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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1913
Page
10
A Cleveland sanitation drive led by Dr. Jean Dawson uses junior sanitary police from schools to curb breeding sites. Flyers collected, inspections of markets found few flies. Public health letters praise the effort while merchants and citizens embrace fly free stores and a broader citywide pest control push.
Fred Mason, longtime executive in East athletic circles, is head of Stop Thief the Cohan and Harris farce coming to the Park next week. Mason once headed business affairs of pennant winning Western league teams and says the show will set box office records. He notes the company entering is top rated in all respects.
Chronology recalls Kid McCoy besting Billy Steffens in Cleveland in 10 rounds and avenging prior defeat. Other notes include Jim Burke’s two hour bout in England in 1829, Kaufman’s KO of Flynn in 1908, Jeffries’ KO of Monroe in 1904, Conley’s 14th round KO of Kline in 1911, and Kid Williams stopping King Kelley in 1912.
Michael Maybrick known as Stephen Adams died in Buxton England aged sixty nine. A native of Liverpool he lived many years on the Isle of Wight where he served five terms as mayor of Ryde. His popular songs included Nancy Lee The Holy File and A Warrior Bold.
Beatrice Nebraska and Cary Maine women share treatment stories praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound After refusing surgery they report relief from side pains backache nervous tension and improved health while caring for families and returning to work
The Remington Typewriter Co. Yost foremen and executives from New York Syracuse and Ilion along with site staff and guests, 23 in all, enjoyed a weekend outing to Patchogue via Port Jefferson aboard the William 8 Terry. The party fished bathed and danced at Clifton hotel with a cabaret and practical jokes, returning by 8:23 arriving tired but pleased with the trip.
Washington reports detail the hospitality shown to officers and midshipmen of the U S Naval Academy as the battleship Illinois visited Antwerp Belgium. Commander Chandler of the Illinois denies any discourtesy by Cadiz Spaniards and confirms courteous treatment.
The body of Lucie Almira Briggs wife of Louis J Briggs was brought to New Haven for burial. Funeral services were at Second Baptist church in New Haven at 4 PM led by Rev George W Nicholson. Interment followed at Lakeview cemetery. The report also covers the funerals of Michael Brady Marion McLoughlin Treadwell infant daughter of George and Annie McLoughlin Treadwell and Lydia Bertha Kraus with interments at St Michael and Park cemeteries and graveside rites at Broad Street burial ground.
High in favor are kimono shaped wraps and any wrap that can be folded round the body and fastened in front. A vest is essential and may be attached to neckwear if a waistcoat look cannot be buttoned. For summer dresses a white ratine bag combines pocketbook and vanity case charm.
Upwards of one hundred Remington Typewriter Co officials and sales force members will visit Bridgeport tomorrow for an inspection of the Yost plant and ribbon factory arriving about 10 45 by a special train. They will lunch at the Stratfield and depart on their train late afternoon. This visit is part of a weeklong itinerary that has taken them from Syracuse to Ilion and now Bridgeport.
The visiting party led by J. W. Harle will go to Manhattan Beach tomorrow afternoon for a convention on trade conditions. The group includes C. W. Burgess and M. H. Chapin who arranged the reception and tours of Yost and ribbon plants as part of their extended tour and observation of manufacturing operations.
The large model dairy barn and stables of Joseph Durand on Palestine Hill in Newtown, Aus, burned to concrete floors yesterday at 3:30 pm despite bucket brigades from neighbors. Hay, oats, rye, tools, and equipment were lost. horses and some gear were saved, cattle were in fields, and the ice house roof was saved after firefighters fought the flames.
A residence was damaged by a blaze with the wind blowing away from the fire during the hour it burned. The property loss is estimated around 3000 dollars. It is unclear if insurance covered the loss.
Atlantic City, Aug 26. John Swanson was stabbed in the left heel by a stingray and, told the wound could be deadly, leaped overboard and swam to shore through a tortuous channel. He was found unconscious on the beach and remained so late last night. Petticoats are See, their best to restore themselves to favor. One of the prettiest and newest is crepe de chine with shadow lace trim.
At the August 11 1913 meeting the Bridgeport Common Council approved a plan by The Connecticut Company to relocate its Stratford Avenue tracks from Yellow Mill Bridge to the city line. The City Clerk was ordered to notify interested parties to appear September 2 1913 at City Hall to be heard on the petition per superintendent C H Chapman. The plan, titled The Connecticut Company Bridgeport Lines Stratford Avenue Proposed Track Relocation, is attached and dated August 1913. Attested by City Clerk Stephen F Boucher and approved by Engineer EB Webster.
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