Connecticut Poll Tax Still Faces Opposition in Hartford
Bridgeport Mayor Louis R Cheney Republican of Hartford appointed two personal tax collectors signaling move away from regular poll tax collection. The piece argues repeal is best while noting personal collectors reduce efficiency and burden and that people oppose poll tax despite legislative attempts.
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Louis R. Cheney
Hartford
General Assembly
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Democrats Push Road Improvement Plan In Congress
The piece argues the Sixty Second Congress has started the Good Roads movement, urging to redirect funds from navy yards and grand public buildings to highway upgrades. It criticizes commissions like the Canadian Boundary Commission and calls for abolishing them to fund road work.
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House of Representatives
Congress
House
Senate
Dorsey W. Shackleford
Missouri
Sundance
Wyoming
Canadian Boundary Commission
Tawney
Minnesota
Prohibition Party Platform Embraces Reform in Connecticut
The Connecticut Prohibition Party issue outlines denunciation of traffic and a program of reform. It calls for worker protection, anti lobby measures, stronger public utilities, direct primaries, recall and initiative rights, and improvements in governance.
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Connecticut
May Sale at D M Read Company for Porch Furniture
The D M Read Company announces an annual May Sale of porch furniture running from Saturday through May 30, featuring back rockers, arm rockers, and various lawn dresses and linens. Prices include $2.25 to $5.50 for furniture items and $1.25 to $6.00 for fabrics and dresses, with emphasized summer styles and ready-to-wear gowns.
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Lawn
Madras
Seeen Ee
Queen Victoria Day Fades as Empire Edges Toward June Holiday
The piece notes May 24, 1819 birth of Queen Victoria and how Victoria Day’s status may fade if June 3 becomes a statutory holiday for King George. It cites Canada’s observance, the parliamentary likelihood of a June holiday, and the enduring memory of Victoria Day through nearly three-quarters of a century. It also includes a humorous Scribners anecdote and a Chicago Tribune retelling from a Bar Association dinner.
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Victoria
Queen Victoria
William IV
Edward
George
Canada
Dominion
William H. McSurely
Superior Court
Bar Association
Gary
Chicago Tribune
Weather and political mood mix in May observations
The piece juxtaposes a convention critique of Taft and Roosevelt with poetic weather verse. It cites a Prohibition context, notes strong party sentiment, and closes with Margaret Wentworth Leighton’s verse about flags and forecasts from Joe Chappelle's News Letter.
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Taft
Roosevelt
White House
Republican Party
Prohibition Party
Margaret Wentworth Leighton
Joe Chappelle
Harvest to Manitoba: Oklahoma youth join summer trek
An army of workers from Oklahoma to the northern plains heads toward Manitoba and points west for the harvest. College students and city youths will toil alongside seasoned farm hands from June through August, gaining strength, appetite, and thrift as they cross the finish line bronzed and healthier in Western Canada. Bread is not the only product of the wheat fields. it also makes men.
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Oklaoma
Texas
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada
Memorial concert honors Titanic bandsmen crowd fills Albert Hall
In London a memorial service for Titanic bandsmen drew about 10 000 attendees at the Albert Hall this afternoon. A 500 strong selected orchestra led the program as the audience rose and sang Nearer My God to Thee in a solemn rendition.
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Albert Hall
London
Sir H Meas
Royall
Radford B Smith Great Sale Offers Varied Bargains
Radford B Smith advertises a Saturday sale with special prices on raincoats silk scarfs lace and lace trim garments shirts and men's and boys wear. The notices include Daisy Ball Bats pennants and various textiles with prices and time window from 8 to 10 A M.
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Bridgeport
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Bridgeport Farmer
D. M. Read Company
Hed
Uus Shades
Hong Kong
SEA Grass Furniture
China Sea
Willow Furniture
Bar Harbor
Vauren
Willie
Jack Frost
Boreas
W.& D.surprise
Hub
D. Park
D. Longwood
D. Champion
D. Campbell
Wright & Diteon
National Lawn Tennis Association
Association
Alling Rubber Co
Main ST
Main St. Department Store
Fairfield Ave
New York
John F. Fay
the People’s Dairy
State Street
Churetel
GEO
A. Robertson
D. D. Smith
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