No Honorable Peace With The Double Machine
On the eve of elections enduring parties face rings and double machines that corrupt harmony. La Follette and other reformers fought to purge such systems in Wisconsin and other states, with major gains in Pennsylvania. President Wilson faced pressures to destroy entrenched political parasites and end illicit influence.
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Union
Democratic
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Herry
Leather-Paper Shoe Labels Stir Congress Debate
Congress discusses labeling of footwear materials amid claims of goods made with one third leather and two thirds paper. Representative Lindquist pushes honest labeling to inform the public about material content and prevent sale of inferior shoes.
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Lindquist
Congresman
Tavenner
Washington
Rom
Lindauser
Mrs Ellen Louise Axson Weds Thomas W Wilson in Savannah
Savannah society notes the quiet June 24 wedding of Miss Ellen Louise Axson daughter of the late Rev Edward Axson and granddaughter of Rev Dr L K Axson to Thomas W Wilson son of Rev J R Wilson of Wilmington New York. The ceremony at the Axson home was officiated by both the bridegroom's father and bride's grandfather. The couple plans Arden Park Lodge North Carolina for their honeymoon. Wilson, Princeton and Virginia Law alumnus, has joined Bryn Mawr College as chair of history and political economy. the union links prominent Presbyterians and future educator. The report recalls a belated reference to the 1885 wedding of a future president and first lady.
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Savannah
Ellen Louise Axson
Edward Axson
L. K. Axson
Independent Presbyterian Church
Thomas W. Wilson
J. R. Wilson
Wilmington
N. Y
Axson
Arden Park Lodge
North Carolina
Wilson
Princeton
University of Virginia
Atlanta
Bryn Mawr College
Pennsylvania
Chestnut Blight Wood Strength Supports Timber Usage Limits
Forest Service tests show chestnut killed by bark disease yields sound, usable wood up to two years after lifting. Bark disease girdles trunks but does not cause immediate decay. insects deteriorate sapwood after two to four years, with heartwood peeling by year five. A Trenton meeting with foresters from several states urged local markets for blight killed chestnut.
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Forest Service
Trenton
N. J
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Bureau of Plant Industry
Serkus
Beecher Centenary Prompts Brooklyn Memorial Plans
Henry Ward Beecher born in Litchfield Conn a century ago today the great clergyman famed for warmth of heart and fellowship. Brooklyn plans a Beecher Memorial for youth in Plymouth Church to open next autumn funded by John Arbuckle. The complex will host clubs a library gymnasium pool classrooms and a Beecher museum with relics and artifacts from his career. The Red Cross history notes Solferino and the Geneva convention shaping aid groups including the Red Crescent in Turkey and the Crusade of humanitarian relief across nations. The movement began during the Franco Prussian war and has since grown worldwide.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Litchfield
Conn
New England
Ingersoll
Brooklyn
Plymouth Church
Beecher
John Arbuckle
Arbuckle
M. Co. A
Beecher Memorial
Jaxon
Hed Cross Society
Durant
Solferine
Red Cross Society
Austria
France
Great Britain
Italy
Prussia
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Red Crescent Society
Young forger drinks acid in lock up after attempted hanging
Inmates fed a concealed bottle of acid to Cattalano, a young forger, escaping detection. He confessed to peers that he had “made no failure of my whole life” and felt he was a disgrace to his family before taking a fatal dose.
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Cattalano
Funeral for Gregory T. Hume Proceeds in New Haven
New Haven on June 24 saw the funeral of Gregory T. Hume of the New York World, a Stamford wreck victim. Close World colleagues served as pallbearers at St Marys Catholic Church and the cemetery, with services delayed until his father arrived from Europe.
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New Haven
Gregory T. Hume
New York World
Stamford
St.Mary’s Catholic Church
The
World
Hume
Europe
Biggest Telescope Proposed To Be Operated By Electricity
Hartford June 23. Austin C. Dunham former Hartford Electric Light Company president and noted electrical expert plans to travel to Lynn Massachusetts with Prof. William Robb of Troy to discuss forming a society to build and run a new kind of telescope. Dunham believes a telescope powered by electricity could surpass the largest existing device in California and offer proof of electricity in starlight.
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Hartford
Austin C. Dunham
Hartford Dilectric Light Company
Lynn
Mass
William Robb
Troy
Dunham
California
Donovan Pleased With Senate Tariff Deliberations
Washington June 24 Representative Jeremiah Donovan of Connecticut praised the Senate finance committee for correcting tariff schedule errors in the Underwood bill. He hailed 45 percent ad valorem duties on hats and autos, removal of silk and Angora hair penalties, and ferro manganese on the free list, saying the measures protect small manufacturers and aid workers in Hartfield County.
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Washington
Jeremiah Donovan
Connecticut
Finance Committee
Senate
Hartfield County
Senate Cormittes
Auto Tires Price List Mentioning Alling Name
A scanned price sheet lists numerous auto tire sizes with case and tube prices. It notes Alling as a memorized association for Auto Tires and includes U S tires with 5 percent cash allowance.
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United States
D. M. Read Co. Announces Clean Up White Goods Sale
The D. M. Read Co announces a cleanup sale in the white goods section with reductions on fabrics for women and children. An extraordinary assortment includes plaids stripes swiss dots corded lawns and checks. Waist patterns 45 cents dress patterns 75 to 96 cents. About 5000 yards from mill clearance offered at 15 cents a yard.
Parasols Offered In Silk and Mixed Colors at Low Prices
Two new parasol lots go on sale with prices 1.79 and 2.35 each. One group features fine silk parasols in varied colors with borders and black white effects. The silk parasols with ribbon borders come in hunter green purple cardinal Nell rose blue and other shades at 2.35 each.
Materials for White Coats and Summer Crepes
White Coat fabrics include Diagonal Boucle and medium weight Chinchilla at 3.50 yard. Summer wear crepes feature 27 inch cotton crepes in white with floral designs at 19 cents yard, blue white striped and other variants at 25 cents, 39 cents, and 50 cents per yard. Children wash dresses reinforced with summer fabrics of ginghams percales and plaids, sizes 8 to 14, two prices 75 cents and 1.25. Descartes initial correspondence cards and paper 25 cents a box.
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Yamanaka
Department of Children’s Wash
Free raw materials and tariff debate in Senate
The article discusses free raw material doctrine, rising duties on ivory buttons, and higher protections for cheaper grades. It notes expectations that the Senate bill will raise home-made goods prices, aid New England cottons, and protect honest domestic industries as cotton yarns and textiles see duty increases.
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Senate
Senate Finance Committee
New England
Fawn Lays Down in Flower Bed at Summer Home
A young fawn wandered into the kitchen at Quittude, the summer residence of Stock, near Winsted in June. The improbable intrusion interrupted daily life as residents observed the small deer resting in a flower bed. Local authorities or neighbors were not noted as taking action. The incident underscores wildlife wandering into human spaces during warmer months.
Deer chased through yard led to game warden handling
Yesterday afternoon in Wolebrook, a deer was pursued by Mr Prentice and others after being chased down the flower bed in the yard. They captured the animal and handed it to Game Warden Leste Seri, who placed it in a box stall with Greedys old calf for containment.
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Wolebrook
Prentice
Leste Seri
Dave Lane Buys Hanover Realty After Vaudeville Tour
Bridgeport buyers report Dave Lane and partner Lane and O Donnell recently returned from Europe with a vaudeville act and have purchased the Hanover estate at South and Myrtle avenues for about $10,000. Lane plans to improve the property and acquire more large tracts in Bridgeport. Also quoted is a testimonial about Foley Kidney Pills by F B Brill of Scranton and a Florene Oregon agent reference.
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Lane
O'Donnell
Bridgeport
Thi City
Europe
David T. Lane
Hugh F. Keegan
Hanover
South
Myrtle Avenues
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