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Newspaper

Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1908

Page

7

Foolish glee and gum in a slot machine test line

An observer notes the antics around slot machines. People claim they test for function then deny losses. Some hurry to grab gum or look for hidden prizes. Others suspect machines often misbehave, prompting schemes to get free gum or candy.

Quentin Strenuous Too Join the Y M C A Tale

Gerald K. Smith recalls a Bellefontaine visit tale about Quentin Roosevelt and the Taft son. Quentin declared he would join the Y M C A while another boy resisted, prompting Smith to note the Roosevelt boy’s future presidential lineage and Charlie Taft’s membership signing with no further talk.

Taft Charlie Gerald K. Smith Washington Young Men's Christian Association Bellefontaine, C Roosevelt Quentin Y.mc.a Suith Eays Young Taft

Army officers face fifty mile three day walking test

President Roosevelt eased the army riding test by allowing officers to substitute a fifty mile three day walk. Those choosing walking must complete the fifty miles within the three days at about two and a half miles per hour, a reasonable pace for field work, and the test targets coast artillery and higher field ranks.

Roosevelt

Plaster Portraits Fashionable Costume Keepsake

Plaster portraits describe a popular form of cheap costume likenesses offered at low prices. The items are colored and sized, with smoke-like details and simple dress forms. The passage notes many people seek these cheeky keepsakes as novelty gifts.

Naugatuck Happenings Sketch Busy Local Scene

Naugatuck items mention residents visiting from Rome and London, local dances, overseeing road and street projects, saloon licensing, high school sports and planning meetings. The town notes include foresters events, baseball games, cemetery board elections, and municipal hearings on street improvements and taxes.

Waterbury Team Set to Oppose Town Team Saturday

Waterbury sends a team to face the town club this Saturday in a local match. Other notes report Wilson Lindsley working near St James cemetery, Albert Walton severing two connections with M C Braden, and several tenement moves including Garry Flynn to Mrs Baldwin's in Westbury and Edith Hard to J B Griffin's on Cutler Street. A town hall dance Friday evening is expected to draw a large crowd.

James Powers Waterbury Rubber Avenue Martin Kelly George O'Loughlin Edward Fitzgerald Foresters Foresters’ Hall John Carroll Michael Cronin James Reilly Charles Shea Texas Denver Cal Naugatuck Tigers of Litchfield Yale Independents Junior Aid Society of The Congregational Church L.C. Warner Church Street Wilson Lindsley St James Cemetery Albert Walton M. C. Braden Garry Flynn W. J. Munson Baldwin Westbury Edith Hard J.B. Griffin Cutler Street William Stoughton

Hartford officials inspect Windsor fish hatchery visit

NRUTMEG GRATINGS Hartford Governor Woodruff and Mayor Hooker with state game commissioners toured the Windsor fish hatchery yesterday afternoon. New London Allyn Assysse 24 years old in poor health shot himself through the heart yesterday, leaving a wife. Bridgeport Daniel J Scully of Danbury convicted last week on three counts of abusing girls attempted suicide in Bridgeport jail by cutting his throat and left wrist. he will recover. Hartford Elias Lanes 84 dropped dead at his home on Maple Avenue while doing daily light work. muscular degeneration of the heart noted.

Hartford Woodruff Hooker State Game Commissioners Windsor New London Allyn Assysse Bridgeport Daniel J. Scully Danbury Elias Lanes Maple Avenue

Reading in Bed and Its Effects on the Overwakeful Brain

The article argues reading in bed hazards sleep when worries crowd the mind. It notes nerves tire under high tension and imagination can wander, causing long wakeful hours. It suggests reading an hour before sleep as a helpful practice.

Seach Ted

Climb Full of Peril on Mount Pinnacle Aims

Two climbers Arthur Wheeler and Benjamin Comstock plan a summer ascent of Mount Pinnacle in the Canadian Rockies. They will tackle a 300 foot narrow crack with perilous footing after climbing Mount Sanford and Mount Goodshire, seeking a historic white man’s ascent. The effort demands extraordinary nerve and strength, with the top offering sweeping horizons as the reward.

Hemisphere Mount Pinnacle Canadian Rockies St. Louis Post-Dispatch Arthur O.wheeler Canadian Alpine Club Canadian Topographical Survey Benjamin 8. Comstock Mr. Comstock Messrs Comstock Wheeler Beiieve Mount Sanford Mount Blane Goodshire Columbia River Gold River Mount Pinnacle. Mount Sanford Mount Goodshire Sanford Pinnacle Mesers Comstock Wheeler Canada

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