Saluting the Flag A Debate on Mob Rule and Patriotism
The piece discusses two flag salute incidents in Lynn and Iola Kansas where workers and an itinerant Socialist faced mob action. It argues the flag represents liberty and due process, condemns mob violence as unpatriotic, and warns against confusing symbolism with true patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Shoe Workers Union
Iola
Kansas
Rey
Bouck White
Massachusetts
Henry Ford
William Jennings Bryan
Harvard Crew Coaches Prove Superior In Varsity Race
The article contrasts race incidents and timing emphasizing that coaching quality decides victories. It argues professional coaching offers steadier outcomes than amateur efforts, noting Harvard crews excelled this year. It suggests the professional coach may become a more reliable standard in the long run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Scarcity of Farm Labor Draws Connecticut Complaint
Scarcity of farm labor is reported by farmers in Windham and New London Counties and echoed across Connecticut. The piece notes war and immigration factors reducing available workers, warns labor will grow scarcer as the war continues, and critiques political stances on immigration and national policy affecting employment. It argues that foreign workers have historically filled rough labor and that a broader policy shift may be needed to prevent shortages.
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Armers
Windham
New London
Connecticut
Europe
Mexico
New England
Hill
McLean
Wilson
United States
Massacre at Carrizal demands punishment and reparation
The Carrizal affair is described as a massacre not a fight with U S troops surrounded during a parley. General Gomez and Carranza authorities are urged to repudiate the act, punish the guilty, and offer amends. The United States threatens heavy military action if order is not restored.
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Carrizal
United States
Gomez
Carranza
Harvard's Triple Victory and the Coaching Question
Harvard secured a triple victory but the outcome reflects more than coaching. The success depended on the players, their peak fitness, and the precise moment of performance aligning across the three winning teams.
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Arvard
Meyer Urges Improved Navy
George von Lengerke Meyer former Secretary of the Navy and Postmaster General urges expanded naval efficiency and better organization. He calls for 20 000 additional trained enlisted men 50 000 in reserve and more officers while warning current ships are undermanned and a national defense council is needed. He advocates independent expert study and urgent congressional action to improve material and structure for future emergencies.
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George von Lengerke Meyer
Navy
Taft
Roosevelt
Italy
Russia
Boston
Meyer
Sam
Uncle Sam
United States Navy
Mr. Meyer
National Council of Defense
Congress
Ten Years of Harry Thaw End of a sensational crime saga
A retrospective on Harry K Thaw ten years after he shot Stanford White on Madison Square Garden roof The piece notes Thaw has been deemed sane and is now free and largely stays out of the limelight Evelyn Nesbit has married vaudeville partner Jack Clifford The article recounts trials from 1907 1908 leading to his acquittal and commitment and ends with a hopeful The End verdict on the Thaw case
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square Garden
New York
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry Thaw
Jack Clifford
Durance
Matteawan
Building notes on East Bridgeport 12 family apartment project
Goldman and Schine plan a 12 family apartment house in East Bridgeport with steam heat and all improvements. County Commissioner Frank H Ballard has let a contract for a three story concrete and brick apartment and business block at Tranistan and Wood avenues, with a move in when the Clock is completed. Work begins on a factory at Ash street for A M Holly and A G Leake. Construction also under way on an oil storage warehouse and a lumber shed on Boston avenue for the Remington Arms Co. Governor and Mrs Whitman will join New York police at annual games at Sheepshead Bay today.
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Goldman & Schine
Bridgeport
Frank H. Ballard
Tranistan
Wood Avenues
Ash Street
A. M. Holly
A. G. Leake
Boston Avenue
Remington Arms Co
Fortieth anniversary of Custer battle honored near Little Big Horn
The article recalls the 1889 Little Bighorn fight, marking the fortieth anniversary with a monument at the Custer battlefield. Indians led by Two Moons and Red Cloud offer perspectives from The Vanishing Race, describing the siege, scalping, and causes of the warpath. The piece notes sympathy for Custer alongside hunger-driven grievances among the Sioux and Cheyenne.
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Little Big Horn
Montana
Wyoming
Geo. A. Custer
Seventh United States Cavalry
Dr. Dixon
Custer
Two Moons
Powder River
Red Cloud
Black Hills
Europe
Dunkers mark 208th founding anniversary across North America
The Dunkers or Dunkards, Brethren of German Baptist origin, were founded in Schwartzenau Germany by Alexander Mack and seven others 208 years ago. Once called Tumblers, they preferred the name Brethren and now total about 130000 communicants in the United States and Canada. The American church splits into Conservatives Old Order Progressives and Seventh Day. Early exiles fled persecution leaving Germany for Holland Friesland then America. The group grew from about 10000 members and 60 churches half a century ago to 1300 churches today.
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First
Society of Dunkers
Dunkards
United States
Canada
Schwartzenau
Germany
Alexander Mack
America
Old Order
Holland
Friesland
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Weather Forecast for New Haven Unsettled Showers Likely
June 24 forecast shows unsettled conditions with light local showers tonight and Sunday. Connecticut parts expect partly cloudy skies with local showers. moderate south winds. A western disturbance moves eastward, bringing unsettled weather to the upper Mississippi valley and lake region while other districts east of the Rockies remain pleasant. Temperatures rise slowly in eastern districts.
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New Haven
Connecticut
North Dakota
Upper Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Rocky Mountains
Jitney Drivers Claim Kerosene Mixed With Gasoline
Jitney drivers report reduced engine power and strong odors from exhausts, saying some gasoline is being mixed with kerosene by local distributors. They have traced large kerosene deliveries to retailers, noting the practice is widespread with small quantities slipping past detection. Hydrometers are used by some to test fuel at street pumps. Gasoline sells wholesale at 24 cents, street price 26 to 27 cents, kerosene wholesale eight cents. Substitution could save dealers about four dollars eighty cents per hundred gallons, enabling profit from large daily purchases. At 60 F gasoline specific gravity is 62, kerosene 50, indicating possible proportionate mixing.
England's country gentry faces upheaval after war
The piece argues taxation and social change will dismantle the old English rural regime. Nobles and large estates are being split into smaller farms as fortunes rise among the newly rich. The trend shifts power from hereditary landholders to practical farmers, signaling a transitional era for rural England.
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England
London
Old
Miss Wass Not Injured In Bridge Incident
A Wednesday Farmers note corrects a misprint naming Miss Annie Wass of 492 Noble Avenue as injured. The actual injured girl is Miss Nellie Landen of 490 Noble Avenue who fell when the Congress Street Bridge opened. Landen remains at home with excitement and bruises but no serious injuries.
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Annie Wass
Noble Avenue
Congress Street
Miss Wass
Nellie Landen
Miss Landen
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Giants
Plain N.S
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the Electric Shop
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