Duty of Bridgeport Board of Health to enforce garbage collections
The Bridgeport Board of Health appears unable to enforce the three weekly garbage collections under the contract. The city cannot cede all garbage to the contractor or to the canton, and the board seems to act as if it cannot benefit from the contract’s terms. If collectors choose to collect, they must do so per the contract. otherwise there is no agreement. The city pays high prices for garbage service and deserves good results. The board should ensure collection as contracted or make alternative provisions.
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Board of Health
Bridgeport
Double Machine
Beene
Capitalists in Mexico Face War Debate and Costs
A historical critique questions whether American capitalists with Mexican investments should fight for those stakes. It argues intervention would cost more than the value of investments, noting Standard Oil and others in rubber, coffee, railroads, and services. The piece urges owners to risk their own lives first before seeking war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Standard Oil
Enteprinca
Huerta
Congressman Kent
Kent
Uncle Sam
Muerta
Mr Curtis and Official Stupidity Controversy in City Hall
An exchange over Mayor Wilson’s appointment of Lewis B. Curtis to the municipal planning board highlights civic privilege and citizenship debates. The mayor wavered on Curtis’s eligibility, later declaring him a citizen with rights, while Curtis refuses the post amid public scrutiny. The column derides public incompetence and defends Curtis as a dignified truth against political error.
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Wilson
Lewis B. Curtis
Curtis
Bridgeport
Planning Commission
Decline of an Old Art Canning at Home Revisited
An essay laments the fading practice of home canning as modern factories slash costs with bulk fruit and cheap labor. It contrasts the old home festival of canning days with streamlined production and laments the loss of self sufficiency. It suggests revival if farm fresh fruit becomes affordable and delivered to kitchens.
Editorial notes on Wilsons and Fonseca in history
The piece surveys early Latin American figures like Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca and Alexander Wilson, tracing their roles from military and political leadership to scientific and cultural contributions. It then shifts to a broad panorama of the Wilson surname across North America and Britain, highlighting self made status, notable professions, and public service. The flowing notes mix biographical sketches with period tone and occasional humorous asides about attire and fame.
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Wilson
Wilsons
United States
Canada
Alexander Wilson
Scotland
America
Philadelphia
Bartram
North America
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Wilson
Sir John on fashion and suffrage praise in Australia
Renowned physician Sir John extols light feminine attire and fresh air while denouncing nightwear and veils as unhealthy. He takes pride in helping grant women the vote in Australia and notes the country’s strong governance. Also noted are Bishop Warren A. Candler’s Georgia birth, and Princess Amelie Troubetzkoy’s Richmond origins and marriages to Armstrong Chanler and Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy.
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Sir John
Commonwealth of Australia
Australia
America
London
Amelie Rives
Troubetzkoy
Richmond
John Armstrong Chanler
New York
Virginia
Chaloner
Chanler
Pierre Troubetzkoy
No Graft Found In Fee Taking Says Former Comptroller
Former state Comptroller Thomas D. Bradstreet defended long standing practices at the Capitol arguing small signing and canceling fees were customary and not wrongful. He admitted a desk was taken by a retiring officer, but claimed such items were common possessions or kept as souvenirs, and he cited a reform mood sweeping politics. He noted one theft incident involving $105 from the State Treasurer’s office as the only clear loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Bradstreet
Comber Dunn
Momauguin
State Capitol
Dunn
Light
Capitol
Baldwin
Senate
Patten
Comptroller’s
Building Permits For Bridgeport Hospital Additions
Building permits were issued by the Building Commissioners for Bridgeport hospital improvements. Trustees received approval to erect a nurses house at Grant Street and Miss Hill Avenue and to construct a service building for laundry and kitchen on the east side of Central Avenue.
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Bridgeport Hospital
Grant Street
Miss Hill Avenue
Central Avenue
Dress Goods Remnants on Sale at Deep Discounts
Clearaway sale of dress goods remnants up to 50 percent below original prices covers checks and plaids vintage fabrics and fashionable Vic and Bedford cards plus luncheon cloths bath mats towels doilies and white red quilts. Also house furnishing items aluminum cookware and enamelware with a dollar table of china and glass items.
Dosing articles and fabric pricing amid August notes
The piece covers pricing for various textiles and dyes with yard-based rates, mentions car fare reimbursements for customers, and notes finishing operations by a local contractor. It also records city commission remarks on efficient contractor work and a resident, Grace Watt, spending August in Asbury Park, ending with a remark on fashion trends such as large hats.
Hospital Building Planned at Central and Grant Avenues
Permits issued last night cover a hospital building at Central Avenue and Grant in the rear of the present property with an estimated cost of 183210 dollars. Additional permits granted include a variety of additions and alterations for multiple local businesses and residences, such as a one story frame addition at 395 Carroll Avenue and a brick bakery addition at 453 Maplewood Avenue, among others.
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Central Avenue
Grant
George Helsinger
Carroll Avenue
Thomas Happell
Park Avenue
Henry Setzer
State Street
August Soderholm
Maplewood Avenue
Bertha A. Miller
Trannstan Avenue
George Gilbert
Shelton Street
John Chisto
Washington Avenue
James T. McCann
Deacon Street
The
Salt Textile Company
Kossuth and
Howe Streets
John Gondek
Proposed Street
George W. Hoffmaster
Smith Street
Fairchild & Shelton
Matin Street
F. D. Keeler
Ferry Place
John L. Donovan
Fairfield Avenue Pavement Job Nearing Completion
Fairfield Avenue from Clinton Avenue to State Street will be fully paved with wood block and opened to traffic within three weeks, per contractors Lawrence and Gaynor. The south side is already paved and open. north-side excavating began yesterday at high speed as work continues.
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Fairfield Avenue
Clinton Avenue
State Street
Lawrence & Gaynor
Park Avenue
Fairfield
Laurel Avenues
Laurel Avenue
Park Avyénue
Lawrence & Gay
Alling Rubber Store Ad Highlights Footwear Offerings
Local advertisement promotes a range of rubber goods and footwear at Alling Rubber Store. Bathing caps and shoes, tennis and canvas shoes, sneaks, and sweaters are listed, aiming to attract shoppers with varied summer and casual wear.
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Alling Rubber Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Curtis
Ren
Brazil
Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca
Paraguay
Rio de Janeiro
Fonesco
Dom Pedro II
Matto Grasso
Fonseca
Congress
Piexoto
Wilson Clar
Charles Rivers Wilson
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Daniel Wilson
James Wilson
Atlanta
James F. Wilson
Richard Wilson
Horatio Alger
John Alexander Cockburn
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
South Australia
St. Michael and St. George
Royal Sanitary Institute
Lon
Warren A. Candler
Andrew Carnegie
Georgia
Bradstreet
D. M
Vic
Bedford
China Department
D. M. Read Company
Oo Tratti
Perla Commission
Grace Watt
Tom Thum
Asbury Park
Alling Rubber CO
Main Street Syndicate
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