Fashionable women rally for equal suffrage in state
The meeting at Mrs. G. C. Edwards house drew Boston activist Marion DeForest Dresiding and other speakers urging women to support suffrage as a civic and industrial matter. They argued voting rights should not burden women and criticized insisting male-only access to influence lawmaking. Bridgeport women were urged to join the anti-equal suffrage campaign and collect signatures.
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George C. Edwards
Marion
Dresiding
Malcolm FE
Muni
Boston
Crittende
Mra
New York
George
George of Bostone
Bridgeport
The Stolen Wallet and a School Incident
An executive Board of Education meeting addressed a false claim of teacher theft. Linda McMahon reported a missing pocketbook from Prospect Street, later found intact in a cabinet drawer after an assistant janitor was dismissed. The article notes the event involved a South End school and staff actions.
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Board of Education
South End
Cape
Linda Mc
Prospect St
Williams
McMahon
Publicity Campaign Targets Milk Dealers Violating Law
County Health Officer George E. Hill to handle Union Square rubber plant nuisance as fumes and odors draw action. Dr W J McLaughlin urges naming dairymen with below standard milk, issuing penalties and prosecutions under health laws. Milk inspector A I Knapp notes several chronic violators among the 12 substandard samples. Also reported are yard inspections, public school nurse vacation, and the funeral of James C Freer with interment at Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisks County
George E. Hill
Union Square
W. J. McLaughlin
Board of Health
A. I Knapp
McLellan
Joseph Coughlin
James C. Freer
Bridgeport
Broad Street
W. W. Eley
Park Cemetery
Strike Threat Looms As England Mobilizes 300000 Transport Workers
London reports a looming disaster as 300000 transport workers are ordered out. Provisions grow scarce with dock operations halted and ships tied up if the order holds. The dispute centers on union recognition tied to a stevedore named Thomas who refused union membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Ane
Transport Workers’ Federation
Thomas
Monroe Center's Quiet Hub Seeks State Road Link To Trumbull
Special correspondent Arthur W. French reports Monroe Center as the town hub with four by five mile reach and a quiet, high perched center. Residents push for a new state road from Monroe Center to the Trumbull line, with Hartford talks yielding favorable nods and funding. A town committee met the highway commissioner and secured cautious support for survey work to begin next year, aligning with broader regional road plans.
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Arthur W. French
Monroe
Monroe Center
Old Town
Upper Stepney
Stepney “Depot
Lower Stepney
Five Corners
Butler's Farms
Elm Street
East Village
Stevenson
Monroe Station
Walker’s
Mabel L. Hayes
Stepney
Monroe Center School
Dan Cupid
Center
Newtown Turnpike
Trumbull Line
James McElroy
Hartford
Macdonald
Geo. S. Hawley
Stiles M. Clarke
Fred. W. Wheeler
Long Hill
Gonles
Commis
Sioner
Housatonic River
Derby
Horace Johnson
H. J. Lord
Marshall Beach
Beach
Hartford Man Sues Moose for 2000 Damages Over Denied Membership
Peter Vacavene of Hartford sues William J. Bennett national organizer of the Loyal Order of Moose for 2000 damages, claiming he was denied initiation in the Hartford lodge because he is Italian and was forcibly ejected from the hall. Judge Curtis denied a motion for non-suit and Bennett said the name was removed for other reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Curtis
Peter Vacavene
William J. Bennett
Braddock
Loyal Order of Moose
Hartford Lodge of Moose
Bennett
TIZ Solves Tired Feet Rights a Fussing Fuss
Tired feet feel relief with TIZ for tired sore tender and swollen feet. A quarter buys a box of TIZ which treats corns callouses bunions and blisters and even frostbite. Sold everywhere or by Walter Luther Dodge Co Chicago recommended by drug stores and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Ill
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Bridgeport, Conn
G. C. Edwards
Corps of Pros
John J. Caraher
Ington Court
Board OF Health Plans
Te Tir
Nugeport Farmer
Ty, MO
Mae
IDEAL
D.D. Smith
Fairfield Ave
Order OF Moose
Johnny
HUB Clothing House Corner Bank
Main Street
Investment Securities
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Apquisation
Household Guarantee
Id Indorsement Co. Com
Citizens
O'S
Patrick
MSGEE
Washington Ave
IRA Gregory & CO
Stratford Ave
Wheeler & Howes
East End
Congress Street Bridge
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