Child's Leg Severed by Trolley Car in New Britain
Elsa Ludin aged 6 wandered with a rag doll across Dwight Street and was struck by a Hartford bound trolley at East Street. A front wheel severed her left leg below the knee. She was taken to New Britain General Hospital and remained conscious. The motorman was absolved from blame by police.
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Fritz Ludin
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New Britain General Hospital
Barge Crew Survives New London Sinking Plunges to New York
Captain R. P. Curtiss his wife and two deck hands survived after the Flymouth sank off Long Branch. Crew rode the Mobile to safety while others were hauled from the drifting barge. The Northern No. 8 broke ashore. six hundred tons of coal lost. Plymouth sank with lumber cargo to New York.
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Rum sellers closing places in Connecticut report
Washington D C Jan 18 A report from Frank T Putney federal prohibition director for Connecticut says many saloons have closed due to state and county enforcement of the Volstead Act. He conferred with Commissioner R A Haynes and other officials on procedures for the new year and praised cooperation with state and county authorities yielding heavy penalties in recent cases. Similar reports were given by other state directors.
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Tragedy After Domestic Dispute Ends in Shooting
Jarmine Mongillo, 42, of Chestnut Hill Road Waterbury, died after being shot three times by his wife Mary at 2040 North Main Street grocery. He had allegedly slashed her with a razor during a prior confrontation. Mrs Mongillo, hospitalized and recovering from razor wounds, had separated from her husband for about a year amid a dispute over a tax bill.
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Teachers Get Home Under Reynolds Will
New Haven January 18 Under the will of James Bronson Reynolds a national bar member who died at his North Haven home his Tamworth estate is left as a rest home for Smith College graduates officers and teachers and a $50000 fund for its maintenance This will memorializes his wife Florrence Blanchard Dyke Reynolds If after sixteen years maintenance fails trustees may repurpose the property The will also bequeaths $14060 to Yale University and distributes books paintings and other property to various organizations.
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James Bronson Reynolds
North Haven
Tamworth
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Florrence Blanchard Dyke Reynolds
Yale University
Speed maniacs on Stratford road alarm residents
Stratford residents demand strict enforcement of speed and trolley passing laws after two serious accidents on Stratford avenue. Two women, Miss Bessie Kriest and Miss Gertrude McCue, were injured alighting from trolley cars as motorists exceed 30 mph, with speeds commonly between 45 and 66 mph. State police may assist Stratford patrols to curb the reckless driving endangering commuters.
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Bessie Kriest
Jennings Road
Bridgeport
Gertrude McCue
Sherwood Place
Hard's Corner
Miss McCue
Fugitive From Reformatory Identified In Wallingford Visit
Wallingford January 15. Phillip Rousch, wanted for Cheshire reformatory guard murder, was seen by Joseph Boussa r of Quinni piac Road at her home asking for food with a companion outside. She identified him as Rousch. her brother in law also saw the man. Boussa became nervous and is under care of a physician.
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Phillip Rousch
Joseph Boussar
Quinni- Piac Road
Boussa
Beleaguered Executive Claimed $10 Million Fund Scheme
An improvable tale from CGHICAGG reports a man posing as Russell T. Scott of Toronto is held on money under false pretenses charges. He claimed a $20 million Detroit Windsor bridge financing and a $2 million fortune before his company failed, then allegedly substituted cheap grape juice for orders.
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Russell T. Scott Company, Ltd
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Hammondaport
N. Y
Baby Scalded to Death in Wallingford Tub Incident
Van Wallingford 18 year old John Kisosky reports his year and a half old son died after he backed into a tub of hot water on the floor. The mother was scrubbing when the accident happened and a physician arrived but the child died at 8 o clock.
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John Kisosky
Walter Kisosky
Washington Street
Abrams Leaves Fortune to School in San Francisco
Dr A Albert Abrams founder of the school of electronic medicine died recently and bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to the college he started in San Francisco to develop his theories. The estate is estimated at 1.5 to 2 million dollars.
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San Francisco
A. Albert Abrams
School of
Former Gov Waller in Critical Condition Worsens
New London January 18 Former Governor Thomas M Waller who has long been HW1 and recently critically ill has shown a further decline in condition according to hospital reports.
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New London
Thomas M. Waller
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