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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
12
New Haven August 21 A New Haven Railroad policy uses photos to discipline workers. When an employee is absent for a funeral the company sends a photographer to a baseball field to capture him at the game. Previously it photographed workers leaving cafes or drinking to enforce rules, leading to dismissals and warnings.
Col William F Cody files in Denver alleging Gordon W Lillis Pawnee Bill failed to account for 500 per exhibition in 1912 and for every performance that year. He says money was taken at gates and not reported, accuses formation of a new corporation to defraud, seeks restoration of partnership holdings and dissolution, and demands full accounting of receipts and expenditures as general manager.
Mrs William Scott and daughter Mrs Daniel Gilbert of Chicago NL are guests of Mrs Scott's sister. Mrs Seymour Mead city. Miss Alice Kelly of Pembroke street enjoys vacation in Waterbury and New Haven. Unlike the Haytien president funeral, locals do not fire volleys through the coffin. The Bator and undertaker handle that business.
A detailed 1913 account explains Korean death rituals for an average family. It covers preparations for death, the signaling of death by a shrouded shirt, the Spirit Box, announcements in Chinese characters, body preparation, garments distribution, and the strict mourning attire emphasizing filial pidelity and ancestral influence.
The document outlines full male mourning attire in straw-colored grass linen with inner cotton, a hempen waist cord, and a hemless skirt kept in untidy fringe to reflect housewives' preoccupations. Straw shoes, wicker-like hats, bone hairpins, and varied headbands mark degrees of mourning and changes to the hat and cords.
Vernon L. Whitney governor of Junc Iowa escaped a treacherous Moro attack in Manila Aug 21. He received five barong wounds but killed both assailants after a dramatic struggle. Whitney had been inspecting scout craft at Bual Loco when the interpreter was attacked yet escaped. He chased the attackers and ended the threat, sustaining injuries in the melee.
The Big Jubiles Show opened today at the Park with a matinee and strong crowd. Four big scenes including a ball grounds sequence and a comedic horlesque boxing bit drew praise as Mr White delivered a self-deprecating routine. The Park is expected to stay packed for the remainder of the engagement.
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