Redgate Recalls Burns Raids at State Police Meeting
New Haven July 23 Ex Chief John H Redgate of Bridgeport police was elected life member of the state policemen organization He defended the Bridgeport clean up and noted 14 5 arrests by New York sleuths yielded only one conviction Superintendent Patrick J Flanagan joined the executive committee as active member Bridgeport delegates listed with ranks and names.
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New Haven
John H. Redgate
Bridgeport
New York
Clifford B. Wilson
Park City
Redgate
Patrick J. Flanagan
Fredgate
Edward ©. Cronap
Favorite fall colors and Bloomers noted in era textile update
The article lists yellow brown and a vivid blue as favored fall color trends in mills with yellow dyes increasing while tans and greens see demand. It recounts Amelia Bloomer and the dress reform movement, noting public debut in Lowell and later mockery by press despite claims of practicality.
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Amelia Bloomer
Lowell
Mass
Bloomer
America
Europe
Professor Michelson Receives Royal Society Medal
London July 23 Albert Abraham Michelson of the University of Chicago earns the Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts for 1920. The award, with the Duke of Connaught’s approval, cites optical inventions enabling precise metric standards and minute measurements. His prior honors include the Copley and Nobel prizes in physics in 1907.
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London
Albert Abraham Michelson
University of Chicago
Royal Society of Arts
Duke of Connaught
Michelson
Royal Society
The Bird with a Broken Pinion Poem Reflection
Narrative poem recounts healing a bird with a broken wing in woodland, then parallels sin and mercy. A speaker finds a broken life, offers pity and care, and notes how recovery comes with sacrifice. Each loss yields compensation, yet some hopes never reach previous heights.
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Hezekiah Butterworth
Sin
Drahomira of Bohemia A Pagan Queen’s Tumultuous Reign
Drahomira, chosen to wed Duke Wratislaw of Bohemia in 907, secretly clung to idolatry after marriage and tried to restore it. She persecuted Christians and ordered the murder of Ludmilla, provoking a Christian uprising. Her son Boleslaus killed his brother at a feast, then Drahomira died in a carriage accident.
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Bohemia
Drahomira
Wratislaw
Ludmilla
Winzelaus
Iemuceal Inceisine
Boleslaus
Crimes by Women Change Crime Landscape
Police report rising crimes by women as perpetrators grow more proficient and plan heists during breaks. Experts suggest early intervention through clubs and wholesome activities to steer adventurous girls toward the straight life.
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Girls Club
Inter
Bathing Suits Offer Wide Wool Two-Piece Sets
A selection of all wool two piece bathing suits with tunics in black with rose emerald or gold facings and dark gray with black trimmings. Prices range seven fifty eight fifty ten fifty and thirteen fifty. Tights in cotton or wool sizes thirty six to forty eight priced from one sixty five to five fifty.
Woven Names for Clothing for School Wardrobe
The notice urges parents to order woven name tapes early as weavers are scarce and deliveries slow. Notion Stock offers July and August combined issues now on the counter for delivery and subscription extensions.
Seasonal Girls Wear Attractively Priced Fashions
A catalog of new girls clothing features street and travel styles with tiny ruffles tunics and trim details at modest prices. Includes second floor specials in sizes 8 to 11 11 to 2 for $3.85 flannel middy blouses for large girls only bathing suits cotton knit suits and California two piece suits for misses with all wool suits priced between 2.50 and 3.50.
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Park Hill
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