Convent Student Granted 10000 Yearly Support
In New York the Supreme court increased the annual allowance for Miss Eugenia Kelly, a Sacred Heart student, to 10000 from 7000 to cover expenses for clothing, travel, education, and social life. Mrs. Helen M. Kelly, widow of banker Edward Kelly, cites a 15000 personal income and lives at the Hotel Belmont. The estate is valued at 3000000 with a suggested annual expenditure breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Helen M. Kelly
Edward Kelly
Eugenia Kelly
Sacred Heart
Con‘went Avenue
Miss Kelly
John J. Judge
Kelly
Belmont
Fright as Ground for Recovery in Arthur vs Henry
The trial judge explains that mere fright is not actionable. If fear and resulting sickness are caused by defendant’s negligence and directly linked to rocks falling, recovery may be allowed. otherwise, no recovery. Judgment affirmed by the North Carolina Supreme Court. Also discusses whether a heifer with calf qualifies as a milch cow for tax exemptions and the liberal approach of exemption statutes.
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Arthur Vs. Henry
Southeastern Reporter
North Carolina Supreme Court
Webster
Patterson
Southwestern Reporter
Texas Court of Civil Appeals
Remains of Joseph Keane Laid to Rest in St Rose’s Cemetery
Joseph Keane died Monday at Shelton sanatorium and was buried in the family plot at St Rose’s cemetery. The funeral from Miss Nora Keane’s Botsford home featured a requiem high mass at St Rose’s Church led by Rev George Sinnott. Pallbearers included Michael Crowe Michael Keating Thomas Lynch Peter Lynch James O’Rourke William Corbett. Relatives and friends from Bridgeport New Haven and other towns attended. Many floral tributes were sent by brothers, aunts, and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Keane
Shelton
St. Rose’s Cemetery
Nora Keane
Botsford
St. Rose's Church
George T. Sinnott
Michael Crowe
Michael Keating
Thomas Lynch
Peter Lynch
James O'Rourke
William Corbett
Dennis Crowe
Catherine Finnell
George Mahoney
M. Dunado
Bridgeport
Wm. Hanley
Cross
Thomas Brown
New Haven
Harry F. Walker
Bernice McGuire
P. Campbell
I. B. Goodsell
Palestine
Brooklyn
A. J. Bodine
Bridgeport Street Cleaning Department
J. G. Anderson
Grand Central Hotel
F. G. Waterbury
James Madigan
Sey Waterbury
J. J. McCabe
James Cochran
John T. Keane
Charles Ward
Helen
Maurice Leavy
Frederick Chambers
Waterbury
Zoar
First Selectman
Wm. C. Johnson
Frederick Johnson
Schermgethorn
Hattie M
Northrop
Frank Blackman
Danbury
Wm. B. Glover
W. W. Peck
Cramer
James Corbett
Huntingtown
Botsford Station
M. G. Marble
P. H. Gannon
Church Hill
Local Social Notes From Stepney and Surrounding Areas
Mrs C E Osborne attends week in New York with Mrs Dayton Andrews of Southington visiting Mrs Emma Platt. Miss June Lynch hosts out of town guest. Mrs Cora Beardsley visits Huntington parents. Edwin, Route 15 mail carrier, on vacation. substitute John C Hinckley covers routes. Mrs Sawyer and daughter Mary in Thomaston. Chester W Tyrrell loses a fine horse killed in barn by grain. Miss Olive Corning visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Edward Corning at Sandy Hook. Mr and Mrs Charles Ensign F P Sherman Elmer Banks and Mr and Mrs Ernest Sherman join surprise for Charles Lacey of Plattsville at Louis Beardsley’s in Monroe. Mrs Zalmon Purdy visits William Purdy in Bridgeport. Farle Wales travels West then stays with parents Solon and Mrs Wales. Mr and Mrs Edward Nichols of Bridgeport visit Henry Nichols. Mr Jones of Brooklyn visits Emily D Leavenworth.
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C. E. Osborne
Dayton Andrews
Southington
New York City
Emma Platt
June Lynch
Cora Beardsley
Huntington
Edwin
John C. Hinckley
Sawyer
Mary
Thomaston
Chester W. Tyrrell
Olive Corning
Sandy Hook
Edward Corning
Charles Ensign
F. P. Sherman
Elmer Banks
Ernest Sherman
Charles Lacey
Plattsville
Louis Beardsley
Monroe
Zalmon Purdy
William Purdy
Bridgeport
Farle Wales
West
Solon Wales
Edward Nichols
Henry Nichols
Jones
Brooklyn, N
Emily Df Leavenworth
Hayes and local residents in Bridgeport area
Hayes households will be sold at the same time and place by Charles B. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley F. Hayes of Bridgeport spent Tuesday in town. Mrs. Hawley of Hawleyville visited with Mrs. Beers and Mrs. Duncombe, then headed to Stratford to visit her daughter Mrs. Homer Baldwin. George F. Duncombe of Bridgeport spent yesterday at home. Miss Smith of New York City is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hawley at Hawleyville.
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Hayes House
Charles B. Johnson
Wesley F. Hayes
Bridgeport
Wm. Hawley
Hawleyville
Lucy Beers
George F. Duncombe
Homer Baldwin
Stratford
Miss Smith
Easton Notes on Residents and Local Happenings
Easton notices include Mildred Staples resuming duties in Trumbull after visiting her parents, Mrs Rockwell, Jump, and Mrs Albert Cornell returning from New York visit with Cornell family. Adele Ruman returns home after days with her mother in the Center, while Clara Tarbell arrives at her aunt’s Twin Oaks. Union service at Congregational Church June 2 discusses China with famine fund appeal. Ida Gilbert and Eva move into Candee house formerly Favreau’s. Oto Nelson, an expert, spray-trees in Redding this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Cornell
New York
George Cornell
Rock House
James Tyler
Darten
Adele Ruman
Ansel Ruman
Clara, Tarbell
Ida ™ M. Tarbell
Twin Oaks
Naumann
Springfield
Mass
Arthur Cornell
Anna M. Gray
Greenfield
Dorothy Mallette
Congregational Church of the Baptist and
Methodist Churches
China
China Famine Fund
Ida Gilbert
Eva
John Candee
George Favreau
Oto Nelson
Redding
Nelson
Local Notices and Social Updates From Cannon
Miss Aliee visits Mr and Mrs W B Hurlbutt in Cannon. Miss Josephine Hurlbutt spends Tuesday in New York. Mrs Helen Godfrey and Doris attend the High School Orchestra concert in Norwalk. Mrs Jake A Smith visits friends in Bridgeport. Aid Society supper planned in Cannon Hall May 29 if not postponed by weather. Miss Meta Willing spends week in New York City. Miss Carrie Stock visits Mrs E L Richards. James and Mrs Lawrence move into Eli Betts house. Rev E L Richards attends Hartford convention. Mrs W J Sherwood buys a Hallett and Davis piano. Harriet Coley returns from Norwalk. Joseph Lockwood returns north to join Civil War veterans in Memorial Day parade.
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Aliee
W. B. Hurlbutt
Josephine Hurlbutt
New York
Helen Godfrey
Doris
Norwalk
Henry F. Coleburn
Elm Street
Jake A. Smith
Bridgeport
Aid Society
M. E. Church
Cannon Hall
Meta Willing
New York City
Elsie Willing
Carrie Stock
E. L. Richards
James Lawrence
Eli
A. M. Vack
Harriet Coley
James Coley
Joseph Lockwood
Florida
Cannon
Bishops Day at Holy Cross in Worcester Mass
Five bishops plus 100 priests and alumni gathered for Bishops Day at Holy Cross College in Worcester. Ground was broken for a new administration building by Bishop Beaven of Springfield. The piece also notes a humorous aside about a cook named Molly from Youth's Companion.
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Worcester
Mass
Holy Cross College
Beaven
Springfield
Walsh
Portland
Rice
Burlington
Harkins
Providence
Hoban
Scranton
Penn
Coal Price Rise Expected After Mine Wage Increase
New York reports domestic anthracite coal will rise about 25 cents per ton this year due to a negotiated wage increase for miners after 44 days of idleness. The rise aims to cover labor costs and higher production expenses from 1902, including materials, ventilation, and transport, with about 20 cents attributed to domestic sizes already.
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New York
Handsome Gifts Mark Lumber Dealers Meeting
New Haven May 23 President Albert Schumaker of the Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut presided at the annual adjourned meeting. Officers elected include vice president Fred A. Lines, secretary Henry C. Turner, treasurer William H. Judd, and several directors. Retiring secretary Louis A. Mansfield received Tiffany silver and jewelry. Miss Lammlin was honored with a lavalliere set. A luncheon followed with toasts to Mansfield and Miss Lammlin. The president urged funds for defense amid government probes, noting no coalition akin to a lumber trust was found.Deaths reported for ex-President Thomas A. Lake, ex-President Eugene Pelton, and James S. Gailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Albert Schumaker
Lumber Dealers’ Association of Connecticut
Fred <A. Lines
Ansonia
Henry C. Turner
New Canaan
William H. Judd
Stamford
E. J. Lake
Hartford
W. H. Goddard
Wallingford
Frank H. Saxton
Bristol
Louis A. Mansfield
Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
A. Schumaker
Waterbury
Harry c. Turner
F. W. Bogardus
Tiffany
Bozardus
Mansfield
Association
B. A. Lammlin
South
Lammiin
Schumaker
Thomas A. Lake
Eugene Pelton
Essex
James S. Gailey
Heirs to Collect $2000 Life Policy on Richeson
In Chicago on May 23 the heirs of Clarence V. Richeson will collect a $2,000 life policy from an Illinois insurer. Vice President Stevens stated the payout will proceed despite any possible technical defenses.
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Chicago
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Stevens
Claude Allen trial details shootout at Carroll County Court
In Wytheville Virginia on May 23 Judge Massieven was reportedly killed by a bullet from Claude Allens revolver. Judge D W Bolen testified as the prosecution's first witness. Byrd Marion was released on $1000 bail to await the July term.
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Wytheville
Claude Allen
Massieven
Allen
Carroll County
D. W. Bolen
Bolen
Byrd Marion
Mule Kick Restores Speech to Boy in Philadelphia
Michael Lozika a 7 year old boy who had been unable to speak since a fall months earlier spoke again after a mule kicked him while he examined the animal's hind feet. Mrs Lozika watched as he was hurled backward but called out to him with relief when he said Hello ma I ain't hurted. Surgeons had failed to restore his speech before the incident.
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Philadelphia
Michael Lozika
Michael
William L Gallagher Confined by Severe Cold at Home
William L Gallagher general manager of Sea Breeze Island has been confined to his New York home since Monday with a severe cold. His local representative said Gallagher expects to return in a day or two to supervise preparations for the Island and Memorial Day opening.
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William L. Gallagher
Sea Breeze Island
New York
Make Oyster Laws Uniform Across States
New Haven May 23 The Oyster Growers and Dealers Association of North America closed its session with a banquet at the Hotel Taft attended by Governor Baldwin Mayor Rice and other guests. About 200 people were present including a Virginia delegation of 14. Henry C Rowe was toastmaster. Governor Baldwin urged uniform interstate regulation of oyster beds and vessels noting state and federal boundaries and the need for a common plan through a regional commissioners conference. He spoke on the growth potential of Connecticut's 70 000 acres of oyster beds and the value of standardized quality and packing for markets both near and far.
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New Haven
Oyster Growers’ and Dealers’ Association of North America
Taft
Baldwin
Rice
Virginia
Henry C. Rowe
United States
Conference of Commissioners
Connecticut
Divorces Franklin Taylor in New Haven Case
Mrs. Lucretia Miller Taylor of New York obtained a divorce from Franklin Taylor of Waterbury on grounds of cruelty after a drawn out dispute. The case involved refereeing and expert testimony, with Taylor custody of their 10-year-old daughter to be returned to the father.
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New Haven
Lucretia Miller Taylor
Waterbury
New York
Barliss Arvine
Franklin Taylor
Aldrich Out of Politics in London Visit
Ex senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, in London, said he is out of politics and avoided commenting on Ohio primaries. He spends time house hunting furnishings, may not attend the Republican national convention, and sails home June 1 after a stay in Paris with his family. In Middletown, Frank Meyers will serve ten months in jail for stealing flowers from graves.
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London
United States
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Ohio
Europe
Paris
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Norfolk
Pieigs & O Outfitters
Bridgeport, Conn
Allowanc
Stepney
Easton
Mildred Staples
Trumbull
C. T. Rockwell
Jump
Holy Cross
Molly
s.Companign
L. A. Mansfield
THE
State Dealers’ Association
Richeson
Avis Linnell
Mule Kick
Middletown
N. Y
Frank Meyers
Williams
Williams Mfg. CO
Cleveland
Jennie Hamilton Pharmacy
Miginbotham
National Cash Register Company
White Mountain
Richmond
N. Buckingham & Co
House of Liberal
State Street
Reingmer
Endorsement Co
Detroit
Starbuck & Mattice
Fairfield Ave
Sprague Ice & Coal Co
Washington Ave
IRA Gregory & CO
Main Street
Stratford Ave
Wheeler & Howes
East End
Congress Street Bridge
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