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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
14
London reports a partial easing of Britain's woolen trade embargo. Exportable items include certain cloths, yarns, and wearables with licenses limited for specific uses. Cashmere and black or patterned fabrics gain freer movement, while raw wool and military-suitable goods remain restricted.
Amsterdam dispatch transcribes a German officer’s praise for Indian troops fighting British forces. He notes Indians’ resilience under shelling, their fierce charge and night assault, comparing their courage to a powerful, unstoppable force, while acknowledging their impact on German attackers.
Correspondence from Associated Press notes the English press, including Sportaman, regard the six day bike race as peculiar. The piece observes the American public’s lingering fascination with antiquated events in contrast to England’s view that such races have faded in the United States.
Copenhagen dispatch reports officials urging economy in bread and food amid wartime shortages. The piece notes war bread, known by the term EK, is as satisfactory and nourishing as other kinds.
Paris observers report a shift in year end festivities with a religious focus this season. Madeleine remains quiet, major eateries operate near normal under moratorium limits, and Tour d Argent is closed until next year. Still, Marguery s and Ciro s draw crowds though money is scarce.
Fairfield County News reports Tweedy Silk Mills in Danbury distributed profit sharing payments equal to ten percent of each eligible worker earnings. A Danbury trolley axle broke, injuring four passengers and the motorman, with others shaken or bruised. The William J. Smith will probate in Greenwich outlines $200,000 real estate and $500,000 personal estate, with specific bequests and income provisions. Danbury buys $15,000 of water bonds at 97 1/2, yielding profit and interest savings. A Darien home fire, aided by a watchdog, causes $3,000 loss while Jessie L. Jelliffe is away. Miss Annette Blade, 32, deemed religiously insane at a Norwalk church service, is sent to Westport sanitarium. White Star liner Adriatic crewmen Murphy and Toro Sata face $16,000 bail for opium smuggling in New York.
District of Bridgeport Probate Court closes six month window for creditors of Johannah Lane estate with administratrix Catherine M. Lane. Fairfield Probate Court sets December 28 1914 hearing on Seeley Ribbins real estate sale with notice to interested parties. New Haven County Waterbury petition for corporate charter: notice to all interested to appear January 1915 before General Assembly with publication in Waterbury American Bridgeport Farmer and Torrington Register.
The petition of John H. Lancaster F Kingsbury Bull Ludlow S Bull and Charles T. Payne seeks a charter to produce manufacture and sell electricity from water and steam in Bridgewater Litchfield and Brookfield with distribution to Bridgewater Southbury and other towns. It asks authority to transmit deliver and sell electricity in counties Litchfield New Haven and Fairfield and to cooperate with existing or future electric companies under eminent domain limits for the territory. The matter will be presented at the January 1915 General Assembly session. Their Attorney.
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