Vienna death scare and village rabbi ban tale in foreign letters
A Vienna landowner narrowly escapes being buried alive in a postponed funeral after the coffin lid is found to contain a living body. The report also describes a Polish village rabbi who bans marriages until a deputation persuades him to lift the edict, amid other European news notes from Paris, London, and Bern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Goshen
Exow
Vienna
Zarawica
Kia
Masny
Porpee
Sea air cure debated for Middlesex tuberculosis sanatorium
In Middlesex county a proposed state run sanatorium for tuberculosis faces questions of location and size. Advocates push a modest seaside hospital along the sound, citing salt air and seawater as healing, with Middlesex offering ample shoreline and lower costs. Supporters reference treatment successes at New York’s Sea Breeze and World facilities, urging Connecticut to stay at the forefront. Local testimonials mention Foley Kidney Pills unrelated to the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sartford Times
Middlesex County
Hartford
New Haven
Fairfield
Middlesex
Connecticut
New London
Sea Breeze Hospital
West Coney Island
New York
John D Rockefeller
Knight
Maher
Gunshanan
Geraghty Heir Expected as Family Reunites in Layette
Newport Rhode Island May 31 Young reports Mrs Jack Geraghty is making baby clothes at Honeysuckle Cottage Everett Street. Grandmother Mrs Amos Tuck French and aunt Mrs Elle French Vanderbilt are contributing to the layette. Julia Steel French wed Jack Geraghty a year ago and was ostracized by her family but may now see reconciliation as a newborn promises family peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport, R. L
Jack” Geraghty
Everett Street
Amos Tuck French
Elle French Vanderbilt
Julia Steel French
Newport
Hisle French Vanderbilt
Julia
Mellen Fights Panama Canal Prohibition Impact
President Mellen of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad told the Senate committee on interoceanic canals that a prohibition on railroad owned ships using the Panama canal would harm New England business. He said the railroad already controls several steamship lines to guarantee low rates and swift service to southern ports for New England manufacturers and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C 3. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Panama Canal
New England
Demand for artificial silk exceeds supply delays in production
Washington May 31 French manufacturers of artificial silk cannot meet rising demand despite higher output. 1909 world real silk production reached 70,547,200 pounds, while artificial silk shipments totalled only 2,976,000 pounds. The article describes cotton-based process, mechanical changes, and the types of artificial silk such as Chardonnet viscose and vegetable casein, noting viscose as the cheapest and the remarkable filament strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
S. Consular Service
No Gold in Circulation Among Ouled Nall in North Africa
The Ouled Nall, famed North African dancing girl, wears vast silver jewelry and dowry valued beyond gold. Banks in Algeria refuse napoleons, citing no gold on hand, as her wealth funds exchange into gold pieces. The practice ends when she retires to her nomad husband with her dowry necklace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Ouled Nall
Algeria
Bihkra
Constantine
M'‘Sieur
M’sieur
Moss & Krieger Credit Store Ad Promises Easy Payments
Sensational summer clothing sale advertised for Saturday at Bridgeport's Moss & Krieger Credit Department Store. Offers cash or credit terms with weekly payments, touting 21 years of reliable credit in Bridgeport, featuring Browning King & Co products and low prices due to buying power. Located at Main and Gold streets, the store proclaims itself the largest eastern credit department store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit
Bridgeport
Browning, King &Co
Yale 56 Back for Fifty Sixth Reunion at Yale
New Haven May 81 Joseph R French of Bishop street plans a class of 1856 reunion June 18. Of 23 living graduates, 12 expected to attend. Notables include Chief Justice Brewer Justice Brown Chauncey M Depew and General Wager Swayne. Attendees listed: Alexus Harriott Andrew J Steinman Wolcott Calkins Pheron Brown Julius Gay John Champlin John Monteith President Clark Virgin Dow and French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Joseph R. French
Bishop Street
Yale
Seneca M. Keeler
Danbury
Brewer
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Brown
Chauncey M. Depew
Wager Swayne
New York
Justice McGruder
Young People’s Encyclopedia
John Monteith
Missouri
President Clark
Howard University
Washington
Virgin M. Dow
This City
Mr. French, Eo
Lovell
Mme Steinheil tells of crime of the century in new book
Mme Marguerite Steinheil, once favored by Third Republic leaders including Felix Faure, recounts in a new book her role in the scandals surrounding her husband Adolf Steinheil and her mother Mme Japy. She portrays years in prison, battles with yellow press, and hints of Faure’s necklace link to the murders, while recounting Faure’s death and the Paris court drama. A subway ethics debate mirrors society’s respect for age as a man explains his reluctance to give up his seat to a girl, despite a grandmother nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
City of Light
Mme
Marguerite Steinheil
Third Republic
Felix Faure
M. Adolf Steinhell
Mme. Japy
St. Lazare
Assize Court
Mme. Steinhell
Faure
Meg” Japy
Belport
Adolf Steinheil
Mme. Steinheil
Republic
M. Steinheil
Mme. “Meg
Mme. Steinheist
Steinheil
New York Tribune
Seventy-second Street
Frauds in Paint Quality Warned by Local Expert
A local critic warns that choosing paint by price alone is risky. He argues many low price options are false bargains and urges buyers to rely on proven brands like Otis while noting a thousand offers claim superiority. He stresses the painter’s best tool is honest quality over cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis
Sea Breeze Island opens wild west shows and hydroaeroplane displays
Sensational hydroaeroplane flights continue at Sea Breeze Island with Aviator Beckwith Havens piloting a Green S Curtiss under Captain Thomas Baldwin. A Saturday parade by Frank A Robbins and Arizona Joe leads the Wild West shows through the city center. Tickets cover boat service from Seal Breeze and Henry Street docks, with three daily Casino theatre performances and ongoing band concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Breeze Island
Beckwith Havens
Thomass. Baldwin
Wheeler & Wilson
Frank A. Robbins
Arizona Joe
Casino
Knablin
Fros. Quilty
Connecticut
Seal Breeze
Henry Street
Open Mufflers Warn Drivers Near New Haven
Automobile drivers venturing into other cities or across state lines should heed muffler laws. Chief Cowles orders strict enforcement outside city limits during night hours 9 p m to 6 a m. Tests debunk claims of extra power from unmuffled exhaust and drivers sometimes use cutouts on hills as signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Cowles
New Haven
Electro-la Hair Removal Promise Delivers Quick Results
An advertising pitch touts Electro-la as a safe, permanent hair removal preparation that destroys hair roots in three minutes. It claims no skin irritation, suitability for arms neck face and bust, and offers a liberal trial package with a 2-cent stamp and a full size $1.00 product with a $100 package option and money-back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electro-la
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barstow
Tion Coal
N. Buckingham & CO
House of Liberal Terms
State Street
Lmdowner
The
Reich
Tropile
Marquis Piraino
Azizia
Senit-benl-Adem
Berne
Switzerland
London
Gamiey Smith
the Old Bailey
Arthur Johnson
Cepes
Lords
Supreme Court
Newhaven
Hull
House of Lords
Kunsler
R. R. Danforth
No. Main, Street
Concord
L. F. Curtis
Geraghty
Mellen
Senate
Moss & Krieger
DEVOE
Hubbell & Wade Co
SEA Breeze Wild West
Anna Burton
E. 43Rd St
Chicago
Baochman
Main Street
Conn
Post Office News
Mollan S
Ali
Dr. Cole
W.K. Mollan
Main ST
Arlington
25Th St
Broadway
New York City
Pennsylvania Station
W. J. Maloney
A. Skidmore
Serview Ave
City of
City Hall
B. F. Cooney
Joseph Klein
County of
A. D
State of Connecticut
Harry Allison Goldstein
Riis
Fairfield Avenue
Amusei
Ipsey Teece
Belasco
Yric Isham
Frank Carpenter Stock Co
Eleanor Cleveland
Caine
Teeetane
Stone
Sada
Weber
Frazie
Marion
Thompson
Breez Island
Lembee
Glenn H. Curtiss
Newfield Park
Holyoke
A. Harte Eaereege
U. S
Melley
Fairfield Ave
Tary
D. Cook & Son
Water Street
Mullins Typewriter Exchange
To. Bae
Bullard Machine Tool Company
Rists
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!