Tokyo and Japan debate women suffrage and rights
A dense report notes Western ideas on woman suffrage seeping into Japan. It highlights two Tokio women who won municipal voting rights, debates on education and motherhood, and calls for a dignified womanly liberty. It also covers Japanese reformers and a church mission to the United States amid broader social and political currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Dec
Japan
Home Office
Haru Hatoyama
Thore
Fire damages small in Westport home. churches flood riverfront
Westport on December 27 reported a kitchen fire at Philip Jones on Treadwell Avenue. The blaze was extinguished quickly by a chemical extinguisher, with damages under ten dollars. High tide flooded stores and factories along the river, with Button factory fires put out. no damage reported. Local post office rush handled by extra clerks. mail sent out by Christmas noon. Social notes mention Helen Burke of Saugatuck hosting Mae Grace of Boston, Helen Parker of New York visiting Greens Farms, and Frank Pulver improving after illness. Mr and Mrs Thomas Bess of New York visiting Saugatuck.
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Westport
Philip Jones
Treadwell Avenue
Helen Burke
Saugatuck
Mae Grace
Boston
Helen Parker
New York
Greens Farms
Frank Pulver
Main Street
Thomas Bess
Fairfield Beach Suffered Floods and High Tide Damages
Fairfield December 27 flood reports note severe beach damage with front porches ripped from homes and roadways flooded. Early Christmas lights appear in Greenfield Center. Town rail and electrical work underway. A small home fire, a wagon accident injuring a mail carrier, and local social updates are reported along with regional crime briefs from Ocean Park and Manchester.
Stratford Dance Opens Christmas Week Social Season
Stratford prepares for a CNat Noir club dance tonight with decorated halls and many attendees. Churches schedule services from Sunday through New Year’s with sunrise prayers, masses, and Christmas programs. local people visit, travel, and attend events as winter holidays begin.
Easton Churches Prepare for Sunday Concert
Easton youths at the Congregational church decorated the building for a Sunday evening concert. The Methodist and Baptist churches will be closed then so all can attend. A special Easton grange meeting is set for Tuesday evening to confer second and third degrees on a class of candidates. William Andrews of Bridgeport is visiting relatives for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnat Noir
Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor Society
St. James’ R. C
M. J. O'Connor
Ernest ©. Carpenter
Stratford
Edna Viner
New London
Warwick Avenue
Vernon Morehouse
Albany
Louis Kelly
St. John
Ansonia
Thomas Clinton
Washington
Clinton
Adelaide Gunther
Academy Hill
Juanita Hines
Handy & Harmon Co
Bridgeport
William
Virginia
Elsie French
Broadbridge Avenue
Sherwood Beardsley
Water
R. C. Lewis
Linden Avenue
George Powell
Springfield
Stratford Avenue
William Bahne
George B. Hussey
Mmzgzsie Scalzi
Ezabeth Sable
Triesko Tamasone
M. F. Weed
Edmund C. Wells
Paul Goodell
George Burbank
Lee
Bridgeport Hospital
Olive Buck
Elm Street
Frederick Fairchild
William B. Cogswell
Marguerite Adams Cogswell
Charles Packard
Biology Department
Columbia University
Easton Grange
William Andrews
Hie Varenta
Government ownership push for all telephone lines
Washington Dec 26 Representative David I Lewis of Maryland says he will push a bill for government ownership of the nations telephone lines with the aim of later taking over the telegraph system. The plan envisions the government buying Bell and independent lines to compete with telegraphs, similar to parcel post competition with express firms. Estimated cost to the United States is 5000000000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essman Lewis
Washington
David I. Lewis
Maryland
Lewis
Bell and Independent Telephone Lines
Express
Parcel Post
Uncle Sam
Andrews couple to host Christmas concert announcements
Mr and Mrs Elmer S Andrews announce the Methodist Sunday school Christmas concert Monday evening. Also notes engagement of Miss Esther I Tarbell, formerly a Sanford school teacher in Redding now teaching in Pennsylvania. In Newark two children Sylvia Saranelli and John Mulquin receive Pasteur treatment at City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer S. Andrews
Methodist Sunday School
Esther I. Tarbell
Tarbell
Sanford
Redding
Pennsylvania
Newark, N. J
Sylvia Saranelli
John Mulquin
City Hospital
Camp Pootatuck Reunion for YMCA Boys Saturday Dinner
Camp Pootatuck reunion for YMCA boys scheduled Monday night at 6 30 with Willard I Allen Jr chairman and caterer E E Davenport preparing a camp dinner. Chatham N J Wilbur Clayton returns from college for holiday vacation and brings a bride.
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Chatham, N. J
Wilbur Clayton
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Office of Education
Baron Takagi
Jikein Medical School
Takagi
Kakichi A
United States
California
America
Tsunashima
Universal Love
Christian Brotherhood
Dante
Fairfield
Greenfield Center
Burr Road
J. H. Pettigrew
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
C. C. Mill
Clinton Morehouse
Ocean Park
Cal
Manchester
N. H
Mary Levesque
William Maher
Frank Evitts
Bee
Ted
Rexall
Allan Wilson
Waterloo
Will H. St
John
Outlaws
George T. Jewell
Providence
Joseph Wilcox
Minneola
I.I
TU -M. C
Hindle
Easton
ISG
Camp Pootatuck
Erfectio
Standard Oil Company OF
New York, N. Y
Buffalo, N.Y
THE
Wheeler & Howes CO
Boston, Mess
N. Buckingham & Co., Inc
Richmond
State Street
KODAK
Flyman Mfg
Optician
Main Street Jewelers
William F. Mullins
Bridgeport Savings Bank
Main and
State Streets
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Main St
North End
Lehigh
Cooter.l
Patrick McGee
East Wash
Ave
Sprague Ice & Coal
East End
East Washington Ave. Bridge
IRA Gre
Gory & CO
Meabiabes
Stratford Ave
Naugatuck Valley Ice Co. N
Mai
Housatonica Avenue
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