Proposed trunk line from Bridgeport to New Milford
Ansonia Sentinel reports State Highway Commissioner Macdonald favors a state trunk road from Bridgeport through Stratford along the Mousatonic River to New Milford and beyond toward Massachusetts. The plan calls for macadam and gravel sections, surveys underway, and potential expansion to broader state coverage as engineers and towns back the project.
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Macdonald
Ansonia Sentinel
Hh Wak
Sentinel
Bridgeport
Stratford
Mousatonie
Derby
New Miford
Barnum Avenue
Howe Avenue
Hridgeport
New Milford
Massachusetts
SLSIE RAYMOND DIRS Hartford Fire Victim Dies in No 20 Ferry Street Blaze
Hartford reports Elsie Raymond, 26, died after severe burns from a fire at No 20 Ferry Street resort in the early morning. Gabrielle Chen and Samuel Benson, burned in the same blaze, show improving signs. Authorities question Raymond’s true name and search for living parents or relatives to claim the body, to be funded by the city. In New Haven, December 24, Peas for Dr Arthur S Cheney, Yale consul at Messina, are being handled by his family amid no word on a reply from his brother.
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Hartford
Deugh
Elsie Raymond
Raymond
Hartford —Hospital
Mays
Mase
New Haven
Dee
Pea
Arthur S Cheney
Yale
Messina
OH. Austin Cheney
Gompers Faces Labor Union Antitrust Contempt Move
New York Dec 28 The Orr Federated union received from Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor a letter outlining a possible challenge to Sherman antitrust law. The union seeks a reform to exempt labor from the act and to suspend enforcement. A central decision by Judge Wright convicting Gompers Mitchell and Morrison of contempt is cited, with sentences ranging from six months to one year. A committee agreed to organize meetings to decide next actions.
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Ize
New York
Orr Federated Union
Samuel Gompers
Anas Can Federation of Labor
United Bite Supreme Court
Loewe Hat
Federationiat
Congress
St Wey
Ehatr
Central Federated Union de
COP 1
Wright
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Gompers
Mitchell
Secretar Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Buck's Stove and Range Co
Pelulinis
Aasoela Sre
Tilery
Snow and travel disruption across Britain after storm
Mlizzard in London reports heavy snowfall across the British Isles. Scotland experiences full train service shutdown for 24 hours while many factories slow or close in northern counties. London sees light snow with windy conditions early morning as crowds contend with drifts.
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London
British Isles
Scotland
Turner Masterpiece and Kongo Natives in Metropolis Tale
A fragment from a periodical recounts Turners Rainy Steam and Speed in the London National Gallery and a traveler’s tale on a Great Western journey with a clairvoyant gaze. It also notes Kongos preserving bodies, a missionary account, and a Holmes closing line on reciprocity.
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Peel
Parner
London National Gallery
Indy Simon Jt
Exeter
London
Bristol
Ager
Academy
Great Western
Ke Turner
Sud
Heien Zimmern
Metropolitan Magazine
Timely topics sales and bargains flood local shops
Local merchants advertise extensive discounts across multiple lines. Hampden emery wheels to clothing, groceries, footwear, furniture, and hardware feature notable price cuts. Highlights include coats, shoes, undergarments, furs, bedding, linens, and holiday tutoring. Savings pitched at Woodriff Grocery Co, J. G. Jackle & Son, Ziglatzki Marks, Cur rane white sale, Hampcot-Sellen's, and Hamilton Hardware Co among others.
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Hotchkiss & Templeton
Hampden Emery
American Loan Co
Hank Street
Cassel & Alexander
Woodriff Grocery Co
Miller & Peek’s
J. G. Jackle & Son
Goodyear
Grieve, Bisset & Holland
Boston Furniture Co
HH. S.gulliver
John J
Hampcot-Sellen
Glenwood Ranger
Dodge
Weinstein's
Hamilton Hardware Co
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Musler & Liebeskind
East Main St
Woolworth’s
A. B. Burton
Walnut St
Hill St
Miller & Peck
Keward
Democrat
Frank Graber
South Main St. N. B
A R. Posner
Bank St
D. H. Tierney
B. Street
aNoe
Schneer
Main Street
Loa Jans
Thomaston
Waterville
Oakville
Meriden
Posiay
Democrat of
Tive
Puller Street
Risberg’s
Phoenix
C. S. Redmond
Main St
Brennan Place
D. J. McCarthy
Pleasant St
Impr
Shoeman
South Main
Willow St
de Witt Clinton High School
Arch
Lallier
Columbus Hall
Naugatuck
North Riverside St
West Main St
Grand St
Sals
W. R. Adams
Abbott
Griggs St
Gree Loud
North Main
In Woolen Mills Co
Bankst
Farrelly & Dwyer
Redmond
Main
La-la
Willow St. C
Exchange Place
East Main
Ludiow St
Wyman St
Ludlow St
John Moriarty
Poli’s
Danbury
Grand
A. Dulac
J. E. Smith & Co
Benedict St
Waterbury
Conn
Tracy Ave
Margaret Bkriy
Waterburs
Colests
Eugene Tere
Martin
Union St
Harper's Ravar
Polo Theater
Bridgcoort
Perhans
Berkshires
Housatonic Avenue
Weinstein
Weinstein’s
Ar Weinstein
West
Lonsdale Cambric
Mme
Blas
Wor
Slsie Raymond Dirs
Gomper
Mlizzard In
Holmes
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