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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1915

Page

15

New Haven Rewards For Rhode Island Bandit Capture

James Buckley and a companion, both in their early twenties, received $50 rewards from the New Haven Police for aiding in the capture of Lyndal Bosworth, the Rhode Island bandit who killed Detective Bennett Dorman. Superintendent Eugene Birmingham handed the checks after the pair reported to the office, with instructions to report back on their disposition of the money. The scene in the Birmingham office reflected a formal commendation of their role in the case.

James Buckley Edwin Street Aura Bifeld Central Avenue Rhode Island Lyndal Bosworth Bennett Dorman New Haven Police Department Eugene Birmingham New Haven Board of Police Creago New Haven Ley Bifield

Three Others Sought in Assault on Charles Rahn

Stanley Blaskey aged 22 and Eugene Michalinzek aged 25 of 26 Weet avenue were fined five dollars and costs after arraignment on charges of assaulting expressman Charles Rahn of 420 Main street. Police seek three additional unidentified youths believed to have participated in the assault.

Stanley Blaskey Eugene Michalinzek Weet Avenue Charles Rahn Expressman Main Street

Backward Trail Through Year in Sports and Notables

As the Old Fear nears its finish and the New Year arrives, a look back honors sports legends and champions across sports. Names like Jack Johnson, Jess Willard, Ty Cobb, Willie Hoppe, Frank Kramer, Courtney Gardner, and Johnston appear among gridiron, billiards, rowing, and golf praise. The piece notes peace in Mexico, railway rebuilding, and a demand for locomotives and cars in repair.

Walts Courtney Gardner Johnston

Notes on Lynching and Global Events Noted

William Stewart and Samuel Bland two men accused of murder were lynched at Eastman Georgia. A British cruiser believed to be the Sydney appeared off the entrance to Galveston harbor. San Francisco Chinese plan a revolution if Yuan Shikai becomes emperor. Fire destroyed four buildings in Monroe New York business section at an estimated loss of 40000 dollars. General von Bissing will retire January 1 due to ill health. A British cabinet report covered his recruitment drive by Lord Derby. Sheriff Moreland of Lee County Georgia wounded in a clash with negros. two lynchings reported. A girl saved from Moosup River after her father Frank Edgerton jumped 40 feet to rescue her. Senator Shively of Indiana seriously ill in Washington hospital. National Bank of Hopewell Virginia application approved. Governor Obed Beechman of Rhode Island in satisfactory condition after operation. Extensive US field maneuvers planned in Canal Zone beginning January. Mrs Asquith awarded injunction in London against libel publications. William Thaw due in New York to spend Christmas aboard the Rotterdam.

Central Empires Seek Closer Economic Ties

Zurich report from Vienna and Berlin notes high level talks between German and Austro-Hungarian leaders and financiers to align economic relations. Divergent interests, protective duties, and wartime shifts threaten any accord. Germany may gain leverage via tariffs, while Austria fears loss of independence and worsening prices. Trade shifts hit Balkan markets, tanning inputs scarce, shoemaker leather prices surge, and war reshapes social relief in Vienna.

Zurich Switzerland Vienna Berlin Germany Austria-Hungary Bohemia Moravia Lower Austria Austria Hungary Budapest Balkans Levant Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey Serbia Europe Constantinople

Trichinosis Warning From Raw Pork Dangers Explained

The article warns of disease from eating undercooked pork and raw pork products. It cites trichinae parasites found in hogs, outlines historic outbreak cases, and stresses thorough cooking and safe processing under Federal meat inspection to prevent infection.

United States California Wisconsin Bureau of Anima

Aged Practitioner Ill With Paralysis in East Main Street

Dr Clonrad Clemens a veteran New England physician of East Main street is gravely ill at home with paralysis and speech loss. His nephew Dr Alfonzo Clemens, formerly of Chicago, assists and manages his long established practice. Clemens served as a captain surgeon in the Austrian army during the war and lost his right leg to a cannon ball.

Clonrad Clemens City New England East Main Street Alfonzo Clemens Chicago Clemens

Parcel Post Makes Good Again for Egg Shipments

A survey of poultry breeders shows 4175 parcels of eggs for hatching passed through parcel post last summer with few complaints about breakage or fertility. Breeders request eggs be mailed packed in excelsior or baskets, the express method, a proposal now under review by the post office department.

Parcel Post Post Office Department

Socialist vote on war loan disapproved in Reichstag

Amsterdam dispatch reports that Vorwaerts quotes the Socialist minority's 63 to 15 defeat in the Reichstag over the war credit. The party condemned the dissent as a breach of discipline, reaffirming unity in opposition to the war loan.

Amsterdam Berlin Vorwaerts Reichstag

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