Tariff Revision Rule Sparks House Senate Debate
A concurrent resolution by Congressman Hill proposes a general rule for revenue bills, limiting amendments to duties or taxes on articles within the original House bill. It aims to curb broad tariff revisions by one schedule, though passage by both houses and constitutional questions remain uncertain amid party factions and allied political maneuvering.
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Congressman Hill
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Aritf
Somutor Aldrich
Canfiom
Se Senate
Mr. Hitt
Trolley Car Fenders Too High For Danbury Death Probe
Danbury coroner reports no criminal negligence in the death of a child but questions trolley car fender placement. He urges lowerable fenders for emergency use, noting current designs fail to protect pedestrians and may shield the company from liability. He recalls former practice of lowering fenders and warns verdicts of negligence could arise if fenders remain high.
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Danbury
Wilson
Harry Whitney Pursues Arctic Hunt in June Launch
New Haven May 26 Harry Whitney the noted sportsman and hunter outlines an Arctic expedition booked to sail from Sydney Cape Breton about June 20. He will lead with Paul Rainey aboard the Boothie a heavily armed 1600 ton sealer. Captain Robert A Bartlett will command and may attempt the South Pole on return. The voyage plans include Labrador salmon fishing a stop with Dr Grenfell and bringing back live Arctic game for scientific purposes.
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Harry Whitney
Arctic
Mr. Whitney
Paul J. Rainey
Pole
Cook
Whitney
Robert A.bartlett
Whitney-Rainey
South Pole
New York
Sydney
C. B
Messrs
Whitney and
Rainey
Boothie
Jobe & Co
New Foundland
Robert A. Bartlett
Peary
Bartlett
England
Mauretania
Iimngi
Gtr
Cape Breton
Boothic
Boston
Hoston
Labrador River
Dr. Grenfell
Labrador
Greenland
Esquimanx
Butter price threat looms in Chicago market
Chicago May 25 Butter may hit 50 cents a pound by June 1 as a clash between cold storage men and Chicago butter brokers escalates. Brokers have enlisted Elgin board aid and prices rose one cent that day with further increases feared. The article also notes a quirk about metals discovered by chemist explorers.
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Fletcher
Castoria
Chicago
Elgin Board
Fairfield County News Showed Nighttime Auto Stay
In Danbury residents found two Bethel youths asleep in a car parked outside a house after a late visit to local girls. The youths had no wish to go home and spent the rest of the night in the auto. Separate Ridgefield reports note Mrs. Samuel Street of Bethel killed herself with scissors at a relative’s home due to illness.
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Bethel
Danbury News
Ridgefield
Samuel Street
Fire in Canaan damages tailor shop in Litchfield County
Litchfield County News reports a fire in Henry Wellner’s tailor shop in Canaan discovered Monday at 2 am. An electric iron left on since Saturday caused a hole in the counter and a fire, extinguished with water and chemical extinguishers, causing about $200 in damages.
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Charles W. Lewis
Waterbury
John O'Connor
Torrington
Farnham-Lewis
Supreme Court
Farnham
Lewis
Charles Farnham
John Donahue
Bach
Antonio Kucernsky
Litchfield County Hospital
Winsted
John Martin
McDonald
North
Cana Xan
John Dusen
Telford
George Junior Republic
George Junior Republic Association
the Republic
Litchfield
Charles 3. DeForest
New Haven
Jim le Buel
Charles H. Colt
Special Porch Furniture Sale Ends Saturday
The Furniture Store offers porch and cottage furniture in a special sale through Saturday night. Featured are Rockers, undershirts, silk vests from 1.75 to 6.00, Union Suits, ribbed underwear in Milanese silk at 79 cents a pair, and silk-lisle half hose at 25 cents. Includes Italian silk garments and decorative trims, with emphasis on quality over trim.
Read Co. offers fittings from cents to six dollars fifty
The D. M. Read Co lists prices across a wide range and large quantities of each item. Poles brackets pulleys and ropes for halyards are available if needed.
Secre tary Crutch Reports on Litchfield Republic Growth
Miss F L Crutch of Litchfield and Ralph D Cutler of Hartford presented reports showing the past year’s work creditably carried on. There are now twenty boys of the republic, and two new buildings donated by William Colgate of Litchfield, nearly completed and set to double accommodations.
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F. L. Crutch
Litchfield
Ralph D. Cutler
Hartford
The
Republic
William Colgate
Trolleymen Not Ready to Report Arbitration Plan
New England conference board of trolleymen has the arbitration articles between trolley unions and the Connecticut company but is not ready to submit them to the road for consideration. No arbitrators named yet. It will take time to draw the articles and the road will respond promptly when advised. No meeting occurred yesterday.
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New England
Local notices recap from Norwalk area social calendar
Mrs. 3. A. Sturges returns from Brooklyn. Mrs. J. A. Godfrey visits New York. Rev. A. F. Chamberlain to exchange pul pits with Rev. Arthur G. Boynton next Sunday. Miss Meta Willing nurses Mrs. Joel Godfrey. Howayton Literary Club hosted by Miss Helen Sturges. G. F. Brown drives party to New Canaan for Grange event. Miss Rose Snowden visits Mrs. C. T. Gregory. Wedding of Miss Charlotte Everett to Henry Monroe set for June 1 in Norwalk. Riverside Choral Club concert May 30 at St. Matthew’s Wilton aid. Community cooking notes give French dressing recipe with salt pepper oil vinegar and lemon.
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A. Sturges
Brooklyn
J. A. Godfrey
New York
A. F. Chamberlain
Arthur G. Boynton
Westport M. E
Meta Willing
Joel Godfrey
Howayton
Charlotte Everett
Henry Monroe
Maury Everett
Norwalk
Riverside Choral Club
New York City
St. Matthew’s Church
Wilton
Earl A. Wayne
Wholesale price list for butter eggs fruits and more
A dense price catalog lists wholesale rates for butter at 281¢ per unit, eggs at 24–26¢, apples 4.39 per barrel, and various fruits, hay, straw, poultry, vegetables, and maple products. It details quantities, quality terms, and dozen or per unit pricing, including Jersey strawberries, Bermuda potatoes, and maple items.
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Baldwin
Creening
Ben Davis
Jersey
Bermuda
Florida
Maine
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