Mackay firms to add radio supplement to telegraph system
The Mackay companies announce a plan to use radio as an adjunct to land and ocean telegraph networks. The program aims to span the Pacific and enhance domestic point to point services, with Federal Telegraph Company assets and patents involved. H. A. Emmons named vice president, parallel to Western Union traffic engineering duties.
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New York
Mackay Companies
George W. McLaughlin
Pacific Ocean
United States
Federal Telegraph Company
Pacific Coast
Federal Radio
McLaughlin
United States Department of Justice
Federal Radio Commission
Mackay
H. A. Emmons
Western Union Telegraph Company
Skillings Fortieth Anniversary Surprise in Monroe
Mr and Mrs Charles Skillings were surprised Tuesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Curtiss for their fortieth wedding anniversary. Guests from Massachusetts Brooklyn Long Hill Easton Stepney Monroe attended. Rev Habersham presented a sum of money from friends. The Stepney Fire Company will not hold a carnival this year due to road work. The Episcopalian church will close in September for the pastor's vacation. The Ladies Guild will meet September 1 with Mrs Wheeler. Several local residents attended a party at Mrs Solon B Wales's home with prizes awarded for wheat. Attendees included Mrs Samuel Seeley Mrs Emma Sherman Miss Edith Proudman and others. Ralph Wales of New York visited his parents. Mrs Hans Dineson and Betty spent the weekend in Norwich. Funeral of George E Curtiss of Bridgeport attended by Washington lodge members. Arthur Curtiss hosted Sunday visits from several locals.
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Massachusetts
Brooklyn
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Stepney
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Habersham
Skillings
Stepney Fire Company
Episcops
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Norman, Jr
Edward Cur
Solon B. Wales
Emma Sherman
Myre
Frank J. Wales
Arthur Curtis
Samuel Seeley
Tashua
Edith Proudman
Edith Wales
Bridgeport
Ernest Proudman
Alice
Ruth Proudman
Hampton
Ambrose Hurd
George E. Curtiss
Curtis
Washington Lodge
F and A. M
Sadie Gorham
Edna Brede
John Partridge
Norwalk
William Gorham
New York
Fly-Tox Mosquito Killer Ad Claims Quick Room Fumigation
USE FLY-TOX In one minute all the mosquitoes in a room can be killed. Simply take a FLY-TOX Hand Sprayer, fill the upper half of the room with the fine spray. It will settle to the floor killing insects while not harming people or delicate fabrics. Developed at the Mellon Institute. Rex Research Fellowship. Guaranteed.
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Flytox
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Rex Research Fellowship
War Nurses Still Get Pensions From Civil War Service
Washington dispatch reports only 46 surviving Union nurses draw pensions from about 2,000 who served. Dorothea Dix headed the nurses, with figures noting many were volunteers or overlooked in records. The list names survivors and their states, from Iowa to New Jersey, with several prominent like Cornelia Hancock and Ella Newsom noted.
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Associated Press
Dorothea L. Dix
Clara Harlowe Barton
American Red Cross
Amelia Barlow
Confederacy
Ella K. Newsom
Dixie
Florence Nightingale
Wade McClellan
Gettysburg Pa
The
Union
Batsefields
Emery Hospital
Carroll
Iowa
Woman's Relief Corps
Auailable
Cornelia Hancock
Atlantic City
Clara H. Barton
Exercise and Tuberculosis Diet Debate Moves Toward Balance
A health column argues against overfeeding for tuberculosis patients and endorses moderated exercise to build strength. It outlines a gradual program from finger and forearm movements to walking, with breathing exercises and cautions about fever. It also includes reader questions on orange juice diets for catarrh and weight management.
Suspected Slayer Bade Her Join Him Inward Night Plea
A murder inquest opened after Mrs Hill was found buried beneath her Streator home. Harry Hill, 22, sought in connection with the case, registered at a Streator hotel August 12 with New York as his address and orders not to be disturbed by phone calls. His sweetheart Alice Sawyer testified he was with her last Sunday night and planned to meet in Chicago Friday. Authorities call him “The Fish” for gambling losses, and a murder warrant was issued. Hill disappeared after spending the night in Chicago. detectives traced his movements as inquiries continued. Mrs Hill’s body was moved to Springfield for burial.
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Etreator
Associated Press
Harry Hill
Streator
New York
Frank Tully
Corone's
Hills
Young Hill
William Rabb
Russell Hansen
Hill
Chicago
Harry
H. C. Hill
Ocu
Easton Town to vote on gravel road project
Easton residents will convene a special town meeting at the Academy schoolhouse on Saturday August 27 at 2 PM to vote on graveling the road from Moses Ogden corner to the bridge near Burton Merwin s. The plan calls for the town to cover half the bill with residents paying the other half.
Belief the Slayer Aimed to Blind Man in Mandering Case
Waterbury report says investigators suspect the attacker intended blindness, not death, in the Peter Manderino shooting near his Chase Avenue home. A long barreled 12 gauge shotgun fired from above suggests a blindness motive. police questioned James Ulickletti, who owns a shotgun, but his 16 gauge gun differs from the weapon used.
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Waterbury
Associated Press
Peter Manderino
Chase Avenue
Audi
Mandering
Brooklyn
Qeroner T. E. Conwey
James Ulickletti
Muy-elgnt
Vlickletti
Ulicklett
Principal causes of insomnia linked to digestive trouble
The text suggests insomnia results from digestive issues such as excessive fermentation producing gas pressure against the heart or diaphragm. This unseen pressure can irritate and prevent deep sleep, affecting the sleeper through the night.
Personal letter requests to Dr. Frank McCoy at Bridgeport Telegram
Readers are invited to write to Dr. Frank McCoy at the Bridgeport Telegram about their intimate problems and request a personal reply. Include a self addressed envelope for a personal response.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Frank McCoy
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