Death Wagon Sightings Spark West Street Inquiry
A man claims a death wagon was seen on Broad and Wall streets at 10 30 Thursday morning as part of an explosion probe. Federal agents search Plum Island for a cache of explosives found months earlier on an abandoned vessel. Witnesses describe a dilapidated wagon, stripped harness, and a clipped horse. Police weigh Meade’s account against other testimony and inspect related leads.
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Wall Streets
Plum ‘Baath Island
Shrepshtad Bay
Joseph Meade
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Sall “Street
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Simmons
Mead
Meade
Samuel B. Wellington
The
West Indies Trading Company
Wall Street
Peddy
Wellington
William Street
Hong Thleves
Nassau
Fisher
Bellevue Hospital
Secret Service
Wilson
Wisher
Oscar Sayra
Y. MC. A. Secresa
Nervous man dies after Wall Street blast
New York bank employee M. Carpenter, 34, who suffered nerves after the Wall Street explosion last Thursday, jumped to his death from the National City Bank building at 36 Wall Street. He had returned to work today after being sent out of town for recuperation.
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Wall Street
National City Bank
Carpent
Deny MacSwiney Is Being Fed
The Evening News quotes a trusted source reporting Lord Mayor MacSwiney as far from cheerful and sulky, disinclined to answer questions. It notes he slept from 10:30 pm, with a temperature of 37 and pulse 48, yet remained able to sit up, talk, read papers, and assist in the process.
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Ubeir
Evening News
Prpof
Volstead Violators Now Face Jail
Federal Commissioner Twitch sock announced a crackdown on illegal whiskey signor sales with violators facing jail as authorities intensify enforcement.
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Twitchsock
Stratford Red Men Celebrate 14th Anniversary Event
Stratford Red Men observe the 14th anniversary of their Improved Order of Red Men lodge in Stratford. About 400 attendees, a bungalow served, with speakers Past Sachem William Hart and Past Great Sachem George A. Fairchild. Entertainment included banjo, vocals, and violin solos.
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Martin Sheehan
Joe Trasselly
Sqverel
Bridgeport Men Held for Murder
Ansonia police recovered a murder suspect after a violent holdup chase. McDowell and Hoyt fired on pursuing officers, bricks and stones flew from the crowd, with one bystander hit. Hoyt was captured in Derby, others fled. a deputy shot wounded a man as the pursuit continued. Federal law violators must report to a commission by the next day.
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Ansonia
Sands
Griffin Hospital
Teane
McDowell
Hoyt
Ehuge
Stor McDowell
Dowell
Ion Hawking Street
Derby
Jitney Route Petitions Move To Committee
Five cent fares and new jitney routes are under review as petitions surface for service to homebound riders. Alderman Thamiten seeks changes to parking rules allowing unrestricted night parking, while several Main to Fairfield streets are flagged for potential route and ordinance amendments.
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Algo
Beardalay Park
Thamiten
Main
Water
Stave
Bank
Cannon
John
Wall
Elm
Broad
Arecla
Fairfeld
City Gives Lease Of Steeplechase
City park officials discuss leasing Steeplechase land to a responsible corporation for development and public access. The board notes the project requires substantial funds for transportation and facilities, and favors a loan term to enable recreation use and public enjoyment.
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Board of Park Commissioners
Lohia Island
Ice wagon driver hurt in trolley collision
At Pars Avenue and Park Place yesterday Joseph Rowe aged 38 of 33 Buckingham Street was thrown from an ice wagon when a trolley struck the rear wheels. He suffered a facial laceration and thigh contusion and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital by Dr. Burne. The trolley operator was Fred H. Fe of Bevon.
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Pars Avenue
Park Place
Joseph Rowe
Buckingham Street
Rowe
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Burne
Fred HW. Fe
Bevon
Packard Trucks Built To Outlive Ordinary Vehicles
Fifteen years ago Packard chose to build a truck from scratch to guarantee long life. Outsourcing parts led to guesswork and shorter lifespans. Packard asserts its trucks outperform rivals and run at minimum cost, supported by factual proof.
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Packard
Two Men Die and Suffer Skull Fractures in Falls
Vincent’s hospital treated two men after falls yesterday. Joseph Vallis of Helenstront wagon driver crashed to the Stratford avenue pavement, sustaining a skull fracture and was taken to Emangency hospital and then St Vincent’s. Philip Allen of Broad Street, 50, tumbled down stairs causing a skull fracture and was also taken to St Vincent’s hospital by Dr Groark.
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Vols
Eimargency Hospital
Groark
Matt
Volging
Sc. Vincent's Hospital
Philip Alien
Broad Street
Vincent's Hospital
Falls in Fire, Child Near Death
Bartha Hrazée a four year old girl of 174 Spruce street lies dying in St Vincent hospital from severe burns covering her body from head to knees. She fell into a bonfire in her yard yesterday afternoon while playing, clothes burned off before neighbors reached her. First aid by Dr Owen J Grark of the Emergency staff preceded removal to the hospital.
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Bartha Hrazée
Spruce Street
St. Vincent
Owen J. Grark
Church and auto crash leaves Warren Church dying
Warren Church, 15, of Gregory boulevard, suffered a brain concussion and skull fracture when a motorcycle he rode collided with a car at Fairfield avenue and Ellsworth street Sunday afternoon. He remained in dangerous condition at St. Vincent's hospital last night as physicians held out hope for recovery.
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Warren Church
Gregory Boulevard
Fairfield Avenue
Ellsworth Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
A Way to War Continues on Page Ten Debate on Union Unity
The article discusses national resolve and the Civil War as a costly remedy for constitutional ambiguity It asks readers to consider the price of unity and whether a future world peace pact can be built without renewed ambiguity in the republic.
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United States
Weather and storm forecast for Northern New England and adjacent areas
The bulletin notes cloudy and warmer conditions with likely showers in Northern New England and Southern New England for Tuesday and Wednesday, with eastern New York expecting coast showers and interior warmth. A tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico, near latitude 24, moving northwest, prompted storm warnings on the gulf coast. A steamer reported rain and strong winds as conditions shift to cooler, frosty weather for the mid Atlantic and New England states. The Daily Almanac provides sunrises, moon phases, and tide data for Bridgeport vicinity.
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