Crown Prince Freidrich Wilhelm Shreds Interior Reports
Berlin reports that the crown prince while on vacation sent back a bundle of ministry of the interior reports with plain letters outside declaring away with all this superfluous tapping. He shows interest in reforming methods of doing business and has urged simplifying work. Officials note his inside comments are even sharper than his outside remarks.
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Berlin
Ministry of the Interior
Friederich Wilhelm
Body of Fifteen Year Old Boy Killed by Train
A fifteen year old boy, likely Polish, was killed today by a suburban train arriving in New Britain at 8 30. His body lay mangled near Main Street. Nearby towns report varied local items including a dog officer noting a long-running lawn dog watch and Emperor William's forest ride amid rumor of leg injury.
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New Britain
Bristol
Main Street
Emperor William
Wilhelmshoede
William
Strasburg
Weather forecast for Connecticut and surrounding region
A Gulf coast trough has evolved into a defined storm near Alabama and moves north slowly under high pressure over the lake region and New England. Cloudy conditions extend toward Richmond Virginia with limited progress expected as the system drifts inland.
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Gulf Coast
Alabama
Lake Region
New England
Richmond
Legless Newsboy Clifford Savage Ends Life in City
Clifford Savage, the legless Broad Street newsboy nicknamed the Flying Dutchman, died today by inhaling illuminating gas in his East Side home. His wife awoke to the dog’s whine and found him dead. A Hartford, Conn, accident two years earlier led to the loss of his legs after he courted his wife.
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New York
Clifford Savage
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Savage
Hartford
Conn
Americans Feted in Sydney Excursion and Picnic Show Canadian Force Reach
In Sydney Aug 25 400 American officers and men toured the Malawarra district by two special trains to view Lake Ulawarra and coal country. A 200 strong party enjoyed a public picnic in a national park 17 miles from Sydney. Admiral Sir Harry Rawson led a symkhana at the agricultural show grounds with boomerang displays by Queensland Aborigines and wood chopping buck jumping and other rural contests. The Brazilian consul general hosted a reception for fleet officers and Sydney officials and notable guests.
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Sydney
Malawarra
Lake Ulawarra
Great National Park
Australia
Harry Rawson
Wood Block Paving Trial Faces Public Doubt in New Haven
The Bridgeport Standard notes New Haven tests with chemically treated wood blocks for paving on Meadow street amid questions of durability under heavy traffic. Officials push ahead despite uncertainty, hoping for a cost effective permanent solution amid rising taxes.
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New Haven
Meadow Street
Bridgeport
PORMER PASTOR VISITS LATE DEACON IN PRISON
Rev Dr J F Stidham of Philadelphia once led the New Britain Baptist church visits Walker in state prison. The 12 year former pastor and neighbor spoke as an old friend and prayed with him. Warden Garvin granted the visit and Stidham planned to depart for Philadelphia after the call. Governor Woodruff leads Hebron centennial festivities with crowd filling occupied seats.
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Walker
J. F. Stidham
Philadelphia
Eharch
William Soa
State Prison
New Etalin
Garvin
Seeimg Walker
Stidham
Hebron
Woodruff
Will of A Baird Admitted to Probate in Aug 25 Session
The will of A Baird was admitted to probate. The estate is valued at about $00,000 with several bequests noted. A $10,000 gift is directed to the Litenfield covn Rospital in Wissted and $15,000 to her sister Cartie Baird of Brook-.
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Litenfield Covn | Rospital
Wissted
Cartie Baird
Brook
Wall Collapse Buries Dozens of Chelsea Workmen
In Chelsea Massachusetts a thirty foot brick wall under construction on Chelsea square collapsed at 11 AM on the site of a burned building from last April. More than twenty workers were buried. three bodies were recovered within thirty minutes and about fifteen others injured were taken to the hospital. The wall, a foot and a half thick, fell without warning from scaffolding. By late afternoon four more bodies were recovered, bringing the death toll to seven. Most workers were foreigners.
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Chelsea
Mass
Chelsea Square
Woman hodcarrier defies norms in Chicago workplace
Mrs Maud Martin, 44, living at 1058 Wrightwood Avenue, was hired as a hodcarrier and carried bricks up a 12 foot ladder wearing male clothing. She defended her choice, saying she was strong and needed work after her husband’s death, but was fined $20 and jailed overnight before friends posted bail.
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Maud
Chicago
Martin Maud
Wrightwood Avenue Station
Hushana
Mra Maud
Maxwell
SheMeld Avenue
Court
Girl Saves Lives in Tenement Fire on Third Avenue
New York story of 17-year-old Lillian Kohnert who woke to smoke, rescued her sisters and mother, returned to aid others, and was carried to safety by a policeman as flames filled hallways. Building damage estimated at $5,000. The account closes with a brief note on a record-fast sea voyage.
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New York
Lillian Kohnert
Third Avenue
Lillian
William J Bryen to Speak at Rochester State Convention
Rochester X August 25 Local democratic readers are notified by National Chairman Norms E Mack that William J Bryen will attend the democratic state convention in Rochester on September 16 and deliver an address. Havana August 2 The national convention of the Conservatives nominates General Marte Mencall for president and Rafer Mestero for vice president.
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Rochester
Norms E. Mack
Wiliam J. Bryen
Cybers
Menocel
Havana
Marte Menccal
Rafer Mestero
Mrs Gould sues New York tradesman for 50000
Mrs Howard Gould filed a lawsuit against Frank A. McLaughlin claiming he failed to pay her for articles and that a process server insulted her July 3 causing severe nervous shock and injury. She seeks 50000 in damages, with the case likely to be heard in October.
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New York
Howard Gould
Frank A. McLaughlin
Fifth Avenue
Gould
McLaughlin
Victims Petition Over Yellowstone Park Robberies
At Lake hotel Yellowstone Park a meeting of robbery victims passed a resolution asking the Interior Secretary James A. Garfield to investigate the August 24 robbery on the Old Faithful Inn to Tomb of Lake road. Citizens seek protection, redress, and future safety measures from the U.S. government. BEN DREW presides, R. R. CHRISTIAN is secretary.
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Associated Press
Old Faithful Inn
Tomb of Lake
Transportation Company
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Interior Department
United States
James A. Garfield
Yellowstone National Park
Ben Drew
R. R. Christian
Roosevelt Demands Marble Statue For His Image
Roosevelt seeks a marble statue to honor his legacy in the senate gallery, ordering a plaster rendition by James F. Fraser to be refined, but delaying progress until the president personally approves. The delay prompts a pause in the capitol’s marble project while Oyster Bay reviews the work.
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Senate
James FE. Fraser
New York
Capitol
Oyster Bay
Jewelry found at Weat Thirty-seventh Street raid
In a room on West Thirty-seventh Street detectives arrested Mrs Min nile Curtis on complicity in major jewelry robberies. More than $15,000 in jewelry, silks, furs and apparel were found. Harry Hill, claiming kin to ex-Congressman George Hill, aided police. Hill was released on a reduced bail after his attorney petition.
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Weat Thirty-seventh Street
Minnile Curtis
Harry Hill
George Hill
Paterson
N. J
Curtis
Albert Curtis
Auburn
Hill
Henry King
City probate actions and street debates in the county
The probate court today filed the administration account for the Spencer B Lane estate showing 44000 inventoried and 43000 distributable after 1000 in debts. A report for John M Burrill’s estate was withdrawn for correction with a hearing set for September 1. Separate filings seek a conservator for Mrs Johanna Casey amid foreclosure risk.
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William M. Brooks
John M. Burrall
Thompson Bros Co
Baldwin Street
Thomson
Johanna Casey
Baldwin
Attord
Tmage
Casey
David M. Hartford
Thomas J Shearer
Poli Stock Company
Hare
Shearer
Isbor
Jacques
East Main Street
Cherry
Wolcott
Brokers Suspend A O Brown & Co In New York
A O Brown & Co, a major New York brokerage house, announced its suspension on the stock exchange. The firm’s transactions from last Saturday are under investigation, and it was disclosed that the trades were for the firm’s own account under a delivery failure rule that allows purchasers to buy in at the seller’s expense.
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New York
Brown & Co
Stock Exchange
Waterbury horse dealer sells famed gray after 16 years
Patrick Thompson has sold a storied gray horse that powered Waterbury streetcars and later served Cheshire farmers. Once part of the Waterbury Horse Railroad fleet, the animal remained steady, gentle, and capable of hauling heavy loads well into its late forties, still performing when warmed up.
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Patrick Thompson
New York
Waterbury Horse Railroad Co
Waterbury
Thompson
Meriden Carpenter Celebrates 65 Years at Bench
Timothy C. Gladwin, aged 85, has worked at Miller Bros cutlery shop for nearly sixty five years. He plans to finish the milestone in December and then retire, remaining as active as many younger workers. He began long ago and shows vigor despite advanced age.
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Meriden
Timothy C. Gladwin
Miller Bros
Gladwin
Women urged to carry revolvers for self protection in Waterbury
In response to numerous outrages on women near town, Superintendent Beach will issue licenses to women to carry revolvers. Several permits have already gone to capable women and more are expected. The piece urges calm, warns against unnecessary danger, and advocates decisive action against assailants as new measures to defend the outskirts population.
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Beach
Waterbury
WILLS HER CHILDREN IN IRREVOCABLE CONDITIONS
Mrs Chancellor wife of William E Chancellor who died in Washington last week left her five children to relatives across the country under irrevocable conditions. Each child to be taken on her death and kept until age 21 or not at all with an allowance for care. All children under ten. Dr Chancellor a noted lecturer and writer and South Norwalk schools superintendent.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Chancellor
William E. Chancellor
Washington, D. C
Norwalk
Ftock
We Have Moved to 89 South Main St Best Teas and Coffees
The notice states relocation to 89 South Main Street near Exchange Place for the same goods at the same prices. It advertises best teas and coffees with emphasis on core offerings and continuity of service.
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Eastern Tea Importers Firm Adjoins Local Shops
Eastern Tea Importers Co located at 88 South Main Street occupies a storefront next to Hotchkiss and Templeton's, with the business entry described as adjacent to the neighboring shops in the downtown corridor.
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Eastern Tea Importers Co
South Main St
Hotchkiss & Templeton’s
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