Newtown News Briefs Include Arrests and Local Updates
Michael Dobis was arrested on a breach of peace charge in Newtown after an incident with Mrs. William Platt, and faced a fine of 1 dollar plus costs. Local civil suits were settled in favor of plaintiffs. several town appointments and withdrawals were noted, including John Mumford stepping back from active practice. Community events featured Easter celebrations, school baseball, and upcoming social dances as residents report on local commerce, road work, and church missions across Newtown and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
Michael Dobissa
Joseph—Woicehowski
Thomas Carlson
William Platt
P. H. McCarthy
Dobisco
Ice McCarthy
J. Edin Skiff
Margaret Skiff
J. Robert Beech
Peerertya
Gray's Plain
Jacob Fried
Benjamin Nerosky
Galin
John F. Mumford
J. F. Canavan
Dr.Mumford
Bn C. Lynch
whhe /Clarke
el Pervisor
Enos
Syhen Kel- Eanes
Danbury
Soutien
Ai Howltian
Igh
Willnson
Rowell Street
New York State
Trinity Church
W. A. Honan
J. F. Mumford
Keresy
Beymour
John Rafferty
St. Vincent's Hospital
Southport
Sarah Tikioh
Touise Bigelow
Annie Frost
Brookline
Mass
Firemen’s Hall
F_ Teresi, Jr
Ladies Mission Society
The
Congregational Church
Thorsby
Alabama
Woman's Auxiliary of
Trinity
Virginia
Counmunds
Freight Strike Breakers Leave Jobs at Boston
One hundred fifty men who filled posts on the docks of the New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad Co. after a prior strike went on strike yesterday in Boston. Their action sparked a disturbance drawing police reserves as efforts to swell their ranks led to scattered quarrels with remaining workers. The strike sought an eight hour day at two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co
Local social notes and town updates from Stepney area
Stepney Mrs Eugene Northrop visits her son Ernest in Stamford. Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Frank Gilbert's home draws many guests. she hosts the first of 12 entertainments this conference year. Irving Waterhouse guests with Harriet Waterhouse. Anna Gilbert and Elizabeth return from Monroe with George Osborne. Clarence Powell moves from Bridgeport to the area, now at Robert Lewis's bungalow. Boughton Noble visits sister in Hattertown. Leap year dance planned at town hall with Merwin Johnson and helpers handling refreshments and music. Harold Blakeman and East Village visit L. V. Slade. Andrew Pavlick returns to New York after a week locally. Stephen B. Hayes visit Oscar B. Plumb. Arbor Day observed with tree planting. four days of school this week for county teachers’ convention in Bridgeport. John Crowley buys four Holstein cows. Botsford and Birdseye Peck guests of their son. Merwin Johnson buys truck to haul milk from Monroe Center to Bridgeport. Anna Wright of Bridgeport visits Mrs. Robert Beryans. Wilmington Delaware mayor Prica orders amusement places closed and enlists militia to enforce quarantine amid smallpox spread.
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Eugene Northrop
Ernest Northrop
Stamford
Ladies’ Aid
George Osborne
Monroe
Clarence Powell
Bridgeport
Robert Lewis
Boughton Noble
John Roberts
Hattertown
Town Hall
Merwin Johnson
Grace Sterling
Jeanette Beardsley
Lady Burr
Pauline Smith
Ieap
Harold Blakeman
East Village
L. V. Slade
Andrew Pavlick
New York
Stephen B. Hayes
Oscar B. Plumb
John Crowley
Botsford Peck
Birdsey Peck
Anna Wright
Robert Beryans
Ford peace party appeal urges neutral mediation at once
In Stockholm on May 3 delegates from six neutral countries including Norway Sweden Denmark Holland Switzerland and the United States meet as the Ford peace party now an unofficial neutral conference. They appeal to kings parliaments and governments to convene an official neutral mediation conference to shorten the war by a single day and to act under The Hague 1907 provisions. They seek freedom of movement for mediators and access to belligerent states with Britain promising to consider the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Ford’ Peace Party
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Switzerland
United States
Ford Party
Copenhagen
Christiana
Irabela Morris
Connecticut Delegation Names Robinson Sergeant at Arms
City Clerk J. Alex H. Robinson is chosen sergeant at arms for the Connecticut delegation to the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Delegates depart June 4 on a special train with guests allowed. roundtrip price is 200 dollars. Officials appointed include Chairman J Henry Roraback and Secretary George W. Klett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Alex H. Robinson
Connecticut
Chicago
Eac
Hartford Club
Isaac M. Ullman
New Haven
Schuyler Merritt
Stamford
U S To Test War Control of All Communications
On May 7, the Lusitania anniversary, the entire telegraph telephone and wireless services of the United States will operate on a war basis under Navy Department control. From 4 PM Saturday to Monday morning, all wire and wireless will be run through Navy channels with AT&T cooperation. The plan, a test of wireless facilities, aims for constant contact between naval stations and ships like the New Hampshire, and will use a special switchboard and direct lines to the Secretary and bureau chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Germany
United States
Navy Department
American Telephone,and Telegraph Co
Department
Atlantic
Pacific
New Hampshire
Daniels
New York Navy Yard
Absconding Hempstead deputy sheriff returned to New York
Schuyler M. Van Ness a 36 year old Hempstead deputy sheriff was returned to Hempstead New York in custody of Constable George S. Smith with the complainant C W Lockwood a jeweler. Van Ness had been arrested in Parallel Street and faces grand larceny charges for allegedly taking 11 diamond rings and two gold watches to be used as prizes for lodge membership drives. He had not been seen in Hempstead since February and was later traced to New York City where he worked as a motorman for the Connecticut Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler M. van Ness
Hempstead
SL. IL
George S. Smith
I .van Ness
Parallel Street
C. W. Lockwood
van Ness
New York
Patriotic Sons of America
Lockwood
Connecticut Co
Lovers of Burns Gather at Newfield M E Church
East Enders meet at Newfield Methodist Church on Thursday evening with Dr. Wallace H. Finch of Stamford speaking on Robert Burns. Miss Philips of Stratford is the soprano soloist. The Men's League invites all. no admission, offering to cover expenses. Program begins at 8. Burns's writings appeal to all nationalities.
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Newfield Methodist Church
Stratford
Central Avenues
East Enders
Wallace H. Finch
Stamford
Robert Burns
Gerard Returns From The Field Silent On Vote
Ambassador James W. Gerard arrived at the American embassy after returning from Great Headquarters. He spoke briefly to reporters but declined any comment on the Emperor visit. He learned of Lansing's telegram and met with Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg before departure. He visited the German front and observed relief work in French towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
James W. Gerard
Great Headquarters
Secreary
Lansing
von Bethmann-Holloweg
Mr. Gerard
Joseph C. Grew
Commission For Relief In
Belgium
Brussels
KNU SHUS A Revolution In Mens Footwear
The rising cost of leather drives a low cost substitute in soles for Knu Shus designed for factory workers and laborers. Uppers use tire fabric, providing comparable toughness and greater flexibility. The shoes appeal to workers on their feet, lasting longer than leather and costing about half as much. Green bugs reportedly infested fields in several counties of Kansas.
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Kansay
Capt Hall Leads Militiamen to State Rifle Range
Capt Elias S Hall commands 30 Eleventh Company Conn Coast Artillery at Trumbull State rifle range for practice. Yesterday Fourth Company under Lieuts Griswold and Mesreau tested marksmanship with qualifiers Palmer 234 Sulepi 222 Lingham 212 Toupin 205 Simmons 2h Langdon 254.
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Elias S. Hall
Conn. Coast Artillery Corps
Trumbull
Griswold
Mesreau
Palmer
Sulepi
Lingham
Toupin
Simmons
Langdon
Thornes
Auto Breaks Her in Ill‑Fated Street Collision
Mrs Mary Minson of 2 Clarence Street entered the emergency hospital after claiming she was struck by an automobile. Witnesses said she was crushed against the vehicle in Field Avenue. She was in shock with a possible fracture and was sent home by hospital ambulance. No police report of the accident. Twenty three children were killed in the streets St Neyark during April.
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Mary Minson
Clarence Street
Tiwan Labor
Dr David F Atwater Dies at 93 in Springfield Mass
Dr David Fisher Atwater aged 93 longtime Yale alumnus and medical graduate died at his home in Springfield after a life rooted in North Branford and Bridgeport. He attended Yale College in 1839 and Yale Medical School in 1842 leaving two children Mary E Atwater and Charles B Atwater. In Parliament a motion called for the resignation of Augustine Birrell, Ireland secretary, was introduced.
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Springheld
Mass
David Fisher Atwater
Yale University
North Branford
Conn
Yale College
Yale Medical School
Springfield
Bridgeport
Mary E
Charles B. Atwater
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
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Conlin
ELMS
Stepney
Prica
Wilmington
Del
Ford Peace Party
Berne
Hague
Robinson
Britain
Edward H. Hotchkiss
Torrington
Transportation Committee
Roraback
Klett
Hotchkiss
Charles T. Treadway
Bristol
Charles W. Barnum
John Buckley
Union
Frank B. Weeks
Middletown
Irving H. Chase
Waterbury
John T. King
U.S
N. Y
Burns
Newfield M. E. Church
Pha
Rueter and Company
Gerard
Hall
Auto
St Neyark Ot Dlurine
United State
Wohn Beck & Son
David F. Atwater
United States Tire Company
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