Representatives Refuse To Take Power To Name Janitors
Hartford May 31 The Connecticut House unanimously rejected a motion to suspend the rules and consider a judiciary committee report transferring janitor appointment power from sheriffs to county commissioners for county court houses. The vote blocks Sheriff Vollmer of Bridgeport from losing control, sparking sharp opposition and framing the measure as political maneuvering.
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House
Banks
Judiciary Committee
Hledt Vollmer
Bridgeport
Hawley
Vollmer
Rep. Murphy
Danbury
Fairfield County
Belford
New London
Thoms
Waterbury
Connecticut
General Assembly
Speaker
Supreme Court ruling hits tobacco trust sparks big stock drop
New York May 31 Special from United Press reports a bear drive on American Tobacco and related stocks drove down prices on the stock exchange. Heavy selling in steel and copper followed rumor of government action, while some recovery occurred later as Union Pacific, Steel and Reading led the rebound. Six percent bonds also fell before recovering. Separate note says Henry Collidge suspension announced on floor of exchange.
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United Press
New York
Stock Exchange
Standard Oil
American Tobacco
Union Pacific, Steel and
Reading
London
Henry Collidge
The
Mather Sues Jayne Over Breakfast War and Bed Incident
Mrs Mather of Norwalk testifies in a $10,000 alienation suit against Mary E Jayne claiming neglect and that Jayne caused her husband Charles to leave. She recalls breakfast refusals and a bed thrown from a window while denying the act on cross examination. Her daughters support the mother as testimony continues.
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Mather
Mathers
Jarne
Relapse Feared for Emperor Josef
Budapest May 31 doctors attending Emperor Franz Josef fear a relapse in his condition after the drenching yesterday during a short garden walk at the palace. He was nearly prostrated upon returning to the palace.
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Budapest
Franz Josef
Diaz Sails For Havana Before Going To Spain
Vera Cruz May 31 Diaz sails later today on the Ypiranga for Havana and then to Spain as an exile. A small guard escorts Diaz and his family to the docks while personal staff officers accompany him. He may confer with ex minister of war Bernardo Reyes in Havana, raising fears among anti Diaz leaders of a Diaz Reyes Limanteur bloc.
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United Press
Vera Cruz
Madero
Porfirio Diaz
Ypiranga
Havana
Spain
Diaz
Mexico City
Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Reyes
Limanteur
Harford War Vets Thin Ranks In Parade
Hartford observes thinning Grand Army ranks as yesterday’s parade shows only about 90 veterans from the city remain to march, illustrating the toll of time on surviving war comrades.
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United Press
Hartford
Grand Army
New Haven Controls Rhode Island Rail Lines in Rhode Island Lease
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad through Rhode Island Company leases Providence and Danielson and Sea View Street railways in Rhode Island for long terms. Providence and Danielson leases run 999 years starting June 30 1911 with 1 percent stock interest and fixed charges. Sea View similar with stepped 1 to 5 percent stock interest through 1922 and 30 thousand dollars annual interest on Sea View bonds. The combined system adds about fifty two miles of street rail, totalling near 1,400 miles of single track in CT MA RI.
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New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Rhode Island Company
Providence and Danielson
Sea View Street Railway
Rhode Island
Providence & Danielson
Sea View
East Greenwich
Narragansett Pier
Peacedale
Providence
Danielson
Connecticut
Market Square
East Killingly
Conn
Connecticut Company
New Haven Company
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Seaboard
Palmer
Mass
Grand Trunk
Massachusetts
R. I
D. F. Sherman
Sea View Railroad
Willimantic
New England
Danielson Road
Sherman
New Haven Road
Held On Charge Of Bigamy In New Haven Today
New Haven May 21 Charles H Roth of Yonkers faces bigamy and abandonment charges. The case was continued to next Friday after his arrest with Miss Clara Resh who was not held. Roth, about 35, is accused of deserting his wife and two children while Resh, about 25, may have eloped from Peekskill. Mrs Roth traveled from Yonkers to New Haven to press the claim.
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New Haven
Charles H. Roth
Yonkers
Clara Resh
Roth
Miss Resh
New York
Rim Street
Reth
Peekskill
Resh
Grace Episcopal
Huceh
Pope Suffering From Arteriosclerosis
London May 31 Rome dispatch confirms Pope Pius is suffering from arteriosclerosis. Vatican intimates say the Pope's condition is serious and warrants concern, with details reported by the Morning News.
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London
Rome
Morning News Today
Pius
Vatican
Mystery Deepens in Mrs Schieb Death in Bath Tub Case
New York May 31 police seek four women who attracted Henry A Schieb as clues to the death of Mrs Schieb whose body was found decomposed in a bathtub at 511 East 78th street. Schieb to be formally charged with murder within forty eight hours. He originated from Chicago and gave inconsistent stories about his wife’s disappearance. He was a chauffeur noted for joy riding and had courted several women. He says his wife deserted him February 2 but locals recall a troubled marriage. A revolver bullet bundle was found under the tub and stomach contents are being chemically analyzed to check for poisoning.
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United Press
New York
Henry A. Schieb
Schieb
East 78Th Street
Scheib
Russell
Schiebe
Chicago
Springfield
Mass
Cleveland
Ills
Lillian Glover
Doctor is victim of dip recovers $70
Dr. J Murray Johnson, a well known physician, was pickpocketed on a State Street car. He tracked the suspect to Park Avenue, recovered his wallet on a street, and the alleged thief was released. Police say professional dips work in pairs and use decoys to escape.
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J. Murray Johnson
Park Avenue
Dr. Johnson
Birmingham
Johnson
Shelton Bridge Found Defective
State railroad commissioners warned of possible serious impairment in the Shelton high bridge after annual trolley line inspection. Commissioner Ford ordered trolley service halted until propped. last evening cars ran with temporary reinforcements, restoring limited service in the meantime.
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Shelton
Ford
More Vagaries of Mrs Ole Bull at Cambridge Suit
Trials to break her half million will resumed with Siri Swanander, a Brooklyn school teacher, recalled to testify on Mrs Bull's mental vagaries and the surrounding mysteries in her Cambridge studio house.
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United Press
Alfred
Ole Bull
Cambridge
Siri Swanander
Brooklyn
Bridgeport Hosts Slovak Free Eagle Convention Debate Home
Delegates at the fifteenth annual convention in Bridgeport consider placing the permanent home of the First Wreath of the Free Eagle in New York City. Bridgeport members, about half the 1,200 statewide and regional members, oppose the move as officers report growth and over 100000 in local holdings. The Grand President, Andrew Lengen, is not seeking re election but will be elected tomorrow. A monster ball at Sokol hall followed gatherings as delegates tour the city and praise Bridgeport. The convention likely ends Friday morning with officer elections and the home decision.
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Bridgeport
New York City
New York
Chicago
New England
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Canada
Baltimore
Andrew Lengen
Sokol Hall
Order
Soko Hall
Thompson Seton Speaks Tonight On Boy Scouts
Ernest Thompson Seton, famed naturalist and leader of the Boy Scouts movement in America, will address the Board of Trade rooms in the Newfield building at 8 o'clock tonight. The event, organized by the Board of Trade and the local Boy Scouts committee, welcomes the general public and is expected to draw a large crowd. Mayor E T Buckingham, chairman of the local Boy Scouts committee, will introduce the speaker and set the tone for a talk on the aims and accomplishments of the movement.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
America
Board of Trade
Newfield
Boy Scouts
Seton
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scout
E. T. Buckingham
Five Men Escape Injury When Auto Rolls Over
Special from United Press Manchester May 31 five men traveling from South Covington to Manchester escaped probable death when their auto turned turtle after a rear tire burst. They made temporary repairs and completed the trip in the same car. Driver was Charles Beanfield. Passengers were Thos Prentice Elof Anderson Robert Metcalf and William Linden all of this city Metcalf suffered a broken leg and was the most seriously injured.
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United Press
Manchester
Covington
Charles Beanfield
Thos, Prentice
Elof Anderson
Robert Metcalf
William Linden
Metcalf
Train Wreckers Cause Deaths Near Ridgeton Ont
United Press report from Detroit May 31 details a derailment of Michigan Central westbound express No 9 near Ridgeton Ontario when the engine overturned. Engineer Quin lan and Fireman Oakes were killed instantly and buried beneath the engine as only the engine and two baggage cars remained on the track. In Willimantic on May 31 a brutal assault case ends with a six month jail sentence for Ignace Kozik, 43, following a police inquiry.
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United Press
Detroit
Michigan Central
Ridgeton
Ont
Quinlan
Oakes
Willimantic
Ignace Kozik
Eet
Paddoge Fights for Liberal Sunday Law in Hartford
Senator Garry Paddock vowed action to enforce the blue laws if Sunday baseball continues at Steeplechase Island. He plans warrants for violators including druggists and stores and will push a Judiciary Committee proposal to broaden Sunday activities in recreation and loosen commercialization of the Sabbath. The article also notes Senate actions on banking and a naval militia injury, with brief political maneuvering by Judson and Manwaring.
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Hartford
Garry Paddock
Steeplechase Island
DeLaney
Ietter
Judson
Judiciary Committee
Fenton Loses Thumb At Locomobile Plant Accident
William Fenton 19 of 382 Gregory street lost his right thumb at Locomobile Co plant this afternoon when a drop press weighing hundreds of pounds descended while he adjusted it. He withdrew his hand but the thumb was severed near the palm. A fellow worker took him by car to the emergency hospital where Drs Krause and Wason performed the anesthetic and completed the operation.
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William Fenton
Gregory Street
Locomobile Co
Fenton
Boston Woman Causes Sensation in Harem Skirt
New York May 31 Mrs George Estabrook of Boston says she is a magazine writer and on the Lusitania deck caused a stir wearing a navy blue harem style skirt made of two aprons in opposite positions with silk stockings. The novelty of the design drew attention aboard the liner before Europe voyage. Lost box of clothes between Bridgeport and Redding Ridge. reward offered.
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United Press
New York
George Estabrook
Boston
Europe
New England
Bridgeport
Redding Ridge
S. C. Shaw
Sanford Bidg
Atp
GYMNASTIC LAURELS COME TO BRIDGEPORT
The Slavonian societies of Bridgeport won field day prizes at a Sokols event in New Britain. The Bridgeport Sokol Gymnastic teams, led by John Cohen, captured top honors with girls and boys demonstrations parading downtown. Members include Mella Lucas Jenn Kolna Annie Tomaseff Frances Mrazik Helen Mrazik and Mary Zurenda among the girls, and Andrew Swat Emil George Simon Michael Emerson Joseph Bizga and John Solanen among the boys.
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Sokols
New Britain
Sokol
Bridgeport
John Cohen
Sokol Hall
Mella Lucas
Jenn Kolna
Annie ‘Tomaseff
Frances
Helen Mrazik
Mary Zurenda
Gertru Lucas
Mary Fuchs
Andrew Swat
Neappolitano Win Hinted For Bridgeport Police Post
At the Bridgeport city meeting amid talks of five new patrolmen the commission may choose Louis Neapolitaie a North Bridgeport grocer with strong backing. Supporters cite his qualifications his fluency in Italian and wide ties to Italian citizens for the police force.
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Rd Tis
Louis Neapolitaie
Bridgeport
Onth Force
T Italian Citterns
Marriage Licenses Issued In City Listed
Marriage licenses were issued today to Edward W. Phlon and Elenora Barakey both of this city. Winifred Kel, 24, and Daniel W. Young, 32, both of this city, were granted licenses.
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Edward W. Phlon
Elenora Barakey
Dheer
Dank Cahanaugh
Mi Winifred Kel
Daniel W. Young
Snd Carrig la [Tese
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East Sig
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Walter N. Bogart
Hkridgeport
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Roy Ture
Neappolitano
Pearl St
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Fairview Ave
Main St
Summer Street
South Ave
Noble Ave
Gond
Shelton Street
D. R. Whitney
Washington Ave
Whitney
Imperial Novelty Sign Co
St. Louis
Hotel Stratfield
Steward Ave
Peter Hron
Stratford Ave
Standard Art Store
Stratfield Building
Clancey's Cape
Poli Bldg
Fair Ave
Ruppert’s Knickerbocker
Ruppertner
University School
Fairfield Avenue
Warren Court
Whitne
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State 5
Krankton Ave
R. Whitney
Mik
American Machine & Foundry
Carroll St
N. Y
M. A. Norton
Highland Street
Annes
Fairfial Ave
Thola
Bomemos & Biltz
Pratt's Cafe
Fairfield Ave
Izsboa
Parmer
Ing
Farmes
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F.& M. Schaefer
M. McPadden
Jampee
Osce Arcade
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