Open Automobile Door Blamed in Suit
James F. Moriarty sues Julius A. Merson for 209 dollars claiming an open door on a passing car knocked him from his bicycle on Main Street in front of the Stratfield on October 11, 1917. He alleges negligence and says he was confined to his home for four weeks. Papers filed in Common Pleas court are returnable to the December term.
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James F
Moriarty
Julius A. Merson
Merson
Main Street
Stratfield
Common Pleas Court
French to Raise Three More to Marshal's Rank
Paris dispatch reports Gener al Leconte leading the Tenth army at the Metz entry with plans to promote more French generals to marshal perhaps three. In the American theater, the Third Army advances toward the German frontier while other units retire to training areas with camps, hospitals, fuel and improved housing along rail lines.
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Paris
Leconte
Mets
Strasburg
Franch
Associated Press
Argonne
Bolsheviki Hold Former American Consul Prisoner
Roger Culver Tredwell once American consul at Hone and a US government representative in Petrograd is reported by his wife to be a prisoner of the Bolsheviks in Tashkend Turkestan. He was en route to Vologda to establish a US consulate when seized. Other allied consuls are said to share his fate in a mud and straw jail.
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New York
Roger Culver Tredwell
Hone
Petrograd
Tashkend
Turkestan
State Department
Relea i Tredwell
Vologia
United States
Dresden
Saxony
Tohn Gaffney
President DeVoe testifies in Bridgeport bridge contract suits
On his second day of testimony in Superior Court President EL DeVoe described delays in completing the lower bridge project for the city of Bridgeport. The Tompkins company seeks 240000 in aggregate damages across two lawsuits, alleging that the city altered specifications and caused the failure to meet the September 1, 497 deadline. The trial will continue for several days.
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EL DeVoe 'Sompiing
Bridgeport
Vorpkins
Tompkins
Eily
Nso
Touipkins
Eily Bre
Kiarge Rel
Auxiliary War Craft For Use in Commerce
INGT0N Nov 20 Some Lusty crate bought by the avy fore tee in corbelling The submarine menace are to be turned over to the department of vom mercs Secretary Redfield sid today that about a dozen of these craft will be used by the coast and geodetic survey the lighthouse bureau and the bureau of fisheries and that others will be transferred to the coast guard service for duty as coast guard cutters
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Ington
Avy Fore Tee
Department of Vommercs
Redfield
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Lighthouse Bureau
Bureau of Fisheries
Coast Guard Service
Coast Guard
Eighteen of Dumara's Crew Still Missing
San Francisco reports differ on the fate of the Dumara crew after the steamer was wrecked by lightning off Guam on October 10. The ship’s captain relayed that 18 crew members remain unaccounted for, contradicting earlier Navy and chamber notices that all 46 aboard were safe. Cable messages currently account for 28 sailors.
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San Francisco
Cal
Stetmer Dumara
Guam
Damara
Cable Adviccs
Richal Long Campaign Spending Report Released
Richal Long Democratic nominee for erner spent 5,000 in a contribution to his campaign committee. The expense sheet with the secretary of state was made public in November 26 reporting.
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Tong
Eqston
Richa Long
Erner
Richal Long
Atr. Long
Sti
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Usco
U.S. Seal
United States Rubber Company
Mechanical Goods Division
Bolsheviki
Tredwell
Vologda
Metz
Marshal Petain
Chris
Dingle
Swift & Company
U. S. A. Bridgeport
Water Street
C. F. Jaeger
Dumara
United States Shipping Board
Marine Department of the Chamber of Commerce
Giller
State St
W. Alids
S. C. Martin
Stevensburg
Bliss
Ment
Ralpho
Hindle
Sterling
the Ideal Home Piano
Acotian Vocalion
M. Sonnenberg Piano CO
Broad St
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