Randall to Open New Drug Store in Freeman Building
Fairfield May 16 The County Commissioners granted Raymond E Randall a druggist license to sell intoxicating liquors in a new drug store to be opened in the Freeman building within two weeks. Interior fixtures progress promising a modern store. Randall formerly ran a drug business in Danbury. A soda fountain will be installed this week.
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Raymond E. Randall
Freeman Building
Fairfield
Southport
Freeman
Randall
Danbury
Hope Chapel
Street Oiling Progress In East End City
Street oiling in the East End is advancing with carts on Barnum Avenue and Stratford and Connecticut avenues. About 160000 gallons will be used as the work finishes across the city in three zones under Director Jacob A Courtade. The Standard Oil company has multiple carts and crews and expects completion within two weeks.
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Barnum
Stratford
Connecticut
Jacob A. Courtade
James Welch Retired After Forty Years With New Haven Railroad
James Welch has been pensioned by President Mellett as reward for forty years of faithful service to the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. He began in 1878 on a division then known as the Providence Warren and Bristol, a much quieter line with eight daytime trains and no night or Sunday service. Welch is praised as a competent, reliable rail man whose long career on the road is held in high regard by colleagues and the company.
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James Welch
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Mellem
Welch
Providence, Wearren,& Bristol
New Haven
Warren, R. L
Remedy Fails to Cure Harsh Stomach Ailment Claims
Fragmentary text describes a patient with stomach and liver issues seeking a “Wonderful Remedy” to cure pains. The garbled lines mention the heart stomach and gall stores in a vague medical fantasy, without clear outcome or verifiable details.
Newtown Notes Mix of Sickness News and Local Happenings
May 16 report highlights Mrs. Michael Keating improving after spring illness while friends share concerns. Visitors attend a relative's funeral in New York. Newtown residents welcome summer visitors, car owners, and travelers. Local sales include Henry McKeon selling a farm to Amos Camp, and the town sees road inspections, social events, hospital updates, and condolences for Mrs. Mary Clark Egan.
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Michael Keating
Huntingtown
Hobart Warner
Julia Hawley
Berkshire
New York
W. L. Allen
North Main Street
A. F. Clarke
Henry McKeon
South Center
Amos T. Camp
McKean
Youngs Cottage
South Main Street
Martin Liliie
Botsford
Henry G Curtis
Stevens-Duryea
A. C. Innis
Ridgefield
Bennett
First Selectman
WC. Johnson
G Glover
G. C. Glover
Franklin
Newtown
Knights of Colum
Hotel Green
Danbury
Margaret Crowe
Boreford
M. Brennan
Hawleyville
Katherine Keating
Richard Bean
Palestine
D. Keane
the Glen
Waterbury Hospital
Mis
Thomas Keane
Thomas Keane, Jr
Mary Clark
Andrew Egan
St. Rose's Parish
C. Gale
St. Rose's Church
D. G. Corbett
Sandy Hook
M. A. Corbett
Corbett and Crowe
John Scanion
Michael Lillis
Charles B. Glover
Boulevard
Viola Geckle
Bridgeport
Forest fire endangers home during visit
Mrs George Robinson of Berkshire Road endured a strenuous week as a forest fire raged around her residence during the first day of her visit, threatening her dwelling and forcing caution in the area.
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George Robinson
Berkshire Road
Local Social Notes Highlight Easton Visitors and Summer Guests
Easton society pages note Miss Luba Roberts of New York visiting Bix Ustaam Disbrow and Ambrose Marsh. Philadelphia broker W W Tarbell visits sister Miss Ids Tarbell at Twin Oaks. Mrs Tarbell to spend summer here. Fred Billiman and Maud and Mary Silliman in Hartford. Merritt Ward of Mineola visits Aunt Nettie Ward. Willard Gillette ill at home. Mrs Mary E Hall guests in New Jersey. Invitations sent for Greenfield Country Club masquerade dance. Mrs Ernest Ferry visited Dodgingtown. J Arthur Sherwood in Park City. Farmer Want Ads. One Cent 2 Word.
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Luba Roberts
New York
Siete Bix
Ustaam
Ambrose Marsh
W. W. Tarbell
Philadelphia
Ids Tarbell
Twin Oaks
Fred Billiman
Maud Silliman
Mary Silliman
Hartford
Ernest Ferry
J. Arthur Sherwood
Park City
Stabbing at Livery Foreman Case Seeks Suspect
Pasquale Rescigno an Imployee, whose work was criticized, allegedly faced anger over the remarks. Reccieno is accused of drawing a stilett o and stabbing Marco four times in the abdomen before vanishing. Police suspect he fled toward Pleasantville, N Y where he has friends. A separate notice mentions Foley Kidney Pills used by J A Farmer claiming permanent cure after a kidney and bladder illness.
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Pasquale Rescigno
Implaye
Reccieno
Marco
Pleasantville
Auburn
New York
Foley
J. A. Farmer
F. B. Brill
Stratford Avenue
Sixth Street
Two Men Burned by High Voltage at Greenwich Yard
Luke Finn, local manager for Standard Oil, and John Hanson, a flat car driver, were badly burned and shocked yesterday at work on an oil tank in the Greenwich freight yards of the New Haven road. Finn touched the tank as the steel tape touched an overhead high powered wire, causing a severe electrical incident.
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Greenwich
Luke Finn
John Hanson
New Haven Road
Finn
Standard Oil Company
Hanson
Railroom Incident Leaves Several Injured In Electrical Mishap
In a railroad area accident Hachman received a shock of 11,000 volts. Finn, Iags, and Ari were paralyzed with recovery considered doubtful. Hanson sustained burns, while another individual is reported not seriously injured. Authorities investigate cause and safety measures.
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Railroom
Hachman
Finn
Ari
Hanson
Ton
Man Suspect in Threat Case Held by Judge Clark
Hartford May 18 John Moles 29 of Middletown and Ansonia was held by Judge Clark of the police court after a handwriting expert testified that the writing on a threatening letter matched that of Moles. Detectives linked the case to the threat against a wealthy manufacturer. Moles declined to comment on the charges.
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Hartford
John Moles
Clark
Police Court
Moline
Molle
Middletown
Ansonia
Woman's War Drives Public Safety Reform
A June movement in Washington City presses for action on public safety as doctors and health boards grapple with pest control and street cleanliness. The effort seeks to compel carriers and delivery outfits to improve home sanitation and reduce street filth, backed by political allies urging faster reforms.
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Boards of Health
Albany Prison Reform Report Sparks Statewide Interest
May reports from Sing Sing prison describe brutal punishments and filthy, damp cells. Special investigator George Ishments alleges officials impeded prison reforms while Governor Sulzer and Warden Kennedy deny charges. The inquiry shapes reform debates across several states with ongoing scrutiny of prison conditions.
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Albany
Sing Sing
State House
George Ishments
W. Blake
Gov-1
John & Kennedy
Aim F
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