Ministers’ salaries would fund fleet cruise costs
Chicago message shows Charles Beals of the American Peace Society says paying 17,000 ministers’ combined salaries for a year would cover the expenses of the present world cruise by the U S fleet. He notes smaller nations show Meetius calls for more ships to uphold dignity and urges redirecting funds to other uses.
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Chicago
United States
Charles BE. Beals
American Peace Society of
Boston
Judge Banks Demands Retractions From Local Ministers
Bridgeport Devws Vi Indee Banks of Fairfield today sent letters to Reverends Brown Berry and Ho demanding immediate retractions and apologies for a circular letter opposing his bid for Speakership. He warns of libel suits if they do not comply, citing accusations that he mishandled county commissioners and favored breweries and saloon keepers.
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Judge Banks
Bridgeport
Indee Banks
Fairfield
Brown
Darien
Berry
Stamford
New Canaan
Jdge Banks
House of Representatives
Well Known Man Dead At Ninety Years In Deep River
Luzelle Jesse Matis died at his home in Deep River at age 89 in the house where he was born. Son of Colonel Obadiah Platts and Temperance Pratt Platts, he served as selectman and sat in the General Assembly in 1854 1878 and 1881. A charter member of Unity Grange and an odes granger, five children survive Mrs i Doane Centerbrook Mrs W E Lamb Deep River Mrs C A North and Miss A L Platts Miss Edith Platts Hartford. Funeral planned for Saturday afternoon.
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Deep River
Dee
Luzelle
Jesse Matis
Obadiah — Platts
Temperance (Pratt) Platts
General Assembly
Old State House
New Capitol
Platts
Unity Grange
Odes
Granger
I. Doane
Centerbrooke
W. E. Lamb
C. A. Northend
A. L. Platts
Edith Platts
Hartford
Borax Mixup May Have Serious Effects
A pharmacist on Fairview Street supplied borax to a customer who mistook it for sails after a clerical error. The man’s wife and the woman who brought the order feared the poison could cause severe harm if the substance had been potent. The incident highlights the risk in drugstore labeling and customer understanding.
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Fairview Street
Plunged Through Draw In Milwaukee Bridge Crash
Three men in a Milwaukee automobile plunged through the Oneida Street bridge draw into the river. Two occupants died, a third was rescued with difficulty and taken to a hospital. Names include Oscar Z Bartlett and Albert Kunz. A. F. Solliday named as Solliday Motor Co official. Classified as a fatal bridge crash with hospital rescue details.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Dee AW
Oneida Street
Oscar Z Bartlett
Board of Trade
Albert Kunz
A. F. Solliday
The
Solliday Motor Company
Connecticut Snow Turn to Rain But Warmer Forecast
A weather forecast for Connecticut describes snow and warmer overnight with Friday snow or rain and warmer conditions. Winds shift from light easterly to southerly as a disturbance moves east, bringing light precipitation into the Lake Region and central sections. The system may reach the area this afternoon, turning to rain tonight, while high pressure to the northwest develops cold temperatures. Expect cloudy skies followed by snow then rain and a gradual temperature rise.
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Connecticut
Trial proceeds with model rejection in Annis case
In Flushing Justice Crane rejected a defense model showing party positions at the Annis shooting as misleading. Dr Johnson MacLeod testified about gunshot wounds and removal to hospital while Mrs Ellen Annis described her husband’s death around seven o clock on August 5.
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Flushing
Crane
Annis
Johnson MacLeod
Bayside
Huoughton
de Frey
Long Island City
Ellen Annis
Torney
McIntyre
Justice Crane
Annnis
Bank Examiner Sees 85000 Shortage In Somersworth Bank
National Bank Examiner Norwa Bean finds a daily shortfall near 85000 at Somersworth bank. Cashier Predarney Varney confessed after arrest and aided in reviewing books. Examiners expect more days of work to determine total deficit as creditors’ assets are said to cover claims.
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Somersworth
N. H
Naional
Norwa Bean
Manchester
A Bank
Predarney
Varney
Yeterday
Plummer Bean
Xamber
William S.tebbelts
Bohemian Society Donates Treasury To Bronson Library
The Bohemian society agrees to disband and transfer its treasury to the Bronson library with no conditions. They will add Bohemian books to the collection when possible, and the treasurer reported the facts to Bronson agents. The donation, though modest, is praised as a civic gesture by Waterbury's Bohemian community.
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Miss Sperry
Bronson Library
Bohemian Society
Hohemia
Waterbury
Bohemia
Europe
New Haven Engineer Fisher Frees After Crash Inquiry
A former New Haven Railroad engineer, William K. Fisher, faced plates over a fatal and injuring wreck near Waterbury involving New Haven Grays. A special train carried troops. Fisher allegedly disobeyed orders, leading to the collision and injuries. Witnesses differed on fault and sequence of events during the return trip.
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New Haven
Dee
William K. Fisher
Waterbury
Geax
Price Suit Off as Court Grants Nonsuit
The case of Freddy Price against Superintendent George Reach and Officer Tehan was nonsuited in superior court due to failure of the plant and counsel to appear. Attorney C. G. Root represented Price in a failed damages claim of 21000 for false arrest and imprisonment after Price was stopped at East Main and North Main. He was searched, a pocket knife seized, bailed for 5 dollars, and the suit dissolved as the defendant did not appear in court.
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Teach
Tehan
Freddy Price
George M Reach
Fintay
Pedi
Ipgeer
Civ Avorney
Ater
East Main
North Main
Omeer Tebangel
Price
Min
Walenhye
Tie
Jve
Pelee
C. G. Root
Health official defends Driggs school closure and fumigation
Health Officer Dr T J Kilmartin described the Driggs school situation as no worse than other local schools with scarlet fever. He said closure was prudent for a couple of days to fumigate while noting parents pressed to keep it closed until holidays but authorities refused. He contrasted Driggs with Walsh where diphtheria outbreaks caused fatalities weeks earlier and where closure was debated but not carried out.
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Driggs
T. J Kilmartin
Webster
Walsh
Fee
Thie
Hvening Democrat
Board of Aldermen
Lkcusalen
President is Called Resolution on Secret Service Adopted
Washington December 17 a special committee resolution urging the president to provide the house with the evidences behind his claim that members were mainly unsettled by secret service inquiries was adopted by the house without a dissenting vote after little comment.
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Washington
Special Committee
Secret Service
House
Two Must Die Hartford Ds 17 Murder Sentence
Peter Rubaka and Joby Laverock were convicted of first degree murder in the killing of Michael Wierdak following a dog dispute. Judge Case sentenced them to be hanged at the state prison in Wethersfield on March 4. The defense motions to set aside the verdict were overruled. Rubaka proclaimed innocence and broke down as the death sentence was pronounced. Laverock offered no remark.
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Saverock
Rubalas
Rubaka
Asionbury
Tax Rate Talk Sparks Budget Deep Dive Tonight
Citizens discuss property tax rate for next year as aldermen consider how funds are allocated. Teachers' pay dispute centers on the department of education schedule and whether a raised minimum salary should have been proposed earlier. Community warns of a possible late-night session with no guarantee of conflict, while officials urge calm.
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Voara
Board of Finance
Department of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Board of Fiance
Board of Education
Second Warders in Eastern Section Seek Cucumbers Water
Eastern Second Ward residents urge the Board of Works and Water Superintendent Kennedy to reroute to other reservoirs. They complain cucumbers dominate daily life from milk and whiskey to prayers and profanity, threatening a cucumber bloom if ignored.
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Board of Works
Kennedy
Ireland
East Mountain
Teachers Salaries in Denison Alderman Meeting
The Denison editor reports on a city aldermen meeting discussing teachers pay. The piece argues education quality requires更 higher salaries, noting heavy preparation, long hours, and debt from training, with current pay trailing other professions and failing to attract or retain skilled teachers.
Hayti Elects New President After Revolt
General Simon, commander of the Haitian hire revolution, was unanimously elected president by the Haitian power. Crowds gathered before the parliament as the official result was announced and cheered the victorious general, who had entered the city ten days earlier.
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Port
Aud
Mnayti
Des
Simon
Che Hire
Presider Nievis
Republic
Hoys Christmas sweaters and city meetings discussed
Town officials and the band of finance reviewed recent school matters after a late afternoon session. A charity banquet honored St Ceellia's art corps at the parish hall with Fife Major Edward Siebert presiding. Legal action and weather notes follow with rainfall and reservoir levels cited.
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Farrell
St Ceellhe's
St Ceellia's Art Corps
Fife
Edward Siebert
Joseph Shirrillo
Bibs
John Simanavier
Lynch
Shirrido
Ken
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Aid
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to relatives and friends who aided and sympathized after the death of the mother, signed by Jon F Phelan and family.
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Jon F Phelan
City Wins Land Damage Case Over Depot Project
Judge Ruth Insert in Waterbury superior court increased the award for Em erdon OM. Hopetidws by 508 to cover land damages for railroad take, including depot construction and station approaches. Hawkwiss’s $35,000 award was affirmed, with the court aligning to his lower valuation.
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New Maven
Ruth Insert
Emerdon
City of
Waterbury
Bureau of Assessment
Hawkkiss
Hotchkiss
Died of Wound After Snowball Incident
New Haven reports the death of 17 year old Deeti Yong Deo aurasso in the hospital from a facial wound believed caused by Frank Nugso last Sunday. Nugso is held without bail by the coroner pending further proceedings.
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New Haven
Deeti Yong Deoaurasso
Frank Nugso
Nyan
Died in the asylum near Philadelphia in Frankford
Dee Pi Starrier, uncle of Harry K aw, died Tuesday night at the ends asylum for the insane at Frankford. The fact she was an inmate was cited in Harry Thaw second trial as part of an insanity defense in the Stanford White murder case.
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Philadelphia
Dee Pi
Starrier
Harry Kaw
Ends Asylum For the Insane
Frankford
Asylum For the Insane
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
College Man and Business Sense Debate
Chicago December 17 C BR Riley, president of the Chicago Trust Co., argues college training lacks practical detail. He says a man with business discipline and routine mindset excels, while a highly educated man may lack patience for routine work. He emphasizes imagination paired with readiness to risk failure to keep a business afloat.
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Chicago
C. BR Riley
Chicago ‘Tite and Trust Co
Conduit Project Aims To Remove Street Poles In Waterbury
The street committee reports a petition by Connecticut Co to lay a conduit for Good street from State street near Mrs Reddikall’s property to Grand street, ninety feet north on one side and from Grand to Leavenworth. Plans call for removing all poles and wires between the points, moving lines into the library building via a conduit, and clearing overhead wires along the Mile and adjacent lots. The company will coordinate with others to secure pole removal, promising a street free of poles or overhead wires.
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Strom
Connecticut Co
State Street
Reddikall
Stite Street
Grandster
Oll
Full Road
Jeff
Grand Street
Leavenworth Steeer
Connecticut
Useful Christmas Gifts Catalog List
Useful Christmas Gifts presents a selection of winter gear and toys including men's gloves and mitts priced 85 to 100, boys gloves and mitts 156 to 81, rubber coats for boys, rubber hats, boxing gloves and balls, hot water bottles, and a full line of rubber toys.
Bakers advertise guaranteed quality under 1906 act
A vintage label proclaims baking powder with a legend guaranteeing conformity to the Food and Drugs Act of Congress dated June 30 1906. It advertises Best Teas at 25 cents and Best Coffees at 20 cents per pound and asserts none higher.
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Raleigh
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Goldsboro
John M. Granthaim
Democrat
Evening Democrat
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Weather Forecast
Anois
Examiner
Iengineer
Grays
Wartford
Cosmopolitan
Hayte
Ial Simon
City News
East End
Ey Kennedy
Naugatuck
Martin Dalton
Ansonia
George M Lutz
Dalton
Aar
Laitz
Hlute
Botchkiss Paper Company
Harry K. Thaw
Trust Company
Furnitur
Hampson-Sellen Furniture Company
Bank Street
Glenwood Range Agency
Alling Rubber Co
Eastern Tea Importers Co
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