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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1912
Page
4
In a brisk advertisement the Elines store thanks customers for a busy Christmas season and invites shoppers to remember them for gifts. The message credits a loyal staff and liberal customer response, emphasizing the slogan you’ll pay less for it at Elines.
The Connecticut Public Utilities Commission orders diverting high speed trains from one track at crossovers without rail atop while slower speeds are kept elsewhere. Observers doubt safety and argue for balanced discipline and proper authorities to manage long crossovers with local conditions to prevent accidents.
Moundsville W V Dec 2 After 47 years in prison John Clayton 44 a life term prisoner was released at 9 am today as the oldest convict in service receiving the governors annual Christmas pardon. He was committed in 1895 from Fayette County for killing a man during labor troubles. He goes to Roanoke Va to stay with relatives. Hamdeen For resisting an officer Antonio Carone and Michael Carrello were each fined 61 dollars in the town court.
A man identified as Edward McGuire built a wooden shack around a chimney on the roof of a New York tenement, prompting an alarm from resident Mrs. Stolbach and a magistrate appearance. The roof dweller claimed a yearlong routine of moving between roofs, ending when police took him to a municipal institution. Also notes St Patrick's Church Christmas Mass schedules with a detailed program and choir lineup.
A fire destroyed the Standard Glass Company plant in Chicago today, inflicting about $250,000 in damage, with the bulk of the loss on stock. Officials believe crossed electric wires sparked the blaze.
The notice highlights 1105 Main Street as a wholesale and retail milliner business. It presents a concise listing of the address and primary trade, indicating a focus on fashion hats and related headwear.
If you are delayed in buying Christmas gifts, visit the store offering a big assortment of useful articles at bargain prices. Read as a treasure house of suggestions with winter millinery fur scarfs muffs shirt waists petticoats long cloth coats marabou boas and muffs pony coats fancy lace collars.
President elect Wilson, in Princeton, says he has smoked only once in his life. A Christmas gift from a Vicksburg admirer, the pipe is said to be gold mounted. He recalled his father’s smoking and his one disastrous experience with smoking.
Springfield reporters say posses await a battle if four bandits locate the Chicago & Alton hammer train near Iles Junction after last night’s attempt to dynamite the money safe. The crew escaped with sacks of bonds as the bandits fled following five failed safe-cracking attempts.
President Taft and his party arrived at Colon Isthmus of Panama at eight o clock. Representatives of the canal commission and Panama’s government greeted them. A Christmas ball in Taft’s honor was arranged for tonight by President Porrias of Panama.
Albany December 24 Gov William Sulzer prepares to inaugurate amid banner reform demands from progressive groups and organized labor. legislative battles loom over child labor limits in canneries and factories, women’s night work, merit hiring, factory oversight, and a broad reform program opposed by entrenched interests.
A fractured inventory fragment lists furs, purses, lace collars, linens, silks, gloves, combs, and various gifts for boys and girls. Objects include mirrors, locket, chain, kimono, underwear, china, writing paper, toys, and apparel. Names and specifics are incomplete.
Governor elect Sulzer favors submitting a proposed constitutional convention to voters soon. Democratic leaders plan to push for a quick call while women’s advocates seek immediate legislative action. The shakeup includes four Public Service Commissioners at 15000 annually for six years, with numerous patronage moves beneath.
Manchester Conn December 24 The Girls Friendly Society of St Marys Episcopal Church received a Christmas gift valued at $50,000 or more when Mrs Arthur Cheney of Boston announced she had given the society her residence and surrounding grounds. The house will keep its furnishings. Mrs Cheney an octogenarian silk manufacturer relative is moving between Boston and Manchester. New Haven Morris Hermann recently fined for gambling in his saloon has sold out and will open another place in the Poli Building Bridgeport.
London dispatch reports aviator Edward Petre died when his monoplane plunged near Marske-by-the-Sea while en route from Brooklands to Edinburgh. Petre, an experienced pilot, rose to about 600 feet before the crash as a crowd watched at the Yorkshire seaside locale. The incident follows his earlier flights from Brooklands with numerous solo undertakings to the north.
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