Hill Opposes Income Tax in House Vote
Washington July 13. Representative Hill led the Hartford CT delegation’s split over a constitutional income tax amendment. Hill and Henry voted against it while Tilson and Higgins supported it. The roll call showed 317 in favor and 14 against, all Republicans.
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Washington
House
E. J. Hill
Connecticut
Messrs Hill
Henry
Tilson
Higgins
Hill
Congress
United States
Ways and Means
Rhode Island
Allen
Maine
Barchfield
Dalzell
McCreary
Wheeler
Pennsylvania
Calderhead
Kansas
Fordney
Michigan
Gardner
McCall
Weeks
Massachusetts
Olcott and Southwick
New York
Deaths and Funerals of Elizabeth Quinn
Elizabeth Quinn widow of John Quinn died Sunday at 118 Wood Avenue after a brief illness. She came to the city from Derby a decade ago and was famed for charity. A devoted St Augustine’s church member, she leaves children Mrs Geo Lodge of Derby the Misses Eleanor and Frances Quinn of this city and Mr Joseph Quinn of Newcastle Indiana.
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Elizabeth
John Quinn
Wood Avenue
Quinn
Derby
St. Augustine's Church
Geo. Lodge
Eleanor and
Frances Quinn
This City
Joseph Quinn
Newcastle
Ind
Foster-Besse Co Consignment Sale and Store Promotion
Foster-Besse Co announces a consignment sale offering money saving on a large men and boys clothing stock plus their own array. The sale highlights a full children’s department on the second floor and a wide range of up-to-date garments including men’s wear hats furnishings and shoes. The firm promises courteous sales staff and urges readers to visit for honest merchandise and savings. The ad also promotes Cyrus Wart Remover at Cyrus Pharmacy and CleanEasy Hand Soap from Wm. R. Winn with brief product claims.
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Fostere Co
Foster-Besse Company
Foster-Besse
Leah Klesthna on Trial for Love and Crime in Social Play
A stage review discusses Leah Klesthna at Poli's last night, examining the play's social theme of crime as a product of environment rather than free will. John Ince's portrayal of Paul Sylvaine earns praise, with Scott Siggins as Kleschna and J Hammond Dailey as Schram delivering strong work. production details highlight convincing studio scenes and set design, while a minor quip about a Parisian gendarme adds light relief.
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Leah Kleschna
Poli
Carl Marx
Paul Sylvaine
Chamber of Deputies
Leah Klesthna
Sylvaine
John Ince
Miss Fleming
Leah
Scott Siggins
Kleschna
J. Hammond Dailey
Schram
Wedding and church notes from St Augustine area society
The marriage of Ella Agnes Kiernan and Claud A. Randolph occurred yesterday at St Augustine's church with Rev Father McElroy officiating. Kiernan family details given, groom now in Hartford, reception and trip plan noted. Also reports a surprise visit to South End ball player Tom Lannon at 870 Broad Street, with Carter's orchestra providing music. Clergy changes announced for Rev John Cyril France and Rev Livingstone Wells. A Lawn Fete committee meeting set for July 29 at St Augustine's. St Patrick's children trolley picnic postponed to tomorrow due to weather, with plans for a Milford trip and Steeplechase Island return.
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Ella Agnes Kiernan
Claud A. Randolph
St. Augustine's Church
Father McElroy
Miss Kiernan
James Kiernan
Sanford Avenue
J. M. Kiernan
Hartford
Margaret
Francis Shanley
New Haven
Canada
Randolph
Tom Lannon
South End
Broad Street
Carter
E. Livingston Wells
Christ Church, Guilford
Brewster
Episcopal Diocese of
Connecticut
John Cyril France
St. Paul’s Church
Huntington
St. Luke's Church
Stratford Avenue
Sixth Street
France
Tennessee
Queen’s Daughters
St. Augustine’s Church
St. Patrick's Church
North Avenue
Milford
Bigamist Johnson Weds Many Wives for Money
Special from United Press. San Jose Cal. July 13. Christian Johnson, sentenced to seven years for bigamy, admitted to numerous marriages across the United States to obtain money. He identified as Madson and Anderson, and said his motive was mercenary. He claimed not to remember all names or exact numbers, detailing marriages beginning in 1906 after illness and a shift to traveling to collect funds from wives.
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United Press
San Jose
Cal
Christian Johnson
Langford
United States
Johnson
Madson
Anderson
Mary Brown
Springfield
Mass
Sylvia_ Pollard Debonett
San Francisco
Jones
Portland
Ore
Explosion on U S Armored Cruiser North Carolina
A July 13 report from Naples describes a severe gas explosion aboard the U S Armored Cruiser North Carolina near Santa Lucia harbor. Ensign Hugh K Aiken of New Orleans was killed and Engineer Mackalou seriously injured, possibly losing both eyes. Fire, fueled by coal gas, threatened the ship’s magazine until aid from nearby fleet ships prevented disaster. Several other sailors were injured but not seriously. names withheld. Extraordinary clearance sale advertised by Dillon & Gons on Main Street.
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United Press
Naples
U. S
North Carolina
Santa Lucia
Hugh K. Aiken
New Orleans
Mackalou
Aiken
Deaths of Lonesome Immigrants in New York Heat Toll
Otto Kucher a 45 year old German immigrant died after leaping from a fourth story window in New York as he endured loneliness in a foreign land. Minnie Miethke a 16 year old left home six months ago and suffocated herself with gas in her employer’s kitchen. Three heat related deaths occur in Cleveland as heat wave peaks cause heart failure among residents.
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United Press
New York
Otto Kucher
Minnie Miethke
Cleveland
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