Bishop Pays Moving Tribute To Late Dr Willan Lewis
Right Rev Chauncey B Brewster honors the memory of Rev Dr Willan Lewis rector of St Johns Episcopal church. A memorial service and consecration of the Read reredos by Gutzon Borglum drew a full congregation in Stamford. The sermon praises Lewis as a brave soldier and faithful pastor with a long record of service in multiple states. Bishop Brewster recalls Lewis wartime valor and lifelong scholarship while urging parishioners to live by his teaching. The service included the choir’s piece The Souls of the Righteous Are in the Hands of God and a confirmation class at Walvary Church on Wells Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey B. Brewster
Episcopal Diocese of
Connecticut
Willan Lewis
St. John’s Episcopal Church
New York
Trinity Church
Lewis
Brewster
William Henry Lewis
Connecticut Heavy Artillery
Winchester
New Jersey
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Walvary Church
Wells Street
Anthony R. Parehley
Alfred Goldsborough
Bricklayer Martin Found Dead in Bed at Yorkshire House
Alexand er Martin, a bricklayer residing at Yorkshire House 98 Wall Street, was found dead in his bed shortly before 6:00 this morning. A coughing sound from an adjoining room alerted a maid who discovered him unresponsive, and Patrolman James Bonnelly summoned Medical Examiner E. M. Garrick. The body was warm, with heart failure suspected as the cause. he left a wife and two children in Scotland, and a cousin William Martin in Bridgeport is seeking details. The body had been to Cullinan & Mullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexand
Martin
Yorkshire House
Wall Street
James Bonnelly
M. Garrick
Omee
Scotland
William Martin
Bridgeport
Cullinan & Mullins
State Liquor Dealers in Annual Convention Addressed by Pres Quinn
Meriden Conn Sept 15 Frank P Quinn president of New Haven addressed the twentieth annual Connecticut Liquor Dealers' Association convention presenting his ninth annual report. He decried unfair public credit for legislative gains while noting the association's work for prudent excise laws and opposition to prohibition driven bills. He urged fair treatment and highlighted efforts to curb law violations among members, urging continued ethical conduct and enforcement, with remarks on finances and attendance. The gathering opened with Mayor Donovan's welcome. a banquet and sessions followed with about 175 present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden, Conn
Connecticut Liquor Dealers’ Association
Frank P. Quinn
New Haven
Quinn
General Assembly
Association
Thomas Fitzsimmons
Donovan
Mack Subpoenaed Comes Back With Action For Libel
Albany news reports Norman E. Mack former chairman of the Democratic National and State committees failed to appear before Governor Sulzer's investigator John A. Hennessy to answer libel charges. Mack through secretary James W. Reilly served Hennessy with a summons and complaint in a $5,009 libel suit alleging improper use of campaign funds and blackmail claims. Hennessy set Albany hearing for 10 this morning. Mack and treasurer Arthur A. McLean did not appear and the session was adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National and State Committees
John A. Hennessy
Sulzer
Mack
James W. Reilly
Hennessy
John A. Dix
State of
New York
Hen
Man Kills Wife’s Family Then Flees City
In Memphis on Sept 15 D E Baxter a 35 year old telephone lineman is sought after allegedly shooting and killing his wife's father Henry Smith his wife and her 16 year old brother Oscar at the latter’s home. Mrs Baxter escaped and Baxter is at large after the fatal morning attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
D. E. Baxter
Baxter
Henry Smith
Special Election on Oct 6 Ordered by City Attorney
City Attorney John S Pullman advised Mayor Wilson that a special election to vote on constitutional amendments must be held October 6, the first Monday in October, and not on the regular November election day. The special election would cost about $2000. The saloon closing requirement on that day remains to be decided by prosecuting liquor attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S Pullman
Wilson
Jacobowitz Seeks Court Name Change to Henry Jacoby
Henry Jacobowitz born in Hungary in 1884 asks the superior court for permission to change his name to Henry Jacoby. He has lived in the state for 15 years and says he is generally known as Jacoby. no one would be harmed by the legal change. The petition is returnable at the October term of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jacobowitz
Henry Jacoby
Hungary
Jacoby
Accused Cleric Suspected by Bishop in Mainz Case
Mainz reports Johannes Schmidt, linked to Mainz Bishopric, long under suspicion, fled to Munich, arrested for fraud, acquitted for weak mindedness, then emigrated to New York. In New York, Hans Schmidt, assistant rector at St. Joseph's, alleged river-murder slayer, faces sweeping church inquiry over forged papers and impostor claims. He confessed to police, saying he killed the girl as a sacrifice directed by Saint Elizabeth, while police suspect motive tied to her becoming a mother. Schmidt’s past leans German. he says born 1881, educated in Germany, ordained in Mainz, moved to New York 1906, served at St. Boniface’s, where he met Anne Aumuller. Police note forged surgeon cards tied to his masquerade as Dr Emil Moliere in a ruse connected to his crimes.
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Associated Press
Mainz
Ger
Johannes Schmidt
Munich
Thei
New York
Hans Schmidt
St. Joseph’s Homan Catholic Church
Anne Aumuller
River
Schmidt
Mon
Hudson River
Father Evers
St. Elizabeth
Abraham
Germany
Keslein
St. Augustine's Seminary
Trenton
N. J
St. Boniface’s Church
Aumuller
Emil Moliere
Municipal Women’s Hospital
Paris
France
Chemical Hygiene Manufacturing Company
Louisville family denies link to New York murder suspect
In Louisville on Sept 15 investigators found no connection between Rev. Hane Schmidt held in New York for Anna Aumuller's murder and the killing of eight year old Alma Kellner. Kellner family members said they never knew Schmidt and doubt any link to Alma's death at St John Cathedral basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Hane Schmidt
New York
Anna Aumuller
Alma Kellner
St. John's Cathedral
Kellner
Schmidt
Alma
Turner Sues For 1000 Over Iron Pipe Strike
Edward J L Turner of Darien files in common pleas court alleging he was struck on July 26 1913 by an iron pipe in Darien causing a scalp and left temple wound. Defendant James Hurst named in suit for $1000 damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward JL. Turner
Darien
James Hurst
Common Pleas Court
Turner
Fire chief threatens school closures over fire escape rules
Chief Mooney of the Fire department says he can close schools lacking proper fire escapes if authorized. Board of Education secretary Boardman argues closures unnecessary, noting drills allow rapid evacuation and estimated work costs of 20 to 30 thousand dollars, with several schools already fireproofed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooney
Fire Department
Board of Education
William B. Boardman
Judson accuses Peck of bad bargains in Stratford caucus
State Attorney Stiles Judson alleges Peck secured 57 votes in Stratford by a corrupt bargain with saloon keepers and Hollister Heights residents. He claims Peck promised to draw wills and deeds and shield offenders, a Corrupt Practices Act violation, and cites four prison offenses by Peck. Judson says local townsmen did not vote for Peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles Judson
Republican Party
Stratford
Peck
Bridgeport
Hollister Heights
Stavola
Star Police
Old Town
Big Tim Sullivan Laid To Rest In East Side Honors
Timothy D Sullivan known as Big Tim lay in state since Saturday in the Timothy D Sullivan Association rooms viewed by about 10000 people. His funeral from his association to St Patrick's Cathedral was led by Congressman Kinkead and followed by a long funeral train through the East Side with many buildings draped in black and dozens of organizations and the city’s poor in line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Timothy D. Sullivan
Big Tim
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
East Side
Calvary Cemetery
Brooklyn
Kinkead
New Jersey
Timothy D. Sullivan Association
Elliott Implements New Railroad Department Changes
New Haven news reports a broad realignment of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad operating departments after the North Haven wreck. The two grand divisions Western and Eastern Western overseen by Droege and Woodward and a shift in trainmasters master mechanics and shore line duties aim to boost safety and efficiency with New Haven men filling new roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
New York, New Haven &Ford
Howard Elliott
North Haven
New London
Willimantic
John A. Droege
C. N. Woodward
Boston
James O. Halliday
Bardo
New York
Shore Line
Harlem River
Woodlawn
Danbury
New Canaan
Charles H. Mofsett
W. H. Foster
Harry C. Oviatt
Old Colony
Taunton
Mass
Springfield
Northampton
D. F. Stevens
Mr. Motsett
John Flick
Mr. Stevens
C. J. Stewart
Mr. Oviatt
C. A. Moriarity
Providence
Mr. Stewart
Disappearance of Star Witness in Sulzer Case
New York dispatch reports Frederick L. Colwell of Yonkers, seen as a star witness against Governor Sulzer in the impeachment trial, has disappeared. The assembly board of impeachment managers announced the vanish in a public statement dated Sept. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulzer
New York
Frederick L. Colwell
Yonkers
Assembly Board of
Lineman Fatally Injured by Hand Car Collapse
Middletown police report telegraph lineman Joseph Brown aged 31 from New Haven suffered probable fatal injuries when a hand car struck him on the railroad near Middletown on September 15. The incident occurred as he rode the car, with hospitalizing details for another observer, John A L Julian, Bridgeport Evening Post city Mall reporter, undergoing a minor operation in Bridgeport Hospital yesterday.
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Middletown
Joseph Brown
New Haven
Here
John A. L. Julian
City Mall
Bridgeport Evening Post
Bridgeport Hospital
Miller Taken Into Court On Bench Warrant
Miller, engineer of the Whitsa Mountain Express, faced a bench warrant in New Haven for manslaughter related to the Bar Harbor Express wreck near North Haven. He pleaded not guilty and posted bond of 1500 for the October term, with Armon A. Alling as State's Attorney and A. D. Gates as bondsman. Coroner Mix filed papers at the superior court, their contents not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Sept
Miller
Bar Harbor
New York, Wee Haven & Hartfordi
North Haven
Armon A. Alling
Asher
Guiler
A. D. Gates
Brotherhood of Locd_motive Enginsere
Nis
Corandr
Mix
Superior Court
Canada Not Through With The Thaw Case
Montreal Sept 15 Thaw’s Canadian lawyers say no hope of returning him to Canada have asked Quebec appeal court to rule on constitutionality of immigration act used to move him from Canada to Vermont the court adjourned awaiting Thaw’s appearance Thaw awaited writ of habeas corpus before US Judge Aldrich in Littleton awaiting the federal decision and safety assurances amid kidnapping rumors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Harry KK. Thaw
Dominion
N. K. LaFiamme
Thaw
Appeal Court of
Quebec
Thayr
Vermont
Canada
Ingal
Archembault
Tha
Colebrook
N. Hi
Harre K. Thaw
United States
P. Nute
Drew
Coos County
Holman Drew
Nate
G A R Meets in Southern City for First Time
Chattanooga Sept 15 assembled for the first time in a southern city over 14 000 Union veterans attend the opening of the 47th Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Allied organizations converge as many gather in the city with a record crowd during campment week. Weather extends drizzle and battlefield visits as Alfred J. Beers and national officers join the welcome events. Seven departmental headquarters already opened including New Hampshire and Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Smushern City
Grand Army of the Republic
Thip City
Elk
Besen
Kandrede
Lookout Mountain
Alfred J. Beers
Grand Army
Lea
Tennessee
Elise
Hampshire
Vermont
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DR. Lewis
St. John’s Church
Read
Pres. Quinn
Albert J. Merritt
Law Aid
Arthur W. Comley
Jacobowitz
Saint
Judson
Elliott
Julian
Southern City
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