Bids sought for old Lakeview wrecking ad controversy
Board of contract and supply probes who placed a notice in an engineering magazine calling for demolition of the Lakeview house. A new ad for bids to raze the building was publicized with details on demolition duties and brick and mortar disposal, though no bids have arrived yet.
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Board of Contract and Supply
Lakeview
Samuel M. Baldwin
Spencer R. Gordon
Charities Department
New Haven Wrecking Co
Baldwin
J. B. Hand
Bridgeport
Behrens
The
Charities Board Today
Voters Hear Slate for State and Local Offices
A 1916 election notice lists candidates for president and vice president, U S senator Homer S. Cummings, Fourth District representative Jeremiah Donovan, state offices including governor Morris Beardsley and comptroller Alton Tiner, and other roles with names Archibald McNeil Sr Chertey E Gross Richard Jodoin and electors Morris Seymour. The document outlines the slate for presidential electors, probate judge Henry Lyons, 23rd district senator Owen Burns Daniel Harrigan, and representatives Edward McGovern Joshua Meltzer.
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Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
United States
Homer S. Cummings
Jeremiah Donovan Fine
Henry P. Lyons
Owen Burns
Daniel P. Harrigan
Edward F. McGovern
Joshua Meltzer
Coercion Charges Spur Debate Over Hughes League
The Hughes Business Men's League is criticized for pressuring workers to endorse Mr. Hughes. Employers and foremen circulated petitions, creating fear of job loss and reputational harm among employees. Critics urge self restraint and warn such coercion harms labor relations and electoral fairness.
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Ey Tcleport
Hughes Business Men’s League
Hughes
League
Mr. Hughes
Wilson
Roosevelts and Hughes Clash in War Talk Across States
The piece recounts speeches by Theodore Roosevelt in Louisville and Charles Evans Hughes in Grand Rapids, urging U S entry into global conflict. It contrasts Roosevelt’s aggressive, bloodthirsty rhetoric with Hughes’s cautious emphasis on maintaining American rights while avoiding direct war commitments.
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Heodore Roosevelt
Louisville
Charles Evans Hughes
Grand Rapids
Michigan
United States
Roosevelt
Lewiston
Pontius Pilate
Germany
Lusitania
Charles Norton Eliot
China
Eliot
Mexico
Hughes
Republican Party
Mr. Hughes
France
Gulf Storm Kills Two and Causes Vast Damage
A Gulf storm swept into Mobile and Pensacola causing two deaths and extensive damage to railroad sheds, terminals, and utilities. Electric and telecommunication lines failed, several vessels sank or were driven ashore, and one steamer went down with a drowned cook. The Berol Memory Training Course opens Friday at the Y M C A with free admission.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Florida
Gulf
Pensacola
Cook
Berol
An Albatross Gown and Bathrobe Sale for Cold Nights
A catalog style listing details alcove garments and home luxuries from robes to blankets in colors like rose, lavender, old blue, pink, and putty with prices from 69 cents to $10. It highlights corduroy bathrobes for children, various decorative staples for lamps and linens, and a trio of porcelain and china pieces. Featured items include a porcelain bird cage, porcelain birds, chintz baking ware, and a treasure chest of confections.
Gladden for Wilson and the 1920 election stance
Dr Gladden long active Republican voter shifts to supporting Wilson in November citing Progressive Democracy as better representation of ideals. He criticizes Mr Hughes and urges civil, noninsulting political debate while noting public distaste for vilification. The Lusitania settlement reports are denied by the State Department, and Berlin resumes Vorwaerts amid censorship changes.
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R. Washington Gladden
Lincoln
Mr. Wilson
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Hughes
Dr. Gladden
Wilson
United States
Stratford Democrats Campaign for Peace and Prosperity
The Stratford Democrats reveal renewed vigor with an enlarged Democratic Town Committee. They pledge solid work and expect Stratford to give a strong show of Democracy on election day.
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Tratford
Democratic Town Committee
Stratford
Preparedness offers school supplies at Post Office News Store
The store at 11 Arcade near Main Street advertises a ready stock of composition books, bags and straps, rulers, pencils, pens, holders, pads, loose leaf notebooks, scholars' companions, crayons, Higgins' Eternal ink, and theme pads. It highlights a Giant Ten Tablet as greater value than elsewhere.
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Post Office News Store
Hughes Business Men's League Lacks Members
A local brief notes that the Hughes Business Men's League is currently without members. The item lists Elisabeth Estes as a person connected to the league and mentions upcoming or ongoing community engagement.
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Hughes “Business Men's League
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