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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1909
Page
3
United Press dispatch from Lisbon notes there is no damage or injuries reported this morning as residents assess the aftermath of an event. Authorities say the situation remains calm with no wide scale disruptions observed.
The Ples annual gathering is scheduled for August 25 at St Michael's Cemetery. Organizers invite community members to attend and remember local history.
In Pekin on August 17 the Hankow Sze-Chuen Railway loan dispute nears closure as American charges deem the Banking Syndicate should take one fourth of the loan. Agreement also grants Americans equal opportunity, with future loans allowing subscriptions to half of total amounts.
Hartford August 17 United Press reports the measure creates an assistant attorney general post at a salary of 3000 dollars annually. Representatives Hall Willington Johnson of Newtown and Bishop of New Haven criticized the move as unnecessary and wasteful. The House also ordered 20 000 copies of the excise law published and adopted the Australian ballot law and corrupt practices act with Senate amendments.
Simon Dutton an 80 year old prominent farmer and former detective died at his Farmington avenue barn at 8 am after suffering bruises from an assault by farm hand Charles H. Dresser. Dresser was fined 25 dollars and given 90 days in jail for intoxication assault and breach of peace after a hearing in Farmington yesterday. Medical examiner summoned as family considers vigorous investigation of the death.
Mystic Aug 17 Today is Connecticut day at the 434th Universal Peace Union convention in Mystic. Attendance marked a decline from prior years as Palmer G Whipple Connecticut Peace omens led the morning session followed by Rev D Long of Brooklyn Susan l Fessenden of Boston spoke on Woman and the State and Dr J H Holmes discussed Educational Peace.
Reports from Middleboro and Brockton describe a rain soaked mock invasion with 15 000 Blue and Red troops three miles apart south of Boston. Blue forces repelled 250 Reds from Fort Hancock at Nahant and Lynn. balloons failed to ascend. many soldiers marched through mud toward Wareham and Waterville as the drill unfolded.
Fragmented dispatches describe early fighting near Melilla with reports of heavy Spanish casualties. Separate items from Bridgewater Taunton and Salem reference Blue and Red army actions, entrenched positions, and troop movements around Middleboro Cedar Swamp and associated coastal lands.
Smith Comstock Co dealers in retail goods have bought from Charles A Peck a tract of land on Middle Street with 80 835 feet frontage and 30 feet depth. Buildings on the lot connect with the firm’s Water Street warerooms and have been used for storage. The firm plans to build a new structure on the site but will continue storage use in the interim.
Forecaster J Pluvius paid a visit to our neighborhood with heavy dampness reaching 1.87 inches by 7 30 this morning and a cold northeast wind. Officials say more rain may come, possibly raising the yearly high. New York reports over 6.60 inches by noon, Bridgeport on the storm’s outskirts. Farmers may enjoy sprouting crops as rain continues, with no major sewer problems reported.
A Paris store showcased a new plate glass show window that is burglar and bullet resistant yet transparent. The glass measures nearly an inch thick and with a wall of wiring withstood multiple crowbar blows, leaving only scratches.
Registrars Lounsbury and Rooney begin compiling the primary lists and warn that about 4 000 voter slips will be discarded. Unauthorized enrollments and cross‑party filings threaten many electors, with personal applications taking precedence and many names likely to be removed or double listed after the discard process.
Alexander A. Staples, long time City Savings Bank clerk, resigns and moves to Southern California. Frank B. Nettleton of New Haven succeeds him, formerly with Bridgeport National Bank. Staples seeks new business prospects in California and many friends extend best wishes.
A man identified as Artil Sandillio, of Green and Hamilton streets, collapsed on Barnum Avenue in front of the Singer Manufacturing Co. He was placed in a chair, an ambulance summoned, and Dr. Kiernan pronounced death from heart failure. The incident occurred early this morning.
A new Republican candidate joins seven contenders for alderman in the Ninth district. William H. Comley Jr., former city court judge, is described as the preferred pick of the regular party. Also noted is Mrs F W Behrens, hospitalized after a nervous condition.
A curtain seller touts a large stock of lace curtains with many patterns in white and Arabian colors. Despite rain, buyers are urged to hurry for lowered prices on drops patterns from a leading factory, with lengths from 21 to 31 yards and third floor location.
Fall is time to choose wallpaper early for best selection and prices. Featuring bedroom and parlor papers in floral and stripe designs at low double roll prices, plus special kitchen and bathroom patterns. Varnished tile papers and coordinated colors available with expert guidance at no charge.
A fragment references a Chinese tobacco smoking method with a water-filled tube pipe and rag-wrapped tobacco, followed by two historic drowning escapes off Lundy Island and a Jamaica epitaph about Lewis Gaidy. It also notes a curious London advertisement for a footman and a maid, a line about the Anatomy of Melancholy, and a definition of gary dew as a red slimy film linked to Palmella.
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