Deaths and Funerals Broad City Sheet
Multiple obituaries and notices report Mary Warland, 18, and Hulda Schaaf, 18, dying at home, plus the death of Dr. Winthrop Abbott M D, with services at Washington Park M E Church and Lakeview cemetery interment. Also, Mrs Mary Sheridan, 60, dies after a stair fall at 188 Congress Street. Caroline Tyrrell of Long Hill dies at 2, following a fall on New Year’s Day. Expanded notices include community reactions, survivors, and funeral details for each.
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Winthrop Abbott
McFarland
Greens Farms
C. E. Burto
Washington Park M. E
Lakeview Cemetery
Abbott
Yale
New Haven Hospital
Sanitarium
Mary Sheridan
Congress Street
James
Michael
Caroline
John W.tyrrell
Long Hot
Bibs
Long Hill
Robert R
Noroton
Thie City
Mosketta Smith
C. W W. Beach
New Milford
C.D. Judd
FL i Clark
L. Andrews
Clean Easy Nab Soap Ad From Sun Era
An old classified style notice touts CleanEasy soap as the best cleanser. The ad claims instant stain removal for stove polish grease ink paint and dirt suitable for hands or clothing. Manufactured by Wm R Winn Stratford Ave appears in a fragmented ad with stray phrases about sunrises and farming.
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Wm. R Winn
Stratford Ave
Pope Pius In Danger From Escaped Vatican Lioness
Special from United Press Rome March 1 an authoritative Vatican story says last Friday a lone lioness escaped from its cage and approached the entrance to the Londres Shrine. Guards captured the beast at rifle point. The lioness was a gift from King Menelik of Abyssinia. The Pope laughed at the danger, said beasts in the Vatican might crave freedom, and noted he is resting due to a bad cold and bronchial issues under Dr. Petacci care.
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United Press
Rome
Vatican Today
Londres
Vatican
Menelek
Abysinia
Pius
Petacci
Exclusive Service Charities
Common Press Bureau
University
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lansing
Miss Barnard
Charity Commissioner
Ling
Bursting Wheel Endangers Lives at Pacific Iron Works
An emery wheel exploded in the Pacific Iron Works machine shop at Housatonic and East Washington avenues. Fragments struck Peter Petite in the face, breaking his nose and causing other wounds. He was knocked unconscious. an ambulance and Dr. Ives took him to Bridgeport Hospital. Later reports said Petite was not seriously injured.
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Pacific Iron Works
Housatonic
East Washington Avenues
Peter Fetite
Ives
Bridgeport
Petite
Bold Conspiracy Replaces Captain Arnold Chair
The detective Captain George H. Arnold was absent when Clerk Clayton Smith replaced his decrepit chair with a handsome revolving desk chair built to fit the captain’s noted proportions. Friends in the police department orchestrated the change, promising the captain a chance to uncover the donors’ names using his detective skills.
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George H. Arnold
Clayton Smith
Police Department
Gamblers Escape by Scotch Verdict at City Court
Couls White and about six other colored men were arrested in a John Street barn raid Saturday night. Judge Foster freed them this morning on a Scotch verdict. Police Sergt Blamnfield and patrolmen led the raid, with evidence suggesting gambling, though defendants denied card playing. White had ties to a previous Williams raid on Bank Street. Prosecutor DeLaney grilled White on the stand.
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Couls White
John Street
Foster
Sergt
Blamnfield
Cody
O'Neill
Ivers
Gerrity
C. Wheeler
Gregory
Sepone
Cnet
Fire Kills Father and Injures Man in Cleveland Home
A blaze in Cleveland killed 40 year old James Lee and seriously burned Henry Kallen when their home burned early today. Lee's six year old son Edward, initially feared dead, was found safe with relatives. The fire is believed caused by a lamp explosion.
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United Press
Cleveland
James Lee
Henry Kallen
Lee
Edward
Prison Reform News Sparks Cross-Border Outcry
Oklahoma charity chief Kate Barnard uncovers alleged abuse in Kansas Lansing Prison. Reports describe forced coal mining, overcrowded dungeons, and young Oklahoma boys held in confinement. Calls grow for reform as Oklahoma presses statehood scrutiny.
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Miss. Barnard
Oklahoma
Lansing
Kansas
Mone City
Poker Raid Fine in New Milford and Hartford Court
Hartford reports prisoners arraigned after a raid on Jack Hayes poker room on Asylum street. Eight men charged with frequenting the room released on bonds of 100 each as proceedings continued. In New Milford Montana and Simons, billiard room proprietors, were arraigned and fined 10 dollars plus costs. Eight frequenters present during the raid were fined one dollar each.
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United Press
Hartford
Jack” Hayes
Asylum Street
New Milford
Montana & Simons
Gas fire at Wall and Water Streets traps soap plugged pipe
Fire crews were summoned at 11 20 this morning after C J Conley the proprietor located a gas leak by lighting the gas with a Merited match. The heat melted soap sealing the pipe and a flame shot from the wall starting a blaze. Conley shut off gas and suspects soap was used to block the pipe when a social club formerly used the floor moved out and its meter was disconnected.
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Wall
Water
C. J. Conley
Conley
Taft Enjoys Quiet Day Before Philippine Dinner
President-elect Taft spent a calm day with no engagements beyond a Philippine dinner planned for the evening with the party that accompanied him to the Orient. Senators Knox Scott Gamble and Hopkins and Representative Brownlow of Tennessee met him in the forenoon. Hopkins urged Taft to help in his senatorial district fight, but Taft planned to stay aloof from the Illinois contest as a matter of policy.
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Tasted Press
Washington
Taft
Knox
Scott
Gamble
Hopkins
Brownlow
Tennessee
T Mnols
Bir
Illinois
Reading Stocks Lead Active Wall Street Session
The Reading issues sparked notable buying early and sustained vigor through the morning, with broad demand lifting prices. After midday the market remained firm but Reading fell two points on news of a possible deadlock in the commodities decision.
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United Press
Missing Student Found At Uncle's Home
Mrs. Augusta Stahl of 73 Goodsell Street reported her son Henry, who ran away from Peddie Institute, was located at his uncle's home after a long walk from Hightstown due to homesickness and Ivy poisoning. He left school without money and was returning home when traced by telegraph late Saturday night.
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Mary
Walter Warland
Hom
Willixton Street
Husburst
Robert
Ucy
Elizabeth
Julia
Mea
FT. Thompson
F. J. Kapmeyer
Norfolk
Lucy
Wilcabeth
George
Henry
Edward
Hulda
Urusula
Albert Schaaf
Ogden Street
Tyla
Marx
Richard
Albert
Augusta Stahl
Goodsell Street
Peddie
Hightstown
Ivy
Fever Licenses Granted in 1908 by County Board
County commissioners issued 203 licenses in 1908 across towns Bridgeport Stamford Norwalk Danbury Darien and the county list totals 1415.50 dollars. The tally reflects efforts to curb license growth amid ministers association pressure and public sentiment against saloons.
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Bridgeport
Stamford
Norwalk
Danbury
Darien
County
Ministers’ Association
Paselbie
Engineer Killed as Boiler Explodes Near Findlay
Findlay Ohio March 1 The engine pulling a west bound passenger train on the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railroad blew up this afternoon ten miles south of Findlay killing the engineer and injuring five others probably fatally
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United Press
Findlay
Ohio
Cincinnat, Hamilton & Dayton
Berer
Baby's watery eczema cured by Cuticura at small cost
A mother recalls her two and a half month old son developing a severe facial eczema that caused constant scratching and bleeding. She attributes a complete cure to Cuticura products, including Catine Soap Ointment and Pills, after trying multiple doctors and medicines.
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Bridgeport Public Market Branch
East Main Street
Spring Millinery
W. E. Halligan
Broad St
Bridgeport Distributing CO
State Street
Beone
Geo. B. Clark & CO
Fairfield Avenue
The
Peck & Lines Co
Middle ST
Bridgeport, Conn
Crawford Laundry
Madison Square Garden
Madison Sabore Garden
Adirondacks
New Brunswick
Virginia
Attica
Arthur C. Holden
East Washington Ave
William St
Willam St
Sterling St
O'dsia
Drew Broe
Fanny Wine
Iquor
United States
Drew Bros
Sterling
Big Bros
Warren Street
New York
O-Rourkes Amon Tobacco
PALOL
Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Cannon St
Adalca
Pope Pius
Peter
Arnold
Security
Carter
Carter P
Sale of
Ladies’ Home Journal
Kleban & Gelhan
Main Street
Everybody's Store
Lewis ER. Palmer
Hartford Yesteday
Wall Street Today
Pastors’ Association
Baby
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