New York Firm Ordered to Return Ledger Dies
The Benjamin D. Benson and Sons Company of New York City must return three sets of tools and dies used to make a patented ledger labeling device after a Hearing in the Court of Common Pleas. Damages of 175.20 were awarded to the Bridgeport firm. James C. Grant of Stamford patented the device and arranged manufacture. the Bridgeport firm supplied dies, later assigned to Benson, who used them. Judge Walsh rules the Machinery Company has an established lien and is entitled to the dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin D. Benson
James W. Grant
Benaon Company
James C. Grant
Mr. Grant
Stamford
Igen
Bridgeport
Benson Company
Walsh
Italian voters courted for La Follette in Bridgeport area
Political circles report Italian residents between Bridgeport and Greenwich being approached by William Walling of the American Federation of Labor seeking votes for La Follette for president and for congress. The effort aims to mobilize Italian priory citizens in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Follette
Walling
LaFollette
Willian
Gligh Watling
Congressmad
American Federation
West
Bridgeport
Pink Pills Aid Nervous System in Woman’s Tale
An authentic testimonial from Mrs. Helen Shortsleeves of Matone New York describes dizziness, headaches, back pain and nervous spells improving after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits the remedy with restoring sleep energy and alertness and recommends requesting the free booklet from Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T A
Mrs. Helen Shortsleeves
Park Stress
Matone
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Schenectady, Ny. Y
Heavens in November Orion rising and meteor displays
Dr. C S Brainin notes Orion rising in the east as Aldebaran Capella and the Hyades, Pleiades, and Taurus dominate the sky. He describes star clusters and mythic lore, then highlights November meteor showers Leonids and Andromedes, their origins, and planetary positions Mars Jupiter Saturn Venus Neptune occultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion
Vega
Alair
Deneb
Aldebaran
Ca “Pella
Orion Iself
Taurus
Pleiades
Iaca
Jupiter
Bacchus
Semele
Bul- Fineh
Sirius
Atlas
Diana
Cleotra
Troy
Dardanus
Alcyone
Leo
Tempel
Saturn
Venus
Neptune
King Seeks Promotion for Son From Kindergarten
William A. King of Chippewa Falls files suit against the Board of Education to compel promotion of his son William Jr from kindergarten to first grade. King argues the child is fully qualified despite a rule requiring five years and three months age for first grade. The filing was reported from Chippewa Falls Wisconsin dated October 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
William A. King
Board of Education
William Jr
King
Gets Prison Term for Extortion Attempt
Norman W. Pike claimed to be a civil engineer and received a two and a half year sentence in Sing Sing from General Sessions Judge Nott after being convicted of trying to extort $400 from a servant employed by Miss Worthy Babe, a modiste robbed by bandits at her West 63rd Street apartment. Pike was arrested after arranging a telephone meeting at a street corner to offer clues to the suspects’ identities, then admitted he knew nothing of the crime but feigned knowledge for extortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Norman W. Pike
Sing Sing
General Sessions
Nott
Miss Babe
Army hospital fire in Winthrop Massachusetts
An early morning blaze at the Army hospital in Winthrop, across from the First Corps area, threatened the facility. Firefighters were aided by 300 soldiers from Fort Banks. Four horses perished in the fire with cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Mass
First Corps
Coday
Fo Banks
Winthrop Fire Department
Community Chest to fund all drives for year 1925
Bridgeport officials approve a resolution barring member agencies from conducting solicitations in 1925 except for Christmas seals by Visiting Nurse, the Associated Charities ball, and Salvation Army kettles. The plan aims to maximize the Chest total early and limit drives to truly needed campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Finance
Bridgeport Financial Federation
Associated Charities
Salvation Army
Elm Street
Visiting Nurse Association
Hemstockia
Nichols
Acies
Norwalk Widening Bridge After Fatal Accidents
The bridge at New Canaan avenue in Norwalk is being widened by ten feet at each end. Workmen lay concrete foundations and the S shaped lead curve will be removed. The Clay council approved 8000 dollars for the project following an inquest into the April 18 accident that killed Joseph Urban and Vincent Dubanowitz of Bridgeport. Coroner John J. Phelan had urged a wider bridge and new iron rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Tele-gram Service
New Canaan Avenue
Clay Council
John J. Phelan
Jonseph Urban
Vincent Dubanowitz
Bridgeport
Major Parties Score at Norwalk La Follette Rally
At Norwalk on October 31 a City Hall rally featured Helena Weed Brackett Blatch and Jasper McLevy critiquing both major parties. Weed pressed the Child Labor amendment and Supreme Court role while Blatch assailed both parties as similar, urging voters to rethink. Mulnevy, Socialist candidate for governor, spoke briefly urging Progressive support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
City Hall
Helena Bill Weed
Mra
Berriot Stanton Blatch
Jasper McLevy
LaVollette
Mulnevy
Three petitions seek divorce on cruelty in Superior Court
Three decrees of divorce on grounds of intolerable cruelty were filed in Superior Court yesterday afternoon. Plaintiffs include Stephen Paser of Bridgeport versus Wharlphea Bognnar Loser, Alicea Benfield Neuman of Norwalk against William F. Neuman of Darien, and Grace Bray Olsen of Norwalk against Olsen Jr. of that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pheyy
Stephen Paser
Bridgeport
Wharlphea Bognnar
Alicea Benfield Neuman
Norwalk
Willian
Fl. Neuman
Darien
Grace Bray Olsen
Agai
Olsen, Jr
Industrial Managers at Chamber Luncheon
Manufactur ers cost accountants and employment managers will join with the Chamber of Commerce in the Management Work program to be the attraction at Monday noon s luncheon in the Stratfield hotel. W H Leffingswell of New York will speak on the application of budgeting expenses for office and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufactur Ers
Chamber of Commerce
Stratfield Hotel
W. H. Leffingswell
New York
Laffingwell i
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Bridgeport Concern
Malone
C. S. Brainin
Columbia University Observatory
Cerus
Ourday Sales
Radford
Congress
Smith CO
Lues
Perl
Community Chest
Financial Federation
Indusrtial Managers
Elm
Are
Georgette Crepe
Charmeuse
Zaza
Duroy
Opera
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