Contested Police Station Funding Divides City Council
A common council quorum heard Alderman Munson oppose a new police station plan citing cost and future needs. Mayor Boughton suggested a $10,500 building with 14 cells, while others favored larger space or remodeling City Hall. The proposal was referred to the council after votes on amendments failed.
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Boughton
West End
Court of Common Council
Munson
Democrat
Hill
Asan
Finances Board
McH
Martin
City Hall
Riley
Egan
Phenix Alley
French
Alderman Munson
Webster
Alderman French
Alderman Webster
Kelly
O’rourke
Ae Webster
Chipman
C. B. Webster
T. R. Martin
J. J. McDonald
Messrs Webster
Law Committee
Elizabeth Birkinshaw
Platt
Brewster Street
S. S. Taylor
Taylor Avenue
J. W. Fones
Clay Street
Pamberton Street
Cliff Street
Hillside Avenue
Willow Street
Johnson
Spring
Hickory Streets
Peace-Making Hope For Rival Naugatuck Editors
In Naugatuck the editors Peck White and Adams clash weekly as competing papers the Enterprise the Review and the Agitator. Rev W F Blackman of the Parish Bulletin urges brotherly unity while the trio holds to rivalries. Residents await a noble affectionate brotherhood among the scribes.
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Naugatuck
Review
Peck
White
W. F. Blackman
Congregational Church
Parish Bulletin
Adams
Pardons Board Votes on Saving Men From Hanging
The Board of Pardons met at Wethersfield State Prison with Governor Lounsbury Chief Justice Park General Harland Dr Bacon and Mr Seymour to hear convicts plead for release. Judge Locke argued the board can commute Palladoni to life. Authorities say the board has jurisdiction but no decision on Palladoni's sentence yet.
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Board of Pardons
Lounsbury
Park
Harland
Bacon
Seymour
State Board of Pardons
State Prison
Wethersfield
Locke
Bridgeport
Palladovi
Palladoni
Watch Club Offers Full Jeweled American Watch
Rubey's presents a new Watch club offering a full jeweled American Watch in a 14 kt gold filled case, warranted 20 years. Ladies 14 kt solid gold watches available, pay $1.00 weekly with one drawing per week. Address: one Ladies and Gentlemen, 1 and 3 Exchange Place.
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D.C. Callender & Co
Nave
Ana
Bandana Waves Mark Democratic Convention Day
The Indianapolis Hendricks club banners the hall as delegates cheer and wave bandanas during the Democratic convention. Chairman Barnum orders the gathering, with Thurman gaining momentum for second place while Watterson and Collins vie for permanent chair. Delegates later applaud Speaker White and discuss platform and leadership amid a growing Thurman surge. The convention recesses to reconvene tomorrow at 10 o hour.
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Barnum
Collins and Watterson
Thurman
Hendricks Club
Indianapolis
Hendricks
Gorman
Bisishop Granberry
Prince
White
W. L. Scott
California
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Isco
Florida
Ohio
Owa
Tennessee
Cleveland
Republican Party
Watterson
National Committee
Collins
Henry Watterson
Gray
Columbia
Union of Dakota
Mont
Territories
Disana
Washington
New Mexico
Three Death Attempts By A Woman In Bridgeport Jail
Mary Donovan a about 70 year old intoxicated woman in East Bridgeport police station attempted suicide three times while jailed. Sergeant Jennings found her hanging by apron stocking and petticoat on successive visits and removed possible ligatures each time. She survived with officers watching her through the night.
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Bridgeport
Brinccroft
Mary Donovan
East Bridgeport
Jennings
Dying General Sheridan Reported Quiet in Washington
Washington June 5 The morning bulletin says General Sheridan holds his own rests quietly with physicians in constant attendance another attack may come any time gravest anxiety felt. Weavers on strike at Fart River forty workers quit Chase mill over overseer dispute. Artist dying Thomas Lawson portrait painter dies Lovett. Boss Boston Crackers touted by Ladd’s as best in market fresh and crisp.
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Washington
Sheridan
Chase Mill
Boston
Ladd’s
St Louis Hosts Democratic Convention Bustle and Lights
St Louis buzzes as the Democratic convention nears with heavy crowds, lavish preparations, and a grand lighting display on Olive street. Officials note plans include 70,000 capacity and arches of flaming red letters proclaiming St. Louis greets the convention and the public trust.
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East St. Louis
Great Bridge
D. R. Francis
D. F. Caruth
John G. Prather
Missouri
Frank Gaiennie
Jerome Hill
St. Louis
Olive Street
Fourth and
Olive Streets
Fourth Street
Louis
Twelfth Street
Olive
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Locust
St. Charles Street
Sli. Ay
St Louis Convention Backdrop At Music Hall Space
The East St Louis Olive street music hall hosts the convention in its rear nave with vast clear space beneath a glass roof. New York delegates flash red bandannas, pushing Thurman’s nomination while J J O'Donoghue of Tammany Hall entertains guests at the Southern hotel with roses. Senator Kenna of West Virginia arrives.
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East ST. Louis
Iit
Olive Street
Music Hall
New York
Thurman
J. J. O'Donoghue
Tammany Hall
St. Louis
O’donoghue
Judge Thurman
Senator Kenna
West Virginia
Southern Hotel
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Gray
Black
Fuller
Sherman
East
Cleveland
Ignatius E. Grubb
Delaware
James Draper
S. Corning Judd
William C. Goudy
Miles Ross
New Jersey
Leon Abbott
William Steinway
Hermann Oelrichs
W. J. McCormick
Montana
J. E. Toole
J. B. Rosborough
Utah
William Ferry
B. B. Small
Alfred Olendorf
W. W. Scott
Virginia
T. E. Barrett
Thurman Likely Nominee Boosts Ohio in Convention
The Ohio delegation backs Thurman as vice presidential pick, with New York also solid for him. A protracted caucus ends in unanimous support for Thurman, while Gray forces lament a lost bid as crowds erupt in celebration with banners and cheering across Exposition Hall.
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Goudy
American Bank Note Company
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
Thurman
Gray
Shanklin
Manson
Indiana
Praire
Black
Rachel
Ohio Committee
Exposition Hall
A. C. Kiff
Beatrice, Neb
W. Kimbrough
Danville
Ills
John Wampler
Kansas
L. F. Beach
Morrison County
Joe Mann
Illinois
Commissioner of Pensions
New York City
Joseph J. O'Donoghue
Tammany Hall
Congress
New York State
Randall Club
Sylvania
Henry Watterson
Committee On
Watterson
Gorman
National Committee
Scott
Sherman Illness News Clusters and War Anxieties
Reports from June on General Sherman show a dangerous illness with two hemorrhages and a restive recovery, while Washington observers and flags at the capital reflect public anxiety. Gen Hastings to present Sherman’s name at the Chicago convention, and Judge Henry Morris dies in Springfield. A southern woman recounts wartime privations, hunger, and shortages as the blockade tightened, recalling a wish for real coffee and tea amid a homefront suffering narrative.
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Sherman
Washinoton
D. H. Hastings
Pennsylvania
Choen
Senator Sherman
Chicago
Hastings
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