davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
BIG VICTORY
 FOR FRISCO
 AT THE POLLS
That City 10 Have First Munic.,palIy Owned and Operated Street Railway in United States.
Especial from United Press.)

San Francisco. Dec. 31.-Citizens of San Francisco are today rejoicing ov- F the victory at the polls yesterday of municipal ownership project which has been under consideration for sev- en years and which will give to San Francisco the distinction Of having the first municipally owned and op- erated street railway in the United States.
 by a vote of 3I, ,1s5 to II 6s4. bond is- sues to construct the new railway were approved.
 The new line will be a modern con- duit electric road. about S miles in length, and running through the heart of the city. The road takes the place of the old Geary street Railroad. form eriy an independent corporation but recently controlled by the United Rail- roads of which Patrick Calhoun is president Sternuous opposition to the bond issue was made by the United Railroads and it is estimated that the corporation expended $10O.000 against the project. The same project was de- feated in 1902. 1903, and in June. 1904. the latter time by only 400 votes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
SPENCER TRASK, MILLIONAIRE
 BANKER, KILLED IN R.R. WRECK

multi-millionaire was his Twin Island retreat at Lake George
 Spencer Trask was born in New
 York Sept IS. 1S44. He graduated from Princeton and immediately enter ed the banking business in Wall Street.
 He was interested in the Edison Elec- tricai enterprises. and his firm had been very prominent in the Street for several years. He was a director ana Company and president and director of the Lake George Real Estate Com rany. besides being heavily interested in several other corporations
 Trask was a member of the Metro politan, Union League. City.t Reform, National Arms. and Lawyers Clubs.
 This afternoon Engineer Eugene Flanagan and his fireman, on the freight crew, were arrested at the or der of the coroner of Westchester County, until the wreck can be thor ouehly investigated
 Brakeman Ritter, of the passenger train. came to New York on the ex- press but it is said he too. will be ar rested. As soon as the express stop ped, it is said, Ritter was ordered to go back and flag the approaching freight. as a precautionary measure, for the block signal systems should have warned the freight not to en- ter the block Ritter, it is said, did go back but how far he went or how long he remained cannot be deter mined. The officials of the New York Central announced this afternoon that they had made thorough tests of the block signal system and found that it was working perfectly. The weather, too. was clear. so that signals might have been seen-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31

Ten. people. sleeping in two small rooms in a new building on Lexington avneue. narrowly escaped death by coal gas asphyxiation this morning.
 They were John Cappozello. saloon Keeper, Mrs Amelia Cappozello, aged a. John the baby aged Is months. Louis. aged Is. Mary. aged s, Jimmie aged 5: Mary CappozeIlo. aged D; Dominick Morrello. aged n years, em- ployed at the Bridgeport Boiler Co.'S plant. Salvatore Bafone. 45 years, al SO employed at the Bridgeport Boiler Co.'S plant; and Mary Grasso, aged years, daughter of Vido Grasso or 4s Lexington avenue
 They were discovered about o'clock this morning by a neighbor, Dominick Aftiero. who lives in the rear of the new house Dr. Kiernan. of the emer- xency corps, responded to a call for the ambulance and after stimulating an the sleeping people, he hurried John Cappoxeilo and his cousin Mary to St Vincent's hospital It is ex- Dected that all will recover. The oth- CTS responded to the stimulus. and, except for being weak. are fully re- covered. Some of the children were in bed this forenoon, but the men were up and about the house.
 edy occurred is owned by Captain John Redgate of the police, depart ment- It is a small building. and the part occupied by Cappozello consists of one floor. The front Is being fitted up for a saloon In the rear are kitchen and two bedrooms Although the plaster had scarcely dried and the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
Especial from United Press )


 Chicago. Dec. 31.-It was stated at the offices of the Rock Island railroad at noon today that the reports that many persons had been killed in the wreck of a Rock Island train at Tren- ton. Mo-. were greatly exaggerated.
 Officials of the road said. however, that owing to wire trouble they had regarding the wreck. They say the train was the California Special and not the Golden Gate Limited: that the engine was derailed and that three cars. left the tracks and turned over. Then reports indicated that the fire man. name unknown. was killed and the engineer probably fatatlly injured. Severa. passengers were injured. off, cials said. but how many they could not say.
 Three persons were killed outright and at least 25 others were injured five seriously. in the wreck. according to report to the Rock Island offices here by General Superintendent A. B. Smalley. who Is in charge of the work at the scene of the wreck. Smalley three miles outside of Trenton. The cause is not known The engine was derafled. his report says. throwing sev- eral coaches off the track The com bination car and one sleeper turned over and caught fire. Two women in the sleeper were killed. The fireman was also instantly killed. while En- gineer Millington was probably fatally hurt Four passengers in the sleeper were seriously hurt and a score or more of others received less serious in- juries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31

Mrs. Brian Cassidy, a woman of
 70, will die of the burns which she received this morning, when her clothing caught fire as she worked about the stove in her kitchen, at 13S Main street. The ambulance was called and the unfortunate woman was rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital In the meantime a fire alarm had been sounded from neighboring box. There was little for the depart ment to do. But Chief Mooney ar rived in his automobile in time to St ~Ratrick's church. Hoping against hope, pr. Krause, the ambulance surgeon. ordered Driver BurIison to speed his heavy vehicle to the last notch. This Driver Burlison did. Right behind came the fire chiefs q automobile, and a race to the hospital followed, spectacular to the last de- gree Any moment the breath might leave the body Of the woman in the ambulance, and she, trained as, a de- yout1 Catholic, was feebly crying, in the midst of her pain, for the last rites of the church The ambulance reached the hospital only a little ahead of the car. After first aid had been given by the surgeons Fr. Nihill administered extreme unction after which the aged lady expressed her readiness to go.
 Seldom has an accident so unfortu- nate been attended by more dramatic circumstances. Among all who at tempted to afford aid to Mrs. Cassidy, Miss Winifred Beers, Q trained nurse, showed greatest presence of mind Mrs. Thomas Flynn, who occupies the tenement beneath the Cassidy home, heard somebody grooming. She rush ed up the stairs and into Mrs Cas- sfdy's rooms She found her stand ing by the little stove, in the kitchen. her clothing all in flames. Mrs Flynn tore heavy cape from her own but it was not large enough to smother the flames Then she tried to throw Mrs. Cassidy to the floor, hoping to roll her over and over, and thus put out the fire
 But Mrs. Cassidy struggled to keen her feet, and Mrs. Flynn finally ceas-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
TWO RAILROAD WRECKS
 KILL AND INJURE MANY
Rock Island Express Dtched Cars Overurn Catch Fire and It Is Feared Many Bodies Are In the Ruins Conflicting Reports Concerning Fatalities.

Smalley reports that the bodies and the five SerioSuly injured have been taken to Trenton. while the other in tured have been taken to Kansas City. received here are that the train was wrecked two and half miles north of Trenton. The whole train toppled over and flames soon broke out m the forward coaches which were smashed to kindling wood. The fire worked back rapidly and at last re- ports was consuming the s,eepers.
 Hundreds of men from Kansas City were rushed to the scene on a wreck ing train and are desperately trying to get bodies out of the wreckage and to fight back the flames The fireman of the train is supposed to have been instantly killed. His crushed body is under the engine. The cars were bad ly smashed and the passengers who es- Many of them crawled through the windows and over heaps of wreckaSe to places of safety.
 All the physicians at Trenton have been rushed to the seen and others from this city are on the way.
 It is believed the heaviest loss of life was in the sleepers. They were frightfuIIy broken up by the impact and passengers were pinned in the berths, unable to escape.
 Wreckers with axes are chopping at the sleepers in an effort to release the imprisoned passengers before the flames cut off all chances of escape. wreck acting as volunteer nurses Men have volunteered in the work of help ing the passengers and the injured are being taken to Trenton as fast as possible.
 CContinued on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31

''The city will not give me a guar antee that our company will not be restrained by injunction from reduc- ing garbage. providing that we went up there and spent from $15,ooO to s20,00O to increase the efficiency of the plant" said President J. B. Liv- ingstone this morning.
 Further the president of the Bridgeport By-Products' Co., said: There will always be those people who are fanatical about the garbage plant The plant is all right. but the smells that have come in the sum- mer time are due to the accumulation of garbage and the decay. l have asked two very prominent citizens 1T they thought the city would give me a guarantee against molestation by these people if I spent more money to increase the size of the plant They were dubious about the matter and had fears that there would always be some kind of a kick against the plant
 We are making money and have made money there since February. Before that time, and since. the plant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
TEN PERSONS SLEEPING IN ! TWO SMALL ROOMS ALMOST
 SUFFOCATED BY COAL CAS-
Ambulance Surgeon, Called to Home of Italian Saloon Keeper, Finds Apaling Condition - Two Victims Removed to HospitaLEight Respond to Stimulus and Recover In Few Hours - Alertness of Woman Neighbor Saves Ten Lives.

gas had not been put in Cappozello decided to move in. This he did, yes terday. with his family and his board CTS. There was an old and rather dilapi6ated cook stove in the kitchen.
 About o'clock this morning Mrs. Lucia Malfa, who lives in a house in the rear of the new building. noticed that none of the Cappozello fami y vas around. Knowing that some of o'clock she thought something must be wrong. She called Dominick Alti- ero. who lives upstairs in the same house.
 He tried to rouse the sleepers, inside the house. but could not. He finally got inside He then smelled the gas and knew by the appearance of those asleep that a doctor was needed
 He teIephoned to pr. \. M. San to call the ambulance. This he did. It is thought that the stove was filled up with coal and that the daTpers were closed before the family retired, so that the rooms filled with coal gas. Dr. J. M- Kiernan was pretty well eX- hauSted when he finished his work at the Cappozello home.
 A look at the apartments of the family would make one wonder that those sleeping under such conditions did not die of mere exhaustion. The ter the beds are placed there Is hard ly space enough to turn about in.
 Not a window was open, and the new walls were sweating th!s morn- ing and creating n atmosphere which was almost suffocating. It seems as if the supply of oxygen must have been competely used up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
Hetty Green and Daughter Among Those Forced Out of Madison Ave. Man
 sions to Hotels
Blaze Caused Half Million Dollars Damage to Amer ican Express Company's Plant - Fireman Fatally Injured.
Especial from United Press-)

New York, Dec. ~31.-It was the turn of the rich today to be driven from their homes by a fire Yester- day in a dozen sections of the city poor people. were driven into the streets by fires and there was much suffering Today as the result of a fire that destroyed half a million dol lars worth of express matter and ruin ed the American Express Company's plant in Madison avenue near 18th street. Mrs Hetty Green, her son-in- law. Matthew Wilkes, her daughter, Sylvia Wilkes, the J. Borden Harri- mans. the Robert A Chesbroughs and others of the society class, were drtv- en from their Madison avenue homes with scant regard for their feelings by police and fremen and compelled to take to hotels Before the fire was under control three men had been i'm 5ured, one fatally.
 The fire started in the basement of the company's building which was formerly the Heavenly Rest Church and when the first engine arrived the flames were spreading to the elevator shaft The hremen broke in a door and were met by a terrific explosion which fatally injured Fireman Silver.
 Before Silver could be rushed to a hospital, Watchmen McNamara and schuite were discovered by the fire men unconscious from smoke and their c.othing ablaze- They were roll sd in the snow to extinguish the blaze and taken to the hospital. where it was said they would probably re- cover.
 Three alarms had been sent in but the fire was beyond control and Chief Cr0ker ordered the third rail current turned off in the railroad yard stall ing all New York Central trains south o< 18th street and the firemen at tackled the fire on both sides Be- cause of the fear of other explosions in the building. Croker ordered all of the houses on the opposite side of the street. including that occupied by Douglass Robinson, brother-in-law of Former President Roosevelt. cleared. and the rich occupants, although in- ciined to protest, were driven from home and went to hotels in cabs hastily summoned.
 The hremen managed to keep the flames in the building in which they originated with a loss of half a mill hon. although the express company ofhcfals say this sum may 5c increas- ed az much of the naterisi destroy ed was delayed Christm= packages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
ACQUISITIONS POUR
 INTO CITY HALL
Estimates of Expenses Re ceived from Charities, Health and Other Depart mentS.

The Board of Charities which asked for $123,S31.75 last year. filed a requi- sition today for S105.0O0.5S- Of. this amount $95.O00 is asked to run the de- $1O,OO0 is asked to make up a defic- iency in the department The short age last year was $25.0OO. The kDard of Apportionment allowed only sl5,0O0 to make it up. The Charity Commis- sioners claimed if they were allowed all they asked for last year there would be no deficiency at this time.
 The amounts asked for are as fol- lows:
 Outside poor. s5s.7O4 ss; Iakeview Home. $27. .594.64; ambulance and emer- gency hospital account s7.015: tuber- culosis hospital, sl.2S5.99; wiring and lighting. $400.
 The Board of Health filed a requisi- ton for $10 3e5.60. This is for the regular expenses of the department. salaries. care of horses. office supplies printing. drugs. quarantine supplies. laboratory supplies. and care of slaughter house.
 filed a requisition for s15.55O. This is to cover the regular expenses of the city engineers office
 The Board of Assessors ask for s10.. 2s2. This includes salaries and all ex- penses, but no item for the making of block maps.
 The committee on Revision of Build- ing Code ask for the reappropr.ation of $4.491.25. appropriated last year and not drawn upon. Most of this Is to be used in paying the five members of the committee chosen by former paying them at the ate of s per meeting per member for preparing the builcins code now about ready for printing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
JUDGE NOBBS HOST
 AT DINNER TO HIS OFFICE ASSISTANTS
Pleasant Event Arranged to Welcome Bernard F. Coo
 ney as New Clerk
to Take Up Duties of Retiring Assist ant Clerk Smith on Mon day.

Judge Nobbs of the Probate Court was the host last night at a dinner party rendered to his office force at the Algonquin Club The guests were Attorney William V. Dewitt. clerk of the court; Attorney John Smith. as- sistant clerk. and Bernard F. Cooney. who will succeed Attorney John Smith Monday. The dinner was in the form of a testimonial from the judge in rec ognition of the efforts of his assist ants and 1t also served to cement the ties Of friendship existing between the Probate Court officials and MT. Coon ey-
 Attorney Smith has rendered his res- take up the practice of law. and in his stead Judge Nobbs has made the selection. of Mir. Cooney. for a number of years the City Hail reporter of the Bridgeport Standard MT. Cooney sev- CTS his connection with the Standard tomorrow, and will take up his new duties on Monday
 The resignation. of MT. Smith is the first to be rendered to Judge Nobbs during his several terms in the court. In keeping with custom, Attorney Smith will administer the oath of of flee to his successor.
 Judge Nobbs is fortunate in having made the selection of Mir Cooney to succeed Mir Smith His newspaper experience has made him familiar with court procedure and he brings to his new position the valuable asset of long experience. Attorney Smith takes up law practice with the best wishes of a large number of friends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
Especial from United Press,


 New York. Dec. 31.@Spencer Trask, millionaire New York banker. head of the great private banking house of Spencer Trask & Company. was in- stantly killed at o'clock this morn ing when the Montreal Express of the New York Central. standing on the main line at Croton. A miles from New York was run down by a south bound freight traia.--1T Two negro per- ters. James E. Bell and Scipio Jack son. were injured and taken to a hos pital in Ossining. Their injuries are not serious.
 The second section of the Montreal Express had been stopped at Croton station by the automatic signalling device which warned the engineer that there was a. train in the block ahead A similar signal had been set to warn the engineer of the following freght that the express had been stopped.
 The warning was evidently ignored. for the massive freight crashed into the rear end of the express.
 The Trask family had had many in the past few years. His four children died within a single week. and Mrs. Trask has been an in- valid ever since. Last August in an automobile accident in Boston the glass wind shield was smashed and Trask's eye so seriously injured that the surgeons had to remove it to save the sight of the other one.
 Trask lived most of the time at his Saratoga estate. coming once or twice a week to his business In New York At Saratoga he had 200 acres. includ- ing a lake and many beautiful drives.
 A second summer home of the dead
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31

ed her efforts rushed out of the rooms and gave the alarm. A boy, named Floyd McDaniel, pulled the box John Nen, who also lives down stairs, in the same building with the Cassidys, went to the woman's as slstance- She seized him frantically and held him so that he could do nothing to help her. He broke away and ran into a small closet, seizinx a. rug as he ran. Mrs. Cassidy follow ed Neff wrapped the rug around her. He partially extinguished the flames. closet
 In the meantime Nurse Beers, who was attending daughter of Mrs Leonora Sullivan. on Henry street. arrived The rear of the Sullivan sidy home. Nurse Beers, from the rear of the Henry street house, had seen what had happened She pour ca oil over. the quivering and black ened body Of the burned woman. She directed the firemen, as they removed Mrs Cassidy, through marrow haI1- way to the ambulance
 A thorough search of the tenement tragedy had been produced. There was hot fire in the Kitchen stove A dish of beans was cooking in tbe oven- All over the kitchen floor. were scattered. fragments of charred cloth ing The rug, which Neff had un- aVa1lingly used, was burnt full Of holes In the little sink closet, where the woman fell, the woodwork was scorched in several places and the paint was blistAred where the flames rom her clothing had scorched it
 The alarm was sounded from Box 19S at South Main street and Park Place The firenen from-No. com pany were first to respond.
 The husband was thought fo 1,1 5v, Long Hill. where he had said. this morning, he would go to look after a small estate, .of which he is the af5- mlnlstrator: He was formerly in the coal aud oil business. but is now re tired The couple have three sons. Herbert, timer. who Hives at 23s Berkshire avenue; Frank, railroad man, residing at BIT Park avenue. and John, who resides in New York. MT. and Mrs. Cassidy lived alone in their rooms v -.. -.--.. .---.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
WALL STREET TO-DAY.
Especial from United Press.)

NSpeclaI rom United FresS.)
 New York. Dec 31.-COpening.)- )- The stock market opened strong and active with advances of fractions to rearly 2 points in q number of is- sues. Rock Island, Brooklyn Union Gas. c. & O.. and coppers were prom inent-
 Il a. m.-Pronounced strength and activity continued through the first hour. Brooklyn Union Gas showed a gain of 41&. Southern Pacific was particularly strong. crossing 136.
 Government bonds unchanged; oth- err bonds strong.
 Noon--Aggressive buying of South. ern Pacific kept that stock the fea- ture through the forenoon advancine it to 131 at midday. The majority of the rest of the list reflected the usual strength.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
Press Clubs Open
 House Tomorrow Night
Big Attendance Expected at Annual Observance of New Years Custom.

The Press Club of Bridgeport. fol- lowing its annual custom, will throw open its cosy club rooms in the Wal Ter building. Fairfield avenue and Water street. tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock, for the reception of friends of the newspapermen. No invitations have been issued but all who have visited the club rooms in former years and others who are making New Years calls will be welcome.
 Arrangements have been made for special musical features as we'll as the appearance of number of pro- fessional entertainers. Refreshments will be served during the evening.
 The success attending these under takingS of the Press Club has led to the expectation of q large number of visitors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
Masses In Catholic
 Churches Tomorrow Holy Day of Obligation Throughout the Catholic World.

Tomorrow the Feast of the circum- >-zsi0n- is holiday of obligation in the Catholic church. Hours of masses an various churches throughout the N#W Nnre as follows
 5t- kugustine's: B. 30; FOO; 500 and 5t- Bfary's. 500: 7:30; and 800.
 Sacred Heart. 5-30: 7.30; and 800 %. Patrick's: 5.30 and s:30
 &t- Charles; 5.30: 6:15; 7.30; SOC. iH-W Peters; 5-30: and 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
NO TOWN WANTS TO CARE FOR
 GIRL OF IT
Now at Hospital in This City -She Will Be Returned to South Norwalk.

Gertrude Jacobson. aged F years now at St. vincent's hospital. must re- turn to South Norwalk. She came to this city with Mrs. J. H. Sheldon. of Burbank street. south Norwalk. up on advice of a physician in South No-- walk The hospital received the girl without notifying the Charities De- partment. Iser parents live in Stam- ford. The girl is suffering with an infectious malady.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-31
PRIEST IN FLYING AUTO
 OF FIRE CHIEF SPEEDS
 AFTER AUTO=AMBULANCE
ANGEL OF DEATH MOVERS OVER SPECTACLE
 LAR FLIGHT OF DYING WOMAN

round Fatally Burned In Her Home, She Is Bundled Into Ambulance by Bremen Chief Mooney En- countering Father Nihi1l Almost Overhaul Surgeon and Patient En Route to St. Vincents-Last Rites of Church Administered to Aged Woman-AIone in Kitchen She Is Found by Occupant of Another Part of Building, Attracted by Her Groans