Deliberate Plot Suspected In Libere Liberté Destruction
Navy officials in Toulon suspect a deliberate plot destroyed the battleship Liberté with fires and explosions. Eight sailors survived. about 60 dead and many wounded. a court of inquiry to fix responsibility and prevent future disasters will be named. a general strike movement in Rome was reported as Socialist opposition to war.
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United Press
Toulon
France
Patrie
Ile
Ebris
Ister
Marine Delcasse
Germinet
Liberté
Marine Hital
Rome
Paris Papers Cite Plot Behind Warship Destruction
Paris newspapers argue the battleship Liberte was destroyed by a plot. They note no official explanation and point to unanswered questions about the ship and its bunkers and magazines as evidence a spontaneous blaze is unlikely. Gaulois credits the fire starting in the coal as a crew-related cause.
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Paris
Petrie
Sedatsi Unition
Gaulois
Captain Paul Boyton Faces Grand Jury Indictment Refusal
Special to The Farmer reports a federal grand jury in Bridgeport declined to return a true bill against Capt. Paul Boyton owner of a house boat. The case stemmed from a ticket scheme alleged to be a lottery with proceeds claimed for charity. The jury found insufficient evidence to indict.
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Federal ‘Grand Jury
Paul Boyton
Bridgeport
Ae Saryers
Bridge
Bridgeport Appeals Over Rail Line Ten Foot Centers
City of Bridgeport fights Railroad Commissioners ruling on Connecticut Co tracks in Fairfield avenue and adjacent streets. City contends company cannot relocate or reconstruct without city orders after court appeal and commission decision in 1911.
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R. R. Commissioners
Connecticut Co
Bridgeport
Q Council
Ita
Main
Connecticut Company
Fairfield Avenue
Clinton Avenue
Barnum and Noble Avenues
Infant Death Probed Over Poppy Seed Tea Practice
Stamford coroner probes the death of four month old Annie Ingepito after the infant was found in a stupor blamed on opium from poppy seed tea given by her mother Annie Ingepito of 249 West Main. Dr Pierson reported the case to authorities as an inquest begins.
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United Press
Stamford
Wilson
Annie
Michael Ingepito
249 West Main Street
Pierson
Swiss Guards Receive Modern Weapons for Vatican
Rome September 26 Official word says the Pope's Noble and Swiss Guards have been equipped with the most modern weapons. Although inactive since 1870, authorities state the guards are intended for actual warfare and require updated armament. The change replaces the guards’ antique Michelangelo era uniform and gear with contemporary equipment.
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United Press
Rome
Vatican
Michael Angelo
Pope Pius XII to Live Within Vatican Walls With Family
Vatican physicians decide to house Pope Pius XII’s family inside the Vatican to keep him company and steady his mind. The plan includes his sisters, brother Angelo Sarto and relatives who will forgo ordinary work to visit and support him, aiming to ease his health and nostalgia for Venice.
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United Press
Rome
Vatican
Venice
Anna
Maria Sarto
Angelo. Sarto
Several Small Burglaries Reported In City
Reports from police headquarters describe multiple petty break ins. J Weiner of 384 Brooks Street noted a broken store window, later discovering his cellar had been entered. Mary Colletar, 326 Pine Street, reported glass removed from her shop and an unsuccessful burglary attempt. A trespasser posing as a Bridgeport Gas Light worker entered 226 Crescent Avenue and tampered with gas meters.
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J. Weiner
Brooks Street
Weiner
Mary Colletar
Pine Street
Crescent Avenue
Bridgeport Gas Light Company
Walkout by Shopmen Signals Possible Illinois Central Strike
A 1500 shopmen walkout at Memphis, following a clerks strike, is seen by labor leaders as the start of a broader Illinois Central System Federation action. Federation officials say international craft presidents back the move toward unity in bargaining. Illinois Central insists replacements will be ready within 48 hours.
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United Press
Chicago
Illinois Central System Federation
Memphis
Kiine
System Federation
Kline
Davenport
Foley
Illinois Central
Roseanne Department Sues Eight Postal Depositories
In Washington on September 26 an order was filed by the Roseanne Department against eight postal savings depositories seeking enforcement of a regulatory action.
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United Press
Washington
Roseanne Department
Connecticut Legislature Ends Longth Session with Mixed Verdict
Hartford reports Republicans and Democrats voice satisfaction as the 1911 General Assembly adjourns sine die after a long session. Public utilities bill and death damages act praised. workers’ liability and direct primaries not passed. The session set records for length and spending, with emphasis on private acts and lobbying activity.
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Johnson
Wes
Workhen
Senate
Mahan
Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Matthew H. Rogers
Sim E. Baldin
New Haven
General Assembly
Public Utilities Commission
Willimantic
Connecticut River Company
Meltzer
Bridgeport
Donovan
South Norwalk
Judson
Stratford
Rep
Newtown
State Board of Education
Baldwin
Candee
Easton
Chapman
East Lyme
Dunn
Hall
Willington
Burnham
Scott
Motor Driven Fire Truck At The Convention
Fire Chief Edward Mooney reports at Milwaukee convention only minor advances in motor driven fire apparatus apart from a single motor driven truck. Bridgeport officials foresee a clean up in horse drawn houses when automatics replace steam engines. Superintendent Tracey surveys Bridgeport’s jumbo on mobile base as work continues in Minneapolis.
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Edward Mooney
Milwaukee
Bridgeport Fire Department
Tracey
Minneapolis
Bridgeport
Nott Fire Engine Company
Mooney
Man Arrested For Credit Clothes Swindle In Bridgeport
Joe Benard, a young visitor to Bridgeport last January, returned to town and was arrested after police tracked him. He is held for investigation on a charge of remaining money on sale. He allegedly bought forty dollars worth of clothes on a one dollar down plan, skipped town, and was sent to the city court in bonds of one hundred dollars for trial before the Superior court.
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Our Fair City
Joe Benard
Bridgepor
Eta
Oatactiva
Gorwensite
Ard
Talee
Talee| Eee
Ingenious Drunk Makes Razor From Table Knife
Michael Gallagher an elderly man from Westminister Ct worked in a potato mine hit town and drank. Police officer Wheeler took him to headquarters for drunkenness. A small table knife in Gallagher’s pocket had been cut and sharpened into a razor wedge. He claimed he shaved with it and wore a leather strap.
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Michael Gallagher
Westminister
FE. Wheeler
Gallagher
First Massachusetts Primary Opens Across State
Special from United Press Boston Sept 26 polls open at 6 am in the state’s first primary vote. Major cities report higher turnout than expected as Republicans pledge a three cornered fight among Frothingham Norman White and Walker. Governor Foss leads Democrat and Progressive Democrat over Hisgen in a wide margin. The primary decides all state and county offices from governor downward.
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United Pess
Boston
Massachusetts
Sharps
Will Min
Louis W. Frothingham
Norman White
Joseph Walker
Foss
Thomas L. Hisgen
Springfield
Down
Clarkson elected state conductor at junior O U A M meeting
New Britain reports 1470 members at the annual junior order United American Mechanics convention. Secretary Marvin announced the figure and Treasurer L Golden of Waterbury reported 1200 in the treasury. Marvin and Golden were reelected and Paul Clarkson of Bridgeport was chosen state conductor.
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United Press
New Britain
Marvin
United American Mechanics
L. Golden
Waterbury
Treasury
Golden
Paul Clarkson
Bridgeport
Diphtheria Epidemic Surges in Torrington Amid Typhoid
Torrington reports a dozen diphtheria cases as typhoid cases stall at 212 with no new additions by noon. A committee seeks use of the state armory as a temporary hospital. 313,000 pledged for relief and 1,000 contributed by Coe Brass Manufacturing heads.
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United Press
Torrington
Hartford
Trinity Parish House
Baldwin
Cole
Coe Brass Manufacturing
Ist
Boat accident near Pequorinock Bridge leaves two men rescued
Superintendent Jim Mec Guinness and carpenter Fred Seeley fell from a boat into the water while navigating the Pequorinock river near the lower bridge. Both could not swim but were rescued by a motor boat crew after the craft overturned during repair work.
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Pequorinock
Jim MecGuinness
Fred Seeley
Ceranene
Carpenter
W Neith
Jim
O Brien Sued for Assault on Mrs Smith in 1911 Case
Richard and Mary Smith of this city filed suit against Patrick O Brien in the court of common pleas for $1000 damages alleging he attacked Mrs Smith on July 11 1911 striking her knocking out a tooth and throwing her to the ground. They claim she was bedridden and deprived of her services.
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Richard and
Mary Smith
O'Brien
The Fighting Parson Ghosts in Silver City
A seven member touring troupe known as the Tickling Parson is stranded in Meriden after a long journey from New York. They performed to a small crowd last night, with no encore as the cast struggles to continue the show and return to the road.
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Silver City
United Press
Meriden
New York City
Local Classifieds and Wanted Notices Mix
A collage of short ads and notices listing positions, sales, events, and rental offers. Entries include WANTED jobs for cloak and suit staff and stationary engineer, sales pitches for land oil representation in Oklahoma, a charity dance at Colonial Ballroom, sale offers for a 1909 Reo runabout and a new two flat house, rental of a light store, multiple property listings, private sale of household items, and a store boy vacancy.
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Broad St
Oil ‘Land Co
Bridgeport
Hyde
Okmulgee St
Muskogee
Oklahoma
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George Randolph Cheeter
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Springsfield
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