Firemen inspect new auto chemical machine at Fairfield show
Fairfield Fire department members tour the Blue Ribbon garage in Bridgeport to view the upcoming auto chemical engine delivery. In Stratford, No. 1 Company approves an $18 yearly telephone, opposing a $28 wire system and a party at the Park Theatre draws notable municipal figures.
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Fairfield Fire
Fairfield
Fairfield Fire Department
Blue Ribbon
Bridgeport
Spring Street
First Selectman Fox
William van Ness
Morris
Stratford
No. 1 Company
F. E. Conine
Robert M. Sperry
Park Theatre
Charles Welles
John E. Holmes
Clayton K. Blakeslee
William B. Bristol
George O. Lines
C. E. Dufour
John Williams
Frederick Botsford
Board of Trade
E. H. Beers
Charles H. Wakeley
Glenn Curtiss
Pootatuck
Easton Debates Postponed After Grange Member's Death
Monroe Grange postpones its debate with Easton Grange due to the death of a member and illness among several. State Lecturer J Arthur Sherwood returns from Washington DC after attending the Canadian Reciprocity debate. Mrs Clarence Andrews visits Mrs Aaron Sanford in Redding. Mr and Mrs Carl Stillson celebrate their 25th anniversary and plan a Westward trip. Mary Ferris, Sport Hill teacher, boards with her mother. Baptist Sunday School schedules a Children's Day concert for the second Sunday in June.
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Monroe Grange
Easton Grange
J. Arthur Sherwood
Washington, D. C
Clarence Andrews
Aaron Sanford
Redding
Charles, Nichols
Carl Stillson
Meriden Hosts Connecticut Public School Leaders Convention
Meriden prepares for the tenth annual Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents convention with a reception and talk on School Legislation by Joseph R. Ensign. Governor Baldwin is set to speak the next day as part of the program. The Connecticut State Council of Education also meets in the city this afternoon.
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United Press
Meriden
Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents
Joseph R. Ensign
House
Baldwin
Connecticut State Council of Education
Remains of John Wolfe Sent to Son in New Haven
The remains of John Wolfe who ended his life with carbolic acid at Washington Park were shipped to New Haven today. His son, who arrived yesterday, arranged for the return of the body to his Elm City home. Wolfe, a widower aged 3, had thrice failed in personal crises, the last thwarted by his son.
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John Wolfe
Washington Park
New Haven
Elm City
Wolfe
Weather Outlook for New Haven and Regions Nearby
May 12 forecast calls for generally fair conditions in New Haven with locally intense thunder showers tonight or Saturday. Moderate temperatures and light southerly to southwesterly winds expected. Previous 24 hours saw showers along the north Pacific coast and across the upper Mississippi valley, eastern lake region, and west gulf coast. Frost reported in North and South Dakota and Minnesota. A low pressure area centers over the lake region this morning. The forecast suggests warm, sultry conditions in the vicinity with possible local thunderstorms developing later.
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New Haven
North Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
West Gulf Coast
South Dakotas
Minnesota
Robbers Caught After Hold Up Near Bryant Park
In New York two men robbed John Dooley of Pittsfield Massachusetts of a wallet with $40 and checks. After a chase and a brief exchange of fire they were captured on Broadway and 38th Street. The suspects gave false names John Doe and Henry Meyer. the wallet was found but the money missing.
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United Press
New York
Bryant Park
John Dooley
Pittsfield
Mass
John Doe
Henry Meyer
Dooley
Broadway
38Th Street
English novelist balks at portraying women's character
English author E. Phillips Oppenheim said he would avoid portraying a woman's character if given choice. He argued that women are lawless with unique codes, making it impossible for a man to know how any woman will act in all circumstances. The report also notes Dr Homer M Little's updated engagement notice in Springfield.
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United Press
Washington
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Oppenheim
America
Springfield
Iils
Homer M. Little
Brockman
Death of Daniel Burr Bradley at Hulls Farms
Daniel Burr Bradley aged 88 died at his home in Hulls Farms near Southport. He lived in the area all his life and was a noted man of affairs. He was a Royal Arch Mason and his funeral will be held Sunday afternoon with Full Masonic rites by Temple Lodge of Westport. He leaves four children William H. Bradley Daniel Burr Bradley Jr Mrs Robert Coley and Mrs W N Cole all of Westport. Other local notes mention people visiting and working in nearby towns and properties.
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Treasury
M. E. Church
Main Street
Bridgeport Exchange
Elliott W. Peck
Sidney Birge
E. S. Birge
Blakeman Place
Racine
Wis
Connecticut Company
E. N. Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
Tuttle
Stepney
John Treadwell
Charles Griffen
England
William Peck
Stratford Avenue
John Bond
Commodore Frank Burritt
Congregational Church
E. N. Packard
D. D
Southport
Daniel Burr Bradley
Hulls Farms
Westport
Temple Lodge
William H. Bradley
Robert Coley
W. N. Cole
Marcella C. Glazebrook
John Glazebrook
Paterson
N. J
Michael Crowley
John W. Bonney
John
New Haven
John H. Bonney
Mill Plain
Edward Adams
Locust Valley
L.L
John Renstrom
Watersbury
Dr. Guilbert
Sasco Beach
F. M. Roscoe
R. C. Demarest
Dr. Belisle
Sis
E. T. Bedford
Greens Farms
White Rocks
Will Russell
Bridgeport
Samuel Sloan
J. L. Hetzel
E. C. Sherwood
Atlas and Marshal Tureen Tales Pop Culture Notes
A survey of Atlas as a misnomer for map books names Mercator and discusses its mythic burden. The piece recounts Samuel Birch of Cornhill famed for turtle soup and his multiple roles as orator, soldier, author, and the origin of the restaurant nickname Marshal Tureen.
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Marshal Tureen
London
Samuel Birch
Birch
Cornhill
Waterloo
Lamartine
Inns
West End
Argonaut
For Good of the Community
A short dialogue notes a civic virtue exchange between a solid citizen and a weary wayfarer. The wayfarer bluntly states he has just completed a month of service for the public good.
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Wayfarer
Sensible Man and CrabsHaw Dialogue tease
Fragment from a periodical humor page features dialogue between Crawford Crabshaw and an unnamed speaker. It suggests domestic marriage banter about pleasing a wife and the idea that certain people hold grudges despite good deeds.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
New York’s Ocean Front Advantage Draws Worldwide Attention
The Argonaut notes New York’s seafront as a major lure, with Coney Island and Rockaway anchoring a vast oceanfront reach. It contrasts regional access to beaches across the country, highlighting the metropolis’s unique revenue from inland visitors and comparing with London Paris and Berlin.
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New York
New Orleans
Coney Island
Rockaway
London
Paris
Berlin
The Short Step Between and the German Piccolo
An American traveler recalls how a drunken shipboard passenger began playing Home Sweet Home and then Down Went McGinty during a panic after striking rocks off the English coast, easing tension. From Dresden, a writer notes a German restaurant piccolo boy, 12 to 15, who endures abuse yet hopes for advancement in the waiter ranks.
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McGinty
Dresden
Piccolo
New York Tribune
The Earls Who Named Clothes and a Sandwich Device
The London Chronicle notes how fashion and language owe terms to earls. The third Earl Spencer popularized the spencer and its female version after a wager on shortened coats, while other peers such as the Earl of Sandwich introduced the practice of placing slices of meat between bread to eat while gambling.
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Earl Spencer
Billy Coke
Coke of Norfolk
Earl of Leicester
Earl of Sandwich
London Chronicle
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Louis Pabst
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Germany
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