Phone rate boosts take effect today in New Haven
The Southern New England Telephone Company announces rate increases to cover higher wages, effective today. Main line residence phones rise 35 cents monthly, business lines most 60 cents to 1 dollar, business extensions 8 cents, with minor adjustments on private exchanges and secondary lines. A separate item notes Richard Shanks, 140 High Street, arrested for allegedly stealing baby shoes from a Main Street store.
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New Havin
Southern New England Telephone Company
Main Street
Richard Shanks
High Street
Arrest of Harry Thorpe for theft and false pretences
Harry Thorpe of New Maven was arraigned in city court on charges of theft and obtaining money under false pretences. He allegedly took a $50 Liberty bond from Mrs. Sadie Teague at 11a Gilbert Street, giving a diamond ring as security that was later found nearly valueless. He was held in $1,000 bonds for further examination as police announced yesterday afternoon.
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Harry Thorpe
New Maven
Thorpe
Sadie Teague
Gilbert Street
Thorne
May Day Quiet Amid Socialist Day Excitement
May Day passed quietly in Bridgeport with only a Colonial hall gathering by Socialist organizations and a planned lecture by J P Quinn that was missed due to a train delay. Socialist meetings continued with dances, while a demonstration by East Side foreign laborers was denied a permit by city officials. Building trades saw wage increases with carpenters rising to 6 a day and masons to 6 50, as unions report fewer workers.
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Bridgeport
Colonial Hall
Socialist Lator Party
Workers' International Industrial Union
J. P. Quinn
Brooklyn
N. Y
Socialist Party
East Side
John H. Redgate
Police Department
George M. Mamnes
The
Park Commission
Amxs
Rena Mooney
Tom Mooney
San Irrancis
Men Scraps Over Stratford Job in Stratford
Stratford May 1 Special A daily average of one fight between workers and foremen on the Stratford sewer job is reported as the rule. About 200 men are at work toward a July 1 contract completion with Portland contractors amid rock, quicksand, and three active gangs. Mrs Alfred Green visits Long Island. John Kaslut plans a six room cottage on Hollister. August Underfer builds a cement driveway on Avon. The Village Blacksmith will be sung Friday by the high school glee club. a planned whist at Ning Street was postponed. Mae Birk returns from Boston after witnessing a Yanks Division parade.
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Stratford
Portland
Stratford Avenue
Avyon_ Park
Bruce Avenue
Alfred Green
Worrittvenue
Greenpoint
Long Island
John Kaslut
Hollister Avenue
August Underfer
Avon Street
Robert Howlett
Eleanor Street
Congregational Church
Merbert W. Doolittle
Ning Street
Mae Birk
Wakelee Avenue
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Miss Birk
Government threatens to abandon 500 houses in New London
Five hundred government houses in New London Connecticut will be nailed and left idle on May 7 after a plumbing ordinance dispute between the United States Housing Corporation and city authorities. Officials said work would be suspended on the 90 percent completed homes if New London continues to demand the existing plumbing type.
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Washington
Government House
New London
Conn
United States Hlousing Corporation
Man Walks 80 Miles in Search of Work
John Trio, 62, of Troy, walked from Danbury to Long Hill, an 80 mile trek, then was arrested for trespassing on rail property. He received a suspended sentence of 10 days in jail.
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Job
John Trio
Troy
Danbury
Long Hill
Lloyd George praises the Salvation Army letter
Premier Lloyd George wrote to Commander Evangeline Boatd praising the Salvation Army for aiding allied soldiers. He commended the organization for comfort and welfare and noted the troops’ sufferings were eased by its selfless devotion. A separate appeal concerns tax assessment on Theresa Moll estate properties in Bridgeport. Lily Thorpe and Theresa Oberly ask the Superior Court for relief from valuation increases.
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New York
Salvation Army
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Evangeline Boatd
Lo Ime
Lily Thorpe
Theresa Oberly
Theresa Moll
Bridgeport
Madison Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Superior Court
Stomach troubles fade with pink pills, claims ad
An advertisement credits Dr Williams' Pink Pills with curing indigestion and dizziness by restoring blood and nerve strength. A Mr Joseph Willett of 68 Bangor Street Augusta Maine recounts rapid relief after cold and digestive distress, noting renewed appetite, energy, and absence of dizzy spells. The ad touts blood-building tonic benefits, mentions two free books, and lists prices.
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Joseph Willett
Bangor Street
Augusta
Mr. Willett
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Viz Foot Bath Ad Claims Pain Relief For Feet
An old time advertisement extols Viz foot bath and its claimed ability to ease tired feet, remove corns bunions and pain, and let wearers fit smaller shoe sizes. It urges purchase of a 25 cent box from drug or department stores.
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