Hilzinger’s 2nd Bread Prize at City Fair
Louis Hilzinger of Hum Avenue won second prize for bread at a city fair held May 20 21 judged on flavor appearance and size. Over 600 loaves competed with a sizable cash award for the winner. A separate report describes a drunken assault at a Shelton saloon wounding William Palfreyman with a knife, narrowly missing the jugular vein.
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Louis Hilzinger
Hum
Avenue
Ipat
Fm Comppetite
Boston
H. A.johnson
Martin Cody
Wiliam Palfreyman
Shelton
Palfreyman
Lydia E. Pinkham's Remedy Named for Various Ailments
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for abdominal disorders including displacements ulcers fibroid tumors and backache. The copy claims it benefits women suffering from a range of gynecological complaints and related pains.
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W. S. Forp
Lydia E. Pinkle
Inherited Intellect Debate at Connecticut Medical Meeting
About 100 physicians gathered for the Connecticut State Medical Society annual session in Hartford. Dr William H Carmalt argued that intellectual capacity is inherited and urged state regulation for sterilization of the unfit. Officials elected include President Samuel D Gilbert and Secretary Walter R Steiner among others.
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Hartford
Connecticut State Medical Society
William H. Carmalt
New Haven
Carmalt
Samuel D. Gilbert
Decodore R. Parker
Norwich
F. M. Wilson
Bridgeport
Elias Pratt
Torrington
C. C. Gildersleeve
East Hartford
C. E. Stanley
Middletown
E. P. Flint
Rockville
Bequest of $200000 for charitable institution
William B. Rice of Quincy leaves $200000 to fund a charitable institution in his name with executors choosing its exact form. Hudson gains $20000 for a manual training school hospital or district nurse home, and Quincy City Hospital receives $20000. The total public bequests reach $240000.
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Dedham
Mass
William B. Rice
Quincy
Hudson
Quinty City Hospital
Rice
Hitch in New Jersey Auto Law
protests arise over amended automobile law limiting arrest for speed violations to New Jersey residents. The law requires a complaint against a non resident to be accompanied by a bond, creating tension and questions about enforcement and residency.
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Hitch
New Jersey
Trenton
Constables Avoid Cost in Speed Law Enforcement
The piece claims constables will not fund patrols, so motorists from New York or Philadelphia face no arrest risk for speed violations. Since the law's start only Jersey residents have been arrested, though 100 complaints about out of state drivers exist. The State Commissioner allegedly refused to serve these complaints without a $2 fee per case, an outcome upheld by the Attorney General.
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New York
Philadelphia
Attorney General
Excommunicated Italian Bishop Arrives in New York
Right Rev Paolo Miraglia Gulloti, described as Bishop of Piacenza, lands on the Majestic in New York after excommunication from the Catholic Church about thirteen years ago for radical preaching. He plans to visit Catholic prelates, says a broad religious shift in Italy supports his views, and his followers number in Italy. He disputes papal infallibility and criticizes confessional practices.
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New York
Paolo Miraglia-Gulloti
Majestici
Piacenza
Italy
Bill to Abolish Capital Punishment Advances
Springfield May 28 capital punishment to be banned as a life imprisonment substitute bill passes House 81 to 4 and Senate with Governor Deneen not vetoing. Remarks recall Chicago Peak case and a boy who confessed in a testimony that led to the death penalty. Foley’s Laxative ad follows.
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Springfield
House
Senate
Gav. Deneen
Chico
Billik
Governor Haskell Indicted Second Time in Muskogee Case
May 28. Indictments charging fraud in the Muskogee town lot cases were returned by the United States Grand Jury last night against Gov. Charles N. Haskell, F. B. Severs, W. T. Hutchins, C. W. Turner, A-4.
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Eaton
Muskogee
Haskell
Tulsa
Tulla
Ohio
United States Grand Jury
Charles N. Haskell
F. B. Severs
W. T. Hutchins
C. W. Turner
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