Crane Worksite Mystery After Fatal Girder Fall
Coroner John J. Phelan led an inquiry into Patrick Shanahan’s death at the Crane Valve One West End plant after a steel girder fell last Saturday. Foreman John E. Smith testified the guy ropes were intact and could not recall the accident. timekeeper Charles J. Johnson doubted rope slippage. several workers gave similar statements. The Hendricks Construction subcontracts trace to Belmont and H. Wales Lines Co. A scene visit by Jobson Gifford staff sought to inspect the apex fastenings of the fallen girder.
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John J. Phelan
Patrick Shanahan
New York
West End
John E. Smith
160Th Street
Charles J. Johnson
Hendricks Construction Co
Charles Balshaw
Ivan Olafson
August Anderson
Christian Haug
Michael Kiernan
Hendricks Company
Belmont Construction Co
H. Wales Lines Co
Meriden
Phelan
Jobson- Gifford
New Haven
Union Janitors Seek Shorter Hours From FOL
Chicago march 17 two thousand union janitors through their agent Edward Quesse appealed to the Chicago Federation of Labor for regulation of duties and hours. The federation voted to back the janitors while objections include pet care errands moving pianos and mending furniture without extra pay.
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Chicago
Edward Quesse
Chicago Federation of Labor
Quesse
Old Soldier Collapses from Exhaustion at Wall Street
Joseph Mott 72 an inmate of the Soldiers Home at Noroton collapsed at 11 Wall Street this forenoon from exhaustion. He was revived by Dr Pratt of the emergency hospital staff and taken by ambulance to Bridgeport hospital where his recovery is expected.
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Joseph Mott
Noroton
Wall Street
Pratt
Bridgeport Hospital
Vollmer Deputies Dine at Fairfield County Dinner
The Fairfield County Sheriffs' association held an afternoon dinner at Lehmann's with Sheriff William Vollmer as guest of honor. Deputy H. F. Elwood of Fairfield served as toastmaster. organizing committee included Deputies John M. Donnelly Joseph Wieler and H R Elwood. A group photo preceded the event.
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Fairfield County Sheriffs' Association
Lehmann’s
H. FR. Elwood
Fairfield
William Vollmer
John M. Donnelly
Joseph Wieler
H. R. Elwood
City Construction Bids Sought for Bridges and Dredging
Director of Public Works J A Courtade asks the Board to advertise for bids on a new bridge at Rooster river dredging at city yards dock and dredging at City dock at Wall street foot. Funds have been provided by the Board of apportionment.
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J. A. Courtade
Board of Contract and Supply
Rooster River
City Yards
City Dock
Wall Street
Board of Apportionment
Weather Indications for New Heaven and Region
Weather indications show continued cold tonight with fair and warmer conditions Tuesday for New Heaven and vicinity. Connecticut forecasts a slight temperature rise on Tuesday with moderate westerly winds becoming variable. No defined storm area east of the Rockies. pleasant weather and low temperatures prevail in most areas. A 10 degree below zero reading is reported from upper Michigan, with frost reaching Alabama and Georgia. A minor disturbance over Montana brings unsettled weather and light snow in the northwest. Dr. M. Rosen, 192 Fairfield Avenue, has recovered after weeks confined to bed.
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New Heaven
New Baveh
Patr
Con
Connecticut
Rocky Mountains
Zere
Upper
Michigan
Alabama
Georgia
Montana
Bold Robbery Still Mystery In East Side Pawn Shop Theft
New York detectives chased clues in a Mar tin Simmons & Sons pawn shop heist that drained over 250000 in jewelry and valuables. Investigators note a pattern with prior safe blowings, gloves left behind, and a vault that yielded diamonds while other gold and securities were discarded.
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New York
Martin Simmons & Sons
East Side
Herman Shapiro
Bowery
Simmons
Series of burglaries believed to be amateurs
A string of burglaries Saturday and Sunday nights alarms police, with two methods seen. Break-ins by rock smashes and the sneak-entry of sleeping rooms indicate unprofessional local culprits. Targets include Eugene L. Sullivan at 1005 Noble Ave and Rev. Frank Rideout at 741 William St, with valuables seized and several small sums taken.
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Eugene L. Sullivan
Noble Avenue
Fuse & Perachio
Middle Street
Burelats
John Cooney
Barnum Avenue
Frank C. Rideout
William Street
Gathea
Mystery of New Haven Stock Slump
Hartford reports intense interest as Wall Street forecasts cut or omission of dividends for the New Haven railroad. Despite rising steam revenue, New Haven stock tumbled from near 200 in 1906 to around 119, while the company faces large securities burdens and a potential $875,000 hit from Boston & Maine dividends. Savings banks hold about one third of B and M bonds, shaping the financial stake in the era’s railroad woes.
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Hartford
Wall Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New Haven Company
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Boston News Bureau
Massachusetts
Boston & Lowell
Fitchburg
Savings Bank
Massachusetts Savings Institutions
Connecticut River
Family Narrowly Escapes As Danbury House Burns
At 3 o'clock this morning a fire in 41 Town Hill Avenue destroyed the Mitchell home. Dominick Mitchell, a hatter, his wife and 19 children slept through the blaze until several siblings forced their way out second story windows. A three year old girl was saved when caught by her father as she was dropped to safety. Sparks endangered nearby houses. Loss estimated at 32500.
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Danbury
Dominick Mitchell
Town Hill Avenue
Mitchell
Postmaster Shows Some Improvement at Home
Postmaster W. H. Marigold, critically ill at his Iranistan avenue home, was somewhat improved today. He slept through a fairly comfortable night and appeared much brighter than he has been for some time.
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W. H. Marigold
Iranistan Avenue
French Officers to Aid World Map by Wireless Time Signals
Four French officers arrive in Washington to collaborate with the navy wireless station in Arlington and the Paris Eiffel Tower station to determine exact longitude between the two capitals. The effort aims to help produce a true world map. officers will use synchronized instruments and share time signals with Paris, while being hosted by the government.
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Washington
France
Navy
Arlington
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Ludovic Driencort
H. A. E. Geigan
Gustave Ferrie
Paul Levesque
Army
Naval Observatory
Army and Navy Club
Death of Benjamin P. Mead Ex- Comptroller in New Canaan
Benjamin P. Mead native of the city and former state comptroller died at his New Canaan home at 65 after a long illness. He served as town clerk 1880s and first selectman, sat in the lower house 1885 to 1887, and won the 1894 comptroller post with a record plurality. Survived by wife and four children. funeral set for Wednesday afternoon.
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Benjamin P. Mead
Fairfield County
New Canaan
Mr. Mead
Nicholas Staub
New Milford
General Assembly
Mead
Hartford Bridge
Loomis
Greenwich
New York City
Man slain after assault on woman at New York subway
March 17 Daniel Davis, identified as Black, accosted a white woman stepping from an uptown subway station. He gripped her arm. a policeman intervened and was slashed with a razor. The assailant fled, officers fired five times, four shot him, and he died five blocks away.
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New York
Daniel T. Davis
Old Glory floats to show patriotism in Paterson
In Paterson New Jersey on March 17 the national flag flew from homes and businesses citywide. The display was a response to recent anti patriot statements by silk workers leaders, seen by locals as unpatriotic. About 200 striking workers sought reinstatement while mills remained mostly closed. Supt Bodine of the Street department had 25 men clearing mud from church cross walks overnight.
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Paterson
N. J
Bodine
Bodime
Extra Session of Congress Called by President Wilson
Washington reports indicate National Chairman William F. McCombs may accept the president's request to become ambassador to France within a month. He would likely retain the Democratic national committee chair and could return before the next presidential campaign to engage in active political work.
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Washington
White House
William F. McCombs
France
Petitioners push improvements at Lower Bridge hearing
City taxpayers back a Stratford avenue bridge as the aldermen prepare tonight to hear petitions for a new harbor crossing. W P Kirk, board of apportionment member, argues the Stratford plan relieves congestion and costs about half of a State Street bridge which would delay and burden land damages and railroad raises. The hearing tops a routine Council agenda.
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Stratford Avenue
W. P. Kirk
Board of Apportionment
Kirk
State Street
Mr. Kirk
Delaney Succeeds Cleveland as Ziegler Receiver
In the U S District Court Banks acting as referee in the J Ziegler Co bankruptcy, Alexander De Laney was elected trustee to replace temporary federal receiver Charles D Cleveland after a creditor attorney conference led to resignations of Cleveland and Nathan Herz and general consent selection of DeLaney.
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U. S. District Court
John W Banks
J. Ziegler Co
Alexander DeLaney
Chas. D. Cleveland
Cleveland
Nathan
Herz
DeLaney
Judge Carey to Discuss Commission Government
Judge Robert Carey, the youngest New Jersey Common Pleas judge, will lecture on commission government under the Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian Church. The talk, set for Thursday March 20 at 8 p.m., will cover the intricacies of the system as observed across states, reflecting Careys progressive Republican stance and his role in promoting municipal reform.
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Robert Carey
New Jersey Common Pleas Bench
Carey
New Jersey
Wilson
Brotherhood
First Presbyterian Church
Marriages Recorded in Hartford Between Bridgeport Residents
Two marriages occurred in February involving Bridgeport residents. Francis W. Haucking, civil engineer, married Sarah M. Bothwell, traveling saleswoman, on February 5 at St James Church Hartford officiated by Rev. F C Thomas. Robert W. Kulbarscht, bartender, wed Amy J. Cothell of Bridgeport, with Rev. F H I Tammell of North M E church presiding.
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Hartford
Shamrock Day at White House with St Patrick’s motif
Washington March 17 President Wilson wore a shamrock sprig in the lapel of his coat today. His secretary Joseph Patrick Tumulty noted officials also wore shamrocks to honor St Patrick's day. Tumulty distributed shamrocks sent by John B Redmond the Irish leader in Parliament.
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Washington
Wilson
Joseph Patrick Tumulty
Tumulty
John B. Redmond
Knights of St Patrick Banquet Tonight at Atlantic Hotel
The Knights of St Patrick hold their annual banquet at the Atlantic hotel this evening with expected attendance over 200. A full program of speeches and entertainment is planned, featuring Congressman William Kennedy, Attorney General John H Light, Senator John F McDonough, Senator William Tierney, Attorney Cornelius J Danaher, and Mayor Wilson. The event starts at 7 30 p m with professional and local amateur entertainers.
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Knights of St. Patrick
Ireland
Atlantic Hotel
William Kennedy
Naugatuck
John H. Light
Norwalk
John F. McDonough
Judiciary Committee
General Assembly
William Tierney
Greenwich
Cornelius J. Danaher
Meriden
Wilson
Max Bumberg Returns Home After Foreign Trip
Max Blumberg, a noted social figure and foreign representative of the Harry Quinn Marching and Chowder Club, arrived home after ten weeks abroad visiting Scotland England and France. He praises Paris calling it a real town and notes a spirited Christmas celebration there. He ends with a show of patriotism and a claim that Bridgeport is unsurpassed.
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Max Blumberg
Harry Quinn Marching and Chowder Club
Max
Scotland
England
France
Paris
George M. Cohan
Bridgeport
President appoints special commission from multiple states
The president named Senators Fletcher of Florida and Gore of Oklahoma, Representative Moss of Indiana, Col. Harvey Jordan of Georgia, Dr. John Lee Coulter of Minnesota, Dr. Kenyon Butterfield of Massachusetts, and Clarence J. Owen of Maryland to a commission under the last agricultural appropriation bills. They will work with the American commission of the Southern Commercial congress to study European rural credit unions and similar groups. The men are also delegates to the International Institute of Agriculture assembly in Rome in August.
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Washington
Fletcher
Florida
Gore
Oklahoma
Moss
Indiana
Col
Harvey Jordan
Georgia
John Lee Coulter
Minnesota
Kenyon D. Butterfield
Massachusetts
Clarence J. Owen
Maryland
American Commission
Southern Commercial Congress
General Assembly
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
State Police Raid Savin Rock Network Arrests
State police rounded up eighteen men and five women in a raid on a Savin Rock hotel and cafe run by Jake Mann. Officers Frank Virelli and Rowe Wheeler led the operation. George Cameron, owner of the New Haven baseball team, posted $200 bail for Mann. spectators posted $25 bail each. The warrant alleges excise law violations on March 2 and 9.
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Frank Virelli
Rowe Wheeler
Jake Mann
Savin Rock
George Cameron
New Haven
Mann
Freuenters
Electrician Loses Finger In Bridgeport Yard Incident
Charles Murray a 30 year old South Norwalk man working for Jobson Gifford Company in Bridgeport yards of the New Haven road this morning suffered a crushing injury to his right hand index finger requiring amputation at Bridgeport hospital. Murray was installing the new electric system.
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Charles Murray
South Norwalk
Bridgeport
New Haven Road
Bridgeport Hospital
Murray
Jobson-Gifford Company
New York
Solons to Gather at High Noon on April 7
President Wilson issued a proclamation convoking Congress in extra session at noon April 7 to address tariff revisions. House leaders insisted the move aligns with Underwood and Ways and Means Committee plans to report a revised tariff ahead of the session.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Comro
Underwood
House
Skante
Committee On
Was and Means
Jam
Moore to be counsellor to Secretary Bryan
Washington March 17 John Bassett Moore a professor of international law at Columbia University and recognized authority on that subject to be appointed counsellor to the department of state Prof Moore was appointed recently by Mr Taft as representative at the Hague tribunal
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T Washington
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
Department of State
Moore
Taft
Hague
Tribonal
Anniversary of Division Nod of Hibernians in New Haven
New Haven March 17 heads of two divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and guests from across the state attended the forty first anniversary of Division Nod at Mualehall. Speeches urged patriotism and support for free Ireland. The order was introduced to New Haven by William O Toole of Bridgeport in March 1872. O Toole lives at 5 center and is noted as the father of well known schoolteachers of that name.
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New Haven
Order of Hibernians
Mualehall
Free Ireland
Wiliam O'Toole
Bridgeport
O'Toole
Elm City
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John E. Redmond
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