Gap Racer Vesta Sailed Here In Historic Ocean Race
The yacht Vesta built in 1866 for New York to the Needles race, left Sandy Hook December 11 1866 with a handicap system. Vesta won after expert review, receiving a silver cup. Henrietta reportedly finished earlier by time despite a later course.
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Vesta
Ty Band
New York
New York City
Tse of Wight
Sandy Hook
Gach Ofer
Wests Wee
Wes Stwen
Henrietts
Pilot House Spying Case Involving Wife and Suspect
A man spies on his wife in the pilot house and faces charges after a pursuit in Park City. Mrs Brown reportedly left Long Island on June 3 1903 to join Lesvendewsky in this city. Authorities detained the pair following a suspicion of infidelity and a later arrest in the pilot house.
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Pilot House
Voodowuky
Beaws
Mra Brown
Long Island
Lesvendewsky
Brown
Perk
Showmen Pay Last Respects to Bert Wallace
Showmen fill Walker and Banks mortuary chapel on Matrfield avenue for the funeral of Bert Wallace who died yesterday at St Vincent's hospital. Worldly renowned circus men traveled long distances to honor their old friend with a simple service led by Rev Ichab Brown. The body was laid to rest in Bakeview cemetery beside fellow showpeople.
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Walker & Banks
Matrfield Avenue
Bert” Wallace
St Vincent's Hospital
Wallace
Icho Brown
First Baptist Church
Bakeview Cemetery
Turks Appeal for German Literature
Berlin reports an appeal through the Deutsche Durerbund in Constantinople requesting German literature for Turkish use. The Turks are urged to follow German patterns in military and cultural ventures, with plans to establish reading rooms in Constantinople offering German books.
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Berlin
Deutsche Durerbund
Constantinople
Germany
Weather forecast shows showers tonight and Thursday
A weather forecast indicates likely showers tonight and for Thursday with light variable winds. Local conditions are mild with a chance of brief rain and gentle breezes expected throughout the period.
Train wreck disrupts wedding guest toll at Missouri ceremony
Mrs Champ Clark led a rescue party after the Chicago and Alton train carrying guests to the wedding of Miss Clark and James M Thomson derailed near Bowling Green Missouri. Guests including Missouri officials and national figures arrived by automobile relief convoys to the Clark home lawn where the ceremony was held.
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Clark
Bowtime Green
Champ Clark
Speaker Clark
Bem Clark
House of Relief Party
Chicago & Alton
Nett
Bowling Green
James M. Thomson
New Orleans Item
Far Ami
Wilson
Missouri
Congress
New Orleans
Reed
Stone
Major
Hartford man guilty of murdering wife than sentenced to die
Hartford June 30 Frank Gress 41 found guilty of first degree murder in criminal court and sentenced by Judge W to be hanged on Friday August 13 Sheriff Dewey said he would take Greta to prison later in the day Greta shot and killed his wife Annie in the city on June 5 while she lay with their baby in her arms He claimed she was unfaithful In court he said he had trouble but did not intend to kill her He asked that one son be sent to Galicia and funds in two banks be used for the other son’s education and the church there The judge said he could arrange his affairs before execution Gress is the fourth man under death sentence in the state Williams and Ros are to be hanged on Dec 8 and Moentvid on Aug 6. State's Attorney said he would try Marshall S Thompson of Windsor for shooting his wife at the present term of the criminal court.
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Hartford
Frank Gress
W. ‘& Case
Dewey
Greta
Annie
Elther
Galicia
Wil‘ams
Ros
Moentvid
New York
Harry K. Law
Supreme Court
Hendrick
C. K. Mills
University of Pennsylvania
Thew
Thaw
Mills
Matteawan
Stanford White
Charles K. Mills
Evelyn Nesbit Thew
Matteawan Asylum
Bequest Paid in 40 Year-Old Estate Dispute
Bequest from the Gideon Jennings Estate probated 1875 was ordered paid to Sarah Wheeler by Acting Judge Wilder in the common pleas court. Wheeler claimed $144.36 from executor Austin Jennings, who allegedly deposited the funds in his own name. She sought $700 damages. Feinberg case: Mason & Hamlin piano makers win $10 damages and possession of a piano after Feinberg refused surrender for unpaid status.
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Gideon Jennings
Wilder
Common Pleas Court
Sarah Wheeler
Austin Jennings
Jennings
Southport National Bank
Mason & Hamlin
Berman Feinberg
Norwalk
Feinberg
Foreigners Barred From French Soe Over Passport Shortage
Washington reports that all arrivals to French possessions without passports will be denied admission in Tahiti and Society Islands. Officials cite invasion by undesirables since the war began and say many travelers claim American citizenship, mostly from the United States via San Francisco. A British steamship line will repatriate those denied entry.
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Washington
Tahiti
Society Islands
State Department
United States
San Francisco
Steamship Company
Islands
Muscenetti Held in Bridgeport Jail Amid Inquest
Santo Muscenetti formerly of 67 Lexington Avenue is jailed in Bridgeport awaiting an inquest into the killing of Antonio Cradelli and the stabbing of Michael Siddone. Coroner Phelan and Detective Sergeant Petruscheiti had sought him in Farmington, Mass, but he is believed to have remained in the city. Authorities say no charges yet filed against him beyond assault with intent to kill.
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Santo Muscenetti
Lexington Avenue
Phelan
Antonio Cradelli
Michael Siddone
Bridgeport
Muscenetti
Luke Petruscheiti
Farmington
Mass
Ben
Last Call For Poll Tax Delinquents By Collector Smith Today
More than 200 men who failed to pay personal poll taxes for 1911 through 1914 were mailed notices by Tax Collector Smith warning that nonpayment before 5 PM Friday will prompt warrants for arrest. Most are local residents. notices may target those who recently moved away. Smith has a list ready to provide to Prosecuting Attorney De Laney if responses are not prompt.
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Smith
DeLaney
Sag al plans ten story apartment on Main and Goki streets
Louis Segal owner will remodel the Moss & Krieger site at Main and Goki for a ten story apartment house. Work starts tomorrow by Pardy Construction Co with a first floor remodel now permitted by Bridgeport's building commissioners. Future plans include marble copper and white tiled brick trim and plate glass storefronts on Main and Gold streets.
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Pardy Construction Co
Sagal
Bridgeport
Main Street
Gold Street
Four Foundries of Bridgeport Works in Operation
Active work of manufacturing and shipping parts of arms has begun at Bridgeport Arms Company. Inside the foundry buildings trip hammers and forges shape red hot metal while construction continues. Small gun parts are nearly in production though some machinery is still being installed.
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Bridgeport Arms Company
Naval Militia to Cruise This Year on Great Warship
The Connecticut Naval Militia will cruise August 15 to 28 aboard the battleship Kentucky with about 300 members from five divisions, embarking at New Haven on August 14. They may join a larger fleet in the Atlantic down to the Bahamas. Commander E. Bill Jr of Norwalk to lead the Connecticut unit.
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Naval Miliia
Connecticut
Kentucky
Atlantic Ocean
Bahamas
Albert J. Merritt
New Haven
New York
Alabama
Daniels
E. Bill, Jr
Norwalk
Library Directors Beers and Orcutt Re-Elected
The terms of Judge Alfred B. Beers and Jerome Orcutt on the library board end tomorrow and they will succeed themselves. A successor to Robert N. Blakeslee, who resigned, has been chosen but the election will be held at the next meeting. Milford police recover a horse and buggy stolen from H. Cohen at 26 East Main Street, abandoned there.
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Alfred B. Beers
Jerome Orcutt
Lirrary Board
Robert N. Blakeslee
Milford
H. Cohen
East Main Street
Norwegian steamer sunk by German torpedo near Portland
The Norwegian ship Cambuskenmeth, sailing from Portland, Oregon, to Manchester, was sunk today by German submarine U-39. Thirteen crew members were landed. The Gjeso, another Norwegian ship, was also torpedoed and sunk. details note tonnage and dimensions of the vessel.
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Oregon
London
Cambuskenmeth
Portland
Ore
Manchester
Gjeso
Trondhjem
Cambriiskenneth
Holland American liner rammed in fog near Downs
The Holland American Line steamship Nieuw Amsterdam with about 1,100 passengers was rammed by an unknown steamer while at anchor in the Downs. The port quarter was damaged but the vessel remained anchored. The incident marks the eighth Downs collision in three days. The Nieuw Amsterdam left New York June 15 for Rotterdam and aimed to reach Rotterdam by June 26 unless delayed.
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Deal
Eng
Holland- American Line
Nieu Amsterdam
New York
Rotterdam
Downs
Nieuw Amsterdam
Evelyn Nesbit to Testify in Thaw Trial
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is summoned to testify for the prosecution in the Harry K. Thaw case as experts examine his sanity. Nesbit Thaw was served at Lake Chateaugay and is expected to appear next week, with cross examinations detailing paranoia and motives regarding wills and Matteawan asylum.
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Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Going Away Story Promotes The Farmer Contact
An old advertisement invites readers to keep in touch while traveling with The Farmer, suggesting a temporary summer break. It promotes telephone orders using No. 1208 and emphasizes staying connected to home and friends during the trip.
Arrest Three In Texas For Mexican Plot
Three men, El Pago Junid 80 General Marce lo Caravec Ike Olderete and Frank Alderete, were arrested by federal officials in Texas over an alleged Huerta plot to start a new revolution in Mexico. They were arraigned before United States Commissioner George Oliver.
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el Pago
Junid
Marcelo Caravec
Ike Olderete
Frank Alderete
Huerta
Mexico
George Oliver
United States
Doctor Atkins Loses Suit Over Runaway Horse Incident
Dr Charles B C Atkins a John Street veterinarian sued Bridgeport city for injuries after his horse stumbled in a bridge opening on January 1 1913 and ran away to the city center. Acting Judge Wilder ruled the city should recover costs, denying negligence claims.
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Charles B. C. Atkins
John Street
Yellow Mill Brides
Atkins
County Court House Alterations Prompt Office Moves
Alterations at the county courthouse shift the clerks offices of the superior court to the west side in the former supreme court room. When finished the east side of the third floor will run along to the tower room with walls removed. Naturalization Clerk M J Flanagan will occupy the addition, while on the east wing lower floor State's Attorney Cummings and County Sheriff Pease will have three rooms.
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Superior Court
Justice of the Supreme Court
M. J. Flanagan
Cummings
Pease
Estate of Herbert Truelock Inventoried at $28,878.56
The probate inventory filed today by appraisers Willis F. Hobbs and Hamilton Shelton records Herbert S. Truelock's estate at 28,878.56, noting a New York City death, years of service in Bridgeport, and assets including stocks and securities valued at 21,661.31 and bills collectible estimated at 2,277.76.
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Herbert
Truelock
Willis F. Hobbs
Hamilton Shelton
New York City
Bridgeport
Russians in Poland push near Vircul River line
Berlin reports the Resetene failed to cross the Vircul River in the Gaminisss district southeast of Inrbif in Russian Poland. British forces report sinking a German submarine. The update notes strategic pressure and ongoing naval losses amid the war theater developments.
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Vistula River
Russian
Poland
Berlin
Russia to Buy Huge Armament Amid Frontline Shifts
A leaked dispatch from Petrograd claims Russia plans unlimited munition spending to support Grand Duke Nicholas’s forces, amid postings of improved supply and a broad shift in the war’s material balance. Fronts in Poland and the Galician region show quiet, while Bulgaria, Turkey, and Italy–Turkey diplomacy rumblings cloud the Balkans and the Western front reports little change beyond trench recovery claims in the Vosges.
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Ihondon
Thussie
Gethela
Petrograd
Nicholas Larcely
Russian
Poland
Galt&ife
Balkans
Bulgaria
Turkey
Italy
Vosges
MUST CRUSH ENEMY PETROGRAD'S EDICT July date
Petrograd reports an imperial rescript issued in connection with the Russian board of military supplies. Emperor Nicholas asserts confidence in Russia's future, calls for renewed efforts to sustain the war, and proclaims the enemy must be crushed for peace to be possible. The note urges government and industry to unite with loyal citizens in the struggle.
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Petrograd
Russian Board of Military Supplies
Nicholas
Russia
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N. Y
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Lake Chateaugsy
Harry K. Thaw
Texas
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