Derby Man Dies After Auto Crash on Main Street
Derby Sept 10 Special The death of Derby's first resident killed by an auto accident was recorded with the death at Griffin hospital of Stephen Dariwik forty five of 56 Derby Avenue Coroner Eli Mix investigated the accident on Thursday occurring late Wednesday near Seymour Dariwik was struck and dragged by a car driven by Thomas Jenking fifty one of 4 Winters Street Ansonia who is being held pending the coroner's hear ing Jenking stopped the car after ramming Dariwik and placed him in a wheelchair then drove to the hospital Dariwik died shortly after admission Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Griffin Hospital
Stephen Daravik
Derby Avenue
Eli Mix
Thuarsway
Seymour
Driadic
Thomas Jenking
Winters Street
Ansonia
Main Street
Jenkins
Iseng
Danwik
Deladik
Yale Star Engaged to Yale Quarterback in Norfolk
Mr and Mrs Geo Finglewoot announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Mary Ermine Case to Edward C Bench Yale football quarterback last season. The Case family spend summers in Norfolk Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrington
Geo Finglewoot
Mary Ermine Case
Edward c. Bench
Yale
Case
Norfolk
Conn
Obituary notices from Stratford area 1925 death listings
Death notices and funeral details for residents of Stratford and surrounding towns dated September 1925. Entries name George R Barr Lena Howard El B Ives Thomas J Kirby E Hmma Shaw Ella Seckel Frederick Irving Sorelli Mary D McMahon Sarah Elizabeth Thomas Leslie Waite and others, with addresses, burial places, and service times at Lakeview Mountain Grove and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Greens Farms
Tives
el B. Ives
West Avenue
Mountain Grove
Kirby
Thomas J. Kirby
Catherine Street
St Augeustine’s Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Shaw
Britntree
E. Hmma
Malcolm R. Shaw
Lakeview Cemetery
Seckel
Shelton
Ella
William Seckel
Black Rock
Fairfield
St. Stephen's Church
St. Michael's
St. Michael's Cemtery
Frederick Irving Sorell
Broad Street
Charles L. Dennis
State Street
Stapleton
Mary D McMahon
James M. Stapleton
Blakemann Place
Stratford
Jackheview
Waite
Leslie
Wred
Beatrie Porter Waite
East Main Street
Americans Held In Germany for Organizing Klan
BERLIN Sept 10 AP Two German born Americans Otto Strohnsheim 54 and his son Gotthard 30 arrested in Meslia for organizing in Germany the Knights of the Fiery Cross modeled on the Ku Klux Klan will be brought to Berlin under guard Friday. They will be questioned by a magistrate then taken to the American consulate where they will appeal for aid. They may be held for trial with possible deportation or for immediate deportation. Neither the American embassy nor the consulate plans to interfere unless proven not guilty. Berlin police say several alleged German ringleaders of the secret order said the Strohschiens and Don Terton Gray Hillsboro IL an associate who left Germany three weeks ago no longer had guiding influence. German press treats the Fiery Cross as a joke calling it a fools lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Otto Strohnshein
Gotthard
Milesia
Germany
Knights of the Fiery Cross
Wose
Chicago
Secret Order
Strohschiens
Don Terton Gray
Hillsboro
Labor Bank Move Wins Backing At Convention
Delegates favored the labor bank proposal amid opposition from some. Leaders cited success of five labor banks run by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Fleet Officers. Patrick O'Meara reelected president. officers elected include J J Egan and Ney Haven as secretary treasurer. Danbury chosen for next year’s convention. O'Meara warned against internal disloyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Patrick O'Meara
Plumbers
Ney Haven
John J. Egan
Bridgeport
Arthur Wallace
Carpenters and Joiners
Greennich
Charles J. Moore
Torington
Otto J Scheutz
Hatters
Danbury
O'Meara
Arctic Ship Rescues Crews in Severe Storm
Washington dispatch notes Danish naval vessel Bowdoin rescued crews from two small boats off Islands Taulk after an eighty mile gale. Bowdoin joined Peary at Godthaab Greenland. MacMillan Arctic expedition details relay through Springfield Massachusetts to the National Geographic Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taulk
Bowdoin
MacMillan Arctic
Peary
Godthaab
Greenland
National Geographic Society
Mac- Méllan
Springfield
Mass
Springfield Man Receives MacMillan Message
Jelis Bragdon of Springfield Mass, a radio operator, relayed to Washington last night the MacMillan expedition message confirming the rescue of Danish sailors near Godthaab Greenland. He previously relayed a July 16 MacMillan message and has connected with amateur stations in Bermuda, California, France, and New Zealand. He noted WAP signals were exceptionally strong and clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Jelis Bragdon
Washington
Godthaab
Greenland
Bermuda
California
France
New Zealand
WAP
MacMillan
Meetings Tonight In Bridgeport Lodges And Unions
Pride of Bridgeport council Daughters of America 62 Cannon street Joseph Dowdall lodge K of P 1025 Main street Arcanum lodge 1 0 O F 1087 Broad street Women s Christian Temperance union 239 Gilbert street Machinists 847 Main street Scandinavian Sick Benefit society 150 Lee avenue Orangue lodge 1 YU on F Town hall Stratford Golden Hill council American Insurance union 181 Stave street pyramid patrol Masonic Temple Aglar lodge F and A M Mason Temple Golden Gate lodge 0 B of B 1250 Main street Bridgeport encampment 1090 F 164 State street Dewey camp MW of A 62 Cannon street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pride of Bridgeport Council Daughters of America
Cannon Street
Joseph Dowdall Lodge
K. of P
Main Street
Arcanum Lodge
O. F
Broad Street
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Gilbert Street
Machinists
Scandinavian Sick Benefit Society
Lee Avenue
Orangue Lodge
F. Town Hall
Stratford
Golden Hill Council
American Insurance Union
Stave Street
Pyramid Patrol
Masonic Temple
Aglar Lodge
Mason
Probate Court Notice of Estate of Matthias Marsh
STATE OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT PROBATE COURT Sept 1925. Estate of Matthias Marsh of Bridgeport District. Court grants six months from date for creditors to exhibit claims. Those not presenting accounts will be barred from recovery. Debtors to Estate urged to pay promptly to Florence N Robacker Executrix 63 Union Ave Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Connecticut
District OF Bridgeport
Matthias Marsh
Bridgeport
Florence N Robacker
Westport Water Declared Unsafe for Drinking in Meeting
Westport officials voted to file a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission after the town health officer reported the second test of Bridgeport Hydraulic Company water was worse than the first. An eight member committee was formed to present the case and seek good water within six days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Wiliam R. Munson
Pri- Me Utilities Commission
Wesport
Munson
State Department of Health
Bridgeport Hydrauulic Company
King W., Mansfield
Welford G. Lewis
Anddward C. Nash
Edward M. Grout
Walter Pack
Women's Town Improvement Association
Charles G. Stamm
Edith Wheeler
Women’s Improvement Association
Fairfield caucus scene hints at split over Burr bid
Three cornered race in Fairfield centers on selecting first selectman candidate Christian Hass of Greenfield Hill with backing from the Finad faction, while Frederick A. Burr remains a town committee nominee. Democratic undercurrents loom as factional fights begin, with anticipated caucus clashes and strategic endorsements shaping the political outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domonkcos
Stephen Butzto
Christian Hass
Greenfield Hill
First Selectman
Finad
Frederick A. Burr
Town Committee
Burr
Albert BE. Lavery
Republican Town Committee
Clarbeard
John A. Forsythe, Jr
Stanley M. Hult
Clara M. Fhonti
Liin B. Switzer
Liin
Switzer
Frederick L. Blakeman
Bar Harbor Summer Estates Sold in Maine Sale
In Bar Harbor Maine on September 10 AP reports the sale of several summer estates for large sums. Keawaydin cottages pass from A Strout Rodick to Mr and Mrs Porter May now of Cannes France. Leeds estate Greenway Court transfers to Charles B Pike of Chicago. Rockhurst former Bridgham estate sold by Louis B McCage to Charles B Sampson of New York. Red House Moseley estate at Hulls Cove sold to John B Thayer Jr of Haverford Pa. Cover Farm adjoins it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Maine
Keawaydin
A. Strout Rodick
Porter May
Massachusetts
Cannes
France
Leeds
Greenway Court
Charles B. Pike
Chicago
Rockhurst
Bridgham
Louis B. McCage
Charles B. Sampson
New York
Red House
Moseley
Hulls Cove
John B. Thayer
Grd
Haverford, Pa
Cover Farm
Many Like Noel at Large Here and There
A long excerpt discusses dementia praecox and the danger of people at large. It cites George Weeks of Norwalk and mentions the Noel murder of the Daly child and Bobby Franks, arguing for public instruction on insanity symptoms and institutional confinement. It notes Middletown and Norwich state hospitals are overloaded, with 2834 patients in Middletown against a 2180 capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold and Loeb
Bobby’ Franks
Noel
Daly Child
State Hospital For the
Middletown
Norwich
J. 3. Leak
Leak
New York
Pope to Receive Delegates at Special Audience
The pope will receive delegates to the Sixth Annual Congress of the International World War Veterans organization at noon Wednesday. The delegation, led by a member of the American delegation, will be conducted into the audience by a New York coordinator, with local officials including Howard Gray H. H Rennell and others present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome
Pidas
World War Veterans’ Organization
W PO Eonnar
First Slovak Wreath of the Free Eagle Sets 90,000 Member Goal
At Pembroke and Jane streets convention hall in St Johns Nepomuc Cephallc, the First Slovak Wreath of the Free Eagle laid out a goal of 90,000 members with assets surpassing a million dollars. Current totals show about 35,000 members including juveniles and nearly 600,000 dollars in assets, with Bridgeport deposits around 140,000 and other properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Nepomuc Cephallc Hall
Pembroke
Jane Streets
Bridgeport
Gaspar Panik
Church of St. Cyril and St. Methodius
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish
Church Street
Sobola
Manticokie
Penn
Ku Klux Klan activity and a mobbed murder reported
The article reports Klan figures in West Virginia and a high county post in the women's Klan. a pastor’s wife recalls two masked men entering her home seeking Mr Kleckner. Anna Gordon of the WCTU discusses law and enforcement after a WCTU leader’s murder. five youths in Vinton La. are jailed over an egg-throwing incident linked to Myrtle Cook, WCTU president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Klan
C. & Kieckner
The
Christian Church
Kleckner
Anna Gordon
Jon
Vinton
Merlin Swartpaugh
Neiz
Sane
Myrtle Cook
Swartbaugh
Louis Gilchrist
Pee Tri
Unemployment Improvement Reported in Hartford Bureaus
Hartford on September 10. August figures from five free employment bureaus show improved unemployment conditions. Positions filled were 340 or 8% less than July and 879 less than June. Demand rose with 71% of applicants secured, versus 66% in July. Bridgeport led applications with 1,035. New Haven 619. Waterbury 582. Norwich 324.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Tubor
Bridgeport
New Haven
Waterbury
Norwich
War Department favors inquiry into Air Service mismanagement
San Antonio reports Colonel William Mitchell welcomes a full, disinterested inquiry into Air Service administration. Secretary Davis backs investigation by a neutral agency, while Wilbur urges targeted questions from Congress. Edgar Tobin offers expert witness help, and Legion posts rally behind Mitchell’s push for Air Service separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
San Antonio
Tex
William Mitchell
Eighth Corps
Dwight Davis
Edgar Tobin
Air Service
Mitchel
Tobin
American Legion
Army
Navy
Legion
Submarine Rescues Missing Flyers From PN-9 Number 1
Washington officials expressed relief and delight as news arrived that the crew of the PN-9 number 1 had been rescued. Secretary Wilbur stated he was very happy that the men are safe. Otis Stantz, chief radio man, Terre Haute, Indiana, is noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis
Stantz
Terre Haute
Inid
Washington
PN-9
Wilbur
Associated Press
Flight to Pearl Harbor Ends in Ocean Rescue
Commander John Rodgers radioed Governor Wallace Harrington before the dramatic non stop flight from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor. Weather and fuel exhaustion forced PN19 No 1 to ditch in the Pacific. Rescue followed as authorities recount the tense, near tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John Rodgers
PN# No. I
Wallace R. Harrington
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Lady Luck
Ike
Commuters Win Rehearing On Rail Fare Hike
Albany reports the Public Service Commission granted a rehearing on the New York New Haven and Hartford railway fare increase. Commuters from Westchester County challenged the action, urging a new examination of evidence. The court ordered rebates to be issued pending final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, N. Y
Public Service Commission
Thursaday
New York, New Hasxen
Hartford
Wealchester County
Supreme Court
Arthur Teanpkins
Roe
Commission
Daily Ambulance Call Log Shifts Through Local Incidents
At 11:46 a.m. Fred Werner age seventeen of 264 Goddard avenue fainted at Max Ams Machine on Scofield avenue and was treated and released. At 12:30 a.m. Mrs Anna Puschki of 9 Warren court fell on back steps with basket, fractured wrist and facial lacerations and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital. At 1:30 p.m. George Rollin of 401 Pequonnock street sustained multiple facial lacerations after an auto crash opposite 847 Grand street, treated and sent home from Emergency Hospital. At 1:35 p.m. Norman Shreitman, eighteen months, burned on chest by spilled hot water and treated at home. At 3:40 p.m. Anthony Scinto of 129 Bradley street fell from second story porch at Pembroke street and Boston avenue, facial lacerations and contusions, taken to Bridgeport Hospital. At 7:15 p.m. Ernestine Ring of 422 Dewey Street fell downstairs, bumped forehead, treated and left at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Werner
Goddard Avenue
Max Ams Machine Company
Scofield Avenue
Anna Puschki
Warren Court
St. Vincent’s Hospital
George Rollin
Pequonnock _ street
Grand Street
Temergency Hospital
Norman Shreitman
Anthony Scinto
Bradley Street
Pembroke Street
Boston Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Ernestine Ring
Dewey Street
Drunken Driver Gets Six Months in City Court
A six month jail term was given to William Yanusaitis, aged 38, of Box 64 R F D 15, after arraignment for operating an automobile while under the influence. It was noted as his second offense. He admitted two beers but denied being intoxicated. Other local cases included John Papp fined for a worthless check and evading taxi fare, and William Hartner fined 150 for DUI. Guilo Realini and Joseph Gleason faced reckless driving fines, while no fines were recorded for Thomas McQuillan and F W Smith Jr on steering charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Yanusaitis
William J. Buckley
John Papp
Brookside S. 1
Pano
Fairfield County
U. S Army
William Hartner
Orange
N. J
M- Quo
Joseph Gleason
Willow Street
Guilo ‘Reajlini
Main Street
Conta
Nolles
Thomas McQuillan
Banum Avenue
F. W. Smith, Jr
Fairfield Avenue
Lewis Held As Jury Disagrees in Superior Court
The jury could not reach a verdict in the Lewis case and was excused. Judge Hinman declined further deliberation, noting the time spent. State's Attorney Comley said the case would not be continued in the next term, bond remaining at 2500. Defendant Lewis and defense attorney Ruskin voiced disappointment at the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aow
Comley
Superior Court
Lewis
I. S. Ruskin
G O P Women In Turbulent Session At District Meet
G O P women in a turbulent East Side session barred non members from voting on a delegate choice. Mrs Becker faced only four opposing votes while Mrs Holmes sought delegate influence but positions linked to her husband and the reorganization movement led to a cautious selection. 88 new members were accepted, triggering a squabble over their participation. Meanwhile the men’s club endorsed Alderman August Sehl for renomination and added 20 new members including Harbormaster William Lanvend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
East Side
Jane and
Parl
Mainetree
Jane Street
August Sehl
Dennis Kelly
William A Lanvend
John Liptak
Henry N. Mce Cathron
King
Tras
Republican Club
Harry H. Doty
Comemon Council
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Dziadik
Tasch
Mike Bepecallus
Ching Coren Dept
Barara Cliss
Church
Mieuner
John Reev
David Brenton
St Charles Church
Gallagher
Nagher Saum
Labor Bank
Union Ave
Clara M. Blunt
Certan Democrats
Fred Wakeman
Wiliam F
London
Willian O'Dwyer
Board of Relief
Herbert Smith
William Burr
Clara M Fitns
William O. Burr
Fred B. Wakeman
Harold Tator
Howard Gray
James Smith
Marder
George Weeks
Norwalk
Weeks
Hilimde Home
Hillside
Twan
Wecha
Pope
Tranford Lyon
Board of Finance
H. H Rennell
H. R. Elwood
Edward Russell
Wred Hawkins
Harry Carroll
H. H. Rennel
William Youngs
WAR Department
Naval Aviation
United War Service Project
War Secretary
Congress
Davis
Navy Department
Naval Service
Board of the Navy
Daily Record
Hinman
Women IN
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HAL Esy
Coal & Wood
Berkshire Mat Coal CO
Washington Ave
Thone Bar
John Irving
Grant
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