Connecticut Company to discontinue mail service after June 21 1914
The Connecticut Company announces it will withdraw from carrying United States Mail on passenger cars after midnight June 21 1914. After months of negotiations with the Post Office Department, relief was not secured. high mail volume and safety concerns with sacks on open and closed car platforms, plus inadequate compensation, led to the decision. The notice, dated June 20 1914, outlines three relief requests and the impact on patrons and employees.
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Connecticut Company
United States
Post Office Department
Department
Mit
Ae. Spectf
Taira
Strees
Far
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Meats and staples mixed sale item list
An item list from a market ad shows fresh ground beef pork lamb fowl and roasts alongside butter eggs cheese lard and peanut spread. Prices per pound or per dozen are given for several products, reflecting a wide grocery assortment with lower cents per unit.
Pleasures and Pokes from a Tugging Kaiser Tale
A string of brief anecdotes and quips. The piece contrasts American pleasures of making and spending money with politics, then retells two humorous vignettes involving Bishop Thornton and the Kaiser. The bishop fools a boy with dog tricks, while the Kaiser jokes about tugging ears and punishes annoyance by pulling others.
Weeny the Wise Are Early Risers
A short, dated note on human rhythms. It claims people perform best in brainwork in the morning, with morning hours showing clearer thinking and higher energy, while mental and physical levels shift by late morning to a peak around 11. The piece hints at routine and the morning mind as superior for steady work.
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Weeny the Wise
Maine’s Highest Point Then and Now
A compact clipping notes Mount Katahdin in Piscataquis County Maine at 5200 feet as the state’s highest peak per USGS, and reports the state’s mean elevation at 600 feet. It blends trivia on geography with a light jerky humor piece and miscellany on preservation, education, and seaside cinema quips.
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Maine
Piscataquis County
United States Geological Survey
Farmer Want Ads One Cent a Word
Exchange reveals flirtation and resistance as a woman rejects flattery. A quiet, sharp moment shows social signaling and personal boundaries in a brief vignette. The piece closes with a playful ad header suggesting a local classifieds mood.
People And Their Doings In Bridgeport Society
Former Alderman John E. Lyddy travels with family to Atlantic City and Philadelphia for fraternal matters. Dr and Mrs George Cairoli host their first home event after April wedding. 100 relatives attend with roses and dining room help from Milford and New York. Various social visits, dances, and recitals anchor a busy season with engagements, short trips, and weddings continuing through summer in Bridgeport.
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John E. Lyddy
Walter J. Lyddy
Southington
Atantic City
Mr. Lyddy
Philadelphia
George Cairoli
Stratfield Road
Cairoli
Andrew Eliot Nash
William Anthony Miller
New York
J. 8. Cairoli
Milford
Carolyn Blodget
Pawtucket
Elizabeth Nichols
Ethel Gray
Harry Usher
Clifford Smith
F. C. Hotchkiss
Prospect Street
Edwin Thorn
Irene Szymanski
Warsaw
Russia
J. MacLaren Richardson
First Presbyterian Church
Julia Lucas
Frank Robbins
Springfield
Mass
Hotchkiss
Market Holds Dull Tone Despite Early Bullish Activity
New York stock trading opened with some bullish bursts in Rock Island securities but soon cooled. Rock Island debentures rose slightly while bonds and common stock fell to new lows. Utah Copper climbed to its year high. By noon the market stayed steady with a slight tilt upward in Standard shares amid irregular bonds and renewed gold export plans.
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New York
Rock Island Securities
Roc Island
Utah
Eecsae
Rock Island
Sterling Exchange
Wilson program to reach Senate in course of today
Washington June 22 The administration anti trust program was expected to come before the Senate formally today First on the program is expected to be reported to the Senate shortly All three bills have thus passed the House The appearance of the trade commission bill was expected to be the signal for general debate on the subject of trust legislations The measure is a substitute for the House bill but is virtually identical with it One of the changes made in the bill by the committee provides that unfair competition in commerce shall be unlawful and gives the trade commission power to prevent it Another provides form of foreign trade conditions and their state commerce In other respects however the bills are practically identical MICHAEL O NEILL
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Washington
Senate
House
Trade Commission
The
Bridgeport Savings Bank Adopts Resolution on Catlin Case
A meeting of Bridgeport Savings Bank officers adopts a resolution deploring any action to remove George C. Catlin as clerk of the Board of Contract and Supply for political reasons. The board urges the dismissal not be pursued and a copy is sent to the mayor, board members, and the public press. Also includes auction note at 252 George St New Haven and real estate/advertising snippets from local merchants.
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Bridgeport Savings Bank
George C. Catlin
Board of Contract and Supply
Mr. Catlin
Emivar
Ae Public Press
Sengene
Samuel M. Hawley
Finnegan Funeral in Cullinan/Mullins Parlor
In this city June 21 1914 Philip Finnegan aged 30 years funeral from the undertaking parlors of Cullinan and Mullins No 864 Main St on Wednesday June 24 at 8 30 am and from St Charles church at a m Interment at St Michael's Cemetery Jane Primrose widow of Edward Primrose aged 90 years funeral from the residence of her son in law George E How 2 No 484 Brooks St at 2 30 pm Thursday June 25 Interment Lakeview Cemetery
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Finnegan
Philip Finnegan
Cullinan & Mullins
Main St
St. Charles
St.Michael's
Primrose
Jane
Edward Primrosé
George E. How
Brooks St
Lakeview Cemetery
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Tailors Offer Value Suits
From Hart Schaffner and Marx and other expert tailors. Suits priced at $16.50 and $20.50. Main floor, rear.
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
White women’s shoes offered in many styles and prices
A large display of white shoes covers women’s styles from high back and canvas to buck and oxford ties. Prices range from 2.50 to 5 with options in pumps, straps, and buck. Main floor rear.
End of season sale on women’s knit underwear samples
A maker clears surplus women’s wear from left aisle rear with union suits and vests in cotton lisle and silk. Priced 29c to 75c with items described as good-fitting and prettily trimmed, most values around 35c to 50c and some up to $1.50.
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Hamburg
Geneva
Bishop Thornton
Ballarat
London
England
Prince of Wales
New York Press
Magazine of American History
Desert
Lippincott’s
Asia
North America
Louisville Courier-Journal
Labriet
Leonard
M. A. Byrne
Eleanor Byrne
Savannah
Thorncliffe Cottage
Black Rock
Byrne
Peter W. Wren
State Street
Jane McCarthy
William Heine
St. Louis
Miss McCarthy
John T. King
Thomas M. Culman
Fred Ives
William ©. Davenport
Pennsylvania
Davenport
Germany
University of Marburg
Victor
Max Walter
S. S. Rotterdam
Henry P. Henshaw
Marion Henshaw
Mayofiver Cottage
Black Roth
Ella Sanger
Jane Street
Diana
San
Bridgeport School of Music
Jean Stockwell
Viola Goodrich
Ruth Ikerson
Lucille Starshall
Asenath Goodwin
Helen Dawe
Agnes Thomas
Lillie Wilson
Bessie Keeling
Edna Dalwig
Minnie Silverstone
Gussie Silverstone
Henry Wilson
Howard Adams
John Oberly
Norman I. Hovey
Gussie Meyer
Charles Damla
Bertie Keeling
Augustus Vagras
John Cotter
Jack Gray
Teresa McMahon
Fairfield Beach Pavilion
Louise Beard
Gerald H. Beard
Barnum Avenue
Clarence R. Hall
Miss Beard
Smith College
Hall
Hubbard & Hall
Second Baptist Church
Edith “Zink
Mignonne Crofut
Clara Preston
Fay Preston
Dorothy Went
Irene Decker
Mildred Brinsmade
Leila Mosher
Norma Weber
Esther Berg
Cleanor Hoyt
Henry A. Hitch
H. C. Bradley
Sanford Avenue
Berkshires
Fred W. Tracy
Fairfield Avenue
Josephine Scinto
Matteo Scinto
Reilly Street
Leonard Mainiero
A. DeToro
Holy Rosary
R. C. Church
Eliza Carafiello
Generoso Michiarlia
Michael O'Neill
Linen Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Brass Co
George St
New Haven
Trumbull
Reservoir
North Avenues
M. Lebas
Union Ave
Goodyear Shoe Repairing Co
John
East Main St
Main Street
Cannan
Ridgeport
Conn
Hart Schaffner & Mara
Howland Double Service
Howland Dry Goods Co
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