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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
4
The Young Men's Catholic Literary Society, one of the town's oldest groups, has disbanded around its 89th anniversary. Formed August 15, 1869, it held rooms on Bank Street but has sold furnishings and is now nearly extinct. Older members kept it going briefly before final breakup.
The Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee calls a state convention of delegated Democratic party representatives from each town. It will meet at Hartford Auditorium on September 15 and 16, 1908 to nominate candidates for state offices and a representative at large to Congress. The meeting will begin September 15 at 8 pm for temporary organization.
Rose Gunshannon four years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Gunshannon of 1472 North Main street died this morning after a brief illness. The remains will be taken to Lakeville tomorrow for burial on the 8 27 train under Undertaker Moriarty. Also in probate court today attorney Thomas F Ryan of Litchfield appeared for John and Thomas Gallagher children left 25 each by the will, while Charles a policeman was left the remainder of the estimated $6000 estate. The will appears contested. Funeral services for Paul Thompson were held at 251 Hamilton avenue with pallbearers listed and burial at St Joseph's cemetery. The piece ends with a passage on how a girl throws, noting anatomical reasons for throwing differences between girls and boys.
A farmhand William Monroe assaulted six people at the Deyo home near New Paltz New York then set a barn on fire. He attacked Mrs Deyo Mrs Devo and a servant girl delivering severe blows. A baby was nearly crushed as a hired girl was also struck. Bystanders pursued but Monroe fled. The barn burned as workers attempted to intervene.
Over four thousand American fleet sailors were ashore in Sydney with 1200, including 134 officers, attending high mass at the cathedral. A town hall banquet for 1200, attended by ministers and officials, featured special music and a historical address by Cardinal Moran. A tame kangaroo was promised for the flagship Connecticut. The twelve oared cutter race between Illinois and Louisiana crews for the Battenburg cup was won by Louisiana, with about $30,000 changing hands.
Aug 4 Constantinople reports a massive fire in the Stambout quarter with winds driving flames for six hours. About 1300 houses and shops burned, many feared dead. Turkish fire brigades declared ineffective. cause under investigation amid political blame. The event threatens the city’s survival and may implicate the Young Turk regime in the scandalous alarm.
Chicago Post describes a Paris taxi duel where two drivers jam each other, exchange insults in a comically translated quarrel. The exchange escalates to threats of pistols and knives before the traffic jams untangle and the scene ends with a taunting farewell.
In Exmoor moss hunters meet a shepherd Henry Van Torp whose family taught thatching across generations. They note impressive Dutch-style reed roofs and discuss lineage and myths, with casual asides about Macsville Nova Scotia and Baltic sea illumination, in a quirky miscellany of notes from Craftsman.
White Plains August 24 At Oakland Beach Long Island sound Margaret Horton ten years old daughter of Mr and Mrs EP Horton of White Plains saved twelve year old Henry Freeman of King Street from drowning. Horton swam in fully dressed from a boat over the bar and grasped Freeman by the neck pulling him to shallow water. The tale spread among cottagers and campers along Rye and Oakland beaches. The piece also contains unrelated historical and humorous notes about Marie de Medici and a domestic genealogy quip.
A humorous Briticized tale recalls a Frenchman counting kisses to his wife over two decades, noting a rapid decline from 100 daily in year one to two by year five, with leaps in leap years. Also recounted is a curate learning social tone amid a liberal rector and dinner satire about grand manners and misfired grace.
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