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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
3
A collation of historical notes lists June dates: Nathaniel Greene and Richard Henry Lee deaths, 1864 Cherbourg skirmish, 1908 cook certification for British ships, France’s new auto conduct rules, plus contemporary political rhetoric about Roosevelt Taft and party platforms. The piece blends history with opinion and local observations on driving behavior.
The report notes a surge in strikes and lockouts in Austrian industry, especially textiles, driven by higher living costs and better conditions. Unions gain leverage as workers seek higher wages, shorter hours, union recognition, and overtime benefits. The era sees widespread employer responses and government intervention in many disputes.
The Hon Alexander Troup of New Haven will not travel with Connecticut to Denver and will stay with W J B in Lincoln Kansas before the convention. If Governor Woodruff or Lieutenant Gov Lake return from Chicago by Saturday the state may lack an acting governor as Stiles Judson sails for Europe that morning.
A premature blast of a six inch powder charge at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island injures three New York National Guard privates from Company 16 Ninth Regiment. George Harvey and John Walsh are fatally injured, John McDowell survives. Regulars restore order as post hospital treats the shaken men. In a related report, AFL leaders protest a federal injunction plank at the Chicago convention, and William J Bryan reacts to the Republican meeting results.
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