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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
12
Airman Hawker Stops Near Portrush in Flight
Oban Scotland Aug Harry J Hawker English aviator attempting coast flight around England and Scotland is stopped after a wing fracture on the hydro aeroplane. Coast guards assist as he plans to fix and continue toward Dublin then Falmouth and Southampton to meet a 9:30 tomorrow deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obama
Scotland
Harry J. Hawter
England
Dublin
Ireland
Hawker’s. Might
Portraine
Oban
Falmouth
Southampton
Johnson hunts 15th straight win as season nears end
The piece surveys Walter Johnson’s hot streak with a 15th consecutive win, notes a potential tie to a major record, and covers surrounding baseball chatter. It mentions manager comments, rival bids, and speculations on who might challenge Johnson or join leagues, with emphasis on key figures like Herrmann Schlafly Griffith and Jim Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Johnson
Marerard
Mr. C. Griffith
Washington
Nationals
Griffith
Fhiladelphia
Detroit
Athletics
Jennings
Dundee Gets Shot At Kilbane Rival Switch In Coast Card
Johnny Dundee, the New York featherweight prospect, recently rose from the featherweight ranks and banked several strong coast bouts. He now steps in as substitute against Lead Cross for the missing Joe Rivera, making a notable bid at a title chance after earlier bouts with Kilbane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Andrews
Johnny Dundee
New York
Pounder
Johnny Kilbane
Leadh Cross
Joe Hivera
James Figg First Monarch of Pugilism and Boxing’s Rise
The bi centennial marks the birth of modern boxing with James Figg, an Oxfordshire laborer turned champion who opened a boxing school taught defences scientifically. His era introduced rules, gloves, and the sport’s first sense of fair play as Broughton later formalized the code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Figs
Oxfordshire
England
Figg
Figz
Ast
George Taylor
Jock Broughton
Broughton
Oxford Road
London
Jack Stack
Three-Year-Old Katherine Brown Dominates Water Carnival
New York reports Katherine Brown aged three becomes the world’s youngest champion diver and swimmer at the Wahnetah Boat Club water carnival in Flushing Queens. Her father Al Brown, a noted long distance swimmer, trained her from infancy as he plans a Battery to Sandy Hook swim on Aug. 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schauer
McGraw
York Giants
Muggsy
Shauer
JoBinson
Bic
Julie
Langt Schauer
Rube
Katherine Brown
New York
Wahnetah Boat Club
Flushing
N. Y
Chile
al Brown
the Battery
Sandy Hook
Brown
Relief Arrives Opportunely To Save Explorers
Christchurch New Zealand August 27 relief came just in time to save Dr Douglas Mawson and five companions left at Macquarie Island after 24 expedition members returned to Tasmania. They had exhausted provisions and survived weeks on sea elephant blubber while two members died in accidents on the ice. The original party departed Hobart December 2 1911 to explore and survey the Antarctic coast. The Aurora attempting to retrieve them had to leave Mawson and others behind as ice threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christchurch
N. Z
Douglas Mawson
Macquarie Island
Antarctic Ocean
Mawson
Tasmania
Lieut
Ninnie
Kavier Mertz
Swi
Hobart
Aurora
Automobile News
Dr. Everett
J. S. Scofield
C. Adele Meeker
Katherine Clark
Danbury
Branchville
Meeker
Zalmon Reade
Georgetown
Six Jurors for Caminetti Trial Opens in San Francisco
Six jurors sit in the box at the opening of court to hear F Drew Caminetti charged with violating the Mann Act by taking Lola Norris from Sacramento to Reno Nevada with Maury I Diges and Marsha Warrington. The defense contends Caminetti did not take the Norris girl to Reno to live with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
F. Drew Caminetti
Lola Norris
Sacramento
Reno
Nev
Maury I. Diges
Marsha Warrington
Caminetti
Talesmen
Norris
New Billiard and Pool Tables for Bridgeport Club
Under Secretary James A. Turner three billiard and five pool tables are being installed in the Bridgeport club rooms. The Rochester make tables were placed in position today in the large billiard parlor by workmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
James A. Turner
Rochester
Positon
Golden Harvest Day at Mintz Store.
Mintz Store announces Golden Harvest Day on the last Thursday of each month. All articles will be reduced beyond the original price with a special Golden Harvest price tag to clear stock and offer new seasonable merchandise at after season prices. Tomorrow only, the sale is advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mintz
Forty First Week Of International Egg Contest Gains Noted
The forty first week results from Storrs show total egg production at 1847, up 169 from the prior week. Top pen was Colonial Farm Temple New Hampshire with 31 eggs, followed by O A Foster Santa Cruz California with 30. Several pens tied at 28 and 26 eggs, with a White Orpington Hen from Lansdowne Pennsylvania laying two eggs in one day. Nine hens have reached the 200 egg milestone, led by Tom Barron Catforth England at 224. End of week standings list leading pens and their egg totals across multiple regions and breeders. A product ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storrs
Rhode Island
Colonial Farm
Temple
N. H
O. A. Foster
Santa Cruz
Cal
Toms
Toms River
N. J
W. E. Sleeger
York
Tom Barron
Catforth
England
F. G. Yost
J. M. Jones
Homestown
N. Y
Woodman & Smith
Mycombe
A- R. Saylor Drug Co
Allentown
E. Seaver
Browns Mills
Frank Toulmin
Esprick
Gilbert and Moore
Lansdowne
Eng
Edward Cam
Houghton
White Wyandotte
Burton EB. Moore
Winsted
Braeside Poultry Farm
Stroudsburg
T. J.mcconnell
Hancock
Edward Cain
Bawara Cam
C. A. Foster
W. Ll. Sleeger
Awara Cam
Mes
W. P. Canby
East Downington
Land
Frank A. Jones
Northumberland
Del
Eng- Braeside Poultry Farm
Joseph J. Burton E. Moore
Baliock & Burrows
Wilmington
Fairfield County Drought Slows Shelton Factories
The ongoing drought tightens water supplies and curtails factory hours in Shelton with notices posted in shops declaring shortened schedules until relief arrives. Other items report a foreman injured by a bull at Ridgewood Farm, transfusions for Mrs. Clark, payment issues at the New Canaan Messenger, and a suspect Cremona violin claimed to be a Stradivarius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton
William Ritchie
Ridgewood Farm
Danbry
Ritchie
Mr. Ritchie
Jacob Moss
Unlucky Friday as Greenwich courts motorists face fines
Collision aftermath tied to a Danbury party car. passengers injured mildly. Frederick Bennett of Wilton collided with Home Ix Clark of Westport, leading Clark to sue for $2,000. In Greenwich, seven motorist cases were heard as Hilliard and Brush pressed enforcement against muffler cutouts. several drivers fined or discharged, with more arrests promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Frederick Bennett
Wilton
Home Ix Clark
Westport
Automobilist
Bennett
Greenwich
Frederick C. Hilliard
New York
George W. Brush
Coscob
Alexander C. Reblick
Greenwich Field Club
Louis Howard
Maurice Wertheim
William McLean
Colby M. Chester
World famed dealer in rare books dies in Brighton
Bernard Quaritch, renowned rare book dealer, died in Brighton following a miner illness contracted during a recent U S visit. He attended a New York sale in January and bought rare volumes. Quaritch, noted for the firm’s historic catalogues and influence on bibliophilia, left a lasting imprint on publishing and antiquarian societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Eng
Pernerd Quaritch
United States
New York
Bernard
Quaritch
Oa Briana
Society of Antiqueries
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Wm. Lee
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Fairfield County News
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Cranbury
Norwalk Hospital
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Mr. Clark
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Bridgeport Trust Company
Schuhle’s Grape Juice
Schulhe
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Atlantic Pharmacy
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M. J. Blume
Victoria
Broadway
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27Th Street
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