Our Busy Reacers. Torrington Governor names two special policemen
A string of short items covers local events. Governor Woodruff appoints Philip King and William Sway of Torrington as special policemen on the Connecticut Co. application. A boardinghouse death from cyanide is reported. A Nova Scotia schooner, the 4. T. Miner, ran aground near Black Ledge with lumber. efforts to refloat underway. Authorities report on a Hartford dinner set gift for Senator Bulkeley and a Rockville embezzlement sentence.
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Torrington
Woodruff
Philip King
William Sway
Connecticut Co
Melinda Sutliff
New London
T. Miner
Nova Scotia
Cottage City
Black Ledge
Hartford
United States
Bulkeley
Hartford Bridge
United States District Court
Charles NI Hensig
Rockville
Tolland County
Hensig
Enfield
Bissland
New Haven
William Curley
Prince Street
Orange Street
Curley
de Vita
New Britain
Julius Koph
Connecticut
White
Elmville
Chase Mills
East Killingly
Bristol
Woodland Street
Chiff Heisen
Heisen
H. E. Markham
Harwinton
Frank Prince
Elliott
George Alfred
Prince
Church After Aliens Episcopal Mission Conference Plan
Boston December 4 The Episcopal mission council adopted a resolution by Bishop Parker of New Hampshire urging support for Christians in oriental churches and other foreigners in New England. A five member committee was appointed to study needs and aid methods, with Bishop Parker named chair.
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Episcopal Mission Conference
Boston
Dev
Episcopal Mission Council
Parker
New Hampshire
New England
Governors Fort and Hughes Confer in Albany Talk
Governors Z Franklin Fort of New Jersey and Nathan L Hughes of New York met at the executive mansion in Albany to discuss legislative matters affecting both states including the public utilities commission. The two governors are close personal friends and arranged the visit by Forts suggestion to exchange views on issues pending in their legislatures.
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New Jersey
New York
Albany
N. J
Z. Franklin Fort
Hughes
Executive Mansion
Fort
Taft Thanks Missouri for Warm Welcomes in Campaign
President elect Taft writes to William B. Melish expressing deep gratitude for the cordial reception in St. Louis and Missouri during the last campaign. He says no city gave a better welcome and that he will always cherish the confidence shown by the people.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Taft
William B. Melish
Melish
Ohio Society of
Magazine Free of Charge Subscription Offer 1909
Public notice advertising a subscription deal for The Evening Democrat and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Pay $5 per year or 42 cents monthly, delivered to doors in advance.
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Democrat
Evening Democrat
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Olden Day Surgeons and the Hangman’s Bond
A historical overview recalls when Britain’s capital punishment era exempted surgeons from juries for fear they were bloodthirsty. records show Danish and Norwegian cases of executioners acting as medical professionals, with royal and municipal ties across 16th to 19th centuries. The piece contrasts public esteem of surgeons with hangmen, noting rare crossovers in medicine and law, and cites anecdotes from Denmark and Norway, including royal favors and fees.
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Great Britain
Samuel Romilly
Denmark
Janus
K. Caroe
Copenhagen
Frederick II
Anders Freimut
Gaspar
Christian IV
Gluckstadt
Holstein
Ole Worm
Henry Koster
Christian V
Andreas Liebknecht
Bergen
Norway
Erik Peterson
Trondhjem
Sweden
Frederick I
Prussia
Obblenz
British Medical Journal
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