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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
4
New Haven report: Charles Welseman Boyce and William Allen, all claiming Bridesport homes, received five days in jail for idleness. The piece notes elderly aid and promotes Paley Kidney Pills with a testimonial from John McMasters in Illinois.
A Greenwich Friday crash involved a large freight truck bound from Ansonia to Jersey City that tipped over a twenty five foot embankment trapping driver Clifford Soden. Also damaged were a Tidge James Walsh owned limousine and a Geo Rowland car. Postmaster Jessup reappointed as part of Senate nominations. Voting machines approved for future state and town elections. Bankruptcy petition filed by Stamford jeweler Charles Bates. Colonial Aluminum Manufacturing receivership petition filed in New York. Starvation case near Darien and a California drawn artist seeking work in New Haven. Stamford harbor survey proposed by Army engineers. Touring car fire in Glenbrook. Greenwich man Henry Luer found dead. suspected heart failure with unclear robbery link. Deer counts near Norwalk and Hendley disappearance at Mallory & Sons.
Hartford December 1 Trinity Episcopal parish of Southport appeals to the public utilities commission against the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad petition to take parish land. A. O. Hawkins for the parish and B L Spock for the railroad spoke at the capitol hearing. W S Murray testified that a concrete pier is needed to support wires for electrification of the Steam road line. The parish contends the land was willed for parish use and cannot be seized. No decision was rendered. A separate petition covered trolley track relocation in West Haven and Orange and land seizure from the Leddy family.
Columbia reports Gov. Blease returned from Richmond furious at fellow governors who condemned his mob speech. He asserts Southern people are not negro lovers and says he stands by his words. He plans to include Richmond remarks in a future General Assembly message.
Anthony William Grace was found guilty of murdering his brother Jack Grace a wrestler in a Walden New York club. The jury deliberated briefly and Grace faces the electric chair in the week of January 27 1818. He is said to have married soon after the crime and used stolen funds for his honeymoon.
Washington reports forty thousand poorly clad war refugees in Salonika face starvation and destitution as no food supplies remain. The State Department dispatch notes housing is strained and thousands of half frozen, starving men and women are shelterless. The International Committee of the Red Cross and the American Red Cross prepare appeals and a special fund to aid Salonika victims.
Washington reports the premium system in U S armories and arsenals has cut costs by 363 251 dollars in the last fiscal year. Gen William Crozier chief of ordnance says the plan boosted individual efficiency and output by about two and a half times compared with the old day system.
A Christmas gift promotion offers a wide range of items from bracelets and brooches to watches and silverware. The ad highlights a small deposit to secure a purchase and encourages quick selection.
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