New Haven to Get New Blood for Remodeling
The Hartford Times reports the New Haven road will not part with profitable properties, but a remodeling of its directorate is expected. Howard Ellicott may become chairman and an infusion of younger blood is discussed, amid talk of executive changes and board composition.
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Railroad Age Gusette
Mellen
Associated Press
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Road
Connecticut
Mr. Mellen
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania
Morton F. Plant
Convict Ship Success Attracts Fashionable Crowds In Harbor
A bustling throng gathers at Stratford avenue near the Steeplechase dock to tour the old British convict ship Success. Visitors in groups of twenty or more flood aboard as the vessel plans a prolonged stay before moving on to higher ports. Captain D H Smith adjusted plans to accommodate the surge, noting the ship will soon depart and later travel through the Panama Canal to the Pacific, eventually being dismembered and memorialized as a historic exhibit for schoolchildren and the public alike.
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D. H. Smith
Gland
Providence
Panama Canal
Pacific
San Francisco
Shippan man arrested for mufflerless car offense
Alexander Bass of Stamford, Shippan, was arrested for violation of the automobile law after driving a car with its muffler cut out. He secured a nolle on payment of $5.
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Alexander Bass
Shippan
Stamford
Dunn Charges Petty Grafts and Fees To State
New Haven August 22 Comptroller Daniel P Dunn of Willimantic charged that former state leaders pocketed fees from bond signings and that such charges should go to the state treasury. He said gratuities to legislative attendants and other perks were ended by the current Democratic administration, saving over 11000, and warned former comptrollers face refunds and possible penalties for misappropriation.
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Education notes on modernizing rural schools and reforms
The article surveys rural education progress across states and countries. It notes Juncos Porto Rico pupils building furniture, cooperative egg gathering ideas, and growing high school programs from 50 to 132 institutions with four year courses in the US. It cites church, agricultural, and teacher-training reforms, international literacy and schooling efforts, and new supervision standards. It mentions rural illiteracy tied to economy, kindergarten costs in Worcester, German reading tests, and Illinois expanding university support, high school funding, and inspector roles.
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Celestino Benitez
Alabama
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Be Careful When You Laugh A Tiny Moral Note
A humorous slice on laughing dangers notes that hearty laughter causes rapid breathing and possible chest pressure. It suggests tears may relieve brain congestion and prevent brain illness, citing London Tit Bits and a Scots anecdote about Dr Story and an obstinate beadle as a moral about restraint and wit.
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Death Expert Mechanic Echoes in Wartime Slaughter
Wilhelm Lamszas in The Human Slaughter House laments death as machine aided, noting scythe replaced by iron and burying machines. He contrasts knightly death with death by machinery, warning that millions are being moved from life to death by experts and mass production.
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Adventures in a Kit by a Scotch official on imperial tour
A Scottish officer finished an imperial journey in a kilt visiting India Ceylon Australia and New Zealand covering over 50000 miles according to the London Mail. The highlander garb drew much attention at Taranto Italy before the report ends.
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Italy
Impromptu High Land Firing And a Restroom Restaurant Twist
An erratic report recounts an incident of an improvised high land firing during a religious festival in Ceylon and a related scene in New Zealand. A chef in Kobe faces a misprint turning soup into a noodle error while a sympathetic waiter explains the slip.
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Kobe
Simplicity of Dress Cited in Odd Dialogue Fragment
A fragmented OCR snippet references "The Simplicity of Dress" with mentions of a gown hat shoes cloves tar collar and feather boa. The text includes quirky repetition and unclear speaker labels, suggesting a theater or literary line about attire and presentation. No clear date or location provided.
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Dreaa
Johan Henry
Toreday
Real Thoughtful Exchange Mocked by Editors
A fragment from Detroit Prep Press and Indianapolis Star features quips about money and manners. The dialogue hints at social expectations and romantic teasing, with garbled spellings suggesting OCR damage and era slang.
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Detroit Prep Press
When John B. Wilkie’s Youth Corps Heroics Are Recalled
In a wartime reminiscence John B. Wilkie a former thief of the secret service recalls his youth among insurgent Indians and rustlers. He describes a crisis where police horses refused to move after alarm bells rang prompting a forceful rise and response by the posse. A fellow trooper riffs a parody about a barking dog and the dangers faced by the gray hairs in battle.
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Herrier
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