Labor Battle Impending On New Haven Road
General Manager G L Bardo of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad gives the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers thirty days notice of changes to the agreement He aims to introduce a civil service style test to gauge locomotive crews following the Stamford wreck Critics say the plan would disrupt the seniority system and spur resistance from engineers and firemen The move follows criticism of the Stamford accident and disputes over wage adjustments under the Erdman arbitration.
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G. L. Bardo
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Stamford
En- Charles Doherty
General Committee of Adjustment
New Haven
Bardo
New York
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Fardo
Tten
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Firemen
General Committee
Frederick Evans
Wil
Mr. Bardo
Theo
Arbitration Board
Fretien
Albi Im Board
Bardoonan
Better Paint Better This Year and Warnings on Costs
The ad text argues for top quality paint over cheaper options, noting price rises and lasting value. Also reports Patsy Federico from Lexington Ave as a victim of a confidence game involving a Bridgeport Trust Company exchange scam seeking $370 into $600. A wart remover ad promises painless removal, and a soap claims to protect hands and remove stains from stoves and paint.
Currency bill may curb rush of small bank cash to Wall Street
Washington Aug 21 The Wilson Bryan currency bill appears poised to pass the Democratic House caucus and gain Senate ratification. The President insists on enacting both tariff and currency laws at the extra session, while opponents fear executive interference. The bill shifts control from central bankers to a Federal Reserve Board and regional banks, aiming to prevent panics, loosen credit, and aid farmers with rediscount provisions.
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Money Trust
Connecticut
Congress
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Aldrich
Denis Mulvihill
Friends of Labor
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
United States
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Pujo
Mew Haven
Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven Road
Morgan
Baker
Stillman
New York
Wall Street
West
South
Coin of the Republic
Ortlepp Elected State Secretary of Funeral Directors
Ernest W. Ortlepp of this city was elected secretary of the Connecticut Funeral Directors association at the annual convention in Westport yesterday. Charles Fable of Westport and Henry Allen of Norwich are delegates to the national convention in Milwaukee in October. Allen was elected president, with W. G. La Late of Deep River as vice president and James W. Bennett of New Haven as treasurer.
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Ernest W. Ortlepp
Connecticut Funeral Directors’ Association
Westport
Charles Fable
Mr. Ortlepp
Henry Allen
Norwich
Milwaukee
Mr. Allen
W. G la Late
Deep River
James W. Bennett
New Haven
New Haven Marksman Wins Leech Cup Match
Camp Perry Ohio August 20 The fifth day of NRA matches saw top scores with the Leech cup fired at 809 909 and 1000 yard ranges. George Chesley of New Haven Conn won with a possible 105 plus thirteen pull shots and will receive a $50 cash prize. Chesley represents Winchester Arms Co.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
National Rifle Association
Bebel writes of shattered German army in letter
London report cites August Bebel, on his deathbed, asserting Germany’s army is decimated and officers unable to command. He accuses German military leadership and Balkan failures of causing defeats, noting French strength and German missteps. The Pall Mall Gazette publishes the letter as context to renewed European tension.
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London
Germany
France
August Hebel
Zurich
Pall Mai
Bebel
All Prisoners Possess Some Good By Rev J D Botkin
Warden Botkin argues humane treatment for prisoners as essential to reform. He asserts criminals arise from environment or temptations, not total depravity, and that labor and usefulness in confinement foster rehabilitation. He urges viewing inmates as brothers and the penitentiary as a reforming institution rather than vengeance.
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J. D. Botkin
Kansas State Penitentiary
Murder mystery deepens in case of farmer Lawson
East Woodstock reports no arrest yet in the Lawson murder case as Mrs Lawson remains ill and under nurse care. Medical Examiner Spaulding says Jonas Lawson’s body was moved from cellar to barn, possibly by two people, with one too weak to have acted alone. In New Haven, Harry Fresenius, son of the city treasurer, is recovering after being struck by an automobile Tuesday night.
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Farmer Lawson
East
Woodstock
Lawson
Spaulding
Jonas Lawcen
New Haven
Harry Fresenius
Fresenius
Elmhurst Summer Home of Thaw’s Mother Grieves Arrest
Mrs William Thaw, mother of Harry K Thaw, grieves at Elmhurst summer home after learning of her son’s capture following his escape. The message arrived from Canada shortly after she reached Elmhurst and followed his arrest at Mattea Cresson, Pa. on August 21.
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Elmhurst
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Canada
Harat
Mattea
Cresson
William
Delightful Patrews Open New Waterturf Store Display
The Waterbury store of Rockwell and Forester opens with an elegant interior featuring mahogany fittings, ivory walls, and Wilton carpets. The four thousand square feet host a wide range of men’s wear, tailored costumes, gowns, and imported garments, with attentive service and forthcoming updates from New York fashion.
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New York
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Lannon
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Forester
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