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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
4
An unusual local notice appears for a Friday edition at North Main Street in Naugatuck Connecticut. The fragment lists a place and date but lacks full details of the action or event.
Dr Herbert L Burrell, president of the Antoniona Medical Association, urged frankness with the press during his Chicago convention address. He said the press rightly decides what the public should know and should be trusted to disseminate information honestly.
Charles Thayer, Norwich mayor for four terms, failed to secure a fifth nomination. His party backed him again, but voters sought change after long service. Shayer’s repeated victories as an official reflect public support for continuity, yet long tenure can lead to turnover.
A law college graduate stands at the center of a busy schedule as she plans graduation gowns and reception outfits and manages studies and social engagements before final celebrations.
Baseball managers suffered losses from Memorial day rain. Wet weather has hurt attendance this season, but many pleasant days ahead should boost crowds as warmer weather arrives.
A New Haven dispute reports merchants suing Yale students for clothing debts. Sheriffs reportedly served papers before 6 am, disrupting sleep and prompting protest. Actress Anna Feld adds context by blaming extravagant American women for the panic.
Chicago June 6 Taft national committee decision on Alabama and Arkansas contests gives Taft 24 seats at the convention and the first state support for Secretary Tut. The allies protest seating of Hitchcock aides with proxies from New Mexico Alaska and North Dakota. Protests halted after debate.
The United States government launched a suit against major coal carrying railroads under the commodities clause. A bill on equity and seven petitions for alternative writs of mandamus were filed in federal court here and granted, to be argued on June 16. Targeted defendants include Pennsylvania, Reading, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Delaware Lackawanna and Western, Delaware and Hudson, Erie, and Lehigh Valley.
New York June 6 report says funds sent to Nebraska for the 1904 campaign were drawn from the Democratic national committee general fund, raised by voluntary contributions. A letter from William W. Sheehan to William J. Bryan in Lincoln addresses the allegation that Thomas N. Ryan gave $15,000 to T. S. Allen via chairman Sheehan, asserting proper routing from the party body.
A man imprisoned in Boston collected 100000 offered for a crime. He and associates used a light machine to obtain appliances during confinement. The suspect faced charges in New York after an alleged two child killings case. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, later reduced to twenty five years for good behavior.
New York June sixth reports the appellate division of the supreme court second department ruling that reducing the pay of Knickerbocker Trust receivers from 75000 to 20000 dollars each and lowering the counsel’s fees was necessary to prevent spoliation of the trust’s assets.
A KR G Dunn Co review notes gains in manufacturing and retail demand as summer weather boosts sales and lower inventories. Payrolls rise and mercantile collections improve while crops advance. however railroad earnings fall 21.6 percent in May and commercial failures liabilities rise. Foreign trade shows exports of 5.67 million and imports down 529 thousand versus two years ago. Bank exchanges drop across major cities with money easy but gold flow moderated.
On June 6 near Annapolis Maryland two fast Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric trains on a single track collided head on killing eight people and wounding about a dozen. General manager William J Slaughter was aboard with his young children and witnessed the wreckage while his son survived as his daughter perished.
A Los Angeles dispatch mentions W. Averill of Farmington inheriting 10 million dollars from an Massachusetts aunt who never lived in Farmington. He reportedly plans to help 20 000 people after visiting his old home. Rev C W Averill of Wilton Mo, a Methodist minister, is said to be in California. Mrs D C Averill of Wilton, his sister in law, denies any relatives left him such a fortune.
Reports from St. Petersburg dated June 6 warn Persia's situation is worsening under Mohammad Ali Mirza, with fears the shah’s reign may end soon and foreign intervention possible. A Russian official characterized the shah as “going to the dogs” as fast as he can.
In Nashville on June 6 George Barnes precinct chairman of the Tobacco Planters Protection association was arrested in Hopkinsville Kentucky while listening to the prosecutor's speech in the Night Riders case against George Powell. The jury acquitted the defendant.
The Manitoba high court handed down a judgment against the Plumbers Union for interfering with a local labor dispute during the previous winter. The decision outlines the union’s responsibility in the labor unrest and orders compliance with court directives.
In a tense scene Mistiteh fails to seal the castle, Sophy taunts him and flees to her horse. Mistiteh orders a pursuit while Colonel Stafnitz’s plan hints at a trap. The prince longs to protect the woman he loves as reinforcements arrive on the Volseni road.
In a tense chase through Volseni, Mistiteh moves to seize Baroness Dobrava while Sergei’s ally Zerkovitch races to intercept. News of the king’s death sparks a street duel where Mistiteh falls and Sergeant Sergius’s loyalists confront the collapsing plot.
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