Derailment at Guilford Blocks Lines. Hand Loss Likely
At Guilford station a freight train derailed blocking both tracks for four hours. Fireman Edward Mondon of New Haven was mangled, brought to Grace hospital where amputation was expected. Wrecking crews cleared the lines in the early hours. Special trains were rerouted via Hartford and Willimantic.
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New Haven
Aug
Guilford
Edward Mondon
Grace Hospital
Bar Harbor
New London
Hartford
Willimantic
New Lork
Union Depot
Board of Safety Advances Driver, Firehouse Costs
The board of safety met in a lengthy session led by Commissioner Ma lone approving the appointment of Edward Grace as driver for the auto hose and supply wagon at $75 a month. They discussed paying sub-contractors, speedily completing Baldwin street engine house, and approving multiple final payments.
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Board of Safety
Ma‘lone
Edward Grace
Corbin Motor Vehicle Co
B. H. Towle Co
William E. Beers
New Britain
Baldwin Street
Thompson Bros
Thomas H. Freney
Valentine the Painter
M. J. Daly &Ons
New England Engineering Co
Fidelity Construction Co
David F. Newell
Fire Department
Field Street
Citizens’ Coal Co
William P. Keegan
John Cavanaugh
William Dodds
Snagg
Bridgeport
Odward Rush
Fitzgerald
Rush
Nixon & Carroll
H. J. Dublap
Naugatuck
Police
Leavenworth Street
A. A. Crane
Heitman
Moore
Grand Street
Beach
One Cent Corn On Hartford Streets Sparks New Industry
In Hartford August 6 a new corn on the cob venture from New York opens with boiling ears sold for one cent. A pioneer vendor reports daily sales of forty to fifty dozen ears, with Sunday rushes totaling about 100 dozen. A second vendor began weeks ago and competition follows. A charcoal heated boiler prepares the corn for customers. Also noted is a Connecticut Valley tobacco board of trade meeting set for Saturday at 2 PM at the Connecticut Tobacco Corporation in Tariffville with lawmakers E Stevens Henry and E J Hill invited. Joseph F Cullman Jr of New York will attend. The gathering is described as a major event for tobacco commerce.
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Magee
Pasteur Institute
Mercy Hospital of
Pittsburg
Harry Gilbert
Pasteur
Mercy Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Young Gilbert
Bellevue
Hartford
Pleasant Street
Connecticut Valley Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade
Connecticut Tobacco Corporation
Tariffville
E. Stevens Henry
E. J. Hill
Sulkeley
Brandegee
Joseph F. Cullman, Jr
National Seat Tobacco Board of Trade
Mate
Waterbury mayor weighs fall campaign outlook and Bryan support
Mayor Thoms discusses fall campaign shape and voter mood in Waterbury. He says Bryan would win today, notes shifting support from Roosevelt era voters, criticizes Taft's campaign moves, and predicts Lilley could win governorship if Taft support stays weak. Democratic party unity and a strong local ticket are stressed for November.
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Thoms
Taft
Connecticut
Bryan
Waterbury
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Democratic Party
Waterbury Democracy
Brooklyn Briefs From A Busy Shoreside Week
The bulletin notes Misses Leary and Ratkevich visiting relatives and returning home from short trips among Brookyn streets. It reports Miss Norah Molly Katharine and John Mahaney with Mrs Kilbride Smith attending St Anthony's church event in Litchfield. A local grocery fire sale draws crowds while a Junior Amateur league meeting warns players against fights. Saul Lachance, a familiar Brooklyn figure, is missing after leaving Saturday. Frank Sheridan seeks any information on his whereabouts.
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Leary
Fifth Street
Mitchell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mahaney
Bank Street
Mary Ratkevich
Juck
Anna Tobin
Lawrence Street
Norah
Molly
Katharine
John Mahaney
Sarah Kilbride Smith
St Anthony's Church
Litchfield
Saul Lachance
Frank Sheridan
Bankstreet
Lachance
A& Time
Sheridan
Chicago man finds $50,000 check in federal building area
William Becker, a post office wagon driver, found a $50,000 check Tuesday in the driveway beneath the federal building and reported it to Superintendent Fred Day. The check was payable through Merchants' Loan and Trust Company.
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Chicago
William Becker
Federal Building
Fred Day
Merchants’ Loan
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the Curran Dry Goods CO
Ruffie
Brussels
jAxminster
Freedman
Bargain
P. 3
M. A. Green
the Evening Democrat
Grand ST
Woodruff Grocery
Creamery
Duesler Bros
Tel
People's Market
Phoenix Ave
Austin & Woodruff Co, Inc
THE
Austin & Woodruff Ct, Inc
East Mains
Polls Theater
A. F. Cowles
Buckingham Music Hall
Grand
Bank Sts
May Manton
Curtis Art Co
Bank ST
Red Cross
Bernat Holtzer
South Main St
H. W. John
Atlantic & Jewett
Apothecaries Hall CO
Lockjaw
DeWitt
Buckingham Pharmacy
Anil
Bank
Varnish Company
United Gas Improvement
Ziglatzki-Marks Co
the Driggs & Smith Co
Fifth Avenue
Marceas
William Tews
Aperprices
Adtsart
Jeber
JG. Jackle, & Son
Mayor Thous
Brooklyn Briefs
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