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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
12
Debate over vice presidential picks features Congress member Francis Burton Harrison as a rising contender. Harrison, Yale graduate, top law student, early law instructor, and war veteran, earns broad support from 42 Democratic colleagues for the party’s eventual nomination.
Innovator John P. Holland, famed for submarine crafts, announces work on an airship expected to reach speeds of 100 miles per hour and travel from New York City to England in about thirty hours within five years. He cites wind and atmospheric challenges and plans trials from his New Jersey home with a first ascent possible over New York. Green Wooden’s Adventure in Kansas adds a humorous note about a berry theft as a short sketch.
A St Louis dispatch reports women of the Confederate Choir of America have replaced the words of Dixie with new stanzas claiming the old lines don’t suit the cause. The change drew protests from veterans who say the choir overstepped authority, while supporters argue the new verse better honors the land and patriots.
In a perspective from Everybody magazine, Emerson Hough notes vast U.S. timber reserves, annual pulp vs lumber usage, and the heavy consumption by railroads and industries. He warns that cedar and other fibers face long depletion timelines, urging awareness of per capita use and future supply constraints.
Caligula the spendthrift emperor of Rome allegedly raised his pet horse to consulship and supposedly had two grand floating palaces on Lake Nem i near the Imperial City. Historians say the faux Graeco Roman gardens and marble baths survived underwater, with engineers debating how to recover them after divers in 1431 and 1895 recovered planks and fittings. The lake remains wary of reconstruction.
Cardinal Michael Logue sails from New York on the Campania after a five week visit. In his farewell to Americans he warns that rising divorce rates threaten the home and urges the nation to uphold the ideals of liberty, justice, and family stability. He preserves a treasured American flag as a memento of his trip.
The column answers reader questions about liquor licenses for ocean steamships, heat belts, teaching, flea control, and churns out brief historical notes. It cites figures for cities and temperatures, explains how to contact officials, and gives short biographies and book recommendations.
Isaac W. Turner president of Mount Kisco village and George Raymond wealthy farmer received Black Hand letters threatening death unless they each hand over one thousand dollars. Raymond’s home was guarded by constables and he and others stood ready to defend against any attack.
Five men face defrauding the state charges over metallic furniture contracts. Testimony nears completion and a jury verdict was expected by Wednesday afternoon. Britain Returns American Meat from London port to New York amid continued meat shortage.
The Manitoba high court ruled against the Plembere union for interfering with union memen labor during a strike. The master plasterers brought action seeking 2000 pounds in penalties for injunction breach. The decision cited union activity and picketing as factors in the dispute.
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