New Haven Plans Heavy Extra Trains for Labor Day Rush
New Haven and Hartford railroad to run numerous extra trains starting today through six days to handle Labor Day travel. Extra sections and cars depart New York, Boston, and Providence routes with through trains from New York to Boston and Springfield increased. Additional baggage cars to ease congestion and special trains prepared for Cape Cod overflow. Ten extra trains serve Provincetown Woods Hole and Boston on Monday, with further runs Plymouth to Boston Providence to Worcester and Providence.
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New New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Transportation Department of the
New Haven
New York
Boston
Springfield
Cape Cod
Provincetown
Woods Hole
Plymouth
Providence
Bost Providence
Worcesandro
Quotations on Life and Fortune From Classic Authors
A jumble of short quotes from Johnson Pope Prior Seéwell Spencer and others about life fate happiness and ambition. The fragment includes lines on youth mortality glory and virtue with scattered attributions and a final note citing Deming in the Journal Courier.
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Dr. Johnson
Pope
Seéwell
Spencer
Daniel
Massinger
Crowley
Cowper
William Devenant
Gray
Willis
Addison
Dreyden
Francis Quarles
Watkins
Herrick
Wm. Mason
Bill
Dana
Shakespeare
Mre
H. A. Deming
Journal- Courier
Parachute tragedy at Erie County Fair
At the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, a 15,000 crowd watched Albert Gesser of Gloucester New Jersey die during a parachute exhibition when his grip failed during a double opening. He fell head first from over 200 feet. death was instantaneous.
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Buffalo
W. Y
Albert Gesser
Anserongut
Gloucester
N. J
Erie County
Hambure
Gesner
Dare Devil
Kelly
Gesmer
Shape not Quantity in Ethel and Jack Dialog
The excerpt from the Boston Transcript features Ethel and Jack discussing a gold craze. Ethel pleads for happiness with a small amount of gold to fit around her finger, while Jack questions the size of the request.
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Ethel
Jack
Boston Transcript
Threat to Attach Tailors in New Haven Unrest
In New Haven on August 29, about 400 journeyman tailors threaten to attach numerous tailoring shops to cover back pay claims unless paid. President Samuel Abrams cites many workers with debts from $50 to over $200. A clash over strike-breakers from New York preceded a sympathy strike by helpers, with police on hand at the dock and unions voting to walk out.
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New Haven
Journeymen Tailors
Samuel Abrams
Abrams
New York
Richard Peck
Peck
Ambassador Page Urges Building Up Country Life
Walter H. Page, Ambassador to England, issues a bulletin on Education in the South via the U S Bureau of Education. He calls country life the largest problem facing American civilization and urges organizing the countryside to strengthen democracy. He praises the Conference for Education in the South for expanding democratic ideals through schooling and community effort.
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Walter H. Page
England
South
U. S. Bureau of Education
United States
Conference For Education In
Paige
the Progress of Democracy
Wilsons Head to Cornish for Labor Day Holiday
President and Mrs Wilson and Miss Eleanor Wilson depart Washington for their Summer home near Cornish New Hampshire. The trip follows concern over Miss Jessie Wilson who was briefly injured in a horse riding accident with Francis B Sayre. The President plans to stay through Labor Day and monitor his daughter's recovery.
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Washington
Wilson
Eleanor Wilson
Cornish
N.H
Eleanor
Jessie Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
White House
West on to be a farmer in Minnesota
Edward Payson Weston, famed long distance walker, will become a Minnesota farmer. He announced after returning from Lake of the Woods that he bought a farm five miles from War toe in Roseau County and plans to reside there next spring. He left for New York today and will return to Minneapolis soon.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Edward Payson Weston
Minnesota
Lake of the Woods
War- Toe
Roseau County
Weston
New York
Sportsmen Prepare for Migratory Birds Conventions in Boston
American Fishermen's Society and National Association of Fish and Game Commissioners convene in Boston September 8 to 18 at Copley Square hotel. About 300 delegates, hearings on migratory birds led by Dr. Palmer, discussions on uniform laws for New England and New York, and local entertainment planned. Commissioner George Graham leads state delegation. Col. J. H. Acklen presides nationally. Dr. Charles Townsend chairs the American Fishermen's Society.
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New Engand
New York
Boston
American Fishermen’s Society
National Association of Fish and Game Commissioners
Fish and Game Commissioners
United States
Copley Square Hotel
Fitzgerald
Gov. Foss
Nantasket Beach
T. S. Palmer
Washington, D. C
New England
George Graham
Fish and Game
Fish and Game Society
Denver
Col
J. H. Acklen
Tennessee
Charles Townsend
The Mystery Hero Of The Plunge On The Dock
A dramatic rescue at the dock ends with a crowd of doctors and guards around a saved young woman. The hero explains he is a stranger to her, after revealing she bought a diamond ring from him on installment. The scene blends romance and a jewelry twist in brisk waterfront prose.
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Hfe
Party in Honor of Miss Anna Frickel at Stratfield
A pleasant gathering was hosted for Miss Anna Frickel of New ark New Jersey at the Stratfield home of her uncle Richard F. Schmidt. Miss Nellie Price and Milton Beckwith provided piano selections and a luncheon followed. Miss Frickel will spend several weeks at her uncle's Stratfield residence.
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Anna Frickel
Newark
N. J
Richard F. Schmidt
Stratfield
Nellie Price
Milton Beckwith
Miss Frickel
End of Season Sale At Lion Clothing Company
Points of interest advertise an end of season sale at Lion Clothing Company located at 12 Main Street offering bargains in men s suits to clear stock quickly. The ad urges comparison before buying elsewhere and notes additional weekly sales by Radford B Smith with a winter shopping push and a Saturday sale for seasonable goods. The piece mentions a forthcoming discussion of a stable aeroplane for county fairs, dated Oct 1.
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Lion Clothing Company
Main Street
Radford B. Smith
Fairfield County News: Storm Strikes Cupola and Reckless Driving Case
Stormy weather lashed Stamford as lightning struck a cupola on Daniel Trey's house ripping shingles while it hopped to John Picker's home striking a chimney and dislodging bricks. In Greenwich, John Welsh, aged twenty, was fined five dollars and costs for reckless driving with sentence suspended. A loose cow on Seaview Avenue in East Norwalk halted traffic, charging a passing car as it watched nearby machines.
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Daniel Trey
Stamford
John Picker
John Welsh
Greenwich
Welsh
G.S. Schiff
Auto
Seaview Avenue
East Norwalk
Litchfield County News Topics From Courts to Fires
Reports from Litchfield County include a pond washing charge in Torrington linked to Mt. Goshen Pond described as part of the Torrington Water Company system. A Mt. Tom forest fire near Bantam Lake scorched about ten acres of young timber before control. Suit for 15000 damages filed by Joseph Mubarek against New Haven Railroad after a collision with a stalled car, alleging excessive speed and failure to warn, with injuries and loss of vehicle. A Wallingford widow remarries her former husband, the Mansfield Ackert nuptials reuniting after years apart. A 6 year old boy, George Ives, was struck by a car on the New Hartford road with one arm fractured. A practical ink-stain removal tip is given for wash goods using tallow and wax steps.
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Edward Haighton
Anna Bailey
New York
Haighton
Miss Bailey
Mt. Goshen Pond
Torrington Water Company
Bantam Lake
Mt. Tom
Joseph Mubarek
Torrington Grocer
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Mubarek
Hub
Howard Ackart
Wallingford
Hiram Mansfield
Ganaan
Nellie Judd
Mr. Mansfield
George Ives
Thomas Quinn
Torrington
New Hartford Road
Prices and trade items in a market listing and opinion notes
Market prices for cattle beef and sheep are listed with various grades and weights including native sides dressed beef and yearlings. In addition there are opinion notes criticizing newspaper publishing of crime images and a brief report on a parcel post shipment of peaches and railroad compensation.
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Elsig
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