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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
4
Arthur C. Benson in the London Spectator notes a young peacock kept in a yard obsesses over his reflection. The bird stalks the carriage, follows it to the door, and spends hours before a mirror glass, ignoring food unless near it. The peahen nests nearby while the bird fixates on his own beauty, reflecting on vanity beyond courting.
A long list of local social updates notes Bernine and Louis Chamberlain visiting Meriden, Cecilia Davis visiting Wallingford relatives, May Reeves vacationing in Maine, Bridget Sheepy and Kitty Malone at Walnut Beach, Elizabeth Egan vacationing in High Point New York, Mrs Hall returning from Wallingford, Nellie McCleer visiting Larkin home, Katherine Galvin at Ocean Grove, Emily Blunt hosting Martha Beecher in Waterbury, James R Lawlor and family vacationing at Walnut Beach, Ora Bowen home from Long Branch, Christine Kiely vacationing at Woodmont, clerks from assessors office and Bergen family on vacation, plus a lengthy reflection on Grover Cleveland by Henry van Dyke describing his democratic spirit and respect for law.
The Catholic clergy are praised for aiding reform in many communities. Archbishop O Connell of Boston highlights corruption and improper political use of religion by unscrupulous officials. He argues betrayals harm public trust and misrepresent the church and its adherents across faiths.
Cornelius Lynch ten dies from a pistol wound received while playing hunt the rabbit with Arthur Buschman fourteen in Jeffersonville Sullivan county New York. The shot rang out from a loaded 32 caliber revolver smuggled into the game by Arthur. Both mothers say the shooting was accidental and the boy died at Bellevue hospital after initial care.
The Building Business reports a busy week with 11 permits issued and an estimated cost of 5800 dollars. Multiple contracts are awarded for frame houses, a new factory, and a brick mill building, with architects Griggs Hunt and Bailey guiding plans. Contractors include L V Matson, W Foster Wright, Tracy Bros Co, and J J Cassin, among others.
Berlin August 17 Kaiser pardons Voigt the shoemaker known as the Captain of Coepenick who in 1906 impersonated a Grenadier captain. He led 12 men to arrest the burgomaster and town treasurer of Coepenick and seized about $1,000 before the ruse was revealed. He had been sentenced to four years imprisonment.
In a summer debate a fat man argues a hot water bag makes a cool bed solution. He describes using a three quart bag filled with water and wrapped in a towel as a summer pillow, then adds a second bag for the feet to stay comfortable on hot nights.
A Baltimore American excerpt recounts an American traveler’s European experiences with bold pickpockets from London to Cairo. The author praises Italian professionals for turning theft into an art, recounting losses of a $10,000 letter of credit in Verona and a fine watch in Rome Christmas crowds, noting the hassles of cable messages and stopped payments.
In a bizarre interview, a U S lieutenant describes Japanese tattooing with graphic details of ink, needles, and technique. He boasts of hours under the needle and mocks tattoo artists as drinkers, using sensational language that reflects wartime prejudice.
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