Storrs critics streetcar future in Connecticut debate
The Bridgeport Telegram piece argues against Lucius Storrs as an expert on streetcar survival, noting his stated causes of ailment and the issue of fare levels. It contends higher fares reduce ridership, questions overtaxation, and warns about shifting to motor cars as a response.
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Con-necticut Company
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American Railway Association
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
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Connecticut
James A. Reed
Missouri
East
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A British critic on American civilization and social policy
A visiting British observer praises Britain on dole pensions and state welfare while highlighting America’s higher murder rate and less centralized social care. He notes Americans’ greater earnings power and self reliance, and criticizes British socialism as stifling initiative.
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England
United States
America
Great Britain
Chicago
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Milk Laws Stir Debate Among Connecticut Officials
Deputy Attorney General Ernest Averill, a Branford country lawyer, has drawn public attention with opinion supporting local milk laws that exceed state provisions. He argues strict city rules aid child health, and city health boards deserve cautious legal scrutiny as they enforce milk quality standards against nearby markets.
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New Britain Herald
Ernest L Averill
Branford
Connecticut
Residents of Orchard Street Critique State Street Paving
Letters from Tele gram readers urge fairness in street maintenance. Citizens claim Orchard Street residents bear the burden of patching crosswalks and graves while State Street appears superior. A resident called Citizen proposes residents be acknowledged for their unpaid work and better paving impressions. ANOTHER CITIZEN.
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Orchard Street
Department of Public Works
Sentence Sermons On Doubt And Virtue In A Rough Prose
A compact reflective meditation urges choosing the doubtless side in doubt, the safer path for profit, and the kindest use of the golden rule. It extols Christlike religion, warns against moral compromise, and condemns the thug who enjoys torment while others suffer.
Manhattan Days and Nights by Herbert Corey
Open door and radio invite in New York as a weary older man recalls a past, funds a traders rise, and contemplates fate. Scenes at Ellis Island, a detained young woman, a dancer shedding a cloak, and Greenwich Village echoes reveal a chaotic, elusive city. A red headed stranger, a subway confidant, and a chilling tale of a husband rumored to kill his wife close the fragment.
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New York
Ellis Island
Elli Island
A&a
The Winding Trolley by Anne Campbell
A poem describing a trolley route across hills and countryside blending town and country. It paints wheat shocks blue pools daisies and dew, open windows to joys, trees reaching to cloudless skies and the romance of varied homes along sunny roads and fertile land.
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Anne Campbell
The Interesting Clerk Walt Mason and the Trade Tie
A fragmented reminiscence about a clerk named Joe Jimp who worked for Hoot and Hayes. His charm drew customers yet undermined by loyalty to the wrong employer. He loses his job and attempts to carry his trade elsewhere, only to find the trusted firms remain preferred by shoppers.
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Hoot
Heyes
Joe
Hiram Hoot
Reuben Hayes
Slice & Slum
Iron Men
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Hoot & Hayes
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Hayes
Slick
Joseph
Siam
Political pointers and party faction clashes in Connecticut
The item reviews primary results with Organization and anti-Organization tallies, discusses tax collection challenges and a possible reprisal incident, notes Republican leaders and ambitions around Mackenzie, Williamson, and local mayors, and comments on Democratic prospects in Waterbury and Stamford. It cites Senator Reed’s presidential bid stance, Trumbull’s board plans, and local gossip about party control and potential eliminations of county offices.
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Alfred N. Phillips
Bramford
William &. Thoms
Waterbury
Thoms
Phillips
Stamford
Connecticut Light and Power Company
Waterbury City
New Haven Way
Philip Troup
Stamfford
Fitzgerald
Christianity in Practice Warns of Worldly Trouble
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor in Boston urged interpreting the spirit of Christianity through action to spread its principles. He argued Jesus taught universal truths necessary for harmony, though applying them faces resistance and war, slavery’s end, and national egotism show society’s distance from these teachings. Copyright 1927.
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American Federation of Labor
Boston
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God
United States
Tolstoy
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Kosciuszko Statue Unveiled in Boston
Boston October 17 Associated Press reports a massive Polish gathering for the unveiling of a Kosciuszko monument. The nine foot bronze statue stands on a seven foot pink granite pedestal at Boylston Arlington corner. The dedication marked the 150th anniversary of Kosciuszko arriving in America.
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New York
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Fuller
Malcom
BE. Nichols
Clarence R. Edwards
Jon Ciechanowski
United States
Boyleton- Arlington Street
Bardens
Koschuszko
Dalley May Be Democrat Hope In Indiana Governor Bid
The Daily Mirror notes Frank C. Dalley, Indiana governor hopeful, is a forceful prosecutor with notable cases including jailing two Indianapolis and Terre Haute mayors and leading federal probes. Hoosier politics favor Democrats in a presidential year, but Dalley aims to run strong in Indiana amid Republican strength and Smith’s national ticket.
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Washington
Frank C. Dalley
Indiana
Dailey
United States
Ormmey
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Newberry
Michigan
Chicago
Benjamin Borrison
W. H.H. Miller
Senate
Coolidge
al Smith
Daley
Answering Readers' Dilemmas on Literature and Faith
A Richmond reader seeks guidance on writing moral fiction amid poverty and market pressures. The Rev Dr Bikes Cadmaar urges maintaining integrity, choosing literature with high moral standards, studying classic works, and embracing faith in God as a personal, intimate guide through life and death.
Scenic Ontario draws more U S tourists than liquor lure
The Essex county Windsor automobile club reports that after repeal of the Ontario Temperance Act over 85,000 U S tourists traveled the Detroit route into interior Ontario, spending an estimated 82 million dollars. The study notes few asked about liquor permits and none were arrested for drunkenness, while observers say scenic beauty outweighed liquor appeal as a motive for travel.
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Associated Press
United States
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Essex County
Windsor
Windso
Chicago
New York
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Pittsburgh
Te Automobile Club
Ontele
T J Pardy Company to Build Stamford Gas Plant
The T J Pardy Company of Stamford has the contract to erect the new Stamford Gas plant and lay the foundations for the turbine. Work begins this week and is expected to be completed shortly after the first of the year.
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T. J. Pardy Company
T J Pardy Company
Tils Tity
Stamford
Weather Outlook for Eastern New York and New England
Rain is likely Tuesday and Tuesday night across eastern New York and southern New England with a shift to partly cloudy Wednesday. Northern New England expected cloudy conditions with possible rain and little temperature change, while tropical disturbance near latitude 90 longitude 83 shows no strong intensity yet. Winds along the coast are northeast with gales south of Sandy Hook and strong north to northeast from Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
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Wilmington
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Mass
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Hatteras
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Harvard Observatory seeks data on meteor sighting
Harvard College Observatory in Cambridge issued an appeal for reports from New England residents who saw a brilliant meteor around 10 o clock last night. Observers should share time, passage through constellations, appearance, duration, motion, color, train, noise, and any sounds. Communications go to Metcare at the Cambridge observatory.
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Mass
Associated Press
Harvard College, Observatory
New England
William J Fisher
Observatory
Metcare
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