Zepp Dies After Trolley Crash at Paradise Green
William Oscar Zepp 31 died at St Vincent's hospital from injuries after being run over by a trolley near the Ravenstream Hotel Paradise Green Stratford. He was son of the late William Zepp, survived by his mother and two sisters Mrs Arthur Clauder and Mrs Edward Dunn. Remains sent to brother in law Arthur W Clauder's home. Police have not investigated causes of the mishap.
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William Oscar, Zepp
Ravenstream Hotel
Paradise Green
Stratford
St. Vincent's Hospital
William Zepp
Arthur Clauder
Edward Dunn
Arthur W. Clauder
Wordin Oon
Boy Guilty in Paris Green Case Sent to Industrial School
Thomas Doolan aged 15 was committed to an industrial school by Justice E. D. Briscoe in Newtown after pleading guilty to administering paris green to cows owned by Harry F. Green. Guardian appointed, appeal filed, and Doolan later remanded to Bridgeport jail. He described how he mixed poison and scattered it near the animals drinking water.
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Thomas Doolan
E. D. Briscoe
Newtown
Harry F. Greenman
George L. Arnold
W. B. Beecher
Bridgeport
C. B. Jopneon
Doolan
Declan
Alice Street
Reichel
North End
Johnson
President Favors Tariff Commission In the Senate
Washington May 1 It is understood most tariff advocates in the Senate are satisfied with a provision in the new tariff bill authorizing the President to employ experts to study trade conditions This provision reportedly has Taft’s support and he may appoint only top class professionals The Finance Committee plans to set March List next year as the date for maximum duties to take effect providing ten months for foreign governments to adjust their tariffs
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Persident
Taft
Nance Committee
Congress
Masses bequest item in Ann Connelly estate
Probate court inventory lists $1,483.38 in personal property. The residuary bequest benefits the West Hartford Home for the Aged via the Sisters of Mercy, with $1,200 left to the Bishop of Hartford for masses.
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Ann Connelly
Hartford
Sisters of Mercy
West Hartford
Wall Street Today May 11 Sees Gains On Inter Metropolitan, Western Union
Opening transactions show steady demand and higher levels with some gains in news driven issues. Inter-Metropolitan issues advance further and Western Union hits the highest range since the telegraphers strike, selling around 74. Erie issues remain notably strong.
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New York
Western Union
Hienest
Erie
Apartment Houses With Janitor Service Planned
Plans awarded for three first class apartment buildings at Stillman and Hayes streets for F L Bradbury the cruiser maker. Two six family and one three family structures will feature hardwood finishes, tile baths, speaking tubes, hot air heat, janitor service and carpeted stairs, with work to start immediately.
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Stillman and
Hayes Street
Planus
Meloy & Beckwith
F. L. Brabury
Clausen & Son Brewing Company
Washington Street
Housatonic Avenue
Daniel Kunkel
North Avenue
Board of Building Commissioners
William H. Callan
Connecticut Avenue
Charles Wood
Washington Avenue
Joseph Smith
Ellsworth Street
H. Rahn
Main Street
H. Davis
H. F. Lyon
Porter Street
William J. McCarthy
Adams Street
W. H. Whalen
Gregory Street
Caroline C. Thompson
Knowlton Street
la Isaacs
Patrick McKee
Louis Kroff
East Side
Ate L
Brad Bradbard
Charles Montague Ellis to Build TwoStory Block at Stratford
Charles Montague Ellis long associated with the East End has purchased property at Stratford and Connecticut avenues opposite the East End car barns. He plans a frame two story building with a ground floor cafe and an upstairs residence. An additional adjoining building will follow.
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Charles Montague Ellis
George O. Lines
Stratford
Connecticut Avenues
Jail sentence and heavy fine for reckless autoist
New Haven May 1 Charles Penfield a Meriden businessman was arraigned in police court on reckless driving operating an auto while intoxicated and breach of the peace He received 80 days in jail and $200 fines on the first count 30 days and $200 on the second count and 90 days on the third He appealed and was released on a 2500 bond Accompanying Penfield were Samuel C Page and Ernest W Peck arrested for drunkenness after a dramatic chase with Officer Murphy Murphy testified Penfield sped and struck him then fled with Murphy clinging to the car The car pursuit ended on George Street where traffic delayed the suspect and Murphy finally overpowered him
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New Haven
Charles Penfield
Meriden
Samuel C. Page
Ernest W. Peck
Penfield
Sheenan
Murphy
George Street
Slot Meter Burglary Stuns City Home
The gas meter in the cellar of W. J. Mead at 725 Main Street was broken into last night and $12 in silver quarters stolen. Police have been alerted to the burglary.
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W. J. Mead
Main Street
Destructive Fire Destroys Courtland Business Blocks
A major fire in Courtland Virginia, thirty miles west of Suffolk, started in a hotel at noon. Long distance telephone lines were taken out and telegraph wires burned, cutting off communication as firemen battled the blaze. The Merchants & Farmers Bank, the hotel, several blocks, and numerous small buildings were destroyed before control was gained.
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Pecal
United Press
Suffolk
Courtland
Southampton County
Merchants & Farmers’ Bank
Beardsley Chosen Leader Of S A R Congress
Three hundred seventy five delegates to the Sons of the American Revolution gathering in Baltimore arrived in Annapolis by special trains. Judge Morris P. Beardsley of Bridgeport Connecticut will be elected president general for the coming year, nominated by Curtis of the Connecticut Society. New Haven leads as next congress site with San Francisco close behind. The vice president general post remains unsettled.
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United Press
Annapolis
Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution
Baltimore
Naval Academy
Crothers
Maryland
Morris P. Beardsley
Bridgeport
Conn
Curtis
Connecticut Society
New Haven
San Francisco
Michael Kenealy Faces Possible Appendix Operation
Stamford report says Michael Kenealy grew worse overnight with intensified appendix inflammation. Attending physician Dr Sherill indicated an operation would likely be performed this afternoon if deemed necessary. aside from the illness, his health is good and friends remain confident in his ability to endure surgery.
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United Press
Stamford
Michael Kenealy
Sherill
Kenealy
License Refused for Stephen N. Vayans Saloon
The County Commissioners refused to grant a liquor license to Stephen N. Vayans to operate a saloon at Ogden and Orchard streets. No hearing was given, amid remonstrances. Officials cited too many saloons in a purely residential area with schoolchildren nearby.
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Steven N. Vayans
Ogden
Orchard Streets
Vayans
Milford man dies after train suicide on bridge
Milford May 1 Juline E Genx about 30 jumped in front of a southbound passenger train near the station. He was picked up in a dying condition and taken to Woodmont for treatment.
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United Press
Milford
Juline E. Genx
Woodmont
Deaths and Funerals in Bridgeport Community
Mary A. Fitzsimmons wife of Patrick Dunn of 489 Pembroke Street died after a difficult operation at Bridgeport Hospital. She leaves five children and came from New Milford. She was devoted to St Marys parish. Also reported are the funerals of Catherine F McPadden and Thomas S Smyth and Marion Whitney with services in local churches and interments at local cemeteries.
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Arthur W
Wordin Avenue
Orlbe
Oes City
Ite
Patrick J. Duni Ds
Pembroke Street
St .Mary's Church
St. Francis
St. Michael's
Bawin C. Fordham
Gerrity
Noum Avenue
St. Charles
St. Michael's Cane
F. Molden
Lewis Street
St. Michael's Cemetery
Mary A. Fitzsimmons
Patrick Dunn
Bridgeport Hospital
Dunn
New Milford
Ife
St. Mary's Parish
Catherine F. McPadden
George T. Farmer
Noble Avenue
St. Charlies’ Church
William H. Lynch
John Lanz
James and
Isaac Sullivan
John Lagell
John McLaughlin
Frederick Martin
Cornelius Mulvihill
Danell McPadden
Thomas
Smyth
E. H. Kenyon
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Marion
L. N. Whitney
Beach Street
Mr. Atkinson
A. H. Flood
B. B. Herdman
C. H. Ackerman
J. C. Callahan
Lakeview Cemetery
City Court Cases Involving McFarland Vanderschick and Thornburg
The City court nolled the case against John McFarland of 532 Main Street for assault and breach of peace, police involvement by Patrolman Gerrity and Assistant Prosecutor Redden. George Main’s charge of assaulting Rufus French was also nolled after his claim of self defense. John Vanderschick received a $6 fine plus costs and 40 days in jail for beating his wife. their child was struck by a club during the struggle. Fred Thornburg escaped punishment for taking an employer’s car as Judge Wilder ruled the offense condoned due to continued employment after knowledge of the joy ride.
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John McFarland
Main Street
Annie
Gerrity
Redden
Fred Thornburg
H. C. Hollingsworth
Atlantic Hotel
Wilder
Thornburg
Hollingsworth
Burglar Overpowered After Fierce Encounter
Danielson Connecticut May 1 A man who gives his name as John Kiley is in the lockup awaiting trial on burglary charges C P Gilligan and his brother in law are nursing bruises at Gilligan’s Academy street home after an encounter with the alleged burglars last evening
Fire department faces tighter traffic crackdown citywide
Fire and police officials plan to clear congested streets by removing standing wagons and hitching horses from Main, Wall, Middle and Cannon streets. Violations lead to fines and disciplinary action as rules are updated and a $1500 salary for the Fire Alarm Superintendent is proposed. Remodeling of No. 4 house to add a new toilet, bath, cast room, and improved quarters is also planned.
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Police Commission
Fairfield Avenue
Main Street
Fire Commission
Middle
Cannon
State
Congress
Wall Street
Marble Bank
Fire Board
Thomas Weller
Walter Frank
No. 2 Truck Company
Maurice Reilly
Hallett Street
John Sullivan
No. 5
J. Walsh
Electric Cable Co
F. A. Strong
Supt
Constantinople Responsible For the Massacres
Boston May 1. Letters to the American Missionary Board from Rev. J. K. Greene report that Constantinople knew Abdul Hamil was responsible for massacres that led to his downfall. The letters also note that American missionaries in the Ottoman empire felt keenly the absence of a United States warship for refuge.
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United Press
Boston
Constantinople
Abdul Hamil
Ottoman Empire
United States
American Missionary Board
J. K. Greene
Bosphorus
Boy Bound Over for Manslaughter in Stepbrother Death
The 14 year old, Ernest Handel, was arraigned in Springs town court on a manslaughter charge for the shooting death of his stepbrother. He pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the Superior court under a $1,000 bond, with jail in default.
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United Press
Springs
Ernest Handel
May Day Seamen Strike Ties Up 533 Vessels
Chicago May 1 10000 to 12000 union seamen mates stewards firemen and others rushed to take their places on 533 vessels after a referendum vote at all ports Disorder began last night when a man was struck as a suspected strike breaker unions pledge peaceful actions to keep ships tied up for most of the season with a long battle ahead.
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United Press
Chicago
Carpet Hall promises best picks for carpets and rugs
A carpet hall ad touts a bright welcoming showroom with abundant selections from Body Brussels to ingrain carpets and various rugs. It highlights low prices from bulk purchasing, Oriental-sourced matting savings, and a wide range of 9 by 12 foot rugs and hall runners on the third floor.
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Brussels
Smyrna
Orient
Axminster
Wilton
America
Connecticut Tax Bill Adversely Reported by Finance Panel
Hartford May 1 Tax Commissioner Corbins corporate excess tax bill faced opposition from the finance committee and will be reported adversely. The panel favors a state board to study expenditures and propose cost-saving measures. Also noted are tax collection activity and local probate actions.
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Hartford
Corbin
Connecticut
Committee On Finance
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