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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
3
A folded property listing notes a residence and a storefront on 439 East Main Street within St. Patrick's Block at 110 East Main Street, detailing mixed-use space available in a central location.
A prewar summary notes oil fuel promises lower space needs and cleaner operation on ships, with savings from fewer stokers and faster steam. It cites costs, bunkering ease, and automatic oil handling, while acknowledging high oil prices limit adoption and the need for price reductions to expand use.
A collage of overheard lines covering social reform talk, birthday musings, and salary ideas for child laborers. Mentions of President Roosevelt, Taft, and Grant spark a murky glimpse of early 20th century politics and moral debates across New Haven New London Meriden and Chicago conventions.
The New Haven Register notes farmers’ resilience amid mortgage pressures with stable prices and cash to prepare for spring. New England items discuss a New York to Paris auto rally in Siberia with brigand threats and a wealthy party, while critics slam cheap shows as dubious entertainment yet some managers push for respectable production.
State highway commissioner James H. Macdonald was issued a new Pope-Hartford touring car. The four cylinder mahogany brown vehicle includes a typewriter rack and stenographer, a gradeometer, electric lighting, and bespoke door art.
Theodore PF Shonts recounts the Duke de Chaulnes dying on his knees after prayers at home in Paris. The Duke slipped, collapsed, and died with a ruptured heart while the duchess cried out. Shonts defends the memory against drugging accusations and notes the couple’s usual nine o'clock prayers. The report also mentions a church union discussion between Presbyterian bodies in Pittsburgh.
New Haven High School will graduate 205 students on June 19, the largest class in the school's history, with 185 Hillhouse pupils and 8 Boardman. Class day will be June 18, and ceremonies take place in the school auditorium. The commercial Hillhouse course is the largest contributor, and Boardman general course also yields many graduates.
A dubious confession by Julius Truelson links him to the Gunness murders, but letters from David Hecken and Frank Riedinger near Lincoln, Nebraska, cast doubt. Elmira records show Truelson inmate at the reformatory for 1905 to 1908, challenging his claimed actions in Laporte in 1906 and killing his wife in 1907. Idaho convention splits over Mormon questions as Democrats clash in Swindle Falls. Erie Rail uses job-boosting plans with locomotives and shops to resume oil equipment work for thousands. Belmont reports grave illness of Oliver Belmont in New York.
June 4 reports a young woman named Marguerite Euler carried three infants and five older children from a burning apartment house. Adults and elders fled in fear as smoke filled the building. Euler twice reentered the blaze to ensure all tenants escaped before quitting once everyone was safe.
Cardinal Logue of Ireland and John D. Rockefeller met at James Butler’s home in Tarrytown on June 4. They chatted briefly, posed for a photo with Bishop Brown, and exchanged warm remarks about the United States and Ireland. Rockefeller hoped for a future meeting but Logue sails to Ireland soon.
Postmaster General Meyer announced an agreement with Britain to reduce letter postage to 2 cents an ounce, effective October 1, 1908. British Postmaster General Sydney Boxton planned a similar announcement to Parliament. The move follows earlier proposals and Roosevelt's approval of a restricted union with England, and references the 1907 Universal Postal union rate changes.
June 4 report notes Prussia conducted diet elections with five Socialists elected, four in Berlin and its suburbs and one in the Hanover district. It marks the first time Socialists secured seats in the diet, with possible further Socialist gains anticipated in other districts.
The remark contrasts Butt’s fleece with the linen’s whiteness as observed by Oliver. It suggests a noted distinction in purity or brightness between fabrics within a social or domestic context.
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