Meriden Man Chosen Head of Federation
Meriden man J. C. Stremlau elected president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor at the twenty eighth annual convention in New Britain. Delegates elected officers including vice presidents from Bridgeport Hartford Waterbury and others with R. P. Cunningham re elected state organizer and noted for his work on the workmen s compensation bill. Stremlau, active in labor measures, was lauded for efforts on child labor hours for minors and women, and room polishing work safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
State Federation of Labor
J. C. Stremlau
MerriGen
Jasper MecLevy
Bridgeport
Sol Sontheimer
Federation
State Grange
Mard C. Fisher
Wesleyan and Co
Powell
Meriden
Cive i
General Assembly
Stremiau
Conecticut Federation of Labor
Ladis Hanged for Murder of His Teacher in Fayetteville
Omer Joavie, 16, was hanged in Fayetteville on September 11 for killing his teacher Miss Nellie Kooneyhun. His mother led a petition for commutation to life imprisonment, but only after circulating across northwest Arkansas, while her husband and friends opposed her efforts. The mother remained beside the condemned man until midnight as the Garutted public petition was reportedly stolen from her home. Davis, who killed Miss Moneyhan, was a factor in a February incident tied to an engagement announcement.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Omer Joavie
Nellie Kooneyhun
Arkansas
Ayes
Miss Moneyhan
Davis
Girl of 12 seeks lost parents in Bridgeport
Monica Powers, 12, living with Mrs. J. Nemority at 9 Main Street Stamford, seeks her parents in Bridgeport. Born July 3, 1901 in Bridgeport, she asks Town Clerk Thomas for help locating her father Thomas Powers and describes herself as bright and skilled in penmanship. She urges the clerk to inform her at once to see her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monica Powers
Stamford
Bridgeport
Monica
Thomas
Ionate
Sweitzer Suffers Leg Burn In Workplace Accident
Tony Sweitzer aged 21 of 846 Mancock Avenue slipped at Pollak Rubber Company How gerd Avenue this morning. His left leg was immersed to the knee in boiling water. He was removed to St. Vincent's Hospital.
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Tony Sweitzer
Olf
Mancock Avenue
Pollak Rubber Company
Howgerd Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Pretty Girl Guilty of Theft In Local Court
Florence Kilroy a 21 year old woman appeared before Judge Reed in the criminal superior court on the charge of theft. She allegedly stole 26 dollars in cash and 100 dollars worth of jewelry from Fred Smith. Kilroy was sentenced to six months in jail and cried in court.
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Florence Kilroy
Florence Schraeder
Smith
Henry Bunce
Kingston
Bunce
Christopher Gradoboko
Sera
East Bridgeport
Antonio Christiano
Greenwich
Auto Bandits Snatch $14,800 on Chicago Sidewalk
Four robbers robbed messenger Farrington Morey, 18, of Garfield Park State Savings Bank, seizing a satchel with $800 in currency and $10,000 in checks. They escaped in a car, without displaying a revolver, on the sidewalk in front of the bank on the city’s west side.
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Chicago
Farrington Morey
Garfield Park State Savings Bank
Stone Bardo face changes in New Haven rail rules
New Haven on Sept 11 reports say General Manager C L Bardo of the New Haven road concluded talks with committees representing engineers and firemen and other groups over proposed rule changes. Grand Chief Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers advises the engineers and firemen committees. Negotiations may proceed by written exchanges.
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New Haven
C. L. Bardo
New Haven Road
Bardo
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mr. Bardo
Sulzer Is Not Governor Says Justice Hasbrouck
Kingston N Y Sept 11 Supreme Court Justice Hasbrouck today ruled Governor Sulzer was regularly impeached and during impeachment awaiting trial stripped of executive powers including pardon authority. He also held that Joseph G Robin the banker convict could not be pardoned and quashed the habeas corpus writ returning Robin to Blackwell's Island Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Supreme Court
Hasbrouck
Sulzer
Robin
Blackwell's Island
British motorboat Maple Leaf Iv wins second race
London September 11 The British motor boat Maple Leaf Iv won the second race for the international motorboat trophy at Osborne Bay Isle of Wight. Its time for 32.4 miles was 39 minutes 28 35 seconds.
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London
Osborne Bay
Isle of Wight
British scientists meet as exploration pace slows
Birmingham on September 11 reports the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science resuming. Geographer H N Dickson of the University of Edinburgh argues future work will center on supplying and distributing food and clothing globally. In Bridgeport, cobblers plan to organize at 62 Cannon Street Monday evening to form a shoemakers union, regulate repairs charges, and fix labor hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Eng
British Association For the Advancement of Sciences
H. N. Dickson
Dickson
University of Edinburgh
Cobblers of
Bridgeport
Cannon Street
Thaw Case Adjourned In Colebrook For Hearings
Harry Kendall Thaw, fugitive from Matteawan, remains under guard in Colebrook New Hampshire after a day of legal maneuvers. Extradition and habeas corpus efforts continue as Jerome and Kennedy clash with Canadian authorities over Thaw’s return to New York.
Stock Prices Work Downward on New York Exchange
Opening stock prices today showed little light on market direction with active trading but an overall downward drift especially in Union Pacific. Reading, Southern Pacific, Steel and Amalgamated fell fractionally while Alaska gold mines began trading. noon activity faded as shorts’ demand eased and bull traders held back. Bonds remained steady.
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New York
Union Pacific
Reading
Southern Pacific
Steel
Amalgamated
Alaska
Stock Exchange
$50 000 Stolen on Coast Line Train
In Savannah on Sept 11 a portable safe carrying $50,000 in transit from Chase National Bank of New York to Savannah Bank & Trust was stolen from an Atlantic Coast Line train between Jersey City and Savannah. A second package of $21,900 destined for Valdosta and Brunswick was robbed on the same train. Seals appeared undisturbed at discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanah
Chasé National Bank of New York
Savannah Bank & Trust Company
Atlantic Coast Line
Jersey City
Savannah
New York
Valdosta
Brunswick
Alleged Doctor Treats Wealthy Real Estate Man
Thom as Hall of New Haven faced a charge of practicing medicine without a license in Meriden as of Sept 11. Bond remained at 3500. case postponed to Saturday. Police probe a rumored conspiracy by supposed enemies of Samuel White, a wealthy real estate dealer, to “worry him to death.” Hall, using the alias Dr Styles, allegedly treated White for heart trouble and warned of a dire condition. Hall reportedly did not take pay for his advice.
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Meriden
Thomas Hall
New Haven
Thomas €. Murdock
Samuel White
White
Hall
Styles
Mr. White
Prisoner Too Big for Bertillon Measurement
New Haven Sept 11 a new measuring board is needed after detectives found a suspect too tall for the Bertillon measurements. Al bert Seymour wanted for burglary was brought from Springfield and measured at 210 inches total height, far exceeding the board.
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New Haven
Healy
Springfield
Albert Seymour
Seymour
Burglar Bound Over In Hartford Case
Philip Pilanzio a 17 year old lad was today in police court bound over to the superior court under bonds of 500 dollars for burglary and theft on four counts in Hartford.
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Hartford
Philip Pilanzio
White flag blamed as danger at Norwalk railroad crossings
Coroner John J. Phelan warned that white flags signaling danger at Norwalk crossings may mislead drivers into thinking the track is clear, urging gates and daytime flagmen to prevent deaths after three were killed and a child injured. He will hear testimony from New Haven railroad officials as the investigation continues.
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Connecticut
John J. Phelan
Norwalk
New Haven Road
Phelan
New Haven Company
Driver Joseph Chairmont Inconscious After Bed Fall
Police will inquire into the injury to Joseph Chairmont a 19 year old chauffeur living at 1261 Sterling Street found unconscious in his bed early this morning Doctors diagnosed severe concussion of the brain and he was taken to St Vincent's Hospital Investigators may order a full inquiry into the incident and circumstances surrounding his fall and collapse
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Joseph Chairmont
Sterling Street
Finnegan
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Chairmont
B. L. Smyakowsky
Keller Alleges Petty Swindling Scheme On Water Filters
Charles Keller, superintendent of the State Employment Bureau, told police today that a talker rented desk space in the Warner building and advertised for agents. Unemployed applicants paid a ten dollar deposit as a guarantee of good faith and were appointed to sell cheap water filters. After collecting several hundred dollars, the swindler allegedly disappeared. police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Keller
State Employment Bureau
Cannon Street
Warner
Russell in Place Curtis Refused on Planning Board
Mayor Wilson announced the appointment of Eugene F. Russell to succeed Lewis B. Curtis on the city planning commission. Russell, vice‑president of the Manufacturers' association and factory manager for Locomobile, lives at 837 Fairfield Avenue. James Moriarty, 28, of Wayne Street, fell from a team this morning and fractured a left foot. he was taken to Emergency Hospital for treatment.
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Wilson
Eugene F. Russell
Manufacturers’ Association
Lewis B. Curtis
New City Planning Commission
Russell
Locomobile Company of America
Fairfield Avenue
Davis
New York
James Moriarty
Wayne Street
Death of Mayor Gaynor Aboard Baltic At Sea
William J. Gaynor mayor of Greater New York died on the steamer Baltic en route to Queenstown. Heart failure followed violent coughing after an assassination attempt. The death shocks the nation and may alter New York politics.
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William J. Gaynor
New York
William Jay Gaynor
Greater
Baltic
Queenstown
Gallagher
Robert Adamson
Rufus W. Gaynor
Kochersperger Details Millions in New Haven Rail Plan
Boston Sept 11 representatives of financial interests stockholders and the public crowded the Massachusetts public service commission as hearings continued on the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad petition to issue 67000000 in debenture bonds. Kochersperger outlined 1678000 for a four track draw bridge at New London 5000000 for a new signal system along the Shore Line 12000000 for other improvements and 7000000 to 6000000 for a new station repair shop and steamboat landing at New Haven. He noted most expenditures would occur outside Massachusetts and a counsel was asked to draft an argument. Also Peter Grusofsky at Whiting street freight house injured his left foot and received treatment at the emergency hospital.
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Colebrook
N. H
Harry Kendall Thaw
Dominion of Canada
New York
William Travers Jerome
Matteawan
Thaw
Holmann Drew
Jerome
Franklin Kennedy
Monadnock House
James T. Carr
Lke
Sherbrooke
John Lanyon
New York State
Kennedy
Canada
Norton Mills
Agent Parkinson
Dominion Secret Service
Parkinson
Sheriff Drew
Quanyon
Justice
Carr
Boston
Massachusetts Public Service Commission
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
H. M. Kochersperger
New Haven
Rochersperger
New London
Readville
Massachusetts
Anderson
Chartres F. Choate, Jr
Burglar Alarm on Gas Meter Aids Arrest
Vincent Maesa of 1457 Willard Street is arrested on suspicion of thefts from gas meters and nearby dwellings. A company alarm system triggered by tampering alerted the main office, leading to his arrest and subsequent arraignment in City Court Saturday.
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Vincent Maesa
Willard Street
Hallett Street
Ty Lie Gas Company
Alamn
Rmeter
Waterbury Police Seek Thomas Meyers in Theft Case
Waterbury police issued a warning for the arrest of Thomas Meyers, described as colored, believed connected to the theft of 300 American flags. Report notes Meyers may be hiding and mentions a supposed arrival in a city, with unclear spellings in the original text.
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Waterbury
Thomas Meyers
Hrifgapert
Havemeyer's Funeral Held at New York Home
William F Havermeyer funeral conducted at the Havemeyer residence in New York with family in attendance. Source text notes the deceased's father William involved in the event and references the Havemeyer family lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William F. Havermeyer
Havemeyer
Todas
Wiliam
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Rep. Stremlau
State F. of L
J. J. O'Well
M'Levy
Ladis
Sweitzer
Fred Smith
Justice Hasbrouck
Harry
Harry K. Thaw
Drew
Coos County
Coast Line
Bertillon
R. R
Keller
Curtis
Liverpool
Brooklyn
W. Seward Webt
Harry K. Wingut
Notir
Rufus Gaynor
City Hall
St. James
Taverpool
White Star Line
Baneen
Ranson
Charles F. Murphy
Charles F.murphy
Tammany Halk
Gaynor
Kochersperger
Peter Grusofsky
Whiting Street
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