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Newspaper

Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1908

Page

4

Uncertainty and local politics mix with shopping hints

The note blends opinions on upcoming state and national elections with humorous takes on candidates like Taft and Lilley and a jab at Billy Thoms. It also shifts to a sales pitch about guaranteed purchases and a Baking Powder promotion offering 45 cents per pound with sauce pans.

Heelers Gay Billy” Bryan Curbstone Spouters Bill” Taft White House Bill United States Lilley Billy” Thoms Cinfer Park Thoms

Meetings Tonight At Amity Castle Club

Tonight, the Boys' club meets at Amity Castle with K G E Toantick and the Haymakers' association listed among attendees.

Amity Castle K. G. E. Toantick Haymakers’ Association

Big prize dance by Military band at Naugatuck Thursday night

Waterbury city notices list events and civic plans including a military band prize dance in Naugatuck on Thursday night a funeral for William Forest and a large sheet brass order plus a Brooklyn Athletic club fair to celebrate prosperity with floors shows booths and stage entertainment in City hall with New York agents seeking space and players urged to buy outing tickets by Saturday

Naugatuck Foresters’ Hall William Forest Kerwin Brosco Benedict Street West Clay Street Waterbury Business Men's Association Quassapaug Davis & Nye George Camp E. V. Abbott B. R. Kelsey Lawrence L. Lewis George Towle William Curtis Waterbury Brooklyn Athletic Club City Hall New York

Refused tip may cost New York waiter his job

New York waiter Mull er at the Pavilion in East Eighty Fourth Street refused a one dollar tip last Saturday. A man claimed to be a Walters union delegate warned of dismissal and union discipline. Muller says he is paid by his employer and will not accept gratuities, promising to return to Dresden if he cannot work in free America doing as he pleases.

New York Nonus Muller Pavilion East Eighty-Fourth Street Muller Walters’ Union Honus Free America Iike Old Country Dresden

Paper Trust Arraigned and Criminal in Its Tendency

The National Editorial association met in St Paul on August 19 with President H B Warner delivering a sharp critique of the paper trust. He accused it of forcing products at inflated prices and called it a murderer undermining human life while urging strong organized action and central guidance for the press.

St Paul, Minn National Editorial Association H. B. Warner Warner Varner Associaton

Nova Scotia Parliament Tablet Dedication Ceremony

A ceremonial unveiling marked the 154th anniversary of Nova Scotia's parliament, the first representative government in the British empire, with Lieutenant-Governor presiding and participants honoring the historic event despite disruptions.

Erally Nova Scotia British Empire

Engineer Dean Still Missing After Naugatuck Wreck

Coroner seeks Morris Dean of New London in connection with last Friday’s Shoreline division freight wreck at Naugatuck Junction that killed conductor Jeremiah Lynch of 22 Main Street Newen. Dean vanished after the crash, leaping from his engine cab before derailment. Lynch died when his coat caught the tender as the engine overturned. others injured included Dean’s fireman and a crew member.

Naugauck Sunuee Morris Dean New London Naugatuck Junction Jeremiah Lynch Main Street Newen Dean Pond Lynch Naugatuck

Bull Runs Wild In Bridgeport Disturbance

A bull escaped from a butcher’s escort yesterday on North avenue Bridgeport and charged a woman with a baby carriage, injuring bystander William Miller who saved the woman. The animal trampled Daniel Buckley and held a crowd at bay before leaping fences and fleeing toward Fairfield. Police and a rifleman tried to stop it but it escaped into the Fairfield line.

Bridgeport Jacob Weinstein North Avenue Louis Orlin Herman Kotler Fairfield Mountain Grove William Miller Miller Daniel Buckley North Knapp Robert, Adam Adams Edward Wheeler Fairfield Line

State Butchers to Meet in New Haven Tomorrow

The state butchers will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2:80 o'clock in New Haven to discuss trade matters. It will be the first such gathering with most leading marketmen attending. George F. Kellogg will chair. Addresses include The Issues of Our Trade by Frederick W. Orr and Resistance to Further Encroachment by W. J. O Keefe. The Tariff in Relation to Our Industry will be spoken by William Hornidge, followed by an open discussion and the organization of the group. Sydney August 19 Lord North cote, governor general of Australia, has sent a wireless message to Rear Admiral Sperry welcoming the American fleet and noting an enthusiastic greeting on arrival.

New Haven George F. Kellogg Frederick W. Orr W. J. O'Keefe William Hornidge Sydney Lord Northcote Australia Sperry Commonwealth of Australia United States New Zealand

Special Wednesday Night Prices at Cleanout Sale

Advertises many fabric and apparel items with deep discounts dated as Wednesday night specials. Lists ladies skirts waists coats silks muslins trimmings and accessories with prices from a few cents to several dollars and mentions remnants and carpets. Includes yard goods threads gloves and linens with bold “HALF PRICE” and bulk discounts.

Hamburg Brussels

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