Bitter strife over merit system in salary scale
A local board of education faces a heated dispute over the merit pay plan. Teachers allege clerical errors affected raises and accuse colleagues of deals shaping votes. The board plans a June meeting where restorations and corrections may be announced amid growing protests.
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Board OF Education
Fiarks
Maplewood Avenue
Geaveel
Dax
Elmer H. Have
Oor
Board Ofeducation
Havens
Maplewood School
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No Farmer Monday Publication on Memorial Day
Announcement states no Farmer Monday edition will publish on Memorial Day, following the customary holiday schedule. The notice confirms the change applies to the upcoming holiday and directs readers to other editions or notices for Farm content.
Unsettled Weather Tonight and Sunday Showers Forecast
Unsettled conditions continue with showers tonight and Sunday. Moderate northeast to east winds are expected as a low pressure system moves through the region.
Doctor's Auto Badly Smashed in Southport
Special to The Farmer. Dr B T Sharp of Derby and his wife were in a crash at Dead Man's Curve in Southport after midnight. The car hit a telegraph pole, injuring his wife with a severe leg wound. A motorcyclist cited 58 mph, but Dr Sharp denied the claim. They left the scene with the car number removed before police arrived.
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Southport
B. T. Sharp
Elizabeth Street
Derby
H.R. Elwood
Anikatbencagh
Woman Takes Poison and Phone Call for Ambulance
Ida Waite a young divorcee formerly of 78 Beardsley street telephoned Bridgeport hospital from the Western Union office just after 1 pm to summon an ambulance. She began a note to Jack Holman at the Algonquin club and collapsed as she wrote. Doctors doubt any poison was taken but she remains under observation at Bridgeport hospital.
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Ida Waite
Beardsley Street
Western Union Telegraph Office
Bridgeport Hospital
Jack Holman
Algonquin Club
Fairfield Avenue
Finnegan
Mar ‘Ried
Father of 15 Children Dies in Trumbull at 78
Edwin W. Thornton beloved head of a large family dies at home in Trumbull after living there 35 years. He leaves a widow seven sons eight daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Surviving sons include John James H William Edwin W Royal K P Earl Addison and daughters include Mrs William Crompton Mrs Edward Roberts Mrs Robert Baines Mrs George Strong Mrs Edward Auley and Miss Rebecca Thornton and two younger Misses Nellie and Marie Thornton.
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Edwin W. Thornton
Trumbull
England
John @o
James H
William
Edwin W
Royal
Vanderbilt Will Filed. Estates Estimated Over 50 Million
The will of Alfred G Vanderbilt, who perished in the Lusitania disaster, is filed in New York County. The estate is valued above 50 million dollars with major bequests to Margaret Emerson Vanderbilt and the eldest son William H Vanderbilt. Executors include Reginald C Vanderbilt and Frederick W Vanderbilt.
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New York
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
New York County
Vanderbilt
America
Mr. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Margaret Emerson Vanderbilt
London
Sagamore Lodge
Camp Kill Kare
Gloucester House
William H. Vanderbilt
Oakland Farm
Portsmouth
R. I
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Frederick M. Davies
Henry B. Anderson
Frederick L. Merriam
Charles B. Crocker
Howard Lockwood
Kamp Kill Kare
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Jr
George Vanderbilt
New York City
Henry P. Anderson
Frederick I. Merriam
Freight handler killed in freight station accident
One man died and another was injured at the Whiting street freight station when a handler backed off a platform while unloading a long train. John Androvitch, 23, of 87 Lafayette street, likely died from a broken neck after being crushed by weight and equipment. Michael Alamonsky, 37, of 219 Warren street, suffered shock and leg abrasion but returned to work. Medical Examiner S M Garlick opened an investigation. officials denied an engine backing caused the accident.
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Whiting Street
New Haven Road
John Androvitch
Lafayette Street
Michael Alamonsky
Warren Street
Androvitch
S. M. Garlick
Alamensky
Engineer 30 Years Tells Coroner of His First Fatality
Riley Phillips of New Haven testified at the coroner inquest that he struck and killed John Kungert, a Darien railroad carpenter, on the Southport tracks. The coroner found Kungert's death accidental. Also noted are stamps on sale at the parcel post window Monday from and 11 o'clock.
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New Haven’ Road
Riley Phillips
New Haven
John Kungert
Southport Station
Phelan
Phillips
Kungert
Darien
British steamer Ethiope sunk after German torpedo strike
The Elder Dempster Line steamer Ethiope was torpedoed and sunk by U-24 off Liverpool. Chief officer and 16 crew rescued. rest believed in lifeboats. Ethiope sailed Hull to Liverpool then to South African ports. 2475 tons, built 1906, 340 feet, owned in Liverpool. Nearby reports from Geneva and Petrograd describe Italian and Austro German frontline actions and Galicia battles.
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Liverpool
Dempster Line
Hull
Eng
la Goze
Sensational cross complaint in Budlong divorce case
In Superior Court Herbert A Budlong files a cross complaint against Mary German Budlong alleging infidelity and intolerable cruelty. He claims she associated with men in Providence and New York, deserted him with furniture, used abusive language, and misrepresented her virtue and birth. The original suit accuses her of infidelity and cruelty against Budlong.
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Mary German Budlone
Herbert A. Budlong
American Graphophone Co
Grand Rapids Furniture Co
Providence
R. I
Louis Davis
Budlone
Budlong
Goodsells Sell River Cliff Estate on Housatonic in Connecticut
G W Goodsell and Stiles E B Goodsell sold the 150 acre River Cliff estate on the Housatonic to a New York syndicate via broker B F Chase. The plan calls for a premier residential park with roads sidewalks gutters and landscaping, preserving views of the Sound. A surveyor starts next week and development will begin soon, aiming to make the estate among Connecticut’s finest.
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River Cliff Park
Washington Bridge
Housatonic River
Long Island Sound
G. W. Goodsell
Stiles EB. Goodsell
New York
B. F. C Hase
Westport
River Cliff
Orange Hubbell
Boston
Fairfield
New Haven
Housatonic
Connecticut
Goodsells
Medora Saltus
Assessor Hughes Recovering After Auto Smash
Frank J. Hughes president of the Board of Assessors is in Bridgeport hospital after yesterday’s car collision that also injured Assessor O'Brien with two fractured ribs. Driver Hugh F. Keegan sustained a broken right thumb and hand bones. George Burns occupied the other car.
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Frank J. Hughes
Board of Assessors
Bridgeport Hospital
Thomas O’brien
Edward F. McGovern
O’brien
Hugh F. Keegan
George Burns
LaField
Wants Hatters Suits Erased From Docket In Jurisdiction Fight
Attorney Daniel Davenport asked the Connecticut superior court to dismiss and dismiss the suits brought by the United Hatters of North America against savings banks in Norwalk and Danbury. He argues lack of state jurisdiction and seeks transfer to federal court, noting funds from union members deposited in banks were attached by D. E. Loewe & Co. after a prior boycott case. Loewe won $240000 and interest has accrued since 1903 as unions oppose paying the interest.
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United Hatters of North America
Norwalk
Danbury
Daniel Davenport
Superior Court
United States District Court
Hatters’ Union
D. E. Loewe & Co
Loewe Co
Hatters
D. E. Loewe &C
Germany Delays Reply on Lusitania Crisis Seeks Define Terms
Washington May 29 The German government prepares a note to the United States regarding the Lusitania sinking. Officials expect delivery by today or Monday and anticipate a proposal to defer definite talks on submarine policy while assessing whether the Lusitania was peaceful or a war ship. The dispute centers on safeguarding American lives during any prolonged diplomacy.
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Berlin
Washington
Stern
Germany
U. S
Wilson
Gerard
Europe
United States
Lusitania
Iny
Germany warns U S ships to sail war zone with clear markings
The German government informed the American embassy in Berlin that neutral ships must display clear markings and illuminate them at night to avoid being mistaken for English vessels after recent sinkings in the maritime war area. The warning urged American shipping circles to traverse the area cautiously and enhance visibility of neutral marks.
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Germany
U. S
State Department
Berlin
Foreign Office
Nebraskan Explosion Report Reaches State Department
Ambassador Page reports to the State Department that naval experts examined the Armer ican steamer Nebraskan after an explosion. Findings will be withheld for now. Officials refused to discuss whether the ship was torpedoed or damaged by a mine.
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Ambassador Page
State du Becemene
Department
England plans delay as Berlin replies to Lusitania note
London reports keen interest as Berlin is expected to seek time on the U S note over the Lusitania sinking. In Galicia heavy fighting continues along the San with Austro German forces advancing. Russians claim prisoners and guns in Sieniawa area. In the Caucasus Russians near Van push toward the Turks as French and British pressure Lens Arras. The labyrinth fort near Arras falls short of complete capture. Berlin says Ab Jain Saint Nazaire battle still rages.
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Petrograd
Nicholas
Sieniawa
San
Galicia
Hadymno
Gousskow
Przemysl
Lemberg
London
United States
Lusitania
England
Berlin
Vienna
Caucasus
Van
Armenia
la Bassee
Lens-Arras
Ecurie
Arras
Angres
Ab Jain-St. Nazaire
Democrats to Name Town Chairman at Wednesday Meeting
William T. Mullins announces a Democratic executive committee meeting next Wednesday at Lincoln Building headquarters to elect a town chairman. Candidates include Hugh J. Lavery Archie Laverty and Alderman William P. Carr. Mullins declines renomination due to pressing business.
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William T. Mullins
Democratic Execute Committee
Lincoln Building
Hugh J. Lavery
Archie Laverty
William P. Carr
Mullins
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Triest
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Chapel Street
State Dept
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Mrs Keating
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