Reform Enthusiasm Should Bind Parties To Public Utilities Law
A writer argues reform energy is wasted chasing gubernatorial stances and urges demanding from parties a clear platform pledge for broad public utilities regulation. The piece asserts party platform, not candidate views, should bind policy, citing Connecticut and New York precedents and criticizing perfidy in tariff promises.
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Connecticut
New York
Lilley
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Congress Street Widening and Hawley’s Departure Debate
A column discusses Republican leaders pressuring Sheriff Hawley to quit his post and the potential impact on party unity. It also reviews Congress street widening for Golden Hill and its benefits to the trolley system, arguing the city should seek direct trolley funding and proportionate cost recovery for road improvements.
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Hawley
Sheriff Hawley
Abelard
Heloise
Jake
Romeo and Juliet
William H. Marigold
Marigold
Congress Street
Common Council
Middle Street
Golden Hill Street
Trolley Company
Secret Revenue Agents Crack Down On Uncancelled Stamps
A New Haven dispatch reports U S Internal Revenue special agents in the city targeting liquor retailers rectifiers and druggists who failed to destroy cancelled stamps on beer cigar and whiskey packages. Fines up to 100 and a year in prison loom for non destruction with local fines totaling over five dollars per stamp. The New Haven district expects about 65000 in revenue for the year ending June 30 as dealers rush to pay the tax.
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New Haven
Secret Service
U. S. Internal Revenue Department
Washington
United States
Providence
Revenue Office
Internal Revenue Offices
Fairfield County
Internal Revenue Office
Dropsy Cure Through Leg Vein Drainage at Mass General
Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons report Henry Lemay of Marlboro cured of dropsy via a pioneering operation using the saphenous veins as permanent drainage back into the blood. The method, originated by Dr Y Soyesimi of Japan and performed by Dr William A Brooks Jr, connects abdominal fluid to the leg veins, with both legs treated and long-term drainage tubes placed.
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Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Henry Lemay
Marlboro
Mass
Lemay
William A. Brooks, Jr
Im Lemay
Y. Soyesimi
Japan
Bortee
Tropics
Health Miracle Reverses Dropsy After Surgery
Lemay weighed 130 pounds when treated for a rare abdominal dropsy. Eleven weeks later he walked streets, weighs 190, and reports no pain. Fluid pressure had displaced his heart and organs, now return to normal positions with improved sleep and appetite. Only minor leg swelling remains as the condition gradually clears.
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Lemay
Marlboro
Bridgeport Farmer Buys 177 Fairfield Avenue for New Home
The Bridgeport Farmer announced it secured the property at 177 Fairfield Avenue, formerly of Henry C. Knight and the Southern New England Telephone, planning to occupy after alterations in early fall. The Telegram congratulates its upcoming neighbor and expects continued bright coverage from the moved office.
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Bridgeport Farmer
Fairfield Avenue
Henry C. Knight
Southern New England Telephone Company
Farmer Publishing Company
Waller
Water Street
Farmer
Telegram
Kaiser Plans World Largest Ship for Hamburg America
Emperor William visits Potsdam and Hamburg to review plans for a behemoth steamer to be built by Hamburg American Line. The vessel measures 876 feet long and 85 feet 12 inches wide, with a 64 foot breadth from keel to upper deck and a speed of 22 knots, double the tonnage of the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. The plan was explained by Mewes and Ballin, and the Emperor later gifted Ballin a bronze bust of himself.
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Potsdam
Emperor William
Albert Ballin
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Mewes
Herr Ballin
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