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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
11
A damaged OCR fragment references a Saturday December date in 3014 at 40 AM and a sale involving the insonune business and book belonging to Barr and Kaupp, with JON C. CHAMBERLAIN named in the text.
A terse public notice reports the Bank of Vancouver suspending payments as war impacts confidence and financial operations. The article notes widespread disruption and concerns over the bank’s ability to meet obligations during the conflict. The piece emphasizes public anxiety and calls for clarity from authorities.
A garbled item notes an office removal set for January first. It mentions the city area near Main and Cenan with parcel post and rural delivery references, plus furniture and a “Bowmnport postories” location. The readable fragments imply a municipal notice of a removal action and related postal services.
Bert Morgan of New Rochelle, former cashier at the Hartford Aetna Life Insurance branch, pleaded guilty to embezzlement counts and was sentenced to two to five years in state prison. Judge Reed ordered the sentence after defense requests a delay for counsel. Mrs Morgan attended the hearing with the prisoner’s wife present.
Reuters Telegram reports from London and Petrograd describe diversions and concerns amid war. Oranje Nessau rescues two aviators in the North Sea with no details yet. nurses face deployment debates and training standards, while London scenes report shops restricting advertising lights and new wireless interceptions near Cromer as Britain counters German signals.
New York experts analyze a proposed merger involving the Pennsylvania Western Jinkel Pinte and other lines. Attorneys aim to show the merger won approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission and state commissions after stockholder consent, with effects on Mevil Jones and connected routes.
Washington December 15 Proposes legislation to authorize the government to purchase ships for ocean trade. Senate commerce committee to study the measure, with Senator Stone's bill identical to that introduced in the House. Open hearings to gauge if a ship shortage exists to ship American products.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root claiming it cures kidney liver and bladder diseases and relieves rheumatism. It urges readers to request a sample by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York via parcel post, noting Bridgeport Evening Farmer as a source.
Lake Company seeks government yard work on seagoing submarines with a permanent southern force and use of Lake patents. Capt. Simon Lake argues for private and naval collaboration to build the first 20 knot submarine, citing costs, plant needs, and testing sites at League Island, Norfolk, Bremerton, Mare Island, and open seaside yards. He emphasizes seaworthiness, naval authority, and strategic locations amid wartime logistics and skilled labor markets.
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