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Danbury Hatters Case Danbury Hatters Case
Danbury Hatters' Case decided in 1908 by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1902 the hatters' union instituted a nationwide boycott of the products of a nonunion hat manufacturer in Danbury, Conn., and the manufacturer brought suit against the union for unlawfully combining to restrain trade in violation... Read more
Danbury Danbury
Danbury , city (1990 pop. 65,585), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled 1685, inc. as a city 1889. Once home to a famous hat industry dating from 1780, this growing, diverse residential city now makes electronic equipment, plastics, machinery, and furniture. A colonial military depot, it was destroyed... Read more
David Wooster David Wooster
David Wooster , 1711-77, American Revolutionary officer, b. Fairfield co., Conn. He served as an officer in the British army during the last of the French and Indian Wars . Wooster resigned his commission upon the outbreak of the American Revolution, was one of the promoters of the Ticonderoga... Read more
Grolier Inc Grolier Inc
Grolier Incorporated 90 Old Sherman TurnpikeDanbury, Connecticut 06810U.S.A.Telephone: (203) 797-3500Fax: (203) 797-3197Web site:http://www.publishing.grolier.com Private Company Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Scholastic Incorporated: 1936 as The Grolier Society, Inc.Employees: 2000Sales: $380... Read more
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc Ethan Allen Interiors Inc
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. Ethan Allen DriveP.O. Box 1966Danbury, Connecticut 06813-1966U.S.A.Telephone: (203) 743-8000Fax: (203) 743-8298Web site: http://www.ethanallen.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1932 as Baumritter Corp.Employees: 8,090Sales: $856.2 million (2000)Stock Exchanges: New... Read more
First Brands Corp First Brands Corp
First Brands Corporation P.O.Box 1911Danbury, Connecticut 06813-1911U.S.A.(203) 731-2300Fax: (203) 731-2518 Public Company Incorporated: 1986Employees: 3,000Sales: $989 millionStock Exchanges: New York Philadelphia, Midwest, PacificSICs: 2673 Plastics Foil & Coated Paper Bags; 2899 Chemicals... Read more
Praxair Inc Praxair Inc
Praxair, Inc. 39 Old Ridgebury RoadDanbury, Connecticut 06810U.S.A.Telephone: (716) 879-4077Toll Free: 1-800-PRAXAIRFax: (716) 879-2040Web site: http://www.praxair.com/ Public CompanyIncorporated: 1907 as Linde Air Products Co.Employees: 24,271Sales: $5.16 billion (2001)Stock Exchanges: New... Read more
Clayton Antitrust Act Clayton Antitrust Act
Clayton Antitrust Act 1914, passed by the U.S. Congress as an amendment to clarify and supplement the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. It was drafted by Henry De Lamar Clayton. The act prohibited exclusive sales contracts, local price cutting to freeze out competitors, rebates, interlocking... Read more
Alton Brooks Parker Alton Brooks Parker
Alton Brooks Parker 1852-1926, American jurist, U.S. presidential candidate (1904), b. Cortland, N.Y. He practiced law in Kingston, N.Y., and was (1877-85) surrogate of Ulster co., N.Y. He became important in state Democratic politics and successfully managed (1885) the campaign of David B. Hill... Read more
hunger strike hunger strike
hunger strike refusal to eat as a protest against existing conditions. Although most often used by prisoners, others have also employed it. For example, Mohandas Gandhi in India and Cesar Chavez in California fasted as religious penance during otherwise political or economic disputes. An... Read more

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