Dream of Dambuilding and City Leadership Dream
A fragmented reminiscence blends a dream of building a northern dam near Wise reservoir with claims of vast water supplies and a wish to connect to Ban tam river. It shifts to a satire on governance, imagining a skirt government of female city officials ignoring old timers and ward bosses, then ends with an ad-like plug for selling tea and other goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Laretaker
Fabre Se
Old Harry
Bantam
Tamit
Sifrige
Uing
Local clubs and unions listed in city meeting notes
Various associations including Boys club Pequot club Naturalist club and guardsmen meet at Waterbury area organizations. Lodges Masonic Woodmen and Knights and the Typographical union are also named among the groups attending or organizing events in Water Street and Waterville sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pequot Club
Naturalist Club Board of Aldermen Court Vigilant
AL Bravo City Lodge
Rosedale
A. Mattatuck Lodge
Cours
G. Verdi
Michaels
F. of
Water
St Michael's Denim Corps
Waterville
Wal
Waterbury Musicians Protective
Young Men’s Association of
St. Anne's Parish
Rhury
Typographical Union
City News Snippets From Local Ledger
A patch of city notes covers visits and illness at Sacred Heart church. Dana Lawler arrives for a week, while Rev T B Shelley is ill at the parochial residence. William Ho Sault resumes duties in Washington as a congressional messenger. A horse owned by Joseph Pepe fell on North Main Street and had to be killed. A mass for Mrs Anne Finley was held at St Francis Xavier. The Yale Divinity speaker was Rev Edward J Curtiss at First Congregational. A district court verdict found William Wallace guilty of non-support and he faces weekly payments. A hardware ad promotes stove repairs and plumbing services by W T Corn & Son. Imm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upson
Singleston & Co
Anna L. Dudley
Ellen Low
New Britain
Dana Lawler
T. B Shelley
Sacred Heart Church
Watcott Street
William Ho Sault
Washington, D. C
Congress
Joseph Pepe
Canal Street
North Main Street
St Francis Navier Church
Father Curtin
Anne Finley
Edward J. Curtiss
Dod
Yale Divinity School
First Congregational Church
Charles A. Dinsmore
Saurday
William Wallace
W.T. Corn & Son
Louis HW. LeRoy
Steele & Johnsson Manufacturing Co
C. Horgan
LeRoy
Continental
Pu Hic
Crosby High
Board of Finance
Board of Pulicc Works
Lowe
Esther Lathrop
Edwin A. Lathrop
Mothe
John DeMott
Harry C. Lathrop
Baker
Upton
Mass
Lathrop
CG. Roor
Burpee
Roor
MF. McNify
Lathrow
Deremyer and
On Lookout For Scorchers In City Streets
A patrolman stationed on North Willow street near Pine and North Willow kept drivers in check to curb fast, reckless auto driving. The day passed without any arrests as Superintendent Beach follows Mayor Thoms' orders to slow traffic in the city, slowing traffic on North Willow more than in months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Willow Street
Dunphy
Pine
North Willow Streets
Police
Beach
Thoms
Tag Day Receipts Aid Tuberculosis League Goals
At a city court room meeting the Anti Tuberculosis league executive committee discussed funding a sanitarium for advanced cases and daily costs. Walter W Holmes reported 817.63 from the drive and 827.94 in the treasury. the league plans for 93 cases at about 200 dollars a month and will push state funded homes with county maintenance to be considered by the legislature. The next session, February, will see Iowa society representatives invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Tuberculosis League
Alr. Kimball
W.W. Holmes
Dudley &. Deming
Tod
Kilmartin
Walter W. Holmes
League
Congress of New England
Iowa
Bargains in wines and liquors from Mount Vernon line
Bargains offered on a range of wines and liquors including Old Rum Fine Old Brand Old Gin and California wines. The ad markets popular prices for items such as Mount Vernon Rye and Sherwood Rye with four whiskies highlighted, urging customers to avoid stagnant water and choose quality products at reasonable costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Horn Alligator and Leather Bags in Special Showing
Advertisement lists envelope bags vanity bags carriage bags and other leather goods including horn alligator items, pocketbooks strap purses watch fobs and leather cases. Prices range from 98 cents to about 12.98 dollars with various leather travel cases and accessories offered.
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Phelan’s ’T Store
East Main St
EW -Howard
Howard
Ralph Jacobs
South Main St
George Rudolph
Abbott Ave
Aw, Dms & CO
Washburn
Kelly
Watson
the Gaffney Jewelry CO
North Main Stree
City News
North Wil
Holmes
John J. Sheehan
Waterbury
Direct Importing CO
F.H. Lewis Co
Chase & Son
the Miller & PeckCo
CLAL
Howe
New
Hamilton Hardware Corp
Bank St. Waterbury
The
Miller & Peck Co
Manufacturers National Bank
General Banking
American Express
New Haven
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Hartford
Main ST
Holmes & Bull
C.L. Holmes & CO
Grand Street
Kingsbury
James F. Williams
Center Street, Waterbury, Conn
Connecticut
Queen
Telephone
E. J. Finn
Hubar & Co
Jewelers
Professor Holley
Bank Street
Vineet
Cher
Sonying
Boston Furniture CO
South Main
Scovill
Brook Streets
Carbo
Universal Broad Muukers
Universal Food Choppers
Hotchkiss & Templeton, Inc. “Cutlery” Mill Supplies
D. B. Wilson Company
East Main Street
Loretta G. Mahoney
Notre Dame Convent
Prof
Julius Baier
Studio
F. P. Becton
J.H Deveraux & Co
Public Maret Co. Kingly
Ibacer Piom
Waterbury, Conn
Munchen
Drescher & Keil
Harrison Ave
Seper
Our &T
Penn. Tidse. CO
Lée
Frank Kiely
Mgr
Rea
Waite
Brown
Gray
King Dodgh
Hirgr Gy
J, B. Mullings & Son
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