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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1914
Page
12
A theory proposed that foot and mouth disease spread from cattle to wild animals. Police investigated by digging out bodies as part of a local inquiry. Wreaths and Laurel R John Reck & Son referenced in the report.
European war notes report that Berlin confirms the German chancellor’s eldest son, a cavalry lieutenant, was captured by Russians in Poland and wounded. Other items note Baltic nobility banished, mutinies among Bavarian troops, Queen Elizabeth’s Bavarian ties, and Christmas business in Warsaw despite the front.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree marks his sixty first birthday tomorrow and defends actors’ patriotism amid claims of inadequate courage. He notes 362 British actors enlisted and cites Robert Loraine in the Royal Flying Corps as wounded. Tree, born 1858 in London, knighted in 1909, is regarded as England’s leading dramatic figure.
Points of interest include trimmed hats ostrich plumes shirt waists silk petticoats and long coats showcased by E H Dillon and Co at 1 105 Main street Ady presents the display noting current fashion items and shop location.
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