Banks oppose reduced size in U S paper currency
New York May 27 bankers condemn a plan to shrink the United States paper money to about four fifths of its present size. They warn of added labor costs, need for two bill sizes for ten years, and counterfeiting risks, urging that current large notes are convenient and safe.
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New York
Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
MacVeazhin
A. Platt Andrew
Mint
Reading
United States
New England
Ohio
Wasson
Treas Department
House
Committee On Banking and Currency
Trolleymen Submit Plan to Connecticut Company
The New England conference board of tradesmen presented arbitration articles to the Connecticut company over wage adjustments. Modifications are possible and the exact changes were not learned. Arbitrators’ names should not be known for about ten days, and the plan proposes a wage rate of one cent per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Conference Board of Tradesmen
Connecticut Company
Riverside Lawn Lots Offer Attractive 60x120 Foot Parcels
60 beautiful 60x120 foot lots near Riverside Lawn Derby line offer one house per lot with minimum $1,500 build and 10 feet from street. City water available, payments 5 dollars down and one dollar weekly, no interest or taxes, sickness relief. Bridgeport Land and Title Co acts as trustees. sale Monday May 6 and Saturday June 9 afternoon bond.
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Para- Green
Stratford
Bridgeport Land and Title Co
Warner Bldg
Bridgeport
Warner Building
Comet Seen Again Over New Haven and Bridgeport
Last evening the comet appeared clearly from Yale Observatory between 7 30 and 11 o clock. It was as bright as a second magnitude star and about 90 million miles from the sun, with a short fan shaped tail. Reports of similar sightings came from Cambridge and Amherst.
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New Haven
Bridgeport
Yale Observatory
Leo
Cambridge
Amherst
Foley
F. B. Brill and
Curtis Pharmacy
Memorial Day sales and home plots advertise new goods
Caeser Misch Inc offers credit and a large spring summer stock including linen coats dresses and blue serge suits. Thing & Co promotes a three day shoe sale of 1963 pairs from Brockton and Lynn with discounts and double premium coupons. Riverside Lawn advertises restricted house lots near Stratford with sales on Decoration Day and Monday for buyers to inspect from Paradise Green or Shelton lines.
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Radford
B. Smith
Caeser Misch, Incorporated
Caeser Misch, Inc
Caesar Misch, Inc
Thing & Co
S. B. Thing & Co
Main St
Essyerweee
Paradise Green
Lin Justice
Riverside Lawn
Shelton
Mrs Newtown Whist for Sandy Hook Library Benefit
Mrs Frank Mitchell hosts a whist party at Mile Hill on Wednesday June 1 at 3:00 PM to raise funds for the Sandy Hook Library. Several guests from Danbury, Bridgeport, and New Haven are noted among local social visits and recent events in town.
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Frank Mitchell
Mile Hill
Sandy Hook
Patrick Elligott
John Elligott
Jenny Elligott
John Young
Danbury
Cornelius Haugh
Bridgeport
Frances
Anna Galvin
New Haven
George Hallock
Gray's Flain
Park City
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Endorses Low Price Claim
The notice asserts the high cost of living raises prices on many items while Foley's Honey and Tar maintains its high standard without price increases. It promotes the remedy as best for coughs colds and chest ailments with a yellow package as the genuine product and urges against substitutes.
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Foley
F. B. Brill and
Curtis Pharmacy
Fairfield News: Health concerns and seasonal arrivals at Greens Farms
Oliver Kh Jennings remains seriously ill after a grip relapse, with physicians from New Haven consulted. Marion Donaldson recovering from scarlet fever is expected home next Tuesday from Boston. The library will close Monday except evening hours. Mrs. Morris arrives from New York to take a Burr cottage for the season. The Thistle family opens Surfside cottage, and Mrs. Henry Glover brings a New York chauffeur. A. J. Benway decorates Wallace J A Bulkley's house. Samuel Barnum and family open Idle Hour at the beach. The Hahn family from Brooklyn arrives at Sunnyside cottage. F B Williams and family occupy the Ward villa for the season. Exodus of Hargrove School students occurs for the holidays. Thomas Griffin, recently ill with pneumonia, plans a summer visit to Vergennes, Vt. A portrait of John Bayle is featured on the front page of the new Southport cookbook.
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Oliver Kh. Jennings
Greens Farms
New Haven
Marion Donaldson
Boston
Morris
New York
Burr
Thistle
Surfside
Henry Glover
A. J. Benway
Wallace JA. Bulkley
Samuel Barnum
Danbury
Mr. Hahn
Brooklyn
Sunnyside
F. B. Williams
Ward Villa
Hargrove
Thomas Griffin
Vergennes
Stratford Haven Poultry Show Attracts Attention In Bridgeport
Bridgeport will host the Stratford Haven Poultry Show in November drawing local interest. Beers Bridge club event postponed unspecified. Center High School graduation set for June 17. Mrs. Edwin Hall visiting New Canaan. Paul Goodell reportedly working with contractor William Stage. Edward Fuller visiting D. C. Wood.
Herman Biebel Buys A Gasoline Boat
Herman Biebel, steamer driver of No 8 Engine Co, buys a new power boat named the Warren. The 1812 feet craft uses a two h p gasoline engine and will be placed in commission. Biebel invited friends to visit the spots where fish readily bite.
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Herman Biebel
No. 8 Engine Company
Herman
Two Youths Steer Car Over Wall and Escape
Edward Smith and George Daniels sped from New York to New Haven in a car bought the previous afternoon. They crashed into a stone wall on Byram Ridge between Port Chester and Greenwich, sending the vehicle into a stream twenty feet below. An agent accompanying them was thrown clear. Smith and Daniels were pinned for about half an hour before rescue and taken to the Ladies Hospital in Port Chester. Their injuries are not serious. The car trapped between rocks drew a crowd to lift the wreck. The incident occurred last night, near the area on the ridge.
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New York
New Haven
Edward Smith
George Daniels
Byram Ridge
Port Chester
Greenwich
Mr. Daniels
Mr. Smith
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Castoria
Russia
Lynn
Mass
Brockton
Gibson
Goodyear
Gunmet
Main Street
Metal
Vic Intent
Little Men’s Oxfords
Frederic Chambers
Waterbury
Zoar
George Stuart
Mae S. F. Schermérhorg
Charles Bears
Brookfield
Arthur Beard
R. H. Squires
Bridge- Port
Recentl
Henry Rupf
Hillside Club
Henry Pratt
Henry Beers
Fairfield
James E.* Hamilton
Simsbury
Ida Falken
John Kearns
Pootatuck Yacht Club
Roland Axtel
William White
Stratford Avenue
Packard
Charles
Columbia University
Williams College
Frank Blakeman
Easton
J. A. Sherwood
Congregational Chapel
Joseph Clabby
Germany
Congregational Church
Lina Baldwin
Mary
Bureau of Chemistry
Agricultural Department
Connecticut
Riverside
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