Finley J Shepard in New York for Christmas Holidays
Finley J Shepard of St Louis visits New York for Christmas holidays with Miss Helen Gould. Their first public appearance was last Sunday when they rode in an army of photographers from home at 679 Fifth Avenue to the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas at Forty-eighth Street. Shepard smiles as his fiancée avoids attention. Shepard’s mother has been an invalid for several years. he will visit her in a New Haven hospital before marriage.
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Mew Fort
Dea
Finley J. Shepard
St Louis
New York
Helen Gowda
Fifth Avenue
St. Nicholas l
Birth Avenue
Forty-eighth Street
Miss Gould
Mr. Shepard
New Haven
Worten
Greenwich
Charles Reynolds
Reynolds
Gore
North Miani
Josephine Marzullo
Santora
Enforcing Labor Laws and Inspectors Debate
A Wisconsin event showcased labor law enforcement methods and factory inspections. Speakers urged uniform national factory inspection laws, better pay and pension for inspectors, and stricter liability for employers. The discussion noted 425 inspectors for 268,81 manufacturing establishments, amid calls to improve safety and sanitation nationwide.
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John Bcommots
Wisconsin
American Association For Legislation
Legisiues
Henry Sterfing
Charles Sumner Bird
Walpole
Mass
Sterling
Wafety
Edward’ .F. Brown
New York
Iob- Samco
Herman
Fairfield County News Accidents Report From Darien And Nearby
Fairfield County notes two railroad injuries including a four section hand named Zerbot struck near Darien by a passing express train while standing near the rails. In Bethel a fall at Henry A Gilbert’s home left Mrs Benedict with a broken wrist. A lamp incident led to a fire burning a carpet as oil spilled. Additional brief incidents include a man warned during a February morning and a separate event near Wilton involving Knapp of Wilton.
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Alex Zerbot
Darien
Marryiny
Zarbo
Bethel
Momisy
Innes
Tee Knapp
Wilton
Litchfield County News May Keep the Money
Judge James L. Martin rules in favor of Epstein in the case of George Burns against Benjamin Epstein to recover $20,000 alleging Moore’s estate paid Epstein before bankruptcy. Epstein may keep the money. Choral Mass Meeting planned for January 7 under Litchfield County Choral Union. Norfolk and Canaan chapters joined by Prof. Richmond P. Paine with horn players from New York. Meeting at Congregational Church in Norfolk with hymn pamphlet prepared by Rev. E. C Gillette and Paine.
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James L. Martin
United States District Court
George Burns
Bridgeport
C. W. Moore
Benjamin Epstein
Moore
Epstein
Litchfield County Choral Union
Norfolk and
Canaan
The
Choral Union
Richmond P. Paine
New York
Congregational Church
Norfolk
E. C Gillette
Paine
Mellen Leads New England Rail Push Amid Defenses of System
The Boston Budget Beacon reports Charles S. Mellen strengthens New England rail defense against critics with forceful letters. He advocates unified system, promotes Boston and New England expansion, and urges public support while newspapers compete to publish his writings.
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Charles S. Mellen
Mellen
New England
Providence
Washington
Mel
Boston
West
Hamburg American Line
Mr. Mellen
Engsland
Budget-Beacon
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advertised for Croupy Coughs
A Stratford Avenue and Sixth Street advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a quick simple cure for croupy coughs and wheezy colds in children. The product is claimed to give instant relief, stop coughing promptly, and soothe without opiates.
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Foley
F. B. Brill
Stratford Avenue
Sixth Street
Public Opinion on Immorality and Theatre Slur
A reader letter from Washington denounces ministers and the city’s social sphere for promoting immorality after witnessing a theatre scene that praises an unmarried mother. The author argues theatres and saloons attract patrons and calls for acknowledging noble acts by careful guardianship of orphans and the vulnerable. A separate dispatch notes a surge in small coin counterfeiting tied to Christmas shopping, with arrests in New York and a large seizure by secret service. Hartford reports geese and ducks plundered from city park ponds by thieves.
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Salt OF the Earth
Bridgeport
Washington
Secret
New York
Louis Julien
Julien
Hartford
Thieves Strike Hartford Park For Geese And Ducks
Geese and a flock of fifteen rare breed ducks were stolen from Goodwin Park over recent days. The Hartford park department had received the birds from Worcester Drak commission. Police search continues with no clues yet.
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Goodwin Park
Hartford Park Department
Worcester, Drak Commission
State Treasurer Lippitt Gets Clock
Hartford December 27 State Treasurer Costello Lippitt received a handsome clock in the hall of his Norwich home on Christmas morning. It was the gift of Deputy State Treasurer Frank B Marsh and clerical staff at the treasurer’s office as appreciation for his kindly relations. He will retire next month. The note adds a World’s Work quotation about laws and honest men.
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Hartford
Costello Lippitt
Norwich
Frank B. Marsh
Capitol
Why Suffer From Constipation Ad Promotes Partola Cure
An old style advertisement claims a blood purifier helps digestion and constipation by cleansing the stomach and keeping bowels open. It urges readers to buy Partola from a druggist in sizes 10c to 50c, listing Partola Co. contact at 160 24 Ave N.
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Partola 'Co
Ave. N
Greenwich Indignant Over Sailor’s International Flag Exchange
The Greenwich report says Captain Salters of the British schooner Sliver Lear tied a Maher Brothers’ vessel and displayed the British flag to explain a flag issue. John Maher demanded US affiliation, but the captain claimed no US flag aboard and called the matter a fourteenth century misstep, with the international flag as substitute.
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Greenwich
Salters
Sliver
Lear
T Maher Brothers
John Maher
Mahre
Maher
United States
Pastor's Chickens Also Requested To Deposed Clergy
Soba J Rathhe, former pastor of CheKy wrestling group, faces disturbance over demands tied to farm animals. The dispute centers on chickens and hens, with the pastor described as unsettled by the sixty five acts affecting title deeds.
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Slambers Soba J. Rathhe
CheKy Wrest
War veteran and former legislator Dies at Home
Cheshire town notes the death of Treft-Trankin A Hotchkiss a Civil War veteran and former state legislator. He is survived by two children and a widow. The notice offers scant details from a damaged source but confirms his veteran status and service.
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Cheshire
Treft
Trankin A. Hotchkiss
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