged as Wallace G. Taylor’s successor after Taylor resigns effective July 1. Mayor Wilson has not yet chosen a successor and faced pressure from Bullard’s and Bogart’s supporters. The fire board plans a meeting tonight with no discussion on Taylor’s resignation expected.
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Wilson Taylor
A. H. Bullard
Board of Fire Commissioners
Henry Lee
Wallace G. Taylor
Taylor
Wilson
Bullard
Reynolds
Lee
Frank G. Bogart
Wall Street
Bogart
Fire Board
Health officials warn of doctored meat in Bridgeport markets
Bridgeport health inspectors report some meat sold in markets may be preserved with Preservaline and similar chemicals. J C Grace assistant health inspector says the practice resembles a New York crusade and plans a full inspection to determine how widespread the issue is. Grace notes improvements in cleanliness in many markets but cites lingering concerns in foreign quarters.
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Bridgeport
J. C. Grace
Health Department
Lynch
New York
Sis
Grace
Sendustria
Accountant with memory lapse found in hospital
Henry W. Voss a New York City accountant hired to audit books for Birdsey Somers Company disappeared after writing a despondent letter to his wife. He was found wandering in Stamford and taken to Stamford Hospital in an amnesic condition after a citywide search.
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Henry W. Voss
New York City
Birdsey-Somers
Voss
Stamford Hospital
Fifty-second Street
Arcade Hotel
East Bridgeport
New York
Kidnappers Found Guilty in Illinois
Frank Sullens and Ernest Harrison were convicted in Salem Illinois for kidnapping Dorothy Holt last March. The jury imposed 25 years in the penitentiary for each man though the state sought the death penalty. A confession linked Sullens to abducting the girl and moving her to an abandoned mine to hand her to Harrison for a $5 payment. Dorothy Holt was found in critical condition as authorities investigated the case amid a mob reaction and state troops being called out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ills
Frank Sul Jens
Ernest Harrison
Dorothy Holt
Sullens
Harrison
Cincinnati Ice Business Sparks Citywide Depots
Cincinnati established ice depots at all engine houses to supply families unable to obtain ice from regular dealers during the strike of ice wagon drivers, their helpers, and enginemen at ice plants.
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Cincinnati
Army Aviators Die and Injure In Chesapeake Bay Flight
Washington reporters say Ensign W D Billingsly of Mississippi was killed and Lieut J H Towers of Georgia was seriously injured when their airplane collapsed while flying over Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis this morning.
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Washington
W. D. Billingsly
Mississippi
J. H. Towers
Georgia
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
Stands on Track as Freight Nearly Strikes Man
Andrew Kottis stood on the Berkshire road track in Ansonia as a fast freight bore down. He crossed himself, but did not move. The engineer blew the whistle and emergency stopped the train just before touching him. Kottis was arrested and sent to Derby lockup.
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Ansonia
Andrew Kottis
Berkshire
E. P. Donnegan
Kottis
Derby
Manslaughter Trial Focuses on McCarty Death
Calgary June 2 Testimony of participants in the prize fight linked to Luther McCarty's death at Burns Arena on May 24 continued as Arthur Pelkey's manslaughter hearing proceeded. Crown witnesses remained while defense experts prepared to argue McCarty died not from a jaw blow.
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Calgary
Luther McCarty
Burns Arena
Arthur Pelkey
McCarty
Socialists Seek Hazlett Debate With Other Parties
Mrs Ida Crouch Hazlett of Chicago will address a Socialist street meeting on The Working Class in Politics at Main and Wall streets on the evening of June 21. Socialists want a public debate between Hazlett and candidates or members of other parties.
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Ida Crouch Hazlett
Chicago
Socialist Party
Main
Wall Streets
Australian Premier and Cabinet Resign After Election
Australian federal premier Andrew Fisher and his cabinet resign after elections produced a Liberal majority by one seat in the federal House of Representatives in Melbourne.
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Melbourne
Australia
Andrew Fisher
Liberals
Labor Party
House of Representatives
Decrease in Sugar Imports Reported for U S
The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce reports markedly lower sugar shipments into the United States this year from the Philippines Hawaii and Porto Rico with prices also down compared to last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Progressives to Have Full City Ticket
The Progressive Party plans a full slate from mayor to aldermen for the fall municipal election. A Bridgeport Progressive Club meeting set plans for a Newport Conference trip and a large post-conference outing likely to grow into a state gathering.
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Progressive Party
Progressive Club
Plaza Theatre
Otting
Newport
R. L
Horace H. Jackson
George E. Southworth
H. C. Freshour
George Peabody
D. R. Beebe
H. B. Stoddard
Bridgeport
Wheeler & Wilson
Washington Park
Wholesale food prices hit 30 year peak in year
Washington reports the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics finds wholesale prices on commodities rose last year to the highest level in three decades. The gain was led by sharp increases in farm products food fuel and lighting and metals and implements.
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Washington
United States
United States Bureau, of Labor Statistics
Coroner to Review Death of Mrs Charles A Shackett
A death certificate was issued for Mrs. Charles A Shackett of 417 East Main Street after an apparent self inflicted poisoning with carbolic acid on Wednesday night. Coroner John J Phelan will likely hold an inquest as neighbors note prior suicide attempts.
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S. M. Garrick
Charles A. Shackett
East Main Street
John J. Phelan
Shackett
Alimony Granted Pending Divorce Actions In Stratford Cases
In Superior Court Judge Case granted Alice J. Josselyn five dollars weekly alimony pending divorce from Chester Josselyn of Stratford with co respondent Elizabeth Howell named. She seeks custody of a minor child and cites property worth three thousand five hundred dollars. Separately Judge Case accepted ref reports confirming Edith May Turney's divorce from Burton E. Turney on cruelty grounds with alimony of five hundred dollars and property valued at two thousand five hundred dollars. The Turneys wed June twenty fourth, 1904, and Turney’s maiden name is Edith Dew. The court also accepted a referee report for May Keyworth against Horace Keyworth on infidelity, with the couple married June twenty eighth, 1902. Grace L Miller seeks annulment from Clarence L Miller of Louisville with further notice ordered. Miller and Grace Jaeckel wed June twenty eighth, 1909, in Indiana and Miller deserted her on their wedding day.
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Alice J. Josselyn
Stratford
Case
Chester Josselyn
Elizabeth Howell
Josselyn
Edith May Turney
Burton E. Turney
Horace Keyworth
Norwalk
Hotel Royal
Keyworths
Grace L. Miller
Clarence L. Miller
Louisville
Grace Jaeckel
Miller
Indiana
Labor Bill Passes Over Governor Veto
Boston June 20 The Senate voted 26 to 1 to concur with the House in passing over Governor Foss's veto the bill prohibiting street railway companies from compelling employees to work more than nine hours in eleven consecutive hours The measure now becomes law and affects street railway labor conditions in the city.
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Boston
Senate
House
Striking Silk Mill Workers Sentenced in Paterson
In Paterson New Jersey thirty one Industrial Workers of the World members were found guilty of unlawful assembly and sentenced by Judge Kienert to three months hard labor. Sentences suspended on good behavior. no fines due to poverty. Strike leader Hannah Silverman aged 17 wept as she pledged to abstain from further disorder.
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Paterson
N. J
Industrial Workers of the World
Kienert
Klewert
Hannah Silverman
Judge Walsh to Name Prosecutor by Month's End
Norwalk judge John J. Walsh says the appointment of the criminal court of common pleas prosecutor will be made before July 1. Several candidates are discussed including Judge William H. Comley Jr. and attorney Robert H. Gould, though active pursuit is not confirmed.
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Judge Walsh
Criminal Court of Common Pleas
John J. Walsh
Norwalk
Walsh
William H. Comley, Jr
Robert H. Gould
Fall From Trolley May Prove Serious
John Wargo 31 of 381 Hancock Ave was removed to Bridgeport hospital after a State Street trolley fall last night. Initially no injuries appeared but today internal injuries emerged with possible rib fracture endangering him. In Danbury a chauffeur Michael McNamara was fined 125 dollars for DUI and reckless driving.
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John Wargo
Hancock Avenue
Curley
Bridgeport Hospital
Danbury
Michael McNamara
Remains of Rev William H Lynch laid in state at St Charles
A solemn procession carried the body of Rev William H Lynch from the rectory on Ogden Street to St Charles Church. The funeral rites include a high mass of requiem and a large attendance of priests and parishioners with 200 visiting clergy expected and graveside rites at St Michael's Cemetery.
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William H. Lynch
St. Charles' Church
Ogden Street
Wendell Hotz
Stephen Grohel
James Cleary
Seminarians
C. J. McElroy
P. R
Edward Murphy
J. F. Murphy
Thomas P. Mulcahy
Walter Lydday
T. F. Kelly
E. P. Curran
Thomas P. Mooney
St. Charles
John G. Murray
Diocese of
Hartford
Joseph F. Hanselman
Woodstock
Michael Barry
L.L.D
Farrell Martin
D-D
Portland
T. F. Bennett
Willimantic
John F. McDonald
John J Nilan
Thomas F. Hickey
Rochester
Very
Thomas S. Duggan
Vv. G
John Synott
Fidelis J. Reynolds
Allegheny
Joseph Hanselman
S. J
Woolstock
Pater McClean
T. I
Milford
Charles J. McElroy
D. di
Maurice McAmunliffe
Hertford
Selernn High Maze
Henry F. Lyle
George Mooser
Dennis W. Coughlin
Frank Hing
Stephen F. Boucher
A. Campbell
George T. Keating
Lawrence J. Gill
Thie
Pioces
Mies May Price
St. Augustine
Schmidt
Cécil Calvert Council
Knighta of Columbus
Fourth Degree
K. of C
Half Name Society
Orrow
John F. Calshan
St. Michael's Cemetery
Stratfield
Woman Arrested After Man's Suicide Attempt in Hartford
In Hartford on June 20 Charles Smith of 113 Pearl Street, wounded in the throat, survived a razor attempt and is hospitalized in critical condition. Emma Twiss of 92 Pearl Street is under arrest on a statutory offense charge after Smith locked her in his room and he self harmed while she refused to leave with him.
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Hartford
Charles Smith
Pearl Street
Hartford Hospital
Emma. Twiss
Smith
Parr Street
State Legislature Ends After Six Months in Session
Boston June 20 The Massachusetts legislature planned to close its 1913 session after nearly six months. Key items included a state tax bill setting a levy of 5 million dollars versus last year’s 6.25 million and the fate of the 9 in 11 bill regulating street railway workers hours. The House passed the vetoed measure and sent it to the Senate for a decision.
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Boston
Massachusetts
House
Foss
Senate
President to sign sundry civil appropriation bill
After a cabinet meeting in Washington on June 20 the White House said President Wilson would sign the sundry civil appropriation bill with provisions to bid funds for prosecuting labor unions and farmers organizations under the anti trust law. He will issue a memorandum outlining his attitude toward exemptions and his reasons for signing the bill.
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Washington
White House
Wison
Crazy teacher kills three in school house
Bremen reports a former teacher named Schmidt entered a Catholic school and shot dead a teacher and two pupils. He wounded a second teacher and three children gravely and four more children slightly. he was arrested after a demented act. Fire calls and apartment damage noted elsewhere in the city.
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Bremen
Schmidt
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Whiting Co
Commissioners
Eigenman Estate
William C. Eisenman
Esof
Anton Eisenman
John and
T. W. Heddy
Pelkey
Debater
Hazlett
Progressives
Forty-nine
Connecticut
State Central Committee
Rivercliffe
Manufacturers Association
Wm. H. Lynch
St. Charles’ Church
Lawa
Gorhor
Harral Avenue
A. Kamp
John Street
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