Bridgeport machinists charge manufacturers with bias against locals
Bridgeport machinists accuse local manufacturers of favoring out of town workers during the Depression, detailing how strangers were hired over residents, traders from Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island coming with inducements, and claiming the city risks wage slavery while harbor policies boost nonresident labor.
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Farmer
Machinists
Organized Labor
Manufacturers’ Association
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Motor Works
Flint
National Cash Register Co
Dayton
Taft-Pierce Co
Bridgeport
Singer Co
Big Pond
Norman E Mack Stops Over On Automobile Trip
National Democratic Chairman Norman E Mack of Buffalo visited the Stratfield on a motor trip from Buffalo to Lenox. He was joined by Mrs Mack and her mother Mrs Taggart. James W Reilly and Donald McKay accompanied them to Waterbury and Springfield. Mack discussed the upcoming New York state Democratic conference but would not attend.
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Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Stratfield
Lenox
Mack
Taggart
James W. Reilly
Donald McKay
Sweeney Co
Waterbury
McKay
Springfield
New York State
Archibald McNeil
The
Buffalo Times
National Monthly
Derby
Conn
Woodmont Exodus Over Typhoid Fear Grips Sea Side Town
A seaside town faces a sudden summer departure as residents and prospective visitors flee amid typhoid fever reports and related fears. Hotels report cancellations and financial strain as firebug rumors compound the panic.
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United Press
Woodmont
Tooma
Yeatardey
Police Sick Benefit Gift From Bakers To Force Fund
Mr and Mrs Frederick D Baker of 269 Barnum Avenue sent a 100 check to Superintendent Eugene B Birmingham for the Police Sick Benefit Association in memory of their son Harold Baker who died after a short illness. They thanked the force for funeral support and noted their son’s past help with patrols.
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Birmingham
Frederick D. Baker
Barnum Avenue
Harold
Eugene B. Birmingham
Police Sick Benefit Association
Harold Baker
F. D. Baker
Baker
Auto Patrol
Labor Day Publication Omission Notice
Monday September 6 Labor Day observed and The Farmer will omit publication as per its custom. This notice confirms no issue will be released on the holiday.
Weather Indications for New Haven September Forecast
Forecast calls for showers tonight and Sunday with Monday fair. A trough of low pressure from Kansas to the lake region has brought cloudy unsettled weather and local showers from the Rockies to New York. A high pressure area with cooler temperatures is moving in from the northwest, Havre reporting 32 degrees with killing frost. Conditions favor unsettled weather with local showers tonight and Sunday, then clear and cool Monday.
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New Haven
Kansas
Lake Region
Rocky Mountains
New York
St. Lawrence Valley
Havre
Mont
Unique in history welcome for Dr Cook at Constantinople
Dr Cook received a historic triumph at the Constantinople pier as crowds, European officials, and scientific societies welcomed him after his Arctic dash. He spoke of strict planning, limited crew, and survival on return, noting three days without food and successful hunting with bows, arrows, and sledges. The celebration extended to the Phoenix Hotel and city streets full of eager spectators.
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DR. Cook
Constantinople
Arctice
Ellsmere
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Cape York
Cook
Europe
Denmark
Explorer
Arctic
Phoenix Hotel
Thehotel
Painters Local 150 Call For Labor Day Parade Meeting
Union members of Painters Local 150 are urged to attend a meeting at Cav ents on Main Street at 3 oclock Sunday September 6 to discuss participation in the Hartford Labor Day parade. Business Agent E. Ris notes attendance is required to coordinate marching details.
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Hartford
Cavents
Main Street
Union Business College
Cook to Return as Family Waits at Brooklyn Door
Dr Frederick A Cook, the pole explorer, is expected back in America where Superintendent Tittman of the coast and geodetic survey doubts any irregularity in Cook's polar observations. The tale centers on his family of Brooklyn awaiting his homecoming, with pictures of the Cook family and of the dog train and backer John R. Bradley.
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Cook
Frederick A. Cook
America
Tittman
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Dr. Cook
Mr. Tittman
All America
Brooklyn
John R. Bradley
Copenhagen Welcomes Cook and Tests Pole Claim
Dr. Frederick A. Cook arrives in Copenhagen amid royal honors and a wave of public enthusiasm. He agrees to submit his North Pole data to the International Polar Exploration Bureau in Brussels for scrutiny, signaling a rigorous test of his historic claim. The King calls his achievement a great scientific contribution as Cook faces questions from a global press corps aboard the Hans Egede.
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Charles P. Stewart
The
United Press
Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
International Polar Exploration Bureau
Brussels
Cook
Brussells
Hans Egede
Crown Prince
Christine
Prince Vladimir
United States
Morris Egan
Dr. Cook
Frederick
Egan
Denmark
America
Geographical Society
Europe
Hamburg Society
Hamburg
Germany
Copenhagen Geographical Society
Scien
Pole Claim Seeks Proof of Flag on 1908 Expedition
The account recounts planting the Stars and Stripes on a pole at the pole in 1908, enduring bitter cold and drift, and concealing a second flag. The narrator details daily observations with precise instruments, asserts readiness for verification by scientists, and questions whether future drift may erase the pole site.
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Pole
Polar
Labor Service at South Church Tomorrow Night
Labor Day religious service at South Congregational church emphasizes unity with workingmen. Pastors from several churches unite in spirit to support a local fund opposing consumption. Posters state the movement’s broad support and call for public attendance. note from Rev. Charles Stelzle. Continued on sixth page.
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South Church
South Congregational Church
Charles Stelzle
Classifieds clutter with rental and sale offers
The notice lists various unformatted segments: rooms for rent and sale, a cottage for sale in unknown condition, a large lot with engines and fruit trees, a furnished room for sale, a cottage with five rooms for rent, and multiple employment and business service references. It mentions addresses in Bridgeport and Fort Trumbull in Connecticut, with sparse dates and names, all presented as fragmented classifieds without coherent structure. It appears as a garbled OCR page of classified ads and notices with inconsistent punctuation and several stray fragments.
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K. T
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