Women and civic virtue in the better government movement
John A. Butler of Milwaukee extols American women as conservators of ethics and culture and integral to civic progress through the National Municipal League. The piece also notes Indiana shifting from steel to reinforced concrete bridges, the gold surplus affecting prices, and broad market implications amid monetary expansion and Rand activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Butler
Milwaukee
National Municipal League
Temple of Liberty
Indiana
Wabash
Sys
Power, water rights and German use of rivers
The article surveys European water power development, noting Germany relies on quasi public associations for power and rail dams, with Prussia and Bavaria debating state ownership. It cites Ruhr river use by a coalition, and Wupper mills supplied by a power utility. It contrasts steam in Germany and highlights potential energy for economic revival and broader industrial demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian
Thackara
Germany
German Empire
Baden
Kehl
Rhine
Nordhausen
Harz Mountains
Prussia
Bavaria
Ruhr
Aix-la-Chapelle
Wupper
News Snippets on Public Salaries and Politics
A compilation notes Rear Admiral Evans’s pension cut from 9000 to 4750 with reduced duties. It covers a Texas mayor’s plan to donate his yearly salary to a Democratic fund, debates on the army canteen, primary law amendments, and a German insured fines scheme. It closes with Connecticut team pride for Camp Perry selections and a soldier’s hit accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
New Haven Palladium
Texas
Norwich Bulletin
General Grant
Bridgeport Post
Bridgeport
Germany
Strassburg
Connecticut
Camp Perry
Ohio
New Haven
Building boom leads architects and contractors to Watertown
In Watertown and nearby, multiple projects advance including Barbara’s sidewalk work at the Methodist church, Faber’s new Buck's Hill house heating by M. F. O’Hara, and Meadow Street building moves for C. E. Egan. Other contracts cover a school room at St Cecilia’s, a boiler house on Ann Street, a Maple-Cherry corner store, a Cheshire road frame cottage for T. P. Branton, and plans for a brick Elk building addition on West Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
Methodist
Watertown
M. F. O'Hara
F. G. Faber
Buck’s Hill
W. M. Ashburn Co
Meadow Street
C. E. Egan
Owen Carey
Jefferson Street
St Cecilia's B. C. Society
George A. Upham
Ann Street
James J. Bahan
Maple Street
Cherry Avenue
DeElbin Albert
A. Hemenberg
L. V. Watson
Cheshire Road
T. P. Branton
C. Jerome Bailey
Louis A. Walsh
Elks
West Main Street
Chauncey Seeley & Co
George S. Chatfield Co
Waterbury Lumber and Coal Co
Bunker Hill
Farnham Avenue
Edgar Farnham
Frank D.aurio
Clark Street
Barlow Bros Co
A. F. Taylor Co
E. W. Johnson
West Clay Street
Tracy Bros Co
Julus Chotziano
J. B. Duhaime
George 8. Chatfield Co
Davidoff and Tierney
Various Construction Contracts and Emigration Report
Plans for new blocks and public works across Hartford Watertown and Allingtown include tar and gravel roofs iron work by Eastern Bridge and Structural Co Worcester and eight fireproof stairs for a Deep River school. Also noted are a field stone wall at Watertown cemetery a retaining wall and paving at St Anne's South Main, and a Nar row Fabric factory in Allingtown with a Sperry & Sellers design. Emigration to Siberia rises sharply with 500000 in 12 months and 420000 since 1906, driven by peasant distress and war veterans seeking land. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup recommended for children sold by Buckingham Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main
Bank Streets
Louis A. Walsh
Eastern Bridge and Structural Co
Worcester
G. G. Riggs
Donaghue
Hartford
Deep River
Watertown
St Anne's Church
South Main Street
Tracy Bros Co
Allingtown
Narrow Fabric Corporation
Sperry & Sellers Co
Rovide
George 8. Chatfield Co
Victor Bernier
Scovill Street
Alfonso Sirlea
J. 8. Dixon
Granite Construction Co
Kidney Pills Cure Backache and Fatigue
Half the nervousness and irritability stem from kidney trouble. Kidney pills, taken early, help kidneys remove uric acid and poisons, reducing backache and fatigue, restoring vigor and cheer. These pills target the root of the issue before it worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fulton Fish and Meat Market
Cherry ST
John Moore
Platt Bldg
Mechanics’ Loan CO
East Main St
North Main ST
Waterbury
Josh Billincs
Holley
Bank Street
J. H. Mulville, the Undertaker
East Main Street
St. Patrick's Block
Moriartys
Arthur J. Lunny
Undertaker
Grand Street
Hall
Ralph N. Blakeslee
Meadow St
Munchen
Drescher & Kei
Harrison Ava
Watts Cafe
Evening Democrat
OONR
HE Democrat Publishing Company
Guam Sr
Waransvar
Maroncy
Cite
United States
Waterers
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
John W. Kern
Wiliam Wilberforce
Wilberforce
Theodore Hook
Charles H. Smith
Bill Arp
Taft
Bryan
Ansonia Sentinel
New York World
Springfield Republican
Pulitzer
Hearst
New York
Meriden Journal
Drices
Wat. Trunk & Umbrella Mrs
Bank St
Telepacet Aos
Siberia
Russia
Duma
Prince Vasilchikoff
Kennedy
Buckingham Pharmacy
Eet
Edstoe Langley
Langley
Fan’ Langley
Rawford
Walker & Pratt Mpg. CO
Union St
Boston
Jeremiah Devine
Rage Divellersy
R. R. Callender
Bishop
Waterbury, Conn
H Lake Drug Co
Kodol Manko
Buckingham
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