Connecticut House Debates on School Fund and Local Bills
A Connecticut House session details bills by Mr Tracy and Mrs Tracey. Proposals to repeal duties, call a probate judge from adjoining districts, and redistribute the school fund by district were discussed. Opponents warned of discord from broad power. A West Hartford incorporation bid failed 34 to 78.
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Connecticut
Tracy
Tracey
Messrs
D. Burroughs
Huntington
Forth
Robinson
S. Griswold
Young
T. & Williams
West Hartford Society
Messrs B. Burroughs
J. Robinson
E. Coe
Jeears
Swann
Staples
Sterfing
Fifty Years Ago Major Boudren's Boys Fort Bayard Post
Fifty years ago a new military post near Fort Bayard New Mexico was established to protect settlers from Apache roving bands and to aid mineral and agricultural development. Major Boudren trained troops including Capt Charles Emerson, the post grew into a disciplined patrol system later copied by many forces. The piece also notes political maneuvers over team transfers and personal notes about local residents.
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Boudren
Feenth
Pinos Altos
Santa Rica
New Mexico
United States
Thira
Little Son
Teres
Connecticut
Charles G. Emerson
Der‘By
Conn
Birmingham
George A. Custer
West Point
Tee
Southwest
Capt Emerson
Major Boudren
Capterson
Fort Bayard
Charles Mows
Fort Frayne
Grant
Arlington Cemetery
Rangers
Anna
Northwest Mounted Police
Canada
Emerson
Fairfield County Golf Club Triumphs Over Country Club
Greenwich and Bridgeport players competed in a golf match with Greenwich prevailing 29 to 15. Young Patterson defeated George Patterson 12 up, marking the top individual performance as Phelps set a club record. Other scores listed include Sayer 0, H Curtis 2, Dr. Martin 11, M. Martin 3, Cox 5, J. Curtis 5 for Greenwich. Patterson 12, Pearsall unknown, Sanford 9, Bishop 0, Cogswell 0, Wheeler 0, Knapp unknown for Bridgeport. Baseball note reports plan to move an Eastern League road team to New Haven next season led by prominent businessmen.
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Fairfield County Olf
Country Club
Greenwich
Bridgeport
Young Patterson
George Patterson
Phelps
Sayer
H Curtis
New Haven
City Purchases Plot In East Bridgeport
City deeds recorded transferring property at Alice and Beers streets from Bridgeport Land & Title Co and Earl Naramore to the City of Bridgeport. Part to be a public playground. another part may host a school addition to Shelton school. Land price listed as $5,500.
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Alice and
Beers Streets
Bridgeport Land & Title Co
Earl Naramore
City of
Bridgeport
Shelton School
No Present Equals Jewelry
An advertisement extols practical, lasting gifts emphasizing jewelry and accessories. It touts a wide stock including diamonds watches cut glass clocks silverware and grooming sets with prices highlighted as attractive and varied for many occasions.
Bridgeport Housing Co ready to begin work on new plans
The Bridgeport Housing Company announces ample capital and land holdings to house about 1000 families. Key tracts include Honeyspot land near Fairfield, 100000 square feet at Connecticut and Carroll, and a Rennell Atlantic corner lot. A major Remington city east end purchase is under consideration with Marcellus Dodge. Building could start soon with contractor bids sought.
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Bridgeport
Remington City Land Holdings
Honeyspot
Gallows’ Road
Fairfield
Handy & Harman
H. H. DeLoss
Ser
Connecticut and
Caroll Avenues
Walter B. Lashar
Rennell and
Atlantic Streets
South End
Marcellus Dodge
East End
Remington City
Remington Arms & Ammunition Co
Charles G. Sanford
First Bridgeport National Bank
Mr. Sanford
Housing Company
George Gove
Chamber of Commerce
F. C. Blanchard
Good Housing Association
Providence
Bilson's Fear Drives Worries Over Work Burden
In a Exchanges excerpt Uncle Eben notes Bilson’s anxiety about overwork, saying his worrying fuels a demand for more time off. The Boston Transcript attributes a claim that Bilson was thrown down as a factor in his rising concerns about productivity.
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Bilson
Boston Transcript
Eben
West sees big support for President says McAdoo
Secretary McAdoo reports strong Western sentiment for the President after visits to Kansas Nebraska Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio and Kentucky. He says the West values peace prosperity and steady leadership and rejects Republican knockers while warning against Hughes linked Old Guard influence.
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New York
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo Calle
McCormick
Democratic National Committee
West
Kansas
Nebraska
Ill
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Middle West
Hughes
Old Guard
Motorist Fined In Common Pleas Court For Speeding
Thomas Aiken was fined 10 dollars and 23.11 in costs by Judge Walsh in the common pleas court for driving intoxicated on Fairfield avenue at a reckless pace. He appealed after a July 20 arrest and paid the fine today. The same court fined Thomas Perosky 75 dollars for assault. In city court the accused received 1 dollar and costs and 60 days jail. Diota Jones of Stamford had theft from the person nolled.
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Fairfield Avenue
Thomas Aiken
Walsh
Criminal Court of Common Pleas
Aiken
Thomas Perosky
Diota- Jones
Stamford
Wilson Popular Candidate as Campaign Funds Show Strong Day
At Democratic National Headquarters Henry Morgenthau disclosed a campaign fund list. Five thousand five hundred contributors sent 35309 dollars from every state, mainly 5 to 10 dollar gifts. The largest donation was 1000 dollars and the smallest one dollar.
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New York
Wilson
Henry Morgenthau
Finance Committee
Wisconsin Sees Wilson Gaining Strength in State
Madison dispatch reports Wisconsin leans to Wilson per Wisconsin State Journal analysis. Hughes loses ground as Time and events shape opinion. Milwaukee speech disappoints. Germans in state resist Hughes. industrial centers and railroad vote trend toward Wilson.
Record Poll of Votes Expected for Wilson in New York
New York Oct 11 Democrat leaders forecast President Wilson will win more votes in New York State than any Democratic nominee. Albany County Democratic leader Patrick E McCabe says sentiment for Wilson exceeds past records as he notes wartime prosperity and avoidance of war. Jefferson County Chairman George Van Namee cites Republican farmers planning to support Wilson, claiming the tide is overwhelmingly in his favor.
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New York
Wilson
New York State
Patrick E. McCabe
Albany County
George van Namee
Democratic State Committee
Jefferson County
Hit by Auto She Sues For Damages
Catherine Mullen of Greenwich sues Elizabeth F. Emery and Gordon Nichols alleging they struck her with an automobile while crossing the street. She claims a fractured thigh and permanent injuries, seeking $1,000 in damages. Just arrived Dutch and French bulbs John Reck & Son.
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Catherine Mullen
Greenwich
Common Pleas Court
Elizabeth F. Emery
Gordon Nichols
John Reck & Son
Power Propelled Vehicles and Early Steam Cars
A compressed survey traces power propelled vehicles from 1770 French engineer Cugnot’s steam auto to 1834 Walter Hancock’s passenger carriage, noting early steam power milestones and a London Chronicle portrait of Lord John Russell. It references telemetering in artillery and anecdotal jests from period papers.
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Joseph Cugnot
France
Richard Trevitluck
England
Julius Griffiths
Summers & Ogle
Walter Hancock
New York Times
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Peeite Reliable Jeweler
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McAdoo
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New York Herald
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Roosevelt
Hayes Fish Co
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E. Main ST
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Superior Fabrics
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London Chronicle
Pearson'’s Weekly
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