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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1909
Page
1
A mariner aboard a Cape Ann vessel was struck by a heavy sea today near the shore. Rescue crews reported the sailor sustained injuries but is stable after medical evaluation. The incident prompted temporary advisories for local navigators and waterfront observers.
Boston dispatch reports a shipwreck with seven rescued including Captain Evans wife and son. The Nesinscot tug sank off Cape Ann after a heavy sea at 5 30 am. Evens and a companion clung to wreckage. rescued by Gloucester Life Saving Crew. Senate backed Senator Arnold's amendment unanimously, limiting confiscation to oyster theft cases and opposing broad seizures.
Hartford Aug 11 General order No A from the adjutant general lists Connecticut National Guard appointments. Michael F Pend George D Middletown. Lieutenant John H Buckeley Waterbury. Dudley B Den Waterbury. Angus M Frazer Haven. First lieutenant positions await approval under militia law as required.
Seventy five seconds after the alarm sounded No. 1 engine reached box 14 at State and Broad Streets at 3 pm yesterday. The alarm was pulled by former Alderman Fred C. Ives. The auto chemical engine and Chief Mooney from headquarters in Middle Street followed a second later, with the 1 engine just 1100 feet away. The shortened hitch time made the response at least a minute faster than before the system was speeded up.
Washington reports Corporal Har Swarts, a clerk in the Marine pay department, denied giving letters for government use in the Annapolis inquiry. He cited age limits and said misrepresenting himself in military service is a serious offense, noting his long tenure in a military office.
BeverlyMass Aug 11 President Taft and John Hayes Hammond left early for the Essex Golf Club to challenge General Ames of Lowell and W J of Washington in Monday's match. The president has altered the lineup daily while seeking revenge and a decisive result in the morning.
At St Marys Derby Miss Fitzgerald wed Mr Conneally in a quiet ceremony conducted by her brother Rev Dr Robert Fitzgerald and Rev Dr Donovan. A nuptial mass followed and a breakfast. The couple, long residents of 285 Grand Street, will travel then reside in Philadelphia after Oct 1.
At the American Order of Owls convention in Reading Pennsylvania the Bureau of Fraternities of the Department of Commerce and Labor faced a sharp attack. A large vote adopted a resolution petitioning President and Congress to abolish the bureau. The petition asks that the bureau be used to attract members only for organizations incorporated under state law.
Winsted residents awoke to a bright flash at about 2 30 am and an explosion. Spencer R Woodworth and G Dewey report hearing the boom shortly after a fireball flashed over the Methodist church steeple. Authorities have not located a crater and deem no damage likely.
Fire destroyed most of Monticello's business district in Sullivan County. Dynamite was used by firefighters to halt the blaze which claimed no lives but left hundreds of summer colonists homeless and caused extensive property losses. A sheriff’s posse drove away loiterers amid hand to hand fights as aid arrived from Liberty and Middletown.
Hertford August 11 The Senate approved a half mill state tax on the 1909 and 1910 grand lists to meet 874000 in bonds due next year despite opposition. Senator Arnold defended the levy as essential and noted state revenues may exceed expectations. An oyster fleet seizure amendment also passed, limiting vessel liability if a renter breaks the law.
Industrial League managers influence the Yost baseball club to withdraw after a dispute over Regenery played games. Six managers reaffirmed forfeiture of five Regenery games, planning arbitration. Yost may quit if no committee appointed. Schedule shows Yost vs Brass Co at Steeplechase Island amid potential idle weekend.
The Wheeler and Wilson band performs at Seaside Park Thursday at 8 pm assisted by William Redmond who sings three new Kerry Millis songs Papa Please Buy Me An Airship Highland Mary and Comical Eyes The program lists March the Indomitable Overture Poet and Peasant Ballet Music Pas Des Fleurs Songs by Redmond Popular Songs from L Arlesienne Pagoda Scene In A Beautiful Dyea and more
The Board of Health held a lengthy meeting led by Health Inspector D. W. Lynch and Dr. Knapp. Investigation was ordered into cisterns and stalls, with 90 day deadlines set for fill ups and cleanups at several properties including 32 Fairmount Avenue and 411 Central Avenue. Meat and dairy inspections showed mostly acceptable conditions but some unsanitary findings.
Chicago Aug 11 1910 Jeffries representative Sam Berger and Jack Johnson reached an agreement at 12 40 pm. The two boxers signed articles at 1 27 pm agreeing to fight for the world heavyweight championship with Johnson yielding on every Berger demand.
Hartford Aug 11 The Senate with near unanimity stuck to its earlier decision to pass the Barnum bill. While some preferred the Chandler Whitton bill many would rather have the Barnum bill than no bill at all. Lobbyists for telephone electric gas and water interests opposed the Barnum bill as they did the minority bill. Some who voted against it previously would rather see the Barnum bill become law than no legislation at all, explaining today’s adherence. No conference committee was asked and the House yesterday indefinitely postponed the entire question, so the matter will die between houses.
George Previs and Dominic Longo, both ten, admitted stealing three Jesse James biographies from Jacob Schwartzkopf’s East Main Street shop. The store owner was absent. saleslady Emma Schwartzkopf, blonde Fraulein, assisted. The boys were charged costs totaling about three dollars each.
Stamford reports Dr. John J. Cloonan, a well known physician, went to the hospital this afternoon to be operated upon for appendicitis.
A Connecticut Company gang laid tracks on ten foot centers along Main Street between Gilbert Street and East Washington Avenue, despite a council refusal and mayoral ambiguity. The work, described as defying aldermen’s will, drew questions about legal permission and city authority as officials debated remedies and enforcement.
Death notices from Bridgeport detail the funeral for Roderick Perry Curtis after an auto injury due tomorrow at 2 30 PM at Trinity Church Southport with Masonic and club delegations attending. Also listed are Eleanor E wife of John Ritchings age 45 who died suddenly at 83 Randall Avenue, Isabelle Ashley infant daughter of Walter and Elizabeth Ashley age five months and Mary A widow of Timothy Cornwell whose service was held at 2 30 PM from 1136 Stratford Avenue with interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.
A United Press report notes early trading shows Amalgamated Copper and Anaconda up about one percent while Smelt edges higher. Hill stocks are strong though readings at midmorning reveal declines in Reading Southern Pacific Union Pacific and Steel Common by one to two points. Government bonds hold, others rise. By noon the declines stabilize as a cautious moderate reaction appears.
Washington reports a Manila cablegram states 2,914,000 cigars exported to the United States in six months, with over a million sent to the country in anticipation of free trade under the new tariff law and held in bond until enactment. Officials think the 150,000,000 free-duty yearly limit will take years to reach. A mix of local notices follows including job ads, lost bracelet, and assorted business notices. A special meeting of BPO Elders No. 36 is set for August 11, 1909 to address the death of Brother Morgan Adigan.
Norwalk Aug 11 Special from United Press states State vs George Lockwooniel is before Judge Edward M Lockwood as witnesses testify. The defense expected to close today with no decision yet announced. Also mentions a Ladies Aid Society meeting and assorted local notices including lost items and sales.
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