28 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Newport Daily News
Location
Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
1
After months of planning the three big stores announce huge buying power to lower costs for home cooling. Prices are cut deeply as they promise to make every home the coolest spot on earth, with standout deals across all items despite high demand.
Piazza Furniture advertises large arm chairs with reed backs and countertble backs from 1.65. Hickory chairs and rockers priced from 1.75, woven willow arm chairs in light and green at 4.00. The copy promises comfort and beauty at low cost, urging purchases here.
An old classification ad touts a box cheaper than rivals and moisture resistance, listing measurements 35.25 by 10.50 and 11.50 and 13.50 for various options. It emphasizes that the item keeps contents side by side without taint and remains dry against sulfur matches.
Outside the interior cut remains a description of weather resistant linden wood slats. The slabs are stained dark green and tightly fastened with wine. The text claims long life through many seasons and enduring storms with minimal wear.
In New Haven Conn on June 28 reports say baggage handlers and inside workers received wage talks. Proposals to raise pay to eleven dollars daily plus allowances were discussed amid amendments to a British plan aimed at reducing danger from floating mines.
An irregular summary notes a movement in Great Britain to counter American and German trade, with vessels and routes mentioned near North Atlantic approaches. It references a proposed combine valued at about $140,000,000 and cites shipping activity near New York, Nantucket, and Sable Island, with forecasts of sailings and arrivals around a coming weekend.
Reported disruption as workers from the American Ice Company strike, halting deliveries to hotels restaurants soda fountains and depots. Provident Wesley Myer of the American Ice Company said strikers will stay idle until demands are met. Union leaders urged a return to work while warning of continued stoppages and potential escalation.
New York City June 28 The Public Service Commission members named by Hughes hold unprecedented authority over regulation and utilities The appointees Willcox chairman and others including Oshaene and Willis are set to replace the former body with broader powers across state agencies except for telephone and rail issues The commission’s expanded reach aims to oversee banks and public utilities in a tighter regulatory framework
Fragmented dispatch from Washington details officers' orders and vessel movements. It notes ships arriving from various ports, naval supply transfers to New York, and indictments linked to conspiracy cases in the New York grand jury.
Article discusses the decision process at the Porial Yacht Club regarding raters. Mentions KGL Germans and the Wil cabinet Ti Litly Noni the Angels HY, with references to Boston Mavis and Hasstern Yacht Chit ne Boston. Notes multiple race pace trials and scattered place names across cities.
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