Yachts Battle for Lead in America Cup Final Race
Five miles off course the Shamrock IV and Resolute clashed in a windward leeward duel off Jersey. Shamrock led briefly before Resolute seized the advantage with a stronger breeze, five miles from the mark as both boats headed for the outer buoy. Sailors readied for a late finish, predicting good racing weather at Sandy Hook.
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Shamrock
Lipton
Herweather
Capt. Burton
Jersey
Sandy, Hook
N. J
Thomas Lipton
Windward
Leeward
Cup
Weather at Bridgeport area turns fair with light winds
For Bridgeport and vicinity fair tonight and Tuesday. Connecticut also fair with little temperature change and gentle to moderate northwest to north winds. Local showers reported in southern and western districts over the last 24 hours. An area of low pressure over northern Texas causes cloudy, rainy weather as far north as Missouri. Overall pleasant weather east of the Rockies. Lake region and New England near normal for the season. cool nights expected in this vicinity.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Texas
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
Lake Region
Nesland
Bullard Plant Sold Rumor Circulates City Sale Likely To Underwood
Rumor spread that Bullard Machine Tool Company sold its factory at Railroad avenue and Broad street to Underwood Typewriter Company of Hartford. Harry A. Barnes says the plant has been sold but cannot disclose the buyer yet. An Underwood official was in town last week and a property title search confirms a sale with plans to manufacture typewriters locally.
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Bullard Machine Tool Company
Railroad Avenue
Broad Street
Underwood Typewriter Company
Hartford
Buss
Harry A. Barnes
Stratford
A. H. Bullard
Bullard Company
Underwood Company
Fitzgerald Says He Will Run For Governor Nomination
New Haven July 26 Mayor Fitzgerald declared he would accept the Democratic nomination if offered but said he is not seeking it and will not pursue the post unless the people want him. The statement emphasizes his conditional openness to the governor race.
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New Haven
Democratic Party
FitzGerald
Hueffer Sues Wife in London for Divorce
Oliver Francis Hueffer, a Westport author and Mexico war correspondent, files from New York for divorce against Zoe Frances Pyne Hueffer of London alleging marriage in 1897 and desertion in 1910. The case is set for the September term of the Superior Court with notice published in the London Times.
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Oliver Francis Hueffer
Westport
Mexico
New York Evening Post
Zoe Frances Pyne Hueffer
London
England
Hueffer
Yondon
Biueffer
New York Sun
London Times
Italian Destroyer Alberto Carlo Rac Hits Mine Near Bosphorus
In the Black Sea near the Bosphorus entrance eighteen sailors and one officer were killed when the Italian destroyer Alberto Carlo Rac struck a mine. The incident occurred today as the vessel was maneuvering in the area.
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Itar
Alberto Carlo Rac
Black Sea
Bosphoru
No Request Yet For Legislative Session On Trolley
Governor Holcomb’s secretary Maj Buckley says no call for a special session to address jitney trolley issues has been received or discussed in the governor’s office. Manchester officials reportedly voted to ask a special session, but no formal notice has arrived. Some expect Holcomb to include suffrage amendment ratification if he convenes an extra session.
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Folcomb
Major Buckley
Manchester
Maj. Buckley
Holcomb
Legal status of trolley company segregation in New York case
The District of New York ordered the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad to separate its trolley properties unlawfully combined. Connecticut Company stock valued at 40 million dollars, held by the New England Navigation Company, was transferred to five Connecticut trustees. They must sell all shares before July 1, 1919, privately if possible, with extension for cause, but any remaining stock 60 days before the court sale must be sold at public auction. Proceeds cover trustees expenses, remainder to New England Navigation Company.
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New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Connecticut Company
New England Navigation Company
New Haven Company
Connecticut
Lloyd George in Bad Health
Paris dispatches report Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain in serious health. Doctors ordered immediate and absolute rest as the British leader’s condition described as critical by London informants.
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Lloyd-George
Paris
Great Britain
London
First Infantry Leaves Hartford for Camp Major Bay
The First Infantry Connecticut State Guard departed Hartford for Camp Major Bay in Niantic for a week of intensive training. Twelve passenger coaches carried the regiment under Colonel Charles W. Burpee with Captain Irving E. Partridge as adjutant.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Man Eating Sharks Sighted Off Guilford Long Island Sound
The report notes sharks prowling Long Island Sound attracted by menhaden schools. Fishermen caught three large specimens off Guilford, weighing 250 and 409 pounds, eight feet long. A shark bit a fisherman at the net, and bathers are warned to stay cautious offshore as one creature chased a man to three feet from shore.
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Long
Guilfoord
Hord
Guilford
City Hall considers motor vehicles at Seaside park concerts
A City Council resolution asks the Board of Police Commissioners to regulate traffic at Seaside park during band concerts after complaints about noise from autos and motorcycles during the cannon. Police say traffic has generally been well handled except for one occasion when no notice was given for a July 4 concert.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Seaside Park
Bridgeport Committee to Attend Fare Hearing in Hartford
A Bridgeport committee appointed by Mayor Wilson met at 9:20 this morning and will attend Thursday's hearing in Hartford as representatives of Bridgeport. They will present the public's side on the Connecticut Company's petition for a flat fare of 7 cents.
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Wilson
Hartford
Bridgeport
Connecticut Company
Trunk Victim Positively Identified in Detroit Case
Detroit July 26 police announced the mutilated trunk body shipped to New York has been positively identified as Mrs. E. Elroy formerly Miss Katherine Jackson of Starkville Mississippi. The identification followed forensic and personal records checks.
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American Railway Express Co
New York City
Detroit
James Douglass
David Demarest
New York
E. Elroy
Katherine Jackson
Starkville
Miss
Earthquake jolts Los Angeles at 4 12 am
A sharp quake shook Los Angeles at 4 12 this morning waking residents. Chimneys toppled, dishes broken, and windows rattled. United States Commissioner Hugh J Lavery left for a week’s vacation to Asbury Park New Jersey. No deputy commissioner named to handle liquor violators. arrests will be held for hearing upon his return.
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Los Angeles
United States
Hugh J. Lavery
Asbury Park
N. J
Commissioner Lavery
No Utility Representative Updates Jitney Trolley Issue
Inquiry at the Public Utilities office in Hartford today found no commission representative sent to the city to review the jitney trolley situation. People with zone tickets bought in good faith face possible disruption if service remains suspended, with further action expected from the Commission at a later date.
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Public Utilities
Capitol
Hartford
Commission
Absence Of Noise In Center Of City Feature Of Day
Bridgeport residents woke to a trolleyless day as jitney buses replaced trolleys, easing traffic chaos. Crowds cleared from Fairfield Avenue to Main Street while jitney drivers and police kept buses moving. Reports said delays vanished and downtown noise decreased. City plans to test trolley return within days amid jitney hype.
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Fairfield Avenue
Main Street
Middle Street
Cannon Street
Jitmeymen
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Jitnney
Jitney
Jitmey
Massachusetts
Street Cars Began here 55 Years Ago
Fifty five years ago the Horse Rail Rordi Company was given its charter and began service as a public carrier. In 1894 the overhead trolley system received its charter. Since that time there has never been a suspension of trolley service until today. Weather and storms have interrupted service in the past, but this is the first time an order to suspend has been deemed necessary.
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Horse Railrordi Company
Trictz
Quiteo
May Pay for Unused Tickets in Connecticut
Inquiries at the Connecticut company office in New Haven showed refunds for unused parts of zone tickets are being arranged. No definite details were given but an announcement is expected. President Storrs was out, and officials declined to say if a Bridgeport visit would occur today.
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Connecticut Company
New Haven
Storrs
Thither
Bridgeport
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Bullard
Governor’s Office
Long Island Sound
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