Verdun Fight Rages As French Regain Ground Near Hills 320
In the fiercest night battle along a two mile front, French troops recaptured large portions of ground lost near Verdun including Hills 320 and 221. German forces, estimated at four to five divisions, pressed the Thiamont works toward Fleury but French counterattacks held key positions. Reported German losses reach 40 to 50 percent, yet the fight is not deemed decisive.
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Verdun
Meuse
War Office
Thiamont
Fleury
Ling
New York Birdman Killed After Heroic Flight
Paris June 4 Corporal Victor Chapman of New York a member of the Franco American flying corps was killed at Verdun after bringing down three German planes Sergeant Norman Prince and the captain of the Franco American flying corps were attacked by a superior force Chapman flew into the German flotilla and downed three aircraft before a bullet ended his life His plane plunged inside French lines In unrelated local news a ruby red King Charles spaniel picked up on Gannon Street by Alexander Howel of the Animal Rescue League is claimed to be Jacob Levy owner of the Compo Inn Westport Levy had left the dog in a car near a beef house on Water Street and offers 50 reward to return the dog Barney Finkelstein aided in capturing the dog and will share the reward.
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New York
Gannon Street
Alexander Howel
Jacob Levy O
League
Barney Finkelstein
Passengers on Passing Ship Prevented Captain from Rescuing Mercury
Petrograd reports four hundred lives lost when the Russian passenger steamer Mercury struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea after a shock near Grigorievka. About 550 aboard. Kniazpotemkin tried to aid but passengers barred the rescue attempt.
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Mercury
Black Sea
Grigorievka
Kniazpotemkin
British steamer Brussels captured by German destroyers
London June 24 The British steamship Brussels with passengers aboard has been seized by German destroyers and towed to Zeebrugge No Americans aboard Brussels belonged to the Great Eastern Railway Company The vessel of 1380 tons gross was built in 1902 and was en route from Rotterdam to Tilbury with passengers and mails Most passengers were Belgian refugees heading to England The likely German destroyers departed Zeebrugge from the North Sea route about 40 miles north of Zeebrugge
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Brussels
Zeebrugge
Great Eastern Railway Company
Rotterdam
Tilbury
Thames
North Sea
Zeebrugzge
Zeebrugee
Sacred Heart School Commencement Set for Tomorrow
Seventy four pupils the largest graduating class at Sacred Heart R C parish school Myrtle avenue will receive diplomas Sunday evening at 7 30 oclock in the church. Sister Canisius will oversee the boys and Sister Gerald the girls. The program includes processional vespers addresses and diploma conferral by Rev Richard F Moore L L D with a list of graduates headed by James Benedi Bannan Anna Elizabeth Brown William Henry Bohan Catherine Beatrice Brown Robert Joseph Boynton Irwin Joseph Breen and many others.
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Fual
Myrtle Avenue
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Gerald
Forman
Rhys Herbert
Richard F. Moore
Gray Rhys Herbert
L. D
Sacred Heart
Benedictus—Gounod
Athalia” Mendelssohn
Edward Michael Molloy
Helen Maris McMurray
Anna Madeline Moran
Daniel John O'Brien
Rose Marie O'Connor
Mila@red
Beatrice O'Leary
Thelma Smith Pendergast
John Albert Rovegno
Helen Elizabeth Rawson
Daniel Jacob Reilly
Tasha Iulia Reon
Tas
Grand Masters Day at Masonic Home Set for Sept 23
A notice confirms Grand Masters Day at the Masonic Home on Saturday September 23. Names mentioned include Irene Madeline Stankonas Mary Veronica Stone James Lawrence and Joseph Michael Sullivan. The home’s founding year is listed as 855.
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Masonic Home
Ae Se Oeee
Eph
James Solan
Martha Dorothy Wallingford
Joseph
Michael Sullivan
Jers
Irene Madeline Stankonas
Mary
Veronica’ Stone
James Lawrence
Palmer writing certificates winners listed with medals
Edith Virginia Thibault Margaret Mary White John Thomas Whelan and Cecilia Elizabeth Woods are named winners of Palmer writing certificates. Gold medals for Christian Doctrine go to Edward Michael Molloy and Elizabeth Florence Dolan. Gold medal for scholarship awarded to Edward Vincent Malone and Loretta Marjorie Linehan. Second prizes for scholarship go to Joseph Michael Sullivan and Mildred Beatrice O’Leary. Prizes for composition awarded to Irwin Joseph Breen and Frances Josephine Carroll.
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Tierhey
Edith Virginia Thibault
Allen Ward Ward
Margaret Mary White
John Thomas Whelan
Cecilia Elizabeth Woods
Palmer
Edward Michael Molloy
Elizabeth Florence Dolan
Edward Vincent Malone
Loretta Marjorie Linehan
Joseph Michael Sullivan
Mildred Beatrice O'Leary
Irwin Joseph Breen
Frances Josephine Carroll
Summer Activities Begin at Y.M.C.A.
The Y M C A outlines July and August programs with summer classes in memory training character analysis and vocational guidance English for foreigners and a summer school for grades six to eight. A reduced hot months membership is available and about 200 have joined since mid May. Doors open 8 am to 10 pm weekdays and Sunday lobby hours run 2 to 7. Weekend cruises and boat sails on the Sough are planned.
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Jessie Allen Fowler
Shanley Fined for Drunkenness and Breach of Peace
John Shanley of 081 Broad Street was fined $3 after an assault charge could not be proved. Larkin of 390 Park Avenue suffered a forehead cut treated by Dr Powers at the emergency hospital following a chase by Policeman Richard Miller at a Railroad Avenue saloon.
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John Shanley
Broad Street
Daniel Larkin
Park Avenue
Railroad Avenue
Richard Miller
Larkin
Powers
Hundreds of Vessels to Visit Black Rock Yacht Club Regatta
The Black Rock Yacht Club in Bridgeport will host a major gathering next week with over 200 fast yachts express cruisers and sailing boats arriving on Wednesday. A government sanctioned cruise along Long Island Sound includes a torpedo destroyer, revenue cutter Mohawk, and Brigeport to Stamford races, with many clubs participating and multiple cup races across six days.
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Black Rock Yacht Club
Bridgeport
Mohawk
Henry A. Bishop
Wilson Marshall
Indian Harbor Club
Greenwich
Huntington Club
Huntington
L. L
Black Rock Club
Manhassett Bay Club
Port Washington
L. I
Stamford
Balch
Sound
Oyster Bay
Huntington Bay
Manhasset Bay
New Rochelle
Rye
American Yacht Club
Larchmont Club
Black Rock Light
Stamford Light
Black Rock
Reserve Cops Beat Experience for New Reserves
Super intendent J H Redgate details Reserve Policemen John J Carney and John F Waterbury to cover the beats of Policemen Thomas Garrity and John Corrigan. The reserves act at headquarters to gain familiarization with beat coverage and duties.
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J. H. Redgate
John J. Carney
John F. Waterbury
Thomas Garrity
John Corrigan
Cuba Debates Divorce Law And Womans Property Rights
Havana reports Congress weighing bills to legalize divorce and grant married women control of their property. Strong female support for property rights contrasts with religious and social opposition to divorce. Neither measure seems poised for passage this session due to priority on presidential campaign.
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Havana
Congress
Uniform hours not holiday aim of clerks
Robert K. Marshall of Retail Clerks says the union seeks uniform closing hours for all stores and not a half holiday. Merchants favor a Wednesday half holiday but large merchants' stance dampens likelihood. current closings are 6 pm on weekdays, 9 pm dry goods Saturdays, 10 pm clothing Saturdays, with D. M. Read Co. closing at 6 pm daily. Summer schedule pending.
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Retail Clerks’ Association
Robert K. Marshall
Marshall
D. M. Read Co
Toney Aims to Break 1915 Reds Record On Mound
Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds, who boasted last winter of winning 25 games with four runs per game, has hit his stride. In three straight starts he pitched past regulation. He beat the Pirates 5 to 2 in 16 innings, the Giants 3 to 2 in 10, and fired 11 scoreless innings against Boston before Schneider finished a 16-inning game.
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Fred Toney
Cincinnati Reds
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Pirates
Giants
Boston
Schneider
Red
Early American dominance in international amateur athletics begins
The piece recalls America's entry into European athletic competition dating from June 25 1881 when Lon Myers and E E Merrill first represented the United States at Stamford Bridge England. It notes Myers won the quarter mile and Merrill the two mile walk as British crowds cheered. It traces subsequent tours by American sprinters and long distance runners to England in 1883 84 and the growth of international events leading to the Olympic era.
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Lon Myers
New York
E. E. Merrill
Union A. C
Boston
England
Stamford Bridge
London A. C
Myers
Merrill
Arthur F. Hofman
Circus Solly
Artie
Cubs
Feds
Chicago
W. G. George
Ionn Bull's Island
Arthur Waldron
Harry Fredericks
Cinders” Murray
Roosevelt Invited to Moran Dillon Fight Declines
Frank Moran invited Colonel Roosevelt to witness the Moran versus Jack Dillon bout at Washington Park Brooklyn on June 29. Roosevelt declined due to other engagements. Moran, former Chief Quartermaster on the Mayflower, has close ties to the ex-president. Tickets were selling fast with all seats reserved except admissions, which go on sale Tuesday at 9 am at the park, limit two per person.
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New York
Frank Moran
Roosevelt
Jack Dillon
Washington Park
Brooklyn
Moran
Baseball Sparks and Mixed Notes From The Diamond
A collage of baseball quips and player notes mentions Nap Lajoie as a top chewing champion, Warhop failing with Salt Lake, Hoernschemeyer in the Typographical Union, Magee’s past as a galleys worker, and Capsicum vaseline as a new tool against spitballs. Demaree gains inches in chest, walking on air after ending a winning streak.
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Leopold Hoernschemeyer
New York
The
Typographical Union
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Lee Mageé
Cincinnati
Albertus Perfecto
Demaree
Phillies
Giants
Giants and Robins Vie for Pennant Spark in New York
Rumors swirl of a tight Giants and Robins pennant race in Greater New York with Minneapolis and St Paul’s duel last year noted. Mentions of St Louis hopefuls, Walter Johnson markets, Ohio born stars, and a rising Meyers family signal a big baseball year amid club shifts and minor league stars.
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Robins
New York
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Meyers, Meyer, Myers and Myer
Connie Mack
Bert Whaling Birthday Back in Coast League
Bert Whaling, once Braves catcher and 1914 World Series participant, roots for return to the big show as he celebrates his 26th birthday in Los Angeles after a stint with Vernon in the Pacific Coast League. The piece notes his career arc from Cleveland in 1911 to Seattle, then to the Braves, and mentions his World Series coin share in 1914. Also referenced is the third annual reunion of the 1914 class of Bridgeport City Normal School at Fort Trumbull Beach with host Miss Sybil Gorman and a list of committee members.
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Vernon
Bert Whaling
Braves
Whaling
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Seattle
Boraton
Hank Gowdy
Bostonians
Bridgeport City Normal School
Sybil Gorman
Fort Trumbull Beach
Savin Rock
Veronica L. Coughlin
May Cody
Julia Keating
Natalie Rosen
May Casserly
Mary Sheridan
Loretta Walsh
Rosanna Brady
Ross Hanrahan
Gertrude Kane
Dorothy Mallon
National League games today across major cities
National League schedule highlights several matchups with New York in Brooklyn St Louis at Pittsburgh Boston visiting Philadelphia Cincinnati at Chicago Three games feature two teams each in pursuit of key outcomes for the pennant race and standings.
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Philadelphia
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Chicago
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Boston Cies
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Anes
ASL
Baseball Scores Across Cities With Pairings
American League matchups list Washington at New York Philadelphia visiting Boston Chicago traveling to St Louis Cleveland facing Detroit for a series of intercity games.
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Washington
Oes
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Saitevacs
Philadelphia
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Detroit
Stan Cet
St. Louis
Eastern League Games Mixed Results Report
Eastern League results list Lowell at Bridgeport Lynn at Hart Lawrence at New Haven and Portland at New London. Two memberships to the Chitaco Board of Trade were sold at 4200 dollars.
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Ee Ip
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