Lightning blinds New Britain man at Kossing home
William Dixon a 22 year old son of John Dixon of 17 Spring street was at the Kossing residence 118 Kensington street New Britain when a flash of lightning struck near an open window last night about 730. He cried I cannot see and fainted. Dr Kellogg said optic nerves inflamed and the outcome remains uncertain. Dixon works for the Porter Company. No physical marks or signs besides the illness were found at the scene.
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New Britain
William Dixon
John Dixon
No 17
Spring Street
Annie Kossing
Gustave BF. Kossing
Kensington Street
Dixon
Rossing
Annie
K. B. Kellogg
J .Porter Company
Rossings
Multiple Connecticut Local Tragedies Reported Across Towns
The Hartford region reports several deaths and disasters. Howard Payne, 76, shot himself in St Francis's hospital amid malignant blood poisoning. A thunderstorm destroyed John Roe’s barn in Essex with five cows and three pigs killed. Henry Houlihan learns his sailor son Henry, 17, drowned near San Diego. body unrecovered. Polhemus Gogells, 18, drowns in the Connecticut River near Middletown after cramping while swimming near the asylum dock. Lucy Taraney, drowned near Aukere's fish works in Essex. body found and to be sent to New York. William Long, shot in a shooting gallery incident in New Haven, dies after initial recovery appeared. Michael Leeney to be prosecuted.
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Hartford
Howard Payne
St Francis's Hospital
East Windsor
John Roe
New Britain
Henry Houlihan
East Main Street
Henry
Buffalo
Pacific Fleet
San Diego
Middletown
Polhemus Gogells
Connecticut River
Asylum Dock
Ansonia
Essex
Lucy Taraney
New York
Hust Lyme
Aukere
E. S. Hunt
East Lyme
New Haven
William Long
Michael Leeney
Long
Salon Rock
Leoney
Congress Adjourns Ending Filibuster After Currency Bill
The Sixtieth Congress adjourned after the Aldrich Vreeland currency bill conference report passed 43 to 22 with four Republicans and seventeen Democrats voting for. President Roosevelt signed the measure as the filibuster ended and the currency commission began organizing to study currency banking. Also reported: Whitmore trial unresolved with a potential retry, and a Wisconsin church shooting at the Methodist church in Oakfield.
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la Follette
Washington
Aldrich
Borah
Bourne
Brown
Heyburn
Roosevelt
Stone
Gore
Currency Commission
Fairbanks
Cannon
Alliven
Burrows
Hale
Knox
Dullet
Teller
Money and Bailey
YMCA's New Immigrant Aid Plan Expands at Port of Embarkation
The International YMC A's industrial department launches a system to aid Southeast European immigrants and foreign speaking workers. Dr. Peter Roberts leads the effort with secretaries at Atlantic ports, guiding newcomers to housing and jobs while teaching English and civic laws to reduce legal trouble and exploitation.
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International Young Men's Cristian Association
Europe
America
Peter Roberts
Roberts
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Quebec
Robert Watehorn
Young Men's Christian Association
International Committee
Graz
Iis
Crooks
Sharps
Youngstown
Association
Ohio
Ture
Hoon
Tony
North America
Tag Day in Yonkers Raises Ten Thousand
A Yonkers tag day by about 300 society women raised an estimated $10,000 for the Homeopathic and Maternity Hospital. Women stopped trolley cars and pedestrians, even halting autos, asking for Red Cross tags with cheerful pleas. Notable contributor James Butler, owner of the Empire City race track, donated a large sum.
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Wild West
Yonkers
B. R. Trotter
F. D. Blake
J. C. Walker
Central
Yonkers Avenues
James Butler
Empire City
Do It Now What to Do If Coal Runs Out
Dr Charles P Steinmetz told electrical engineers and students that coal could vanish soon and wood fuel will fail. He urged rapid development of water power to generate electricity and heat, warning winters may force plants to shut down without substitutes. He stressed capturing water power from creeks nationwide and distributing heat to prevent freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Electrical Trade School
Charles P. Steinmetz
Schenectady
N. Y
Steinmers
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State St
Third Bell
North End
W. R. Adams
Abbott Ave
A. J. Kenneally
Farm St
M. Sehneer
South Mainst
Care Democrat
American Loan Co
Viewe
DAXY
W. F. Beerbam
South Waterbury
Baldwinst
East Main St
Quick+ Kleen
Quick-Kleen Soap Co
Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn
Danbury
Bark St
Bank St
W. Lucas
Cali
David Carroll
Pleasant St
F. W. Lawlorge
Boughton Park
The
Woodward Land Co
J. T. McCarthy
East Main
Beason
Beaconet
Fuller St
McGrath
Phoenix Ave
James A. Hynes & Son
Scovill and Springers
William Kennedy
M. Gonst and
Sylvan Ave
Dawson
F. E. Beardsley
South Main St
C. H. Wart
John Moriarty
Polls Theater
Him St
A. Weinstein
Main St
North Main St
Poll
J. H. Gray & CO
Funeral Undertakers
Louis A. Walsh
Leavenworth Et
Jerome Bailey
Apothecaries’ Hall Building
Weeake & Jackson—Architects
North St
Joseph 7. Smize
Wood Street
Daniel T. Farrington
Worcester
New England Land & Realty Go
Bank Steel
Root & Boyd, Insurance
Bank Street
Waterbury Mfg Co
Burton St
Jewelry St
Louis M. Raffel
Waterbury Chandelier Co
Poli
Michael Ford
F. of A
G. A. R. Hall
Thomas Grimes
Patrick J. Nugent
M. J. Newell
South Main
Manufacturers’ Bank Building
D. H. Tierney
Fairmount
the Realty Dey, CO
Bank St Tones-Morgan Building
Bond
John J. Geraghty
Ml East Main Street
Baron J. Torkomian
Congress
Whitmore
Jersey City
N. J
June
Vickers
Oskield
Wis
Jane
Grant Poole
E. Hf. Orvis
Sabin Halser
Poole
Grace Orvis
Posie
Poste
Try & Democrat
YMCA
Industrial Department
Treo Witche
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