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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1913
Page
8
For forty seven years the First Bridgeport National Bank has operated from Main and Joba Streets in Bridgeport Conn. The bank promotes its Private Bank services with safe deposit boxes and vault protection against fire and theft, inviting customers to leave money or valuables for any term and earn interest.
New York August 5 William Lustig a young man from a respectable family is dying in Bellevue hospital after being shot by four gunmen at Humpty Jackson s coffee house He was lured by a woman and as he sat with her four assailants fired three shots from revolvers Then the gunmen fled in a big black touring car leaving their weapons in the street Police have no clue to their identities or motive
Washington reports bonded warehouses across the United States hold goods valued at 105,928,884 dollars as of June 30 awaiting withdrawal. Most is government possession in New York. sugar tobacco wool, chemicals and textiles form the bulk, with tariff legislation by Congress seen as the driver of large stores.
Nashville, Tenn. Aug 5 President JAM Lynch of the International Typo graphical Union says the House of Representatives hall may be in use for a legislative session on August 12, threatening to move the convention to another city if adequate facilities are unavailable.
Washington August 5 Bereah G Underwood promoter of cooperative schemes to save 20 percent for consumers in New York Philadelphia Chicago Washington and other cities and claiming profits for stockholders was arrested here charged with misappropriating 150 His arrest followed by Walter I Gerrigues of New York his clerk Police seized Underwood papers on the organization of his schemes He was to have operated the concern but was released in
Nashville bishop Thomas B. Byrne bans the tango turkey trot and similar dances in Tennessee churches saying absolution is void for penitent dancers. He cites sincere contrition as a prerequisite for sacramental forgiveness and labels these dances as vile and sinful as described by Knights of Columbus leaders.
Waterbury August 5 Deputy coroner Walter Makepeace called the incident a temporary theft of city property for a drunken joy ride ending in the destruction of an extra police car and the instant death of Driver R. P. Kiersted with major injuries to Commissioner W. H. Johnson and Registrar Henry W. O Connor. The investigation continues as political and police circles react. the street accident occurred on a double curve near a bridge abutment, the car left with only one wheel remaining.
Buff alo reports the Catholic Woman's League organized amid the German Roman Catholic Central Verein meeting with 1800 delegates. Honorary president Mrs. Joseph Frey of New York denounced woman suffrage as pagan and said branches will be formed in every state to counteract feminist radicalism.
The article extols silver and glass as ideal wedding presents, praising their beauty and utility. It notes a wide assortment including affordable options for varied budgets and emphasizes items in silver, glass, and plate, highlighting nationally advertised gifts.
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