Armed Guards Standoff With State Police Amid Factory Tensions
The Plainfield area reports armed guards challenged by state troopers as striking workers protested at electric and machine plants. Patrols were mounted, and several guards were briefly detained by a trooper, with officials ordering the guards to stay on duty to safeguard property.
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Pitabureh
Finnuty
Sheriits
Atrents
Adare
Enike
Grear
Hounél
Sonstala
Penineyivada
Bull Moose nominations ruled unlawful in state filing
Nominating papers for the Be Puck Preereeave party were rejected as invalid after a court challenge. The state board examined rival party filings and prepared to open the matter for court action. The progressive gubernatorial primary on June 10 showed 34 votes versus 32,455 in the general tally.
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Puck
Preereeave Party
Co Oo
Dypetitidh
Ibboeuse
Miunerote
State Canoureing Board
Itz Sertenting
Caslng
Insel Pro— Mites
Ssid
Progressive Gubernagorial
Saloon Drinking Booths Forbidden in Chisely
A local ordinance bans drinking booths in saloons and restaurants. It prohibits booths over three and a half feet high, with enforcement noting prohibition of alcohol sales to women in the specified Sack area.
Former state lawmaker Henry Hull dies at 73 in Conn
Henry Hull, 73, former state legislator and longtime first selectman, died in town. He represented the town in the legislature and farmed locally, breeding Jersey cattle. He is survived by his wife, two sons and ten daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hull
Gencoi
Tie Bone
Andiay
Ile
Bridgeport Raises 5500 for Salem Relief Effort
Bridgeport votes 5500 to aid Salem after a disaster. The appropriation was approved at a special meeting of the city council led by Mayor Wilson to support relief efforts and assist affected residents.
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Bridgeport
Salem
Meauliffe Injured By Fall After Street Incident
Reports say Mr. Meauliffe sustained injuries after a fall following an operation disaster on Brete Street. A casualty unit treated him at the scene and he was later moved to a local hospital for observation.
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BJ. Meas
Brete Street
Tashua and Long Hill Social Scenes Touch Ties to Bridgeport
A local update from Tashua and Long Hill recounts family visits and gatherings. Mrs McAuliffe is carried to an automobile after a fall, while residents attend a barn dance with guests from Fairfield, Bridgeport, Bethel, Stepney, Baston, Tony Hill and Tishna. A variety of weddings, visits, and church events include a Masonic service at Tashua Pelocopal church and a garden party at Monrose with music by Hinan and Tur. milk routes change hands and neighbors host gatherings through the week.
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Berbert Frith
Henry Blackman
Bridgeport
Gregory of
Tashua Hutwea
Myron Patches
Mil
John Kuechele
Charles N. Gallup
Ir. Senger
Arthur Beers
Annabel Randell
Charles Randall
Long Hill
Malcolm Peterson
Samuel Seeley
John Werner
Brooklawn
Mayme Finnell
Peter Lynh
Albert Helmuth
Tasha
Fairfield
Bethel
Stepney
Baston
Tony Hill
Tishna
Thos
Hinan
Stamford
Benjamin Tur
Tashi
Thomas Honan
jBichast Honan
Lorenzo Wildman
James Batley
Tved
Tashua
Mr. Halley
Pout
Archibald Hayward
Mrney
Nicholas Robb
Myron Teller
M2 French
Camp Cutter
Long Hi
Word
Homer Sherman
Monrose
Eame
Curtet
Pelecopal Church
Masons
Washington Lodge
Monros
Robert Sheffeld
Herbert Frith
Bridgeport Partie
Robert Stainen
Robert
Herbert Clarke
Heidgeport
M. Lenrietta Dickinson
Woodbridge
Abraham Wildman
John Wilamen
Widmen
Esra Hurd
Peter Gabler
Wilbur Beardsley
Hamiel Edwards
Shelton
John Malierte
A Charming Excursion To Port Jefferson By Steamship
Bridgeport residents are urged to send visitors on a delightful daily excursion to Port Jefferson aboard the Park City steamship. The harbor is praised as one of the loveliest in the world, with July offering especially charming scenery and tentative special matinees. Tickets depart from Putnam Street at 5:20 PM, with various boat arrangements and window boxes filled.
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Bridgeport
Marines
Port Jefferson
Park Cty
Naples
Palot
Jon
Putr
Ferman
Newtown
Theodore Corbett
Corbett & Co
New York
First Selectman
Johnson
Main Street
H. M. Treman, Sr
Pines
Elisabeth
A.W. Reynolds
Currituck
W. H. Kiernan
Ais No- Hee
Huntington General
Samuel Naleveky
Garret
Thomas C. Wixted
Palestine
Danbury
Curtis P. Morris
Denton
B.C. Morris
Israel Goldstein
Newtown High School
Simeon E. Baldwin
Guen An
Anne OM. Betts
Roscoe
N. Y
Sandy Hook
Man to Fly Atlantic as Aéroplane Team Member
Hammondsport N Y June 37 George E A Mallett is chosen to accompany Lieutenant John C Porte on the airship effort to cross the Atlantic. The expert machinist has worked on the flying craft and its two 180 horsepower engines and believes success is likely.
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Hammondsport
N.Y
George B. A. Hallect
John C. Porte
Atlantic Ocean
Thas
England
Regulation of Cotton Exchanges Assured in Future
Washington reports federal regulation of cotton exchanges gaining support after discussion of the Lever bill. The measure would tax futures contracts at one per cent and require grade standards, with penalties for evasion and noncompliance. Exchanges would keep sales accounts open for inspection and reporting, under new federal oversight.
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Cotan
DML
Salem
Carnival Yacht Club Prizes Awarded at Salt Water Karnival
The Salt Water Karnival closing Saturday featured prizes awarded by Pequorwork Yacht Club. Winners include Mite Lilian Flugmacher for motor boat and Edith Tyon for flour, with numerous other names and items listed among the awards. A separate note mentions 16 western New York counties forming an Anti Tam many Democratic League of New York State in Ridchester, and the death of Frank Pierce after an accident at Ipsintomo.
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Pequorwork Yacht Club
Mite Lilian Flugmacher
Bunnell Street
T. W. Cashin
State Street
J. Ramsey
Eawin Goodwin
Hough Avenue
Edith Tyon
East Main Street
E. Butterfeld
Plias Street
Harry Mouncey
California Street
Charles N. Griffin
Brooks Street
J. Cohen
Main Street
Joseph Schultz
John Welch
Harry Bateman
Pembroke Street
Frank E. Elliott
Cedar Street
Eugens Meyer
Stratford Avenue
James ’Neft
Lily Ashforth
Park Street
Nellie McMahon
Ethel Pitt
George Mason
George Dork
John Callahan
Sulser
New York
Ridchester
Anti-Tammany Democratic League of
Resinols Cure Pimples Claims From Bringeport
Miss Bertha M Turfay of 1141 Transistan Ave says four years of pimples faded after using Restinol ointment and Restinol soup. She reports relief after a few applications and urges others to try the remedies.
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Bringeport
Comn
Bertha M
Tranistan Ave
Steply Visitors and Local Notices Highlight Town Doings
STEPNEY visits by Miss Florence Hayes and Mr Staples of New Haven mark social activity at Mrs Edson Hayes home. Postmaster John T Eastwood announces July 4 office closure from 1pm to 2pm. Boreford Peck sells Osborne place to New York buyers. Mr and Mrs William Smith and Miss Grace Smith of Staten Island and Mrs Fred O’Hara of Providence visit Mr and Mrs Ormel Morgan. Announcement made of the marriage of Miss May Botsford and Mr George Rasmussen.
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Florence Hayes
Staples
New Haven
Edson Hayes
John T. Eastwood
Top. m. Boreford Peck
Osborne Place
Hhis Farm
New York
William Smith
Gracee Smith
Staten Island
Fred O'Hara
Providence
Ormel Morgan
Miss May
Botsford
George Rasmussen Wich
EM. Botsford
Palestine
Nichols
Bridgeport
Carolyn Gerlick
Carslyn Osborne
Wiliam Poten
Mrr
William C. Nichols
Baptist Choir
Milon B. Hawley
Arthur Terrill
Los Angeles
Cal
Stephen French
Charles Powell
Harry C. Morgan
Valentine
Orecon Medicine Co
Grace Buckingham
Cutler's Farm
F. P. Sherman
Stepney Depot
Cutler's
Birdsey Plain
Emily D. Leavenworth
George Climezn
Josephine ‘Briscoe
Alfred Bawards
Local notes from Palestine and surrounding towns
Community items report weddings engagements visitors and school updates across Palestine Nichols Bridgeport area with references to residents at New Haven Los Angeles and Shelton. Local gossip notes harvest news barn dances and upcoming school openings plus small incidents and repairs.
Petition of Home Brew for the City of Bridgeport
At a Bridgeport Common Council meeting in 1914 the council adopted a resolution directing the Clerk to unify the persons in interest to appear before the Common Council on a date to be heard regarding a proceeding.
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Bridgeport
Common Council
Alec B Sort
City Council Resolution Sets Public Hearing on Street Grades
In Bridgeport on June 15 1914 the Common Council directs the Clerk to notify interested parties to appear July 64 1914 at 3 PM in Council Room. They address a petition by C Barnum Seeley et al for establishing grades on Andover Albion Astor Auburn streets from Fairfield Avenue to their terminuses and Anthony street from Bostwick Avenue to the creek. Attest City Clerk J ALEX. H. ROBINSON.
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Common Couneil
City of
Ball City
Bridgeport
C. Barnum Seeley
Andover Street
Fairfield Avenuue
Albion Street
Fairfield Avenue
Astor Street
Auburn Street
Wordingvenue
Callahan
Anthony Street
Bostwick Avenue
J. Alex. H. Robinson
Cheri
Bridgeport Common Council Sets July 6 Hearing on Sewer Extensions
Bridgeport Common Council directs residents to appear July 6 1914 in City Hall Council Room for a hearing on sewer work along Ark Avenue Baton Street Walnut Street Blisworth Street Monroe Street Hope Street land of Otto Rinck and Burr Creek. Sewer line from Orange Street at Central Avenue to Jefferson Street also discussed. Attest City Clerk.
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Common Council
City of Bridgeport
Council Room
City Hall
Henowhton
Berkahise
Congress
Mill Hill Avenue
Grant Street
J. Alex. H. Robinson
Bridgeport to hear paving petitions on Noble Avenue
The clerk must notify residents to appear July 8 1914 at 8 oclock in the morning at Gall City Bridgeport to discuss petitions for pavement widening along Noble Avenue from Barnum to Derkehire Avenues and the permanent paving of Union Square per H Almon Chatter et al. The notice is signed by City Clerk J ALEX ROBINSON.
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Common Council
City of
Bridgeport
City Gall
H. Almon Chatter
Lal
Noble Avenue
Barnumsavenu
Derkehire
Union
Auare
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Srs. Meauliffe
Mrs. McAuliffe
Sm Automobile
Hallett Wiel Aid Porte
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Yacht Club
Frank Pierce
Otseap
N. J
Resinos
Rochester
University of Poonsylvania
Wases
John Reck & Son
Vest
J. Alex Robinson
Paris
Lyon & Grumman CO
Fairfield Ave
Middlest
Security
Phowe
Gonrtian
Pitti
Highland Spring
2 Water Co
Warren Street
Wheeler & Howes Co
Congress Bridge
Sprague Ice & Coal; CO
East End
E. Wash. Ave
Bel Bridge
IRA Gregory & CO
Stratford Ave
Naugatuck Valley Ice CO
Housatonic Ave
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