Trial of trolley strikers opens second week in Waterbury
The second week of the Waterbury trolley strikers trial began at 11 before Judge Thayer with Morrissette on the stand. Attacks, revolvers, and car scenes are recounted as witnesses describe the night at Waterville, identity questions, and cross examinations while crowds fill the courtroom.
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Thayer
Thayers
Morrissette
Danaher
Waterville
Canada
Taftville
Farley
Bridgeport
Sewell
Merna
Burpee
Meigs
Morrisette
Gould
Winnegar
American Girl Killed in Hotel Elevator Crush
Constance Gracie, daughter of Archibald Gracie of New York and a relative of President Roosevelt, was killed in an elevator accident at the Hotel de La Tremoille in Paris. Consul General Gowdy investigated and found she attempted to enter a descending freight elevator and was crushed between it and the shaft. Her body will be embalmed and shipped to New York.
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Paris
Constance
Archibald Gracie
New York
Hotel de la Tremoille
Gracie
Roosevelt
Gowdy
Miss Gracie
Willing to Pay His Way Bridegroom’s Fee Fix Meter Joke
A nervous bridegroom, after a Topeka minister’s ceremony by Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, frantically searched his pockets and confessed he had forgotten the clergyman’s fee. He then joked he could show how to adjust the meter so it won’t register. Growth of America chart shows U S area rising from 827,844 to 3,629,923 square miles since 1790, with counties growing from 307 to 2,867 and population from 8,929,214 to 76,303,387.
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Charles M. Sheldon
Topeka
America
United States
Trolley Crash Hurts Mattress Dealer Near Cole and East Main
Isaac Hornbein of School Street, who runs a brick block mattress store at Cole and East Main, was thrown from a wagon when a trolley struck the team. He suffered a bad head cut and severe bruises, was helped by Sergeant Pagan and Officer Brickel, and taken home for doctors’ care.
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Isaac Hornbein
School Street
Cole
East Main Street
Hornbein
Pagan
Officer Brickel
Bellemare
Weather Chaos Delays Yacht Race at Highlands
High winds and dense fog paralysed racing in Highlands New Jersey as American yachts faced delays. The waiting cup contests were postponed as visibility was poor and wind remained light. The Constitution Reliance and Columbia finally left moorings before the race was called off for the day with a possibility of rescheduling tomorrow.
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Highlands
N. J
Sandy Hook
Constitution
Reliance
Columbia
Crest of the flood reached at St Louis in 1844 record
The June flood crest at St Louis hit 37.5 feet on Monday, matching the May 1858 high but below the great 1844 peak. Cairo and Memphis levels rose, and rescue operations began for about 1,000 people in Madison Venice and Granite City facing starvation and exposure.
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Washington
St Louis
Mississippi
Cairo
Memphis
Madison
Venice
Granite City
Two Brothers Drown in Pawtuxet River Squall
In Pawtucket Rhode Island on June 9 two Finneran brothers aged 17 and 14 drowned when their boat overturned during a squall on the Pawtuxet River. Edward 16, Thomas Welch and Joseph Welch and James Quinn survived. The victims had been returning from work. Edward attempted rescues but was exhausted.
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Pawtucket
R. L
Pawtuxet River
John Finneran
Henry Finneran
Edward Finneran
Thomas Welch
Joseph Welch
James Quinn
John
Edward
Weather forecast for New Haven and Connecticut
Forecast from 8 p m Tuesday to 8 p m Wednesday calls for local showers tonight and fair weather Wednesday. South to southwest winds. In Connecticut expected light showers tonight and Wednesday fair. Rainfall totals in southern New England near one inch, lighter in northern regions. Warm muggy conditions anticipated locally.
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New Haven
Boston
Connecticut
New England
Suicide on a Ferryboat Sends Passengers Into Panic
An unidentified man aboard a Battery to Thirty-ninth Street ferry in New York drank carbolic acid in front of about fifty to sixty women. The boat halted at landing as the man collapsed and died before reaching the dock. He was well dressed but could not be identified.
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J. D. Sewell
Court House
John Wurts
Yale
Wurts
Shellf Dunham
Morrissette
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Merna
Sewell
Colonel Burpee
Waterville
New York
Battery
Thirty-ninth Street
Brooklyn
Cotton Market Opens Higher With Nervous Undertone
The Cotton Market in New York rose at the open with July advancing to 11.04 and September to 10.382 after closing higher yesterday. Gains spread to August 11.30 and October 9.73 amid reports of crop damage and talk of a July corner. Liverpool cables showed weakness on old crop but strength on new, while New Orleans remained firm before a sharp July correction.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Heir to a fortune sparks Meriden worker’s claim
Meriden worker William Caphorn known as Old Bill believes he may inherit a fortune of up to 800000 dollars in England. An advertisement in Hartford reportedly sought the heir of George William Hargraves, who left Leicester 25 years ago. Cap horn, now 67, changed his name after living with his grandmother on his mother’s death. his grandfather was Cap horn and he has limited ability to work due to infirmities.
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Meriden
William Caphorn
Bill
H. Wales Lines Co
England
Caphorn
Hartford
George William Hargraves
George W. Hargraves
Leicester
Copper Minds Closed by Mexican and Italian Labor Strike
A Mexican and Italian labor strike at Clifton Arizona halts mining and smelting across Arizona Copper Co Detroit Copper Co and Spanno Copper Co. Morenci Metcalfe and Clifton districts stop work with Sheriff Parks and deputies maintaining order. Captain Pyning to deploy rangers from Douglas as tensions rise and serious trouble looms.
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Paso
Tex
Clifton
Ariz
Arizona Copper Co
Detroit Copper Co
Spanno Copper Co
Morenci
Sheriff Parks
Metcalfe
Pyning
Arizona
Douglas
Newark Disaster Indictees Lose Supreme Court Appeal
In Trenton on June 9 the New Jersey supreme court denied A J Cassatt B F G and other trolley company officers an appeal in the Clifton Avenue Newark trolley accident case. The court held it had no power to grant a full court trial or a struck jury trial as requested by the defendants.
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Trenton
N. J
Supreme Court
A. J. Cassatt
Young
Clifton Avenue
Newark
Connecticut Mayors Association Holds Annual Meeting
Bridgeport June 9 The Connecticut Mayors Association held its annual meeting attended by mayors and ex mayors including Hotchkiss Charters Ansonia Sterling Taylor Bridgeport Harbison Preston Sullivan Hartford West Meriden Bassett Webster New Britain Dart Beckwith New London Grover Norwalk Burr Griggs Weeks Mills Middletown Summings Leed Tupper Stamford.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut Mayors’ Association
Hotchkiss and
Charters
Ansonia
Sterling and Taylor
Harbison
Preston and Sullivan
Hartford
West
Governor Signs Bill Expands Railroad Bond Lists
Hartford June 9 Governor Cham berlain signed the bill adding railroad bonds outside the state to savings bank lists and it became law today. A resolution appropriated 25000 to Greenwich hospital. The Bridgeport city hall bond issue was approved. London June 9 Mrs Brown Potter starred in For Church or Stage by Rev Forbes Phillips at Yarmouth theater. The drama centers on a rector’s love and the actress Stella’s renunciation.
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Hartford
Chamberlain
Savings Bank
Senate
Greenwich Hospital
Bridgeport
City News Highlights Local Obituaries And Events
The Theta Sigma fraternity hosts a reception at Knights of Columbus hall. Obituaries include Mrs Jane Ann Woods of 10 Spencer Avenue, funeral Friday at 3 PM, and Mrs Mary Bronson Platt of 66 Linden Street, funeral Thursday at 3 PM. The remains of Mrs B. H. Gaylord from Bridgeport to be brought for Riverside Cemetery interment. Michael Jannetta and Miss Louise De Vito wed at Our Lady of Lourdes. Several residents plan vacations to Boston. The Sacred Heart choir member Miss Clara V. Sutton sang at Immaculate Conception Mass. John J. Guernsey, 89, died in Cheshire. funeral arrangements to be announced. Barnum & Bailey circus to perform June 30 at the Athletic Field. John Berazulsky, 187 Summit Street, injured near a back-up train. treated and hospitalized. May mortuary report lists deaths and causes. total 85. Court America, Fy of A., hosts entertainment at Pythian hall with songs, wrestling, and performances. Waterbury Medical Society held a meeting with papers on smallpox and trachoma. summer meetings planned. Friday union meeting to prep for new Masonic hall dedication Monday June 18. Harmony Lodge No 42 to conduct. Grand Lodge officials to attend. banquet in Odd Fellows' hall afterward. Furnishings and furniture for the hall supplied by Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Co and Hempson seller Co.
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Theta Sigma Fraternity
Knights of Columbus
Jane Ann Woods
Spencer Avenue
Mary Bronson Platt
Linden Street
B. H. Gaylord
Bridgeport
Riverside Cemetery
Michael Jannetta
Louise de Vito
Clark Street
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Father Karam
Delia Fitzpatrick
Hospital Avenue
Alice Grady
Mary McGowan
Central Avenue
Boston
Clara V. Sutton
Sacred Heart Choir
Immaculate Conception
John J. Guernsey
Guernsey
Cheshire
Barnum & Bailey
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co
John Berazulsky
Summit Street
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co
Russell
Waterbury Hospital
Court America
Tthe
Pythian Hall
Banjo
Court
Guiseppi Verdi
Court Champlain
Joe Rivers
Waterbury Medical Society
Kilmartin
Maloney
T. M. Bull
Naugatuck
Donahue
Goodenough
Dwyer
Graves
Hungerford
Masonic Hall
Mullings’ Block
Harmony Lodge
No 42
A.M
Grand Lodge of
Connecticut
F. D. Buckley
Odd Fellows
Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Co
Hempson Seller Co
Joh B. Ebbs
Joseph Nell
John Murdeny
Free trade debate fills House as cabinet meets in London
London June 9 The first serious parliamentary clash over free trade versus protection drew one seat earlier today as the government faced a budget bill vote. Gerald Balfour was absent from cabinet. Henry Chaplin and malcontent unionists rallied nearby. Liberal and Nationalist MPs signaled support for the government against Chaplin's grain tax amendment, with Campbell-Bannerman confirming Liberal backing to remit the grain tax. The scene sparked keen interest as ministers and leaders maneuvered to avert a defeat.
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London
House of Commons
Gerald Balfour
Board of Trade
Henry Chaplin
Board of Agr
Westminster
Mr Chaplin
Prem Balfour
John Mond
Chaplin
Sir Campbell-Bannerman
Ritchie
Booksellers Association debate and race remarks at meeting
The Booksellers Association discussed reviving retail book trade and fair prices while Dr Dixon argued about race prejudice, predicting social policy issues and a statue to Lincoln in the Confederacy capital. Grand Rapids mayor W Willard Palmer recalled past price fixes and urged publishers to uniform fiction pricing.
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Dixon
Patt
America
Lincoln
Confederacy
W. Willard Palmer
Grand Rapids
Mich
Association
Judge Pickett Dead At New Haven Home
Judge Rufus S. Pickett, a noted New Haven county jurist, died at his home after an illness beginning May 18 with paralysis. He was 70 years old, served as city court judge from 1887 to 1893, and later city attorney for six years. Nine mills shut down in Holyoke due to a finishing dept strike, about 1500 workers laid off as the strike widens.
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Pickett
New Haven
Rufus S. Pickett
Holyoke
Eee
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