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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
13
Early shopping tips praise the Consumers League enabling customers, merchants, and clerks to save fatigue. The brief note highlights practical benefits of the league’s guidance and consumer protection in local commerce.
Baron Charles Mark Allanson Winn Headley, aged 68, celebrated his birthday today as a recent convert to Islam. The Irish lord, a veteran peer and former diplomat, prays toward Mecca and resides in a London town house after a long military career. he also owns extensive Irish estates including Aghadoe House and Illamaginui in Galway.
The December fourth artillery holiday honors St Barbara the patroness of gunpowder. Seen in France and other armies, the festival blends military tradition with a legend of Barbara's martyrdom and a thunderous signal of vengeance.
Royal Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch of Russia, brother of the Czar, marks his thirty-fifth birthday as a figure of court life. A blunt dislike of court ceremony and a reluctance to wed into royal blood characterized his stance, with reports noting his morganatic liaison with Mme Marmontoff.
A Connecticut National Bank letter argues scarce circulating medium caused business failures while the Treasury offered five hundred million dollars in new national bank notes, none of which banks requested. It questions why banks did not seek more currency and warns of money power versus the people.
Mr Elliott urges intelligent criticism of the New Haven system and its rail and water transit holdings. He argues the rail assets earn excess profits while legacy securities reflect inflated values. The piece also notes social and political figures, including Miss Juliette Williams, Frank Jay Gould, Edgar Cullen, and Edmund H Durgin, plus comments on Wilsons Mexico policy and contemporary court cases.
Che Di Read Co offers a wide selection of silver candlesticks, sugar trays, dishes, napkin rings, tea ware, and more. The China Department invites shoppers to explore items suitable for dining and living rooms, with moderate prices and various pieces labeled with specific costs. Fourth-floor Burrowes Featherweight Card Tables are also promoted, noting folding design and baize tops at holiday price.
Washington reports Great Britain has pressed the United States to postpone the sea men bill until after the international conference on safety at sea in London. The move comes amid British concerns over the bill’s timing and its potential impact on broader maritime safety talks.
A Washington arrival reports about 1,200 youths from Ohio part of a stay on the farm program. The group, boys and girls, earned the trip through farm excellence with corn and baked goods, and was addressed by Secretary Bryan.
Bayonne New Jersey on December 4 reports a man named Trenty fined fifty cents for stealing wine and burning it during election night. Police described the incident as a small crime with minimal damages and noted the suspect’s quick arrest following tips from residents. The case highlights local concerns about disorder during the election period.
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