Sewage concerns and political chatter echo in city news
The Waterbury sewage issue tops readers’ minds amid a Supreme Court ruling, while Hartford faces a water crisis with only ten days of supply left. Commentary contrasts editorials urging civic action with debates between General Miles and Adjutant General Corbin over West Point graduations. National figures like Pulitzer, Cochran, Lord Salisbury, and Chamberlain surface in a broader rail of votes and constitutional questions about suffrage and representation.
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Hartford
Pauping
Miles
Corbin
West Point
Root
Corbin - Uttle
Debated Plans Reflect Southern State Suffrage Sentiment
A fragmented excerpt notes that advocates push for larger plans than those affected by constitutions and laws of Southern states. It mentions confidence in national sentiment and support for suffrage laws already secured by South Carolina and other Southern states for educated citizens.
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Washington
Crumpacker
Indiana
Wilson
South Carolina
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Miasianippi
Louisiana
Colorado
Wyoming
Rhode Tala
Panoryivenis
Delaware
South Ung
Georgia
Florida
Minerisis
Tenswesey Sud Nevade
Poped Army Petits
Fragmentary Passing Remarks on Politics and Trials
A garbled column notes plans to control cotton gin patents, attack Senate rules, Otis praise and press agent claims, New York murder trial hesitancy due to expert witnesses, and Democratic criticism of Perry Heath’s use of funds for experimental free delivery in Republican versus Democratic states.
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Senator Mason
Senate
Mason
General Otis
Philippines
Otis
New York
Molineaux
Congress
Perry Heath
Oret
Republican National Committee
Fire drills for servants in country houses urged
An article argues servants in country houses should be regularly drilled in fire protection tasks to improve rapid, orderly response. It cites inspecting experts in England and suggests extending training to city houses, detailing hose handling means of alarm, extinguishers, and safe access while reducing waste and fire hazards. It also advertises La Belle Glove Cleaner at Duncan's pharmacy.
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Toseph Pulitzer
Burke Cochran
Pretoria
Kansas City Star
Lord Salisbury
Sir Joseph Chamberlain
Enliedt
Kansas City Bist F
England
New Haven
Evers Sane
Come
Diwae
Bankeholders
Duncan's Pharmacy
Afnin
Measured Thread Inventory Leads Clerkette Task
A new girl in a Main street dry goods store began by measuring thread after finishing the ribbon inventory. She unwound yard after yard from a spool, laying the thread in a heap on the floor while a veteran clerk watched. She remarked it would take a long time to measure all the thread.
Christmas Memories in a Blessed Christmas Morn
A nostalgic poem recalls Christmas bells and church hymns, linking sea, lighthouse, and village memories. The speaker longs for home, kinship, and the warmth of childhood hearths as winter and sorrow mingle with faith and relics of past Christmases.
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Tenas
Out of the Ordinary Reunites Old Friends After Years Apart
A chatty exchange recalls a past snub involving Tilbury and neighbors Throggins and Gagster, with one guest admitting no memory of Tilbury’s later fate. The Chicago Tribune notes a class of people damaged by coffee and introduces a new grain-based drink Grain-O as a coffee substitute.
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Gagster
Throggins
Tilbury
Throgglon
Chicago ‘Tribune
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Business College
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