Germans Repulsed in Verdun Ground Recapture Bid
In Verdun the Germans failed to retake ground seized by French forces as bombardments continue. Four subway injuries occur after a dynamite blast at the Lenox Avenue Line station in New York City. A passenger train departed two minutes before the explosion, and nearby shops were robbed amid shattered windows. Police investigate but find no suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
New York
140Th Street
Lenox Avenue
Subway
Charles Eckhart
Louis Lapari
Garby
Cks
Otis Williams
Owen Egan
Bureau of Combustibles
Paris
Haudremont
Damloup
War Office
New Haven Railroad Directors Debate Dividend Policy
At the New York, New Haven & Hartford annual meeting in New Haven, stockholders heard no directorate changes. President Elliott defended expenses and the 700,000 gold debentures plan for a New Haven station while critics urged lower salaries and stricter board oversight amid threats tied to Republican party influence and newspaper owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co
Benjamin Campbell
T. de Witt Cuyler
Philadelphia
Howard Elliott
Boston
Arthur T. Hadley
J. Horace Harding
New York
Frank W. Matteson
Providence
R. I
Augustus S. May
Bridgeport
Francis T. Maxwell
Rockville
Edward Milligan
Hartford
Edward J. Parson
John T. Pratt
James L. Richards
Joseph B. Russell
Eli Whitney
Harris
Whittemore
Naugatuck
Elliott
Islue
Hagop Bogigian
Boston & Maine
Mr.Elliott
Bogigian
New Haven Road
Public Service Commission of
Massachusetts
Maxey Hiller
Hiller
Messrs
Hadley and
Whitney
Republican
Youth and Boy Victims of Auto Accidents Believed Dying
Henry P. Stebbins of 461 Norman Street and four year old Joseph Katata, both injured in automobile incidents, are reported to be dying at St Vincent's Hospital. Stebbins was struck by a car operated by Max Reich at Fairfield and Clinton avenues. Katata was injured when a trailer was toppled by a motor truck driven by William Gormley near his home on Bostwick Avenue.
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Henry P. Stebbins
Norman Street
Howland’s
Joseph Katata
Bt. Vincent's Hospital
Stebbine
Fairfield
Clinton Avenue
Max Reich
Colorado Avenue
Katata Boy
Bostwick Avenue
William Gormley
Island Brook
Svenue
Verdun
Somme
Meuse
Nivelle
Souville
Tavannes
Douaumont-Vaux
Vaux Fort
Vaux Village
Fumin Wood
Damloup
Chencis Wood
Constania
Smith Likely To Be Placed On Street Duty
Police department insiders expect the removal today of Mrs. Margaret Schread from Clerk Clayton L. Smith’s office at police headquarters. Schread will act as stenographer to Superintendent Redgate, while Smith loses secretarial duties and no longer attends police commissioners meetings. Smith will redirect financial reports to Schread first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Margaret Schread
Clayton L. Smith
Smith
Agreement Reached to Settle Threatened Canadian Strike
Ottawa Oct 25 An agreement between Canadian Pacific Railway officials and their employer for settlement of the threatened strike has been reached and will be signed today, according to a telegram from Winnipeg to Minister of Labor Crothers.
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Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Crothers
Funeral for Il Strakosch Held in New Hartford
Hartford Oct 25 The funeral for Il Strakosch husband of the late opera star Clare Louise Kellogg Strakosch will be held in New Hartford Thursday. The body was taken to New Hartford this morning.
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Hartford
Il Strakosch
Clare Louise Kellogg Strakosch
New Hartford
E. W. Carpenter Resigns to Form Manufacturing Firm
Edwin W. Carpenter, longtime employment agent for Remington Arms and Ammunition Co., resigns to pursue personal business interests. Joseph A. Holland of General Electric Co. takes his place. Carpenter plans to incorporate a machinery and accessories company and seeks factory sites.
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Edwin W. Carpenter
Remington Arms & Ammunition Co
Carpenter
Arms Comany
Joseph A. Holland
Geneneral Electric Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Bridgeport
Beutelspacher Estate Inventories at Eight Thousand
Probate court today filed inventory of Henry J. Beutelspacher estate showing total value 8912.20 with an equity of 8000 in property at 300 Fairfield Avenue. Appraisers were Louis Hilzinger and William A. Griesinger. Personal property includes cash in banks interest in plumbing business at 250 Middle Street and a gold watch and chain. Also notes retail bean prices rising in Chicago by 60 percent.
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Henry J. Beutelspacher
Louis Hilzinger
William A. Griesinger
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
Sanford to yield Federal Reserve post as CT banks regroup
Bridgeport loses Class A directorship as Charles G Sanford retires at term end. Henry R Towns of Stamford and New York takes over Class B duties, with Fairfield County banks shifting to New York district to ease clearing. The move reflects a broader trend toward centralizing Connecticut banking in New York while Connecticut retains limited representation.
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Bridgeport
Federal Reserve Banks
Charles G. Sanford
Federal Banking System
Sanford
First
Bridgeport National Bank
Fairfield County
Connecticut
Henry R. Towns
Stamford
New York
Sanford. i
Boston
Fairfield
Mr. Sanford
Murder Mystery Deepens After Field Sighting
Two men, Barney Connors and John O Leary, passed near the field where Michael Yorke was killed between 1 and 4 am Sunday but heard no cries. They provided detectives with descriptions of suspicious street figures, and police confirm footprints of the killer were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Avenues
Michael Yorke
Barney Connors
Crane Co
John O'Leary
Connors
O'Leary
Yorke
James Dooley
Four women apply to be made voters in Connecticut
By noon today only Emma L. Breit of 220 Wood avenue had taken the elector's oath among four women who registered to be made voters. Other applicants include Grace G Wheeler, Flora M Flood, and Annie Welton. About 2,509 new voters were added to lists today, with 110 new names from 8 am to noon. The selectmen plan extended sessions into the evening and into Friday. About 12 colored men, including Cramer Barrett of 676 Main Street, took the oath. Weathered details note additional new voters from Remington Arms staff and local residents. A Chicago Board of Trade membership sold for 7 600 dollars.
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Emma L. Breit
Wood Avenue
Grace G., Wheeler
Flora M. Flood
Annie Welton
Connecticut
Board of Education
Cramer Barrett
Main Street
Texas
Barrett
Edwin W. Carpenter
Remington Arms Co
Stratfield
Chicago
Joseph A. Page
Remington Arms and Ammunition Co
Mill Hill Avenue
Ohio
Robert P. Roller
Myrtle Avenue
Virginia
Advance of Teutons in East Grows
Berlin reports the war office states in Dobrudja pursuit of Romanians and Russians continues. Dehernavoda captured, cutting the last railroad link for Russians and Rumanians. Russians admit loss and Danube town Tchernavoda evacue d. Mackensen’s army pressing along the front. Lake Tachaul and other positions evacuated. Austro German forces dislodged from heights near Dorna Watra with some prisoners and two machine guns. Athens clarifies that no rupture with entente. French memorandum only, king did not threaten break relations. possible withdrawal of French marines from Piraeus after talks.
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Prograd
Danube
Tchernavoda
Dobrudja
War Office
von Mackensen
Trobrudja
Lake Tachaul
Black Sea
Constanza
Dorna Watra
Athens
Gambittine
Pireau
Six Killed as Trolley Hits Auto
Six persons died when an interurban car of the Southern Michigan Railway Company struck an automobile north of South Bend Indiana. Only one body was identified Frank Brown of Linwood Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
Southern Michigan Railway Company
Frank Brown
Linwood
American Marines Die In Dominican Bandit Raid
Officials report the death of Captain William Low and First Sergeant Atwood while attempting to arrest a bandit in the Dominican Republic. First Lieut. John Marston was injured by a fall. the bandit Ramon Batista was killed. Location not specified. otherwise conditions are quiet.
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Washington
William Low
Atwood
Dominican Republic
Navy Department
John Marston
Ramon Batista
Teutons Tighten Gap on Rumanian Boundary
Berlin reports two major conquests in Dobruja and Transylvania tightening central powers grip on Romania. Medjidie Rashova and Predeal captured, Constanza lost, Ichernavoda under threat, border fortifications breached. Bucharest says Romanian forces retreat further on Transylvania front. Italian forces join Entente on the Macedonian front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teutons
Berlin
Rumania
Medjidiie
Rashova
Dobrupcla
Predeal
Transylvania
Constanza
Medjidie
Ichernavoda
Rumanian
Tchernavoda
Turtukai
Silistria
Ton
Dnube
Bucharest
War Office
Kimpoulung
Weather Forecast Worsen with Clouds and Rain Possible
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with likely rain. Warmer tonight, winds shift from east to south. expect a changeable pattern as the system moves through.
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G.O.P
New Elm City
R. R
Carl Strakosch
E. W. Carpenter
Remington
Beutelspacher
Federal Reserve
New Britain
Fort Douamont
Joseph Salerno
Bridgetta
West Main Street
Plainville
John Costello
Salerno
C. H. Coller
Salernos
Salero
Fort Donaumont
Chicago Board of Trade
War ‘Office
Albania
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