Stratford Town Court Deals With Abusive Language Case
In a Saturday session at the justice's court a dispute over a sidewalk boundary led to Mr Greenrod being found guilty of abusive language and breach of the peace toward Mrs Butler. Fines of $3 on each count plus costs were imposed. The case highlighted tensions between landowners and neighbors over street planning and boundary stakes.
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Justice’s Court
Auestion
Drianeport
Guild of Christ Church
C. S. Bullock
Bullock
Porter Building
Housatonic
M. Spaulding
Oust Platt Regime In Adams Express Co
A New York suit by Benjamin F. Spraker seeks a court order to force a shareholders meeting and remove the Platt regime at United States Express Company. The Hart and Bannister Committee, claiming 52000 shares, aims to wrest control from Thomas C. Platt and allies, alleging a plan to turn profits to rivals.
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New York
Montgomery County
Benjamin F. Spraker
First National Bank of
Platt
Berkshire Pond Harbor Plan for Bridgeport Growth
Editor urges transforming Berkshire Pond into an inland harbor to rival Glasgow, proposing dredging, wharfs, docks, a roller lift bridge at Ogden Street, and a dock gate replacing Berkshire Bridge. Argues a municipal depot and improved transit would spur shipping growth, boost population, and secure city wealth. Claims strong civic energy and capital can unlock substantial inland harbor profits.
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Beardsley Park
Bridgeport
Berkshire Pond
Clyde
Glasgow
Scotland
Berkshire
Ogden Street
Berkshire Division
Cc. M. Aber
Labor Unions Vote Against Potters Joining Guard
Trenton May 17 For the first time in state labor history the Brotherhood of Operative Potters voted unanimously to bar members from joining the National Guard. A walking delegate explained the move arose from Perth Amboy rolls when a potter might have to fire on fellow potters, a precaution rather than a strike measure.
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Trenton
Brotherhood of Operative Potters
National Guard
Perth Amboy
Potters
National Labor Organization
Fields of Ice Block Newfoundland Waters Threaten Vessels
May 17 report from St Johns notes advancing spring has formed vast ice fields along most Newfoundland coasts. In some areas the ice is an impenetrable barrier while elsewhere it menaces ocean navigation, with nearly a dozen liners suffering damage within ten days.
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St. Johns, N. F
Newfoundland
Porte Badly
Stylish Cotton Coat Suitings and Oriental Look Rugs
Fashion notes describe cotton coat suitings and wash goods in stylish prints. Ardahan resembling Oriental rugs samples in size 4.6 by 6.6 show color experiments copied from Persian Turkish designs, offered at small prices. Also listed Swiss ribbed vests, Lisle vests, Armenian handkerchiefs, and popular Tea Room offerings with iced tea for hot days.
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Fairfield Av
When You Lose Your Taste And Other Oddities
A collage of short anecdotes from medical musings on taste and smell losses, odd food reactions, and humorous vignettes. Notes on how illness alters preferences, jokes about onions, Limburger, and wines, plus quirks from Utah life, ostrich feather lore, and witty exchanges about digestion and money impact.
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Old Brownlow
Limburger
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St. Andrew’s Guild
St. John’s Church
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Ansonia
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Adams Express Co
the Farmer
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China
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New York Press
Utah
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Lhis
Papa
Leslie
Smith
Cleveland Plain Dealer
E. Halli Igan
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Ihlin CO
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Tven
People’s Dairy
State St
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Geil Roor
N. Buckingham & Co., Inc
State Street
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D. D. Smith
Bridgeport. Distributing CO
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Marthas Vineyard
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