Railroad Men Watched After Stamford Wreck
After the Stamford wreck, detectives monitor Lew Haven Railroad workers especially drinkers. Sightings near saloons rise as crews avoid near tracks. A East Hartford freight clerk with twenty five years service received a blue ticket for frequenting saloons, photographed by railroad police upon dismissal.
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Stamford
Rapid
Lew Haven Road
Tate
East Hartford
New Haven Road
Offiata
German Ladies Hold Monthly Meeting at Church Parlor
The Ladies Aid society of the German Reformed church will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow afternoon in the church parlors. A severe Friday electrical storm struck the North Wilton home of Jennings, causing major damage to the living room and adjoining rooms. The telephone was damaged, 36 window panes broken, most sashes damaged, two rooms largely affected, and Mrs. Jennings received a severe shock needing a physician. The report notes men wearing slit trousers without stockings as a fashion detail.
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Ladies Aid Society
The
German Reformed Church
Wilton
Jeutiings
Korean Women In Business In Early 20th Century Korea
The article details Korean women engaging in diverse vocations from wine making and vegetable oil production to needle work and sewing. It notes laundress duties, kimchi making, and the care of children, highlighting use of simple tools, home industries, and the social role of women within traditional households.
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Casey
Korea
West
North America
Fairfield County Auto News Reports Local Collisions and Fines
In New Canaan a driver from New Jersey was fined for muffler violations after a stop by a local officer. A crash near New Canaan left a horse and driver uninjured when a touring car struck a wagon. In Norwalk a Georgetown man hit a girl, was jailed then released on bond for reckless driving. Stamford widow Mrs. Denison died after a steering failure caused a crash on Bryan Hill. Greenwich fined a man twenty five dollars for muffler violations. Fire destroyed Danbury Fair Grounds telegraph office during a busy period. Norwalk Hospital notes a second successful blood transfusion for Mrs. Estrella Clark with donor William Coggswell assisting. Norwalk river pollution causes dead fish and a strong odor over Wilton, Cannon, and Georgetown.
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New Canaan
Clarence Brown
New Jersey
Clarence McLaughlin
Smith Ridge
Edward Lynch
John Ken
Georgetown
Antoinette Kroyer
Norwalk
Eugene
Denison
Herbert, Carr
Sound Beach
Greenwich
Carr
Danbury Fair Grounds
Estrella Clark
Cranbury
Norwalk Hospital
William Coggs
Mr. Clark
Mr. Cage
Hale aides Lind in Mexico City as Wilson’s friend
Mexico City Aug. 12 Accompanying ex Governor John Lind of Minnesota personal representative of President Wilson Dr William Bayard Hale joined at Vera Cruz in an unofficial capacity to study parts of the Mexican situation for the President He will be in close touch with Lind during the current developments Hale is a close friend of President Wilson.
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Mexico City
John Lind
Minnesota
Wilson
William Bayard Hale
Hale
Lind
Vera Cruz
Cooperation Push Aims to Lessen High Cost of Living
Washington reports growing public demand for cooperative marketing as a solution to high living costs. The Agriculture Department plans a new Markets Bureau to organize food distribution, selects a specialist in cooperative organizations, and will not yet address cooperative buying and selling.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Civil Service Commission
Department
Hearing for National Councils of Women Draw Crowd
Washington Ams 13 Anticipating a large attendance at an informal hearing by the House rules committee for delegates to the national council of women voters. Larger quarters were arranged to accommodate the crowds with Miss Jane Addams and Dr. Wiley among the speakers.
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Washington
Ams
House Rules Committee
National Council of Women Voters
Jane Addams
Wiley
McNab to testify in Diggs white slave trial in San Francisco
San Francisco August 13 government plans to call John L. McNab former U S attorney as a witness in the Diggs white slave case. McNab will identify exhibits and has been in court listening to evidence.
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M’nab
San Francisco
John L. McNab
U. S
Diges
McNabb
Ambulance Logs Record High Miles for Year
The city ambulance has traveled 3985 miles so far, with typical yearly use under 6000 miles. Observers expect this year to surpass prior totals as the current pace indicates a larger share of annual distance will be covered.
Knights Templar drill contest opens at conclave in Denver
In Denver the thirty second Knights Templar conclave launches the greatest drill contest yet with seventeen teams. The stadium accommodates about 30,000. prizes total 5 0000 dollars with silver bowls, loving cups, and a grand piano. Entrants include Chicago Commandery No. 19 and several others from across the Midwest and California.
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Denver
Templary
Knights-Templar
Templar
Chicago Commandery
Chicago
St. Bernard
Englewood
Columbia
Woodlawn
Joliet Commandery
Joliet
Ivanhoe
Milwaukee
Raper
Tanerapolis
Washington
D. C
Gethsemane
Wenton
Ascalon
J. Louisa
St. Aldemar
St Louis
Oriental
Kansas City
Mount Olivet
Wichita
Kansas
Newton
California Commandery
San Francisco
Colorado
Grand Commandery of
James Blakely Attacks Bridgeport City Management
After a five year absence James Blakely returned to the Common Council to oppose Warrenite paving on William street. A longtime property owner, he criticized municipal improvements, notably road foundations and sewer work, lamenting high costs and waste while urging better practices seen in Newark and nearby cities.
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James Blakely
Common Council
William Street
Blakely
Bridgeport
Newark
South Orange
East Orange
New Jersey
General Agent Leary Of New Haven Road III
New Haven Aug 13 M J Leary general freight and passenger agent of the Connecticut Company is home with typhoidal symptoms. The piece adds a snide note about office seekers needing grammar and spelling lessons.
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Leary
New Haven Road
New Haven
M. J. Leary
The
Connecticut Company
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M. J. Blume
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