Appalling List Violent Deaths In This State
Connecticut officials report July deaths by various causes totaling numerous drownings train and motor vehicle deaths and several other accidents. The July homicide tally reaches 5 with 12 suicides. A probate filing reveals Mrs. Jane Brown’s estate at 1.2 million dollars with $100,000 to nurse Elles Logan and multiple bene ficiaries including Rhode Island hospital and two Providence parishes.
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Connecticut
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Peison
Jane Brown
Brown
Joseph R. Brown
Elles Logan
Public gifts of 645000 and 100000 to her nurse
Public gifts aggregating 645000 and a bequest of 100000 are noted as part of the estate provisions. The report highlights contributions to medical staff and a substantial bequest directed toward nursing care, with details pending for final settlement.
Fads and fashions color choices and trends
FADS AND FASHIONS describes fall styles with brownish taupes, very short skirts, increasing charmeuse dresses, tobacco brown for fall, all black hats for the smartly dressed, lace and net gowns with blue and white eyelet tunics, a surplice neck, black and white hemp hats with satin crowns, vivid yellows for evening wear, and white embroidery on waistcoats paired with black satin coats and skirts.
Saloon Men Rally to Challenge Free Lunch Ban
Connecticut saloon operators vow to test the 1913 act banning free lunch distribution. Leo F. Guethlein of Hartford predicts developments as violators may trigger a test case seeking unconstitutionality. Saloons propose evasion ideas while pledging compliance if enforcement proceeds.
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Connecticut Liquor Dealers’ Association
Leo F. Guethlein
Hartford
State Association
Guethlein
Umit
Traveling salesman returns money to suspected thief
Edward Murphy reported losing $10 in a Hartford hotel. Detective Santoro questioned the chambermaid, who denied involvement. A laundry search found the money wrapped in a sheet, and Murphy offered to restore the funds to the alleged thief.
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Dward Murphy
Hartford
Frank Santoro
Murphy
Santoro
Rich shoe magnate John Hanan robbed of 150000 jewels
Narragansett Pier August 1 Jewel thefts total nearly 250000 with 150000 stolen from John Hanan's Shore Acres home. A trusted maid was away fifteen minutes. some pieces like a bracelet and a scarfpin were left untouched. Hanan is ill and unaware the crime occurred as his wife kept silent.
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Narrangansett Pier
R. I
John H. Hanan
Shore Acres
Hawans
Hard Lines and the Gallant Robber of Tyburn
Desperate sea scene aboard a sinking ship ends with a quarrelsome passenger planning to belt his rich uncle before a rescue arrives. Claude Duval, famed thief, is chronicled from his French beginnings to execution at Tyburn in 1670. An aside explains inverted trees by a foreign railway firm seeking rapid shade via root manipulation and grafting tricks to accelerate growth.
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Ag Tain
Claude Duval
Duval
France
England
Chandos Street
Tyburn
St. Paul's Church
Covent Garden
Iron Age Origins and Names in Early History
A compilation of historical snippets arguing iron age origins with meteorite sparks and stone age overlap, noting how proper names reveal occupations and origins in early history, and ending with a set of witty anecdotes on language and perception. The collection includes jokes about doctors, race tracks, and sayings about wealth, habits, and the fourth dimension.
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America
Medication and Prevention Notes From Historical Health Texts
The text discusses physicians promoting prevention over drugs, citing Tuberculosis sanitation in Cuba and yellow fever eradication as examples. It references hygienic methods and the shift toward diet and hygiene, then recounts a famed Hamlet performance by John Coleman using a telescope prop to engage an audience after a clumsy start.
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Resame
Cuba
Bomen Ieeus
Reese
Hamlet
John Coleman
Coleman
Ham
Sights In the Arctic Seek Strange Frost Signs
Explorers in Arctic regions report uncanny phenomena as sea smoke forms when temperatures drop, creating ice particles that fall back into water and cause rustling sounds on land. At extreme cold, trees turn to ice and burst, while eerie phenomena mystify researchers and locals alike.
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Arctic
Antarctic
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