Health board on vaccination debate in Connecticut
February bulletin records Dr. Townsend backing compulsory vaccination and warning against anti vaccination bills. The note cites U S history in Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands showing vaccination reducing smallpox deaths and no major adverse effects. It mentions bovine virus safety, lab licensing, and Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough remedy.
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State Board of Health
Joseph H. Townsend
Board of Health
Board of Education
Connecticut
United States
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Ais
Philippine
United States Army
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Washington
F. B. Brill
Newtown Street Gains Busy Look Amid Improvements
Newtown street shows a busier appearance as H Tiemann residence improvements proceed and a new Sav bank begins construction. George Northrop oversees cement work for a 30 by 52 foot building in Indiana limestone with J A MacVence of Pittsfield drafting plans and H Shaw of Great Barrington as contractor. Elizabeth Murphy suffers grip, while Genevieve Brown and May Sullivan visit and relatives gather at Tree Hill. Local residents Misses Anna Carmuerite Cavanaugh Dorette Gordon Charles Cavanaugh Henry Carlson and Misses Farrell attend gatherings with Mrs C Delury and Charles Bradley visiting from Danbury.
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Newtown Street
H. Tiemann
Herman H. Peck
James B
George Northrop
J. A. MacVence
Pittsfield
J Mass
H. Shaw
Great Barrington
Mass
E. J. Hall
Elizabeth Murphy
Michael Murphy
Genevieve Brown
Bridgeport
Patrick Lyons
Tree Hill
May Sullivan
Eliza Clark
Oscar Kai Carlson
Anna
Carmuerite Cavanaugh
Dorette Gordon
Charles Cavanaugh
Henry Carlson
Farrell
Ile
C. Delury
Charles Bradley
Danbury
Michael J. Bradley
Local lodge doings include new officers and initiations
In Seaside F of A sessions George T Ellsworth was chosen delegate and W H Hoolihan alternate. George I Smith received a Past Chief Ranger chart. Ellsworth to captain a reorganized baseball team with George L Smith as manager. Memorial Day committee named. Two new members initiated, Stratfield Circle and Court Norden expanded, Violet Camp social and initiation events noted. Whist party planned for March 29 to fund lodge initiations. Pinehble party at Bridgeport Jr O U A M reported with prize list.
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George T. Ellsworth
Court Seaside
F. of A
W. H. Hoolihan
George I. Smith
Geo. Ellsworth
George L Smith
Messrs
Geo. Smith
Geo
Stratfield Circle, C. of F. of A
Tiger's Hall
Court Norden
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
M. E
Violet Camp
R. N. of A
C. R Williams
Thomas Kelly
Star of Charity Lodge
S. of B
Local Social Notes Highlight Spans Of Family Visits
Rourke CANNON and Miss Iola Woodruff return to Spring Valley New York. Rev W L Douglas invited to stay another year at Zion Hill M E church. Several visits across Bridgeport Danbury New Haven and Philadelphia noted along with Yale alumni events. Continuous family movements mark a busy social week with illness travel and hospitality.
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Iola Woodruff
Chas. Sterling
Spring Valley
N. Y
W. L. Douglas
Zion Hill M. E
George F. Brown
J. H. van Evera
F. E. Clary
New Haven
F. W. Leadbetter
Georgianna
Santa Barbara
Calif
Helen H. Godfrey
Anna Willing
J.B. Sturges
C. T. Gregory
J. A. Godfrey
W. B. Hurlbutt
A. W. Wallace
Bridgeport
Samuel Osborne
Virginia
Philadelphia
Mary Olmstead
L. S. Godfrey
Joseph W. Hill
The
Hill Military Academy
Portland Oregon
New England
Hill
Westport
Yale
Taft
Maud Bethel
East Orange
N. J
Bridgeport in the Olden Days II Adverts and Lotteries
An 1814 post rider notice by Seth Hall in Fairfield shows exchange of own bills for coin as a cash tactic. The 1828 Republican Farmer comment surveys lottery ads, including Rhode Island Fourth Baptist Society tickets at five dollars and prizes up to ten thousand dollars. Lotteries funded benevolent causes, though Baptist organizers risk arrest if attempted today.
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Bridgeport Farmer
Seth Hall
Fairfield
Republican Farmer
Union Canal
Groton Monument
N. Y. Consolidated
Rhode Island Fourth Baptist Society
Providence
One of the Season's Favorites Silk Section Offer
A Silk Section notice promotes a rich satin fabric with rough heavy threads on the surface. It describes color shades including jasper burgundy grape mulberry sea green golden brown and black. Priced at 1.00 per yard with full 24 inch width.
Both Sides Claim Victory In Rules Fight Over Tariff
Washington special reports the tariff bill moved toward House action after a tense rules fight. Allies blocked old rules but Cannanites restored them with amendments, leaving both sides claiming gains and desertions cited as the turning point.
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Unitea Press
Washington
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
House
Wandered all day on mountain side Captain Hotchkiss found
Captain Earl H. Hotchkiss of the Connecticut National Guard was missing since yesterday morning during a period of temporary mental derangement caused by overwork. He wandered Wetmore Mountain and woke in a snow bank on Beech Hill near the Massachusetts line before returning home by himself. He is 35, married with two children and previously from New Haven.
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Beech Hill
Massachusetts
Hotchkiss
Signal Corps
Connecticut National Guard
Winsted
Southern New England Telephone Company
New Haven
Slandir case non-suited in Tigertown defamation suit
Justice Frank Wilder dismissed the case Mary Jasonke filed against Plagia Muchor for 100 dollars in damages over alleged slander. The residents of Tigertown describe the dispute as name calling.
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Frank Wilder
Mary Jasonke
Plagia Muchor
Tigertown
Mary
Plagia
Armed guard at Forbes place Fairfield aeronaut employs man to watch
A. Holland Forbes the Fairfield aeronaut has hired a large man to guard his premises after repeated theft attempts. Yesterday two men lured away a bulldog and fled toward Bridgeport. Forbes and his coachman pursued, the thieves dropped the dog and escaped. A warrant will be issued for their arrest.
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A. Holland Forbes
Fairfield Aeronaut
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Mr. Forbes
Deceptive Steamboat Souvenir Papers Impress New York Editor
A novelty set claimed to be authored by a Rufus Putnam relative fooled a leading New York newspaper editor. Purportedly written by Mr Bullock, the pieces were created as steamboat company souvenirs. Ingeniously crafted, the deception was unintentional.
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Bullock
Rufus Putnam
Marietta
New York
Miss McCaustland in Torrington Seeks Seclusion
Special from United Press reports Miss Mabel McCausland of New York, a principal witness against Mrs. Ben Teal, has moved to Torrington to escape publicity from the recent subornation of perjury conviction and related divorce case testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Torrington
Mabel McCausland
New York
Ben Teal
Teal
McCausland
Ingenious letters sought in New York Hudson River Fulton tribute
Rev. C. S Bullock of Stratford reports a New York newspaper requested the originals of two letters used by the Hudson River day line in its Fulton celebration last summer. The letters were the centerpiece of a commemorative display.
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C. S Bullock
Stratford
New York
Hudson River Day
Fulton
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A. E. Wedge
T. Rehill
L. Day
Carrie Rogers
J. Monahan
J. C. Travis
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C. J. Weldon
C. J. Travis
T. Lovell
Asx
Rourke
Cannon
D. M. Read Co
Radford B. Smith
Main St
St. Patrick
Dennison
casTonia
Horse Mart
Water Street
Hamilton Bros
Broad Street
Slandir
Forbes’ Place
M’causland
Dover, N. H
Bush Order
Ove
Luglish Woolen Mills CO
Bridgeport, Conn
John F. Fay
Fairfield Ave
Broad St
N. Buckingham & Co., Inc
State Street
Cape Cod
Buzzard’s Bay
Marthas Vineyard
Nantucket
Narragansett
Newport
Watch Hill
Shore Line
A. B. Smith
Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Chicago
Massey
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