Mayor Wilson’s Strange Empty Message Powers City Discussion
The mayor’s council address omits typical policy items such as new offices and consolidations. It praises housing work and planning bodies and hints at strict ordinance-led actions, urging maintenance of city operations within a 150 mill tax rate and slight waivers only in emergencies.
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Wilson
Common Council
Housing Committee
White Way
Dhoostea
City Planning Commission
Shad
All Armen
Athos
Evelyn Nesbit to See Herself in Former Movie Roles
Telegram from Jack Clifford invites Evelyn Nesbit to view the photo Threads of Destiny with her son Russell. The note references a Lubin studios production and a recent vaudeville tour ending, with Nesbit resting after the trip.
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Evelyn Nesbit
Local court decision delayed by storm in Webb case
Fragmented 1914 notices report James H S Webb delayed by storm in Superior Court recount of last election. Various small items include bond market moves, a cruelty case, and funeral notices. The record preserves names, dates, and local addresses such as 29 Bunnell street and 405 Atlantic street.
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Gemourrer
Litchfield
James HS Webb
Tae Webb
Colorado Coal Miners Strike Ended Today
The Colorado coal miners strike was declared off today in a Colorado convention. The United Mine Workers executive board announced a three year truce and acceptance of President Wilson’s mediation efforts while faulting operators for seeking industrial chaos. The message warns operators bear responsibility for any future trouble in Colorado mining fields.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
International Executive Board
United Mine Workers of America
Frank J. Hayes
Miner of Colorado
Aio
Wilson
United
Rome
of America
United Mine Workers
Trinidad
White House
United States
Howland dress clothes offer costly savings to buyers
Howland dress clothes promise better tailoring and fit at lower prices for a limited time. Evening and tuxedo suits in black fabrics are slashed from regular 25 to 20 dollars, 27.50 to 22, 35 to 27.50, 40 to 31, and 50 to 39, with emphasis on quality and service from specialized tailors on the main floor rear.
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Howland
Woman Lawyer Wins Defamation Suit in Superior Court
Antoinette Fiske Merene s, a woman lawyer, won in superior court when Judge Burpee ruled in her favor in a case against Henry B. Shannon as administrator of the George B. Whitney estate. The suit sought foreclosure of property at 2 Colorado Avenue and Denver Court. The action alleged Whitney took the mortgage to secure a grocery bill, but Merene s claimed she obtained the mortgage by misrepresentation that a $500 loan would be provided, and he later refused to loan money or return the mortgage.
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Antoinette Fiske Merenéss
Burpee
Henry B. Shannon
George B. Whitney
Colorado Avenue
Denver Court
Whitney
Mereness
War News Strains Eyes Reading War News In Short
Fred Osborn of 90 State street was arrested on Main Street fix and ten cent store by a detective Sergeant Hackett charged with theft of a pair of glasses he said he traded them due to reading war news and had no stealing intent Dr John H Finnegan returns to duty at the emergency hospital after bronchitis The Paris authorities arrange canal boat villages for floating villages Robert W Goelet New York’s wealthiest bachelor caught his masseur with 350 in marked bills from a dresser The Chicago Federation of Labor adopts a resolution funeral of dead union men in union-made letters sent to Queen Mary from Siam were opened and censored
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Fred Osborn
State Street
De_tective
Hackett
T John H. Finnegan
Paris
Robert W. Goelet
New York
Social and Personal Notes of Newtown and Hartford Weddings
Miss Susan Gay Short of Newtown and Mr. James Gordon Mathews of Hartford are to wed at 4 pm tomorrow at Miss Short’s sister’s home in Danbury. Only immediate families present. ceremony followed by a buffet luncheon. Miss Short, a Goucher College graduate, is active with the Warner club. Guests include Miss Regina McAvoy, to wed Henry V. Lundin, at a pink and white party at Miss Margaret Maloney’s home with gifts for the guest of honor. Alys Gregory will speak at the Warner Institute on Women and the Nation, and a mothers’ reception for Maplewood school teachers is planned at Mrs. Carl Foster’s home, with no invitations issued.
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Susan Gay Short
Newtown
James Gordon ‘Mathews
Hartford
Miss Short
Gouch‘er College
Warner ‘Club
Mr. Mathews
Regina McAvoy
Henry V. Lundin
Garet Maloney
Park Avenue
Miss McAvoy
Miss Meaty
Mary O’sherry
Année Burton
Elizabeth Wood
J4 Falion
Martha Turner
Mae McCormick
HB. Hodgins
Mary Bartlett
K. Howard
M. Mahoney
C. Ladin
N. Maloneey
8. Mahoney
Mollie Lud
Alys Gregory
Warner Girls
Warner Institute
Maplewood School
Carl Foster
North Avenue
Teachers Meeting and Red Cross Seals Sale Report
The Woman's Relief Corps of the G A R will meet Thursday at 3 pm in Grand Army Hall to discuss important business. St Vincent's Hospital Training School Alumni oversee Red Cross Christmas seals sale at the post office, ongoing a day longer than department stores. Southern New England Telephone faces ice damage with wires down across the north, hundreds of repairmen at work to untangle miles of lines.
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Woman's Relief Corps of
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Grand Army Hall
St. Vincent’s Hospital Training School
New England Telephone Company
Storm Damage Deepens Across State Suppresses Communications
New Haven reports continuing storm damage with rising toll. Railroad and trolley traffic return to normal, but wire communications remain severely disrupted after yesterday's gale.
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New Haven
General Wotherspoon named New York parks chief
New York December 8 Major General William W Wotherspoon retired as army chief of staff last month and was notified by Governor-elect Whitman of his appointment as state superintendent of the public parks He accepted the post according to a Farmers Want Ads notice one cent a word
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New York
William W. Wotherspoon
United States Army
Whitman
Wotherspoon
Rich Oriental Rug Collection Attracts Gifting Prices
A dealer offers a large assortment of Oriental rugs from small Belouch silken finish pieces to Iran Massoul items in medium sizes. Prices range from $12.50 to $175, with many designs and sizes suitable as gifts or floor accents. Third floor display highlights diverse patterns and rich color luster to prevent disappointment.
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Iran
Orient
Dollar Silk Stockings Sale at 75 Cents
Advertises a one time bulk sale of silk stockings at 75 cents per pair. Describes pure silk medium weight with lisle top and reinforced sole heel and toe for durability. Claims wear well due to lisle at high-friction points and notes the maker’s regular dollar sort is discounted.
Howland Dry Goods and the French Post Office Feud
A curious tale recounts a man who defeated the French post office by exploiting a fee dispute. After buying land in the Alps and erecting a hut to host a shepherd, he used the arrangement to test the authorities’ patience, eventually forcing indemnity and withdrawal of claims.
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French Alps
Petit Journal
Nardin
St | Joseph News Press
Generous Little Soul and the Box of Broken Toys
A narrator recalls a child named Bobby bringing a box of broken toys to a mother who asks him for any in need. He admits none are broken, so he instead smashes some to fill the box, turning the act into a transcript of the exchange.
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Youngstown Telegram
Bobby
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