Pope Pius X to be Crowned Next Sunday in Rome
Rome reports the pope will be crowned next Sunday as foreign cardinals urge return home. Pius X greets telegrams, reviews congratulatory copies, and receives cardinals in the Sistine chapel as preparations and acknowledgments continue. Knights of Columbus send greetings from New Haven.
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Rome
Knights
New Haven
National Council
Knight of Columbus
Vatican
Pope Pius X
Vatican Palace
Italy
Knights of Columbus of
America
Pius X Charitable Cardinal Once Struggled for Money
Rome reports anecdotes about Cardinal Sarto now Pope Pius X showing his modesty and affability. He left Venice poor after paying many charities and once borrowed 400 from a bank in Rome before settling the debt. His nephew John Baptist Sarto, arch priest of Pessagno, hails from Canova's birthplace. He said he would keep his simplicity even if he became pope.
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Cardinal Sarto
Monsignor Stratimirovich
Vatican
Pius X
Venice
Rome
Grappa
Lorenzo Perosi
Pontifical Choir
St Mark’s
Perosi
John Baptist Sarto
Pessango
Canova
Heroism at Brooklyn Tenement Fire Captures Praise
Police and firemen earned honors in a Brooklyn tenement blaze after rescuing over twenty people in night attire. A mother and child were saved from a third story leap, while others stood guard over a gasoline tank to prevent explosion. Losses were not large.
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New York
Brooklyn
Dunlap Hat Company Reports $200000 Shortage
NEW YORK August 5 Gustave Henry resigned as treasurer of R Dunlap and Co hatters and a shortage in the firm accounts was reported possibly totaling $200000 A H Lamson secretary confirmed the resignation but did not explain motives Sherwood Pleads Not Guilty in Hartford Aug 5 Oliver T Sherwood cashier of Southport National Bank arraigned on embezzlement charge totaling $100000 he pleaded not guilty and was held under $25000 bond
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Dunlap Hat Company
New York
Gustave
Henry
R. Dunlap & Co
The
Hatters
A. H. Lamson
Lamson
Sherwood
Hartford
Conn
Oliver T. Sherwood
Southport National Bank
Platt
United States District Court
Suspension and failure hit New York stock firm
On August 5 the stock exchange announced the suspension of Sharp & Bryan. Charles B. Bryan of the firm had just been elected to the governing committee. Also on August 5 Hurlbutt Hatch & Co, another stock exchange firm, failed.
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New York
Sharp & Bryan
Stock Exchange Today
Charles 8. Bryan
Exchange
Hurlbutt, Hatch & Co
The
Stock Exchange
Servant Burned to Death in Ran Kankoma Fire
A fire at Ran kankoma Illinois destroyed the dwelling of Commander DPD C Stuart of the navy. His wife and two children escaped unharmed. One servant died in the blaze, another was seriously burned after leaping from a second story window.
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New York
Rankonkoma
Dpd. C. Stuart
Navy
Stuart
Excursionists Stranded by Rough Sea Return to Stamford
About a thousand Stamford Norwalk and nearby residents returning from Coney Island aboard the Paulus faced a rough voyage. The captain avoided Stamford harbor and anchored at City Island overnight. Many passengers, including women and children, were without adequate clothing or provisions and endured a troubled night with threats of mob action quelled by prudent restraint.
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Stamford
Coney Island
Lion Steamship Co
Paulus
Stamford Harbor
City Island
Norwalk
Roton's Point
Hanna outlines Civic Federation aim to unite labor and capital
Senator Hanna, chair of the Civic Federation, told Cleveland Builders' Exchange that since the federation's founding workers and employers have prospered. He cites the 5 percent miner offer rejected by mine owners, notes Roosevelt arbitration yielded more, and argues the federation seeks better economic conditions for all.
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Cleveland
Hanna
Civic Federation
Cleveland Builders’ Exchange
Roosevelt
Deaf mute turned black from rare cyanosis illness
Joseph Dittmars a 34 year old deaf mute in Brooklyn’s Eastern District Hospital shows body discoloration as cyanosis deepens toward death. He resides with his father near Tenth and Roebling streets and has slipped into a comatose state doctors say will persist until death.
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New York
Joseph Dittmars
Eastern District
Brooklyn
Dittmars
Tenth
Roebling
Wreck Delays Delaware and Hudson Main Line
Plattsburg New York August 5 trains cannot run on the Delaware and Hudson main line to Montreal for at least three days while repairs proceed after a freight wreck at a bridge over the Chazy river. Freight traffic is largely halted and passenger trains run an hour or more late. A second wreck at Mud Pond in the Adirondacks sinks two engines, tying up the Adirondacks division between Loon Lake and Lake Placid.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Here
Montreal
Chazy River
Mud Pond
Adirondacks
Delaware & Hudson Road
Loon Lake
Lake Placid
Convention Ends Early After Storm Delays Firemen Meet Branford
Branford Aug 5 The state firemen association finishes its convention ahead of schedule due to a storm. After disposing of business and passing thanks to helpers, the parade and sports program are canceled. A $100 benefit is awarded to W. P. Bridgett of Wallingford.
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Branford
State Firemen’s Association
P. Bridgett
Wallingford
Schooner on Rocks Off Penfield Reef
A two masted schooner, name unknown, struck rocks off Penfield reef during a northeasterly gale. All attempts to reach the vessel from Bridgeport harbor have failed. She is believed to be the Franken from St Johns bound for Stamford.
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Bridgeport
Penfield Reef
St Johns
Stamford
Strike off trolley dispute edges toward settlement in Bridgeport
Conference progress undercuts a prolonged trolley strike. Manager Sewell met with Trolleymen union president Mr Murnane in Bridgeport and accepted a settlement draft. About twenty two names may be rehired, excluding a few objectionable workers. The union must call off the strike this afternoon if the offer satisfies the workers.
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Sewell
Trolleymen's Union
Mr Murnane
Bridgeport
Murnane
Maine coast defense sails with North Atlantic squadron
Bar Harbor August 5. The North Atlantic squadron sails from Bar Harbor to defend the Maine coast from Cape Ann to Eastport against the hostile fleet led by Rear Admiral Sands. Rear Admiral Barker commands the flagship Kearsarge with Coghlan Wise aboard while the Indiana Massachusetts and Texas join the coastal defense alongside destroyers and support ships.
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Barker
Vesels
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Admiral Coghlan
Olympia
Admiral Wise
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Alabama
Illinois
Baltimore
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Panther
Vixen
Decatur
Bainbridge
Barry
Dale
Chauncey
Government
Hartford
Premier Balfour vows to resist surrender of editor staff
In the British House of Commons Premier Balfour announced that instructions were sent to Pekin not to surrender the Supao editor and staff at Shanghai. Chinese demands seek extradition for seditious writings with implied execution. Pekin may discard formal trial. foreign ministers vary in stance.
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London
House of Commons
Henry Norman
Pekin
Shanghai
Supao
Robbers Make Abortive Attempt on Fallon Post Office
Jamestown N D Aug 5 An attempt to break into the Falconer post office occurred early today. Postmaster Davis heard the trespassers and rushed to the office. He was fired at but not harmed as the would be thieves fled before cracking the safe.
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Jamestown
Falconer
Davis
Weather forecast for Connecticut rain and showers
A forecast for Connecticut calls for rain tonight with showers on Thursday, expect generally cloudy skies and brisk easterly winds. Strong winds may accompany the unsettled weather as the system moves through the region.
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Connecticut
Murderer Lynched After Confession in Mabel Richards Case
In Asotin Washington, a mob of over a thousand forcibly removed William Hamilton from the county jail and hanged him after he confessed to the murder of 11 year old Mabel Richards. A black mask covered his head as the rope was tied to a telegraph pole, the crowd dispersing once life ended.
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Mabel Richards
Poe
Asotin
Wash
Richards
Asotin County
William Hamilton
Hamilton
Fillmore
Somhe
Deficit in Dunlap Properties
New York reports a deficit in the treasuries of Dunlap & Co hatmakers and the Robert Dunlap estate. Charles Keator, vice-president, says deficits could reach 260,000 dollars. he adds an ex-employee admitted misappropriations, with money lost in Wall Street speculations and race tracks. Amelia Dunlap, widow of Robert, heads the firm. Estate losses attributed to the defalcation are heavy. Mrs Dunlap is away from the city. A. H. Lamson named secretary treasurer to replace G. C. Henry.
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New York
Dunlap & Co
Robert Dunlap
Charles Keator
Mir Keator
Wall Street
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Amelia Dunlap
West Seventy-second Street
Dunlap
A. H. Lamson
G. C. Henry
Eighty-second Street
Tragedy at Maculey Point ends two lives
Near Maculey Point two men believed to be Harry Caldwell, a surveyor, and his son went to a small island to dynamite fish. An explosion shattered both bodies, scattering remains across the rocks in the Victoria area on August 5.
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Victoria
B. C
Maculey Point
Harry Caldwell
Isand
Storm Damage Hits Shorefront Vessels in Norwalk
The Aug 5 storm along South Norwalk shorefront drives ashore or sinks several small craft. Mead Brog of Norwalk reports a damaged sloop and a launch sunk near Belly Island and Roton Point, with several sailboats and skiffs pushed ashore.
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South Norwalk
Mead Brog
Norwalk
Belly Island
Roton Point
Overtaken by Flyer near Havre injures four
Havre Montana August 5 A south bound Montana Central passenger train was overtaken by the Flyer on a curve a few miles west of Havre. Four persons including a woman passenger were badly hurt and several others were severely bruised in the collision.
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Havre
Mont
Montana Central
Here
Avaral
Monument to the Ninth Regiment Unveiled in New Haven
In rain and wind the Ninth Connecticut Volunteer monument at Bay View park was unveiled by about fifty veterans. The ceremony moved to the Second Regiment armory due to a storm, with Governor Chamberlain and Rev W J Slocum among speakers, and Mayor Studley accepting the monument for the city.
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Armory
Abiram Chamberlain
W. J. Slocum
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Waterbury
Ninth Regiment
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Tontine Hotel
John G. Healy
Ninth Connecticut Veteran Association
James J. Gleeson
Willimantle
Kathleen O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Thomas Cahill Marshall Egan
J. M. Johnson
Naval Militia
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Admiral Foote
Colonel Healey
Slocum
William Clay Buckingham
Connecticut
Richard Fitzgibbons
Studley
Park Commissioners
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Studsley
City of
West Rock
Cotton Mills in New Hampshire to Shut Down Three Weeks
Boston August 5 Instructions have been sent to managers of the China Webster and Pembroke cotton mills at Suncook New Hampshire to close the three corporations on Saturday until August 24 due to high cotton prices and weak demand. The Exeter mills will shut four weeks for production and finishing idle for two weeks. Pittsfield mills close for several weeks. Clintonville of Norwich Connecticut has closed for a fortnight.
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New Hampshire
Boston
China, Webster and Pembroke
Suncook
N. H
Exeter Cotton Mills
Exeter
Pittsfield
Clinton Nvillg
Norwich
Conn
First woman named probation officer in state at Shelton
Miss Jennie M. Curtiss was today appointed probation officer for the local court at Shelton. She is believed to be the first woman appointed to such an office in the state. Rain caused postponement of the second day of the annual tennis tournament in Norfolk.
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Shelton
Jennie MM. Curtiss
Norfolk
City Notes and Obituaries From Local Shore and Waterbury
Vacationing residents at Nut Beach Bernard Coyle and family and James Garrity and family from Washington visit the shore. Mrs Mary Ormrod of Adam Street ill at home. Buck's Hill school district votes against sites for a new school. Miss Sara Laflamme and Daniel J Finnegan die in Ottawa. Mrs James Scurry dies in Woonsocket. funeral at Sacred Heart Church. John Gaffney of Waterbury dies in Ansonia. survivors listed. Shale boarders and roomers wanted at No 4 Howard Place.
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al Hughes
Nut Beach
Bernard Coyle
James Garrity
Washington
Mary Ormrod
Adam Street
Buck’s Hill
Board of Education
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Walsh Training School
Daniel J. Finnegan
Ottawa
Canada
Waterbury
James Scurry
Woonsocket
Tipperary
Ireland
Lawrence Cronan
Sacred Heart Church
Father Loughran
Scurry
John Gaffney
Ansonia
Gaffney
Brown & Bros
Walace & Sons
Margaret McDonald
Michael O'Neale
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Pope Pius
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Beatrice
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Pietro Marchi
Quirinal Society
Meyer
J. M’givney
Annie Sharp
Charlotte Cross
A. Thompson
Philadelphia
Annie E. Sharpley
Paris
Enrico Pasqual
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Kaiser
J. H. Murnan and
J. E. Sewell
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