Child Labor Debate Highlights History and Current Struggles
Rev. Dr. Packard at Stratford Congregational Church argues that child labor has drawn gradual reform since 1802 in England and the U.S. He cites statistics from cotton fields, glass works, and coal districts, warns of long shifts and undernourished, stunted youth, and calls for stronger laws and national action to protect education and future potential.
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Stratford
Packard
England
Manchester
Felix Adler
South
Pennsylvania
Glass
New Jersey
Connecticut
Child Labor Committee
Texas
Consumers’ League
America
London
Wberry
Bridgeport Boat Sent to Bombay for Oil Towage
Bridgeport Motor Co ships a 25 foot motor launch to Bombay India for use in light tow ing and oil transfers. The vessel, similar to Bridgeport Yacht Club craft, weighs seven feet in beam with a seven horsepower motor and advanced features. It sails to New York on the Naugatuck and then via the Suez Canal, about two months to reach India.
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Bridgeport
Bombay
India
Bridgeport Motor Co
Bridgeport Yacht Club
New York
Naugatuck
Suez Canal
Burmah
Dixon's Death Sudden After Heart Attack
William F. Dixon a teamster of 83 Randall Avenue died suddenly yesterday after a heart attack. He collapsed at home and was taken to St Vincent's hospital where he died within an hour. Survived by parents John and Eliza Dixon, three sisters Elizabeth Sarah J and Mrs J B Scenter, and three brothers Christopher C ess ine Milford and George D. Dixon.
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William F. Dixon
Randall Avenue
St. Vincent’s Hospital
John
Eliza Dixon
Elizabeth
New York
Sarah J
J. B. Scenter
Christopher C
Ess
Marriages Recorded in Bridgeport in 1908
June entries show numerous Bridgeport unions with U S citizens and foreign born partners. Clergy include Rev H A Davenport Rev G H Beard Rev W J Fitzgerald Rev E H Ken Yon and Rev D Major with several couples from Austria Ireland and Hungary. Continued.
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Albert B. Schollhorn
U. S
New Haven
Elizabeth J. Wylie
Bridgeport
H. A. Davenport
Nathan H. Dahli
Caroline E. Reeves
G. H. Beard
George L. Tiffany
Alice E. Squires
Robert E. Connelly
Pressman
Mary E. Kennedy
Wesley R. Fancher
Lulu Elwood
Westport
C. B. Strayer
Greens Farms
John O’connell
Ireland
Bridget E. Sullivan
E. J. Farmer
Ivan Cramplini
Hungary
Therese Puresko
Rev
D. Major
Joseph Oslaj
Austria
Julia Zelebic
Ivan Dogar
Maria Horveth
Rev. D. Major
Peter B. Berrien, Jr
Carpenter
Belle S. Hart
Bridgport
Rev. G. M. Brown
Michael Lukacs
Baker
Anna Lukscsak
Shortand
Charles Macisak
Maria Missengcik
William A. Lord
Isabella Wilkes
I. S
Fairfield
Morgan Miller
Carrie Nation egged during London music hall appearance
Carrie Nation was pelted with eggs at Canterbury Music Hall ending her talk after a brief interruption. She later commented that London is mad at her and that police face a quandary over protecting her engagements. A later show at Wardier’s Paragon Music Hall was also interrupted.
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London Music Hall
London
Carrie Nation
Canterbury Music Hall
Wartier
Carrie
Paragon Music Hall
Castle
Specialty Fabric Sale with Discounted Petticoats
A department sale lists best grades in six or more weights with colored borders. Prices drop from $1.75 to $5.00 with marked values and a special stock note offering Black Satin Petticoats at $3.48 each and notions at 10 cents a pair.
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Toseke
Wand Accountmant
Dress Weights by the Yard in Black or White
Available at 15 cents per yard dress weights offered in black or white for garment stabilization.
The Store to Find Scarce Articles Promises Cutlery Lots
The D. M. Read Co and Radford B. Smith advertise a department store promotion at 1072 Main St and 89 Fairfield Ave offering a coupon good Wednesday January 27. They feature choice large lots of very fine scissors and shears with prices from 50c to 1 and promise goods delivered anywhere in the city.
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Radford B. Smith
Main St
Fairfield
Carving Scissors and Talking Pots Parade Odd Inventions
Excerpts describe unusual items a man encounters including heavy cloth scissors and a Europe popular meat carving tool. A potter offers animated pots that speak or imitate animals with each pour, imagining Aztec art and parties where every toast triggers quacks and barks.
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New York Press
Fear and Danger on a Steamboat Deck
A nervous old lady asks a deck hand about danger aboard a steamboat. The deck hand dismisses fear as plentiful but not danger. The scene notes a United States submarine tender flying a flag showing a black fish on white with a frieze.
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United States
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Ayer
B. H. Dillon & Co
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Wills
Notion Stock
Cannon Street
Curtice Bros
Europe
Hamilton Bros
Water Street
Opp
George St
Brussels
Nottingham
N. Buckingham & Co., Inc
State Street
W W. J. Bryan
Washington
Southland
Federal Express
Colonial Express
Boston
Philadelphia
A. B. Smith
NEW York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Chicago
New England
W. Massey
Wily
Masa
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