Court frees woman from cruel husband amid sleet tolls
A sleet storm in Connecticut caused two deaths and many injuries as accidents and a streetcar fatality occurred. In Stamford Mrs Willan Calvan was killed by a trolley while crossing a slippery street near St. John's Park. Eugene Hartlett, the motorman, claimed she did not notice the oncoming car. In New Milford Mrs Lena Northrop died from injuries after a crash involving a two horse lumber wagon and a car driven by William Marsh. The wreck left Mrs Northrop in the rear seat and crushed by the wagon tongue. another passenger and a horse were injured or may die from the collision.
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Connecticut
Bridgeport
O& A
New Milford
Stamford
Dee
Willan Calvan
Eugene Hartlett
Phelan
Calvan
St. John's Park
Dec. S
Lena FL
Northrop
William Marsh
Carl Larson
Clemenceau and Wilson Meet in Dramatic Broad Street
The piece notes a 25 minute meeting between Clemenceau and Wilson with a framing about tragedy and comedy. It cites comparisons to Versailles and the Covenant, plus remarks on Wilson’s voice and intellect.
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Clemenceau
Wilson
Georges Clemenceau
Weodrow Wilton
M. Clemenceau
League
Wife Wins Divorce After Marital Strife and Alleged Infidelity
Mrs Louise Agnes Channing of Stratford secured a divorce from Jos n Channing in Superior Court with alimony of 150 a month. She testified to years of cruelty and alleged infidelity including threats with a revolver, public accusations, and a child from another woman. The couple married June 22 1912 in Jersey City and have five children.
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Louise Agnes Channing
Stratford
J. P. Waldo Marvin
Josn Channing
Halimony
Channing
Otis Elevator Company
Broad Street Carnival Parade Goes On Amid Sleet Storm
Broad street hosts a parade despite a severe sleet storm. Merchants financed sanded pavements while city leaders and Chamber of Commerce officials rode in sidecars and motor cars. Mayor Atwater and Redfield addressed about 1000 marchers from a viewing stand as firemen and postal workers earned prizes for best costumes and corps displays.
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Mexico
Broad Street
Bridgeport
Sanders
Connecticut Railway and Companies
Golden Hil
Fred Atwater
Cty Hall
Charles P. Greene
Walter M. Fedslieled
Maximillian Stein
Pearce Gahan
Gahan
Chamber of Commerce
Shetmer
Daniel M. Jones
Ore Hi
Crawford
Secary Seward B
Redfield
Major Atwater
Atwater
Wheeler and Wilson
Harry Howard
Bruce F. Young
Magnayvox
Lynn W. Wilson
Fred A. Pike
D. E. Johnson
Tr. F. Barns
A. S Meltor
Peter F. Hall
Richard Graham
Harding says Day Act repeal unlikely in Congress address
President Harding delivered an in person address to Congress outlining his views on prohibition, farm credits, transportation, child labor and immigration. He stated there is no chance the Day Act repeal will occur and urged national state cooperation to enforce prohibition.
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Timothy Healy
Ireland
Timothy Hesly
Harding
Congress
Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ines
Farm Loan Bureau
Dreams for Sale Contest at Majestie Theatre
The Poli Players present Dreams for Sale next week at the Majestilé theatre in conjunction with theatre management. Bridgeport Times plans a dream center and asks readers to submit a letter describing one dream for a chance to win Xmas money. Full details appear in another Times column.
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Poli Players
Majestilé Theatre
Bridgeport Times
The
Times Tony
Mysterious airplane sighted near Houston tied to Clara Phillips
Sheriff L A Binford and Mrs Phillips investigated a report of a landing of a mysterious airplane near Houston with two passengers one possibly Clara Phillips The aircraft was an old De type tied to Crawford Air Service Venice California but ownership could not be confirmed A map showed a Southern Pacific route fueling fears Mrs Phillips may be fleeing toward Mexico with federal officers asked to prevent a crossing
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Tex
Clara Phillips
L. A. Binford
Phillips
la Marque
Texas
Los Angeles
Cal
Dec
Hammer
Arizona
Sheriff's
Phoenix
Crawford Air Service
Venice
Cal Checek
Southern Pacific
Sna
Adams Case to Be Tried Tuesday in Common Pleas Court
Ernst Adams once prominent in the liquor trade sues the Seles Commissioners seeking a rebate on his license paid for one feed in a test case. Judge Joan T Booth will preside in Common Pleas Court next Tuesday at 2 o clock.
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Ernst Adams
Seles
Joan T- Booth
Common Pleas Court
Condemned Rebels Execute After Assassination Plot
Rory O Connor and colleagues Mellowes Barrett and Mc Kelvey were executed at dawn for the assassination of O Malley and Hales. The leaders faced the penalty bravely with a priest present as the condemned were marched to the gallows and hanged.
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Rory” O'Connor
Mellowes
Barrett
McKelvey
O'Malley
Hales
Dublin
Dec. S
Alley
John c Y Patrick
Free State
Mount Joy Mrison
Kelvey
Fire Wipes Out Entire Coast City in Astoria Blaze
Astoria Oregon suffered a devastating fire that destroyed the business district, with estimates of 10 to 15 million dollars in damage. Nineteen blocks along bounded streets burned by early morning, as officials and fire crews, including Portland units, fought the blaze amid low water pressure and undetermined origins. Hotel guests fled, and Ly Morris Street Apples, Cord garage president, died rushing to save his car.
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Astoria
Ore
Astor, de Wayne
Ninth
Fourteenth Streets
Morris Street Apples
Cord Garage
Bank of Commerce
Portland Fire Department
Weinhard-Astoria
Parents Seek $10,000 From City Over Death of Son
The parents of John Kominos filed a civil suit in Bridgeport asking $10,000 from the city. Kominos died at Bridgeport Hospital after an April 24 motorcycle accident on Barnum Avenue in front of 1257 Barnum Avenue, with passenger James Hughes aboard. The crash occurred when the motorcycle struck a road rut and hit a trolley car, then hit a fence after a 200 foot skid.
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Sait
City of
Bridgeport
Civil Superior Court
John Kominos
Barnum Avenue
Kominos
James Hughes
Andrew McGee
Woman Kin of Henry Ford Grilled On Plot to Have Husband Killed
Detroit police questioned Mrs. May B. Ford, estranged wife of ey J. Ford, a Henry Ford relative, over an alleged plan to murder her husband. Det. Straith and Det. Kunath corroborated her offered 20 000 to hire a killer and burn the body. Ford denied the frame and said she feared for her life amid divorce tensions.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
May B. Ford
Ey J. Ford
Paul W. Voorhles
Ford
J. Ovid Straith
Woodward
Ple Aveness
Runman
Treas
Nick Carter
Ed. Kunath
Straith
Kansas City
Kunsth
Park Boulevard
Custa
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