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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1910

Page

4

J P Morgan Shows List R Their Father's Memorial

In Hartford on December 1 J P Morgan and his sister the widow of Walter Burns arrived by special car to view the memorial of their father Junius Spencer Morgan erected by J P Morgan. They were joined by Rev Dr Francis Goodwin James J Goodwin and Senator Walter L Goodwin. Mrs Burns who resides in England viewed the Memorial Museum and Art Gallery and the family china and three tapestries donated by her brother. They then visited Cedar Hill Cemetery to inspect their parent's mausoleum.

Hartford J. P. Morgan Walter Burns Junius Spencer Morgan Francis Goodwin James J. Goodwin Walter L. Goodwin

Noiseless Soup Spoon Invented in St Louis

St Louis December 7 a local inventor has designed a noiseless soup spoon. The device features a lid covering half the spoon with a slit for soup to enter the mouth while preventing any noise. The creator, H. B Campbell, asserts the design guarantees no inhaling of soup or noise during use.

St. Louis St. Louie Campbell

Goldfish Terrarium Miniature at Cyrus Pharmacy Sale

Small glass globe aquariums with two goldfish pebbles and plants offered at Cyrus Pharmacy Fairfield Ave and Courtland St for one cent. Includes full care directions. Attractive, ornamental gifts from the sunny south.

Cyrus Pharmacy Fairfield Ave Courtland St Onty

Soup etiquette through Campbell's eyes

Campbell notes that you dip the spoon away from you to take soup, a practice he calls good manners. He cites consommé and purees as easily absorbed, while thicker soups like split pea and mock turtle require a larger spoon and a special design.

Campbell

Naval Committee Turmoil Over Exiling Capps Widens

Washington December 7 The House Committee on Naval Affairs debates Secretary Meyer plans and the exile of former Chief Constructor Washington Lee Capps. Private sessions, bitter exchanges, and calls to recall Capps mark ongoing friction as leaders push to stall the Meyer reorganization.

Naval Committee United Press Washington House Committee On Naval Affairs Meyer Hobson Alabama Capps

Central Bank Denounced by Knights of Labor Leader

Hayes, general master workman of the Knights of Labor, denounces the Central Bank scheme in the twenty-ninth general assembly. He cites wage stagnation, rising living costs, and growing military expenditures as evidence of danger from private banking power. He supports postal savings banks and urges a government telegraph and telephone system, urging vetting of lawmakers for or against such reforms.

Hayes Knights of Labor Twenty-Ninth General Assembly of Order United States Congress Senate United States Treasury Aldrich General Assembly Our Order Reform Party Roosevelt Sixtieth Congress Taft Telegraph and Telephone Trust

Pork Chops And Hog Meat Begin The Upward Climb

Chicago reports pork chops and hog products rising toward prior highs though fears of a strong return to high living costs are dismissed. Armour says Omaha gains are local. Chicago prices drive the national mood with only slight moves anticipated in both hogs and beef.

United Press Chicago Omaha Armour and Company Armour

Remedy Claims Cure for Debilitating Lumbago

A Greenwood Louisiana man describes severe lumbago attacks that began as back pain and worsened to near paralysis. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy and Tamelad, he reports being free from symptoms and cites a dramatic recovery praised by a Brill and Curtis Pharmacy representative.

J. W. Greer Greenwood Foley Tamelad F. B Brill and Curtis Pharmacy

Decision Affects Traffic to Manhattan

New York December 7 A Federal Interstate Commerce Commission ruling targets the Adams Express Company over alleged monopoly practices and inflated express rates between New England factories and New York City The commission orders restoration of original rates or a comparable alternative within sixty days, with potential savings for Brockton Pawtucket Taunton and other New England manufacturers.

New York Interstate Commerce Cvent Adams Express Company New England W. L. Douglas Shoe Company Brockton Richard J. Donovan No. 170 Broadway New York and Boston Despatch Express Company Old Colony Railroad Company Adams Company New York and Boston New York, New Haven Hartford Fall River Washington Commission Prouty Donovan Pawtucket Taunton Racar

Prince Edward Island oyster plan stirs in Ottawa debate

Ottawa reports MP Warburton pushes government backed oyster bed leases to boost PEI supply and control imports. He warns of overproduction risk, cites 50 to 60 million ova per oyster, and suggests private ownership of sea beds with long leases as a path to better culture. Ocean resources and American imports sparking policy talk.

Ottawa Ont Warburton Queens Prince Edward Island United States Lynn Haven L. P. Brodeur Marine and Fisheries Inez Attenton Prince Edward Islanders

Prisoner Denies Inmate Status in Court

In city court Prosecutor DeLaney questioned a well dressed prisoner arrested by a patrolman for annoying women. The man claimed Dr Ruland s Sanitarium Westport as home and said he was an attendant not an inmate. He gave the name Peter Nearant a carpenter of 44 W 100th St NYC and was sentenced by Judge Foster to 30 days in jail for breach of the fence.

DeLaney Gerrity Ruland Westport Peter Nearant W. 100Th Street New York City Foster

More Snow Expected Tonight In New Haven Area

New Haven reports unsettled weather with probable snow tonight or Thursday. Brisk northerly winds lessen and shift to variable. A Virginia coast storm moves northeast toward Nantucket producing winds and snow from Virginia to Maine. A separate Lake Superior disturbance brings light snow to the northern Lake region while the south and west enjoy pleasant weather. Temperature runs below zero in the northwest. local conditions favor fair weather with slightly higher temperatures.

United Press New Haven Virginia Nantucket Mass Maine Lake Superior

Funeral plans reveal simple rites for Mrs Eddy

Boston December reports that Mary Baker Eddy will be buried with austere ceremony. Only her wives household and select Christian Science officials may attend. Carded access to Chestnut Hill grounds. Judge Clifford P. Smith to lead service with Mrs Carroll Hoyt Powers assisting. Body to lie in receiving vault at Mt. Auburn Cemetery under guard until mausoleum completion near Halcyon Lake.

United Press Boston Mary Baker G. Eddy Christian Science Church Christian Science Organization Chestnut Hill Halcyon Lake

Dr Barbour to Speak at Polis

Rochester crowds praised Dr Clarence A Barbour after he resigned as Lake Avenue Baptist pastor in 1909 to join the Y M C A North America. The Democrat and Chronicle hailed his wider scope and usefulness. Barbour will speak at Polis theatre Sunday afternoon on Missing the Mark.

Rochester N. Y Clarence A. Barbour Lake Avenue Baptist Church Young Men's Christian Association of North America Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Lake Avenue Baptist Dr. Barbour Great Young Men's Christian Association

Keeper of Gambling House Defends as Honest Food Purveyor

Samuel Mufillin, keeper of a gambling house at 205 Willard Street, raided by police, argues in court he is an honest purveyor of foodstuffs. Judge Foster smiles as he defends himself while William H. Maby, famed gambling king, and others are noted among police suspects. The piece references the Colonial Club with incorporators Walter Rew, William Mullizan, and a Black.

Samuel Mufillin Willard Street Judge Foster William H. Maby Maby DeLaney Greenstein Campler Marillia Colonial Club Walter Rew William Mullizan Nis 4 Police

Gambling raid ends with fines and flight from headquarters

Court records show a gambling raid where Maby failed to appear as his name was called alongside two repeat offenders. Marillia paid 60 dollars plus costs while Michael Murray and John Virelli each paid 10 dollars plus costs. Marillia denied knowledge of gambling as officers entered late Sunday, and several suspects fled the scene, some leaving hats behind.

Maby Marillia Michael Murray John Virelli O Leary Prout and Colgan

Youth in Last Stage of Disease in City Court

Mentally weak and wasting in an advanced stage of lung trouble, 19 year old Thomas Kemple of 376 Warren Street was remanded by Judge Foster for a mental and physical exam by Dr. C L Banks. He will be brought back to court Saturday after an arrest for drunkenness left him unfit for yesterday's proceeding. His parents are dead and he lives with relatives. The report also notes the U S Census Bureau figures for South Dakota showing a 45.4 percent population increase to 583,888, not enough for another Representative.

Thomas Kemple Warren Street Foster C. L. Banks Kemple

Alleged Garage Thief Held In Kings County Justice’s Garage

Probable cause was found today against Joseph Kiaski arrested yesterday for burglarizing the garage of Judge Joseph T. Mareon of the New York Supreme Court. Kiaski carried an auto tire and fur coat belonging to the Brooklyn justice and had concealed them since November 28. He was held under $500 for trial before the next term of the superior court.

Westport Joseph Kiaski Joseph T. Mareon Supreme Court of Kings County Brooklyn Kiaski Brooklyn Justice Kinski Superior Court

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F. Hi Dillon & CO Main St Cecile E.H. Dillon & CO Model Fur CO Bbd Bierman Ral Sauer Trists England Lois Man Adams Express CO Interstate Commerce Commission Manhattan Canada Dominion Nefrant Atte Dart Mother” Eddy POLIS Smith-Murray CO Noah Panama Sam Harris Biain Street The Bridgeport Gas Fixture Co Main Street R. T. Rock Prop Zumota Remedy CO Springfield G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc Jewelers Opticians Cerner P. O. Arcade South Dakota Census Bureau Seavey Scribners'’ Company, Inc Fairfield Avenue
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