News in Brief from Bridgeport and Surroundings
About 36 foremen from the American hone company gathered at 1288 Main street for the Spring Water Club event with water tasting and German delicacies. The Lotus club held a year end dance at Slocum gymnasium with about sixteen numbers and dancing until midnight. Pomona Grange in Fairfield County elected officers from 15 subordinate granges and plans installation in Danbury after Jan 1. At German Reformed church Harry V Meyer and Miss Dora Bauer wed. couple to reside at 1374 Pembroke street after a bridal trip.
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Spring Water Club
Hone Company
Main Street
Weller
Lotus Club
Inted
Slocum Gymnasium
Pomona Grange
Fairfield County
OA R. ‘Hall
Frank N. Horton
Lew Canaan
Henry B. Cook
Cannon Grange
Georgetown
Wallace N. Mitchell
Oo Grange
Newtown
Baldwin
Danbury
Clarence Shipman
Norfield Grange
Weston
J. E. Selleck
New Canaan
F. E. Blakeman
Housatonic Grange
Stratford
James Cummings
Ridgefield
Ceres
Sarah Buckout
Rippowan Grange
Stamford
Pomona
Olive Sanford
Redding
Flora
Olive Pease
Greenfield Hill Grange
Fairfield
Lyda Edwarda
Harry V. Meyer
Dora Bauer
H. J. Weimer
Minnie Meyer
Joseph Metzger
Pembroke Street
Who Wants 10 Buy B B Outfit
A lengthy conference among Ban Johnson Frank Farrell and Charles Comiskey discussed who should buy the St Louis Amerisas. The club is for sale and no decision was reached. A telegram from John T Brush to Pat Powers praised Powers for his business and professional skill in baseball.
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United Press
New York
Ban Johnson
American League
Frank Farrell
New York Americans
Charlies Comiskey
Chicago
St Louis Ameresas
John T. Brush
San Antonio
Tex
Pat Powers
Powers
Brush
Beeeball
United States Unprepared for War Says War Department
Washington reports that the War Department asserts the United States is wholly unprepared for war. It cites a lack of capable troops, inadequate guns and ammunition, and a need for increased fortifications and troops. The disclosure follows Rep McLachlan’s demand for full public publication of the department’s answer.
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United Press
Washington
McLachan
California
House
United States
War Department
Leonard Ny
McLachans
Dickinson
Cannon
Richmond P_ Hobson
Cyrus Pharmacy Feature Prompts Local Shopper Series
The column invites readers to explore the Farmer Want section and nearby Pairfield and Courtland Street offerings, highlighting a practical guide to purchases and local shop options.
National League Opposes Prizes for Baseball Players
New York, Dec 15. Magnates resume meeting at Hotel Breslin with plan to set a 154 game schedule for 1911. President Thomas Lynch re elected for a year and opposition forms against awarding prizes for batting prowess, citing a dispute over an automobile prize and the Lajoie Conn incident. Discussions include coordinating Sundays games with the American League Ban Johnson and avoiding west region conflicts.
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United Press
New York
National League
Breslin
Thomas Lynch
Ban Johnson
Lynch
Noo
Lajoie
Conn
American League
Play‘s
House of Surprises at No 10 Downing Street
A critic chronicles a visitor’s tour of No 10 Downing Street noting a shabby entrance hall gives way to bewildering corridors and vast opulent rooms. The piece mocks the idea of a prime minister’s residence as a retired grocer’s dwelling.
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No 19
Downing Street
No. 10
Bloomsbury
Phillpotts
Arnold
The Ghost of Clopton in Stratford Tale
A fragmentary ghost tale from Mrs Chadwick’s book on Charlotte Clopton recounts a plague death and a phantom lingering near Clopton House Stratford-on-Avon. The buried victim reportedly feigned life, biting a pie from her shoulder in despair after vault reopening.
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Clopton
Poor Little Goose Quill Joke Sparks Domestic Quarrel
A Detroit Free Press excerpt captures a comical eighteenth century exchange where a husband mocks a house, while his wife retorts sharply about keeping a house and aiding him. The lines reveal playful fault finding and domestic banter.
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Detroit Free Press
Auto markers make trouble in Norwalk court case
In Hartford a hearing tested illegal auto number use tied to a fatal Oronoque crash involving Mrs. Nelson Shaw. Walter Shaw testified the car belonged to his wife, later sold to Ford who kept markers on it. Norwalk Consolidated Auto Co and others faced similar charges as evidence showed markers rented or used without proper registration.
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Nelson Shaw
Oronoque
Hartford
Harry Ford
Fairfield Avenue
Secretary of State
Walter B. Shaw
Ford
Thomas C. Coughlin
Shaws
Connecticut Company
Norwalk Consolidated Auto Company
Verilli
Richard J. Steiner
G. W. Matthews
Frank Verilli
Charles Schofield
Bridgeport
Theodore S. Glover
East Norwalk
Steiner
New York
Glover
Wes Frank Verilli
Schofield
Dr Osterback
Norwalk
Local dealer admits markers used in garage scheme
A dealer testified about ten cars in a garage and obtaining marker sets from the Secretary's office. He claimed two sets were manufactured during a marker order and said he believed legality allowed waits for newer markers. He denied knowledge that markers had been used and noted a stockholder once took a plate number.
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Verilli
Stener
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E. H. Dillon & Co
Main St
Tarford
Tallon's
Weecesee S
News OF
Meyer—Bauer
B. B. Outfit
1. Louis
Huyler
Cyrus Pharmacy
Pairfield and
Courtland St
Ilykch
House OF Surprises
Dent
Royal
Sam Harris
Sam Hare
The
Ridgeport Gas Fixture Co
R. T. Rock, Prop
E. W. Grove
Santa Claus
Thag's & Cos
Jersey
Mary Merton
London
S. B. Thing & Co
Smith-Murray CO
Noah’s
Ras
Alste
Ing
Mrs. Hastings
Springfield
Waterbury
Bank Street
HIGH
Holyoke
Smith
G. W. Farchild & Sons, Inc
P. C. Arcade
Wibbidd
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