Mayor's mediation aimed at ending Ansonia strike
Ansonia mayor John C. Mead began mediation to resolve a weeklong strike at American Brass plants with 5 000 workers demanding higher pay and better conditions. He met with strikers' committee and company officials, expecting several talks. most plants aim to return to normal by midweek.
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Ansonia
John C. Mead
American Brass Company
Ansonia Manufacturing Company
Schneller, Osborne and Chessman Company
Ansonia Co. and Co. Company
Counsel for King Files New Demurrer
Counsel for John T. King has filed a demurrer in the Superior Court to the amended complaint by J. Moss Ives receiver for the Danbury & Bethel street railway. The suit seeks $205,000 from King for an unpaid Bridgeport and Danbury stock subscription. The demurrer argues the receiver never called for payment and lacks the right to do so. merger of lines does not authorize payment. hearing set on short calendar.
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John T. King
J. Moss Ives
Danbury & Bethel Street Railway
Bridgeport and
Danbury Street Railway
Bridgeport& Danbury
Danbury & Bethel
Bing
Bridgeport & Danbury
Express Company Carrying in Newark Suit Over Woolen Cloth
In Common Pleas Court Judge Tom J. Walsh heard N. Roving of Newark vs A. Pokras of this city, a tailor who ordered woolen cloth but refused delivery, shipping it back and forth. The express company aided, Rovin sued for 816.19, Pokras refused to pay, decision reserved.
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Tom J. Walsh
Common Pleas Court
N. Roving
Newark
A. Pokras
Pokras
Rovin
Express Company
Poktas
Walsh
Automobile Smash Before Judge Wilder
Judge Frank L. Wilder presided over a Common Pleas special session on an auto crash at North Avenue and Main Street dated November 18, 1918. Cars owned by Jennie Wakelee and C. W. Copeland collided with fault disputed. Plaintiff seeks 300 dollars for damages while Copeland counters 100. Case not completed at adjournment.
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Frank L. Wilder
Common Pleas Court
North Avenue
Main Street
Jennie Wakelee
C. W. Copeland
Copeland
Cassidy Deckand case Still Before the Court
Judge William M. Maltbie resumes the Cassidy versus Deckand breach of contract trial in Superior Court. George L. Cassidy seeks about 7000 in damages. Flora L. Deckand testifies denying Cassidy statements. trial to extend by a day or two. Medical outfit back. New York. June 17. Six officers and 212 men of the 78th base hospital among 1897 troops from Marseilles. Bliss in Paris. June 16. Marshal Foch General Bliss and others attend council of five on German situation.
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William M. Maltbie
Superior Court
George L. Cassidy
Flora L. Deckand
Cassidy
New York
78Th Base Hospital
Marseilles
Dance Tonight That Jazz Band Dance Tonight That Jazz Band
A brief entertainment note highlights a Saturday event headlined by That Jazz Band. The listing promotes a lively session of dance music expected to draw local crowds and set a upbeat tone for the weekend.
Robbers Fail To Steal 100-Pound Safe In Cogswell Burglary
In New York on a Sunday morning burglars tried to remove a 100 pound safe containing jewelry worth 10000 dollars from the home of A Van Rensselaer Cogswell at 12 East Eleventh Street. A rope broke and the safe crashed to the flagstones. Guards and guests were awakened by the crash. the safe and valuables were recovered intact.
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New York
A. van Rensselaer Cogswell
East Eleventh Street
Service Men Elect Officers in Shelton
Sixty former service men met in City hall Shelton to form the Army and Navy association. A constitution was adopted and officers were elected. William J. Griffin was chosen president. Others include John M. Burns as vice president, William L. Hamilton as secretary, J. Sherwood Thompson as treasurer, Thomas Jd. Hill as historian, trustees Dr. H. A. Roberts Frank A. Collins and William Jones, guards William Goodman and James Lawlor, chaplain Frederick L. Sanford.
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Shetton
Army and Navy Association
American Legion
William J. Griffin
108T
Aresice
John M. Burns
William L. Hamilton
J. Sherwood Thompson
Thomas Jd. Hill
H. A. Roberts
Frank A. Collins
William Jones
Wiliam Goodman
James Lawlor
Frederick L. Sanford
Automobile Crash Claims Damages in Common Pleas
Isabella Hocheiser sues D Arthur Keating before Judge John J Walsh claiming about 170 dollars damage from a collision with a machine owned by Keating and driven by his son. Keating counters claiming fault by George Hoscheiser and seeking 490 dollars. Collision occurred September 19 1915 at Starling and Jossuth streets with case unresolved at adjournment.
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D. Arthur Keating
Isabella Hocheiser
Keating
John J. Walsh
Common Pleas Court
George Hoscheiser
Starling
Jossuth
Sentinel Editor Admitted to Connecticut Bar
Ansonia June 17 Raymond Curtiss city editor of the Ansonia Sentinel was admitted to the Connecticut State Bar in Superior court New Haven Curtiss studied law under Prosecuting Attorney A. McOrmond and has long been in local newspaper work He recently completed six months army service Also mentions Japan as agriculturally focused and comments on dwarf family farms and small plots in a separate fragment.
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Superior Court
New Eaven
Raymond Curtiss
Ansonia Sentinel
Curtiss
A. the McOrmond
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