Primaries Show Low GOP Turnout Across City
In last evening's Republican primaries only 78 of a few thousand voters cast ballots. Ward tallies ranged from 8 to 20 with single tickets in each ward and moderators listed as McMahon Bernstein Warner McGrath Barrett Sandland Sirica Savery Perkinson. Low enthusiasm blamed on no campaign argument and a belief electors would avoid hustling for jobs.
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P. J. McMahon
Philip N. Bernstein
Checker
F .A. Warner
John F. McGrath
James A. Peaston H. Barrett
William H. Sandland
John Sirica
John A. Savery
Martin H. Perkinson
Thames Bridge a Highway Proposal from Railroad
New London Aug 5 The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad offers to give the Thames river bridge to the city if approved by its directors The bridge built eighteen years ago at a cost of a million dollars is nearing railroad usefulness and must be rebuilt or altered The council backed the offer directing a three member committee to seek legislative action and asked Senators Brandegee and Higgins to assist in obtaining federal consent for highway use
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New London
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co
Armstrong
Mellen
Thames River Bridge
Common Council
The
Thames
General Assembly
Brandegee
Higgins
Connecticut National Guard gets 27000 dollar allotment
Washington Aug Conneticut will receive a 27000 dollar allotment for the militia from the 1906 Dick law. The War Department bases the sum on representation in Congress and earmarks at least 6870.83 for rifle practice with the remainder for arms equipment and camp.
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Washington, D. C
Connecticut
War Department
Congress
New England
Massachusetts
Gold Plate Recovered After Kansas Texas Shipments Losses
Two packages of gold plate valued around 500 dollars were returned to John M. Ney Company Hartford after being lost and stored on a Pittsburg safe for months. One package worth 100 dollars was sent to Kansas and the other 400 dollars to Texas. An Adams Express train robbery near Pittsburg on April 30 led to the theft of valuables. subsequent searches recovered the items near the wreck scene.
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Hartford
John M. Ney Company
Pittsburg
Kansas
Texas
Adams Express
Dandite
Public Works Board Meeting Sparks City Contention
The board of public works met late at night amid heat and sharp questions from property owners across the city. They defended limited street work funding, upheld committee recommendations, scheduled hearings on Emerald and America streets, and adjourned to reconvene in a week with decisions on water mains and park funding while addressing sprinkling and fencing concerns.
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Board of Public Works
Edward Street
M. J. Sheehan
Baward Street
Ape
Sheehan
Cooke Street
Hill Street
Catherine Avenue
Wall Street
Street Committee
West Sixth Street
Dennison
Scully
America
Emerald Street
Waterbury
Lawlor
Kellogg
Bat Shees
Co. Iambla Boulevard
Library Park
Cedar, Meadow
Grand Streets
Vine Street
Willow Street
H. W. Iw
Hartford
May Shannahan
J. EB. Byrnes
East Main Street
Waterbury Brass Co
Bonds That Walker Stole
New Britain Aug 5 Evidences mounting that W F Walker fell into the hands of wire tappers led by Big Bill Whitney but reports from yesterday suggest other methods were used. A Minneapolis bank account was opened with $500, then $1 500 in coupons clipped from bonds stolen from the Savings Bank here were pledged for cash. A New York address was given and Pinkerton detectives tied Whitney’s brother to that address. Instead of pure wire tapping, Walker's downfall may have come from stock margin gambling and coordinated banking fraud with an agent handling margins under an assumed name.
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Bill
Whitney
New Britain
W. F. Walker
Big Bill
Walker
Minneapolis
Savings Bank
New York
Pinkerton
Minnesota
Pinkertons
Waterloo
Connecticut
Pharmacist urged for dairy authority at Capitol
A Connecticut Pharmaceutical association committee urged Governor Woodruff to appoint a pharmacist as either dairy commissioner or deputy in place of the late John B. Noble. The panel cited the need for a practical pharmacist to oversee pure food law duties. Names mentioned include Charles Tapelye, Charles Fleischner, J A Everly, J B Ebbs, and Cy H Doughal. potentials cited include Hubert F Porter and Robert C Hitchcock. The dairy commissioner earns 1800 dollars annually, the deputy 1500.
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Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association
Woodruff
Capitol
Huernor Woodruff
John B. Noble
Charles A. Tapelye
Hartford
Charles | Fleischner
New Haven
Row Over Church Tax Sees Heated Borough Meeting
Torrington August 5 The special borough meeting in the town hall debated raising the sewer tax to fund the contract, with $34 000 already spent and $100 000 more expected. A measure to tax St Josephs Slavonian Catholic church was rejected 78 to 71 after a disputed tally and legal discussion.
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Torrington
Dayton
Thomas J. Wall
St Joseph's Slavonian Catholic Church
Borough Board
Holcombe
Civil Engineers Meet at Lake Compounce Next Week
The Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers will hold its summer meeting at Lake Compounce next week Wednesday with a baseball game and a four oared boat race. Visits to Bristol filtration beds offered for sewage mitigation interest. President Edward W Bush and Secretary J Freder New Haven will report at the business sessions. Directors will meet immediately after. George Beasley Allen Warren Percy Brieto Hartford Albert Bereno Brainard East Hartford join as applicants. Waterbury Aug 5 1908.
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Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers
Lake Compounce
Bristol
Edward W. Bush
J. Freder New
George Beasley Allen
Warren Percy Brieto
Hartford
Albert Bereno Brainard
East Hartford
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Sold by Buckingham Pharmacy
A brief notice states DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills are available at Buckingham Pharmacy, described as safe and easy to use for pleasance and liver support.
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DeWitt’s
Buckingham Pharmacy
Bell Bloch saves father by driving him to doctor
Miss Bella Bloch, 19, of 371 Fulton Street Jamaica, jumped into an ambulance and rushed her wounded father to a doctor after he toppled from an ice box and called for help. Her quick action likely saved Parten's life during the break at their New York shop.
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New York
Bella
Bloch
Sme Bloch
Fulton Street
Jamaica
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