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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
8
A local service advertises furniture upholstery with the largest assortment of coverings in the area. They announce September deliveries and offer window shade overhauls and potential new shades, inviting customers to obtain a price quote for any desired work.
Fall River Massachusetts August 17 Officials from the city health board found Mrs Mary Costa an Oregon street resident afflicted with leprosy had disappeared at night relatives say she was taken to Providence by kin. A search in the Portuguese settlement failed to locate her while Providence and New York Connecticut authorities were alerted. Guards were posted by day but none at night. The state board had not reported plans for sending Mrs Costa to Penaloses land leper colony. Her husband and nine children remain in the Oregon street house awaiting action.
Thornton Jenkins Hains, magazine writer and author, and his brother Captain Peter Hains Jr of Fort Hancock, are charged in Nassau Long Island police court with murder of William Annis, advertising manager of Recreation, shot at Bayside Yacht Club. Police allege Thornton was accessory before the fact as Peter sought revenge for a broken home. Authorities disclose Thornton previously killed a man at Fortress Monroe seventeen years ago.
On August 17 at Mohonk Lake Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans known as Fighting Bob will retire after forty eight years in the U S navy. Noted guests will attend as J Edward Simmons presides and Andrew Draper presents a loving cup. Readings from presidents and admirals will honor the hero with a grand farewell gathering.
London reports the government may raise a 500 million dollar loan to fund naval expansion. Funder groups have undertaken to securitize the issue on favorable terms to support the fleet’s needs without disrupting budgets or burdening the current generation. The move signals a goal to maintain a two power standard amid overseas shipbuilding. In Auckland two American battleship crewmen quarrelled aboard a ship, one man killed, the assailant to be tried in the United States.
Boston faces a surge of murder mysteries and armed robberies as police contend with seven or eight killings and a spree by professional holdup men. Authorities fear a band of killers may be on the loose across eastern Massachusetts. Forefront causes include unemployed foreigners adopting bandit tactics and recent conventions drawing crooks.
The armored cruiser Colorado, ashore near Lip Lip Point in Puget Sound, freed by its own power and towed back to Puget Sound navy yard. Captain Underwood says hull damage minimal though forward compartments admitted water. A board of inquiry to fix responsibility will be appointed after repairs are assessed. Navy tug Navajo and revenue cutter Arcata assisted during the incident.
The Baldwin airship completed a 2 hour 5 minute endurance trial at Fort Myer, covering nearly five miles under dusk skies. The United States Army Signal Corps now owns the craft after passing all required tests. Captain Thomas S. Baldwin will hand over to General Allen as officers praised the performance.
The 150th anniversary of Nova Scotia’s parliament opens with ceremonies in Halifax including a memorial tablet unveiling by Governor Frazer. Weeklong events feature regattas athletic contests parades and naval and military displays with provincial premiers in attendance.
A Jacques theater evening featured varied acts for JJ O'Brien’s tuberculosis league fundraiser. Freddie Casey opened with songs that drew cheers, Dunn and Creedon impressed after five days’ prep, Emile Weynmerman mandolin artistry and Bertha Sheehy soprano performances delighted the crowd, and the Sturdy Oak quartet plus Jean Kurten impressed with multiple encores. Local acts O’Neil and MocCarthy, a humorous electrograph reel, and generous donations from Z Poli and local firms funded about 150 dollars for the cause.
A community calendar lists events from September including a Ladies Aid supper at a Crodon church, a Murray hall dance by the Ramb, Rick's dancing room on East Main, the Brooklyn Athletic club fair at City Hall, a Neugateck academy reception at Woodbury Town hall, a Red Men's wig social by Waterbury Clock Co employees, and Harvest Castle’s tenth anniversary celebration for St Thomas's church from Sept 28 to Oct 3.
A chased suspect from Baton Rouge is pursued by Bloodhounds to Burton after an alleged attempted assault on an 18 year old white girl. If captured, the man faces probable lynching amid tense racial violence. Buckingham Pharmacy advertises Kodol relief for digestive trouble.
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