Governors Honor Henry George Memory at Seventieth Birthday
Fifty cities join in celebrating the memory of Henry George on his birth anniversary. Pittsburgh and Chicago host major events with governors Harmon Ohio Stuart Pennsylvania and Marshall Indiana as speakers in Pittsburgh. Henry George Sr. appears as chief guest in Chicago with Louis F. Post and Rev. Dr. Cox among speakers.
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Henry George
Pittsburg
Chicago
Harmon
Ohio
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Marshall
Indiana
Henry George, Sr
Louis F. Post
Thomas E. Cox
Teutonic Roots of Dr Frederic A Cook Name Change
William Koch of East Bridgeport praises Dr Frederic A Cook for polar achievement while noting the Koch family origins in Teutonic roots. The former Shelton street shoemaker sees kinship in Cook’s historic first ascent to the pole and values the shared American- German heritage.
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Koch
William Koch
East Bridgeport
North Pole
Frederic A. Cook
Shelton Street
Dr. Cook
Cops of Danbury Sue the City over 5 Percent Reserve Funds
In 1908 Danbury adopted a reserve for the Police Department under General Statutes chapter 124 to secure 5 percent of license money. The County Commissioners later turned over 23,919.75 dollars in license fees to Danbury, but the city refuses to remit the 5 percent as ordered by the Common Council. Trustees of the Reserve Fund filed suit in Common Pleas court against the city and treasurer.
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Bridgeport
Danbury
Common Council
City of
Yestenga
Common Pleas Court
Reserve Fund
Police Department
Persian Officials Exiled for Life in Persia
An official Teheran message states former Premier Saaded Dowleh and ex Foreign Minister Bahadurjong, plus nine aides, have been banished for life with prices set on their heads. They currently reside in Turkish and Russian regencies in Tehran, guarded by foreign soldiers and to be escorted over the frontier.
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United Press
St. Petersburg
Teheran
Persia
Saaded Dowleh
Bahadurjong
Weather Indications for New Haven Area
Forecast calls for fair, cool night and a warmer Friday. High pressure over the Ohio valley brings pleasant conditions east of the Mississippi while a disturbance in western Kansas causes clouds and rain between the Mississippi and the Rockies. Frosts reported in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio.
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United Press
New Haven
Ohio Valley
Mississippi River
Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Wall Street Today Opens Firm as Railroads Lead Gains
New York trading opens firm with low priced railroad issues driving gains and Union Pacific and Reading rising. By noon the market shows broad fractional advances across most issues with government bonds unchanged and stronger demand for Union Pacific and Reading. The Cyrus Wart remover ad promotes painless wart removal at 253 Fairfield Avenue and Cannon Street.
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United Press
New York
Union Pacific
M. E
Southern Pacific
Reading
Cyrus
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon St
Health Officer Pushes for Immediate Death and Birth Reports
Health official Dr. George McLellan urged reform to require births and deaths be reported directly to the health department rather than through the town clerk. He cited delayed data, incomplete records, and the need for prompt epidemic detection and verification of suspicious deaths.
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Department of Health
George McLellan
McLellan
Health Department
Turks Clash With Montenegrans In Border Battle
In a lengthy border engagement near Quisenjen on Turkish soil, about 400 Turks fought several hundred Montenegrans. The initial volley killed two Turks and wounded others. fighting continued for days with heavy losses on both sides. Five Turkish women were wounded and captured, sent into Montenegro where they faced indignities. Forces remain opposite each other as reinforcements arrive, with a decisive clash expected once ammunition and troops flood in.
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United Press
Pera
Turkey
Quisenjen
Montenegran
Married at St. Peters in morning ceremony
The wedding of Edward Bayles and Elizabeth Dempsey was held at St. Peter's Church at 9 30 with Rev Father Thomas J Kelley presiding. Bayles, a railway mail clerk, and his bride Elizabeth Dempsey were joined by attendants Mary McNulty and Chester Bayles. They left for a Portland honeymoon after the ceremony. A separate license was issued to Thomas F Hargin and Mary A Olihan.
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Edward Bayles
Elizabeth Dempsey
St. Peter’s Church
Thomas J. Kelley
Mary McNulty
Chester Bayles
Bayles
Portland
John Dempsey
Thomas F. Hargin
Mary A. Olihan
House Painting Services Ad Promises Quality Finish
An old style ad urges calling for house painting and decorating services. It touts autumn as ideal for painting, claims use of top practical painters, lead, oil, and pure coloring materials, and guarantees proper completion if entrusted to the company.
Heroism of a Young Officer in Spanish Island Defense
Lisbon reports a dramatic act of valor as an 18 year old officer led 80 Spaniards against thousands of Moors attacking a block house on Alnucemas Island near Melilla. The youth died at his post with 50 comrades, but his force repelled the assault and saved the position.
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United Press
Lisbon
Spain
Arizona
Alnucemas
Melilla
Flood Devastates Beegoaki Java Leaves 600 Dead
A cloudburst floods Beegoaki in southwest Java killing about 600 natives. Bridges are destroyed severing communication with the outside world. Natives flee north as homes and fall crops are ruined, signaling enormous property damage.
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United Press
Bativia
Java
Beegoeki
Life prisoner seeks committee for uncle estate
Dr D R Perry Heaton filed in New York for a Supreme Court Justice to appoint a committee to manage Frederick A S Perry’s estate. The Connecticut life prisoner, convicted in 1888 for second degree murder, has been deemed of unsound mind after examinations. He inherited 2700 from William M Perry and 5000 from Henry H Perry, held by Public Administrator William M Hoes.
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New York
D. R. Perry Heaton
Supreme Court
Dergerich
Frederick A. 5
Perry
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Norwich
Conn
Frederick T. Simpson
Edward S. Fox
William M. Perry
Henry H. Perry
William M. Hoes
Cotton crop falls below last year in August report
Washington reports August 25 crop conditions at 63.7 percent of normal, down from 71.9 on July 25 and well below last year’s level. The government estimates indicated yield for the crop at about 10,000,000 bales amid a low ten year average. Carlisle Center notes a four year cure claim for kidney troubles via Foley's Remedy by G B Burhans.
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United Press
Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
National Ginners Association
Carlisle Center
G B. Burhans
Foley
F. B. Brill
Towel Legend and Linen Light Scattering Facts
Tells two quirky notes from history: a towel factory tale where backward-running machinery yielded superior towels, and a Paris press idea on linen opacity and light reflection. Includes remarks on Dickens and diet in fiction, plus an early gambling of alcohol strength by gunpowder tests and the term above or below proof in spirits.
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Hagland
New York Times
Clark
Humble Hams And Ancient Seas In Curious Tidbits
A fragment discusses the hydrometer’s role in defining strength proof spirits at .920 SG at 60 degrees and a Baltimore ham market anecdote where a wife seeks more ham from the same pig. It also notes Herodotus on the Caspian Sea as a water body with misbeliefs about connections.
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London Standard
Pittsburg
Shank's Mare and Snippets of Humour in 1900s Dialect
A collage of humorous exchanges and character sketches from early 20th century papers. Bits include a self sufficient traveler bragging of traveling by foot, quips about an unable seaman and a jib sheet, a puzzled mother introducing a girl named Alys, and a wry joke about an artist whose work hangs on a line.
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