A Lesson In Human Nature Judges Are Human Like The Rest
A Connecticut editorial argues judges cling to office and rail against removals as political upheaval occurs. It explains constitutional terms for city and police court judges, clarifies vacancy filling powers of the governor, and mocks officials resisting dismissal while lamenting a system that guarantees job security without compensation.
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Fay
Meriden
Baldwin
Stamford
Greenwich
Middletown
Hartford
Connecticut
General Assembly
Legislative Branch
Federal Customs
Winchell
New Haven
New Haven Union
Consolidated Norwalk Becomes Eighth City of Connecticut
Norwalk votes to consolidate and modernize government forming a greater Norwalk. The move elevates Norwalk to Connecticut's eighth city with approved machinery for municipal administration and public services.
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Norwalks
Norwalk
Connecticut
Norwalk Consolidation Adopted To Form One City
The Farmer urges growth and prosperity under a new charter that replaces two cities and a five district government with a single municipality. The consolidation, long debated and bitterly opposed, aims to unify the corporate territory and run it as a unit. Initial resistance may fade as Norwalk seeks to become the best city in Connecticut.
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Norwalk
Connecticut
Excelen
Sheep 60 Four Months Without Water On Nebo Range
Sheep on the Nebo national forest endure four and a half months without water, relying on dew and forage juices. The high rocky range lacks springs or streams but supports good lamb weights, with last season’s lambs averaging 63 pounds at Chicago, while Targhee forest in Idaho also allows water only twice, with lambs at 65 pounds.
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Nebo National Forest
Tah
Nebo
Chicago
Ome
Targhee Forest
Idaho
The Human Procession and Notable Figures
A compact survey highlights Charlotte Perkins Gilman born July 3, 1860 in Hartford and renowned writer on women’s economics and labor, alongside Edward Aloysius Pace, Catholic University professor honored by Pope Pius XX. The piece contrasts English and American women, notes Pace’s award, and lists Saturday meat and market offerings from Bridgeport Market.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Atlantic
Edward Aloysius Pace
Pius XX
Catholic Hungalopedia
Stark
Fie
Rome
University of Leipzig
Germany
Catholic Univ of America
Pace
Catholic Encyclopedia
Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice
Leo XII
The Farmer Will Omit Publication Tomorrow
In accordance with custom The Farmer will not be published tomorrow Independence Day.
Jenny Wade Monument Highlights Gettysburg Veterans Day
Veterans gathering at Gettysburg focus on the Jenny Wade monument. Her 1863 death while sewing bread for Union soldiers marks her as the only woman killed at Gettysburg. The Women’s Relief Corps of Iowa funded the memorial in Gettysburg Cemetery. The article also notes the sorrow across both sides and mentions Copley as a notable artist linked to art and history.
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Gettysburg Battlefield
Jenny Wade
Gettysburg Cemetery
Jenny Ware
Women’s Relief Corps of
Iowa
Gettysburg
North
Gettysbourg
John Singleton ‘Copley
Boston
Royal Academy
Italy
Titian
Corregizic
London
England
Great Britein
Knights Templar Field Day Draws Connecticut Commanderies
Five Knights Templar commanderies in Connecticut will join a field day at Roton Point Norwalk on July 16. A special train will carry members from Norwalk Waterbury and New Haven with routes via Bridgeport and South Norwalk. The event features clambake and a review by Grand Commander Arthur D. Chaffee. turnout expected to be among the largest in years.
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Knights ‘Templar
Connecticut
Roton Point
Norwalk
Clinton Commandery
New Haven Commandery
Clark Commandery
Crusader Commandery
Hamilton Commandery
Wheeler & Wilson
Asylum
Waterbury
Bridgeport
New Heaven
Arthur D. Chaffee
Harry F. Parrott
John A. Gorham
Frank S. Slosson
Angus H. MacKenzie
D M Read Co Established 1857 Independence Day Observance
The D M Read Co marks its long history since 1857 as a local business pillar. Independence Day sees the store closed for commemorations and reflection. A nearby public address echoes Lincoln's call to dedicate efforts to the unfinished national work.
AtGo Brass Extension Curtain Roda and Other Odds
A hoard of low priced wear and household items listed with percent off and sale prices including children's dress cases, wide silk hair ribbons, stock ing s, sun umbrellas, batting, overalls, fish lines and neckwear. Prices range from 6c to 98c with many items under a dollar. Large hammock and rubber goods also advertised.
Holiday Hours At The Post Office
Holiday hours for Independence Day. Post Office service suspended in large measure with no carrier deliveries. Carriers and general delivery windows open 8 to 10 a m for mall pickup and transient needs. Windows closed in the evening. H Marigold.
Marriage of Ex King Manuel In September
The marriage of former King Manuel of Portugal to Princess Augusting Victoria, daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern, is set for September. The civil ceremony is planned for the third, with the religious service on the fourth, a Saturday, at a venue on Main Street.
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Manuel
Fismaringén
Ger
Tuly
Manuel of
Portugal
Princesse
Augusting Victoris
Wilhelm of
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hincks Bros. & CO
New York Stock Exchange
State St
Bridgeport, Conn
Ippine Islands
Knights Templar
Radford B. Smith's
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D. M. Read Company
Main St
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Alling Rubber Co
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H. Dillon & Co
Maing Street
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