Milford Woman Murder Victim Mystery Deepens
Long missing Milford woman may be identified in a dismembered torso found beside Yellow Mill Pond. A handbag with letters to Mrs. Weidenheimer and a hunting dog led Harold Teachman to the scene on Seaview Avenue as police probe possible marital trouble and a Cicero-like family history in Milford and nearby Lowell and Pawtucket.
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John Weidenheimer
Yellow Mill Pond
Seaview Avenue
City Ice & Coat Company
John Weidentheimer
Milford
Genn
Jack McGirr
Peter Hall
Harold
Avenue
252
Connecticut Avenue
Atorere
Weidenheimer
Se ‘Weidenheimer
Stein John Weidenheimer
Empire
Jeath
Tesehman
H Ence
Teachman
Detective Headquarters
Woen
Zhender
Hone
Alost
McGirr
Zewell
Mass
Lowell, Mass
Unclear Weather Note Leaves Readers Guessing
Fragmentary forecast mentions fair tonight and Wednesday with generic terms like moderate conditions. Readable portions hint at a mild spell but lack dates, locations, or precise details to confirm temperature or timing beyond vague conditions.
Showman Killed in Auto Upset on Bethel Hill
Special to The Farmer May 25 A Marionette show attache from Bridgeport, William J O Hara, about 45, was killed when a motor truck carrying paraphernalia overturned on a steep Bethel hill. Brakes failed, wall collision caused crash. Six men aboard, O Hara the only fatality. Truck owned by P J Murphy of Bridgeport. Reeves Marionette show manager George Reeves displayed at South and Iranistan avenues with Hamlin carnival.
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William J.o'hara
Bridgeport
Newtown
Bethel
O'Hara
P. J. Murphy
Henry Street
Reeves
George Reeves
South
Iranistan
Hamlin
11Th Company
Coast Artillery Corps
C N. A
Japan and China sign new treaty in Peking
Peking reports at 3 p m May 25 that two treaties between Japan and China on Shantung and Manchuria Mongolia were signed and exchanged with a note on other questions. Washington dispatches confirm the event and note no details of the note’s contents.
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China
Japan
Washington
Tokio Desratches
Shantung Peninsula
Manchuria
Mongolia
Bichloride Victim Dies After Fifteen Days of Suffering
May 13, Katherine Doherty aged 44 of 712 Armstrong Place died in Bridgeport hospital after a two week decline from bichloride of mercury poison taken in a personal crisis at the Church of the Holy Rosary. She consumed four tablets and water after chewing the pills seeking death despite medical efforts. Ill health given as motive.
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Church of the Holy Rosary
Katherine Doherty
Armstrong Place
Bridgeport Hospital
Lusitania survivor recalls horror as lifebelts scarce
Bridgeport man James H Brooks, one of the Lusitania survivors, writes from Queenstown about torpedo hits, the ship listing, and his lone dive into the sea with no life preserver. He describes the moment of destruction, his rescue efforts for others, and his infected right hand from the wreck.
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James H. Brooks
Seeley
Lusitania
Queenstown
Bridgeport
Brooks
Marconi
Phére
Lady Of Wealth Testifies In Conservatorship Appeal
Mrs. Anna R. Schutte a New York socialite testified in Stamford civil superior court seeking to revoke a conservator appointment after claiming lack of proper service and misunderstanding of the signing. She admitted drinking cologne and spirits of ammonia but denied consuming raw or diluted alcohol, while recounting a March 1914 incident at Dobbs Ferry station where she later awoke unconscious, leading to her sanitarium stay.
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Anna R. Schutte
New York
Civil Superior Court
Stamford
W. S. Douglas
Greenwich
Schutte
Lockwood
Helen R. Mattern
Mattern
Providence Cuts Crimp in Big Warrenite Grab
Providence confronts the Warrenite and Bitulithic pavement contracts that were awarded without competitive bids from 1912 to 1914. Mayor Gainer vetoed a $2.25 to $2.30 per yard bid, prompting the highway commission to seek broader competitive bidding. Experts say competition could have saved over $32,000, and the city plans to continue open bids to ensure fair prices and durable work.
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Providence
Warren Bros
Dudley Sit
Thayer Street
Bridgham
Manto! Avenue
Broad Street
Potter Avenue
Public Street
Elmwood Avenue
Denmark
Highway Committee
Gainer
Highway Commission
Becker’s Second Murder Conviction Upheld
Albany May 25 The court of appeals upheld the second conviction of former police lieutenant Charles Becker for instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal the New York gambler. Becker faces death unless executive clemency from Governor Whitman or a reversal by the U S Supreme Court.
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Albany
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Court of Appeals
Becker
Whitman
United States Supreme Court
Wilson says no plan yet for October extra session
President Wilson today said he had not considered calling an extra session of Congress in October. He noted his mind was occupied with other matters and there is still ample time to think about an extra session.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Seven year old frolics chase leads to circus parade
Tony Dirocco aged seven dodged police showmen near Main street and Fairfield avenue at 10 47 am to glimpse the circus coming to town. He warned crowds with shouts of here they come and waited with friends as a coal truck and milkman misled him. His father, a baker, rises at 3 am to serve rolls. Tony’s prep for the big moment included a morning trek withcompanions to the freight yards where hundreds awaited the parade, which finally arrived.
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Tony Dirocco
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
al” Goulden
Tony
Jas
Joe Renaddo
Rocco Lario
Mayor postpones special election to June nineteenth
Mayor Wilson announced a date change for the special election from June 12 to June 19 to allow the common council to act on a resolution ordering the election. A bond vote for a municipal ice plant at $150,000 will also be on the ballot along with bonds for bridges, an incinerator, and a proposed commission form of government.
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Wilson
Common Council
Whitney
Grand Street
East Washington Avenue
Italy says forces penetrate Austria capture Caporetto and towns
Rome reports Italian troops pierced Austrian lines and occupied Caporetto along with the heights between the Idria and Isonzo rivers and towns Cormons Cervignano and Terzo. Austrian bridges burned during retreat as Italians under bombardment seized 70 prisoners near Venice while suffering one dead.
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War Office
Austria
Caporetto
Judiio
Isonzo
Cormons
Cervignano
Terzo
Carniolo
Friule
Idria
Isonzio
Buso
Venice
Cergignano
Gulf of
Triest
Gorz
Qormans
Cormans
Italy's Entry Into War Triggers U S Neutrality Proclamation
Washington May 2 5 The United States issued a neutrality proclamation dated May 24 covering Italy's entry into the European war. It urges impartial neutrality while allowing opinion and commerce, and warns Americans abroad against misconduct, with protection denied to violators.
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Italy
U.S
Washington
United States
State Department
Cial
Italy Faces Separate Peace Plan Amid Allied War News
London's reports detail Austria Hungary and Italy clashing at sea with minor air raids as land forces remain limited. Italian seeks to avoid separate peace while fronts on the eastern border show signs of Austro German pressure easing. Western fighting includes German gas tactics and trench recapture efforts as Russia counterattacks. Domestic politics in Britain delay cabinet decisions, with potential changes at Admiralty. Ambassador Morgenthau negotiates with Turkey over aid to the Dardanelles defense, and Turkish response prompts removal of wounded to Constantinople. The Vulcan nears Dedeagatch with Red Cross aid for Constantinople.
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London
Austria-Hungary
Italy
San
Morgenthau
Dardanelles
Enver Bey
Straits
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Hoffman Phillip
Faraseten
Vulcan
Tennessee
Dedeagatch
Beirut
American Red Cross Society
Morgenthau Aids In Rescuing Prisoners
Athens reports advices from Constantinople describing thousands of wounded arriving from the Dardanelles where the first Turkish army corps engaged. The city faces shortages of petroleum wood coal and bread, with bakers rationing and customers lining up at bakeries.
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Athens
Constantinople
Dardanelles
British destroyer captures aviators in North Sea rescue
London reports a British destroyer arrived at Harwich with a German sub lieutenant and his mechanician from an aeroplane found afloat in the North Sea. The plane had descended due to engine trouble, the Germans were rescued, and the aircraft was sunk.
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London
Harwich
North Sea
German Envoys Reach Swiss Soil at Chiasso frontier
On the Italian frontier, May 25, Prince Von Buelow and Baron Von Macchio, German and Austrian ambassadors to Italy, left Rome last night and arrived at Chiasso, Switzerland, at 9:30 this morning. They were received by Swiss authorities.
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Halian
Prince von Buelow
Baron von Macchio
Italy
Rome
Chiasso
Switzerland
Dutch Protest Lusitania Loss in Germany Note
The Hague notes protest sinking of the Cunard liner Lusitania by a German submarine on May 7. The Dutch government says the note mirrors the American communication on the incident.
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Hague
Holland
Netherlands
Germany
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