Paving Stalemate Spotlighted At Streets Meeting
Delay dominated last night's Streets and Sidewalks Committee session as property and business leaders pressed Fairfield avenue paving amid insistence from Alderman Walker and others that the Connecticut Company must upgrade tracks. Key figures included President Davis, Percy Anderson, and William Kirke, with the group planning to invite the Paving and Sewer Commission and city officials to a future session to press action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Business Men's Association
Percy P. Anderson
Fairfield Avenue
William P. Kirke
Board of
Contract and Supply
Concur Co
Daniel E. Walker
Matthew Rogére
Connecticut Co
Ond
Exmi
Fair Avenue
Common Council
Leg Company
Boucher
Business Qmen's Association
Walker
Mr. Davie
Main St
Devise
Fair Field Avenue
Ens
Bucking
Cortiins
Anderson
Alderman Wrather
State Street
Davie
Congress Street
Suffrage Plank Gut Out Taft Platform Debate Rages
Chicago June reports the Roosevelt and Taft factions contending over platform planks at the convention. Endorsements for Taft clash with calls to back McKinley and Roosevelt. fights over woman suffrage, tariffs, waterway aid, and recall of judges dominate committee discussions. Judge Curtis weighs habeas corpus case for Domenico Cesare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAFT
Curtis
Dominco Cesare
Cesare
Hartford
Dora Herman
Mills May Recover From Awful Shock
New Rochelle June 22 James W Mills Bridgeport aged 35 was severely shocked when a high tension wire short circuited during conduit installation at Larchmont He suffered deep burns and shock While Whaley and Barry aided Mills both Whaley and Barry escaped serious injury Mills remained in precarious condition but improving physicians reported cautious optimism on his recovery and Mills notable local surgeon status noted along with family connections.
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New Rochelle
James W. Mills
Bridgeport
N. H
Larchmont
New ‘Rochelle
Mills
William F. Whaley
Milla
Whaley
James F. Barry
Barry
Lewis Street
John T. King
Ley
Barnum Avenue
Leo Whaley
Beechwood
Roosevelt Urges Delegates to Abstain or Vote for Him
In Chicago Roosevelt accuses Taft forces of fraud at the Republican convention and calls for delegates to refrain from voting unless they will support him if they vote. He reports progressives fear the convention is a fraudulent, nonrepresentative rump and announces plans for a temporary organization ahead of a possible August national gathering.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Sherman
McCall
Republian
Chicago
Hadley
National Progressive Party
Devine
Committee On
McCormick
Rooosevelt
National Committee
Cummins
Kenyon
Republican Party
la Follete
Washington
Root
John Wesley Hill
New York
Hill
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Washington ‘State
Tee
Soeneat
Ais Root
Dalorats P. N. Howard
Jackson
State Committee
Mi Ao
William J. Bryan
J. J. Sullivan
Ohio
Credentials Committee
Hugh T. Halbert
Minnesota
Committee On Credentials
Dovell
Devine and McCormick In Altercation
Chicago June 22 Violent attack on the minority of the credentials committee over the majority report sparked a small riot before the convention open The Roosevelt minority denounced Chairman Devine and Taft allies as unfair Devine accused McCormack of falsification and insult Delegates shouted as others urged a coroner nomination and a narrow factional clash followed The Western New York Construction Company dissolves its corporation and creditors are invited to file claims by Oct 20 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halbert
Fort
Reot
Dovell
Washington
California
Victor Rosewater
Texas
Committee On Credentials
Roosevelt
Teddy
Pennsylvania
Dynamite Ea
Root
Hedsala
Aueti
New York
Flinn
Chicago
Credentials Committee
Thomas H. Devine
Devine
Taft
Western New York Construction Company
W. T. Hincks, Esq
State Street
Bridgeport
Connecticut
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Pelay
Resolutions Committee
McKinley
Burton
William Barnes, Jr
Rochester
la Follette
LaFollette
Money Trust
Breathent Taft
New Wre Hospital
Roosevelt “Steamroller
Congress Hotel
Park Theatre Hall
Maloney
Courtney
Wall Street
American Graphophone Co
A.m
Howard Ave
Lesko
East Main Street
Joseph P. Lesko
Knowlton Park
Stratford
Gin Triangle
Johnson's Curve
West Broad Street
Washington Avenue
M. R. Knowlton
Stratfield
FE. J. Manville Machine Co
Waterbury, Conn
Japan
Apply American Graphophone Co
Wm. T. Haviland
Brooklawn Ave
Noble Ave
Southworth
Elle
Crouch & Pilassmann’s
Sista* Po
Bommos & Biltz
State St
Glasner Furniture Co
Hotel Atlas
Missouri
C. H. Hawes
Milford
Barte
Devine and
M’cormick
R. McCormack
Illinois
Cady
Wisconsin
LaPollette
Colorado
Jim ‘Atson
Indiana
Geta
Hu Tv
Deevine
Ee Ceethatt
Connecticut Ave
China
Franklin Adv. , Co
Saranac Lake
Ten Specialty Co
Vine St. Elizabeth
J. A
Eckler & Co
William Morrissey Association
Brooklawn
Park and North Avenues
Langenberger’s Grove
Dilib
Myrtle Ave
Beechwood Ave
Jos
P. Coughlin
East Malin St
Connecticut Avenue
Easy
Jon E Coughlin
East Main St. Dist
Parrell St
Joseph P. Coughlis
East Main St
Wentworth Furniture Co
John Street
North End
A. Levy
Madison Ave
Jacob Bros
Koosuth St. Tel
Bert
Peter Schutrum
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