Partnership dissolved as Treadwell and Belden firm ends
The copartnership of Treadwell and Belden dissolves by mutual agreement. Treadwell continues the cloth dress ing business on the same terms. An apprentice is sought, and a 16 or 17 year old boy who can prove steadiness may apply. A pedestrian accident occurs at Mair and State streets as a heavy wagon narrowly misses an elderly man.
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Treadwell and
Belden
N. B
Treadwell
Stephen Treadwell
Redding
Mair
State Streets
Lieberum Brothler
Water Street
August Lieberum
Widow's Society Appeals for Aid After Legacy Confusion
Fifty years ago the Protestant Widow's society trustees appeal to the public for aid to continue aiding widows under their care. Resources fell last year due to a misapprehension about legacies. they clarify they received no bequests and expect no income next year as tax and contested wills absorb portions. Names listed include Mrs. Bronson Hawley, Mrs. Andrew Enfield, Mrs. Barnett Doten, Mrs.phen Silliman, Mrs. E. F. Smith, Charles Banks, Mrs. William, Mrs. Daniel Thacher, Mrs. W.D. Stevenson, Mrs. Shenhen Haw.
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Widow's Society
Bronson Hawley
Andrew Enfield
Barnett Doten
Phen Silliman
E. F. Smith
Charles Banks
William
Daniel Thacher
W.D. Stevenson
Shenhen Haw
France to Send Young Men Here to Study Trade
Fifty French youths will study American commercial methods in the United States and Canada next summer, visiting New York banks and factories, Boston mills, Chicago canneries, Washington, Pittsburgh steel works, Philadelphia petroleum, Baltimore grain stores, St. Louis culture, and more. Fifty Americans will do the reverse in France. Cost shared by families, travel agency handles arrangements.
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Paris
Dec
France
United States
Canadia
New York
Boston
Montreal
Chicago
Washington
Iron and Steel Works
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
America
American Chambers of Commerce
M. Guisthau
Frank Vanderlip
Associated Press
Clothing Makers Prepare to Strike Over Eight-Hour Day
New York December 3 workers in the city learned that over 30,000 members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America have empowered officials to call a strike if the eight hour day is not granted. The union recently delivered an ultimatum to the American Manufacturers' Association demanding higher wages and shorter hours.
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New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Oferica
American Manufacturers’ Association
Italy Expects to Get Forty Million From War Taxes
Rome reports Italy will begin new war taxes next June with an expected yield above forty million dollars. The heaviest levy targets war goods makers with a 60 percent rate on profits over 20 percent of invested capital. Additional levies affect foreign companies, property owners, and non active service personnel.
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Italy
Rome
Germany's Strength Shown in Bucharest Fall
Vorwaerts argues the Bucharest victory disproves Entente claims of German weakness and shows Germany’s decisive position. It states Bethmann Hollweg’s peace talk was not due to weakness and urges renewed peace efforts as conquests in Romania mock Entente doubts about German resolve.
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Berlin
Vorwaerts
Bucharest
von Bethmann Hollweg
Germany
Romania
Canadian Gold Arrives in New York Imports Soar
Gold worth 15.8 million dollars from Canada was deposited in the New York assay office Friday, lifting total imports since January 1 to 575 million dollars. This week’s arrivals amount to 50.9 million dollars.
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New York
Canada
Assay
Christmas Gift Assortment Full of Diamonds and Jewelry
The advertisement promotes a complete Christmas gift selection including diamonds watches jewelry silverware cut glass and clocks. It invites early trading with favorable prices and offers small deposits to reserve items for future delivery.
No Diplomatic Receptions for Capitol Season This Winter
Washington outlines the White House winter schedule omitting the traditional diplomatic and New Year's public receptions due to the war. Two diplomatic dinners will replace the former single event, keeping warring powers apart, with a compact set of social affairs through February including a large Congressional reception.
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Washington
Dec
White House
Wilson
Entente
Teutonic
Congressional
Supreme Court
Army and Navy
Congress
Army
Navy
Judiciary
Marine Band
Pease
White House social life through receptions and dinners
The article contrasts the scale of White House events from New Year handshakes to a grand army and navy reception. It notes the Supreme Court dinner’s quiet tone, the lively military dress occasions, and the Speakers Dinner. It recalls past crowds and a president’s workaround to avoid hand injury during mass greetings.
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White House
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
House of Representatives
Marine Band
Roosevelt
Taft
The Nerves of the Sky-Scraper and a Georgia Congressman
A Harper's Magazine essay contrasts New York Down Town’s wire‑dense business culture with a metaphorical view of modern offices. In Washington, Representative Samuel Tribble of Athens, Georgia, died from a stroke suffered days earlier while serving his third term in Congress. Christmas trees, wreaths, and roping advertised by John Reck & Son conclude the piece.
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New York
Down Town
London
Chicago
San Francisco
Stock Exchange
Simon Strunsky
Harper's Magazine
Washington
Samuel Tribble
Athens
Congress
Gifts flood Library of Congress with over 28000 volumes
Washington reports gifts from many sources adding more than 28,000 volumes to the Library of Congress this year. The collection now totals 2,451,974 books and 392,905 prints as the institution remains the world’s third largest library.
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Washington
Library of Congress
Walter T. Swingle
Bureau of Plant Industry
Far East
Confucius
Kaibara
Benjamin Franklin
Japan
Lincoln
Clarence L. Hay
John Hay
Helen Nicolay
E. M. Borchard
United States
Library of Con
May Increase Tolls at Canal Is Report Washington
A report on Panama Canal finances notes expenses for the year ending June show the canal proper ran a deficit, with expenses surpassing revenues, though Panama railroad income would narrow the gap to 6.77 percent. If depreciation and interest funds were included, the total would require further funding.
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Washington
Canal
Panama
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William Sherman
Alden Burton
Charles Waterbury
KE. A. Dibble
Bronson Beardsley
KE. A. B. Lathrop
James Moore
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MR. Hawley
The
Hartford Building and Loan Association
George H. Hawley
Main Street
John S. Wooster
Charles C. Barlow
Simeon Pease
Pomona Orange
Greenfield Hill
F. E. Blakeman
Stratford
J. H. Hoyt
New Canaan
H. H. Wheeler
Monroe
H. C. Beers
Newtown
L. E. Whitcomb
Brookfield
William P. Baird
Huntington
C. D. H. Kellogg
L. A. Hawley
Trumfull
Ceres
John Reck & So
Buechler’s
Werelia
Congressman Tribble
John Reck & Son
Congress Library
Hayes Fish CO
Cape Cod
Gardner Bay
Lynn Haven Bay
Barnum
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State & Bank
STS
E. Main ST
Southern New England Telephone Company
C. W. King
King
Adams
Fairfield Ave
Sagal Bldg
Highland Spring Water CO
Warren Street
John F. Fay
Fairfield Avenue
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