Germania Society Cancels Unity Club Hall Dance Contract
The Germania Singing Society announced it will terminate the contract allowing the Unity Club to hold Saturday dances in Germania hall. Police Commissioner Ker shaw observed beer drinking by young people at the Unity Club event, prompting public scrutiny and the cancellation. Unity Club officials defend their dance as comparable to city standards.
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Germanias
Germania Society
Gore Launches Democratic Presidential Boom
United Press reports Senator Thomas Gore of Oklahoma, blind, urged a Democratic presidential boom at a speech. He criticized tariff policy, said Roosevelt would lead on a better bill or none, and warned that if Roosevelt condemns the tariff, the next president may be an African American contender.
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United Press
Eric
Thomas Gore
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Ike Cummins
la Follette
Gore
Taft
United States
King Edward Will Act as Arbitrator
Unofficial reports say King Edward will act as arbitrator in the Alsop Claim between the King and the United States. Assurances have been given that the dispute will not cause him any unpleasantness. Also notices of a public auction at 85 White Street to close the estate of Filla W. Lester and several advertisements for medicinal products and household items appear in the column.
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United Press
London
Dec
Edward
Alsop
United States
Elwood
White Street
Filla W. Lester
Redding Town Accounts Bared After Tax Discrepancy
At a crowded Redding board meeting Mrs Cornelia Moore pressed that taxes paid to Town Clerk Nickerson may have been misapplied. The board reviewed dog license ledgers, noted a $53 shortfall, and set actions to seek repayment or abatement of liens while considering Nickerson’s fitness for office.
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Moore
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Banks
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Woman Charged With Murder On The Grill
Brooklyn detectives pursue a bizarre case tied to Mrs Snead found dead in East Orange. Miss Virginia Wardlaw, claimed niece of the dead woman, is charged with murder as investigators link life insurance and a fake will to motive.
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United Press
New York
Dec
Coughlin
Brooklyn Detective Bureau
East Orange Police
Virgnia Wardlaw
Brooklyn
Miss Wardlaw
Snead
Acquitted Philanthropy Story Highlights Hosek
A Viennese medical student Hosek was acquitted of forging bank notes after pleading guilty, his charity among malaria victims in the Danube Islands leading to leniency. He had given up studies to aid sufferers, impoverishing himself, and forgery emerged as a desperate act overshadowed by his relief work. Big Moose Season in Maine ends with over 125 moose received, potential record figures for 1908.
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Vienna
Danube Islands
Hosek
L. Jha
Maine
Bangor
Nurses Aiming to Break Red Cross Stamp Record
Nurses in uniform will sell Red Cross stamps tomorrow for one cent each, with 80 percent to the Fairfield County Anti-Tuberculosis Association. The group has 200,000 stamps ready and plans to sell 100,000 more to raise at least $3,000 for Christmas marketing. Nurse Finnegan leads 2 assistants at stations in stores and post office lobbies, with Miss Nona L. Sullivan at the railroad station, Anna L. Porter coordinating home work, plus factory, department store, church, and civic support to speed distribution and funding for the local Red Cross effort.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross Society
Aan
Fairfield County Anti-Tubercus Association
Finnegan
Saeki
Fred Enos
Board of Trade
Anna L. Porter
Park Avenue
Weather Indications and Local Dance Review
Weather forecast from New Haven notes fair tonight and Thursday with increasing clouds and warmer temperatures. A Kansas center low pressure brings cloudy and rainy conditions from Colorado to the lake region, while eastern areas expect little temperature change. Germania Society hosted a well attended dance at Germania hall last night with Mrs. George Fischer and others on the committee and Isly's Orchestra providing music.
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Specis
United Press
New Haven
Kansas
Colorado
Lake
Germania Society
Germania Hall
George Fischer
John Hummell
Marie Duesing
Cuneo Fink
Emil Deis
Jennie Hussey
Isly
Restored Health Through Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Cordilla C. Pitts of Newborn Georgia describes severe skin disease covering her body, throat trouble, and eye issues. After three doctors failed, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, reporting rapid relief and a return to good health within a month.
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Cordilla C. Pitts
Newborn
Cuticura Soap Promises Hair Care and Dandruff Aid
Keeps hair healthy by preventing dryness thinning and falling while removing dandruff and itchiness. Advertises Cuticura Soap as a remedy with occasional dressings and full directions with each package. Catia Ressivent Puls 230 pee vial.
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Catia
Wall Street Opens Higher as Market Shows Strength
United Press reports a firmer opening on the New York stock market with most issues advancing fractions at the start. By midmorning Rock Island led gains while Wabash also showed strength as government bonds remained irregular and copper issues steadied.
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United Press
New York
Il A. m
Rock Island
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