Labor Bureau 1908 Report on Factory Growth and Depression
The twenty third Labor Bureau report covers 1907 and 1908 detailing 165 new manufacturing buildings by 107 firms, total construction spending 6.289 million with 4.498 million in 1907 and 1.791 million in 1908. It notes declines in average weekly hours from 67.1 to 51.6 and wage payments down 10.4 percent while output fell 184 percent. discusses unemployment offices, industrial directory, child labor, strikes, and lockouts with outcomes favoring workers in some disputes and employers in others.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Scoville
ITI
Leo Ville
United States
Weather Indications and Eggs Hearing Notes New Haven
Weather notes from New Haven forecast cloudy tonight then Thursday fair and colder as a Lake Erie region storm moves east. The Egg labeling hearing in Hartford discusses freshness versus cold storage, with Poultrymen and egg traders debating regulation and the role of storage in farming. Ely's Cream Balm is promoted as a remedy for colds and catarrh.
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New Haven
St. Louis
Lake Erie
Lake
Atlantic
St. Lawrence
Ely
Eely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Wart remover ad at Cyrus Pharmacy in Fairfield and Cannon
An advertisement urges readers to use Cyrus Wart Remover from The Cyrus Pharmacy located at 253 Fairfield Avenue and 186 Cannon Street. It claims the product can remove a holy wart without pain in a few days and mentions O Rourke in a stylized phrase about beauty.
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Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon &T
CleanEas y Hand Soap Ad Promises Skin Safe Use
An old advertisement for CleanEasy hand soap from William R. Winn of 244 Stratford Ave promotes a skin safe formula. It claims instant removal of stove polish rut grease ink paint and dirt from hands and clothing with a large 10 cent can. Sun rises tomorrow and sun sets today accompany the battered ad with a high water note.
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Wm R. Winn
Stratford Ave
Titian Special Matinee Honors Irene Franklin in Bridgeport
Irene Franklin and her auburn haired sisters headline a Titian Special Matinee at Poli's in Bridgeport next Friday. Autograph photos from Apeda Studios in New York will be given to auburn haired attendees, with Franklin performing her hits Red Head and Expression alongside pianist Burt Green and other acts.
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Irene Franklin
Poli’s
Bridgeport
Miss Franklin
Apeda
New York
Burt Green
Ladies' Aid Society Meets at German Reformed Church
The Ladies' Aid Society of the German Reformed Church on Congress St will hold the monthly social Thursday at 2 30. A reorganization last month brought 92 members. Social duties are led by Mrs G Heldt, Mrs R Laubscher, Mrs C Sachs and Mrs W Horn. The Swedish Tuberculosis Society plans a concert at First M E Church Friday evening March 19 with proceeds for care of those with consumption.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
German Reformed Church
Congress St
G. Heldt
R. Laubscher
C. Sachs
W. Horn
Swedish Tuberculosis Society
M. E
Plumbers License Bill Heard By Hartford Public Health Panel
Plumbers physicians and manufacturers from across the state testified before Hartford Public Health and Safety committee on a proposed plumbers licensing bill. The hearing overran to near 5 pm and was postponed to a later date for further arguments. The bill would create a Board of Plumbing Examiners in cities 10 000 or over with three members appointed by the Board of Health and mayor. It would grant licenses and impose penalties from 10 to 50 dollars for unlicensed work. Support cited public health and safety. opposition from manufacturers who fear hiring limitations. Bridgeport speakers included R T Rock and M B Brewster Greene.
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Hartford
Committee On Agriculture
G. A. Cosgrove
Willington
R. J. Kingsley
Kingsley & Smith
Thomas A. Berry
P. Berry & Sons
Charles Hoyt
New Haven
Committee of Public Health and Safety
Board of Health
Bridgeport
R. T. Rock
M. B. Brewster-Greene
Manufacturers’ Association
Stratford and Seaview clubs elect officers in social gathering
The A. T. S. Club at the Stratford Seaview clubhouse elected President W A Saul Vice President F A Hall Treasurer R Feyat and Secretary A French for the coming year A reception followed with Brewster's Orchestra Miss Jane White singing Several dozen members attended including Misses Anna Saul Marie Hart Jane White May Walenta Florence Rowland and Mrs W Saul The Farther Lights society of First Baptist church elected Miss Maud Curtiss president Ida Lovegrove as vice president Frances Carney as secretary Ada Bennett as treasurer The group approved a $50 donation to the Mary Colby home and noted Miss Li Bradstreet and Mrs Arthur 5 Keith were present
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A. T. S. Club
Stratford
Seaview Avenues
W. A. Saul
F. A. Hall
R. Feyat
A. French
Brewster's Orchestra
Lss
Jane White
M. G. Feyat
F. B. Hall
C. S. Peck
Farther Lights Society
The
First Baptist Church
Maud Curtiss
Ida Lovegrove
Frances Carney
Ada Bennett
Miss Curtis
Mary Colby
Li Bradstreet
Arthur
Keith
Life Members Chosen At Club Meeting Refreshments Served
Matthew Curran, injured with a crushed hand in rubber machinery and suffering blood poisoning, remains at St Vincent's Hospital with a probable recovery ahead. Misses Frances Carney, Bertha Steeves, and Nellie Egbert directed refreshments after the life member selections.
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Frances Carney
Bertha Steeves
Nellie Egbert
Matthew Curran
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Lilley appoints Burpee and Williams to Superior Court
Hartford dispatch records Governor Lilley signing a bill for two extra judgeships and nominating Judge Lucien F. Burpee of Waterbury and State's Attorney William H. Williams of Derby to eight year terms. Also nominated are reappointments and deputy roles for Waterbury courts. Senate moved to table related Supreme and Superior court nominations.
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Hartford
Lilley
Lucien F. Burpee
Waterbury
William H. Williemg
Derby
Superior Court
George 5. Cowell
J. G Frederick M. Peasley
District
Supreme Court
Senate
Geological Work of E. B. Hall
The Allegheny County reporter of Wellsville New York details Edwin Bradford Hall whose fossil finds in the Wellsville area include over eighty distinct species of Dictyospongidae glass sponges. Hall, born in Bridgeport and linked to Governor William Bradford, moved to Wellsville at 27, joined local Masonic bodies, corresponded widely, and died September 11 in his 83rd year.
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Allegheny County
Wellsville
N. Y
F. W. Seecher
Edwin Bradford Hall
Erie
Noreast
Hall
Bridgeport
Wil Bradford
Massachusetts
Hearing On Library Bill In Hartford Judiciary Committee
A hearing before the judiciary committee in Hartford is set for tomorrow at 2 o clock on House Bill 611. The bill, introduced by Representative Bartlett, would extend terms for library board members and grant them power to elect their own successors.
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Judiciary Committee
Hartford
Bartlett
Library Board
Deaths and Funerals Quietly Mark Local Losses
Mrs Clarissa Morgan 80 dies at St Vincent s hospital after a cancer illness. Husband Cyrus Morgan shaken by news. Survived by a son and a daughter, the latter Mrs Homer G Foote. Elizabeth Anna daughter of the late John F and Elizabeth Csarlos dies at 1 year 9 months 9 days after pneumonia at 687 Connecticut avenue. She leaves mother, a sister and four brothers and belonged to the Young Ladies Society of the German Reformed Church where funeral will be held. Fire committee grants Patrick McGee permit to build a coal shed at East End of Washington avenue Bridge.
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Clarissa Morgan
Seaview Avenue
Cyrus Morgan
St. Vincent's Hospital
Homer G. Foote
Elizabeth Anna
Connecticut Avenue
Young Ladies’ Society
The
German Reformed Church
Council
Patrick McGee
Washington Avenue Bridge
From Head to Foot Ectema Restored by Cuticura
An elderly man describes six months of severe eczema with relentless itching and irritation. After 24 hours using Cuticura products he slept, and within one month was cured, with the testimonial citing age seventy seven and relief from torment through the remedies. Appeals to readers include a want ad at the bottom.
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Erie
Lowe
W. Harrison Smith
R.F.D
N. WB
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Main and
Bane Streets
Boulder Lamp
Bridgeport Public Market
State and Bank
Sts
Halligan
Broad St. S
Bridgeport Distributing CO
State Street
California
Geo. B. Clark & CO
Peck & Lines Co
Middle ST
Bridgeport, Conn
Crawford Laundry
Labor Bureau
O'Rourke
Tobaces
Poll’s
Main Street
Connecticut
Gloria
Russia
CRAFT
Committee ON Public Health
Gov. Lilley
Burpee
Williams
E. B. Hall
Ectema
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