Gaynor to Run as Independent Candidate in New York
Mayor Gaynor plans to seek re election as an independent promising a lively campaign. Three tickets will field candidates with McCall on the Democratic Fusion ticket and John Wurrey Mitchell backing the Fusionists. Gaynor will run with the Gaynor League and appeal to anti Tammany sentiment.
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Insanity Plea in Saloon Burglary Case in New Britain
In New Britain on August 23 Joseph Polowsky faced police court for breaking and entering a saloon. Probable cause was found and he was bound over to the September superior court term under $200 bond to determine his mental status. He said a fall on August 2 left him confused and he could not recall details of the burglary. He claimed entry was to find warmth and sleep after drinking.
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Alfred Almgren Rites Held At Swedish Baptist Church
Funeral services for Alfred Almgren of 217 Street were held this afternoon at 3 20 at the Swedish Baptist church on Bunnell Street led by Rev. M Kohler. Burial followed at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Weather and death mystery in New Haven and St Louis
Weather forecast for New Haven Aug 23 calls for fair, cooler tonight and Sunday with diminishing winds. Connecticut clears out. showers light east of the Mississippi, cooler temperatures between the Mississippi and Rockies. In St Louis, James R. Lucas, wealthy grain broker, found dead with a head wound aboard a train at Valley Park. coroner's jury calls it accidental death amid testimony of a revolver purchase discussion and nearby neighbor statements.
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Record Tourists Visit Panama Canal Zone This Year
Washington reports a record number of visitors to the Panama Canal Zone in the first six months of the year. Isthmian Steamship notes anticipate another record during the coming dry season. From January to July 15,072 visitors traveled the canal work area, nearly matching the total sightseers in 1912.
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Local lodge meetings set for visit by New England Order
Practically the only business before Schiller lodge and Sea jen lodge is the proposed visit of the New England Order of Fort. Halear of New on Bapt. 6. As these are the committees of the above mentioned Jorges, it is hoped to recruit members for the trip. Great money saving opportunities at the clearance sale of trimmed dress and trimmings at E H. Dillon & Co 1105 Main Street.
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Moose Field Day Draws 2000 at Meriden Event
Thousands of Loyal Order of Moose members from Waterbury New Haven New Britain Springfield Mays Bridgeport Hartford and other towns packed Terrace Garden Meriden for a state field day 15 athletic events a parade and a dinner were held The day concluded with prize announcements and the formation of a state Moose directors association led by Dictator Montagus Hamm of Meriden Mayor Daniel J Donavan participated in activities.
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Standing jumps out of Olympics sparks committee rift
Berlin August delegates of the International Athletic Federation work on a program for international contests and the Olympic Games. The tentative plan drops the standing high and standing broad jumps while restricting some events to the best hands and keeping walking events. The US loses its edge in standing jumps as Swedes and Germans push to retain ambidextrous shot put, javelin, and discus. The British back walking events and the Scandinavians demand ambidextrous throwing. The law Amateur committee drafts rules to label any pecuniary reward as professional, with exceptions for country rules and government coaches.
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Largest battleship Rivadavia sails to Boston for trials
New York August 33 The Argentine battleship Rivadavia the largest war vessel afloat sailed today for Boston after two weeks at the Brooklyn navy yard She came to use the government dry dock since Quincy Mass dock facilities were not large enough Hull scraped and reded then to remain near Boston until preliminary trials off Rockland Maine are conducted
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Barry Hooper A Red Sox Gardener Turned Baseball Star
A lengthy feature notes Barry Hooper born August 24 1887 in Santa Clara California popular Boston Red Sox outfielder. It recounts his California roots Native Sons ties and rise from Santa Clara college ball to Oakland Sacramento and finally Boston where his bat helped win the World Series with Speaker and Stahl.
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August Clearance Sale Millinery and Apparel Prices
Trimmed dress hats priced at 48c 98c and 1.48 2.48 3.48. Merely priced from 2.50 to 8.00. Millinery trimming marked nominal. Shirt waists at half price. Silk petticoats cloth sport coats and raincoats at bargain prices.
Stock Market Turns Cautious On Mixed Economic Cues
New York stock trends show reactionary infl uences fading after a week of gains. Despite large crop prospects and improving money markets, volatility persists amid corn damage, Mexico tensions, and tariff uncertainties. Investors remain cautious, with credit conditions easing and dividend disbursements rising ahead of September.
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Stop Thief Labor Day Show at the Park
The Cohan & Barris production of Stop Thief a Carlyle Moore farce will return to the Park theater for Labor Day after three nights earlier in town. Audiences favored the local engagement and a strong company is promised for performances on Monday and Tuesday September 1 and 2 with a Labor Day matinee.
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Spanish War Collier Up For Auction Block
The collier Alexander, a merchant ship bought at the outbreak of the Spanish American War, has been stricken from the naval list and is for sale. Built in England in 1394, she is a steel schooner of 1,181 tons displacement and has served the Asiatic fleet in prior years.
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England
Missionaries Deny Bulgarian Atrocities in Adrianople
London Aug 23 The Rev Gyle D Woodruff and two English colleagues, missionaries at Adrianople Bulgaria, arrived in London to deny reports that Bulgarian troops committed atrocities during occupation of Adrianople. The trio, who did hospital work, prepared a statement for their foreign office. Woodruff was sent to Bulgaria in 1911 from Oberlin Theological Seminary.
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Cost of living due to watering railroad stocks
W H Wheatley of New York accused American railroads of stock watering at a Chicago meeting of the American Association of Railway Superintendents. He argued that the original capital came from bondholders, with stockholders contributing little and often having opaque equity, while inflated railroad stock values raise prices of commodities moved by the roads.
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Tomorrow May Be Last Sunday of Convict Ship
The British convict ship Success moored at Steeplechase Wharf Bridgeport may make its final Bridgeport visit this Sunday. The vessel will be open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with free lecturers and guides, as it journeys to ports toward the Panama Exposition in San Francisco.
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Union Men to Pass Enjoyable Evening at Their Rooms
The Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers Union No. 2 will hold their annual smoker Monday evening at their hall on Broad street. An enjoyable program has been arranged.
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Rain Ends Forest Fire in Lumber Camp in Brunswick
Heavy morning rain quenched a forest fire at the Connecticut Valley Lumber Company property in Brunswick. 300 men fought the flames, several small shacks burned, horses and equipment were saved, and over 500 acres with million feet of cut lumber and tonnage of bark were affected, though exact losses could not yet be estimated.
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Funeral of James M. Somers Held at Home Today
The funeral for James M. Somers secretary of the James M. Somers Co Inc was largely attended from his home at 548 Noble Avenue. Somers a prominent member of First Baptist Church was held in high esteem. Rev George H Nicholson formerly pastor of First Baptist Church conducted the services. Interment was in Mountain Grove Cemetery.
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Lola Norris Ready to Reveal All at Caminetti Trial
San Francisco reports Lola Norris prepared to testify in the Caminetti white slave case against Draw Caminetti, son of immigration official Andrew Caminetti. The Caminetti trial set to start Aug 26, likely shorter than Maury Diggs’s trial for violating the Mann white slave act by taking Marsha Warrington to Reno from Sacramento. New blouses described with net lace and union blends feature transparent fabrics and low-cut necklines.
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August Sale at Cloak and Dress Departments
Advertises Ready Made Summer Dresses at deep discounts with prices ranging from 1.00 to 12.50. Highlights include Dutch Neck Gingham and Muslin, Lingerie, Voile, and French Linen dresses, plus stock on Ca meo rings, white stone rings, moire bags, girdles, towels, and a September Priscilla magazine. Stores are described as on the Right Aisle with items on second floor.
Bridgeport Templars Tour West With Knights Detour
Letters from Bridgeport delegation describe a grand tour with the Knights Templar, featuring El Tovar at the Grand Canyon, river-trail burro rides, a Hopi dance, and Petrified Forest specimens, praising the scenery during the triennial convention. In Hartford the Anderson estate settlement lowers tobacco fortune to 125000 due to real estate losses.
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Annuities in Insurance Policies Highlighted in Purchase
The article discusses methods and implications of purchasing annuities within life insurance policies. It covers strategy for retirement income, potential tax considerations, and how annuity riders can secure steady payments or guarantee benefits.
New Haven Road Station Destroyed in Fire at Hanover Corners
A blaze at the New York New Haven Hartford railway station at Hanover Four Corners destroyed passenger and freight depots grain mill and warehouse and damaged several other buildings. The loss is estimated at $60,000 and the fire threatened the town’s business district before help arrived.
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