Greek Crisis Threatens Piraeus Port Amid Royalist Uprising
London dispatches report that Greece faces a constitutional clash as the Royalist government at Athens seeks recognition of a new authority, plans to depose King Constantine, and mobilizes troops near Piraeus. Entente allies warn of a bellicose royalist plot and danger to Balkan operations, urging decisive action as artillery trains on the port.
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Ens
Entente
Athens
Nian
Germany
Piraeus
Balkans
Exercising the Mind and Solitude for Thought
Dr. G. Van N. Dearborn argues in Scientific American that easy thinking requires time and solitude. People are too busy with unproductive activities, and schools are crowded. time alone, even a short period, fosters productive thoughts and better learning outcomes.
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Seakiore
Brook
Scientific American
Porson’s Weakness In A Porson Anecdote About Wine
In Latarel Rogers and His Circle, a tale places Richard Porson the famed Greek scholar at a cottage near Landet. Hoppner, the painter, cannot host dinner because Mrs Hoppner took the key to the wine closet to town. Porson insists he will be content with the wine already available.
Black Friday origins and a London dining anecdote
The excerpt recounts Porson visiting Mrs. Hoppner and finding her concealed gin, sparking a dispute over its origin. It then traces the term Black Friday to 1745, 1866 bank panic, and 1875 New York gold crash, noting each event's impact on markets and the term's American usage.
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England
London
Charles Edward
Derby
Bank of England
New York
United States
Aluminum Girders and Hoops Line Zeppelin Balloons
Article notes that Zeppelin aircraft use sixteen thin aluminum girders running the length of the ship. The external appearance is fabric covering over the frame, with girders meeting at both nose and tail.
Structure of a Zeppelins gas cell design and safety plan
The London Standard explains the Zeppelin hull as a sixteen sided cylinder formed by sixteen girders with thwartship hoops acting as ribs. About eighteen hoop girders brace the structure into compartments each housing a gas bag. if one leaks only that bag collapses and ballast can keep the ship afloat even with several bags deflated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
No Handicap at All in Real Estate Sale
A Richmond Times-Dispatch note quotes a prospective buyer doubting a lot’s distance from the car line while a courteous agent argues the position offers a daily benefit. The exchange highlights practical convenience and a seller’s confident salesmanship in a city real estate context.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Tramp Bargains for Food in Exchange at House
A disposed tramp tells a house mistress he is out of vittles and proposes a trade. The lady responds that he is the fourth beggar today and she is out of patience. The back and forth captures a terse, period tone of local life.
Balti m ore American car talk house mortgage exchange
A brief social scene quoted from the Baltimore American where a couple discuss upgrading their automobile to match neighbors yet face the reality of mortgaging their only house. The exchange highlights economic restraint and neighborhood status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Wright Brothers Embezzlement Case Hinted to Settle
The Wright brothers Nathaniel and Joseph G. Wright face embezzlement charges from the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. Their cases, listed for hearing before Judge Burpee in the criminal superior court, may be settled rather than tried, as about ten other cases share the same fate. Copper wire and material valued around $10,000 are alleged. William F. Fair and Jack Deveraux, accused of manslaughter in Darien over Margaret Fair’s death, are moved to Thursday after a two day postponement.
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Nathaniel Wright
Joseph G. Wright
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Burpee
Criminal Superior Court
Wright Brothers
William F. Fair
Jack Deveraux
Darien
Margaret Fair
Lax-a-Tone touted as the cure for chronic indigestion
Bridgeport residents report six years of distress eased by Lax-a-Tone, a herbal stomach remedy hailed as the most beneficial on the market. Endorsements from Franklin describe long suffering relief, with malaria, tiredness, and constipation noted as conditions improved within a week. Available at Martigan's drug store on Fairfield Avenue and at Main and Congress Streets.
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Bridgeport
United States
Franklin
Martigan’s Drug Store
Fairfield Avenue
Main Street
Main
Congress Streets
Adv
Halliday Warrant Served In Hospital Ward Case
Warrant issued for Halliday charging assault with intent to kill. The subject, a former U.S. letter carrier and real estate figure linked to Boston church circles, was noted for methodical expenses and a diary detailing weekly church attendance and choir rehearsals.
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U.S
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
West Robury
Halliday
Boston
Haliday
Mahan
Earle Garlick
Discharge Fight Over Nordling Bankruptcy Ends
Opposition to contractor Geo Nordling’s discharge was heard before Referee John W Banks after Nordling failed to hand over deeds to houses. Deeds delivered later by Shapiro and Shapiro led to the withdrawal of the opposition. Judge Banks expected to sign the release today as trustees anticipate a fair dividend for creditors. A German admiralty statement says the British liner Caledonia was sunk by a submarine after attempting to ram the U-boat.
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Geo. Nordling
John W.W. Banks
Nordling
Shapiro & Shapiro
Judge Banks
John J. Doyle
Charles Wyles
Arthur C. Tyler
Caledonia
Admiralty
Obituary notices for Reid Shipley and Eleanor Berrien
Reid S Shipley of Fairfield died at Bridgeport hospital aged 52 Born in Baltimore and long employed as a telegraph operator by the Pennsylvania Railroad Survived by a widow Body sent to Baltimore for services and burial Eleanor R Berrien aged 70 died at home 672 Ogden Street after heart trouble Born in Westville she lived in the city nearly 40 years member of Advent Christian church Survived by one daughter
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Reid
Shipley
Reid S. Shipley
Fairfield
Bridgeport Hospital
Mr. Shipley
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eleanor R. Berrien
Ogden Street
Berrien
Westville
Conn
Advent Christian Church
Mississi Brrin
Milk Producers of This Section Meet at South Norwalk
Western Connecticut Milk Producers association held its annual meeting in Norwalk. Morning session was consumed by a long report from J. Wright, the county farm bureau agent, who dealt with the current state of local dairy affairs.
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South Norwalk
Norwalk
Western Connecticut Milk Producers’ Association
J. Wright
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Jersey
Lavalieres
The
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