Mark on murderer knife may aid police locate slasher
Reporters describe a bloodstained crime scene for Michael Slattery's murder. Police seek a large man about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 185 pounds, with a broad size nine shoe. A distinctive pocket knife blade inscribed G. EK 8 Solinger Ger Adler prompts a citywide search as investigators track Totterman and monitor venues near Railroad and South avenues.
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Michael Re
Wiliam Tottermen
Wejehs
Connecticut
Ripper
I Yorke
Tony Chaser
Nat
Solinger
Ger
Adler Super Granti
Railroad
South Avenues
Totterman
Michael Slattery
New York
Yorke
Garlick
Polo Star Alexander Brown Drowns After Hydroplane Fall
Philadelphia reports polo star Alexander Brown fell from his hydroaeroplane into the Delaware River at Essington below the city and was drowned. The incident occurred today as weather was fair and the night promised. Brown was widely known in the sport and his death shocks local enthusiasts.
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Philadelphia
Alexander Brown
Delaware River
Essington
Enlist 40 000 shop workers in Save the Baby drive
Forty thousand factory employees in Bridgeport were recruited for the Save-the-Baby campaign. Under Mrs. Elmer H. Havens, 40 000 envelopes were distributed in factories to collect donations. Foremen will gather subs, executives endorse the effort, and dollars from many workers fund the Day Nursery Visiting Nurse Association and related charities.
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Bridgeport
Elmer H.havens
Campaign Committee
Ecmi Basta
Nurse Association
Germania Hall Building to Be Handsomer One
Germania hall at 1790 Main Street home of the Germania Singing Society will be remodeled into a handsome modern clubhouse. Leonard Asheim's plans show a brick and stone front on Main Street, a widened rear, and a cellar banquet hall. The main floor will feature a lodge hall with a cafe and grill room in old German style, plus auxiliary rooms for women.
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Germania Hall
Main Street
Germania Singing Society
Leonard Asheim
Long Winter Prep: Man Steals Stove on Water Street
Walter Carroll, a preparedness advocate, seized a stove from a Water Street doorway yesterday. He carried it a short distance before stopping to rest it on the sidewalk. Police intervened and Carroll admitted stealing the stove. Judge l Bartlett fined him seven dollars plus costs.
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Walter Carroll
Water Street
Carroll
L Bartlett
Villistas Attack Report From El Paso Battle
Passengers from Chihuahua City report General Ozana moved on Francisco Villa with three parallel columns. He commanded the center while the wings allegedly made no progress. The center was driven back in the action last Friday.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Ozana
Francisco Villa
Milk strike halts New England milk shipments in Plainfield
Farmers in Plainfield Connecticut declare a milk strike over prices, turning 200,000 quarts daily back to creamery houses and seeking 50 cents per eight and a half quart can versus dealers offer of 47. Providence line shipments also cited, with 90,000 quarts daily at 47 cents for a ten quart can, now asked at 55. Strongly organized under the New England Milk Producers association, from Putnam to Central Village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Conn
Boston
New England
Providence
R. L
Putnam
Jewett City
Danielson
Central Village
H. B.chapman
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Creosote Suicide Attempt Leaves Man Critical in Bridgeport
Oliver Johnson, 39, was found convulsing in his room at 585 Harral Avenue after breaking down the door. He had drunk creosote. an ambulance and Dr. Aranki transported him to Bridgeport Hospital in critical condition. A vial with a poison label was found under his bed, its contents consumed.
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Harral Avenue
Oliver Johnson
S. Aranki
Johnson
Bridgeport Hospital
Arank
Fake Business Agents Warnings Over Union Emblems
Unethical individuals are said to pose as labor officials across cities. In Bridgeport, all allied building trades agents wear nickel silver badges reading “Business Agent” with their union name and a city seal. Contractors and homeowners are warned to beware of impersonators lacking the proper emblem.
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Allied Building Trades
Bridgeport
Open Bids Tomorrow For New Battleships
Washington reports the Navy Department will open bids tomorrow for four new battleships and 20 destroyers authorized this year after bidders urged a one month postponement. A week later bids for four scout cruisers and 20 submarines will be opened, the delay granted to complete required papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Gas caused mine blast in Roden mine tragedy
Gas entering the Roden mine through an earth fissure caused by a recent Alabama earthquake is believed by investigators to have triggered Sunday's explosion that killed 18 men and endangered a rescuer. Damage extent remains unestimated.
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Marvel
Ala
Roden
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Campaign invites Catholic priests to Milwaukee meeting
Promoters of a propaganda effort linked to Hughes and the American Independence Conference seek clergy support. A letter dated Oct 18 offers to pay priests' travel expenses to a Milwaukee gathering on Oct 25 to stress that real Americans should vote for Charles E Hughes. The call, signed by Will R MacDonald, has drawn clerical criticism as church involvement in politics.
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New York
New York World Today
American Peace Conference
Milwaukee
Hughes
Chicago
Wilson
Gathoud
Republican House
Swaukee
Democratic National Committee
Charles E. Hugh
Col. Roosevelt
Lewiston
Jeremiah A. O’leary
Carl E.schmidt
Will R. MacDonald
MacDonald
American Independence Conference
Wisconsin
Charles E. Hughes
Clark ‘Street
R. MacDonald
Candidate Hughes Faces Secret Political Ties, Philadelphia Record Says
The Philadelphia Record reports that Hughes met with a committee favoring foreign interests and notes he may seek the hyphenated vote. It claims Hughes showed no bargain, only an ultimatum, and that his speeches aim to win those votes while defending American interests remains at stake. It recalls a Tribune critique from last year on endorsing Wilson.
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Philadelphia
Hughes
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Philadelphia Record
United States
Cughes
The
New York Tribune
Republican Party
Woodrow Wilson
Dozen Hurt in New Canaan Train Crash
About a dozen people were injured in a head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the New Canaan Stamford branch of the N Y N H R R near New Canaan. Passengers were tossed by the impact through two cars. injuries from glass and twisted seats. The accident occurred over a high embankment but both trains stayed on rails. Conductor Green and Motorman Moseley led the passenger train. An official investigation will probe why the freight was on the tracks as the passenger train was due to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Canaan, Conn
New Canaan-Stamford
N. Y
N. H
Green
Moseley
Vice President at Capital for Monster Rally
Vice President Thomas Riley Marshall and Mrs. Marshall arrived in Hartford at 11 11 am. United States District Attorney Thomas J. Spellacy met him and escorted him to the hotel. He will address a Democratic rally at Foot Guard Hall tonight and attend a Hartford Club dinner with electors and local Democrats.
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Hartford
Thomas Riley Marshall
Marshall
Arived
United States District
Thomas J. Spellacy
Foot Guard Hall
Hartford Club
W. O. Burr
Charles E. Gross
John H. Mott
New York
Francis P. Guilfoil
Waterbury
Democratic Guilfoile
Frederick BE. Duffy
West Hartford
United States
Spel‘lacy
Hartford Press Club
Loyal Order of Moose
Bridgeport Storage Warehouse Nine Story Building
The Bridgeport Storage Warehouse Co plans a nine story reinforced cement building with brick walls at Whit ing Street and Singer Avenue. Directors include A M Cooper DeVer ee Warner Walter B Lashar and others. officers are C M Cole W B Lashar H W Smith D Fairchild Wheeler and DeVer C Warner. A building committee has engaged architects and engineers.
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Bridgeport Storage Warehouse Co
Whiting Street
Singer Avenue
A. M. Cooper
DeVeree, Warner
Walter B. Lashar
D. 8. Day
Horace W. Smith
D. Fairchild Wheeler
T. B. Ford
T. A. Kirkham
Charles M. Cole
C. M. Cole
W. B. Lashar
H. W. Smith
DeVer C. Warner
A. W. Burritt
Samuel W. Hubbell
Democrats to Hold Rally in Twelfth District
Democrats in the Twelfth district plan a Friday night rally preceded by a parade. Speakers include Owen Burns Dr E F McGovern and Joshua Seltzer with a nationally known guest. The Second district Democrats opened club rooms at 373 Real road avenue and will run an information bureau in the afternoon and evening. Two earthquake shocks caused considerable alarm across southern California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Burns
E. F. McGovern
Joshua Seltzer
Reailroad Avenue
Central Powers Capture Ras hova Medjidie and Predeal in Dobrudja
Berlin reports Central Power forces under Field Marshal Von Mackensen captured Ras hova and Medjidie on the Danube front and Predeal after a violent engagement south of Kronstadt. More than 6,700 Rumanians and Russians taken prisoner. Russian War Office acknowledges losses and retreats to heights north of Constanza and Medjidie as battles rage along the Somme region.
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Berlin
Rashova
Dobrudja
Danube
Tchernavoda
War Office
Medjidia
Chernavoda-Constanza
von Mackensen
Kronstadt
Transylvania
Russian War Office
Petrograd
Constanza
Medjidie
Central Powers
Rumor Claims German U-53 Sunk Near Signey N B
Captain W G Tudor of the Hodaga arrived from Louisburg and repeated circulating claims that the German U-boat 53 was sunk off Signey N B by the Canadian patrol boat Stanley. He could not verify the report and noted no details about the crew's fate.
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Boston
W. G. Tudor
Louisburg
Nova Scotia
Signey
N. 8
Stanley
Tudor
Many callings represented by latest voters today
Three clergymen the superintendent of public schools an actor a barber an embalmer and a hotel manager were among the 103 men who were made voters today. Up to noon today just 1800 of the 5228 who applied to be made voters had their names placed on the voting lists. On Friday the opening day of the session of the selectmen 389 names were added to the lists. On Saturday 533 new voters were made and yesterday 775 took the oath. Today the selectmen predicted the number for the day would be even larger than that of yesterday. Few of those made today would say how they intend to vote and the Democrats take this as a good sign. Former Assessor Laurence J. Gill began work as one of the selectmen's clerks today. Mr. Gill has had much experience in municipal affairs and the selectmen were glad to avail themselves of his services. Hugh J. Lavery chairman of the Democratic town committee spent several hours at the common council chamber this forenoon watching the work of the selectmen. The clergymen who took the elector's oath today were Rev. Stefan Chernitzky pastor of St. Stephen's R. C. church in Spruce street. He gave his age as 47 and residence the church rectory 330 Spruce street Third district. Rev. William G. Rose lives at 85 Cottage street in the Fourth district. He gave his age as 24 years. Rev. Herman O. Litorin pastor of the First Swedish Baptist church aged 47 lives at 464 Poplar street in the Fifth district. Samuel J. Slawson superintendent of public schools registered from 115 continued on page 4
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Selectmen
Laurence J. Gill
Gill
Hugh J. Lavery
Democratic
Stefan Chernitzky
St. Stephen’s R. C
Spruce Street
William G. Rose
Cottage Street
Herman O. Litorin
First Swedish Baptist Church
Poplar Street
Samuel J. Slawson
Official Teuton Successes Report From Berlin
Official statements from Berlin claim major Teuton victories against Russo Romanian forces. They report enemy retreat in confusion as Teutonic cavalry reaches Tzaramur district near Constanza, with 75 officers and 6,693 men captured along with 52 machine guns and 12 cannon. Romanian and Russian reinforcements suffered heavy losses, Bucharest bombarded again, Predeal captured with 600 prisoners, and a break in Romanian resistance at Rothenslum Pass.
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Rashova
Medjidia
Predeal
Berlin
Bucharest
Somme
Teutonic
Alles
Tzar‘'amurat
Constanza
Medjidie
Charles
Kronstadt
Brasso
Germany
Rothenslurm
Rumanians Report Capturing Ten Guns
Bucharest reports that Rumanian troops attacked along the Oitus front on the Transylvania border and seized ten machine guns and several hundred prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Oitus
War Office
Allies Along Somme Sustain Heavy Losses in Fresh Attacks
Berlin reports that on October 24 British and French forces threw large numbers of troops at German lines along the Somme in repeated assaults but failed to break through. The War Office says Allied losses were heavy across the front with dead lying in rows, and a French attack south of the Somme yielded similar results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Somme
War Office
German Planes Shot Down Over Somme Front
Paris dispatch reports heavy artillery duels south of the Somme in the des Ablain court region with no infantry action. Three German aeroplanes were brought down during yesterday's twenty aerial combats in the Verdun region amid dense mist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Somme
des-Ablaincourt
War Office
Verdun
Health Department Expansion Demands More Rooms
The health department, now on the second floor of First Bridgeport National Bank, must enlarge its quarters. Arrangements with building agents grant the board of health and bacteriological laboratory one extra room and hallway partitions. Expanded space will serve the school nurses and staff inspectors as Bartram, the newly employed, begins service in the city today.
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First Bridgeport National Bank
Board of Health and Bacteriological Laboratory
Fea Farry Bartram
Cae F
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New York World
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