Connecticut Crop Statistics Show Tobacco Lead in Value
Connecticut’s 1908 leading crops ranked by value show hay and forage at 7.225 million dollars, tobacco 4.416 million, potatoes 1.882 million, and corn 1.624 million. Hay decreased acreage 16.1 percent 1899–1909 while tobacco rose 58.5 percent. corn increased 10 percent. Cereals totaled 74,083 acres in 1909, with corn the dominant value and acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Connecticut
Falkner
le Grand Powers
Agriculture
Bureau of the Census
Timothy
Y. M
Wesleyan
Trinity
Yala
Mexican Troops Entrained Over U S Territory
El Paso June 23 Mexican Federal soldiers arrive in Juarez for the first time since its fall. Three trains carrying 1 600 soldiers are to be moved by railroad into United States territory toward Lower California with US detachments aboard each train. General Villjoen mobilizes insurgents to aid the Federals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
el Paso
Juarez
California
Steever
United States
Francisco Madero
Villjoen
Commission halts express liquor transport charges
Washington June 23 The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that charging liquor shipments by arbitrary weights regardless of packing is unreasonable and must stop immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Plan to Increase Bail for Girls Who Shot Stokes
New York June 23 Attorneys for Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad who are charged with attempting to murder W E D Stokes arrived at the district attorney's office with a bondsman to qualify for 5000 bail each but faced a plan to raise bail. The state claims it has important evidence showing the attack on Stokes was premeditated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
W. E. D. Stokes
Stokes
Taft Visits Fall River Cotton Mill Centenary
President Taft visited Fall River to mark the 100th anniversary of the city’s first cotton mill. He arrived from New York aboard the Mayflower with the Seneca accompanying, amid lavish decorations. An informal reception and luncheon followed before an auto tour of the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Fall River
Taft
New York
Mayflower
Seneca
Miss Porter Breaks Engagement for New Marriage Plans
Florida visitors in New Haven report a Pensacola paper announced Miss Bessie Porter a New York artist would wed Keeley of Bell Telephone Co. on June 28 in Pensacola. Porter had previously broken her engagement to Audubon Tyler son of the late Morris Frank Tyler of New Haven treasurer of Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Haven
Florida
Pensacola
Bessie Porter
New York
Keeley
Bell Telephone Co
Deep Watering Bill with Taft Support Killed in Illinois
Springfield Ills May 23 By a vote of 75 ayes to 54 nays the Deneen Deep Waterway Bill supported by President Taft was killed when it came up for reading in the House Speaker Adkins adjourned the House ending the special session and effectively shelving the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Springfield
Ills
Taft
Adkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manufacturers’ Outlet Clothing Co
Main and
Golden Hill Sts
Bridgeport
New Britain
Berlin Fairground
Baldwin
New York City
Berlin Fair Grounds
Morris Sample Shoe Store
Fairfield Avenue
U. S. Territory
President Taft
Illinois
George B. Clark & CO
Hardman, Peck & Co
Hardman
Potel Rockers
Broad St
Autlotone
Post Office
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!