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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1912
Page
8
Four hundred New London area students from Williams S Memorial Institute heard lectures on makeup misuse after several girls were accused of applying rouge. The senior class, about sixty strong, is noted for their long hair and school attire as teachers promise more lectures on appearance and behavior.
A famed sculptor is commissioned to sculpt a replica of the white haired terrier known as Caesar. The statue will mark the grave of King Edward VII in a conspicuous place, as Queen Alexandra fears the original may not endure.
At the North Street elevated rush hour a smouldering cigarette dropped sparked smoke and flames. Two trains were held for about 15 minutes while passengers were evacuated and a score of women fainted as firefighters intervened.
Washington reports that on December 10 three hundred wireless operators amateurs and professionals have been granted licenses.
The Department of Commerce and Labor under the wireless law requires all passenger carrying vessels to be licensed. The law takes effect Friday, with fifteen large commercial wireless stations already licensed. It applies to ships leaving American ports with 60 passenger capacity or a 200 mile schedule, requiring two wireless operators on board, one assigned to signals of vessels in his area.
Weat Haven December 19 At a meeting here preliminary organization of a federation of bird and nature clubs of the state was effected The name of the organization will be the Connecticut Federation of Bird and Game Clubs and the temporary organization was formed with Herbert K Job as chairman and Arthur G Powers of Hartford as secretary A committee to draw up a constitution to be acted upon by the several clubs was selected In the persons of Professor EP St John of Hartford chairman J H Sage of Portland and C Stiles of West Haven
Washington reports Senator William P. Jackson has been sworn in to succeed Senator Rayner of Maryland. Jackson, a wealthy manufacturer and former Republican national committeeman from Maryland, takes the seat.
The theatre presents The Nigger by Edward Sheldon at the New Theatre. Sheriff Morrow confronts a lynching, race tension, and political intrigue as a mob and liquor issues unfold. Strong cast led by A. H. Van Beuren, Ethel Clifton, and Mark Kent delivers dramatic performances with an improved orchestra under Harry Jeroy.
First nighters at the Lyric praised Eleanor Cleveland as a versatile leading woman. The performance of All of a Sudden Peggy retained charm from Henrietta Crosman era, with strong support from Miss Greveland and a witty plot about Peggy O Mara and a widowed mother seeking marriage to Lord Anthony Crackenthorpe.
Peggy pretends marriage to Jimmy prompts Anthony to propose to Mrs O Mara while Peggy faces a doomed choice. Cleveland and Ingram praised for natural performances as Lord Anthony and Jimmy. Alan Devitt and Howard Nannery acclaimed as two of the best laugh producers with a lively Lyric cast in a sparkling comedy. Park Burlesque adds Mix-Up at Newport with a clean, nonstop laugh load.
Adeline Genes stars in Ta Camargo at the Park Theatre with Mlle Genee performing a Versailles boudoir scene in Louis XV era. The premier danseuse stays on stage, avoiding heavy pirouettes, while the set features period furniture and soft colors. Genee’s dancing appears light and perpetual, charming the audience.
Milwaukee December 10 The state of Wisconsin begins its most far reaching action yet against Diamond Match Company seeking fines totaling 19 900 the maximum under the statutes. Industrial Commission deputies exhaustively investigated complaints that the company repeatedly disregarded the law. Official Ohio vote shows Ison defeating Taft by 146 036 with Wilson 423 162 Taft 277 006 Roosevelt 229 327 Chafin 11 459 Debs 89 930.
Musterole, a white mustard oil ointment, is advertised as a plaster substitute for chest and throat ailments. The copy touts quick relief from coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia prevention, and various pains, with hospital use and availability in jars and mail order from Cleveland Ohio.
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