Ex Gov Waller Pushes Town Based Representation Plan
Hartford Jan 22 Constitutional convention opened with debate on reforming town representation. Ex Governor Waller urged a novel plan for one representative per town and a 50 to 120 member senate of the people, arguing the change would curb concentrated power and better reflect urban and rural interests.
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Wald
Senate of the People
Chandler
Thompson
Hartford
Robbard
Durham
Connecticut
J. P. Morgan
Waller
New London
Walter
Rey
Saddam
New York
California
Ohio
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Connet
Vermourt
New Hampshire
Middletown
Haddam
McLean
Senate
Bristol
Seicid e in Waterbury and other news notes
John Jaeger sexton of Second Congregational Church Waterbury aged about 50 died by his own hand in the church this morning after the gas was turned on. He left home about 3 AM leaving a wife and seven children. Also a Boston man Andy Lawson arrested for assaulting and robbing Mrs Agnes Carls of South Boston amid allegations of past harassment and hypnotic influence. Twelve jurors chosen in New York for Patrick Rice murder case. Smallpox fears in Willimantic reduced to a single case with hives. British forces report engagements with Boers near Boschpoort and laager capture with prisoners and cattle.
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John Danger
Thonal Chane
Gna
Waterbury
John Jaeger
Walter Holmes
Aod
Boston
Mass
Andy Lawson
Muncie
Agnes Carls
South Boston
Lawson
Jurara
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Millioniire W. M. Rice
Rice
Germany Denies Intervening In Spanish American War
Berlin reports that Germany neither proposed nor supported intervention by other powers in the Spanish American war. The foreign office states Germany maintained a negative stance despite occasional suggestions from other sources. British remarks are viewed as an attempt to strain ties with the United States during Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia’s visit. A London shipowners pool proposal seeks to include Britain America routes, excluding German French Dutch and Scandinavian lines, with one small company blocking immediate settlement.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
France
Russia
London
Great Britain
United States
Spain
Lord Cranbourne
Prince Henry of
House of Commons
Lord Cranborne
Anton Press
the Express
America
Glasgow
Liverpool
Officnley
Anarchist Bergmann Denied Discharge From Prison
Scranton Pa January 22 The Pennsylvania Superior Court dismissed Bergmann Pittsburg anarchist case ruling any indictment defects were cured by later pleadings He has served nine of a 21 year sentence for 1892 bomb attack on H C Frick at Carnegie Steel Company Saint Etienne France January 22 A jealous husband killed his wife burned her body and killed himself leaving fragments of bone and a note of forgiveness New Haven January 22 The board of councilmen refused to concur with aldermen on a contract continuation with the New Haven Water Company the councilmen tabled the committee report ending the present contract February deadline looms
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Lermmann
Pitted Sk
Rivk
Scranton
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Alexander Bergmann
Pittsburg
Bergmann
Carngie
H.C. Frick
Rice
Saint Etienne
France
Dantal
New Haven
Warden Board Acts on Street Light and Building Plans
An adjourned meeting of the board of warden and burgesses in the town hall discussed Lewis street lighting, fire alarm wire protection, and Lilley’s corner block plans. The board approved replacing the Lewis and Gorman corner arc lamp with a 50 candle power incandescent and adding a 50 candle power lamp on Lewis street. They also addressed a petition to allow cornices and a hood on Lilley’s new Main Maple Oak block, with a majority concurring after debate over overhang and sidewalks.
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Lewis
German Streets
Lewis Street
Westbrook
Ranslow
Gorman
Lewis Streets
Frank Campbell
Stephen Sullivan
John Burke
Burgess Mills
Electric Light Company
Lewis and
Gorman Street
Lewis Stret
Messrs
Burke and Sullivan
Fuller
Fire Department
Sperry
Telephone Company
George L. Lilley
Waterbury
Lilley
Main, Maple
Oak Streets
Borough of
Naugatuck
Main
Maple
Theodore B. Peck
Oak Street
Board of Health
Burgess Freeman
Burgess Kinney
Hood
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Shool
JIOPSON_BROCK
Signor Taillarico
W. Hi Hiner
Oakland
W.H. RicGarthy
D. Engelman
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Hoe
Tam
House of Representatives
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Seicide EN Waterbury
Erall
Willimantic
Van
Oaks
Johannesburg
War Office
Methuen
Boschpoort
Bruce Hamilton
Botha
Ally
Terlin
Phat
Dail
Yen
Warden
Sr Charities
Gately & Brennan
Credit Clothiers
Center St
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New England
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Masons
McCarthy . Ie
Benson Furniture Company
Clearange
Benson Fernture Company
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Stcek Ie
Wash Ar Credit
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M. Freedman
Stecee
Nebo
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