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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
11
The article notes an abnormal rise in dry goods prices across primary markets, with merchants discouraging rate commitments and holding goods at value or withdrawing them temporarily. Buyers press for firm cancellations on large orders as mills run sold out, while general wage hikes unfold in cotton and textile centers in the North and South.
Building commissioners granted permits authorizing a range of structures including two story brick buildings two family dwellings and stores across several streets and blocks. Projects include additions alterations and new homes with plans by various developers and contractors. Work set to begin soon on several sites including an apartment house at Main and Franklin streets and a 20 single family homes plan on Granfield Avenue Pixlee Place.
Report of stock quotations from Saturday December 2 1916 as received by T L Watson Co Bridgeport Conn showing prices for Allis Chalmers Am Beet Sugar Am Car & Faye Am Can Am Hide & Lea Pfd Am Locomotive Atl Gulf West Indies Am Smelt & Ref Co Am Sug Ref Co Am Tel Tele Am Woolen Am Zinc Alaska Gold Atch T and 5 Fo Anaconda Copper Baldwin Loco Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Butte and Supe Canadian Pacific Petroleum Cen Leather Chi M and St Paul Chi and Great Western Chi and Great Western Pfd Chi Rk Island and Pac Chile Copper Chine Chesapeake and Ohio Consolidated Gas Col Fuel and Iron Corn Products Crucible Steel Cuban Cane Sugar Distilleries Securities Erie Erie ist Pfa General Electric Goodrich Co mast Gt Northern Pfd Gt Northern Ore Illinois Central Ind Alcohol Inspiration Copper International Nickel Interborough Cons Pfd Inter Mer Marine Inter Marine Pid International Paper Kansas City Southern Kennecott Copper Lackawanna Steel Lehigh Valley Maxwell Motors Mex Petroleum Missouri Pacific Miami Copper Montana Power Mo Kan and Tex Ms Kan and Tex Pfa Nevada Cons National Lead Co Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific W C Central Ont and West Pennsylvania Pressed Steel Car Ray Cons Reading Repub Iron and Steel Ry Steel Spring Sloss Sheffield and Iron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Southern Railway Pfd Studebaker Corp Tenn Copper Union Pacific U S Rubber U S Steel U S Smelter Utah Copper Virginia Car Chem Wabash Wabash Pfd A Wabash Pfd B West Union Tel Westinghouse Electric Western Maryland A Willys Overland 1046
New York opening activity centered on low priced rails with strength in Rock Island Kansas City Eastern Pacific Railway and Western Maryland as Western Maryland rose over a point. Utilities and several industrials led gains while coppers and motors posted variable advances. Closing strength persisted with Rock Island Missouri Pacific and Wabash up 1 to 2 points and notable gains in Western Maryland Oxy Gas set records and U S Steel edged lower on pressure. Total volume about 725000 shares.
The Animal Rescue League will hold its annual officer election next Monday night December 4 at the Board of Trade in the Newfield building. The 1916 work and plans for the coming year will be discussed, with Rev. J A Gardner of Advent Church among speakers. Open to members and non members. all interested in the society’s welfare are invited. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co announces a 10 percent wage increase.
A Republican caucus failed to decide who will lead the board of aldermen as 21 aldermen seek committee chairs. Mayor Wilson and GOP leaders face opposition over chair assignments with MacFayden Primrose and others in play. A next meeting is set, seating rules for women observers noted.
Special to The Farmer Georgetown Dec. 2 Gilbert and Bennett Manufacturing Co of Georgetown and Chicago announced a wage increase for all employes due to high living costs. Those at 2.50 a day gain 50 cents. workers 2.50 to 4 get 10 percent. those above 4 receive a six percent raise. boys and girls get 25 cents more daily. piece workers up 10 percent. The Georgetown mills employ about 500. The plant is the only one in Georgetown producing wire. Mary Donnelly widow of Cornelius Donnelly filed for letters of administration in probate court. He died June 27. Estate includes property on South avenue valued at several thousand dollars. Heirs listed: widow Mary A. Gibbons of San Francisco, daughter, and two sons James and Cornelius Donnelly Jr. of this city.
A series of obituaries notes Susan widow of Jacob Stillson of Tiong Hill dying after a long illness at St. Vincent’s Hospital. Frances O’Brien aged 23 died after a short illness and is survived by her husband William Wass and two sisters. Catherine Connor died after a few days illness leaving three sons, Edward James and Harry. Funeral notices for John S. Gardner, Sarah A. Connors, Maude Gertrude Behen, and Daniel P. Griffin report private services or Mass offerings, with bearers named and burial plans in local cemeteries.
William H. Ham, appointed as the new business manager of Bridgeport Housing Co., began duties yesterday. A Dartmouth Thayer School graduate, he spent two years with Massachusetts state board of survey and worked with Col. Waring, sanitation pioneer, after leaving French & Hubbard engineers of Boston.
Nelson Judd known as Googy Watson was turned over to federal officers and taken before U S Commissioner Wright in New Haven. He is charged with dealing in narcotic drugs. An officer called Judd big game following his arrest at the railroad station a week ago.
Michael Doblestin a 45 year old Sprague Ice and Coal Co driver of 279 Ogden Street died today in Bridgeport hospital after yesterday’s fall from his wagon. Physicians report a skull fracture. Policemen Richard H. Miller and John A. O'Brien face hearings on charges December 15 and December 30 respectively for duties related offenses.
Arthur B. Vinton of New Town, in hardware and plumbing, filed schedules with Referee John W. Banks in U S district court showing total liabilities of 2284.79 all unsecured. Assets list 200 stock in trade one carriage valued at 15 and open accounts 52.86. Principal creditors include Co. 8 Messick of New Haven 1406.94 and Bridgeport Plumbing Supply Co 297.
Morris Katz of 484 Arctic street told police a car with license C23785 knocked him down yesterday at Noble and East Washington avenues. Auto register lists E. A. Lambert as owner. In city court, Daniel Devine a conductor of 36 West avenue, facing theft from the Connecticut Co., had case continued until Dec. 9.
Major General Sir Stanley B. Von Donop is replaced as master general of the ordnance by Major General William T. Furse in London. Reginald W. Pressprich resigns as vice president of Equitable Trust Co of New York. Atlantic copper exports for the week ending November 20 total 6,448 tons.
In Bridgeport, youths at Madi son Avenue and Center Street engaged in a real gun war. Francis Clancy, 14, of 443 Center Street, was shot in the head with a 32 caliber bullet and hospitalized, with condition improving after X rays to locate the bullet. In Illinois, two men died when an explosion wrecked the Egyptian Powder Co press building near Marion. Furriers Morris Cohen and Jacob Lerner, both of 80 State Street, were fined five dollars and costs for assaulting Julius Shnetman, 15, of 560 Fairfield Avenue.
Under jitney regulations drivers may not charge more than five cents for a single ride on a specified route said by John C. Stanley, president of the board of police commissioners. He noted complaints that some jitneurs charged ten cents on standard jitney routes after Farmer Want Ads.
Elizabeth O Connell widow of John P. O Connell died Friday December 1 1916 in the city. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her residence 23 Poplar Street on Tuesday December 5 at 830 am and from St Peters Church at 9 oclock. Burial will be at St Michaels Cemetery.
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