No Shake-Up as Harth Appoints New Insurance Commissioner
Harth, June 1, Mansfield eld off New Haven visits to calm rumors about sweeping removals of Republican-employees upon oath. He pledges no firings and promises job security for clerks who serve with integrity. He supports civil service reform and will not let politics drive staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harth
Burton Manseld
New Haven
Insurance Cormissioner
Mana- Rloyes
Atv
Civil Service Reform
Mate Club Fair At Universalist Church
Several young ladies from the Mate Club of the Universalist church will hold a fair in the church parlors on Fairfield avenue tomorrow. They will sell cake candy lemonade and cream at reasonable prices with a small admittance charge. Proceeds go to a worthy charity and a large attendance is hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mate Club
the Universalist Church
Fairfield Avenue
Obituary notices and funeral details from local paper
Obituary items list Nellie Halpin daughter of James Halpin doorman at Police HQ and sister of Patrolman John J Halpin, died at her father's home 516 South Ave. Also notes the death of Henry Neilson a retired Waterbury merchant at Meadow’s End due to paralysis, with survivors and burial details. Additional short obits for Mrs. Guilty wife of Eugene H and Julia Squires wife of Squires with church services, hymns, and interment at St Michael’s Cemetery, Lakeview Cemetery. Includes an ad for Foley Kidney Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Halpin
James Halpin
John J. Halpin
South Avenue
Mary
Wiliam
Henry Neilson
Waterbury
Fred Merwin
Meadow's End
Merwin
Bridgeport Hospital
Helen L
Eugene H. Guilty
Nelson
Gully
Julia Kelly
Booth Street
St. Mary's Church
J. F. Mulcahy
Frank Munich
Lennon
Munich
St. Michael's Cemetery
Julia Squires
Squires
Lakeview Cemetery
Clarence Street
E. J. Craft
Fall Breaks Leg At Hatting Own Roof
Patrick Higgins of Lowell Massachusetts arrived at St. Vincent's Hospital in this city after a fall from a low roof in the hatting town, resulting in a compound fracture of the leg. He was injured yesterday while working on the building in Danbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Higgins
Lowell
Mass
St. Vincent's Hospital
Danbury
Junior recital and church notices highlight local life
Miss Mary Louise Peck’s junior students gave a chapel recital, while Children’s Day drew large crowds at German Reformed Church. A patriotic service at First Methodist Episcopal, led by Rev. G. M. Brown, featured Daughters of Liberty. Yale Law School graduate John T. L. Hubbard, Bridgeport, tops class in Yale law. Richard K. Halsey departs on a business European trip via Noordam, stopping in Glasgow and Paris, then Berlin to join friends. Harry Whitney, Arctic veteran, heads to Alaska and British Columbia with Frank Carnegie to collect game specimens, delaying a South Pole expedition. Foley Kidney Pills advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Peck
First Congregational Church
G. M. Brown
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Daughters of Liberty
Richard K. Halsey
Noordham
Glasgow
Manchester
Belfast
Paris
Berlin
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
Harry Whitney
New Haven
Cook
Peary
Arctic
Alaska
Canadian Rockies
Frank Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
South Pole
British Columbia
Marriages and church notices from July events
Early in July Yale graduate Charles Samuel Fallows plans to marry Miss Eda von Leska Bruna in New York. Bruna, a Smith College alumna and drama student, has acted in The Fortune Hunter. Bishop Samuel Kows Fallows will officiate. Also reported: Col A C Garvin attends a Camp Convention in Rochester. Rev J W Jent leaves East End Baptist Church in Bridgeport due to wife’s illness. church duties to be supplied by other Baptist churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Samuel Fallows
Yale
Demic
Samuel Kows
Reformed Episcopal Church of
Chicago
New York
Eda von Leska Bruna
Smith College
Fallows
Bishop Fallows
Lepaves
City
J. W. Jent
East End Baptist Church
Bridgeport
Grace Carolyn Adams and Arthur Hunter wed in Bridgeport
Miss Grace Carolyn Adams daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard S Adams of Westport married Dr Arthur Manson Hunter formerly of this city now of Denver Cal After a large Bridgeport turnout the bridegroom is a son of Mr and Mrs S Hunter of 1009 Fairfield avenue Local attendees included many Bridgeport residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter—Adams
Grace Carolyn Adams
Willard S. Adams
Westport
Arthur Manson Hunter
Denver
Cal
Hunter
S. &. Hunter
Fairfield Avenue
Women blamed for high cost of living says professor
A New York student quotes Prof Simon Patten of the University of Pennsylvania arguing that the modern American woman is economically valuable yet often idle. He lists four causes of rising prices, highlights women’s changing status, and cautions a readjustment as men and women share labor and wealth. He tells a parable of a couple where both must work to afford a family and home, reflecting systemic economic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon N. Patten
University of Pennsylvania
New York
America
Theresa
Prof. Patten
Prof.Patten
Prof
Patten
Prof. Pattten
Coney Island
Tramp Suspect Attacks 12-Year-Old Mabel Ryan Near Home
A man described by 12-year-old Mabel Ryan of Reservoir Avenue abducted and assaulted her near her home on a lonely road. The assailant kissed her despite pleas, throttled her, dragged her through a fence, and fled as residents searched the woods. Police hold a description and continue investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Ryan
Reservoir Avenue
Mabel
P Snes
Hadley Urges Faithful Life and Selfless Purpose
Yale University president Hadley delivered a baccalaureate sermon extolling perseverance, selflessness, and living for beyond oneself. He warned that only those with external aims such as friends, country, principles, or faith sustain purpose through adversity, contrasting real life with fictional heroism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Yale University
Hadley
Miss Clarke's Students to Present Two Plays
Friends of Miss Gracy D Clarke's Student Players announce two playlets to be staged Friday June 23 and Saturday June 24 at Warnerhall. Casts for Wishing include William Grant Prince Felix Chandler Tesing John Morris Hincks Esther Davis Helen Cowell. Pantomime Rehearsal features Jack Deeds and Lord Arthur Pomeroy among an aristocratic cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gracy D. Clarke
Warnerhall
William Grant
Prince Felix
Chandler Tesing
Alfred
John Morris Hincks
Princess’ Pearl
Katherine Hanscom
Rosetta
Esther Davis
Helen Cowell
Cecil Hay
Jack Deeds
Joseph Mayne
Charles Grandison
Burritt Squires
Lord Arthur Pomeroy
Tom Robinson
Heavy Dragoons Guards
Kenneth Johnson
Harry Irwin
Muriel Bellclere
Miss Clarke
Lily Eaton Belgrave
Ira King
Violet Eaton Belgrave
Mildred Booth
May Russell Portman
Veronica Dargan
Russell Portman
Ida Hartman
Sloane Willery
Jane White
Madelaine Towne
Ruth Topping
Frivolity Theatre
Yale Commencement Week Draws Old Grads In Crowd
Yale's annual commencement unfolds with thousands of alumni returning for class reunions and events. The day features class day exercises, Yale Law School graduation with an address by U.S. Attorney General George W. Wickersham, and the senior promenade as Yale hosts a busy program and a baseball game at the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Haven
Yale
Glee Club
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale Corporation
Yale Law School
George W. Wickersham
the United States
Shingo Bymor Wants Cole In Rent Sale Notice
A terse ad fragment indicates Shingo Bymor seeks Cole for a lease or sale arrangement. Details are incomplete but imply a property or item transfer managed through a brief classified line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shingo Bymor
A Multiform Page of Oddities From Historic Columns
A miscellany recounts monkey thieves in Paris and mirror tricks in jeweler shops, Chinese coolies described as human pack animals carrying heavy loads, an eccentric lord who feasted on oysters thrice daily, and the old English crime branding practices with R M T marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rue de la Paix
China
Tibet
Pearson’s Weekly
Special Sale Auctioneers A. Elwood & Son
Auctioneers A Elwood and Son announce a Tuesday June 20 sale at 2 PM featuring horses wagons harness and related gear including harness store private rigs and runabouts. Additional consignments promised with goods to be shown at 3 PM a fast pacer and owner leaving city.
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Meigs & Co
Brirgemort. Com
Matsu Club Fair
B. Brill
Curtis ‘Pharmacy
John T. L. Hubbard
Dr. Hubbard
Sherman Hubbard
Hubbard
Foley
F. B
Bishop
H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Ayer
M. Morano
Woodbridge St
Hartford
Conn
Foley Kidney
F. B. Brill
Curtis Pharmacy
Dr. Hadley
Curtis Ponte
Toda
Xing-Wakeman
Mary Burr Sanford
Henry Wakeman
Easton
Frank King
Colchester
Ireland
John M. O'Connell
Thomas J. Youngs
Thomas Brophy
Matthew Linders
Old Country
Park City
Port Jefferson
Long Island
Wilmington
Del
Ellen J. Jackson
Joseph E. Coonan
Coonan
Galveston
Tex
Colquit
Texas
Presbyterian Standard
Henry Hastings
Earl of Huntingdon
London Chronicle
England
Tall Mall Gazette
A. Elwood & Son
A. Elwood & Son, Inc. Auctioneers
Household Loan CO
Meigs
Aete
Punerree Retuien
Hieaminers
O. L. Massingar
State Street
James B. Hall
John W. Pareki
N. Buckingham & Co. Inc
Bay State Ranges
Pennsylvania
Berkshire Mill CO
Lehigh
Naugatuck Valley Ice CO
Housatonic Avenue
IRA Gregory & Co
Stratford Avenue
Sprague
Thigh Coal Sprague Ice & Coal CO
East End
East Wash
Ave. Bridge
Main
Wheeler & Howes
Congress Street Bridge
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