Cervantes and aide killed near Gruges in Mexican fighting
Field Headquarters reports Candelario Cervantes Villa chief aide killed by American troops south of Cruces. Another Mexican, Jose Be, killed. Two Americans were seen along the motor truck road. pursuit by engineers with Seventh Infantry followed. General Pershing calls Cervantes second in importance to Villa. San Antonio dispatch notes court martial board nominees for Texas militia muster roll cases.
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Namiquipa
Mex
Radio
Jose
Seventh Infantry
Cervantes
Pershing
Villa
San Antonio
Tex
Regular Army
Washington
Funston
Wilson
Texas
Six Electrical Contractors and Strikers Reach Agreement
Union business agent Mr Botsford says the six contractors and strikers have agreed after a weeks long strike. He cites renewed contractor compliance and a push to fill electrical work with experienced labor, predicting others will fall in line soon. The union plans to persist until all parties settle, insisting on closed shop terms.
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Botsford
General Grant
Subcontracting Firms Linked to NY Garment Strikes
Bridgeport hosts the ILGWU headquarters as organizer John Pierce investigates reports that New York manufacturers have farmed out substantial work to Connecticut to other cities. Factories in New Haven New Britain Waterbury Norwalk Stamford are named as sub contractors. Surveillance was established to monitor compliance.
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Connectiun
International Ladies’ Garment Workers
Bridgeport
New York
Weather Outlook: Pale Nights and Moderate Winds
The forecast notes pale tonight and Saturday with moderate north northeast winds. Expect similar conditions into the night and into the weekend with stable temperatures and no precipitation indicated.
Police to curb rough stuff at carnival show
Police move to curb pickpockets and gambling at a Leon Wash burn carnival run by the Ninth District Republican club. Reported losses include $40 by Su. FL Evernan of 562 Arctic street and $17 by Cole man of 86 Ogden street. Officers say pickpockets traveling with carnivals and wheel games will be closely censored.
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Leon Washburn
Ninth District
Republican Club
FL Evernan
Arctic Street
Coleman
Ogden Street
U S Protest On Seizure Of Mail Given To Envoys
Washington May 26 The American note to Great Britain and France on interference with neutral mail will be released for publication tomorrow morning. Resumes of the note have been cabled to London and Paris by the ambassadors to whom it was given and the full text is being forwarded by mail.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
London
Paris
Rev Dr Dwight former Yale head dies in New Haven
New Haven May 25 Rev Dr Timothy Dwight former president of Yale University died at his home today after weeks of ill health His retirement followed his inauguration on July 1 1886 and the death announcement came from Yale University officials. METAL MINERS GET INCREASES Denver May 26 Wage increases on a profit sharing plan will raise about 5000 metal miners in Colorado seven to 12 percent starting June 1 from leading operators.
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New,Haven
Timothy Dwight
Yale University
Dwight
Noah Porter
Denver
Colorado
Naval officer dies by electrocution at Sag Harbor station
Lieutenant Alvin Richards of the destroyer Fanning was found dead after an electric shock at the Sag Harbor Light & Power Co station. Night watchman Harry D. Christian reported Richards appeared to invite the fatal shock while claiming to be a government inspector. The Fanning fleet had been in Gardiner's Bay and ordered to Newport, with Richards aged 34.
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Sag Harbor
Alvin Richards
United States
Fanning
Newport
Richards
Christian
Jennings
Navy Department
Lient
Sycas Capoe
Stamford paper swept by fire at Frankel block
Fire in a Stamford business block owned by Hyman Frankel damaged the Bramtorn Advocate building and several tenants. Estimated total loss about 20000 dollars with Samuel Judd, a hardware dealer, stating about 10000 dollars. Fire started in a photography studio on the Frankel block’s second floor. cause unknown. The Advocate front suffered partial burn. paper tones in rear not damaged.
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Stamford
Hyman Frankel
Bramtorn Advocate
Frankel
Samuel Judd
H. B. Gaines
Otto J. Rohde
Frederick A. Reininger
Advocate
President to outline plan to end world war in peace talk
Washington May 26 President Wilson to address the League to Enforce Peace tomorrow night. He will discuss methods to maintain peace after the European war and may touch on immediate issues abroad. Wilson has practically prepared his speech.
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Washington
Wilson
League
Four Battleships For Stamford Fete
Stamford, May 26. A division of four battleships will be sent here to take part in the celebration of the 275th anniversary of the founding of Stamford, June 9 to 11, according to word received today from Washington. The battleships will arrive June 9 and stay three days.
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Stamford
Washington
Thirsty Horses May Drink at Hydrants
Rescue plans for overheated horses in Bridgeport are arranged by the Animal Rescue league United States Boy Scouts fire department and Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. A relay of scouts will staff hydrants from 7 am to 6 pm daily from June through September to wet and provide drink to horses at convenient hydrants in city sections.
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Animal Rescue League
United States Boy Scouts
The
Fire Department
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co
Waite testifies on plans to kill Peck and others
New York May 26 Dr Arthur Waren Waite on cross examination described his alleged murder plots including Peck and other relatives. He denied intent to kill his wife, slept well after Peck’s death, and answered questions about insanity, memory gaps, and a ring given to his nurse. Miss Catherine Peck corroborates Waite’s statements about ground glass in marmalade and germ cultures in fish.
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New York
Arthur Waren Waite
John E. Peck
Waite
Peck
Dr. Waite
Walter R. Deuel
Mr. Deuel
Brothers
Swann
Mr. Brothers
Belevue Hospital
Egypt
John B. Peck
Mr. Peck
Shearn
Christian Endeavor Society
Catherine Peck
Eel
Miss Peck
Miss Reck
Jitney Driver Held for Reckless Driving Trial
James Gralvin aged 21 a jitney driver described his 510 Shelton street residence to police after evading a traffic officer at Barnum and Noble avenues last night He paid a $10 fine in court this morning amid anxiety to keep company with a pretty girl at Beardsley Park He refused to stop when ordered and said he wanted to pursue his courtship.
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James Gralvin
Shelton Street
Gralpin
Barnum and Noble Avenues
Beardsley Park
Drinking clubs outwit clergy and gain bar licenses
Spotted fever claimed another victim as Adolph Antpusant, 26, of 274 Bunnell Street, died after two weeks ill. He was a machinist and member of First Evangelical Lutheran church. Survived by father John, brothers John, August, Ludwig, Henry, Carl, and sisters Anna, Emma, Martha. Information to remonstrants that they had been tricked emerges from Farmer-Royal Social Club case. Five clubs changed names to obtain licenses despite remonstrances, including Akron, Borouh, Tongacra, Len Keys, and Royal Social. Clergymen had protested. county commissioners granted licenses after no written objections were filed. Debates over licenses spark controversy with dealers opposing clubs, noting unequal costs and Sundays access.
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Adolph Antpusant
Bunnell Street
Antpusat
Antousat
Jacob W. Gerber
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
John
August
Ludwig
Henry
Carl
Anna
Emma
Martha Antpusat
A. J. Merritt
Akron Club
Acorn Club
Borou H
East End
Tongacra
Liberty A
Oxford
Len Keys
Royal Social
Ince
Manes
Alane
Greenstein
Oxford Club
Keystone Club
Royal Social Club
Hartford
East Bridgeport
Mth
Golden Inn
Elm Country Club
Westport
Taxpayers’ Improvement Society
Stratford
Bridgeport Gaelic Athletic Club
Young Emmet
Atlas Buys His Hotel Property in Fairfield Avenue
Prof. James Atlas has purchased the Thomas P. Taylor estate, including a three story hotel and Turkish bath, on Fairfield Avenue. The license renewal for liquor was refused after neighborhood objections and church pressure, with Atlas appealing to the Superior Court. He plans a strict stag hotel with no cabaret, aims to reside locally, and seeks neighbors’ goodwill while awaiting court action.
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James Atlas
Thomas P. Taylor
Fairfield Avenue
Alleg
Atlas
Bridgeport
Forty Nine In Court To Fight UMC Eviction
Forty nine residents appeared in city court to contest eviction proceedings initiated by Remington Arms and Ammunition Co. before Justice of the Peace Edward J. McManus. Protesters hail from across the district now being colonized by an employee of the Arms company. Attorney Philo Calhoun represents the Arms Co. None of the complainants has a lawyer, but several stated they will seek a jury trial.
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Civil Side
Justice of the Peace
Edward J. McManus
Remington Arms& Ammunition Co
Remington Arms Co
Philo Calhoun
The
Arms Co
Boiler Explosion Kills Two Near Belfast
Two men were killed and four injured when a steam shovel boiler exploded on the Erie railroad cut-off two miles from Belfast, N Y today. One fatality likely to die, and one victim was decapitated. Cause of the blast is not known.
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Belfast
Erie
Bulgarians Reinforce Macedonian Front From Black Sea Coast
A Paris dispatch from Athens says 30,000 Bulgarian troops have been moved from the Black Sea coast to reinforce the Macedonian front, according to a reliable source.
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Paris
Havas
Athens
Black Sea
Secretary Lansing Out After Indigestion Attack
Washington on May 26 Secretary Rensing attended the cabinet meeting today after being confined to his home by an attack of indigestion for nearly a week.
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Washington
Rensing
Charges Plot to Keep High Price on Coal
The board of education opened bids for 9 000 tons of coal for public buildings. Officials suspected price fixing among local dealers and min owners. They delayed contract awards to review an offer from A McNeil Sons Co and compare Bridgeport buying options.
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Robert D. Goddard
Board of Education
Board of Contract and Supply
Goddard
John A. Hurley
Louis F. Schweidtle
Robert J. Lynch
Allie
Bridgeport
A. McNeil & Sona Co
Naugatuck Valley Ice Co
Patrick McGee
Michaelan
City Ice & Coal Co
Michael Hoffman
Board ‘of Charities
Wheeler & Owes
Esc
Stove
Nut
Ira Gregory & Co
Sprague Co
A. McNeil Sons Co
New York
McNeil Ptns
Lieut Fay Granted Week Stays to Seek Bondsman
New York May 26 Robert Fay former lieutenant in the German army was sentenced to eight years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta for plotting to blow up vessels carrying munitions to the entente allies. He was granted a one week stay before starting for Atlanta to perfect his appeal and seek a $50 000 bail.
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New York
Robert Fay
Atlanta
Fay
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