War Bulletins Bring Human Interest Notes From Paris and Flanders
Paris reports a 1000 franc donation from Isler & Gaye for French refugees, with Poincare and refugee committee gains noted. Berlin item describes Hela sailor Kuettner losing legs, saved by comrade Limpert who is praised by the Admiralty. Amsterdam covers Bazser-Toan on holding territory, and Belloc on three war endings and expected 1915 distress. Berlin notes Von der Goltz joking about death and Almanach changes show titles, while Kaiser's cigar sale raises funds for Red Cross. Russian truce rejection, Caillaux linked to anti-German propaganda, and Flanders visits describe calm amid inundations and German soldiers’ fear of the region.
Father O Rourke Lecture to Feature Concert
A lecture by Father O Rourke and a linked concert are planned with missionaries in attendance. Frik EK has arranged the program featuring vocal selections and a one am start time, according to the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father O’rourke
Frik EK
Wreber
Weather Forecast Sets Tone For Army Band Restrictions
Secretary of War Garrison announces no need to censor army bands and their songs, signaling ongoing confidence in military musical output while soldiers prepare for public events and daily duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Tapeworm Removed in Three Hours by Tapeliné
A claim notes a three hour removal of a tapeworm using Tapeliné. The remedy is advertised as guaranteed to remove the worm head and all without prior steps.
Molnar murder case shadows mystery surround death
Coroner states Steve Molnar died at unknown hands and in an unknown manner. His half-burned body was found behind Crane Valve Co. factory. Autopsy revealed two bullet wounds. Wife and boarder were arrested then released, with no link shown. Police pursue other leads as state officers locate Sam Anasevitch in Denver. The Greater New England Exposition Co. opens a Red Cross carnival at the Casino to aid war zone relief, with amateur and tango night contests and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Molnar
Phelan
Molnar
Crane Valve Co
Sick Benefit Society
Greater New England Exposition Co
American National Red Cross Association
Red Cross Association
Vaudevile
Bridgeport
E H Dillon & Co Fur Goods Ad Highlights Prices
Wholesale and retail leading milliners advertise a city exclusive display of muff and neckpiece sets. Prices show large discounts with Siberian wolf, fox, raccoon and skunk fur offerings. items include muffs, neckpieces, and children's fur sets with substantial markdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.H Dillon & CO
Main ST
Mein St
Hartford
St. Cecile
Paris
Campaign ends with strong turn in New London county suffrage drive
The Connecticut Suffrage News reports the New London County campaign by the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association ended with a successful meeting at Ledyard Center. Campaigners Emily Pierson Alyse Gregory and Isabella Sanders, with local leagues, held talks in churches halls and factory areas, gaining petitions and enrollments. Norwich and New London leagues aided. audiences showed growing support and willingness to sign petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.G. Porritt
New London County
Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association
Ledyard Center
Norwich
New London
Equal Franchise Leagues
Emily Pierson
Alyse “Gregory
Isabella Sanders
Wew
London
Lyme
Frederick A. John- 50
Uncasville
Willis Austin
Worhen
Quaker Hill
Waterford
Ladies’ Aid ’Society
Hartford Equal Franchise League
Greenwich
New Haven
Suffrage League of Self Supporting Women of
Hartford
TIZ foot relief claims instant cure for tired feet
An old advertisement touts TIZ as a magical remedy for tired, burning, swollen feet and foot conditions like corns and bunions. It promises instant relief, painless feet, and no more discomfort, selling a 26¢ box at drug or department stores with a bargain 2¢ “whole fears” offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ny Drug Store
Electrocution deemed accidental in Bridgeport incident
Coroner Phelan ruled 33 year old Helen Kerticsha died after touching a broken telephone wire during a storm on December 7. A friend and bystander, Tessie Borges, witnessed the event as high wind sent the wire into contact with her arm. A bystander, Paul Bourjuashi, was shocked, later recovering in hospital. The finding cites improvements in pole wiring as preventing criminal negligence by the telephone and light companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelan
Helen Kerticsha
Tessie Borges
S Bridgeport Malleable Iron Company
Kerticsha
Paul Bourjuashi
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Tni
Public Utilities Commission
Obituary notices amid Bridgeport obituaries and funerals
Multiple Bridgeport obituaries recount deaths in Fairfield and Bridgeport, detailing Ella May Mallett, Mary McCaffery, Neils Pearson, Patrick Linane, Nellie F. McNamara, Anna Doyle Buckley, Olivia Kerney, Eliza Fairchild, Anna Burgess, and Corporal William H. Pridham. Services span Church of St Augustine to Mountain Grove Cemetery, with military honors for Pridham and numerous survivors and affiliations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neils Pearson
Capitol Avenue
Bridgeport Spring Perch Company
D. J. Norland
Swedish Lutheran Church
John Wendel
Fred Olsen
John Tohnson
Charles Peterson
Charles Zakiison
Charles Wnelson
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Eliza M. Fairchild
Elisa M. Child
Fairfield Avenue
Richard L. Swain
D.D
South Congregational Church
Anna. B. Burgess
Anna B. Burgess
East Main Street
P. E. Mathias
King’s Highway Church
Johnny Evers Better in New York Pneumonia Update
John J. Evers captain of the Boston National League club is ill with pneumonia at a New York hotel and was reported resting easier after a comfortable night. Elsewhere Mrs. Nelson Pollard of Elizabeth New Jersey convicted of the poison pen fetters was fined two hundred dollars. Copper is quoted at two hundred dollars a ton in Germany with little available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John J. Evers
Boston
National League Baseball Club
Nelson Pollard
Elizabeth
N. J
The Smith Murray Co. Store Cash Sale Policy
The Smith Murray Co markets itself as a cash only store with no charge accounts. It argues customers avoid installment interest by paying cash and claims equal treatment for all, inviting buyers to shop under its payment method.
Stacks of Toys From Santa Claus Come to Town
A local store showcases a wide sale of dolls and toys from Santa’s shop. Baby dolls and rag dolls in many sizes sell for 50c, smaller dressed dolls for 25c, and a large variety of games and mechanical toys priced up to a dollar. Also featured are Boy Scout and Emblem Flag drums and other inventive items for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick
Campbell
Baby Junior
Farmer Boy
Baby Blossom
George Washington
Santa Claus
Linen shower honors Susie ONeill before wedding
Miss Susie O’Neill of 255 Caatherise street was the honor guest at a linen shower hosted Wednesday by Mrs. John Hourigan at 325 George street. She soon will wed John Schick. Guests enjoyed gifts for the couple. dancing was the evening’s main activity. Also noted, Fire Chief John Kane and Derby Selectman John Hurley visited Bridgeport to inspect local fire department motor apparatus, meeting Commissioner John H. Tague at Chemical No. 1. The Aquesimi Academy of Sciences elected Henry Stenkiewics, author of Quo Vadis, as a member, a notable honor for a Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie O'Neill
Caatherise Street
John Hourigan
George Street
Miss O'Neill
John Schick
Hourigan
Hourigan's Hospitality Were: Mrs. J. Cooper, Mrs. Joy, Mrs. J. Kiernan
C. Clarke
Boston
W. Lord
Mulligan
A. Finlayson
M Beardsley
T. Flynn
M. McMahon
M. McGovern
J. Hart
Crow
I. Schick
Elizabeth Evans
M. Dwyer
Eliza
Sarah Ennis
Mary
Bula
John & Kané
John Hurley
Derby
Bridgeport
Fie
Chemical No. 1
John H. Tague
Afiddis Street
Aquésimi Academy of Sciences
Henry Stenkiewics
Marmber
Pole
Also Mentioned on This Page
Poimcare
the Temps
Isler & Gaye
Broadway
Leon Bourgeois
Committee of Letters
Frances
Poincare
Berlin
Hela
Kuettner
Limpert
Admiralty
Amsterdam
Herr Bazsser- Toan
National Liberals
Reichstag
Sayville
L. 1
Hague
Henry
Nicholas
Order of Black Eagle
Albert
Belgium
Montenegro
Kaiser
Lord
Lonsdale
Red Cross
Czar
Rotterdam
Russia
Caillaux
Buenos Ayres
M. Caillaux
South America
France
M\Calllaux
Flanders
Paul Chautard
Lent
Denver
Seymour
Conn
State Police
Sam Anasevitch
Anton Bladiyko
Colo
Connecticut
Suffrage News
New Haven Equal Franchise League
Henry Wade Rogers
Nashville
National Woman Suffrage Association
New Haven League
Connecticu Woman Suffrage Association
Nevada
Wyoming
Massachusetts
Ella May Malust
Ella May Mallett
Charles
Mary McCaffery
Michael McCaffery
Marine Avenues
Fairfield
Ireland
William and
Jane McBride
Patrick. Linand
Patrick Linane
Bank Street
St.Augustine's Church
J. J. Kennedy
Robert Dwyer
Patrick Flannagan
Thomas Connelly
Patrick Connery
St. Michael's Cemetery
Nellie F. Anamara
Nellie F. McNamara
Thomaston
John J. McNamara
Holbrook & McNamara
Anna Buckley
Anna Doyle
Patrick Buckley
Pequonnock Street
Seaside Hive
Ladies of the Maccabees
Star of Pembroke
Companions of the Forest
St.Augustine’s Church
Olivia Elizabeth Kerney
Joseph Kerney
Summerstreet
Bridgeport Hospital
William H. Pridgam
Grand Army
William HF. Pridham
F Co
13Th
New Jersey Volunteers
JuHs
Marsh
Colorado Avenue
Henry E. Kelly
St. George’s Episcopal Church
New Jersey
Lincoln Post
Newark
Fourth District
Republican Club
Fair Haven
Walker & Banks
Union
George Sanger
Wheeler & Wilson Band
Corporal Pridham
Johnny Evers
Germany
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Smith-Murray CO
G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Main Street
Jewelers & Opticians
O'Neill
Mr. Schick
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