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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1909
Page
3
United Press reports Stockholm printers join a strike leading to disrupted bulletins and reduced newspaper output. Factories halted work, streetcars run sparsely, and unions push for arbitration as publishers face delays and growing tension between employers and workers.
A dramatic report details a person maimed after an incident at work in a Massachusetts town. Police describe injuries sustained when an arm was severed during an altercation near a pool area. The victim, aged 19, was taken to hospital and underwent emergency surgery after the maiming event. Grace, identified in local coverage, thought she would recover but faced a grave medical outcome.
Obituaries note Elizabeth Norton widow aged 63 invited to funeral at 264 Avenue residence with services from 584 Hert Avenue. Branston, Tl widow of Edward P invites attendance at her son H. 304 North Ave residence on Wednesday August 1. Interment at Chicopee Park announced. Mrs Wilson widow of James invited to funeral at her late residence 881 Avenue then to St Rose Church on a Wednesday morning.
Special United Press report says a mother, her teenage son, and a hired team disappeared after a Friday afternoon ride. The team was traced to Pole and Danbury as authorities search for them. Unsure if any abductors or motives are involved, tension rises in the town.
Miss Bella K. Heisler formerly of this city and known as a talented organist married Mr Thomas A. Calder in New Britain last Tuesday by Rev M S Anterson. Heisler sister of Deputy Sheriff George Heisler, previously organist at several Norwalk churches. The groom, a Norwalk young man, is employed at the Hendey Machine Co. The bride is a piano and organ teacher.
Special from United Press New Hartford Aug 3 The body of Patrick Bradley 23 single drowned in Greenwood Pond yesterday after being seized by a cramp He was shipped to his home in Tarittville for burial and funeral arrangements are pending
Frank N. Sheehan a 22 year old scene shifter and Miss Susan King 13 appeared at the town clerk s office at 2 p m today for a marriage ceremony They then proceeded to Washington Park church where they expect Rev C B Barto to conduct the ceremony
A woman, McTierney of 259 Gregory Street, allegedly found with Clarence Sea yesterday morning, knocked him down and kicked him, fracturing two ribs. Husband hospitalized. McTierney told Judge Wilder, He’s my husband and he deserves it. Case continued until tomorrow under $100 bond.
Paris Aug 9 Mrs Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Paris with her son Quentin and sister Miss Carew after sailing from Porto Maurizio Friday The Roosevelts will stay through the end of the month before rejoining their mother Archie Roosevelt and the others remain in Italy as guests of the Italian ambassador to the United States Mayor Des Planches
Forecast with little temperature change tonight and Tuesday. A slight barometric low moves through the St. Lawrence valley causing cloudy conditions in the Lake region and New England. Pleasant weather persists in central and western sections with low 50s reported from Chicago to Portland, Maine, while central and eastern areas show higher readings.
William Watkins, a Riverside, Conn. chauffeur, was arrested for failing to keep his tail light burning while driving in Bridgeport. He claimed he could see light in store windows in the city, and a plainclothes officer demanded he stop. Watkins paid a fine with costs and left. Also reported is a Hungarian girl abandoned by her employer in Bridgeport, left on Main Street with no means to contact him, seeking aid from the Charities Department. She arrived in December with her husband about a year earlier and could not identify her abductor.
Auditor Bernard Keating informs Benjamin Fletcher that the building commission office has grown enough to cover the extra $1,000 needed for the Assistant Building Inspector Cowles salary. The Ways & Means committee will meet tonight to draft a report. The apportionment board had set 1909 10 fiscal year receipts at $2,000, with the first quarter of the new year showing $382, about half of the yearly estimate.
The city mourns the deaths of Sarah P Wilson a long respected resident widow of James Wilson two sons survive James Edward of New York and Charles Henry of Chicago Sarah Elizabeth Norton died at 66 Colorséo avenue after a prolonged illness She is survived by two daughters and two sons John A Rolfe aged 57 died at his son Grover C Rolfe's home after Brident’s disease John J Gormley son of John and Ann Gormley had funeral services at 511 Pembroke Street and St Mary’s Church Interment followed at St Michael’s Cemetery
Mercury climbed to ninety points as locals reported varying readings throughout the day. A self recording thermometer on Main Street showed a rise from 70 at six this morning to 84 by noon and near 90 by two o clock, with observers noting the day’s heat near the water.
Washington August 8 The crop report shows corn condition August 1 at 84.4 percent versus 49.3 last month 85 on August 1 1908 and the ten year average. Winter wheat yield about 185 bushels per acre from 432 890 000 bushels vs 144 and 487 908 000 last year. Spring wheat condition 91.6 and oats 83.5 with comparisons to prior months and ten year averages.
A passenger train derailed on a straight section of track after a suspected rail spread. The engine tender wheels jumped the rails, delaying parlor and day coaches. engineers stopped the train, passengers cried and prayed. John Carr, assistant superintendent, sustained serious injuries likely requiring extended care. A New York police captain helped remove a profane passenger from the car and urged gratitude for survival.
Coroner Clifford B. Wilson is considering a manslaughter finding in the fatal auto crash that killed George J. Lockwood of Lockwood & Co. The accident happened when an Elmira bound party on the Broad River road collided with the Lockwood group. Autoward witnesses claim speeds between 15 and 25 mph with some saying faster. The inquest in Norwalk was private with police and attorneys present. EB M. Lockwood presided. Davis prosecutes for the state, Walsh and Hubbell defend for Lockwood’s side.
New Haven August reports a man named Charles Van Osten clashing with Harry Sinclair in a brutal assault. Sinclair, battered with eye injuries and a damaged tongue, recalls little of the events from Friday and Saturday, claiming amnesia until waking behind the White City. Police trace his movements, while West Haven authorities await his return, noting Sinclair's prior notoriety from a past solicitation arrest and a separate false pretenses case related to a McKinley campaign.
Terrance S Goulden, famed police checker champion, plans a weeklong Berkshire hiatus with his wife at Hille. After ten years of steady work he shifts role. Arthur Germond will oversee duties in his absence while Terrance challenges corner groceries for regional bragging rights.
Special from United Press Washington Aug 3 Ensign Kenneth Whiting the navy’s star swimmer escaped a disabled submarine by climbing through the torpedo tube of the Porpoise surfacing from 70 feet underwater The incident prompts blame on Whiting and crew for inadequate contingency plans though naval officers call it the first such escape in the US Navy and foresee possible device invention to aid submarine crew escape in accidents
A public hearing in the common council chamber considers the New York New Haven Hartford petition to widen Main Street and Fairfield Avenue. Judge John S. Pullman and other lawyers represent the Wheeler heirs and other owners in contesting the plan. Company representatives surveyed the ground all day Saturday and today, marking proposed sidewalk cuts.
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