Stratford Town Manager to be honored at farewell dinner
Stratford Sept 10 Town Manager R H Hunter who resigns September 15 will be feted at Holmes Inn Oronoque on Wednesday September 16 by the Town Council and Stratford Town Crews of which he is a charter member. Each Crewe will bring a guest and the program includes a discussion after cigars. Hunter, well acquainted with Short Beach matters, may share views. Delphian society to resume Monday September 14 at 3 PM at Mrs D C Wood 257 King Street with a discussion on Wordsworth and Coleridge.
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Stratford
R H Hunter
Holmes Inn
Oronoque
Connel
Hunter
Wordsworth and Coleridgs
Canadian wheat crop yields rise in 1925 preliminary estimate
Ottawa Ont Sept 10 The Bureau of Statistics issued a preliminary 1925 Canadian wheat yield of 391 R19 700 bushels, up from 262 000 900 bushels reported last year.
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Ottawa
Ont
Bureau of Statistics
Man killed at Springfield as emery wheel injures worker
Hartley Wyman aged fifty employed by the Indian Motorcycle Co died from fatal injuries today when an emery wheel in the grinding department at the Springfield plant caused the accident. The incident occurred in the early hours and details are under investigation by local authorities and company officials.
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Springfield
Hartley Wyman
Indian Motorcycle Co
Pusst
Surgical Belts Aid Recovery After Operation
An ad promoting the New Haven Surgical Company explains the importance of a properly fitted surgical belt for abdominal support after surgery. It argues most belts are harmful unless tailored to the individual by experienced specialists. The ad touts doctors’ endorsements and offers free consultations at 158 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport.
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Shlaven Surgical Company
New Haven Surgical Company
Bridgeport
Bratch of
N Ho Surgical Co
Fairfield Ave
Main St
Stinnes Industrial Empire Forced into Liquidation
Berlin reports reveal Hugo Stinnes estate rapidly slipping into bank control after his death. Family disputes among sons and widow push assets into forced liquidation, with coal mines at Maelheim and the Deutsch Allgemeine Zeitung among remaining key holdings under bank involvement.
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Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
Prankfort
Stinnes
Sinnes
Stinnes Bamks Iron Works
Deutsch Allgemeine Zeitung
Maelheim
Hugo Stines
Mina
Maelhaim
Nietzsche
Award Prizes for Best Photographs at Howland Exhibit
Bridgeport residents and others entered more than 200 amateur photos in a Howland Dry Goods exhibit designed to promote photography. Judges awarded first to W E Bevan for Nature Study, second to W Treeland for Mountain Scenery, and third to Mrs J McQuail for Dog Studies, with several honorable mentions.
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Bridgeport
Howland Dry Goods Company
New Civic Affair
Howeland
EE TY Buckingham
Merton Hammond
Mra
Maughan
W E Bevan
Avon Street
Devon
Treeland
Carrol Avenue
J McQuail
Hunting Street
A Jennings
A J Dita
C ‘Beyderwitz
Lordship Manor
Howland Company
Howland
Firemen Watch Building Burn Without Hose in Stamford
Firefighters in Stamford battled a bungalow blaze on Brooks Street near New Canaan overnight. Michiel Kelly and family were visiting friends when the fire broke out, leaving the home heavily damaged with most furniture saved, and losses estimated around $6.
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Stamford
Michiel Kelly van Brooks
New Canaan Ibsrourh
Mrc i
Kelly
Insq
Argus Employee Sentenced Five Years for Assault on Girl
Edward Harris a circus employee for Tre nt, pleaded guilty to a statutory offense against a six year old West-end child during the Barnum and Bailey visit. Judge G E Hinman, in the Criminal Superior Court, sentenced him to from five to eight years in state prison. Assistant States Attorney Garlick urged a stiff penalty citing the docket’s many serious cases and the victims’ ages. The judge noted the guilty plea as the sole favorable feature, thereby sparing the family from testifying.
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Tyne
Barnum and Bailey
Edward Harris
G E Hinman
Criminal Superior Court
EB Earle Garlick
Hinman
Yale and Towne Garden Club Opens Third Late Summer Exhibition
The Yale and Towne Garden Club held its third late summer exhibition at Stamford plant grounds, opening at noon with a large entry list featuring outdoor grown vegetables, cut flowers, and plants on display.
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Stamford
Yale and Towne Garden Club
Ccompany
Milford Rotary hears talk on prohibition laws
Special report from Milford records Prof Horace D Taft head of Taft Preparating school Watertown and brother of former President William H Taft addressing the Rotary club on law enforcement and the 18th amendment. He argues against repeal or modification of the Volstead Act predicting saloons would open and sell stronger liquor.
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Milford Rotary
Milford
Horace D Taft
Taft
Watertown
William H Taft
Rotary Club
Masonic Temple
Jie
Texas Firm Secures Gas Station Sites in Fairfield and Main Street
A Texas firm leases two gasoline station sites, one at the southwest corner of Fairfield and Courtland avenues for three years from June 1, 1925, with Andrew Gustavson as lessor, and a second site at 1996 Main Street for one year from February 1, at $444. The deals, recorded with Town Clerk Joseph F. Wieter, involve parcels on Montgomery Street and A& plots, with additional parties Antonio R Abriola and Anna L Abriola named in the Main Street lease.
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Fairfield
Courtland Avenuall
Texas Compepany
Joseph F. Wieter
Fairfield Avenue
Andrew Gustavgon
Montgomery Street
Antonio R Abriola
Anna L Abriola
Main Straw
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Hugo Sinnen
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Argus Employe
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America
Main
Michigan
P&q
Pe Q
Abenbar
Regent
Main Street
J. K. Murphy
Met
Melbourne
Gardlin
H. D. Taft
Law
Supreme
Texas
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