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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1913

Page

12

Class on eugenics and sex hygiene announced

Montclair New Jersey December 12 Unity Church will offer a class on eugenics and sex hygiene starting in January.

Montclair N. J Unity Church

Poor Hen Blamed for Egg Shortage

Washington dispatch reports Attorney General McReynolds' investigators found no nation wide cold storage trust. They say local combines exist only if interstate, and that the hen is largely to blame for high egg prices. Dr Mary E Pennington of the Agriculture Department testified frozen and dried eggs are as nourishing as fresh.

Washington McReynolds Mary E Pennington Department of Agriculture House Committee On Agriculture

Fire destroys half a million in Cohoes business district

A December fire in Cohoes, New York, engulfed the Parsons Knitting Mills at Factory and Remsen, destroying a dozen buildings and manufacturing plants. Troy firemen joined local crews after an urgent call for help as the blaze spread to the barge canal area, with total damage estimated at about half a million dollars.

Cohoes Parsons Kniting Factory Remsen Troy

Forest grazing will help meat supply rise nationwide

Washington reports the annual forestry service findings show national forests provide abundant forage for more than twenty million head of livestock. Grazing receipts exceeded one million dollars last year, with grazing increasing over the prior year by over four percent as forage facilities expand.

Washington Henry S. Graves United States Forestry Service

White Slave Charge Suspect Seized by New Haven Police

Tomaso Crisculo aged 24, a shop worker, was arrested on Water Street by Detective Luke Petruschell and taken to New Haven on a white slave charge. Registrars of voters seek a 1914 budget of 9,289 to fund office operations, up 325 from last year for an index filing system and extra clerk hire. James Slamin, 920 Broad Street, a court hearing was adjourned to December 19 over alimony and child custody issues, claiming his wife is unfit due to health and saloon visits. he earns 10.50 weekly.

Tomaso Crisculo New Haven Water Street Luke Petruschell Registrars of Voters Board of Apportionment Maria James Slamin Broad Street Thomas Coughlin C. W Simpson Slamin

Charges Against Special Policemen to Be Considered

A Police Board meeting is set for tomorrow night to review discipline charges filed by Superintendent Eugene Birmingham against Special Policemen Charles Murphy and Harris Rahn for alleged improper conduct at a dance in Eagles' hall. The session also will address the annual requisition and options for a patrol wagon.

Police Board Committee On Discipline Eugene Birmingham Charles Murphy Harris Rahn Eagles’ Hall

Weather Outlook and Miscellaneous Notices

The forecast notes a slight disturbance over the northern lake region with pleasant weather east of the Rockies and little rainfall in 24 hours. New England reports the lowest temps. Northfield Vermont at minus two. Mississippi Valley warm up observed. New Haven forecast: fair tonight and Saturday with rising temperatures. Connecticut: fair, warmer, light winds. Auto drivers urged to lamps at 4 54 pm. Sunrise 7 10 am, sunset 4 24 pm. Minor nautical times listed. Wartime style ads follow for Remover and cleaning agents with pharmacy address and a scalp specialist listing Harriet E Sherwood at 412 Security Building.

Lake Region Rocky Mountains New England Northfield Mississippi Valley New Haven Connecticut

Howland Chest Store Promotes Cheerful Service This Christmas

The Howland store urges customers to embrace the Christmas spirit by selecting gifts with a cheerful staff and abundant merchandise. It emphasizes ready assistance from every staff member and a motto to serve faithfully and cheerfully during the holiday season.

Howland Howland Chest

Public interest guides action against railroad monopoly

In a Providence Journal report from December 12 Kansas City, John Atkins, a large cattle dealer, received a two year prison sentence for a $200,000 corner fraud. The piece discusses dissolving the New Haven and Boston and Maine alliance and criticizes monopoly, suggesting public policy and justice considerations.

New Haven Boston Maine Albany Old Colony New England Providence and Worcester Fall River St. John New York Rhode Island Department of Justice Providence Journal Kansas City John Atkins

Woman narrowly loses eye after stick injury at hospital

Mrs. H. Johnson of 494 Atlantic street had a sliver removed from her eye by Dr. William H. Curley at the emergency hospital after a child struck her with a stick this morning. Three tubercular patients were moved to the estate sanitarium at Sheton by Investigator Morrissey of the Department of Charities.

H. Johnson Atlantic Street William H. Curley Sheton Alexander EF. Morrissey Department of Charities

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