Hammond Asset River Authorized For Water Supply
The Connecticut Senate confirmed Gov Trumbull appointee Arthur E B Hoeward Jr as Hartford county common pleas associate judge by a 30 to 0 vote. The incorporations committee reported favorably a bill enabling New Haven Water Co to dam, conduit, and divert Hammondett river waters near Nineveh Falls for Guilford Madison and Killingworth to supply New Haven, with water use restricted by Guilford-Chester Water Co consent and public utilities commission oversight. The measure also limits transfers of water to other towns and adjusts damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Senate
Trumbullet
Arthur EB Hoeward Jr
Hatford
Hartford County Common Pleas Court
New Maven Water Co
Guilford
Madison
Killingworth
Nineveh Falls
Hartford E College of Law
Watson Trust Co
Bridgeport
Ard Title Co
Stamford
Richard B Coon
Pr’ate Banks
Guaranty and Fidelity Co
Laxative Brom Quinine Tablets Ad Motto Featured
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Brom Quinine Tablets as a safe remedy for grip or influenza. The box bears the signature of E W Grove, indicating a marketed medical product with a period tone and dated presentation.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praise From Norfolk Woman
Mia J A Jones of 317 Wey Avenue Norfolk Virginia credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of illness She describes severe changes in life and relief after starting the remedy and urges others to try it based on her testimony from June 1904
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Virginia
Lydia E Pinkham
Mia J A Jones
Wey Avenue
Hen Mothers Foster Family of Nine at Agawam Farm
A Rhode Island Red hen on James W Cesan’s Agawam farm anonymously mothered four orphaned puppies after a mother moth er deserted them. The unlikely trio formed a foster family, with the hen caring for the pups though she struggles to teach them to eat worms. The bond between hen and puppies is strong and ongoing.
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Springfield
Mass
James W Cesan
Agawam
Rhode Island
Sword presentation bill honors Lt Leslie Arnold in flight
A Connecticut bill to award and inscribe a sword for First Lieutenant Leslie P Arnold of New London in commemoration of his participation in the first circumnavigation of the earth by air proposes a $260 appropriation. The governor would appoint a three member committee to purchase and inscribe the sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiarteford
Leslie P Arnold
New London
Connecticut
Senate
Wallace R Pierson
Committee On Appropriations
Iteslia P Arnold
United States Army Air Service
Records Ransacked in Murder Cases
Police report of a break in Dr Baward F Lane’s Winthrop Street home during the weekend aimed at tampering with death records of Policeman James M Skelly. Lane, a pathologist, and Medical Examiner Lyon conducted the autopsy. no one found at Lane’s home when a detective checked Sunday night.
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Hidicules
William C Hart
Baward F Lane
Winthrop Street
James M Skelly
Gerald Chapman
Lane
Mediern
Lyon
Dr Lane
Ecarbog
McCue
Hart
Missing Seaside Land Puzzle Sparks City Action
City officials and Park Board commissioners discuss a hidden case about removing land from Seaside and other city parks. They seek legal guidance from the City Attorney as secrecy surrounds the issue. Stratford authorities report a similar unsolved problem with a sand removal involving the Lordship corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Board of Aldermeny
Searn
Stratford Department
Lordship Corporation
Night meetings listed for fraternal and civic groups
A garbled OCR list shows various lodge meetings and club venues in Bridgeport and surrounding towns. It references Knights of Pythias Red Men and other societies, with scattered addresses such as 1188 Main Street Bridgeport and 360 State Street Bridgeport, plus miscellaneous street names and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Lodge
Knights
Red Mens Hall
Stratford Unquowe
Patrfield
Main Sttreet
Bridgeport Rifle Club
State Armory
Bridgeport Lodge
Tate Street
Bridgeport
Passengers Describe Deaths at Sea in Wreck Event
Eyewitness accounts recount the sinking of the Raituku Maru with 88 seamen killed. Raymond Wolf and others described lifeboats failing to launch as heavy seas and rising waves overwhelmed the ship and pulled sailors from the hull. Amos Pinchot and Rev Talbot criticized official statements while a Portland Maru crew searched for bodies 180 miles southeast of Halifax, aiming to bring any found remains to New York for burial.
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Raymond I. Wolf
University of Pennsylvania
Cambridge
Oxford University
London
Wolt
Ranch Land
James J .Talbot
St Patrick’s
Mulberry Street
Father Talbot
New York
Charles Rogers University of Pennsylvania
Ocean Cit
Lalso Beleve
Boston
Portland Maru
Halifax
Kobe
Japan
Ammonia Tank Explosion Shuts NY Street
An ammonia tank exploded in New York prompting police fire department and hospital response. Workers fainted as fumes spread causing escape routes to be opened by rescue squads with gas masks. Bellvue hospital ambulances stood by to treat the seriously affected before releasing them. Caesar Duff, author of The Four Flusher, was among those taken to the hospital for recovery after exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellavue Hospital
Caesar Duff
Radio Broadcasts and Road News From Ohio and Connecticut
A fragmented clipping notes radio broadcasts by Ex Governor Lowder of Illinois and CNRO Ottawa CHAC Menvoil. It mentions WTZ coverage and a new corner artist Tuber Goldbers. Connecticut highway conditions will air Tuesdays at 745 PM on WNAC Boston, with weekly bulletins guiding motorists. It warns safety around overhead wires and electrical hazards near roads and telegraph lines.
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Lowder
Mlinois
Cnro Ottawa
Chac Menvoil
WAM
WTZ
Connecticut
WNAC
Boston
Disagree on Solution of Error Certificate Muddle
Bridgeport tax hearings sift through the validity of error certificates used for abatements. State Tax Commissioner Blodgett pushes a modifying approach while Cornell argues the ripper and validating schemes diverge in reach, cost, and fairness, noting court rulings but emphasizing potential chaos if every taxpayer gains appeal.
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Blodgett
Cornelis
Muarit
Cornell
Bridgeport
Cout
F Holcomb
Canfield Rubber Company
Finkelstone
Dav
Georgi N Finkelstone
DeLaney
Supreme Court
Kornblut
Connors
Judiciary
Iiactive
Common Council
Brinteport
Day
Sam
Day Blodgett
Kornhblul
Farpeil
Blodgetts
Board of Relief
Rrasa
Cave
Assessora
Mor Yell
Acre
Simeone
Howark
Chillenger
Cornelf
Iranted Covell
Thad
Gornhes
Wil
Peplita Ng
Eddie Drew
Incomplete OCR Note on Wells Family Writer Link
fragmentary text discusses H G Wells and a related writer role. Mentions plan and duty but lacks clear facts or events.
Trumbull Denied Warm Welcome at Lexington Celebration
Governor Trumbull and the Connecticut delegation faced an unceremonious reception at the Battle of Lexington commemoration, with officials saying the incident was unintentional. Governor Fall of Massachusetts and Stone of the celebration committee issued apologies, and Connecticut aides reported little contact with visiting dignitaries despite expectations.
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Connecticut
Mr Stone
Governor Trumbull
Dawes
Perdying
Fuller
Trumbull
Putnam Phalanx Company
Wil Bend
Boston
Mass
John H .Trumbull
Edward Stone
Stone
Hartford
Lexington
Buchman
Apr
Lexington and
Concord
Fall of
Massachusetts
Wheeler admits one allegation in Washington March 1924
Senator Wheeler testified before a investigating committee in Washington in March 1924 that he was introduced to Hayes there by attorney Melyner of the Daugherty committee and that neither Hayes nor Wheeler showed any prior meeting. He recalled questioning Hayes about a case and cited time in New York on March 16 1923 with Mrs Wheeler, dining at the Waldorf Astoria and attending an opera with Mayes and others.
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Washington
Wheeler
Hayes
Abb
Melyner
Daugherty
Melyne
Senator Wheeler
Tonner
New York
Walsh
Europe
Waldorf Astoirp
J Borden Hartiman
EM House
Mayes
Milford Juror Challenges Highlight Capital Punishment Debate
A Milford juror led efforts to disqualify jurors, exercised peremptory challenges, and the panel wrestled over capital punishment. The defense pressed jurors on moral judgments and personal histories as prosecutors questioned views on moral double standards and the defendant’s youth amid intense trial pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagnano
Koletzky
Oscar
Koletahy
Velunther Platner
Herriot Elected Head of Chamber Amid Controversy
The labor leader Herriot gains the chamber presidency while opposition grows over Caillaux and his past. Caillaux plans to focus on financial matters, presenting May and June credits to the Finance commissions before municipal elections.
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Caillaux
Senate
Chamber Finance Commission
Chamber
Jaux
Bishop Brown Denounces Heresy and Defines His God
In a climactic sermon at St Marka, Bishop Brown declares that science recognizes truth and error, not heresy, and calls himself an ageing reformer trying to reconcile science with religion. He rebukes traditional theologians, says God is the law of nature, and contrasts his view with church orthodoxy.
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Brown
Jesus Hias
House of Bishops
New Orleans
Ty Paulo Mare
Probate Court limits six months for creditors
In Bridgeport Connecticut the Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport orders creditors of the estate of Merwin W Johnson to present their claims within six months from the date of notice for settlement. Debtors are urged to make immediate payment to Ambrosio & Hurd and Arbiter J, administrators of the estate.
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State OF Connecticut
Pridgi Port
Merwin
Wo Johnson
Monroe
Dietrot
Ambrosp & Hurd
Arihlr
Biid
Musterole: blister-free relief for colds and aches
Advertises Musterole as a white mustard oil ointment replacing mustard plasters. Claims quick relief from sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache congestion rheumatism lumbago and bruises. Promotes milder child form and various jar sizes.
No Money Grabber Boost From Cure Letters
A reader extols Petersons Ointment as relief for chronic fistula after twenty years of failed remedies. Chase Cagwell of Albany credits one box then five boxes with a complete recovery and urges others to try the product. The ad also touts Petersons soap for skin blemishes and lists Buffalo NY as the company location with prices.
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Peterson
Chase Cagwell
Third Street
Albany
Petersons
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
Women Need Swamp Root For Kidney Trouble Ad
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues without realizing it. Symptoms like back pain headaches and nervousness may signal kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root, a physician's prescription, can help and is available at drug stores. Send ten cents for a sample to Dr Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY. mention the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr Klimer & Co Binghamton
Freckles vanish with Othine double strength remedy
A vintage advertisement promotes Othine double strength for removing freckles and improving complexions. It claims quick, guaranteed results and availability in drug and department stores, with refunds if unsatisfied. It also markets a soap variant and mail order option from Othine Laboratories, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trea Kgermanic
Othine Laboratories, Inc
Ruffale
Simple Home Treatment for Swollen Veins Health Advice
A brief old time remedy suggests using castor oil or salves applied to swollen veins with a promise that veins will shrink. The text pitches early medical advice and mentions miscellaneous products and a germicide in an advertisement style, reflecting era advertising discourse.
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Hindle
Why Pay More Buy Your Own Note Deila Silk Stockings
Ad offers reliable Note deila silk elastic stockings with prices ranging from $1.64 to $1,550 and mentions discounts from 20 percent to 2000 dollars. Includes contact for consultation and rental info at Jack Room Supply 246 State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuhons Noble
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