I M C A Opens Sunday Meetings
The I M C A opens Sunday meetings with two dances at Colonial Ballroom and four lesson beginner courses. Beginners learn The Hesitation Waltz Fox Trot and One Step in two sessions Thursday and Friday nights. An evening Sunday address by J E Moorland of New York city discusses the Negro problem.
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Colonial Ball Room
Young Men’s Christian Association
J. E. Moorland
New York City
Moorland
International Committee
Progressive leaders meet in Chicago to map party future
Chicago dispatch reports 25 state Progressive leaders gathered to chart the party's path for 1916. George W. Perkins chairs the national executive committee. O K Davis said a final program statement would come after convening deliberations. Roosevelt and Johnson were absent. delegates hinted at Johnson as 1916 presidential boom, while undecided on overall action.
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Chicago
Progressive National Executive Committee
George W. Perkins
New York
O. K. Davis
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson
California
Fornia
Howev
Johnson
Civic Association Holds Annual Convention in Capital
Washington December 2 The American Civic Association met in the capital for its annual convention with delegates from across the United States. The program includes many speakers and sessions running through the day with welcoming addresses and greetings from affiliated societies.
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Washington
American Civic Association
Volunteers to Be Inoculated With Cancer Germs
New York dispatch reports a life prisoner at Auburn offering to be inoculated with cancer germs to test contagion. The letter to Sing Sing warden Thomas Mott Osborne cites the prisoner’s education and family esteem and seeks to aid cancer sufferers. The warden vouched for his sincerity and character.
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New York
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing Prison
Auburn
Osborne
Deeds Not Words Bridgeport People Endorse Doans Kidney Pills
Bridgeport residents attest to the effectiveness of Doans Kidney Pills for kidney pain and related symptoms. Fr Sorell, a 77 year old painter, recalls severe discomfort, but reports full relief after using the remedy, noting ongoing freedom from kidney issues. Sold for 50 cents at dealers nationwide.
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Dean
Bridgeport
Fr Sorell
Merriam Bt
Doan
Woman's Cooking Bad Is Woman's Government Good
Mrs Williams surveys Charlotte Perkins Gilman. She cites her visit to Connecticut and argues women bear heavy burdens at home. She cites claims on home life and child rearing, noting divorce as a mark of civilization and questioning suffrage advocates’ views.
Bridgeporter in Rescue of Audacious Sailors
John McGuire formerly with Salt's Textile Co. recalls serving on the Olympia as it aided the sinking battleship Audacious. A boat crew member, he volunteered to reach drowning sailors, his craft capsizing before he returned to the ship. He helped rescue an old Birmingham friend and is bound for the Isle of Wight to join Lord Kitchener's army. he previously served in India.
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John McGuire
Salt’s Textile Co
Olympia
McGuire
Birmingham
England
Lord Kitchener
Isle of Wight
Misses Kenney and Hodgins Return From New York Visit
The Misses Kathleen Kenney and Anna Hodgins returned from a three week visit with Mrs. P. Lee in New York City. They attended the Jordan Sullivan hospitals at St Patrick's Cathedral. A wedding breakfast was served at Shanney's and a reception followed at Sullivan's hall. Friends note James Reilley has recovered from a serious illness and resides at 124 Huntington Road.
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Kathleen Kenney
Anna Hodgins
P. Lee
New York City
St.Patrick's Cathedral
Shanney
James Reilley
Mr. Reilley
Huntington Road
Allied Europe war pictures shown at church event
A complete slide lecture titled Allied Europe will be shown tomorrow evening at Washington Park Methodist, Barnum and Noble avenues. The program features real war scenes from Allied Europe including bomb damage, Rheims and Antwerp ruins, scenes of Belgian refugees, and medical relief at work, colored slides by Underwood and Underwood. Admission is free. a collection will be taken to cover expenses.
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Washington Park Methodist Secoral
Barnum and Noble Avenues
Europe
Rheims
Antwerp
Louvain Canal
Belgium
Ostend
Underwood & Underwood Co
New York City
U S Christmas Gifts to Orphans Arranged for Fast Rail Transport
Genoa Dec 2 The American consul general Dr John Edward Jones has arranged with authorities for free speedy railroad transport of American Christmas gifts to orphans in Austria and Germany.
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Genoa
John Edward Jones
Austria
Germany
Navy Surgeon Urges Uniforms of Khaki and Green
Washington reports urge replacement of white uniforms for U S seamen with khaki and forestry green due to tar get vulnerabilities at Veracruz. Surgeon General Braisted warns against overreliance on typhoid prophylaxis while noting progress in inhalation creosote tuberculosis treatment. Decline in alcoholism credited to Daniels order banning liquor on ships and shore stations. Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan, retired naval expert and author, died in Washington.
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Washington
Braisted
Navy
Deniers
Veras Cruz
Daniels
Alfred T. Mahan
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal cure for stomach troubles. It claims tablets aid digestion after meals, improve belching, sour risings, and loss of appetite, and restore appetite and comfort, priced at 50 cents with a mail sample offer.
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Stuart
Earth
Final Night vaudeville acts at Poli's promise top bill
Amusements note urges patrons to tonight be sure to see the final performance of Poli's seven act bill. Ceballos and Desmond, Bridgeport stars, encore with acrobatic dancing while Isle of Wishes charms with Bunth, Rudd and a dozen girls. Cameron and his company star in College Life. Saonoa, Cotter and Digby, Ruth Belmar, and Murray Bennett headline. Seven first run reels accompany the act.
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Poli's
Ceballos
Desmond
Bridgeport
Winter Garden
Isle of Wishes
Bunth
Rudd
Hugh Cameron
Lew Fields
Yale
Cameron
Saonoa and Company
Cotter
Digby
Ruth Belmar
Murray Bennett
Plaza Theatre Stage Struck Kids Top Vaudeville Lineup
The Stage Struck Kids headline a strong Plaza Theatre vaudeville program this week with ten young performers, clever singing and dancing, and solid comedy. Sem Ash delivers golden rich vocals, Mack and Williams dazzle with new dances, Marathon Comedy Four mix songs and quips, Al Knapp draws cheers, Carroll Gillett Trio performs acrobatic comedy, Sid Chaplin appears with Among the Mourners, and the bills close with two reels of How the Kid Went Over the Range and Old Enrough to Be Her Grandpa photoplays.
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Sem Ash
Ash
Mack
Williams
Bridgeport
Marathon Comedy
al Knapp
Carroll, Gillett
Sid Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Chester Conklin
Granpa
Eagle's Mate shines as Pickford’s dramatic five part feature
Empire Theatre presents Mary Pickford in Eagle's Mate a five part Famous Players drama about a luxury daughter kidnapped by a mountain clan captain who wins her love through daring and courage audiences on Friday and Saturday see Mrs Blackak a Paramount Famous Player comedy starring May Irwin in a lively farce.
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Mary ‘Pickford
Famous Players
Miss Pickford
Eagles
Paramount Famous Player
Mrs. Blackak
Conspiracy at Lyric Theatre to Open Next Week
Calburn players resume the Lyric season with The Conspiracy after a three day intermission. Four original Broadway cast members and all scenery travel from New York for Bridgeport audiences. A souvenir picture of Lowell Sh will be given at opening night. Also Tonight marks the last show of Fine Feathers by Eugene Walter, praised for its staging by George Barnum. Missouri residents will ship toys clothing and food to European war victims.
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New York
Charles Frohman
Lyric Theatre
Calburn Players
Bridgeport
Lowell Sh
Eugene Walter
George Barnum
Easton Chauncey Wakeman Visits Mrs Wake man Home
Chauncey Wakeman visits at Mrs Henry Wake man's home. Miss Nettie Loper returns from Port Jefferson visit with Mr and Mrs William Loper on Sport Hill. Mothers' Day observed at the Academy with several mothers of attending children present. Mrs Mary Staples hosts a large Thanksgiving dinner. War tax stamps scene at New York IRS offices ends when police club crowds.
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Chauncey Wakeman
Henry Wakeman
Nettie Loper
Port Jefferson
William Loper
Sport Hill
Academy
Mary Staples
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Bank of England
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F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
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Feturn
Polis Theater
Plaza Theatre
Empire Theatre
Missouri
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E. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Internal Revenue
Serer
W.K. Molian
Main ST
THE
Wheeler & Howes CO
Congress Street Bridge
Bridgeport Hospital
Grant Street
Si. E. Morris
Lyman S. Pepe
Charles C
Morris
N. Buckingham & CO. Inc
Richmond Ranges
State Street
Bridgeport Trust CO
Lowe’s
Seaview Avenue
Sere Ieee Monars
Eesieneae Trent
Crawford Laundry Co
Fairfield Ave
Courtland St
Dettyer
John F. Fay
Fairfield Avenue
Superior Fabrics
the People’s Dairy
Lehigh
Patrick McGee
Washington Ave
TRA Gregory & Co., Inc
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Sprague Ice & Coal CO
Naugatuck Valley
Housatonic Ave
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