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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
1
A brief note questions whether Tom Lawson will support William Jennings Bryan in upcoming political alignments. The inquiry centers on Lawson's potential endorsement and the implications for local political factions.
Boston June 20 The Republican world awaits a letter from Thomas W. Johnson offering to finance the Democratic national campaign with 1 000 000 Lawson declares the Republican party has trampled vital traditions and sees Taft nomination as a climax of contempts toward the people The warmth of the letter is hinted by two awning fires at Young's hotel and Lawson's State Street office.
New Haven reports for the first half of June show light freight improvement while passenger traffic edges up from last year. Manufacturing output in New England remains uncertain, but rising factory activity is expected to boost rail demand, and diversions in debt show the company moving toward creditor status as freight bonds replace outside borrowing.
The Mastern Swirlore Juniors beat Little Italy A O 8 to 4 this morning. Long and Dolan starred for the Juniors while Nardello and Arauidolf contributed notable hits. Log delivered the standout batting performance with a homer driving in Girooo.
Prices from New York stock market furnished by broker J J Goodrich at 80 Ohienh Street Hopson Brook dated June 20 1908 show plouing figures and fluctuations across listed securities.
Two Italian workers from a Cotton Hollow switch crew were on a gravel cart when a trolley car derailed and toppled off the embankment south of Naugatuck. One man was killed, his head crushed, the other injured and taken to Waterbury hospital. Medical Examiner B B Tuttle is investigating. body removed with permission.
In Torrington on June 20 more than 10 000 people filled streets for the state parade and field days. Over 8 000 lined the parade route while a morning baseball game between Cop Brass and Waterbury Independents ended 1 to 0 in Waterbury's favor. A service for St Francis T A B and visiting delegates was held at St Francis church at 8 o clock with Rev Father Dugean delivering welcome words.
New Haven June 20 Yale announced further prize awards alongside earlier ones. Edwin A Whitman Moravia New York sophomores won the Andrew D White prize for excellence in historical research for his Campaigne of Trafalger. Jacob Cooper prize in Greek philosophy awarded to Albert Edward Avey Cincinnati senior Lucius Laub prizes first Arthur H Weston Mt Vernon Maine second Robert W Rosenberg Springfield Massachusetts third Harold T Husted Westfield New York class 00 third Stobert N Griswold Hartford class 10 first Benjamin L Liberwan St Joseph Michigan second Samuel M Cohen Hartford third Charles H Jefferson New York ally John A Port r prize American history Roses B Burnham Norwich for essay orbited Lae Abthtude of England toward the United States in the Civil War.
National League games in New York Brooklyn Philadelphia and Boston produced wins for Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati and St Louis as listed. American League scores show St Louis defeating New York and Chicago beating Boston with specified batteries for each game.
June 20 York reports James KR Keene plans shipping several dozen yearlings from his Keene stock farm to Wingland. He declined to confirm whether the move is tied to the recent antibetting law.
The United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie left Newport Navy Yard on June 12 with a draft of men to be transported across the Isthmus. It arrived at Colon on June 20 to continue its voyage.
The Arcadia, a Hamburg American Line freight steamer arriving from Hamburg, exploded while unloading near Philadelphia on June 19. Several crew and shore workers were injured as the ship caught fire. one reported body recovered, fear grows for more dead and injured aboard the vessel.
Ansonia reports only 10 new diphtheria cases in two days, total 81 cases. Health Officer Wilmot cites strict quarantine, boiled milk and water, and standard contagion precautions as curbing the outbreak. A Sunday school closure is expected. public schools had earlier closed for diphtheria.
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt with Ethel and Quentin depart Washington at 9 15 am amid a large send off by cabinet officials and friends. Officials note a quiet restful summer with few engagements planned as executive papers and household goods are shipped to Oyster Bay.
In New Haven on June 20 Judge Joel H Reed presided over a divorce case involving Dana Danaher of Meriden and O Brien of Meriden. The court reprimanded counsel for Danaher after a dispute over an appearance, and announced a special session on Tuesday to hear Danaher’s further statements before deciding on his future appearances.
Prof William MacDonald of Brown University delivered an address at the Naugatuck high school graduation at the Gem Opera House. He argued that society lives in an age of discontent despite progress in wealth and education, urging schools to teach efficiency and moral values to prepare youth for change.
New York reports Judge Charles Post of Guilford Conn sails with his bride Miss Fannie M Dunn on the Orella for a honeymoon spanning the Mediterranean Germany and England The bride fulfilled a vow to wed only after her parents death freeing her to marry at last after thirty years of waiting
Large audience filled Gem opera house as 1608 graduates of Naugatuck High School bid farewell. The ceremony featured salutations from James Leary and Prof. William MacDonald, music by Prentzels orchestra and the glee club, and scholarships awarded by W. T. Rodenbach.
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