Knight Bankrupt Linked to Bridgeport Projectile Firms
Walter H. Knight of 1142 Fairfield Avenue files for bankruptcy reporting liabilities of 98 000 and assets 1 699 30 with 1 179 50 exempt. He is alleged dummy president of Bridgeport Projectile and Bridgeport Forge & Projectile. claims ownership of one share in each firm valued at 10 each. Attachments followed Drexel suit for 27 010 77 judgment against Knight and Joseph H Headley. assets include Hog Island property, 1 000 in household goods, 469 20 bank deposits, and 10 000 life policy with Union Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Knight
Fairfield Avenue
Knight
Bridgeport Projectile
Bridgeport Forge & Projectile Companies
John R. Drexel
Philadelphia
Newport
R. I
Drexel
New York Supreme Court
Joseph H. Headley
American & British Company
Ellingwood & Cunningham
New York
Joseph H. Hoadley
East
2Nd Street
New York City
Said Hoadley
John R.drexel
Hog Island
Rhode Island
Bridgeport Projectile Company
Bridgeport Forge & Projectile Company
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Water Street Waiters Guilty Of Assault In Court
Two Water Street waiters faced city court after incidents where patrons were beaten over disputed meal charges. Michael Brown, 25, struck and kicked Thomas Burns after Burns refused to pay twice. Brown had prior fines. Gustavo Caragoris punched John Sullivan, causing memory loss. he was fined with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Street
Michael Brown
Thomas Burns
Burns
Brown
Bartlett
Gustavo Caragoris
John Sullivan
Sullivan
Boston Welcomes Fifth Regiment Home in Rain Parade
The Fifth regiment returned from the border and paraded through Boston as heavy rain fell. Thousands lined the streets to greet the troops with a hearty welcome home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Outlook: colder Sunday with frost on land
Generally fair conditions give way to much colder weather by Sunday. Heavy frost expected on the mainland with lighter frost on the islands. Southwest and west winds will diminish through the period.
Colonel Condemns Belgium Policy Shift in Campaign
New York October 21 Vance C McCormick Democratic National Committee chair accuses Republican candidate Hughes of flip flopping on Belgium invasion policy. He cites Hughes speeches and an Outlook article from September 23 1914 arguing neutrality and non interference would be maintained unless a clear national duty demanded action.
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New York
Vance C
McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Hughes
Belgium
Outlook
Who's Paying Hill's Campaign Bills This Year
Norwalk Connecticut November 4 1914 letter from Arthur Wheeler replying to George W Wilkie New York NY on behalf of Hill thanking for Straw Braid association support and offering reciprocal legislative help while noting appreciation for aid and friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
George W. Wilkie
New York
N. Y
Wilkie
Hill
Straw Braid Association
Letter to Farrell of A S Steel Trust in Norwalk
Norwalk October 21 letter to James A Farrell from A S Steel Trust committee. The writer reports on circulars sent out, asks Farrell for a $500 check, and requests early reply before a Saturday committee meeting to advise on financial support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrell
A. S. Steel Trust
Mr. Farrell
Who Is Paying Hill's Campaign Bills This Year
Ralph Colin, noted artist and Legion of Honor officer, dies at 66 in Paris. A speech in East Main Street venue compares funding of Hill's campaigns with Donovan’s self funded stance, cites Wheeler letters and a $10,000 fund from steel and manufacturing sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hill
Mr Hill
Moses
Mr. Wheeler
Hill
Paris
Raphael Colin
Legion of Honor
Academie Des Beaux Arts
Dodge empire built on US rifle machinery surge
Special report details Marcellus Hartley Dodge of Remington Arms using Bridgeport and other plants to corner the US munition machinery market at the war’s start. Large quantities stored for future expansion, with prices rising 25 to 100 percent and orders up to 600 machines totaling $960,000. Officials decline further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marcellus Hartley Dodge
Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Inc
Bridgeport
Conp
Ilion
N. Y
United States
Russia
Marcellus Hartey Dodge
Stamford
Remington Arms & Ammunition
Dodge
Handy & Harman Co
Remington Arms & Ammunition Co
England
America
Farmers greet the President at Shadow Lawn in Long Branch
President Wilson spoke on Farmers Day before a New Jersey and nearby states delegation. He outlined administration actions aiding farmers and announced plans to travel to Cincinnati next Thursday, then return for Woodrow Wilson Day. Herbert M. Kempton of Walden Mass named Yale freshman football captain.
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Long Branch
Shadow Lawn
Wilson
Chicago
New Jersey
Cincinnati
Herbert M. Kempton
Walden, Mass
Yale
Yale Pageant Draws Sixty Thousand In New Haven
New Haven October pageant marks Yale College history anniversary with a bowl spectacle before some 60 000 spectators. Over 7 000 performers reenact the college story from Saybrook to Yale today with children in scenes, Woolsey Hall exercises, and a central green promenade concert by a hundred-piece orchestra all amid grand decorative effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Yale College
Saybrook
Yale University
Yale
United States
Yale Bowl
Woolsey Hall
New York
New England
Dowling to resign from assessors office in city
John M. Dowling Democrat assistant clerk to the board of tax assessors has tendered his resignation effective as soon as a successor is chosen. Robert M. Jones Republican district club secretary will be appointed to succeed him. Dowling leaves for a more lucrative post and will team with Atty. William H. Kelsey in title searches and realty checks. Jones has been a reporter for Dun and Co. and active in Fourth District politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Dowling
Board of Tax Assessors
Robert M. Jones
Fourth District
Republican Club
Dowling
William H. Kelsey
Jones
R. G. Dun & Co
Europe Sees Wilson as Man of Hour Champion
European observers led by Major Wallace Winchell praise President Wilson as a champion of international righteousness amid Europe’s crisis. Winchell, returning from war relief work, argues Wilson embodies moral leadership and international law, shaping American influence beyond money. The narrative also notes Allen L. Benson's San Francisco interview predicting Wilson’s re election, critiquing Hughes and Rockefeller ties.
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Wilson
Wallace Winchell
Salvation Army
Europe
Major Winchell
America
United States
Benson
San Francisco
Allen L. Benson
The
Bulletin
Hughes
Mr. Wilson
Rockefellers
New York
Rockefeller
Well Connected Youth Arrested as Room Thief
Louis Franqui, a well educated son of a wealthy New York importer, was arrested by Detective F. M. Holbrook on suspicion of robbing lodging houses. About $600 in loot including watches rings and a diamond brooch was found. Identified by a lodging house minister as hiring rooms then stealing, Franqui denies guilt claiming YMCA ties prove his character and an alibi from a Boston worker. His father runs a business at 67 Front Street New York and lives in Bayonne New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Franqui
New York
F. M. Holbrook
Warren Street
Franqui
Philippine Islands
E. Swartz
East End
C. Lee
Maple Street
N. J
Delays in Voter Registration Prompt Action by Registrars
Records show a revision in the expected number of new voters with 5,528 to be made instead of 6,500, per today’s registrar figures. By noon 479 had been processed, including 389 who took the oath yesterday and 90 passed at noon. Five days remain for the selectmen to reach the daily target of 789 applicants. Many applicants believe they must appear at the registrars office, only to find it locked and leave discouraged. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn W. Wilson
Hill
Arthur C. Wheeler
Norwalk
Wheeler
Steel
Mr. Hill
James A. Farrell
U. S. Steel Trust
Lee
Mr. Farrell
West
Gridiron Teams Donate Part of Profits to Armenians
The managers of Remington Arms and American Chain Co football elevens announced that part of receipts from tomorrow's games will go to the Armenian Relief fund. The Chain Co team plays All-Waterbury at Newfield Park and the Arms team meets the Washington Glee Club of New Haven at Avon Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remington Arms and
American Chain Co
Armenian Relief Fund
Chain Co
All-Waterbury
Newfield Park
Arms
Washington Glee Club
New Haven
Avon Park
Teutonic Allies In Big Drive On Eastern Front
German and Bulgarian forces push in Dobrudja south of the Danube and seize Tuzla as 3,000 Russians are captured. In Volhynia and Galicia battles continue with German counterattacks and several Austro German gains. British aerial successes report destroying a hostile balloon near Ostend and downing a sea plane. Somme gains toward Bapaume progress along the main road from Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Racheva
Danube
Dobrudja
Black Sea
Tuzla
Mulinova
von Mackensa
Kokardja
War Office
Stokhod
Volhynia
Prince Leopold
Barvaria
Narayuvuka
Galicia
Skomorochy
Somme Batte
Geman
la Sars
Bucow
Abbaye
British Aeros
London
Belgium
Admiralty
Lennon
Somme
Bapaume
Albert
Butte de War
Lencourt
Bolande Will Creates Mother’s Trust Fund and Widow Heir
Frank Wesley Bolande, head of Post Publishing Co., leaves a trust for his mother Angeline W. Wooster and the remainder to his widow Medora C. Beach Bolande. The will, dated December 15, 1914, names George E. Hill as trustee and executor. A codicil dated October 1 names the widow as trustee and executrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wesley Bolande
Post Publishing Co
Post
Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport Standard
Angeline W. Wooster
Medora C. Beach Bolande
George E. Hill
Hill
Bolande
William B. Boardman
Milk Train Crashes Into Freight Cars in Hawkeyeville
A fast milk train on the Litchfield branch of the New Haven collided with freight cars in Hawkeyville yards causing derailment. Tracks blocked for hours. passengers rerouted. A Waterbury wrecking train cleared the wreck. Union officials will send $15,000 to aid New York striking carmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeyville
Conn
Litchfield
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
Waterbury
Chicago Surface and Elevated Railway
Carmen
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Louisville
International
East Side
Congressional
Rthur
Ralph Colin
Donovan
Remington Arms Magnate
Man OF
Hour
Rush
Kokardia
Mr.Bolande
Mother Trust Fund
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