Two Killed As Auto Plunged Over Cliff In Turners Falls
In Turners Falls Massachusetts two men died after an auto plunged 75 feet from a riverside cliff onto rocks along the Comitigeliont River at Riverside. The chauffeur misused a lever causing the car to roll forward over the bank. Hodgdon died at Farren Hospital Montague City, Van Dyke survived briefly before also dying. Van Dyke, founder and longtime president of Connecticut Bailey Lumber Company, held other business interests and left a sister and a brother in law.
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Turner's Falls
Mass
Tully
Ees
Riverside
van Dyke
Ris
Hodgdon
Farren
Montague City
Connecticut Bailey Lumber Company
Connecticut Valley
Moose River Lumber Company
Lowell
Brompton Paper Company
Brompton
Quebec
Brerard
Philo van Dyke
McInroes
Silver Bird Nest Found by Boys in New Jersey
Hanover N J August boys Charles read Raymond Moss and Ray Connell began a trip to gather wild cherries and cattails for Philadelphia. They found a bird nest with five oven birds and 250 dollars worth of silverware hidden beneath mouldy old overalls. A letter C marked the set. The silver likely hid by burglars who could not locate the spot. MR Leonard Asheim opens offices for architecture in Bridgeport Conn.
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Hanover
N. J
Charies
Raymond Moss
Ray Connell
Philadelphia
Lodge Talks Tariff in Massachusetts Interview
United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge says Massachusetts fared well under tariff makers. He notes a German-made duty portion, argues American manufacturing remains limited, and suggests few local industries were harmed while many benefited under the bill.
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Wshant
Mass
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Germany
Gold Found in Cellar Diggers Unearth Pots
In Rock River Wyoming William Taylor faced legal trouble after diggers Reuben Stockwell and J W White uncovered a $3 500 pot of gold in his cellar and were jailed then bailed by county leaders. Taylor later found another $9 000 pot and plans more digging while disputing recovery of the money.
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Laramie
Wyo
William Taylor
Rock River
Taylor
Reuben Stockwell
J. W. White
Grand Master Guests at Bridgeport Lodge Meeting
Bridgeport Lodge of the Independent Order BRith Abraham hosted Grand Master Leon Sanders and Attorney C H Shapiro who spoke on The Jew in Fraternalism. Shapiro discussed liberal treatment of Jews in the U S and unjust laws abroad, urging Jews to aid their less fortunate brethren. The lodge, largest Jewish group in the U S, reports 150 000 members. Bridgeport lodge organized May 9 1908 now has 230 members with eight new admissions yesterday. Officers listed: President Jacob Weiss vice President H Rosenberg secretary Louis Quint treasurer Schlossberg. The anniversary committee comprised Jacob Weiss C H Shapiro Samuel Clark.
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Bridgeport
Order
B'Rith Abraham
Leon Sanders
New York
C. H. Shapiro
Shapiro
Order of B'Rith Abraham
United States
Bridgeport Lodge
Jacob Weis
H. Rosenberg
Louis Quint
Schlossberg
Two Women Drown at Lake Waramaug Near New Milford
In New Milford on August 9 Mrs Flora Newton Brown 21 wife of Hugh J Brown of New York and Doris Machel 12 of New Haven drowned while bathing at Lake Waramaug. Guests at a lakeside summer hotel, they had crossed to Hopkins Beach earlier. Machel stepped from a ledge into deeper water. Brown attempted to pull her back, lost footing and both sank. Despite efforts by bystanders and a physician, resuscitation failed.
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New Milford
Flora Newton Brown
Hugh| J. Brown
Broadway
New York
Doris Machol
William D. Machol
Bradley Street
New Haven
Lake Waramaug
Hopkins Beach
Machel
Exploding Disintegrator Injures Worker at American Graphophone
A Hungarian worker, John Varga, 35, suffered severe burns to face and arms after a disintegrator at the American Graphophone Company exploded on a damp Thursday. Four such incidents have occurred since January, with a second employee slightly hurt last Friday. Moist conditions trap gas from grinding wax records, causing spontaneous combustion. recovery for Varga is reported excellent.
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Bne
American Graphophone Company
John Varga
Varga
Bostwick Avenue
Frank J. Quinn
Disc Record Department
Absorption of S. N. E. T. Co. Is Predicted
New Haven Conn Aug 9 There has been a flurry in Southern New England Telephone stock with prices rising two or three points The rumor points to American Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company seeking a majority or all of the stock Officials denial does not quiet the speculation An AT&T offer similar to recent moves by Bell operating companies is considered very likely. Southern New England owned 7 693 700 of 10 000 000 capital stock as of January 1 1900 AT&T now owns 12 554 900 The company also has 5 per cent gold bonds outstanding to the amount of 790 500
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New Haven
Conn
New England Telephone Company
American
Bell) Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bell
New England
A.s0
Stockholm Without Newspapers Today
Stockholm suffers a daily blackout as printers strike. Unionists claim suspending papers pressures arbitration while cub printers publish bulletins. Some factories resume partial output and streetcar service returns toward normal, though internal clashes among strikers occur.
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United Press
Stockholm
Cub
Denied Employment, Chopped off Arm Tragedy in Massachusetts
Alvin Niles, 45, of Wilbraham, Mass., allegedly denied employment because of a withered arm, is near death after reportedly chopping off his maimed arm in Mercy Hospital Springfield. He was found face down in blood with a hatchet and severed limb nearby, wrapped in paper, by a fence post.
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United Press
Springfield
Mass
Alvin Niles
Wilbraham
Mercy Hospital
Niles
Colored Girl Escapes From Emergency Hospital Flight
Grace Mc Donald a 19 year old colored girl leaped from a hospital window to escape an operation. She eluded police, was recaptured, and returned to Emergency Hospital where doctors later discharged her claiming she was well enough to go home. Authorities believe the incident left no permanent injuries.
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Washington
Grace McDonald
Grace
Roosevelt Resumes Big Game Hunting Abroad
Naivasha August 9 Roosevelt resumes big game hunting with Colonel Roosevelt and Professor Edmund Heller. Major Mearns and Professors complete specimen prep for all cent. They have been away more than two weeks since departure for Africa. Specimens will be sent to the Smithsonian Institute.
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United Press
Naivasha
British Palace
Love Roosevelt
Edmund Heller
Major Mearns
Professello Fen Miesg
Roosevelt
Africa
Smithsonian Institute
Little Sufferer From Eczema Worsens After Treatment
A young patient with persistent eczema deteriorated over six months despite medical care. The condition caused severe sleeplessness, a distressed appearance, and numerous troubling lesions on the face head and hands indicating a grave dermatologic illness.
Cuticura Healed Child After Severe Itching Suffering
A Kansas mother writes that Cuticura cured her child's intense itching and sleepless nights after trying other remedies. She claims the skin condition cleared promptly and hopes others receive relief and save money. The letter is dated November 8 and 17, 1908 from Atchison.
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HUB Clothing
I and Coffee
Bainda Tetley
Lipton
Bridgeport Public Market&Branch Market Building
State and Bank Sts
East Main St
Geo.b. Clark &Co
Broad Street
Post Office
Shinon
Majestic
Prestoline
Auto
Electro
Infusoria
Goddard’s
Thepeck & Lines CO
Middle St
Hoston Loan Co
Teylor
Beers
ATI
Boston Loan Company
Street Beers
the Wooster-Atkinson Co
Fairfield Ave
F. Fay
Broad St
Crawford
Gaegee_ evence
Zeuepmont
I. Holeban
Charles Gelman
Geo. van Dyke
Leonard Asheim
Court Exchange
State St
Cyrus P
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon St
Seabee
Hugh J. Brown
Detsol
Foley
Bright
F. B. Brill
Cuticura
Atchison St
Atchison, Kan
Cutiura
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