Indian Boycott on English Goods Sparks Merchants’ Worries
A United Press report from London on August 6 notes English merchants fear a successful Indian boycott of English goods starting August 7 could cost English traders up to 100 million dollars while shifting similar gains to German Japanese and American merchants. The Bengal region alone imports about 50 million dollars in English goods annually as part of the Hindu plan to curb British influence. Hindu leaders declare that Hindus who buy or handle English goods shipped from England will be shunned.
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United Press
London
Bengal
England
New D and C Short Story Offer and Local Notices
A mix of promotional notes: a Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co offer for a short story to be sent free, an architect announcing new offices in Bridgeport, and advertisements for wart remover and home cleaners. Also mentions a Mackinac boat trip tale and a brief sun and tide calendar.
President Taft Reveals Western Trip Itinerary
President Taft lists a detailed schedule for a fall Western and Southern tour, outlining stop dates and cities from September in Chicago and Madison to December in various southern and western locales, including Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, New Orleans, and Atlanta, with multiple overnights and city visits. The piece reads as a long, route-by-route itinerary with numerous stops and durations.
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United Press
Washington
Taft
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Portage
la Crosse
Winona
Minn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Des Moines
Omaha
Denver
Colo
Colorado Springs
Pueblo Cole
Glenwood
Colo. Ing
Salt Lake Cf
Butte
Mont
Helena
Spokane
Wash
North Yakima
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Sacramento
Land
Berkeley
San Francisco
Yosemite Valley
Merco Cal
Fresno
Cal
Los Angeles
Grand Canyon
Albuquerque
el Paso
Tex
San Florence
Corpus Christi
Charlee P. Taft
Houston
Dallas
St. Louis
New Orleans
Cape Gerardo
Natchez
Cairo
Ill
Hyckman
Memphis
Tenn
Ark
Vicksburg
Miss
Jacks
Columbus
Birmingham
Ala
Macon
Savannah Ga
Charleston
S. C
Augusta
Columbia
Wilmington
Dela
Richmond
Eighty Foot Clock Tower to Herald Whiting Mfg Plant
The Whiting Mfg Co plans a prominent tower two feet high with four eight foot clock dials to overlook its East End site. President Fred Enos urged railroad-adjacent location as trains pass between New York and Boston. The clock dials will be visible for miles and the tower will bear the firm’s name. The plant fronts Bruce's brook on the Bridgeport Stratford line, with artistic signs along much of the 415 foot frontage.
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Whiting Mfg. Co
Fred Enos
Board of Trade
New York
Boston
Manhattan
Mannufacturers
Bruce’s Brook
Bridgeport
Stratford
Japan May Again Clash With China Over Manchuria Rail
Tokio reports Japan plans to begin reconstruction of the Antung Mukden railway in Manchuria within days despite Chinese protests. Tokyo warns of possible open clash if China resists and demands tighter guard and policing along the line.
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fSnedal
United Press
Tokio
China
Antung- Mukden
Manchuria
Japan
Bride Becomes Widow and Heir in One Month Mystery
Katherine Howe Powers of Brooklyn secretly married Robert Powers on July 13 after his inheritance from Dr. Andrew Dower was revealed. Robert drowned near Hammell's Station while his sister Anna and Jessie Kirk survived. Dr. Dower’s will probate was postponed to August 16. Frederick Nagle also drowned days earlier after declining a Rockaway trip. Mary F E Kane Enjoys vacation in Danbury.
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New York
Katherine Howe Powers
Herkimer Street
Brooklyn
Robert Powers
Hammel's Station
Rockaway
Miss Howe
Andrew J. Dower
Ocean Avenue
Robert M. Powers
Drower
Robert
Anna
Jessie Kirk
Hammell’s
Hiss
Powers
John
Nora
Francis
Hopkinson Avenue
McDougall Street
Dr. Dower
Ketcham
Frederick Nagle
Nagle
Dover Street
Manhattan
Probate court orders sale of estate lands in Bridgeport
In Bridgeport, probate court sets August 9 1909 hearing for the administrator of Curtis Thompson estate to seek authorization to sell real property. Notice is required to be published in a local newspaper and interested persons are directed to appear and be heard. Edward P. Nobbs signs the order as judge.
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Curtis Thompson
Bridgeport
Edward P. Nobbs
James W. Thompson
Atc
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