Aldermanic Candidates to Be Nominated by Republicans
Republicans of Bridgeport plan to nominate aldermanic candidates tonight with no contests. Incumbents up for renomination include MacFayden, A Third district. Olson, Fifth. Primrose, Ninth. Winterburn, Eleventh. Caldwell, Twelfth. Additional nominees are Stone, Second. Lawrence, Fourth. Daniels, Ninth. Thornton, Eighth. Voting runs 6 to 9 PM, mostly at Republican club rooms.
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Bridgeport
Malcolm MacFayden Law
Henry A
Mauris Olson
William E. Primrose
Hiram §. Winterburn
John ¥. Caldwell
James Stone
John Lawrence
Fred W. Daniels
John Thornton
FONTS OF INTEREST And Hoosier Cabinets Featured At Dillon Co
An advertisement showcases velvet jeavered hats velour hats and silk plush hats at E H Dillon Co 1105 Main Street. It promotes Hoosier cabinets as a convenient kitchen solution with low prices and strong sales, urging readers to visit and see a genuine Hoosier demonstrated.
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E. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Nothnagle
Wrong number mix leads to deadly miscommunication
A chaotic city telephone network causes a wrong connection to a bereaved mother. She hears a voice she thinks is her daughter-in-law and asks about Walter, then learns that the response confirms a death, shocking the caller and highlighting the danger of misrouted calls.
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Kiya
Iwiko
Walter
Wrong Call Report Triggers Death Hoax in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn family received a phone report that Walter had died two hours earlier. His mother and sister heard the claim in shock, but brother William debunked it, finding no Walter death in local notices. Only one Walter death matched the time in Brooklyn papers.
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Walter
William
Brooklyn
New York Faces Winter Coal Shortage Shock
New York City braces for a coal shortfall as bins empty and shipments lag. Dealers blame mine labor scarcity and rail car shortages from wartime freight shifts, warning stove coal could rise to about nine dollars by Christmas. W Frank Parsons notes real wages lag behind 1912. Thousands witness the Mantua steamship launch aiming to serve Atlantic ports and the West Coast.
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New York
Frank Parsons
Charity Organization Society
Roosevelt and War Contends With Hughes Policy Fear
An editorial in the Sioux City Daily Tribune argues Roosevelt would push harsh war measures, contrasting Hughes endorsements and warning of a potential domestic industrial war if Hughes wins. It cites Battle Creek speech, Lusitania remarks, and Seward themes to question Hughes’ influence on policy after March.
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Roosevelt
Sioux City
Iowa
Daily Tribune
Germany
Battle Creek
Michigan
Hughes
Portland
Maine
Wilson
Mexico
Henry Ford
Sioux City Tribune
the Tibure
Associated Press
Sakai Creek
Oyce
Lusitania
Lincoln
Seward
Tribune
Mason
Union
Beward
Ft. U
Views on Golf from a Frenchman in England
A French visitor offers humorous reflections on golf etiquette and style in England. He describes players, equipment, and language with satire, noting frustration and calls to strike with vivid comic detail. The fragment ends with a tie to labor unrest in New York and a looming strike by tailors.
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France
England
Ingleesh Rosbif
Zenith
Rigid inspection cuts hot boxes on New Haven line
The New Haven Railroad reports a sharp drop in hot boxes on passenger cars. For the week ending Sept 9 only 18 hot boxes were noted nationwide, down from 40 a year earlier, with a reduction averaging over 50 percent weekly.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
Journal
New Haver Road
New Haven Road
Independent sends $1000 check to campaign fund
Alden Free man of East Orange New Jersey an independent sent a $1000 check to the Democratic National Campaign fund praising Woodrow Wilson. He cites Lincoln and says Wilson favors humanity over property and labor over capital.
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New York
Alden Freeman
East Orange
N. J
Democratic National Campaign Fund
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Lin
Lincoln
Just Arrived Dutch and French Bubs
A brief notice announces the arrival of Dutch and French buds associated with John Breck and 5ON, highlighting new stock for local buyers.
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John Breck
Roosevelt itinerary shown as Republicans seek to limit Midwest access
The Republican National Committee released Roosevelt speaking dates for the rest of the campaign. Reports claim state campaign managers in the Middle West urged banning him from key areas to avoid GOP losses. Roosevelt will speak in seven cities including Wilkesbarre Louisville Phoenix Albuquerque Denver Chicago and Brooklyn.
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Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Middle West
Ohio
National
Hynicka
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Wilkesbarre
Louisville
Phoenix
Ariz
Albuquerque
N. M
Denver
Colo
Chicago
Brooklyn
Indiana
Missouri
Northwest
Far West
Illinois
New York
Hughes
Packing firms grant wage hikes and hour cuts
Chicago reports a wage boost of 2 1 2 cents an hour for workers in the operating departments nationwide. Simultaneously 20,000 Wholesale Clothiers Association employees will see reduced hours without pay loss. The moves affect about 60,000 packing center workers and 20,000 clothing trades employees.
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Chicago
Wholesale Clothiers’ Association
United States
Paisa & Co
Armour & Co
Swift & Libby
McNeil & Co
Dd Morris Zo Co. L
Col Graves to Resign from Massachusetts Infantry
Col F A Graves of the Highth Massachusetts Infantry will resign from his post. The move ends his command amid ongoing affairs within the unit and signals a leadership transition.
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F. A. Graves
Highth Massachusetts Infantry
Leonardi's Cough Syrup Advertises Children's Relief
An old advertisement touts Leonardi's Cough Syrup as a safe remedy for children's coughs and colds. It claims relief for delicate throats, coughs, grippe, croup, whooping cough, and bronchitis and lists Hindle's Drug Stores in a two-location address.
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Leonardi
Hindle
Main St
Recupertales Touted as All-Purpose Tonic by Doctors
Advertisements claim Recupertales based on Dr Albert Robin formula, used in Paris and other capitals. They allege quick relief from nervous exhaustion mood depression and low vitality, with glycerophosphates providing the necessary element for recovery and blood tonic effects.
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Albert Robin
Paris
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Strilk Poms
Mantua
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Independent
G.O.P
W. K. Mollan
Curts Chemical Co
West 28Rd St
Buckin Peace
Richmond
Ranges
Football Goods
Jaycox Rubber Co
Lessee
Post Office News Store
John F. Fay
Highland Spring Water. CO
Warren Street
Wheeler & Howes Co
Congress ST
Barnum
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ICE
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Sprague Ice & Coal CO
East End E
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