Ice prices rise as New England dealers prepare for summer
Naucastuck Valley Ice Co reports a general price hike of about 10 cents per hundred across deliveries. Bridgeport won’t face shortages, with local supply secured from out of town, though Bun nels pond yielded only about two-fifths of a crop. New price schedule takes effect next Monday with varied rates for 800 pounds and up, 300 to 800 pounds, and smaller portions. shaving and water can options also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Walker
Naucatuck Valley Ice Co
New England
Jce
Bridgeport
Mr. Walker
Bunnels Pond
Marigold’s Condition Worsens in Sudden Turn
Postmaster William H. Marigold was reported very low this afternoon after a slight improvement yesterday. He faced a turn for the worse this morning, with his noted vitality sustaining him in a desperate fight against impending death.
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Wiliam H. Marigold
$35 000 Damage In Crash Of Boats
In heavy fog the Georgia of the Joy line rammed the Seaconnett off Commicat Light. The collier, from Philadelphia and owned by Harper Transportation of Boston, suffered $35,000 damage. The Georgia had only minor injuries and no one hurt. The Seaconnett grounded while reaching its dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Joy Line
Georgia
New York
Seaconnett
Commicat Light
Philadelphia
Harper Transportation Company
Boston
Yale Observers Complete 20 Years of Fixed Star Studies
New Haven March 15 Observations at Yale Observatory wrap up a twenty year effort on fixed stars. The project covered 233 northern hemisphere stars. The closest star observed is seventh magnitude visible without aid and about eight light years away, roughly 46 trillion miles, with light taking eight years to travel from that star to Earth.
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New Haven
Yale Observatory
Earth
Mexican rebels routed near Monclova in pursuit
The Mexican commander at Monterey reports General Tracy Aubert defeated Carranza forces at Monclova and is pursuing retreating rebels toward Bustamets. Casualties are said to be heavy.
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Lereds
Monterey
Mex
Tracy Aubert
Carranza
Monclova
Bustimets
City Plans to Use 20000 Tons of Trap Rock
The Board of Contract and Supply advertised for bids to furnish 20,000 tons of trap rock for summer road work. Specifications call for 8,000 tons of 11-2 inch rock, 2.6 tons of 1 inch, 1,507 tons of 4 inch, and the rest screenings. Bids to be opened at 1 pm March ad.
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Board of Contract and Supply
Suffragette Schoolmarm In Police Net
London reports Marjorie Masters a militant suffragette school teacher was sentenced to one month in prison after throwing a pot of green paint at the home office. An anti suffragist shouting threats was bound over to keep the peace as the movement resumes attacks on mail and letter boxes with ink oil and acids. A large police force guards against further outrages.
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London
Marjorie Masters
Home Office
Militant
Suffragette Society
Algonquin Club rejects charter change to add members
In a close vote the Algonquin club rejected reopening the charter to admit more members. The club currently has 300 members with over 50 on the waiting list and a proposal to raise the cap to 350 was defeated by a very small margin.
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Algonquin Club
Knights of St. Patrick annual feast planned at Atlantic Hotel
Plans are finalized for the Knights of St. Patrick banquet at the Atlantic hotel Monday at 8 pm. The program features speakers Congressman William Kennedy Attorney-General John H Light Senator John F McDonough and William Tierney with Mayor Wilson representing Bridgeport. Entertainers and singers will alternate with speeches during the dinner.
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Knights of St. Patrick
Ireland
Atlantic Hotel
William Kennedy
Waterbury
John H. Light
John F. McDonough
William Tierney
Greenwich
Hit Constable and Chased Him Into Cemetery
Meriden March 15 Friends of Constable Daniel I Hazelit of South Meriden appeared in police court to recount an attack last Tuesday midnight by three men He said he arrested them for breach of the peace They took his nightstick punched him and chased him into a cemetery Two men were later arrested the third was caught at New Britain George Felegy fined five dollars and costs for breach of the peace
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Hazelit
George Felegy
Galen Hospital
Myrtle Avenue
Sherley
Clark
J. M. Richards
New York
Curley
H.wales Lines Company
Meriden
Belmont Iron Company
John Hendricks
Hendricks
S. M. Garlick
Shannahan
No Crime Seen Yet in Admiral Eaton Death Probe
A family member of Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton in Brockton Mass says authorities are unlikely to pursue criminal charges after the sudden death last Saturday. Investigators keep examining possible causes though nothing solid implicates others. Deputy Sheriff Condon and State Officer Scott spoke with the widow and DA Barker, while Dr Paul P Desser has requested a medical report from Medical Examiner Osgood for transmission to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Mass
Joseph G. Eaton
Condon
Scott
Barker
Paul P. Desser
Charlestown Navy Yard
Osgood
Navy Department
Washington
Innocent or Framed, Mulraney Seeks 60 Day Reprieve
Ossining March 15 John Mulraney sentenced to die for the Paddy the Priest murder in 1911 asks Gov Sulzer for sixty days to present new evidence he says proves his innocence. He claims a police framed confession and names witnesses who were not heard, including Dowling who died before trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
John Mulraney
Mulraney
John Dowling
Dowling
New York
Grocer Overcome by Gas in His Store
Edward J. Finley, a grocer preparing to open a South Main Street shop in Waterbury, detected a gas odor. He went to the cellar, was knocked unconscious, coworkers forced entry, and firefighters or bystanders moved him outside. He was taken to a hospital where recovery was reported certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Kedward J. Finley
South Main Street
Finley
Cubs Cardinal Baseball Deal In Negotiations
Chicago Nationals negotiate with St Louis for pitcher Bob Harmon from a Tampa dispatch. Manager Evers may trade two players such as Jimmy Sheckard Ward Miller or Tommy Leach or pitchers Lefty Liefield Bert Humphreys and Bill Powell to land Harmon. St Louis may block the deal to strengthen its catching staff unless a backstop is included.
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Chicago
Chicago Nationals
Tampa
St. Louis
Bob* Harmon
Evers
Louis
Jimmy Sheckard
Ward Miller
Tommy Leach
Lefty Liefield
Bert Humphreys
Bill Powell
Representative Thoms Opposes Auto Law
Waterbury March 15 Representative William Thoms Democratic House leader challenges claims that he would repeal the automobile law asserting he lacks power to repeal. He calls the law ineffective unenforceable and worthy of repeal supporting a speed limit and local street-use control. Bentley's Orchestra to perform at Palm Sunday service Olivet Church 5 PM with soloists and a ministerial Q&A on Christ's cup prayer and cross meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
William Thoms
Democratic House
Thoms
Hse
Olivet
Bentley
Louis Fenton
Ernest Malkin
Lillian Phillips
Morgan Millar
Unknown man found dead in Ann Street street scene
Police report a well dressed man about 58 found dead in a gutter on Ann Street near Pembroke. A one inch facial cut and bruising noted. he may have died of heart trouble. An autopsy was pending. a card, glasses, and notebook were found at the morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Curley
Ann Street
Pembroke Street
Medaical
Schultz
Kid Dorkin Surrenders After Stratford Prize Fight
Felix Dorkin known as Kid Dorkin surrenders to authorities on charges as a principal in the Stratford prize fight of August 25. State Policeman Howe Wheeler arrested him and he was released on a $500 bond with attorney Charles H. Shapiro. Dorkin had been missing since the fight, traced from Savin Rock to New Britain and finally Brooklyn where he used the alias Lou Monroe. Kid Palmer of East Bridgeport, also implicated, fled before arrest and remains at large.
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Felix Dorkin
Kid Dorkin
Stratford
Howe Wheeler
Dorkin
Superior Court
Charles H. Shapiro
Savin Rock
New Britain
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wheeler
Lou Monroe
Kid Palmer
East Bridgeport
Palmer
Fire destroys Danbury fur cutting plant
A large brick factory on oil mill road on the outskirts of Danbury owned by the estates of the late John W. Green and Peter Robinson was badly damaged by fire. The interior was practically burned out and the loss is estimated at about $20,000. origin of the flames unknown.
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Danbury
Oil Mill Road
John W. Green
Peter Robinson
Connecticut River Opens for Navigation
Middletown reports the Connecticut River is open for navigation. The first steamer from downstream will arrive this afternoon. Alewives have been caught and shad are being dragged in. Spring is here and river men note the mildest winter and shortest ice embargo in years.
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Middletown
Connecticut
Down River
Conductor and Others Held Up at Gunpoint in Danielson
In Danielson Connecticut a tall gunman tried to rob Winfield Colwell, a Putnam lines conductor carrying 200 dollars and a gold watch. Colwell escaped into a barn after spotting the revolver. A week earlier A P Burns, driving from South Killingly, was fired upon when refusing to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danielson
Conn
Winfield Colwell
Putnam
Connecticut Company
Colwell
Upper Main Street
A. P. Burns
Two Die After Contact With Electrified Pole in Peabody
In Peabody Massachusetts on March 15 two men were killed and a third was seriously burned after one man brushed an accidentally electrified electric light pole. The two others tried to help.
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Peabody
Mass
Dr. Augustus Cowles Dies at 94 in Elmira
Elmira New York March 15 Augustus Cowles president emeritus of Elmira College for Women died here at age 94 He was the first president of Elmira College in 1855 and retired in 1890.
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Elmira, N
Augustus Cowles
Elmira College For Women
Huge Crane Plant Girder Collapse Kills One
At Crane Valve West End plant in New York City a 18-ton steel girder fell from the third floor injuring many. Patrick Shanahan 40, died instantly. James Monroe 38 and M Sherley 30 were seriously hurt and taken to Galen hospital. Others suffered cuts and bruises as rescuers responded.
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West End
Crane Valve Company
M. Sherley
Emmet Street
Schenectady
N. Y
Galen Hospital
James Monroe
West 144Th Street
New York
J.M. Richards
New York City
Building No. 11
Monroe
Sherley
Shanahan
Cullinan and Mullins
Richards
H. Wales Lines Company
Meriden
State Street
John Peck
William H. Curley
H. M. Clark
Weather Outlook for New Haven and Inland Regions
The forecast calls for rain today with clearing and colder tonight. Sunday will be fair and colder. A western disturbance moved from Iowa to Ontario causing cloudy and rainy conditions in central and eastern districts, followed by high pressure bringing low temperatures and snow in the lake region and upper Mississippi valley. Minnesota and North Dakota report zero temperatures. The local outlook remains cloudy and rainy before a return to fair, colder conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Iowa
Ontario
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
North Dakota
Pugilist Jim Hall Dies of Tuberculosis
Jim Hall a former heavyweight contender dies at a tuberculosis sanitarium near Stevens Point Wisconsin He had fought Bob Fitzsimmons in New Orleans in 1893 for a $40000 purse and passed away on March 15 local time
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Jim Hall
Stevens Point
Wis
Bob Fitzsimmons
New Orleans
Tillman Abandons Bid for Chairman Role
Washington March 15 Senator Tillman gives up his bid for the chairmanship of the appropriations committee as the Senate Democratic committee meets to approve assignments. The steering committee led by Senator Kern plans to present the full Democratic committees with a majority on the woman suffrage committee and a likely chair for Senator Ansdell of Louisville on public health. Poindexter, aligned with the Progressives, would receive a minority chair. The reforms aim to empower the Senate as a responsive body to public will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tillman
Appropriations Committee
Senate Democratic Committee
Kern
Thomas
Colorado
Senate
Bench warrants issued in Doud case proceed in court
Miles V. Doud faced bench warrants presented by State Policeman Rowe Whesler before Clerk Tracy in superior court. Bonds set at $3,000 per charge. Bondsman John H. Heaphy posted bail with Main street property as security. Latest charge: assault with intent to commit a serious crime. Case continued to March 22. Second warrant adds Marion Lund and Joseph Cohen of Stamford. Lund bonds raised to $5,000. Cohen missing. Warrants returnable at May term. Lund transported from county jail. bond increase caused disappointment.
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Miles V. Doud
Rowe Whesler
Tracy
John H. Heaphy
Doud
Marion Lund
Joseph Cohen
Stamford
Lund
Cohen
Criminal Superior Court
Extension of Thirty Days in Firemen's Case
New York March 15 an extension of time probably will be sought and granted in the arbitration process over the controversy between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and eastern railroads. The extension probably will be for thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Eastern Railroads
Dissolution Plan for UP-SP System Abandoned
In St Louis on March 15 Chairman Lovett announced in federal court that the modified plan for dissolving the Union Pacific Southern Pacific system had been abandoned due to opposition from the California railroad commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Lovett
Union Pacific Railroad System
Union Pacific- Southern Pacific
California Railroad Commission
Boy Gets Jail Sentence for Kissing Girl
Austin March 15 Governor today ordered the 30 day jail term for 14 year old Perry Price deferred to July 4 to decide if Perrin should face greater punishment for kissing a school friend on which aggravated assault was based. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the lower court sentence.
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Austin
Tex
Gov
Uitt
Perry Price
Perrin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Hollow Horn Bear Dies of Pneumonia
Hollow Horn Bear the Sioux chief of the Rosebud agency died in Washington March 15 at age about 64 from pneumonia after a life on the warpath across plains mountains and forests. Born Pagan Hollow Horn he became a devout Christian and his funeral followed with others laid to rest at the west.
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Washington
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Admiral
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Hollow Horn Bear
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