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Newspaper

Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1906

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Wreck Toll Rises In D C Terra Cotta Collision

Washington dispatch details a Baltimore and Ohio rear end crash near Terra Cotta Maryland cause traced to fog and a moved signal. About forty killed and fifty injured. Names of victims and survivors logged as morgue numbers climb. Investigations launched by police and railroad officials with inquest planned.

Washington Manion Baltimore & Ohio Terra Cotta D. C Frederick Hildebrand Takema Park Block Phillips Tower Aspemdof Atty Robert Newark Austin Fannie Baldwin Lewis W East Orange N. J Belt E. Oliver The Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Baltimore & Ohio ‘Railroad Edward M Bohrer Corinne M Bond J. A Compos Tor Government Printing Office Butts Sallie J. Frank Butts McCaghey J. A. McCaghey Baltimore Bent Nevitt Harry Hildebrand Frank Hoffmier J.C. McCullum Robert Rutter W. A. Norrin Tenth Precinct Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Providence Hospital Frederick Leigh Kensington Takoma

Fragmented notice from a damaged page with garbled dialogue

Readable phrases describe a disorderly scene with references to a man and a clock but most content is jumbled. The text resembles a partial overheard dialogue or crime scene notes, lacking clear names, dates, places, or events to accurately identify a story or outcome.

Senate panel weighs 50% pay raise for Congress

Washington December 31 The sub committee of the senate appropriations panel weighing the legislative executive and judicial bill favors a possible fifty percent salary increase for senators and representatives. It may strip raises for vice president speaker and cabinet unless parity is gained. The panel likely to seek senate approval with an amendment covering the whole subject.

Washington Senate Committee On Appropriations House of Representatives House Senate

Maine deer supply will not meet hunter demand say officials

Augusta Me Dec 31 The state inland fisheries and game commissioners in their annual report project deer kills at 18 000 this year a drop of about one third from last year as deer moose and caribou numbers decline. Guides registered 2 083 earning 360 000 this year. Hatcheries produced 3 061 100 fish planted in 160 ponds and lakes with 2 425 000 eggs collected during the spawning season.

Augusta Maine State Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game

Contest Planned Over Derby Election Result

Representative elect George M. Clark faces a formal contest by Dennis T. Walsh on grounds of defective ballots in ward one and illegal votes in ward two. The challenge targets Clark’s narrow three vote margin in Derby.

Derby George M. Clark Dennis T. Walsh James J. Sweeney Clark

Cassatt Laid To Rest In Bryn Mawr Cemetery

President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad was laid to rest in Bryn Mawr cemetery today. The service followed simple Protestant Episcopal rites befitting a man of his stature and role in the railroad industry.

Cassatt Philadelphia Protestant Episcopal Church Bryn Mawr

Memorial to Wolcott statue dedicated at the state house

In Boston on December 31 a memorial statue of former Governor Wolcott and two small figures representing the army and navy were dedicated at the state house with impressive ceremonies. In New Haven on December 31 Victor Tyler of Southern New England Telephone Co resigns as secretary, effective after February meeting. Hartford reports a $191,000 will for charitable purposes from Ella Burr McManus, daughter of A. E. Burr, Hartford Times family. A Hartford incident notes four year old Sarah Strandh died after drinking whiskey mistaken for cough medicine on December 21.

Wolcott Boston Army Navy State House New Haven Victor Tyler Southern New England Telephone Co Hartford Ella Burr McManus A. E. Burr The Hartford Times Sarah Strandh

Old Lady Ties

Bethel, Dec 31. Mrs Ann Steven, aged 100 last week, died today from general infirmities in this place.

Bethel Ann Stevenson

Cincinnati Waterworks Project Sees $20 Million Boost

Cincinnati residents anticipate the new year with the waterworks program valued at about $20,000,000. A bulletin from Stockholm reports King Oscar’s health as stable, noting his temperature at 65 degrees and good overnight rest.

Stockholm Oscar Sere

Moneyed Japanese Migrants Spark Mexico to El Paso Plan

A Guadalajara dispatch reports 150 Japanese migrants funded by contracts to work on the Manzanillo extension of the Mexican Central railroad have arrived and bought El Paso tickets. The piece claims many are professionals, artisans, or students, not laborers, and that contractors believe they seek transport to the United States. A January 20 steamer from Japan carrying 1,100 laborers is expected to ease the labor shortage.

City of Mexico Herald Guadalajara Manzanillo Mexican Central Railroad el Paso United States Japan

New England Pay Increases Across Mills And Transit

Wage schedules rise as mills in New England lift pay about 5 to 10 percent with most changes effective today or tomorrow. Major rail lines Boston elevated system and Portland Street Railway announce raises for thousands of workers, with NYC wage gains affecting conductors motormen and other staff. The movement reflects higher living costs, with about 175000 cotton operatives gaining and elevated train staff earning about 2.30 to 2.50 a day plus extra benefits.

Boston New England Numous Mills Boston Railway Company Boston & Worcester Street Railway Company Portland Street Railway United States Charleston Navy Yard Naumkeag Mills Salem Mass Pane Everett Pemberton Atlan Lawrence Methuen Taille Methuen Exeter Mill Exeter Pittsfield N. H Avon Androscoggin Bates Continental Mill Mills Lewiston Barker Mills Auburn Lockwood Mills Waterville Pepperell Biddeford Methuen Arlington Mills New Hampshire Lyman Mills Holyoke Lancaster Mills Clinton Vicinity Boston & Wor Center Road

Fight in tunnels Aided by a traitor in New York

In the McAdoo tunnel under the North River two men fought. one was left unconscious with a fractured skull. Christopher Lynch was identified as the attacker. Lun dening was taken to a hospital, Lynch to a police station, and the scene required passing through three air locks in the caisson.

New York McAdoo North River John Lundening Christopher Lynch Lynch Lundening

Trolley Mows Down Woman on North Main Street

Mary Larocque of 353 North Main Street was knocked down and dragged by a trolley near her home around 6 PM. Dr Graves treated her for severe bruises and shock. the crossing area is noted as dangerous, with past fatal injuries reported nearby.

Burs Mary Larocque North Main Street Graves

Boy Lodging Defect Leads to Arrest in Naugatuck

A ten year old boy named Eugene Reardon sought lodging at a police station Saturday evening. He was turned over to Probation Officer Combellack and eventually to a man named Grant en route to Naugatuck. During travel the boy tried to escape but was recaptured by Officer Cannon and is held in Naugatuck awaiting news from Hartford or New Haven relatives.

Eugene Reardon Combellack New Haven Naugatuck Reardon Grant Sone Benantan Cannon Hartford

Robbery on Seaboard Airline Train Near Lacrosa

Passengers on a Seaboard Airline sleeper were held up and robbed of $8 in jewelry near Lacrosa Virginia. A Pullman conductor attempting arrest was shot in the arm. Robbers fired the emergency signal and fled into the woods.

Richmond Lacrosa Seaboard

City News Update on Churches and Transit

Nearly all Protestant churches will hold water services tonight and the trolley system will gain more open and closed cars. A requiem mass for Edward J. Beneley of Treland will be at Immaculate Conception church at 7 pm. Tomorrow is New Year’s Day and the Feast of the Circumcision with Masses across the denomination. Patrick Dees resigned as engineer at Randolph & Conn. Firefighters responded to a blaze at 31 Pie Street, finding a bungiehed fire and the outreach of the window frame.

Immaculate Conception Edward J. Beneley Tre Patrick D.eee South River Street Randolph & Conn Peuan Field and Grand Streets Yallet Fire Department Alwat Pie Street

Winter prices and sweets listed in wartime style

The fragment describes cooler weather and mentions items like silver tea pots and various prices per week. It references multiple items including pevenies and teas, with unclear names and inconsistent wording. The readable names include Tes Lane and general references to weekly prices.

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