Plunged to Death From His Train Near Topstone Station
John A. Fitery, 25, a brakeman on a freight train, was found dead beside the Danbury division tracks near Topstone station. He was missed after a stop at Branchville and a search found him on the morning trackside. He likely fell from a car roof during the run. He was unmarried and from Schenevus, N.Y., where a brother is a prominent lawyer.
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Redding
John A .Fitery
Topstone I
Friery
Branchville
Schenevus
N.Y
Emma Goldman Arrested in Washington Gathering Bust
Emma Goldman and Dr Ben Reittman were arrested in Jellingham Washington last night to prevent an anarchist meeting. Chief of Police Code said the arrests were under the U S constitution defining treason as anarchism. Goldman will fight the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jellingham
Wash
Vecoto
Emmy Goldman
Ben Reittman
United States
San Kant Goldman
Four Danbury men fined for ferret rabbit hunt in Ridgefield
Deputy Warden Brandage and two special deputies arrested Elbert Mead Frank Brown Gilbert Orser and Carlton Hack in Ridgefield for hunting rabbits with a ferret. The men from Danbury appeared before a justice, were found guilty, and fined a total of $80. Also notes Burlington reservoir will supply New Britain water around January 1 and may affect Pequabuck river power rights.
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Ridgefield
Conn
Brandage
Cantur
Ridgewary
Elbert Mead
Frank Brown
Gilbert Orser
Carlton Hack
Danbury
New Britain
Burlington
Powey
National Metal Fabric Co
Edwin Hills Co
Eaton's Grain Mill
Love
Privleges
Dan
One Man Pardons and Local Tragic News Summary
A daylong session granted a single pardon to Antonio D Marco, life term in Fairfield County since 1898. he was praised as a model prisoner after shielding a keeper during a prior attack. In Norwalk, Samuel J Smith, 65, was killed by an express train while walking home from East Norwalk cemetery. A fire in West Roxbury destroyed Curtis Hall, damaging the Boston Public Library branch and burning many volumes. Paris reports indicate a large French tobacco profit from monopoly sales. The U.S. Senate approved a Christmas adjournment from December 19 to January 4.
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Haytfora
Wee Sean
Pom
Antonio D'Marco
I’ Marco
Fairfield County
Sexton
South Nork
Samuel J. Smith
East Norwalk
Boston
Curtis Hall
West Roxbury
Boston Public Mbary
Weather Forecast for Connecticut and East Region
Forecast for Connecticut calls for fair tonight and Wednesday with light westerly winds. A disturbance from Lake Superior moves east, bringing cloudy skies and light rain to the eastern lake region and New England while the south and west enjoy pleasant conditions. Mild temperatures prevail across regions east of the Rockies. Edmonton reports minus four.
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Connecticut
Lake Superior
St Lawrence Valley
Lake Region
New England
Rocky Mountains
Edmonton
BR. N. W
Hains trial panel grows as jurors chosen at yacht club case
In Flushing New York December 15 a new panel of one hundred talesmen filled the trial room as Thornton Hains arrived handcuffed. Juror selections included Alexander Jardin a plumber from Long Island City and others with varied backgrounds. Special prosecutors Elmer S White and Jam Dayton join the case though defense counsel opposes more counsel. Mrs William E Annis widow of the publisher will testify as a principal state witness about events from the yacht club arrival to the fatal shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
N. Y
Thornton Hains
Hains
Long Island
William Hecker
Hecker
Justice Crane
Elmer S. White
Jam Dayton
McIntyre
Dayton
Tayside Yacht Club
Crane
Talesmen
White
Alexander Jardin
Long Island City
Jardin
Texas
Hugh McCullah
Louis New
British Bark Wrecked Off Salvador Coast
British bark Kirkdale was wrecked on October 14 near El Triumpho, Salvador. Two crew members reached safety aboard Newport. others sent home via Panama. Survivors trekked sixty miles over mountains to La Union, Colebrook for rescue.
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Dam Francisco
Pacific Mail
Ner
Newport
Kk Kirkdale
Salvador
el Triumpho
Panamg
la Union
Dutch warship arrives with captured Venezuelan coast guard ship
Willemstad reports the Dutch battleship Jacob van Heemskerk entered the harbor at eight this morning towing the captured Venezuelan coast guard vessel 23 de Mayo. A prize crew took command, hoisting the Dutch flag, while Venezuelan crew were sent ashore. The Gelderland left for the Venezuelan coast with an experienced seaman aboard. The 23 de Mayo, 120 tons, carries a single machine gun and was seized December 13 north of Cumana on the gulf of Caracas.
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Willemstead
Jacob van Heemskerk
Netherlands
Cumana
Gulf of
Carasco
Jacob von Heemskerk
Gelderland
Harriman Victory Seen Not to Limit IC C Powers
Washington observers say the Supreme Court ruling in the Harriman and Kuhn case will not shrink the Interstate Commerce Commission's authority. The majority opinion states the decision does not affect major aspects of railroad regulation or future inquiries into sway transactions. Justice Day dissents, arguing the ruling narrows the Commission's scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Supreme Court
BH. Harriman
Otto Kuhn
Harriman
Commission
Kahn
Mmission
Boston Prohibition Fight Chooses 1909 City Officials
In Massachusetts, Newburyport and North Adams held municipal elections with license questions on intoxicating liquors. Both chose mayors and city government members, while Boston did not vote for a mayor. Newburyport aimed to keep its anti license majority. North Adams faced a closer race on liquor licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Newburyport
North Adams
Cambridge
Fritzi Scheff a Bride Secret Wedding
Comic opera star Fritzi Scheff and John Pax Jr. secretly wed, announced by mutual friend John C. Haut at the Knickerbocker theater. The ceremony occurred at Mount Kisco home of Rector Fox with the bridegroom’s brother as best man and Rev Dr Wallace of Mount Kisco Methodist Church as officiant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jr
New York
Dee
Fritz Seheff
John Pax
John C. Hont
Knickerbocker Theater
Haut
Mount Kiseo
World Sculling Championship Won by R Arnst in New Zealand
R Arnst of New Zealand won the world sculling championship at Wanganui on the North Island of New Zealand on December 15. The victory marks a decisive win in the world title race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanganui
North Island
New Zealand
R. Arnst
State of war between Holland and Venezuela described
Washington reports a de facto wartime atmosphere as the United States distances itself from Venezuela while Dutch ships operate off Caracas under Monroe Doctrine limits. Observers see tacit U.S. approval of Holland action unless Venezuela territory is threatened, with a Caribbean blockade possible if neutral commerce is harmed.
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Washington
Holland
Venezuela
State Department
America
Netherlands
Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Prohibition Campaign Ties to Detroit Firebrand in CT
A Detroit figure linked to anti saloon league opposition, C W Mable, is rumored to be coordinating with W Marshall in Connecticut. Since Marshall appeared in Bridgeport and challenged the prohibition nominee, authorities note a possible collaboration against temperance forces. Marshall vanishing adds mystery to the campaign.
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W Mabie
Bridgeport
W. O. Marshall
Prohibition
Govnor
Antisaloon League
C. W. Mable
Detroit
Mr Marshall
Connecticut
Gram
Maiie
Anti-Saloon League
Conviction in San Francisco in white slave traffic case
In U S district court Jessie Hayman was found guilty of aiding an alien woman in a house prostitute arrangement involving Ethel May Southwood a recent English immigrant. The jury deliberated five hours before returning the verdict under Judge de Haven, following an earlier local conviction of Henry Vilette for importing a French woman for immoral purposes.
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San Francisco
Pee
United States District Court
Jessie Hayman
Ethel May Southwood
England
de Haven
Henry Vilette
Coroner Probes Hospital Death After Stabbing
Coroner Higging opened an investigation into Eugenio De Masi who died in a hospital after a stabbing last night. The assailant, also wounded, is under police guard and a first degree murder warrant has been issued but not served.
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Winsted
Yeo
Higging
Eugenio de Masi
Thany Hotel Fire Near Bethany Destroys Site
A Bethany hotel about a mile and a half from town center burned last night along the Waterbury to New Haven road. Loss is estimated at 2500 dollars. Mrs John Ruttiger ran the hotel. she was reported in New Haven when the fire started. An elderly father tended to chores in a barn as neighbors discovered the blaze.
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Bethany
Waterbury
New Haven
John Ruttiger
Embezzling charge against Houlihan nolled on cost payment
Bridgeport reports the embezzlement charge against Michael J. Houlihan of Newtown will be nolled at the February superior court term after payment of costs. At the December term he was allowed restitution to the town, paying 1700 toward the alleged shortage, claiming he paid the money to the town treasurer without vouchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Michael J. Houlihan
Newtown
Houlihan
Waterbury Teachers Plan Christmas Appeal and Meetings
The Waterbury School Teachers Association held its regular meeting in the high school assembly hall and formed committees for press, resolutions, and carnival planning. They discussed bringing Grace Strand to address the teachers and noted Christmas preparations plus a potential January meeting. Also reports on local social events and a separate obituary and international news items follow.
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Waterbury School Teach Association
Press
Michael C. Donovan
Marques O'Connor
Mary A. Nelligan
Minnie Nan
Gertrude Gulfoile
Isabelle Pryor
Olive Ly
Nellie Brown
McDonald
Margaret Wan
Julia Relley
Frances Bowes
Anna Lawer
Julia McCauley
Julia Hayes
Frances Dutton
Mary Coyle
Mary G. O'Connor
Jennie Wilder
Grace Strand
New York
United
Tinker
Court Falcon officers election sparks lively contention
Daytons E. Payne arrested for vagrancy by Lt Dodds and Det Keegan after panhandling at the YMCA. Mrs Frank E. Castle to visit hospital for December. Community urged to donate hospital items by January 1 to West Main Street address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Borchardt
Hellmann
Court Falcon
F of A
Dayton E. Payne
Dodds
Keegan
Y.M.C A
Frank E. Castle
West Main Street
Red Cross Work in Hartford December Mortality and Christmas Stamp Appeal
Hartford dispatch reports November deaths in Connecticut at 8, 13.6 per 1000 in large towns, 12.0 in small towns, 13.1 statewide. Infectious deaths were 15.9 percent. Red Cross Christmas stamps sell statewide to fund tuberculosis work, with demand exceeding supply. The bulletin notes need for nourishing food and bed clothes for consumptives and emphasizes local tuberculosis aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut State Board of Health
Red Cross
National Red Cross Society
Cottle suit ended by non-suit at crossing death
The case of Cottle against the railroad was dismissed as negligence and due care not shown. Three bystanders warned him but he continued toward the crossing and died. Other cases include Mrs Catherine Allen against Connecticut Co and Rosanna Lyrehan versus the Republican Party. Separately, Dr Robert Henry Davis, cousin of Jefferson Davis, died in New York at 98.
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Cottle
Catherine Allen
Connecsicut Co
Allen
Rosanna Lyrehan
Tern
Russel
Andrew J. Kenneally
Burpee
George J. Fox
Lilley
Jeff Davis
New York
Robert Henry Davis
Jefferson Davis
Adolphus Rutherford Andrews
Mississippi
Confederacy
Killing Again St Petersburg Dispatch From Urumiah
A telegraph from Urumiah reports a Turkish detachment arrived at Dilman to shield Armenians from Per slav irregulars led by Satar Khan. The Kurds looted burned Armenian villages and killed and mutilated civilians. The Shah’s envoy Ali ul Mulk reached St Petersburg to seek support for the Shah against revolutionists while presenting condolences for Grand Duke Alexis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Petersburg
Urumiah
Dilman
Satar Khan
Shih
Firat
Constantinople
Safe dynamiting hits First National Bank at Eufaula
Robbers dynamited the First National Bank in Eufaula, twenty five miles north of McAlester Oklahoma, early today and escaped with about 15000 dollars. The heist targeted the bank safe in the city, with authorities noting the incident occurred on December 15.
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McAlester
Okla
Flrst National Bank
Eufaula
Here
Useful Christmas Gifts for Men Women and Children
A retail list outlines holiday selections with prices across gloves mitts boots arctics coats and toys. It notes men and boys wearables and rubber goods priced from fractions of a dollar to several dollars for a seasonal sale.
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Emma Goldman
Paris
Christa
Senate
House
Weather Forecast
Jena
Colebrook
Fred Brown
Pittsburg
Fred Chapell
Brown
Chapell
Louie
Victoria
B. C
South Pole
Agnes G. Donahue
Durban
South Africa
Halifax
Venezuelan
Bay State
Fritzi Scheff
Thany Hotel
Crosby High Sc
St Parick’s Hall
Myorce
St Mary's Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Nolen
Nolenville
Williamson County
Denver
Oran
Algeria
Theeign Legion
the Sely
el Kreider
City News
State Board of Health
Mrmeviao
the Alling Rubber Co
Bank Street
Food and ‘Druga
Eastern Tea Importersco
South Main St
Glenwood
The
Hampson-Sellen Furniture Co
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