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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
10
A local sale advertises deep discounts on kitchen items including enamelware tins copper kettles and bakeware. The listing highlights washing machines priced at five dollars and various copper and nickel plated wares with cheap totals and assorted cookware accessories.
A heavy French car with a chauffeur and six friends went out of control on Eleventh Avenue and West Fifty sixth Street at forty miles per hour. The chauffeur allegedly borrowed the car from the owner without permission. Six people were killed as the vehicle crossed the pier area and the driver and others drowned. Police and rescue units investigated the crash and identified the victims, including a young woman and a sister among the deceased.
A local circus last night offered a smaller, one ring performance that traders say rivaled the famed Barnum and Bailey in spirit. Praise centered on the "alde" act, described as immense and a highlight of the evening.
June listings show Mr Rick's dancing academy hat party and many school and hall dances. July Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth sparks public interest with riders gymnasts and specialists praised for expertise.
A speeding automobile toppled from a public pier extending 300 feet into the Hudson, sank with two women a man and a girl inside, while the chauffeur and another rider escaped. The dead were John Coleman Rosie Coleman Virginia Knight Adeline Berdon and John Bauer. Bauer, once Frank Jay Goulds chauffeur, was jailed for homicide. The little Knight girl remained missing.
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