Spitting time in alien land dispute in California
Washington reports that California’s anti alien land referendum bid is seen as a chance for diplomatic adjustment with Japan. The Asiatic Exclusion League now backs the drive, boosting odds of success while the federal government may oppose the approach. Tokyo would likely object only on technical grounds, as Japan prefers to delay resolution for about a year and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
United States
Japan
Asiatic Exclusion League
Succes
Total Judgment
Tokio Foreign Office
Sela
Mysterious disappearances rise among city businessmen
Charles J. Pennock a noted Ken nett Square businessman naturalist and public official is added to a growing list of missing persons. Twenty five men have been reported missing in the last three months with several located later. Pennock 55 a Justice of the Peace and brother of Theodore Pennock and uncle of Herb Pennock the Philadelphia American League pitcher disappeared after leaving Broad street station to ride home from a meeting at the Academy of Natural Sciences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shieselphis
Charles J. Pennock
Kennett Square
Pennock
Assediyman
Theodore Pennock
Herbert Pennock
Standard Oil fights ouster as Missouri trust action begins
St Louis May 19 Proceedings by which the Standard Oil Co seeks to show why it should not be ousted from Missouri as a trust were begun before Commissioner Montgomery acting under orders of the Missouri supreme court. The hearing is a continuation of a similar proceeding held in Chicago last week with a brief follow up at Jefferson City.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Montgomery
Missouri Supreme Court
Chicago
Jefferson City
Suffragettes Linked to Alleged Arson Squad Hire
London May 19. Reports suggest suffragettes may recruit women of the lower class for arson squads. Nellie Robinson, arrested near Hampstead New College chapel, admitted she planned to accompany suffragettes to set fire to the church. Police magistrate remanded her, noting she appeared to be undergoing professional petroleum incendiary training by worse miscreants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nellie Robinson
New College Chapel
Hampstead
Theatrical Man Is Fined For Speeding
Maurice Shea a prominent theatre producer and brother of the Park theatre lessee was fined 25 dollars and costs in city court for speeding. Evidence showed he drove with his wife and infant child at over 38 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Shea
Park Theatre
Riverside Drive
Gorges
Shea
Two Men Killed as Locomotive Cylinder Head Bursts
Milford report at 10 50 this morning describes Train 231 bound for New York losing its cylinder head. Louis Lanedizico and Andrew Falco, both 28 and 38 from New Haven, were section hands on the roadbed and were struck instantly. Their severed heads were found in line with the oncoming debris as the engine continued to Bridgeport. Bodies brought to Milford for examination and awaits orders from New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Woodmont
New York
Louis Lanedizico
New Haven
Andrew Falco
Bridgeport
J. W. Ives
City debt rises 81 100 during the year says auditor
City Auditor Keating reports to the Common Council that total debt stands at 16 percent of the grand list. Debt April 1 exclusive of cash in treasury is 1 691 693 81 on a grand list of 105 965 619. Net debt increased by 31 000 during the year. Receipts total 1 200 996 54. expenditures 1 067 382 74 with unexpended appropriations. Cash at year end 362 602 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keating
Common Council
Sixty Strike Pickets Take Custody in Paterson
Paterson New Jersey May 1. Police fenced a two block line to permit twenty former Arthur Price silk mill workers to return after a strike of over two months. Hundreds of I W W pickets clashed but sixty were arrested as a mill normally houses about thirty. The shift signals a possible end to the walkout, though I W W leaders vow to keep up the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Arthur Price Company
Industrial Workers of the World
Frank C. Allen Dead at 53 in Bridgeport
Frank C. Allen 53 longtime Bridgeport employment agent at 960 Main street died at his home 1 Yale street after a four month illness. A Republican and former assistant tax collector, he built a broad local network, previously ran a clothing business, and is survived by his widow and daughter Miss Marjorie Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Allen
Main Street
Yale Street
Allen
Bridgeport
Stephen G. Allen
Isaac M. Conklin
Marcus L. Reynolds
Marjorie Allen
Sugar refined sugar price rise to ten cents per hundred pounds
New York May 13 all grades of refined sugar were raised ten cents per hundred pounds today. May 19 the National Association of Manufacturers began a three days session here for its annual convention, first time in ten years held outside New York City. Its discussions will affect businessmen, workers and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
Clarence Wolfe Sues For $5,000 In Auto Collision
Clarence Wolfe of this city sues Hudson Britten for 5000 seeking damages for injuries from an auto collision on Barnum avenue near East Main. Wolfe, riding a bicycle, says the crash dislocated his hip and ruptured his kidneys, and that he will be permanently disabled. He claims negligence for speeding and failure to exercise due care at the corner. The suit is returnable to the superior court in June term.
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East Main Street
Barnum Avenue
Clarence Wolfe
Hudson Britten
Wolfe
Britten
No Trolley Cars Run In Cincinnati Receiver Requested
Cincinnati May 19 progress toward settlement of the Cincinnati Traction strike emerged from talks between company and workers. No cars operated as conferences resumed with Mayor Hunt seeking a 24 hour deferral of his request for a receiver.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Traction Company
Mayor Hunt
Traction Company
Common Pleas Court
Saloon Owner Fined for Sunday Liquor Sale
Adolph Harkowitz of 342 Main Street was fined $50 and costs after Judge Foster found he sold liquor on Sunday. Patron Charlie S. Curtis also paid $5 and costs. Patrolman D J Sullivan testified seeing evidence of sale through the windows.
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Adolph Harkowitz
Main Street
Foster
Harkowitz
Charlies 5
Curtis
D. J. Sullivan
Aunt of President Wilson Dies Aged 81
Denver reports the death of Mrs. John Woodrow, 81, an aunt by marriage of President Wilson, at her home. Her husband was a brother of the President's mother. The obituary notes family ties in a portrait of early 20th century American leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Denver
John Woodrow
Slavonian Catholics Dedicate New Parish School
The dedication of St John’s Slavonian Catholic parochial school on Pembroke and Jane Streets drew 5 000 to 6 000 attendees including two bishops, Milwaukee and Hartford bishops, three clergymen, and the mayor as the new brick building nears occupancy. Speakers praised religious education alongside general schooling, with parish leaders and city officials expressing pride in the project and its role in producing well rounded citizens.
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St. John’s Slavonian Catholic
Jane and
Pembroke Streets
St. John's
A. E. Komara
Joan J.nitan
Hartford
Koudelka
Milwauke
Peteron
St. John's Seminary
Boston
Nilan
Keudelka
Wilson
Peterson
Komara
Kendleka
St. John’s Parish
Europe
Dr. Peterson
St. John's Church
Pembroke and
Jane Streets
SELECTMAN DIES SUDDENLY IN ELLINGTON FARM
George W. Willis a longtime Ellington selectman and prominent farmer died suddenly at his Crystal Lake home. He was found on the barn floor by a son and died of heart failure at age 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellington, Conn
George W. Willis
Board of Selectmen
Crystal Lake
Noted Textile Leader Faces Dynamite Conspiracy Trial
Boston May 1 William M Wood president of the American Woolen Company stands accused with Frederick B Atteaux and Dennis J Collins of conspiring to plant dynamite during the January 1912 Lawrence textile strike. The case ties a prominent industrial figure to labor unrest as jurors are impaneled and prosecutors seek to quash the indictment.
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Boston
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Frederick B. Atteaux
Dennis J. Collins
Lawrence
Wood
Massachusetts
Atteaux
Collins
Cambridge
John J. Breen
Ernest FR. Pitman
Andover
Aul
Breen
Lawrence School Board
Pitman
Dulli
American m-Company
Suffolk Grand Jury
Sora Raygretsman
Semel Ta Powers
Daniel Coakley
John J. Attridge
Coakley
Joseph C. Pelletiar
Powers
Henry F. Hurlburt
James N. Clark
Daniel H. Sughrue
Woman Fined 2000 in Customs Case in Trenton
In United States District Court Judge Cross fined Agnes Mangels of San Francisco 2000 for landing May 12 from the steamer Amerika at Hoboken without declaring full value. Goods valued about 5500, with 1800 declared. restitution was made. London: theater manager J Carter-Hansen charged with threatening Arthur Bourchier at Bow Street. remanded until Friday. If prison doctor clears mind, Hansen may be released on 3500 sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Cross
United States District Court
Agnes Mangels
San Francisco
Hoboken
N. J
Mangels
Federal
London
J. Carter-Hansen
Bow Street
Arthur Bourchier
Hansen
Carlin
Hnsen
Ex President Diaz urged to return to old job in Mexico
Corunna Spain May 19 A Mexican delegation arrived aboard the steamer Ipranga to urge General Porfirio Diaz the former Mexican president to return to Mexico and undertake the government of the country.
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Diaz
Mexico
Corunnia
Spain
Ipranga
Porfirio Diaz
New York gangster Sisto arrested in Bridgeport
Traffic Officer Al Goulden arrested James Sisto a New York gangster linked to a fatal shooting after a swift pursuit through central Bridgeport. Sisto a 20 year old from East 78th Street New York confessed he was wanted for murder and preferred death to extradition. Detectives Miles Cavanaugh Henry Kennedy aided by local informants traced him from New York to Staten Island Rochester and Bridgeport leading to the capture outside a Fairfield Avenue storefront.
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New York City
al. C. Goulden
James Sisto
New York
Wes
Goulden
Ash
Atlantic Hotel
Brunswrick
Sisto
Bridgeport
Sista
Benjamin Heinberg
Miles Cavanaugh
Henry S. Kennedy
165Th Street
East 78Th Street
Wendover and Park
Bronx
172Nd Street
Third Avenue
Bisto Ie
Cahill
Fordham
Silato Ene
Contades Agatual Tie Na
Rca. N
Dr B E Turney Sued For Divorce In Superior Court
Edith May Turney filed for divorce from Burton B Turney in the superior court claiming intolerable cruelty. She says the couple married June 12 19 4 and that Turney owns property worth 2500 with alimony sought. Turney is identified as a local dentist residing at 647 Central Avenue.
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Superior Court
Edith May Turney
Apatite
Burton
Putnam to Have 600000 Industry
Hartford on May 19 reports an industrial concern with a capital of six hundred thousand dollars was incorporated. The document lists incorporators including Arthur Nightingale and Ignatius Mindingsle, of Putnam, and Augustus Morse of Putnam with the secretary of state filing.
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Hartford
Iim
Putnam
Arthur
Don
Nightingale
Warwick
Augustus Morse
Gilman Tells Of Home Week Fiasco
Comedian Fred Gilman, former manager of Old Home Week at the Park Theatre, says he has lost money on the event but will pay all debts. He put over 400 dollars of his own funds into paying performers and admits advertising costs near 400 dollars. He remains in town to settle obligations and promises to reimburse remaining expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gilman
The
Park Theatre
Motorcyclist Loses Suit Against Autoist Mason
Judge Greene in superior court awarded $10,000 to Zigroan Mason of Darien after William II Austin claimed he was struck by Mason’s auto on July 18 1999 and suffered severe injuries including a crushed toe and multiple fractures. The court found Austin was going too fast.
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Greene
William II Austin
Darien
Zigroan Mason
Mason
Atetin
Austin
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Standard Oil CO
Missouri Trust
Sugar Trust
National Convention OF Manufacturers
Detroit
New Haven Road
Father Komara
Selectman
iGase
American Woolen Co
al. Goulden
Detective Bureau
DR. B.E. Turney
Gilman
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