Former Mayor Thoms On Majority Bill
Representative Thoms of Waterbury, former mayor, argues the majority bill would erase protections in city charters. He warns Waterbury, Bridgeport, and New Haven charters would lose water and trolley safeguards, fares, school child transfers, and annual rate revisions, leaving utilities to profit with little oversight. The claim targets broad repeal as dangerous and damaging.
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Thoms
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
New Haven
Revolution and Recall in Judicial Power Debate
An essay argues that social and political revolutions proceed without violence, citing England's 1688 upheaval and modern initiatives like recall and referendum in states such as Oklahoma and Oregon. It predicts a peaceful shift toward direct democracy while warning judges could face reform via recall and limits on judicial review.
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Jien
Frank Buchanan
M.D
Illinois
England
United States
College of Electors
Oklahoma
Oregon
Jefferson
Federal
Supreme Court
No Court To Override Parliament Says Englishman
A quotation argues that no nine man court should override the solemn enactments of the national parliament, dismissing the idea as laughable to Englishmen, Frenchmen, and Germans alike. The text defends parliamentary sovereignty and rejects any judiciary supremacy over laws.
The Warning in the Case of Little John
A commentary on child testimony and the risks of the third degree. It argues confessions from children are unreliable without corroborating evidence and warns against overhasty accusations and impulse policing.
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Little John
John Riccana
Roosevelt uses bold diplomacy to push Panama canal pact
The article explains President Roosevelt’s swift, unorthodox approach to securing a Panama canal treaty. He leverages a Panamanian figure Bunau-Varilla as envoy, accepts provisional credentials from Panama, and produces a lasting agreement with the Republic of Panama amid a pending Panama Commission arrival in Washington.
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Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Panama Commission
State Department
Panama
Cromwell
P. Bunau-Varilla
Canal
Washington
Banat-Yarilla
Republic of Panama
Theodore Roosevelt
M. E. Stone, Jr
Metropolitan Magazine
German Catholics Of State Oppose Social Revolution
New Haven last evening saw the 24th annual convention of German Catholic societies in Germania hall. President George Jacob led mass meetings debating social reform, opposing socialist upheaval, and urging a return to gospel principles amid calls for cooperation with national German and American Catholic groups. Resolutions supported Papal work, immigrant relief at Ellis Island, and a sick benefit fund starting 1912. officers were elected and next year's convention planned for New Haven.
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George Jacob
St. Bonifacius Society
Germania Hall
New Haven
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Joseph Frey
New York State League of German Speaking Catholic Societies
Ellijs Island
Europe
Adam F. Licknieg
Martin Lempke
Meriden
George R. Baehr
Joseph Derbacher
Karl Felder
Father Schaele
St. Boniface Church
William Siefen
Naugatuck
John Goerdel
Julius Wendt
Willingford
Clemence Froleigher
Torrington
Chicago
Adam F. Licktieg
Mainz
Louis J. Korb
Jacob
Fearless Snake Hunters Nab The Restive Rattlers
The Schagh ticoke Rattlesnake club held its eighth annual hunt on the Schagh ticoke Indian Reservation near South Kent with 45 men, led by a full blooded Schaghticoke, aided by Dr Edward C Krause. Ed Pan was bitten but saved by rapid home remedies. Dr Krause fell twice but remained uninjured. Dad Barber staged fearless close encounters with rattlers, proving bare handed handling possible before the hunt ended.
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Schaghticoke Rattlesnake Club
Schaghticoke
Krause
Fritz Pfau
Shang Wheeler
Dad Barber
Barber
White Lawn Dresses in Fashionable Styles for Graduation
A B M Road Company presents a line of white lawn dresses with embroidery and lace trim in stylish necklines and sleeves. Includes all over embroidery and pleated panels with lace, suited for graduation gowns and summer wear. Prices range from 3.98 to 15.00 at the second floor Coat and Suit Rooms.
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New York
Post Road
A. S. Perry
Women’s Silk Umbrellas in Special Color Lot
A special sale offers 26 inch women’s silk umbrellas with mission handles in wine, dark blue, and dark green. Last season’s similar item sold well. Quality valued at 2.50, sale price 1.79.
Ribbons and Belts in Exquisite Fabrics and Colors
Ribbons of merit and sash ribbons in exquisite qualities and colorings. Warp prints, moire brocades and satins, tapestry and velours in rich shadings for belts, hat trimmings and fancy work. Marquises for hat bows and neck gauze ribbons for bouquets and decorating. Fancy belting in oriental designs. Wash beltings in white plain or embroidered and in the pongee shades. Ribbon shooties in black white and tan.
Ice Cream in the Tea Room Offers Pure Vanilla Flavor
The tea room now serves ice cream made from pure cream and vanilla flavoring. A sample of Infusia cream, advertised as a polish for metal and glass, is offered free in the basement furnishing store.
Snake Hunt Ends Quietly After Brisk Chase at Hotel Stratfield
Ed Harris leads snake hunters up a mountain path while Dr Krause lags behind. A memorial for Jim Pan, longtime chief of the Schaghticokes, is held with tears and a wreath at the Housatonic river churchyard. Before the hunt, a rattlesnake chowder and later a sheep barbecue are served. legal action follows in Poughkeepsie over an engagement ring and breach of promise suit for $25,000.
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Stratfield
Ed Harris
Krause
Des
Fairfield Avenue
Ed Pan
Alfred C. Baldwin
General Assembly
Jim Pan
Schaghticokes
Housatonic River
Baldwin
Sadie Harris
Mark Nagel
Harris
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