Yale Students Survive Dory Capsize Off New Haven
Three Yale sophomores W. D. Bishop Chanter Cornish and Everett O Waters drifted all night clinging to an overturned dory after a sudden squall capsized their boat near Pond Point. They landed on Southwest breakwater and signaled for help with lanterns before a light keeper rescued them.
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New Haven
Pond Point
Yale
W. D. Bishop
Chanter Cornish
Everett O. Waters
Southwest Ledge
Bishop
W. D. W. Bishop
Bridge Port
College Street
Yonkers
University
Bridgeport
Milford
Harbor
Waters
Sperry
Police
Saving Rock
Detective Arnold Recalls Nick Conlon the Poor Keeper
Detective Sergeant Arnold recounts a Hast Side tale of Nicholas Conlon long dead. Conlon kept the town poor at the old poor farm on William Street, where William H. Perry once a prime mover and millionaire pursued Conlon’s uninviting trotter. Perry challenged him, and Conlon replied with a sharp dig about their past clamming days.
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Perry
Stratford
Nick
Erin
Points of Interest and Fresh Fish Markets Adverts
A market roundup promotes soft crabs for luncheon and a selection of fish including Spanish mackerel bluefish fresh mackerel striped bass shad sea trout and more. Hayes Market at 629 Water Street and Garry's Fish Market at Corner Wall and Middle Street advertise telephone orders and a broad seafood lineup.
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Connecticut River
Long Island
Hayes
Water Street
Garry
Garry’s Fish
Corner Wall
Middle Street
Tel
Wart Remover Ad Promises Easy, Painless Skin Care
An old fashioned newspaper ad touts Cyrus Wart Remover available at The Cyrus Pharmacy 253 Fairfield Avenue and 186 Cannon Street. It claims instant removal of stains and wart treatment with guaranteed skin safety. Also advertised is Stove Polish rust grease ink and dirt remover and a large can for 10 cents from Wo. KR Winn 245 Stratford Ave.
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Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon St
Wo. KR Winn
Stratford Ave
Coroner Finds All Were Killed in Explosion
Albany May 13 The Calnan Quarry blast at South Bethlehem killed more than a score with eight Americans and 21 Italians dead. Coroner Day reported difficulty locating any survivors from the gang, while two tons of dynamite remained underground and workers gathered scattered body fragments. Superintendent Boggs, about 175 feet away, was the only eye witness and could not confirm the explosion’s nature.
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United Press
Albany
Calnan
South Bethlehem
Boggs
Luther League in Convention in New Haven
The third annual Luther league convention of Connecticut met at Trinity German Lutheran Church New Haven with 62 delegates from Hartford Rockville New Britain Waterbury Bridgeport and local churches. Officers elected were President Frank Goetze Hartford Vice President Albert Beyer Hartford Recording Secretary August Brandt New Haven Corresponding Secretary Miss Clara Sucher New Haven Treasurer Bruno Kraenechmar Rockville. Afternoon session closed after routine business with supper at Turnhall State Street hosted by the Young Log society.
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New Haven
Luther League of Connecticut
Trinity German Lutheran
Hartford
Rockville
New Britain
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Richard Recknagel
Frank Goetze
Albert Beyer
August Brandt
Clara Sucher
Bruno Kraenechmar
Turnhall
State Street
Barbers' Board Likely Abolished in Hartford Plan
Hartford May 13 The public health and safety committee reports two measures to abolish the state board of barbers examiners citing personal pay and bloated salaries. It recommends local health authorities supervise barber shops instead. Board members named are Arthur J. Squires P H O'Brien and John Sirica.
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Hartford
Committee On Public Health and Safety
Board of Examiners of Barbers
Legislative Committee On Public Health and Safety
Arthur J. Squires
Stafford
P. H. O’brien
New London
John Sirica
Wasterbury
Note of warning against Beef Trust
London reports a warning from Lord Robert Cecil's committee on the American Beef Trust. The four firms Armour Swift Morris and the Hammond Packing Company are not yet a serious danger, but expansion to Argentina and possibly Australia and New Zealand could threaten England amid rising meat prices.
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London
American Beef Trust
Lord Robert Cecil
Tin England
Armour, Swift, Morris
Hammond Packing Company
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
England
President Corey Goes to Europe for Two Months
New York May 13 William E Corey president of United Steel Company sailed for Europe today aboard the Province for a two months stay He will visit President French villa with his wife and said industrial conditions show steady improvement
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United Press
New York
William E. Corey
United Steel Company
Europe
Corey
Police Director Convicted In Secret Police Case
St. Petersburg reports M. L. L'Poh kin former director of the secret police was convicted today of belonging to a criminal association and sentenced to five years imprisonment. The sentence takes effect only after the Czar approves it.
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United Press
St. Petersburg
M. L. L'Pohkin
Secret Police
Consul Wilder for Governor General of Philippines
London May 13 Private advices from Hong Kong say A P Wilder the American consul general is to be the next governor general of the Philippines succeeding Governor Smith. Wilder is en route to America on a leave of absence.
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United Press
London
Hong Kong
A. P. Wilder
Philippines
Smith
Wilder
America
Roosevelt Son Kermit Slays Bull Giraffe in Africa
Nairobi May 13 Kermit Roosevelt shot a bull giraffe at close range to add to his father Colonel Roosevelt’s hunting tally. The youngster’s success comes as the party’s giraffe count breaks regional records with three killed in two days. The Roosevelt group plans to visit the American mission at Machakos then move to Geo McMillan's Ju Ja Ranch arriving around May 20, weather permitting.
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Warrington Dawson
United Press
Nairobi
British East Africa
Kermit Roosevelt
Machakos
Kermit
Roosevelt
Geo. McMillan
Ju Ja Ranch
McMillan
Mr. Roosevelt
F. C. Selous
McMillan Ranch
Selous
Africa
Connecticut Patents May 11 1909 Issued From Bridgeport List
The Office of A M Wooster in Bridgeport Connecticut lists May 11 1909 patent grants including wire chain link knife s witen inmate plate for buttonhole sewing and cutting machines cold blast lantern abdomen compress garter machine der oasaveplibiner trolley-head and trolley paper clip circuit interrupter anti friction bearing printing press chase end apparatus for converting liquids into gas animal covering hammock attachment electric light hanger cooling or radiating mechanism and various trades marks held by Landers Frary Clark Ensign Bickford Co and others with notes on hoarseness bronchitis and Foley's Honey and Tar advertised by B Brill local agent.
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A. M. Wooster
Bridge
Conn
F. Egge
Bridgeport
Miller
Witen
Noble
J. S. Finch
L. Stendahl
T. P. Taylor
J. S. Blinn
New Haven
Garter
J. C. Doane
Hartford
G. Fuller
G. H. Merwin
Milford
W. Munger
Ansonia
H. P. Townsend
New Britain
Chuck
J. M. Wilson
Meriden
A. F
Landers, Frary & Clark
Ensign-Bickford Co
Simsbury
Old English Flint Glass and the Rise of British Glassmaking
The text traces English glass from 1678 with clear heavy crystal, through 1685 Nantes edict driven French artisans, to British fame surpassing Bohemia. From 1736 to 1761 records are few, then Michael Edkins emerges as a top enamel glassmaker. His opaque white body with enamel paintings resembles glassy porcelain and One Pieces grow scarce and valuable.
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France
Bohemia
Michael Edkins
Landon
Porcine Geometry and a Picture Gallery Joke
A compact fragment set features a seven year old owner of a pig who insists on caring for it, a father remarks the pig is underfed, plus a brief gag about widening the pig later. It moves to a picture gallery scene with a humorous misread interpretation of a painting’s meaning and a political quip about women voting ending with a punchline.
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William
Names and Nonsense in Old Gossip Pages
A collection of light vignettes on names and coincidence from urban humor. A girl named Rose became Wild Rose then married Bull, a carpenter jokes about misread names, and a sequence of quick quips highlights human vanity and memory.
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Rose
Old Rose
Wild
Wild Rose
Bull
Pierrotezie Zradzize
Owskelowski
London
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