GEO G Tilyou Dies After Ten Days Illness
George G Tilyou, famed amusement park developer and head of Steeplechase Island holdings, died at his Brooklyn home after a prolonged illness. He built Coney Island’s Steeplechase and held concessions in Atlantic City, Rockaway Beach and Boston. his career faced fires, legal battles, and clashes with Bridgeport interests. His lease on Long Beach expires 1914, leaving purchase decisions to heirs and managers. He began as a bootblack and rose to wealth amid fluctuating fortunes.
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George C. Tilyou
Steeplechase Island
Brooklyn
Mr. Tilyou
Colness
Steeplechase Park
Mr. Tilyous
Tilyou
Bridgeport
Long Beach
McMahon
Uut
Savin Rock
Con Iy
America
Jesses
Bridgeport Protective Association to Hold First Annual Meeting
Tomorrow evening the Bridgeport Protective association will hold its first annual meeting at 591 Myrtle Avenue. Active and sustaining members were invited by card and any overlooked members are urged to attend. a printed progress report will be distributed to interested parties. Also note two local notes: Harry P. Quinn, who runs a cafe and bowling alleys on Fairfield Avenue, has a newborn son, and congratulations are shared by Mrs. Quinn and the family.
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Bridgeport Protective Association
Myrtle Avenue
Harry P. Quinn
Fairtiera Avenue
Eight Cows Hanged as Barn Floor Drops in Warwick
In Warwick Conn on November 30 Jacob Segal of Leffingwell found eight cows dead hanging from a sunken barn floor. The cattle valued at about 800 dollars were suspended when the floor sank overnight.
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Warwich
Conn
Jacob Segal
Leffingwell
New Haven Men Seek to Change Plea in Anti Trust Case
New York November 30 William Rockefeller and about 200 former directors of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad seek federal court permission to change their pleas to the indictment accusing them of violating the antitrust law. The group also includes Newton Barney Frederic Brewster Henry K McHarr and George F Baker. The plea in abatement was filed last Monday and the new request argues the indictment is defective due to a court official living in New Jersey rather than New York.
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New York
William Rockefeller
Federal
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Robert W. Taft
Charles A. Brooker
William Skinner
James S. Elton
New Jersey
Newton
Barney
Frederick Brewster
Henry K. McHarr
George F. Baker
Janes Sessione
Case Murdered. Feared Man He Sent to Jail
Larkhamstead Conn Nov 30 County Commissioner Hubert B Case died after being struck by an iron axle Saturday night in his store. Police say he feared a man who had robbed his home and store and served time in the county jail. The robberies led to brief prison terms and a later request to be sent out of the county. Jail records note the suspect is a short, sturdy man with light hair and a revengeful disposition. High Sheriff Mindiebrook and state police are investigating.
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Larkhamstead
Conn
Hubert B. Case
M. &. Todd
Litchfield County
Case
Todd
Hartford
Mindiebrooks
State Police
Locomobile Co. Reports Booming Business and Overtime
Locomobile Company sees a surge in orders for trucks and delivery wagons. Labor is notified that the factory will reopen and operate until 3 AM for the first time in months. Large orders have been acknowledged but the source remains undisclosed.
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Locomobile
Same Administrator Named for Estates of Mr. and Mrs. Lesser
In Newtown probate court Judge William J. Beecher named Albert Schmidt as administrator of both Lesser estates. Fred J. Lesser, Crane Valve Co. employee, died November 8 at Gilman Street and Court land place. Elsie K. Lesser died November 16. Bonds set at 1500 for the husband and 500 for the wife. combined estate likely inventories mainly cash in savings banks.
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Fred J. Lesser
Crane Valve Co
Gilman Street
Courtland Place
Elsie K. Lesser
William J. Beecher
Newtown
Edward F. Hallen
Albert Schmidt
Rain Jones and Tuesday Warmer Interior
The weather page notes rain in Jones and a warmer trend into Tuesday across interior areas. Skies may remain overcast with patchy showers. Temperatures rise modestly, with highs expected in the 60s and overnight mists.
Seven Catholic Parishes Contribute 35008 to Hospital Fund
Seven Roman Catholic parishes in the city pledged 35008 for free beds in the St. Vincent’s Hospital Fund Campaign. Frank A. Converse confirmed the total and said church names would be announced after the campaign closes Wednesday night. The gifts, from diverse nationalities, ease charity duties for the poor and reflect broad Catholic support.
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St. Vincent's Hospital Fund
Frank A. Converse
Bistor Alicé
Steter
St. Vincent’s
Asaons
Abraham Handleman
Logan
International, Silver Co
Bdwards
Bridgeport Plumbing Supply Co
FORMAN, SOCIETY MAN, DRIVES CAR FOR BELGIANS
Lisle Forman, heir from a Fifth Avenue family and noted socialite, left New York after a 1919 auto crash and brain concussion to rest in Europe. He offered his luxury car to the Belgian army when war began, driving amid shelling as part of the war effort. His prior ties include Crane Co. and Brooklawn Club, with hobbies in golf and bowling.
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Lisle Worman
Total Society
Cral
Florman
New York
Forman
Crane Co
Brooklawn Club
Corare Forman
Holland
Formen
Europe
Belgium
Finlan in Critical Condition From Hiccoughs
Edward J. Finlan, a merchant of 684 Washington avenue, is critically ill at his home, 93 Franklin street, after an attack of hiccoughs since last Wednesday. Doctors have tried all known remedies with no success, and there is fear for his weak condition if the hiccoughs continue.
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Edward J. Finlan
Washington Avenue
Franklin Street
Critiam
Finian
Russian Army Crosses Line Into Prussia
Bridgeporters learn of awful slaughter as reports describe a major naval battle near May in the South Atlantic. London says the German fleet may have shifted from the Pacific after causing widespread havoc, with observers noting tension and strategic maneuvering in the theater.
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Prussia
South Atlantic
London
Pacific
England and Japan patrol coasts in pursuit of German fleet
London reports a anticipated great naval battle near the Atlantic involving German ships against Japanese and British fleets. British and Japanese cruisers have pursued the German squadron for a month, with ships sighted near Montevideo and the South Atlantic. Reports say British shipping disruptions and German provisioning convoys are underway as the patrols intensify.
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Argentine
London
Atlantic Ocean
Iskely
South Atlantic
Montevideo
Uruguay
Nev
Plat
Patagonia
Sierra Cordoba
Mera
Santos
Buenos Ayres
iDspatches
Monte Video
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Punta Pilar
Brazil
Petrograd Drives Out Many Germans
Petrograd reports a wholesale expulsion of Germans from the Russian capital. Novoe Vremya explains the purge followed discovery of subscription lists for German fleet shipbuilding. The paper names donors and alleges Count Von Pourtales, Germany’s ambassador, started the campaign before the war declaration under the pretense of Lutheran mission funds.
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Petrograd
London
Novoe Vremya
Count von Pourtales
Russia
Buckingham among notables at civic association banquet
Compensation Commissioner E. T. Buckingham will attend the National Civic association meeting at the Waldorf Astoria on December 4 and 5. Workmen's compensation will be a principal topic. A dinner December 5 will have Seth Low as toastmaster with speakers August Belmont Vincent Astor and Roland P. Franklin.
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E. T. Buckingham
National Civic Association
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Seth Low
August Belmont
Vincent Astor
Roland P. Franklin
German Expert Warns of Massive War Losses Across Nations
From Dr Karl Duesing of Kiel comes a stark account of World War casualties up to November 4, detailing massive losses for France, Russia, Belgium and Britain. The report notes prisoner, dead and wounded totals, citing German and allied figures and highlighting the high toll on officers and nobility.
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Karl Duesing
The
Royal University
Kiel
Bridgeport
Herman Ruesing
Duesing
Russia
East Prussia
Salou
Tannenburg
Stein Vent
Massarian
Crete
Orgabo
Lublin
Lemburg
Ivangorod
Hast
Prussia
Tanneburg
Eee
Lem
Transorod
Faethe
Fréderick
Saxe- Meiningen
Prince Arriest
Frederick Wilhelm of
Lippe
Wolrad Frederick of
Waldeck
Max of
Hesse
Kaiser
Joachim
Prince Oscar
Max Goercke
Goertke
Nancy
France
Goercke
Great Britain
Germany
French official war report from Paris says enemy on defense
In Belgium the enemy remains on the defensive with feeble artillery fire and our progress at points near Fay. Near Soissons intermittent shelling continues, Dagatelle repulsed by our troops after attacks in the Arkomme. Heavy fog on the Meuse heights. Apremont fortress bombarded without result. no news from the Vosges.
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Paris
Belgium
Fay
Soissons
Arkomme
Dagatelle
Meuse
Woevre
Apremont
German War Bulletin Reports East Prussian Clash
Berlin reported no notable western theater actions. In East Prussia German fortifications repelled a Russian surprise attack near Darkehmen with heavy losses for the attackers, from which 600 prisoners and several officers were captured. South of the Vistula, fire counterattacks yielded satisfactory results with eighteen cannons and over 4,500 prisoners taken.
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Berlin
London
Darkehmen
Weichsel
Vistula River
Russians Reach Cracow Fortress Amid Front Shifts
An Italian front correspondent says Russian siege guns batter Cracow in Northwestern Galicia near the Austrian border. The fortress capture aims to tilt northern Austria beyond the Carpathians as Przemyl remains under siege while German plans in the west seem unsettled with debates on offensives. Russia’s Turkish campaign shows inactivity and Caucasus movements are ongoing.
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Russia
Cracow
Galicia
Germany
Austria
Przemysl
Carpathian Mountains
Flanders
Argonne
Turkey
The
Caucasus
Allies in Belgium Take Offensive Amid War News
Berlin reports Kaiser's army retreating as Russians push into East Prussia near Gumbenin. French and British dispatches say Allies strike near Darkehmen and advance at certain points in Belgium. Fighting persists in the Argonne with German attacks repulsed.
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London
Germany
East Prussia
Gumbinen
Sebeilim
Europs
Darkehmen
West Prussia
Brent
Prussian Battle Favours Russians in Galicia Push
Petrograd reports favorable Prussian battle results for Russia with cavalry dispersing German forces. Artillery and infantry advances threaten retreat positions as Galicia operations end successfully and push toward Cracow amid harsh cold. Troop morale described as excellent.
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Petrograd
Tetiring
Galicia
Cracow
Russians Capture 600 Men and Guns in Western Front
Petrograd reports yesterday's fighting west of Locitch left Russians with about 600 enemy dead and 10 miles of German trenches captured between Glovno and Sobota. They seized 16 miles northeast of Lots and 12 miles north of Glovne, gaining a strengthened Russian right wing and threatening the German center as Stryka battles unfold.
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Glovno
Bielavy
Sobota
Stryka
Glovne
Loda
Austrians' Death Toll Near Million Reported by Petrograd
Reports from Petrograd cite Austro-Hungarian casualties totaling about 19,000 officers and 800,000 men. A separate item notes Mrs. F. B. Price of St Paul died while attempting to save her dog from a 100 foot embankment slippage.
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Petrograd
F. B. Price
St Paul
Brink
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Protective Also
Alice
Blanche Nevin
Francis Sayre
Frestfent Wilson
Gradiate
Mrs. Sayre
Wiliemmeorety Sdag
New Haven
Locomobile Co
Mrs. Lesser
Finlan
England
Japan
Tenerife
Canary Islands
Panama Canal
Ancon
Christobal
Buckingham
Little Kingdom
Czar
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