Trust in Two Horse Carts Sparks City Debate
Alderman McMurray was the lone dissent as 16 colleagues supported raising the two horse cart daily rate to 6 from five. Proponents argued hay and grain costs justify the increase while opponents claimed the city is being steered by a few cart owners and that one horse carts already underpriced labor.
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Alderman McMurray
Henry Clampett
Bank Street
Alderman Primrose
Alderman Gould
Alderman Mahoney
Committee Would Employ Experts For Electricity Cost Study
Alderman Bullard announced a resolution authorizing the committee to hire a stenographer and experts at a cost not exceeding 500 dollars to study electricity costs tied to the city United Illuminating Co. contract. Alderman McMurray opposed, sending the resolution to Ways and Means for review.
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Alderman Bullard
Common Council
United Illuminating Co
Board of Aldermen
Alderman McMurray
Committee On
Getting Ready to Take the Census in Connecticut
Washington reports preliminary work for the thirteenth census in Connecticut. A state supervisor will be appointed this summer earning 1500 dollars yearly plus 1 for every 1000 people enumerated and travel allowances. About 800 enumerators will be hired next winter after testing. pay ranges 2 to 4 cents per name 15 to 25 cents per farm and 20 to 30 cents per manufacturing establishment. Enumerators must finish city work in two weeks and country work in thirty days, all in May April.
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Washington
Connecticut
King Peter Falls From Horse In Serbia
Belgrade July 7 King Peter fainted and fell from his horse at Propschider Park suffering bruises and shock. He was carried to the castle in a serious condition though court surgeons later said he is not seriously injured and will recover in days. The accident heightens fears over Servia autonomy amid Balkan tensions and an alleged plot linked to Peter’s rule of the Slavic empire. Austria watches closely as events unfold.
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United Press
Belgrade
Peter
Propschider Park
Servia
Austria
Strong fight over opening Seaview Avenue to water access
Judge Foster opposed extending Seaview Avenue from Lehmann’s shore house to Johnson’s creek citing risk to Lake Torpedo Boat Co. If the street crosses the plant, the company warns it could lose business, a potential dries dock, and 300 to 500 workers abroad. supporters say a proper layout exists and the street would boost harbor development and access for shipbuilding efforts.
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Lake Torpedo Co
Bridgeport
Seaview Avenue
Lehmann
Johnson's Creek
Miamogue Yacht Club
Hitchcock Engine Company
Carl Foster
Aldermen
James A. Marr
L. B. Powe
Yacht Club
Handy & Harmon
A.J. Beardsley
Gould
Marr
A. J. Beardsley
Frank Miller
Lake Torpedo Boat Co
Sigmund Loewirth
John J. Gaffney
Frank I. Hitchcock
Board of Trade
Connecticut
Russia
Austria
United States
Maryland
New Jersey
Lake Company
Newport News
Zink
Foster
Attorney Marr
Supreme Court
St. Petersburg
Simon Lake
Miller
Aldermen Fix Harbor Grab Resolution After Flawed Move
In Bridgeport the harbor committee corrected a flawed harbor grab action linked to Mayor Lee. The Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages was overlooked, risking only formal hearing since Bridgeport bears the burden while New Haven gains. Alder McMurray opposed. the measure passed 16 to 1 as aldermen deemed further debate unnecessary.
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Lee
Harbor Committee
Common Council
Gould
Board of Appraisal of
Bridgeport
New Haven Railroad
Board of Appraisal
McMurray
Paris youths mounting death by own action crisis
Paris reports a surge of child suicides ages 4 to 16 with nine cases in a month. Maurice Barres blamed public school teachers, prompting a formal curriculum inquiry amid fear among parents. Clermont Paris boys' school reportedly hosts a death by own action club linked to a fatal drawing.
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United Press
Paris
France
Maurice Barres
Seine
Barres
Clermont
Floods Hold up Railroad Traffic in Colorado
Denver reports floods across Colorado halt rail traffic with tracks flooded and dangerous conditions. Several thousand travelers stranded and narrow escapes noted. Near Canon City a Rio Grande train avoided disaster when a tramp flagged the speeding train on soft track, then vanished.
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United Press
Denver
Col
Colorado
Canon City
Rio Grande
Weather Indications New Haven July 7 Forecast
Forecast calls for fair tonight and Thursday with a disturbance near Nantucket and Hatteras causing local showers in New England and mid-Atlantic coasts. Showers also reported from Colorado to Ohio. Kansas City recorded the heaviest rain at 1.50 inches. High pressure over the lake region brings cool, pleasant conditions in the north. local showers possible near sunset in this vicinity.
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United Press
New Haven
Nantucket
Hatteras
New England
Middle Atlantic
Colorado
Ohio
Kansas City
Lake
Prince Pitt’s diamond rise from Fort St George tale
The article recounts Lord Chatham’s grandfather Pitt acquiring a 410 carat rough diamond for £20,400 from diamond merchant Jam ehund in 1698 while governor at Fort St George. It later sold in England to France for £125,000 and was set in the French crown, with the stone reduced to 136 carats after cutting. A tale of private gain and gossip surrounds the gem. A brief note on a Tartar courtship custom follows.
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Pitt
Lord Chatham
Fort St. George
Jamehund
Janwbuod
England
France
Laughter as Medicine Sparks a Change in Health
A Baltimore physician prescribed funny stories at meals to a morbid, overworked business man. The patient, initially resistant, embraced the humor and recovered, proving laughter to be a cheap and effective medicine that boosts mental and physical vitality. Nashville Tennesseean notes this as evidence of laughter’s health value.
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Baltimore
Nashville
Ham With Jelly and Apple Remedy Joke Bits
A Boston Post recipe for ham with jelly suggests melting butter with currant jelly, adding pepper, then simmering sliced ham on toast. A London Punch quip shares a simple cure for recurring thirst by eating many apples, provoking patient and doctor dialogue.
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Boston Post
London
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