Former Bridgeport Resident Cullen Dies in Washington DC
Lawrence Cullen a former Bridgeport resident died June 24 at his Washington DC home after living there twenty years. Interment was at Mt Olivet Cemetery. He leaves brothers James Charles and Joseph, and four Mary, mie, and Mrs Smith of imej. A water-route launch service from Pembroke Street area was planned with schedule to be announced soon.
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Lawrences Cullen
Washington, D. C
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Cullen
James
Charles
Joseph
Mary
Mie
Willers Smith
Pembroke Street
Newtown and Bedford residents attend Yale reunion
Howell Wright of Bedford with Mrs Wright visited at the Morris home and attended the Yale reunion Monday. Miss Julia Duncombe, who has spent a week at the home of Seales Duncombe, resigns as bookkeeper with Ware Co of Bridgeport after 15 years and will spend the summer with Mrs George Sandford. John Carlson enjoyed an excursion to Kevin Beckey. Saturday evening a meeting of the school committee discussed next year’s tutoring and the teachers for the ensuing year.
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Kevin Beckey
Suon of
Pictepee
Closing Exercises of St Josephs School Tomorrow Evening
The public is invited to the annual commencement exercises of St Josephs parochial school on Wednesday June 30 at Eagles hall. Pupils will receive diplomas, with a program of musical and oratorical selections. Entertainment starts promptly at 8 o clock. Some graduates plan business college rather than high school.
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St. Joseph's Parochial School
Business
Dray Loaded With Gold Moves To City Vaults
A convoy bearing 10 090 000 dollars in gold and 10 000 000 in gold coins was driven from the California Safe Deposit and Trust building to the old City Hall vaults on Market Street. Fourteen top-quality truck horses pulled the load while twenty five mounted police protected the procession. City treasurer John E. McDougald sat beside the driver as the east wing of the old City Hall, the only intact section, housed the vaults. The assembly followed the 1906 quake and fire damage by wreckers.
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Market Street
City Treasury
California Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Company
Old City Hall
John E. McDougald
Dover Iron Works Shut Down Indefinitely
Dover New Jersey reports Dover Iron Works will shut down indefinitely after fulfilling current orders. The plant, organized fifty years ago by Mahlon Ford, employed hundreds and survived the 1908 downturn. A wage cut was agreed with the exception of one department, but continued losses and high expenses led to the halt.
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Dover
N. J
Morris County Machine and Iron Oe
Mahlon Ford
Retail Merchants Denounce Mayor Johnson in Cleveland
The Cleveland Retail Merchants Board denounces Mayor Tom I Johnson as a menace to the city citing a Saturday circular. They urge all local merchants to oppose his policies and plan to attend the August 3 referendum. Cleveland Railway directors order a loan to cover 1902 bond debts with new mortgage to secure 5 percent bonds due 1912.
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Cleveland
Cleveland ‘Retail Merchants’ Board
Tom I. Johnson
Johnson
Palls
Cleveland Railway
Andrews
N. W. Harris & Co
New York
East Cleveland
Partridge Mother Bird Wing Cut by Mower
County Game Warden W F Smith reports the Hungarian partridge population may rise after nineteen eggs found in a nest. A mower blade cut the wing of a mother bird hovering the eggs, one of sixteen liberated pairs spotted across the field.
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W. F. Smith
Charles Staples
South Norwalk
Buckley Re elected Superintendent Of Ansonia Schools
Francis M Buckley son of Daniel Buckley of 162 Cottage Street has been re elected by the Ansonia board of education to head the city schools for another year The Ansonia Sentinel lauds his even tempered administration noting the year long term went smoothly and predicting improved service in the coming year
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Francis M. Buckley
Daniel Buckley
Cottage Street
Ansonia Board of Education
Buckles
Holy Cross
Holy Cross Purple
Buckley
T Thas
Bridegroom’s Search for a Missing Wife
Alfred EB Berraud, a bridegroom of a month, reports his wife Josephine O Connell missing. Married May 28 in this city, she is described as petite and underage, with consent from Mayor Lee. He says they traveled to Port Jefferson and New Rochelle for business. her father Turner reportedly took her away and she is believed to be held in duress.
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Alfred EB. Berraud
Bridgeport
Berraud
Mullins
Josephine O'Connell
Lee
Port Jefferson
S. 1
Newihsted
Turner
Lauggs
Priest Stops Runaway Horse to Save Six Children
The Rev. D. Ie Gleason of St. Marys Church halted a wrecking runaway horse on Elm Street, risked his life by clinging to the bridle after being dragged 200 feet, while his assistant Rev. A F Carrigan helped lift the five or six children from the wagon and the horse was restrained. The cassock sleeve was torn in the struggle.
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Stamford
D. Ie Gleason
St. Mary’s
Eim Street
Father Gleason
First White House Roof Garden Party
President Taft hosted the first White House roof garden dinner on the west wing, inviting the Cabinet in town, several Congress members, and diplomats. The al fresco, stag affair featured a floral bower, Marine Band music, and a southwest breeze during the heatwave.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Executive Mansion
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
Marine Band
Evelyn Thaws Pet Snake Escapes Frightens Neighbors
A nine foot king snake owned by Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw escaped from her West Thirty third Street apartment yesterday. Neighbors notified Police Headquarters after seeing the reptile in a rain spout. Officer Carberry and janitor Maloney captured the snake and returned it to its basket.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
West Thirtythird Street
West Twenty-third Street
John T. Carberry
John Maloney
Carberry
Maloney
Bulkeley Letter Signals Tariff Tradeoffs in Connecticut
Senator Bulkeley sent letters to Hartford and Bridgeport shoe dealers urging support for tariff schedules to protect Connecticut industries and hinting at compromises on tariff details. He has since voted to keep the 15 percent duty on hides. In Yale news, President A Lawrence Lowell receives the Doctor of Laws from Harvard, with many Yale appointments and faculty transfers announced, including McClelland joining as Professor of Mining and Towmey moving to Sylviculture.
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Bulkeley
Connecticut
Senate
Hartford
Bridgeport
Brandegee
New Haven
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Yale Corporation
Lowell
Cambridge
J. F. McClelland
Leland Stanford Univity
Sheffield Scientific School
McClelland
Columbia
Towmey
Forest School
Jesup
Sylviculture
Wilbur Tileston
Harvard Medical School
Frederick N. Judson
St. Louis
Yale
Fire panic hits Manhattan hospital and school
A blaze on the third floor of the Baron De Hirsch Trade School on East 64th Street sparked panic across Manhattan Eye Ear Nose and Throat hospital and the Clara De Hirsch Home for Working Girls. Fire crews responded after a still alarm, evacuations followed, and police cleared back tenements as a general alarm sounded.
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United Press
New York
Baron de Hirsch
East 64Th Street
Manhattan
Clara de Hirsch
William Bramar
Hospital Patient Coughs up Gold in Bellevue Hospital
New York June 23 Dr R P Burke of Bellevue hospital treated Antonio Cornerole 55 of East Twenty eighth Street for heart trouble and convulsions. A bright object appeared in his mouth and a gold cuff button was removed. A second button followed and then Dr Burke s watch charm emerged. The patient is expected to recover. A stray remark notes new foulards with printed borders for seashore gowns.
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New York
R. P. Burke
Bellevue Hospital
Antonio Cornerole
East Twenty-eighth Street
Leroy Smith
Cornerose
Dr. Burke
On the Top of the World in Adirondack Train Wake
Conover awakens in a sleeping car en route to Raquette Lake as Caleb gazes at the Adirondack wilderness. The scene captures mist, pines, and the brisk air while station clerks chant arrivals. A small, bright reunion moment with a young wife hints at deeper journeying ahead.
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Conover
Caleb
Raquette Lake Station
Adirondacks
Origins of Dog Days and Weather Clues Across Eras
A compact survey traverses early dog days lore linking Sirius and Procyon with heat and plagues, then shifts to cobalt dyed cloth changing colors with moisture, a note on hygrometers and blue to pink shifts, and a practical ethics on keeping spectacles clean. It includes short items on magazine origins, light humor, and a stray Chinese proverb about restraint.
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London Chronicle
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