Mrs Duggan Says Her Hubby Never Took Bath
Edna Herriet Dugan seeks divorce after a long Bridgeport court term. Judge Maltbie denies the petition amid a string of divorces, with cruelty desertion and temperance cited in cases. New decrees granted include Irene Kish Gavigan from Robert Gavigan and Grace Joyce from Allan Joyce. Two additional divorce filings noted, Ed win D Cottrell from Synthia Cottrell and Andrew Balisz from Elizabeth Balisz.
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Edna Herriet Dugan
Dugan
Bridgeport
W. M. Maitbfe
Maltbie
Anden Dugan
Edna
Down
Hubby
Irene Kish Gavigan
Robert Henry Gavigan
Charses
Stephen Bodi
Amelia Bihary Bodi
Alice Fisher Bates
Stamford
Edwin D. Cottrell
Synthia Dewey Cottrell
Andrew Balisz
Elizabeth Balisz
Colored man tells two stories in court in assault case
Francis Ray of Lexington avenue admitted that his 2:15 PM testimony was false while earlier statements about Levi Morris’s October 9 assault in Newtown were true. Ray and Martin Gallagher pleaded guilty to the assault, Mortis Currin pleaded not guilty claiming he was duped.
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Francis Ray
Lexington Avenue
Brennan
Ray
Levi C. Morris
Newtown
Homer & Cummings
Martin Gallagher
Mortis Currin
Hinman Warns Taxi Drivers After Gallagher Fine
Judge George E. Hinman fined Martin Gallagher a Bridgeport taxi driver one hundred dollars for assault and warned local cabbies to screen passengers and avoid crime. The ruling cited the Currin and Ray case involving a Newtown storekeeper and colored youths, urging stricter vigilance and threatening harsher punishment for future offenses.
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George E. Hinman
Martin Gallagher
Bridgeport
Gallagher
Morris Currin
Francis Ray
Newtown
Two Yedgmen Go On Trial In Roanoke Bank Robbery
Roanoke Va Dec 18 William Porter and Charles Carter captured after the Glasgow bank raid flee with $516253 in bonds and securities are on trial here. A pursuit led to a high speed chase and a turtle of their auto during a gun battle in which James B Rodgers was killed and a policeman wounded. Police found nitroglycerine and loot in the car. Porter and Carter use aliases Beale and Wilkes. Rodgers identity remains uncertain. Authorities connect the trio to other robberies in Virginia and nearby states. In Frontera Tabasco the Mexican army regiment 230 joins revolutionists.
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Roanoke
William Porter
Charles Carter
Bank of
Charles Wilkes
Glasgow
Rodgers
Glasgow Bank
Virgina
North Carolina
Georgia
Ternnessee
Porter
Beale
Bank of Mineral
Landisville, Penn
Edgar F. Luckenbach Runs Aground Near St Catherine’s Point
The American freighter Edgar F. Luckenbach of 8061 tons ran ashore half a mile south of St Catherine’s Point. Crews of about forty five men were aboard. Assistance was sent and refloating was anticipated before night. The ship was bound for New York or Rotterdam. In Washington the House Committee offices suffered 300 dollars damage from a cigarette left on a desk.
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London
Edgar F. Luckenbach
St. Catherine's Point
New York
Rotterdam
Washington
House Committee On Post
Capitol
Walsh Returns to Legislature and Reparations Plan
Judge James F. Walsh of Greenwich remains a member of the upcoming session after Dr. Albert F. Austin’s absence made him eligible to continue. If Walsh resigns Greenwich would face a vacancy. German delegates outline reparations by goods and materials at Brussels talks with the allied powers.
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James F. Walsh
Greenwich
House of Representatives
Albert FE. Austin
Europe
General Assembly
Walsh
Austin
Brussels
A. P
Obituary James Sheehan Funeral Rites Held
The funeral services for James Sheehan were held this morning from Rourke and Boucher's undertaking parlors at 9:30 o'clock and from St Patrick's church at 9. Rev Father Lynch officiated. Pall-bearers were Gus Fagan John Keyes John Fox and Thomas Shannon. Interment was in St Michael's cemetery. Morris Currin of Lexington Avenue was found guilty yesterday of assault on Jevi C Morris of Newtown and sentenced to the state reformatory. Francis Ray, who pled guilty, received a like sentence after turning informer.
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James Sheehan
Rourke & Boucher
St. Patrick's Church
Father Lynch
Gus Fagan
John Keyes
John Fox
Thomas Shannon
St Michael's Cemetery
Morris Currin
Lexington Avenue
Jevi C. Morris
Newtown
George B. Hinman
Steamer San Pablo precarious after Havana grounding
Reports from the United Fruit Company liner San Pablo say it went aground at the Havana harbor entrance last Tuesday evening and now lies in a precarious position. The hull is said to be pierced and the ship is filling slowly while the crew remains aboard, with a Cuban cruiser launch standing by to assist if a severe storm begins.
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Havana
San Pablo
United Fruit Company
Cuba
Freight Congestion Delays Load at Vera Cruz Harbor
December weather and inadequate rail facilities choke Vera Cruz port as ships lie loaded in the harbor unable to unload cargo. Locals report heavy freight congestion and delays affecting merchandise movement.
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Vera Cruz
Fee Ec
First Universalist Church to Observe Christmas Sunday
Christmas Sunday at the First Universalist church will feature a special morning program with a double quartet performing The First Christmas cantata by C Whitney Coombs. The pastor will discuss The Eternal Christ. Sunday school party planned for Thursday evening. J H Collier and Guy F Miller led Bridgeport delegates to the Connecticut Manufacturers' Association meeting in New Haven.
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Connecticut National Bank
Bridgeport
Conn
First Universalist
C-Whitney Coombs
Eternal Christ
J. H. Collier
Guy F. Miller
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
New Haven
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