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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
10
Friday evening this week December 1 Mr J C Storrs will deliver an illustrated lecture on aviation. He is noted as the first to fly a Blevidt machine in Canada and a charter member of the Aeronautical Society of New York City.
A health claim states tapeworms can be removed within three hours using Tapeline, promising guaranteed results. The advertisement asserts a rapid, complete cure and offers no evidenced medical backing or warnings about risks.
Secretary Daniels testified before the House Naval committee detailing a continued regular construction program. He urged two dreadnoughts six destroyers eight submarines or more a sea-going and coast defense submarines one gun boat and one oiler. He dismissed calls for 100 submarines and 50 battleships as extravagant. The President backs steady expansion and higher personnel recruitment is not requested this year.
A mixed salvage of an ad for Dillon & Co presenting varying Long Cloth and Seal Plush Coat prices from $5 to $25, followed by a fragmented literary excerpt collection. It includes quotes by Maeterlinck on flowers, historical notes on King John I, a tale of Clarius Cresinus’s charms, Quintilian’s bereavements, and brief schoolroom discipline vignettes.
In a northeast gale off Bridgeport, tugs Elmer A. Keeler and D. S. Arnott rescued two light barges from a drifting tow and brought them into Bridgeport Harbor. The Arnott then escorted the boats to New York as Weather worsened. Other tugs and tows sought shelter, leaving Owen J. McWilliams weather-bound overnight with plans to resume voyage before Christmas.
Washington reports Representative Gardner challenged Congress to probe national preparedness for war. He argued the administration inflated threats, warned coast defenses lack ammunition, cited militia shortfalls, and noted deficits in field guns and rounds. He criticized Secretary Bryan’s peace treaties and anti militarist stance.
Militiamen announce an automobile show to benefit local organizations, staged in the armory from February 15 to 26. Coast Artillery Corps Naval Reserves band and hospital corps share proceeds. Benjamin B. Steiber to manage, with office opened in the Sturdevant building. Also highlights P O News Store gift items and a police relic found on Main Street awaiting claimant.
Collection of short clippings recounts Shakespeare’s House destruction by Gastrell over taxes and vandalism, a quip about Congress and the President, a joke about a boy named Price, and pithy exchanges from various papers. Includes praises of Matsushima and playful lines on marriage and monologues.
The government orders an inquiry into James M. Sullivan a Dominican minister amid allegations involving a relative and associates. The action follows a cabled request attributed to Minister Sullivan.
Chicago announced a $650,000 reserve for ten thousand Crane Co employees with Bridgeport set to receive $195,000 the largest share yet. The payout will equate to about 19 percent of affected salaries, higher than the prior 5 percent, as compensation for reduced work time.
A newspaper notice advertises practical gift ideas for holidays with items like combination sets in boxes, armlets in burnt wood, men’s silk hose in black, silk neckwear, and umbrellas. Prices range from 25c to $3.50, highlighting value and variety for shoppers.
John Cooney denies selling 997 and 999 Barnum Avenue property to Union Metallic Cartridge Co. The firm reportedly owns eastern Pem broke Lake shore parcels and is erecting Seaview Avenue factories. Local history notes longtime stores and a newsroom at the Seaview corner.
New York reports show minimal changes in ten bond issues with United States Steel 5s trading and a block sale of 21 000 in face value. A Chicago Stock Exchange membership sold for 590, last at 550. Postal Savings Banks deposits rose from 33.8 million to 43.4 million. Miscellany items include cure ads, wry quips about Carranza and cats, and jokes about a warship named Finnesan.
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