Brooklyn Doctor Claims North Pole Discovery
Dr Frederick A Cook of Brooklyn Arctic explorer reports reaching the geographic North Pole on April 21, 1908. Dispatches from Copenhagen and London confirm the feat with Cook aboard ships bound for Copenhagen, accompanied only by Eskimos and a single white companion who fell ill.
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North Pole
DR. Cook
Brooklyn
United Press
Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
Greenland
Cook
Colonial Office
Lerwick
Shetland Island
Bede
Hans Egde
Upernayik
Cape York
Esquirmaux
Peary
Nensen
Exsquimaux
London
FP. A. Cook
Meate
Leona
Pole
Foreign Office
Ernest Shackleton
South Pole
Shackleton
England
New York
Frederick Eear
Noe
Arctic
B. B. Bradley
Bradley
Lieu R. E. Peary
Ge Naral
Globe
Newark
Bartlett
Jeanie
Dr. Cooks
Jeanie Jeanie
Captain Cook
Italian consular agent to base office in Bridgeport
Consular agent Michael Riccio, representative of King Manuel's government in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, plans to move his home and set up an office and exchange bank in Bridgeport. He aims to be near his daughter’s family in the city and notes Bridgeport's growing importance, with ties to New Haven and nearby Italian residents.
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Michael Riccio
Immanuel
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Bridgeport
New Haven
Louis M. Petrucelli
Riccio
Exchange Bank
Signor
New Britain Man Killed in West Tisbury Car Crash
Walter H. Phillips, son of a Seal R1 millionaire manufacturer, died when his auto skidded on the West Tisbury road near New Britain Conn. Five other young men were injured: Francis Vanderlip Boston Joseph Kelley Medford George Brude Edgartown William Sweeney Oak Bluffs and Charles Kotsch New Britain chauffeur. The touring car failed to slow at a sharp turn, back wheels hit soft ground, a wheel broke, and Phillips was thrown from the front seat striking his head. The chauffeur and others were injured but will recover.
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United Press
West Tisbury
Mass
Walter H. Phillips
Phillips
Francis L. Vanderlip
Boston
Joseph Kelley
Medford
George A. Brude
Edgartown
William Sweeney
Oak Bluffs
Charles A. Kotsch
New Britain
Conn
West Tisbury Road
Kotsch
Road work under way across Connecticut area bridges Bridgeport hubs
State highway plans show extensive contracts in Bridgeport and surrounding towns. Over sixteen miles of road near Bridgeport plus eight miles on the old Boston post road east of New Haven are under construction. Projects include the Mianus bridge to Stamford line, Jump Hill in Easton, and sections in Wilton Trumbull Fairfield and other towns. The scope aims to modernize major trunk lines through Fairfield County and connect to the Berkshires, with state aid road maintenance clarified by the 1907 law.
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Bridgeport
State
Boston Post
New Haven
Berkshires
Trumbull
Huntington
Ansonia
Seymour
Beacon Falls
Naugatuck
Waterbury
Thomaston
Harwinton
Torrington
Winchester
Colebrook
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Milford
Washington
Warren
Cornwall
Canaan
North Canaan
Fairfield County
Mianus Bridge
Greenwich
Stamford
E. N. Clark
Fairfield
Bridgefort
Jump
Easton
Wilton
Norwalk
Ridgefield
Danbury
Bridgeport and Newtown
Bridgeport and Easton
Redding
Monroe
Boston Post Road
New London
Milford
East Lyme
Old Lyme
Old Saybrook
Orange Ape
Waterford
Macdonald
Long Hill
Newtown Center
Typhoid Epidemic Strikes Woodmont Area In New Haven Drive
The Woodmont typhoid outbreak claims Mrs. W. J. Baird and her son Donald from Bridgeport, with W. J. Baird, manager of Meigs & Co., among hospital victims. Frederick Miner of New Haven, 24, died after marrying his fiancée at her home as he faced death. Other patients include Mrs. Harte and A Rowden King, while milk inspectors tighten rules and hotels and cottages shutter early.
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Woodmont
New Haven Hospital
W. J. Baird
Donald
Bridgeport
Meigs & Co
Baird
Moodsmont
Frederick Hotchkiss Miner
New Haven
Bean C. Bangs
Miner
Miss Crone
Bishop Williams
Frederick H. Miner
Stoddard-Brown Company
Milford
William R
Carrie Pardee Miner
Harte
A. Rowden King
New Haven Journal-Courier
Hartshorn
Rev Father Joynt Dies At 62 In New London
Rev Thomas P Joynt rector of St Marys Star of the Sea in New London dies at the rectory after nearly two years illness rheumatism and dropsy aged 62 He served as rector 25 years born Fort Edward New York studied priesthood in Montreal Followed by service in Canada before moving to Jewett City appointed rector of St Marys in 1883 Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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United Press
New London
Thomas P. Joynt
St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church
Father Joynt
St. Mary’s
Fort Edward
N. Y
Sulpician Institute
Montreal
Canada
Jewett City
St. Mary's
Saloon License Protest Filed for Caroline Street
A remonstrance has been filed with the County Commissioners against granting a license to Michael Hinck to operate a saloon on Caroline Street. Former Mulvihill signatures appear among the protesters.
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Michael Hinck
Caroline Street
Mulvihill
New Bridgeport Traffic Regulations Regarded by Automobile Club
The Automobile Club of Bridgeport debated proposed traffic rules at the Stratfield meeting. A committee report urged fair street use and held drivers accountable for reckless acts. The plan, adopted after discussion, covers right side passing, turning, stopping, signals, and right of way on city streets.
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Automobile Club of Bridgeport
Stratfield
F. T. Staples
EH. T. Buckingham
F. A. Strong
Segmuarites
Een Council
Board of Aldermen
City of
Bridgeport
Earle and Miss Dunn Claim Pure Soul Mate Link
Ballard Dunn, brother of Miss Gertrude Dunn, denies Elopement Rumor Involving Ferdinand Pinney Earle. He says the pair met near Norwalk Conn while planning an orphanage project, traveled for talks in Monroe N Y, and that Miss Dunn plans work with settlements. He notes his sister is 26, a graduate nurse, and unrelated to any marriage with Earle.
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United Press
New York
Ferdinand Pinney Harle
France
Julia
Kuttner
Gertrude Buell Dunn
Earle
Kuttner-Earle
Sir Earle
Miss Dunn
Plato
Cupid
Warle
Europe
Chicago
Harle
B. Russell Hertz
Mood
of Personality
Hertz
Juna_Kuttner
President Roosevelt
Glenwood Springs
Charles Haag
Silver Mine
Norwalk
Conn
Ballard Dunn
Gertrude Dunn
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Paris
Dunn
Plenty of Work for Union Men on New York Builders
Union bricklayers arrive from New York to work on Warner Bros plant additions while Corset plant work stalls. Non union workers faced with open shop fights are displaced as union cards secure steady citywide work. Builders praise unions as essential for steady employment and aver open shop hostility is untenable.
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Warner Bros. Co
New York
Bridgeport
United States
Peng Pe Sers
York
Hearings Tomorrow On Two Liquor License Applications
County Commissioners schedule two hearings for tomorrow morning. One concerns Thomas Carroll's application at 25 Middle Street and the other covers John Dicharl's transfer from Howard Avenue to Spruce Street, challenged by proximity to Hungarizer Reformed church within 200 feet. If improper, transfer disapproval follows. unsuitability of applicants is also argued. Funeral held for Emma E Hebert at 1294 North Avenue with high Mass, interment at St Michael's Cemetery. Business opportunity notes new store for rent in a good location with grocery and meat fixtures. no inventory required. Apply 5 H pits alos 1 ato.
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Thomas Carroll
Middle Street
John Dicharl
Howard Avenue
Spruce Street
Hungarizer Reformed Church
Emma E
Treffie Hebert
North Avenue
St. Patrick's Church
Edward P. Curran
St Michael's Cemetery
Aged Woman Fights Burglar in the Dark
An elderly resident at 203 Alice Street awoke at 4 am to a burglar entering through a cellar window. The intruder grabbed $32.60 and a gold watch, knocked Mrs. Beck down, then fled. Police brought William and Charles L. Jackson to court. case continued, charged as assault and burglary.
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Tina
Alice Street
Tad Jones Arrest Shown on East Street Incident
A young man identified as Tad Jones was arrested on East Street this afternoon by Officer for flourishing a knife and threatening to kill everything in sight. The individual claimed no relation to a Yale athlete of the same name. The fragmentary text also includes unrelated advertisements for medical care and poultry farming.
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Tad Jones
East Street
Yale
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