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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1909
Page
7
The piece criticizes the 1909 Assembly in Hartford for shameless conduct and high-handed actions. It argues the majority used public funds to please voters, undermining public seats and records. It discusses a proposed consolidation of probate districts and the political leverage of Bulkeley for next year.
Citizens demand strict economy as burdens of taxation press ayes. The Legislature cuts salaries by ten percent while preserving spending, taxes poll and military, and adds a new state tax. The era faces worsening finances and stagnation, prompting urgent fiscal reform.
New Haven reports a woodmont typhoid outbreak with Dr J H Townsend of the State Board of Health called to Milford by Health Officer Putney. Investigators will probe origin and discuss milk supply as a suspected cause as cases rise among residents and visitors including Ralph Pagter and daughter Ella Small and others at Sanford house.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway contracts with Pullman Car Company to supply 130 passenger cars to equip the Belen cut-off and other lines. W. J. Black says the company expects unprecedented travel to California and the Southwest as prosperity returns. The order includes library club cars, dining cars, cafe-observation, smoking cars, high back coaches, and extensive baggage and postal cars, with Soviet steam heating and electric ventilation.
Aug 24. Mme Zeggio of Florence Italy arrived yesterday at the Aspinwall Hotel and brought a small pet monkey from South America. The creature lives in a diminutive gold cage that bill would conceal, drawing much attention as Mme Zeggio, daughter of Mrs. Charles T. Robinson, is present.
New Haven Aug 24 George G French 51 former manager of the Hygienic Ice Company and long time head of the ice trust in Connecticut shot himself at his home late yesterday afternoon He had retired months earlier amid reports of ill health He returned Sunday from Delaware where he was said to have been offered a position with another ice company His business worries were noted as the probable cause of his act
A letter urges Connecticut to pass a constitutional amendment forcing the General Assembly to begin sessions on April 1 and to Consolidate small probate districts within county lines. It argues the system causes delays, fire hazards, and legal abuses by district judges, calling for abolition of the current setup and establishment of countywide districts. The writer, signing as Common Sense of Bethel, July 22, 1909.
A demonstration shows possum based skin product stops itching on infant skin and heals rashes and crusted humors. It claims rapid improvement for eczema acne herpes and other troubles in infants and adults with a trial offer from Emergency Laboratories New York City.
Article outlines five reasons Japan would not engage in war with the United States. Thomas Green presents findings showing various rights interests and Pacific Coast considerations. The piece argues these factors collectively shape national sentiment and policy perspectives.
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