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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
5
Preston Blake, injured and vulnerable from a razor wound, asked police to issue a warrant for Charles Huff of Mount Vernon New Jersey after Huff attacked him on Wednesday night. Blake alleged Huff planned further violence against his wife and himself.
Beverly August 13 United Press reports John F. Daniels United States Marshal of Arizona resigned and was replaced by Charles A. Overlock. Daniels, a fire eater from Hot Town, had served time for killing a man. Mrs Schmidt, wife of a Leavenworth prisoner, seeks a personal audience with the President to present papers related to a bank irregularity.
Republicans pressure Senator Thomas Arnold Jr and Harbor Master Charles H Morris to seek the party nomination. Friends tout records as vote getters while some harbor and night club supporters push for a harbor grab in Republican primaries. Races stir as registrars prep for records and party loyalty checks.
Hartford dispatch reports the Senate failed by one vote to repeal the $5,000 damages limit in a death by corporation case. The article notes a potential tie if the president of the Senate had voted for the bill, suggesting a possible victory for opponents in a closely watched session.
Mrs Terrence Goulden wife of a janitor at the Police and Charities building was a passenger on the Pittsfield flyer near Cornwall Bridge Saturday when the train nearly wrecked. She suffered facial injuries and will delay plans for a Berkshires trip as her husband returns to Bridgeport. A fast motor boat race of 30 miles will be held Saturday afternoon viewed from Fayerweather Island with boats including Vim Den Vivian Zi Nearyan and others from notable owners and manufacturers. Race starts at 2 pm.
Two 19 year old women were injured alighting from trolley cars when they stepped off backward. Miss Della Toohey fractured her skull but expected discharge today. Christina Delveccio recovered enough to home. A separate case sees George Bella fined ten dollars and costs for selling liquor without a license.
The estate of Colonel Thomas E. Addis, longtime Winchester Arms travel agent, is valued around $400000 and all goes to charities. Specific bequests total $309000 to New Haven Hospital Grace Hospital Masonic Home Orphan Asylum Library Nursing School Home for Aged Women Home for the Friendless Leila Day Nursery Trinity Church Home Woman's Seaman's Society United Workers Society and more with the residue to Grace and New Haven hospitals. Addis, who changed his name from O Connor, died Tuesday and is survived by relatives including a sister in law Mrs Martin Addis and a niece Mrs Frances Crowley of Hartford and a nephew Captain Thomas Addis U S A stationed at Fort Ethan Allen. He is buried in Evergreen cemetery where a monument reads Traveler.
Bridgeport forecast shows partly cloudy conditions tonight with showers tomorrow. No temperatures or wind details provided.
A morning blaze in Roxbury Falls Connecticut destroyed the New England Quartz Company rail station and a three story wood frame building, ruining machinery for sanding paper dust. Loss is about 50000 dollars, partly insured, started by a lighted cigar butt in the depot. volunteers kept flames from reaching nearby homes as the Quartz plant, spread over five acres, employed many workers.
Fashkill Landing Aug. 13. Harry K Thaw will be returned to his Matteawan room by 7 tonight as Justice Mills signs a transfer order from White Plains jail. Attorney Morschauser sought delay but Mills grants continued privileges. Thaw’s family stays at White Plains until the transfer.
Samuel R. Van Sant of Minnesota was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, defeating Judge William A. a of Indiana 587 to 156. Mrs. Jennie L. Berry of Des Moines was elected national president of the Women’s Relief Corps. Other G A R officers were announced.
Limited period offer to produce eight Fall skirt styles at 1.50 each. Fabric must be bought here during the promotion. Any wool fabric accepted, all styles priced 1.50 with gored or plain models and knee length with pleated finish. Right aisle rear.
Summer garments advertised with heavy discounts on ladies attire. Dollar waists at 69c, suits and dresses reduced to 3.75 to 25 in a range of fabrics including linen, lawn, silk, and lingerie. Large selection on the second floor with trims of lace and embroidery.
Milford authorities seek a thief believed to have entered Mrs. E. C. Kearr’s Seaside avenue home with a skeleton key and stolen a bag of $2,000 in jewelry. Also reported, Helen Unfried died at 257 Coleman Street at 59 after a year long illness. Edward T. Elwell’s funeral was held at 3:30 p.m. from 388 William Street to St. Paul’s Church with burial in Lakeview cemetery.
Partly cloudy tonight with Saturday showers forecast. A low pressure system extends from Texas toward Dakota bringing cloudy and rainy conditions between the Rockies and Mississippi River. A disturbance over New York causes local showers in the lake region and along the coast from Virginia to Connecticut. Temperatures rise in the central and eastern regions with continued cloudy periods and occasional light showers in this vicinity.
New Haven August 13 The Bar Harbor Express arrived three hours late as an axle for a pair of the large driving wheels on the engine broke and one wheel fell off. The train halted and after three hours the engine was replaced with another unit.
Annapolis August 13 Lieutenant James N Sutton death case unfolds as Henry Davis for Mrs Sutton questions who caused the death and why. He cites Adams as initiating the campus fight and tensions run high as Marine officers and others face cross examination in a large crowd gathering. Birney prepares to summarize for Sutton’s defense amid contested quotations and testimony.
Louis Fasciano awaiting trial in the Superior Court on first degree murder was moved from the County Jail to Police Headquarters for a booking photo session. The case involves a fatal shooting on Golumbur Place, with details from the mug shot procedure.
Guide notes how to distinguish inherited blood disorders from eczema. It suggests using Poslam from Jennie Hamilton's Pharmacy and offers a mail order free sample from Emergency Laboratories in New York for curing small eczema surfaces overnight.
A fashion piece outlines the season’s dress trends with filet lace yokes, net embroidery, and draped silhouettes. It notes new lingerie in white net with embroidery, transparent flesh colored tulle guimpes, and the trend of short coats over ankle length skirts. It mentions a new pump bow hat ornament and increased color in lingerie gowns.
HowWLAanp presents new undermuslins with cross bar muslin gowns at $1 and corset covers at 50c. Drawers in cross bar muslin or cambric priced at 50c. Fine corset covers in several styles shown, priced from 75c to $1.25, on the second floor.
From six fifty to ten fifty fancy summer boys' suits drop to five or six dollars. All Double-service, well made with durable lining and two pairs of full-lined knicker trousers. Sizes 6 to 17, regular value, basement pick now.
A United Press report quotes a strong denial of claims that Water Power Trust grabbed or withdrew from a settlement. It clarifies filings near Bozeman and Helena, noting actions by Riverside Land and Live Stock, and describes allocations and permits for Missouri River power sites. The piece distinguishes permits from vested rights and cites Helena Power & Light and Capital Improvement Company efforts to develop hydro sites to power Helena, Butte, and nearby mines.
Winsted, Aug 13. Robert Lanzielle, 28, charged with felonious assault after a complaint by Mrs. Joseph Whitney alleges she was assaulted while picking berries at Highland Lake. He was arrested on the way to work, case continued tomorrow on $5000 bond.
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