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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1911

Page

6

Park Theatre features Dante Inferno film and Faversham stage

Park Theatre opens a five reel Inferno presentation with two hours of scenes and expert commentary, praised for educational value in US and Europe. Faversham presents The Faun on Friday with Lena Ashwell’s Shumalite past influence, plus a strong supporting cast including Miss Julie Opp and Daisy Belmore.

Park Theatre Aie Faversham Mr. Knobak Harvard Lena Ashwell London New Theatre Priscilla Haymarket Theatre America Daisy Belmore Elsie Oldham Mabel Crawley H. Nye Chart Arthur Bhlliott Stanhope Wheatcroft Legal Robinson Herbert Belmore Leon Brown Cnew

Poli’s Theatre aims for holiday crowds with Joe Welch week

Poli's Playhouse mounts a holiday week headlined by Joe Welch with a new monologue A Study from Life. The bill features the Four Soldier Fiddlers recalling Gettysburg, Mag Haggerty as a female doctor, Sutcliffe Troupe Scots, Bailey and Tear, Elsie Durand, Ruth Delmar, and Poli's Electrograph attractions to delight patriotic audiences.

Poli’s Joe Welch Playhouse Welch Bridgeport Gettysburg Mag Haggerty Ryan and Richfield Co Sutcliffe Scotland Land of the Briar “Bush Bailey Tear Elsie Durand Ruth Delmar Poli

Vesper Service at South Congregational Church Notes

Promptly at five o clock yesterday the South Church organ played Berthold Tours figures with violin and viola accompaniment. Rev Dr Swain addressed the audience on temptation and virtue drawing parallels to Joseph in Egypt, linking to local social issues and clergy efforts.

South Church Berthold Abendried F. Reffield Gounod Schubert R. L._ Swain Dr. Swain Joseph Egypt

Sermon Highlights Social Purity Campaign Event

In a lucid and manly address the sermon framed the social purity campaign. William Grafing King, violinist, will provide the musical attraction next Sunday.

William Grafing King

Multiple Funerals Mark Weekend in City

Obituaries Chronically list Elizabeth Stanton and J Frank Stanton families, Solomon A Towner, Robert W Burritt, Charles B Judd, Villeroy G Whitney, Hugh E Nellis and Henry E Beebe with service details. Interments at Mountain Grove Park Lakeview and Bethel cemeteries.

John R. Brown Elizabeth J. Frank Stanton Liberty Street George H.noble William J. Platt George Phillips Geo. Goulden J. H. Crossley Herbert Birdseye Mountain Grove

Bridgeport Butchers Buy Prize Winners at Cattle Show

Bridgeport marketmen Co M Biltz J M Lund and Mark Nagle with George D Roberts and Edward W Mansfield returned from Chicago where they bought seven prize winning steers. The prize yearling weighed 1610 pounds sold for 90 cents a pound live weight totaling over 1500 dollars. A carload of yearlings brought 16 cents a pound. The party visited Niagara Falls Milwaukee and packing houses of Hammond Armour and Swift.

Milwaukee Hammond, Armour and Swift

Wealthy fruit dealer kills girl and fiancé in Bradford

Angered by refused attentions, Rosani Annis, a wealthy fruit dealer, shot and killed Miss Grace Cable and her fiancé Anthony Kohnon in Bradford on December 11, according to United Press.

Girl United Press Bradford Rosani Annis Grace Cable Anthony Kohnon

Naugatuck Manufacturer Held in Insurance Rebating Case

In Naugatuck borough court Judge Charles F. Hungerford found probable cause against Charles L. Berger president of the Naugatuck Malleable Iron Company for insurance rebating. Berger bound over to Waterbury Superior Court next term in $500 bail. Insurance agents claimed he obtained a state license to deal in insurance to obtain rebates on his life policy.

United Press Naugatuck Charles F. Hungerford Charles L. Berger Naugatuck Malleable Iron Company Berger Waterbury Insurance J

Commission after railroad for overcharging shipper

Washington December 11 The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in favor of the Interstate Grain Company of Sioux City in a suit against the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company. The commission said it is unlawful for a carrier to overcharge a shipper and will seek indictment of companies refusing to admit overcharges.

United Press Washington Interstate Grain Company Sioux City Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company Interstate Commerce Commission Today

Children of Mary of St. Vincent's Receives 16 New Members

The Children of Mary of St. Vincent's hospital added 16 new members during Friday services in the hospital chapel to mark the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. Father Curran of St. Patrick's church gave an address on the feast's meaning and the society's principles. A special musical program followed.

Children of Mary of St. Vincent’s Hospital Father Curran St. Patrick’s Church

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