Bridgeport Men Injured At C.A.C. Camp Muster
Bridgeport battalion Coast Artillery Corps members impressed regular officers with soldierly bearing at Fort H. G. Wright Fisher's Island muster. A Captain Hall was injured in an accident tripping on a bat and breaking his glasses and nose. The scene included a hospital corps party and officers training, with debates on a possible return to Mexico and plans for the upcoming week of drills.
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Fort
H. G. Wright
Fisher's Island
Bridgeport
Coast Artley Corps
Andruss
Ideuts
Jemison
Waggemann
den Bach ‘Sasare
Coast Artillery
U. S
Mexico
Petie
Sneek
Dov
Dweine
Government
Herman
Tifa
Hale
Hospital Corps
A. Hall
Cuba
Earl Christie
Harry Christia Dan
Gordon Williams
Adams
New London
Asland
Bawerd Cunningham
Denbury News
Cunn
Soest O. Allee Eign Oxikheetn Company
Hhatting
Sth
Mossman
Ives
Noble E
Enabling Act Expected Soon for Railroads Split
Boston June 22 The possibility of enacting enabling legislation to separate the Boston and Maine from the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad systems was raised as the rules committee recommitted the matter to the railroads committee after a brief hearing. Senator Edward Fisher urged action, noting the committee is ready to agree on legislation. Governor Walsh and other leaders have pressed for action urged by the NYNH&H and the federal justice department.
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Washington
Wilson
McReynolds
New Haven Railroad
Massachusetts
Boston Land Maine
Inquirers
Walsh
Department of Justice
Chan Ehh Mott
New Haven
Mac Reynolds
Spear
Boston
Maine
McReyonlds
New York, New Haven
Hartford
State House
Committee On Rules
Committee On Railroads
Edward Fisher
Railroad Commission
Rules Committee
Committee On
Sehafor Fisher
Railroad Committee
Senate
House
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Federal Department of Justice
Airman and Bride Survive Big Storm
Toledo dispatch reports aviator Harry N. Atwood and his bride, believed drowned near Lake Erie, survived a violent electrical storm. Atwood phoned from Bonen shore to say his airship was forced down on a small island, later reached mainland in an undamaged air boat and plans to continue to Toledo. Burglars looted Mrs. C. E. Williams’s Cottage Street home, taking jewelry valued over $100. a screen door was pried, a timmy used on the rear cellar.
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Toledo
Ohio
Harry N. Atwood
Bride
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Bonen
Atwood
Mre. c. EB Willams
Cottage Street
Rebels Gain Jalisco as Carranza Seeks Peace Talks
Dispatches report the constitutionalist forces control all of Jalisco with Guadalajara near capture. Carranza signals willingness to confer with American delegates at Niagara Falls to aid negotiations. Other notes indicate oil taxes now paid in gold and several American prisoners in Tepic released by constitutionalists.
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Washington
Niagara Falls
Carranza
General Ville
Mernando Iglesias Cal
Wiington
Tampico
Caxelaley
Miller
Hosetter
Nogales
Thomas Fernandez
Tepic
Generala Obregon
Buelma
Hanna
Monterey
Post Office Switches to Auto Mail Deliveries
Washington reports that a Connecticut mail carrier cancelled trolley service after the company refused to transport mail by rail. Postmasters were ordered to hire automobiles to deliver mail. The move followed demands to limit pouches and relieve side and terminal service at stations, which the government did not agree to.
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Washington
Connecticut
Stewart
Black Hand Slayer Executed in Sing Sing Electric Chair
Ossining June 22 Peter Rebacci a 19 year old Italian tied to the Black Hand murder network in Westchester County was put to death in the Sing Sing electric chair for the White Plains killing of Tony Marrow. Gov Glynn had granted a six month reprieve to aid his promise to expose syndicate operations. His confession will be used at the trials of four other members.
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Ossining, N
Peter Rebacci
Black Hand
Westchester County
Sing Sing
Tony Marrow
White Plains
Rebacci
Unauthorized Use Of Automobile Charged In Danbury Case
William Crowe formerly of 76 Garden street faces continued charges for taking and using a G. F. Drouve car from 611 Hancock avenue without permission. He allegedly broke into a garage to seize the vehicle and tools, drove along Park avenue to Seaside Park Boulevard, and wrecked the car in a ditch injuring a front axle. About $1,500 damage reported in a separate Danbury fire at Joseph Ginsberg’s White street furnishing store, insured.
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William Crowe
Garden Street
G. F. Drouve
Hancock Avenue
Park Avenue
Seaside Park Boulevard
Danbury
Joseph Ginsberg
White Street
Brockton Steamer Stranded On Gravelly Bar Off New England Coast
The City of Brockton, a Fall River freight steamer on its maiden trip from Bridgeport to New York, ran hard aground on Gravelly Bar near Buoy No. 4 as high water rose. Despite multiple tugs and shifting cargo, she remains wedged in sand, with officials cautious about a quick refloat. A wrecking tug Tasco is expected to join later, while local captains question the maneuvering decisions that led to the grounding. The vessel is 271.2 feet long, 43.5 feet beam, 2771 gross tons, with a crew of 33.
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City of
Brockton
Fall River
Mass
Whiting
Bridgeport
New York
Tasco
Line
Tis
Bargs
Abe
Sncston
Whitney
New England Navigation Company
Nestor Wedge
Alert
Clinton Caswell
Scott Company
Islis
Joseph Lee
Isis
Fell River
Worcester cellar fire causes heavy damage in three stores
A Worcester fire starting shortly after three this morning in the D. H. Eames clothing store cellar at Main and Front Streets caused about 50 000 dollars in damage. The flames spread to cellars of Riker Jaynes and Liggett Ham Lyon drug stores. All four story brick buildings housed offices and small shops and suffered smoke damage, with most loss in the cellar from fire and water. Daniel Wooden, 22, dislocated his left shoulder in a fall down stairs Saturday night.
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Worcester
D. H. Eames Company
Main
Front Streets
Riker-Jaynes
Liggett, Ham & Lyon
Norwalk Man Granted Divorce From Mabel Currie Priest
Ebenezer Hill Jr the State Naval Militia commander and Norwalk banker’s son was awarded a Connecticut divorce from Mabel Cameron Currie Priest for non support after desertion on July 18 1910. The Reno Nevada decree did not hold in Connecticut and the hearing before Judge Greene noted the wife later married Judge Priest in St Louis.
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Ebenezer Hill, Jr
Naval
Norwalk
E. J. Hill
Mabel Cameron Currie
St. Louis
Connecticut
Hill
Judge Priest
Westminister Place
Judge Greene
Eben Hill
Ganemannier Hill
Norwalk National Bank
Norwalk Iron Works
Commander Hill
Greene
A. J. Merritt
Drowning of a Dozen in Oswego Canal Launch Capsize
In Syracuse on June 22 a launch capsized in the Oswego canal, drowning 12 aboard. Coroner Moore leads the investigation into the tragedy, which left seven children among the victims. The boat, rated for 10 passengers, carried twenty with rain and closed canvas curtains contributing to the disaster. Only one child survived. Owner Lewis Dainer claimed life preservers were aboard, while Dammer said striking an object caused the overturn.
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Syracuse
Oswego Canal
Moore
Lewis Dainer
Dammer
Aviator Advances Ocean Flight Date
Hammondsport N Y June 22 The danger of storms if the trans Atlantic flight of the America is delayed beyond mid July pushes builders to begin trial flights at once Lieutenant John C Porte his chief pilot was to make the first test flight The plan shifted to a July start with a southern route via the Azores and Japan rather than a nonstop crossing If the flight does not occur early next month heavy summer storms threaten the southern route to the Azores
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Hammondsport
N. Y
John C. Porte
London Daily Mail
Porte
Azores
Apain
Atlantic
104 Bodies Buried by Heavy Fall of Rock
Hillcrest Alta June 2 Government mine experts said 104 bodies remain entombed in Hillcrest collieries No 20 after last Friday’s explosion. They believe the dead are buried beneath rock more than a thousand feet from the mine mouth and fear the bodies may be further damaged by continued rock falls.
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Hillcrest
Alta
Hillcrest Collieries, Limited
Girl Worker Life in Bridgeport Mills Described
Report recounts Jennie Prentice and Mrs OHara, Illinois officials, working in Bridgeport knitting mills for a week with poor pay and harsh conditions. It notes tuberculosis risks, dream of selling a soul for rest, and hints at broader U S vice and labor condition inquiries.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Jennie Prentice
Narratt Ohara
Illinois
New Lane City
Ohara
Prentice
Chicago
Obara
Wilson
Knot of cloth around newborn corpse sparks inquiry
A newborn male was found at Barnum and Bishop avenues with a tightly tied bed cloth around the neck. Police note the cloth’s quality suggests a home birth, implying parental ties. coroner alerted as detectives probe possible strangulation and early Saturday death. In Woodmont, Conn., burglars cracked an old safe at the post office, stealing money and stamps after jimmying a side window.
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Ted Widtily
Bruce
Barnum and
Bishop
Cullinan & Mullins
Morfte
Drue
Baan
Gase Beng
Birminghears
Phelan
Altomativ
Bridespors
New England
Garlick
Woodmont
Conn
Yesemen
Yeges
Mayor hints at paying assessments if paving commission boss
Mayor Wilson presses for ratification of the Warrenite pavement contract at the Paving and Sewer commission meeting. He warns a bold move if the commission resists and discusses funding options, including assessments on adjoining property versus budgetary charges.
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Wilson
Director of Public Works
Courtade
Paving and Sewer Commission
Commission
Warren Brathera
Warrenlia
Wes
Warren Brothers
Wilson Sid
Commens Council
Partie Commission
Coupertt Rem
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Hall
N.H. Separation
Bay
Airman
Jalisco
Guadalajara
U. S .S. California
Mazatlan
San Diego
California
Regon
AUTO
Daniel Wooden
Island Brook Avenue
Finnegan
Emergency Hospidis
E. J. Hill, JR
Ogdensburg
James Buckley
United State
Prescott
Ont
Trinacria Mutual Benefit Society
Plaza Theater
Bruce’s Brook
Warren Bros
Comley
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