Remarkable memory feats by Pillsbury and chess stars
A historical note recounts Harry Pillsbury’s blindfolded display against up to twenty-two opponents and his concurrent play of twelve games, plus Bernstein and Lasker feats. It mentions Mathewson and other champions, noting long oval seating and swift piece calls, with broader praise for memory in chess and checkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrybury
Kansas
Ozen
Ateur
Pillsbury
Pillsbury Yet Won Iin
ORS
Billy BS
Prasadury
Bernstein
Lasker
Chese ‘Sharps
al Toost
Christy Mathewson
Price
Beard
Martin
el Paso
Raptured Children and the Best Truss Advice
A short, promotional note claims that Raptured Children are commonly cured by wearing the proper truss. It urges giving the child the best truss and the best advice, stating it costs no more.
Stratford's Charter Now In Foreground In Town
Stratford debates a new charter based on two tax districts one for village and one rural area. A commissioned board replaces selectmen with kuat primary nomination. a six member board from each district governs finance with annual budget and tax rate guidance. Town meeting retains veto power and possible rate override before Hartford approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Board of Selectmen
Connecticut
Selectmen
Jeter
First Selectman
Finance Committee
Tax Board
Bridgeport
Hartford
Health officer warns violators on refuse dumping
Health official issues warning to violators for dumping refuse and offensive matter on the ground surface. He states offenders will be punished under the law.
Health officer condemns dumping cesspool debris Stratford
Stratford health officer Dr George F Lewis denounces dumping decayed cesspool matter on vacant lots and flats near Ferry road as illegal and punishable by fine or imprisonment. He will prosecute all confirmed complaints. Also notes mumps outbreak easing at Washington and rising at Franklin schools. A Rambler Juniors vs Elms game ends 30 29 after extra time with Stratford fans distracted by a dance. Chief Judson disputes Hollister Heights rumor and calls for charges if false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
George F. Lewis
Ferry Road
Lewis
Co Post
Ida
Washington School
Franklin School
Merwin
Longok Avenue
Rambler
Ansonia
Elms
Ansonia Girls
Alan Judson
Fire Department
James McShane
Hollister Heights
McShane
Heights
Judson
Evening wear flowers and millinery at sale prices
We showcase all shades of flowers including roses in silk and muslin. Aigrettes in every shade and Paradise Aigrettes. Ostrich tips and plumes in all colors. Winter millinery at reduced prices. headquarters for all millinery needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
Stratford notices and social items highlight local events
The Stratford community reflects on a pleasant E. H. Dillon & Co. gathering, Yale students home from campus, and Woodhull's Orchestra providing music. Three town meetings slated for Friday cover charter committee reports, annexation discussions at Hollister Heights with Bridgeport Trade Board presence, and a Honeyspot road land sale offer to Fred Nettleton. Samuel Wakelee recovers from last Thursday’s accident. Selectman James Lally reports sand-removal work on state roads, improving California Street. The Huntington Road school committee and several Stratford groups prepare reports and meetings, with dances by Chat Noir and a rising construction boom led by Mayor Gus Johnson on Johnsonville’s California Street corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Yale College
Woodhull
Hollister Heights
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Board of Trade
Fred Nettleton
Samuel
Wakelee
James Lally
California Street
Johnson Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Huntington Road
Stratford WC. T. U
H. L. Hart
Park Street
Myra Curtis
Packard
Congregational Church
Emily Batcheller
Bethany Minsion
Herbert Hart
Charles Johnson
George
Catskill
N. C
Gus Johnson
Johnsonville
Johnson Street
Johnson
Samuel Beardslee
P Barnum Avenue
Beothe Street
Gus
Garment Workers Strike Threatens Boston Action
In Boston fifteen thousand ILGWU and five thousand United Garment Workers threaten a week before a strike over demands for shorter hours a 20 percent wage rise minimum wages for women end of child labor and better conditions. A vote favors striking after a show of strength while New York workers move toward settlement with wage and hour gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
International Ladies Garment Workers
United Garment Workers
New York
Pelletier
Special
Girl testifies in white slavery case against man
Boston January report shows Ruth M Stone testifying against Frank J Rifford linked to a white slavery probe spanning Connecticut Massachusetts and New Hampshire Prosecutor described alleged abuse of a 16 year old girl who said she was enticed promised marriage then confined four days at 21 Gray Street boarding house with the landlady noting the pair registered as man and wife Rifford arrested in Springfield after traveling from Hartford amid a federal investigation into similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Pretty Ruth M. Stone
Frank J. Rifferd
Spring Rero
Mass
Rifferd
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Gray Street
G. P. Eggleston
Rifford
Springfield
Fy H
Persistent violator of liquor law aged 106 in Hartford
In Hartford on January 27 William J. Ray, 106, the oldest prisoner before the city court, was charged with illegal sale of liquor and fined. Born in Lenox Massachusetts June 20 1806 he has lived in Hartford since 1842. Police note he has been arrested five times since 1897 for such offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
William J. Ray
Ray
Lenox
Mass
Polish man killed by trolley while asleep at Waterside
Stamford dispatch reports Polinskii Waddesless a 35 year old Polish immigrant found asleep between Sound Beach trolley tracks at Waterside near Stamford. He was struck and killed by a trolley car driven by motorman George Benson. police note he lived in Sound Beach with no known local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Sound Beach
Waterside
Polinski Waddesless
Connecticut Railway
George Benson
Brennan
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
A vintage advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast acting, harmless stomach regulator. It claims relief from upset, sourness, gas, and indigestion within minutes, offering a fifty cent case with a money back guarantee and urging home storage for day or night use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Ady
Narrow escape as Chickering Hotel burns in Putnam fire
Fire gutted the three story Chickering Hotel in Putnam Connecticut early today. Flames spread from the cellar near the boiler trapping guests who were pulled out unconscious. Upper floors filled with smoke forcing guests to flee in nightclothes. Loss estimated at 30000 with water damage to five ground floor stores. Building owned by R H Bradley and hotel run by J T McClellan, who suffered monetary losses and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Bradley
J. T. McClellan
Death of Judge James P. Platt of Connecticut
Judge James Perry Platt, 62, longtime Meriden resident and U.S. district judge for the District of Connecticut, died at his home after a long illness and throat cancer. Born in Townada, Pa., he studied at Yale, practiced law in Meriden, served as city attorney, and was appointed by President Roosevelt to the federal bench in 1902. He married Harriet White Ives in 1885 and held memberships in several clubs and Masonic and Knight Templar bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden
James Perry Platt
United States District Court
Charter Oak Hospital
Hartford
Townada
Orville Hitchcock Platt
United States
Connecticut
Annie (Buell) Platt
Yale
Harriet White Ives
O. H
J. P. Platt
Roosevelt
United States District
District of Connecticut
Graduates
Mew Haven
Yale Club
New York City
Merdenlodge
St. Elmo Commandery
Knights Templar
Demand for probe of garment workers strike
Washington January 27 a resolution introduced by Representative Victor L Berger urges a seven member special committee to investigate economic and social conditions behind the New York garment workers strike affecting about 100000 workers. The measure cites alleged low wages, unsanitary workshops and links to disease and crime, and asks a report to the House. Also brief notes: Danbury police raided a poker joint with six players, and Mrs William C Wile aged 50 died at her home Tarry Will after six years with a broken back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Garment Workers
House
Victor L. Berger
Wisconsin Socialist
Berger
New York
United States
Danbury
William C. Wile
Tarry Will
Tangle in Guggenheims Divorce Case Reaches Court
Chicago January 27 The case of William Guggenheim and Mrs Guggenheim Wahl returns to court over a 1901 divorce decree. Edward Dunne now governor elect revived a four year old motion to expunge the decree amid alleged court fraud. If ruled valid the case could affect the legality of their child and the status of both marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Guggenheim
New York
Guggenheim-Wahl
Mra
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Dunne
Baldwin
Circuit Court of
Ilinois
MacLay- Horn
Guggenheim
Aimee Steinberger
Wahl
Both Sides Claim Victory in Waiters Strike
New York January 27 hotel proprietors say defeat while labor leaders call midway success as waiters prepare to return to work by tonight. Union leaders draft modified demands and claim hotels are willing to grant key points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Strike call strengthens hotel worker unity amid concessions
Wigan worker Saitaabeth Gorley says waiters will return to old sites where concessions are made and strikes proved successful. She notes solidarity among hotel staff, with future protests likely if employers persist discrimination and push for shifts back to former positions amid ongoing labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saitaabeth Gorley
Wigan
I. W. Ww
Fthey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kline’s
Main ST
Cyrus
Courtland
Stratford’s Charter
E. H. Dillon & GO
Hartford, Conn
Rue ST. Cecile
Paris
E. H. Dillon & CO
Garment Workers
Brooklyn
Connecticut Association of
London
Prince of Wales
Magdalene College
Ena
Tragk
Putnam
Judge Platt
District Court
THE
Smith-Murray CO
Maslin Underwear Department
G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Main Street
COM. P. O. Arcade
Wrelers and Opticians
Masufsctarers
Mporter
Firtallers
Torrington
Goshen
New Engigna
T. M. Burns
Torrington, Conn
Guggenheims
Andrew Fife
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!