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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
11
A description of bordered chiffon gowns featuring pink rose motifs on white, crafted in a Directoire style. The design highlights include a high white silk girdle, chiffon trimming on the skirt and blouse, a narrow low neck, and yoke with long sleeves of lace or net. The piece notes multiple adaptable styles and fabrics for a graceful, versatile look.
Harvard President Charles W. Eliot told the Massachusetts No License league that his view on drinking had changed. He recounted a life as a moderate wine and beer user but said recent physiology and medicine research show even moderate alcohol use is expedient. He praised firm no license positions and called Maine prohibition a dead failure.
New York Oct 30 Application for a joint receivership for the Bucaca River Electric Power company and seven related firms with a combined capitalization of 15 million dollars was filed. The suit by Eben H. Gay and Joseph W. Jackson of Boston accuses insolvency mismanagement and mingling of funds. The eight firms include Hudson River Electric Power Hudson River Water Power and others. The case follows the failure of E H Gay Co bankers who owed about 7 million in obligations.
In Manila on October 30 George E. Wolf a leading merchant died from injuries after a mad carabao gored him while he hunted. The water buffalo, typically mild, is rarely violent. The report notes the animal's usual calm nature and its common use much like a horse in America.
The defense attempts to prove an alibi for Theodore Whitmore in a murder trial. Interborough Railroad train sheets are admitted to dispute dispatcher Pulver and witnesses Anna Smith and Lattle Carroll about Whitmore’s location Christmas night. Whitmore says he was in his Brooklyn home.
Commissioner Shields held Martin Green Morris Green and Joseph Schlottman for removal to York Pennsylvania. They are accused of swindling farmers by selling butter and eggs through a York commission store and claiming contracts with 1 000 summer hotels to supply first quality dairy and eggs. The produce was shipped to New York City and resold.
Muskogee Oklahoma reports the Texas and Oklahoma Horse Thief association approved a resolution pledging its 10,000 members to aid in arresting and prosecuting Night Riders. They also plan to memorialize President Roosevelt to curb liquor shipments from Missouri and Arkansas. Officers say evidence shows liquor reaches youths aged twelve to fourteen in the state.
In Syracuse on October 30 Taft and Bryan met throngs, each addressing multiple rallies. Bryan spoke at City Hall Wieting Opera House and Empire Hall, with Parker and Dunne accompanying him. Taft spoke at Alhambra and Turn Hall. Both were welcomed by local leaders and briefly joined the Mystique Krewe at Kanoono.
The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company will pay Gleason Cold Storage of Le Roy $4,044 as a reparation claim for excessive charges on apple shipments. The settlement is among the largest of its kind since public service commission oversight began.
Three soldiers from Fort Totten were taken into custody in Brooklyn after an alleged attack on sixteen year old Emma Grinlonton. They were arrested by order of Colonel Benedict and jailed in Brooklyn. The case, one of three such incidents in New York history, invokes the death penalty under federal law.
A Waterbury resident describes lasting backache and urinary symptoms tied to kidney weakness. The ad touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the effective remedy, claiming quick relief from soreness, dislust, and back pain and a permanent improvement supported by the testimonial of W. L. Hoyt of Waterbury.
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