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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
11
A fragmented ad style inquiry requests details for a boiler insurance policy. Items sought include current policy expiration date, current insured amount, number of boilers, maker names, boiler type whether power or heating, and usual load of safety valves.
A real estate advertisement touts The Continental Highlands three and a half miles from a green, offering half acre lots on a 60 foot boulevard. It promises springs, shade trees on every lot, and running water in each house, with proximity to trolley lines.
Leonore Kerwin describes the panic and escape from the fire at the Herald Square theater on Fifth Street and Broadway during The Three Twins. She recalls audience chaos, actresses fainting, and crew rushing to safety as fires damaged the building. The blaze caused about $2000 in losses and the theater closed for repairs.
Two thousand striking miners in the Paint Creek coal fields return to work after operators agree to employ only union men in their mines. The settlement ends the long strike in Charleston West Virginia.
Jury returns not guilty verdict in alderman John Coughlin case after a three day assault trial. Markets report cattle hogs and sheep prices with uneven movements while eggs butter and poultry show mixed trends across New York and Philadelphia. R. F. Worden & sons advertises wholesale and retail milk delivery from 152 Cherry St.
In Den 23 Charles E. Smith mayor of the city was partially blinded when a woman visiting his office threw carbolic acid at him after threatening to shoot. The attack left him with one eye sight lost and the other severely impaired.
A French bark named Artere, which left France on November S, is believed to have been lost with seventeen crew members. Life belts bearing the vessel’s name were recovered at sea near Lea Street, P Migueion, on December 28. The report notes the vessel and crew are missing and rescue seems unlikely.
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