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WORKINGMEN IN PORTO RICO Tells of island labor and industry
Former Lieutenant Governor Wardwell writes from San Juan about Porto Rican workers, noting they are capable and deserve work. He urges roads, tax incentives for new factories, fruit steamers, hotels, and island promotion to attract northern markets and investment, portraying Porto Rico as a promising garden spot of America amid growth and liberty. Explosive gas endangers the Connery family and damages their new house on Church Street and Pearse Avenue. A laborer’s uncapped gas line caused the leak. an ignition by a match triggered a blast blowing a cellar door, with injuries to Thomas P. Connery and others, while Mary Connery and others escaped serious harm. Insurance coverages and assessments follow.
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W. T. C. Wardwell
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Tetuan Street
New York
States
New England
Jamaica
America
Alicia Connery
New House
Church Street
Pearse Avenue
Mary Connery
Thomas P. Connery
William Connery
M. J. Tobin