Students Of B H S And Their Doings
A Junior class meeting elected representatives for the Criterion board: Veronica Meehan Lois Bangs Edward McGuire and John Comiey. Miss Helen Prentice is compiling an autobiograph album with classmates’ drawings verses and signatures. A Dramatic Association meeting planned a group photo for June Criterion. Some seniors and freshmen contribute to class activities.
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Criterion Board
Veronica Meehan
Lois Bangs
Edward McGuire
John Comiey
Helen Prentice
Baldwin Letters Praise Ex Mayor Thoms On Reckless Autoists
Governor Simeon Baldwin writes to ex mayor William E Thoms of Wa verbury on May 2 1912 praising his plain talk about reckless automobilists and urging better traffic control noting the legislature missed a chance to raise safety by changing speed limits.
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William E. Thoms
Waverbury
Simeon E. Baldwin
New Haven
Thompson Estate Sold to Yale Land Co in Milford Frontage Deal
The Jas. Jay Smith Co sold the Thompson estate Morningaide at Milford Connecticut to Yale Land Co Inc of New York for A deberger of New Haven. The 78 acre property has 2600 feet of Long Island Sound frontage and has long been owned by the Henry G Thompson estate. Improvements exceeded 360000 and the asking price was over 150000.
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Jas. Jay Smith Co
A.deberger
New Haven
Heberger
10000 Tax Delinquents In New Haven May 25
Tax Collector Hackett plans to hand over to City Attorney Booth a list of about 10 000 tax delinquents after June 1 as collection progress remains slow. Over 12 000 names on list, 500 notices returned for better postal direction, and about 200 exemptions claimed. Office to open next week on Wednesday and Friday nights to assist those unable to pay during the day. Additionally a Western army recruit incident described with a guard-challenge anecdote ending at an army post guardhouse.
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New Haven
Hackett
Booth
Post Office Department
Roosevelt Opposition Integrates Taft Roar at Convention
Washington May 24 The suggestion that Senator Elihu Root be made temporary chairman of the Republican national convention is expected to arouse opposition from Colonel Roosevelt and his followers. The first show of strength between Taft and Roosevelt forces in Chicago may occur when the vote is taken on temporary chairman.
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Washington
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Baldwin Named as Democratic Nomination Seeker Meeting
A Democratic State convention committee met Governor Simeon E. Baldwin at his New Haven home to discuss presenting his name at the Baltimore National Convention. The committee included ex Senator William J. Kennedy and mayors J. M. Halloran, with Edwin S. Thomas present. they lunched and planned later action. The storm damaged wires and disabled clocks across the city during the night.
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New Haven
Gov
Baldwin
Baltimore
Simeon E. Baldwin
William J. Kennedy
Naugatuck
J. M. Halloran
New Britain
Major Stoddard
David B. Fitzgerald
Charles W. Comstock
Comstock
Fitzgerald
Edwin 5. Thomas
Klein Divorce Granted After Cruelty Plea
Edna M. Klein was granted a divorce from Clayton L. Klein on cruel treatment in Naugatuck Waterbury court yesterday afternoon Judge Wheeler presided and the husband did not contest the suit One child will remain in school with father paying expenses Alimony of 300 was granted The defendant is a practicing lawyer and prosecuting attorney for NauAtuck florist ad follows.
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Waterbury
Edna M. Klein
Clayton L. Klein
Wheeler
Nauzatuck
New York Votes 325 Million for Subway Expansion
The New York board of estimate approved the McAneny report for a dual subway system by a 13 to 3 vote with President Mitchell in the negative. The plan totals 3828 million, with city share 160 million, Interborough 106 million, and B and T 60 million, plus 30 million for elevated extensions. The action is nonbinding but signals municipal support for the vast subway program.
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New York
City of
Board of Estimate
McAneny
Mitchell
Interborough
B. RT
Tt Ia
Catskill
Insurance report urges conservation in Connecticut
Commissioner Burton releases part two of his annual Connecticut insurance report for 1911. It notes 33 life insurers, 1889 percent of ordinary policies, and 35.43 percent of ordinary amount in force. Industrial policies account for 82.68 percent by number and 0.28 percent by amount. Seventy five stock companies exited accident and casualty lines by Dec 1, 1911, and the commissioner condemns wasteful practices, urging conservation and citing tire waste as a national issue.
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Burton
Connecticut
Ife
Gospel of conservation urged for policy holders
He stresses conservation of life as paramount and supports life insurance practices by many firms. He urges every company to protect the insured and preserve insured, and to carry the gospel of conservation into the home of every policy holder and preach it continually for lasting impact.
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Senas
Mrs Mann Granted Divorce in Sequel to Sagal Action
In New Haven on May 26 Judge Milton A Shumersy granted Mrs Evelyn Elizabeth Mann a divorce from Leo Mann on grounds of infidelity. She changes her name to Evelyn Elizabeth Durgin after the decree and the case follows the earlier Sagal divorce where Leo Mann was named as corespondent.
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Shumway
Sagal
New Haven
Evelyn Elizabeth Mann
Leo Mann
Milton A. Shumersy
Mann
Exparte
Walsh
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Burr & Knapp
Janet
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State Street
Holzer
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Charles Brody
George Lebenthal
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Ann D. Driscoll
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Waterloo
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Fairfield
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Detroit
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