Baker killed by revolving dough mixer blades in Hartford
German union baker Joseph Reiner died at Hartford hospital after falling into a dough mixer while cleaning the hopper. He was conscious for over an hour as workers attempted to free him and surgeons treated him with morphine. the accident drew a large crowd and police to maintain order. He leaves a widow in Germany and a sister in Colorado.
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Hartford
Joseph Reiner
Reiner
J. C. Wilson
Reiners
Front Street
Germany
Pauline Reiner
Colorado
Paddock Asked to Explain Bridgeport Speech
State Senator Garry Paddock is summoned to appear before Bridgeport Central Labor Union next Wednesday to explain a Senate speech claiming he represents the labor union element and calling Stuart Reid an organizer, not a disorganizer. The union executive committee voted to require his explanation at the meeting. Reid works as an organizer for the American Federation of Labor.
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Garry Paddock
Bridgeport Central Labor Union
State Senate
Bridgeport
Stuart Reid
The
Central Labor Union
Senator Paddock
Suilee Judson
Reid
American Federation of Labor
Humorist Loomis in Hartford Hospital
Special from United Press Charles Battell Jamis, the humorist known as Loomis, arrived at Hartford Hospital to undergo an operation tomorrow. The nature of his ailment is kept secret. this will be his third operation, and doctors say it is his sole hope for recovery. Loomis resides in Torrington, Connecticut.
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United Press
Hartford
Charles Battell Jamis
Ford Hospital
Loomis
Torrington
Conn
Girl Rescued After Falling in Nanuck River
Torrington May 23 Dorothy Ruffen twelve fell from the Walcott avenue bridge into the Nanuck river and struck rocks in the shallow bed. Edward Calkin rescued her and she was taken home unconscious, but was recovering today.
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United Press
Torrington
Walcott Avenue
Dorothy Ruffen
Nantuck
Edward Calkin
Dorothy
Alleged Dynamiters Before Grand Jury
Los Angeles May 23 The Grand Jury will meet this afternoon to consider evidence against Joseph Connors and John Mansell Parks charged with attempting to dynamite the Hall of Records last September An unconfirmed report states Connors has implicated several other persons in a statement to District Attorney Fredericks
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United Press
Los Angeles
Joseph Connors
John Mansell Parks
Hall of Records
Connors
Fredericks
Crawford ranges demonstration at Geo B R Clark & Co store
A Crawford ranges demonstration will be held tomorrow at Geo B R Clark & Co on Broad Street opposite the Post Office. Walker Pratt & Company of Boston manufactures the range with a single damper device. The cookery show begins about ten in the morning and runs all day, with feed cooked and served to spectators.
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Walker, Pratt & Company
Boston
Taft Heads to New York for Public Library Dedication
Washington May 23 President Taft accompanied by Senator Bacon Archie Butts and other officials leaves Washington at 8 o clock for New York to assist in dedicating the new public library in that city. The president will depart New York at midnight. New York May 25 Stock market shows early irregularity with some losses and gains but ends steadier after 20 minutes and a late half hour rally. Government bonds steady. An economic club dinner features a discussion on disarmament.
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Ovington and Beachy in Limelight for English Race
Earle L. Ovington, Bridgeport aviation pioneer, top contender for the England race on July 1 with a seventy horsepower Bleriot and possible American team spot. Henry Weymann backs him amid concerns over travel expenses. Lincoln Beachy, off duty, then flies in Mineola on Captain Baldwin’s machine, thrilling spectators as Beachy debuts the Baldwin biplane. McCurdy, Bridgeport exhibitor, plans a retirement from serial shows to join Curtiss in new business venture.
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Bridgeport
America
England
Henry Weymann
Ovington
New York Herald
Earle I. Ovington
Aero Club
Lincoln Beachy
Long Islan
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Mineola
Belmont Park
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James A. D. McCurdy
Curtiss
Diaz May Lose His Head Like John the Baptist
Juarez May 22 Diaz risks civil war flare if a new armistice breaks with Madero forces. Rebel leader La Neri in Sonora vows to decapitate Diaz and present the head on a charger if he fails to honor terms. Reports from the south confirm ongoing clashes.
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Diaz
Francisco I. Madero
Mile. la Neri
Sonora
Guerrero
Madero
John the Baptist
Salome
la Neri
Samuel Harrison Illicit Distillery Case Continued
Hartford May 22 The case against Samuel Harrison of New Haven charged with running an illicit distillery was continued until the August term in the criminal side of the Federal court. United States District Attorney Robinson said the outcome may be settled out of court and Rehnsø named terms of settlement indicating Harrison would likely accept.
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United Press
Hartford
Samuel Harrison
New Haven
United States
Robinson
Harrison
Rehnso
Greenstein issues formal notice to clubs to stop liquor sales
Prosecutor Greenstein announces enforcement of Judge Foster’s ruling barring liquor sales by clubs in the city. He cites no club may dispense liquor on Sundays or any day without a license, and warns penalties under General Statutes 2702. He plans to press all cases and seek the full $10 fees for convictions.
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Carl Foster
Greenstein
Seaside
Algonquin Club
Bridgeport Club
Bridgeport Yacht Club
University Club
Mqnor
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Judge Foster
Foster
Religious War Declared On Roman Church
A Southern Presbyterian Assembly debated a Resolution by Rev. C. C. Painter of Virginia denouncing the Roman Catholic Church as a menace to civil and religious liberty and urging interdenominational action. A five member ad hoc committee was named to study the issue and report. The assembly also considered a controversial infant salvation statement and required ratification by sixty six presbyteries.
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United Press
Louisville
C. C. Painter
Yancey Mills
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
General Assembly
Ftive
Painter
White
Taft
Eless
Teads
Ministry of the World
Republicans in House Beat Bill to Permit County Commissioners
Hartford May 23 News briefs report the House vote 119 to 35 against a bill to elect County Commissioners by the people. Strong speeches were made by Tingier Thoms Hotchkiss Dunn and Meltzer, but Republican bloc defeated the measure.
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Thoms
Waterbury
Hotchkiss
New Haven
Dunn
Willimantic
Meltzer
Bridgeport
Finance Committee to Visit City Next Week
Hartford May 23 Senator Pad dock announced the Finance committee of the legislature will visit Bridgeport this week to gauge sentiment on bonding bills. They will tour the present High school to assess needs for a new school or enlargement.
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Paddock
Bridgeport
Senator McNeil Hosts Senate Guests Aboard Akela
Hartford May 23 Senator Archibald McNeil Jr entertains senate members on General Henry A. Bishop s steam yacht Akela on the Connecticut River with a formal afternoon cruise and discussion of pending matters on board.
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Archibald McNeil, Jr
Senate
Henry A. Bishop
Akela
Connecticut River
Suit Against Stamford Judge Over Estate Accounting
Judge N C Downs of Stamford is sued by Connecticut to recover 5510 on the estate of William P Jones. The case, filed after an accounting claim, has lingered since 1906 with heirs opposing the filing. Judge Reed of the civil superior court hears evidence in the matter.
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N. C. Downs
Stamford
Fairfield County Bar
Connecticut
Downs
William P. Jones
Reed
Civil Superior Court
Chinaman Bound Over In 4500 Serious Charge
Jim Wah a local Chinese laundryman was bound over to the superior court on several counts of having carnal knowledge of two minor children. He received 39 days on an adultery charge and a fine of 7 dollars and costs on a lascivious carriage charge. Ada Place Bancroft Subrez caught with him in a police raid was fined 7 dollars and costs on a lascivious carriage charge and released under a suspended 30 day sentence to care for her 10 weeks old daughter.
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United Press
New Britain
Jim Wah
Superior Court
Ada Place Bancroft Subrez
House to Pass Resolution Approving Arizona and New Mexico Constitutions
Washington May 21 Passage of the Flood resolution approving the constitutions of Arizona and New Mexico was expected in the House late this afternoon. Leaders anticipated the measure would go through with little opposition. Representative McCall, Republican Massachusetts, guarded the Arizona recall plan.
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Washington
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New Mexico
House
Representative McCall
Rep. Mass
Business Men's Directors Oppose Sulzer Parcel Post Bill
The Bridgeport Business Men's Association directors meeting yesterday opposed the Sulzer bill creating a parcels post, arguing it fails to ensure a self supporting system. They urge Connecticut lawmakers to resist passage and authorize sending the resolutions to both state and U S representatives and senators.
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General Assembly of
Connecticut
Congress
United States
Barnum Prize Contestants Selected at Bridgeport High
Five finalists named for the Barnum prizes with three girls and two boys. Finalists Miss Maud Burgess Miss Natalie Rosen Miss May Best Francis Linehan and Joseph Meltzer will read essays on Commencement night and then be judged for oratory. The judging committee includes Frank J. Mulcahy Attorney David S. Day and Rev Edward Curran.
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Bridgeport High School
Maud Burgess
Natalie Rosen
May Best
Francis Linehan
Joseph Meltzer
Frank J. Mulcahy
David S. Day
Edward Curran
Steiber May Have To Wait For His Pay
Attorney Theodore B. Steiber, indexer of land records Vols 241 250, may delay the $1,000 stipend until April 1912. Alderman Primrose sought reimbursement from unappropriated revenue at last night’s council meeting but the resolution was referred to Ways and Means due to objections. The Board of Apportionment had appropriated $1,000 this year, but it was paid to Attorney George F. Mara for indexing Vols 231 240.
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Theodore B. Steiber
Indexer of Land Records
Alderman Primrose
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Primrose
Ways and Means Committee
Board of Apportionment
George F. Mara
Prosecution Call Aimed At Rockefeller And Oil Giants
Washington May 23 a Senate resolution declares John D Rockefeller John D Archbold and other Standard Oil defendants subject to criminal prosecution under the U S Supreme Court division It asks the attorney general to report if criminal proceedings have been started or will be started against them PILCHER SEPES DIVORCE Papers filed in Superior Court for divorce Ernest B Pilcher Stamford versus Annie R Pilcher New York Desertion alleged They have one child custody sought by father New York Crowded city hall tank clean finds bass and trout by Custodian Ryan Grounds unclear how fish ended up there
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Washington
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
Pomerene
Dem
Pilcher Sepes
Ernest B. Pilcher
Stamford
Annie R. Pilcher
New York
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Ryan
Hartford County
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Supreme Court
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Judiciary Committee Reports Two Public Utilities Proposals
Hartford May 23 The Judiciary Committee in the Senate reports both a majority plan enlarging the railroad commission with exclusive rail regulation and a second commission for other utilities, and a minority plan for a single all powerful commission. The majority would have three commissioners four year terms, while the minority proposes three commissioners eight year terms with a single commission and tougher penalties. Leaders comment that two commissions are unnecessary and favor the minority proposal.
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Hartford
Legislative Committee On Judiciary
Senate
Connecticut
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State Businessmen’s Association
Banks
Huxford
Libell
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Stewart
Hotchkiss
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Huntington
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Tingier
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