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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
10
Grace Orel and her parents report their daughter entered a deep sleep lasting 86 hours after a December influenza vaccination. Doctors used all means to wake her with no success, and officials suspect the vaccine event triggered the prolonged slumber.
Leap year weddings increase in Chicago with more marriages than the previous year. In 1911, 24,577 couples wed until death, compared to 32,251 as living costs rise, mirroring broader social trends.
Fire at the American Power Company plant in Delaware City, likely from a gasoline engine backfire, destroyed the facility. Delaware City Fire Department and 590 soldiers from Fort Dupont fought the blaze, but the plant was lost. Losses estimated up to 25,000 dollars.
A public notice announces that the names of local meat dealers and butchers will be published. The decision aims to identify those in the trade and separate them from others in the industry amid ongoing concerns.
A brief ad-style claim promotes a specific truss as a cure for children with a condition described as raptured. It emphasizes providing the best truss and advice, stating it costs no more to get the proper device and guidance.
Michael Dolan foreman of the gang where Antonio Del Grosso worked was discharged from custody by Justice Bacon Wakeman in Fairfield after the coroner failed to prove criminal negligence. Del Grosso died when struck by a special inspection train near the Southport depot on December 7.
London reports militant suffragettes tampered with train signals as guards patrolled railways for further interference. Incidents include a rope fed signal at Pottersburg on the Great Northern with Votes for Women placards and warnings of letter box raids false fire alarms and telegraph outrages amid general apprehension of violence.
The Algonquin Club invites members to New Year's Day celebrations with admission by card only and requests member cooperation. A luncheon and music are planned from noon to 12 o'clock, and the Seaside Club will be invited to visit. The club reports prosperity with full resident membership, a waiting list, and additions including a temporary pool and billiard table, as renovations for mahogany tables proceed.
Madrid December 27 anarchists and revolutionists condemn the detention of Francisco San Millan, a leader, by police for complicity in Premier Canalejas's assassination. San Millan previously faced an alleged 1910 plot against interior secretary Lacieva as authorities intensify a campaign against radicals.
Paris December 27 There was considerable satisfaction as it became known that M Raymond Poincare the premier has consented to stand for President. Poincare has grown popular since he headed the cabinet and his persistent refusals to accept the presidency vex his friends. The next president of France will be chosen in Versailles by the Senate and Chamber of Deputies on January 27.
Fifty youngsters shouted with glee at the Children's Day Nursery yesterday as a dazzling Christmas tree with gifts was disclosed to their admiring eyes. The Thimbie Club organized the festive event for the little folks, distributing gifts suited to the children's wants. Weekly services at Park Avenue Temple are at 8 pm Friday and 1 pm Saturday morning. Rev. Dr Maurice Thorner will speak on What is Judaism.
A dense catalog of fur items and clothing accessories with prices from 1.50 to 75 dollars. Items include Black Fox mutts and mums, Red Fox Sets, Belgian Lynx Mutts, Mink Stars, Pony Skin Coats, and Rubberized Raincoats. Also advertised are White Ostrich, Ostrich plumes, fancy ribbons, hats, mufflers, and fur sets.
Rabieh North Carolina December 27 Josephus Daniels editor of the News and Observer is expected to be post master general in President Wilsons cabinet. He has long served as the Democratic national committeeman from this state and headed the press department of the national committee during the recent campaign. He was chief clerk in the Interior Department during part of Cleveland's second administration.
Indianapolis reports Judge Anderson recessed the dynamite jury at 10 05 as they were not ready to report. Forty defendants remained in court during regular hours awaiting a verdict with varied behavior, including lighthearted reactions from several named defendants.
In Chi cago on December 27 railway presidents expressed optimism for 1913. They praised good prospects and crop conditions, while noting the need for safety devices to prevent wrecks. The Morris Court of Amaranth will move meetings to the Masonic Temple with the first session January 13 including officer installation and a banquet.
Funeral services for John McGee were held after Christmas morning at 8:90 from the bereaved home 8 Weel avenue and at 9:60 from Sacred Heart church. Rev Father Meoney officiated a requiem mass with tributes from relatives and friends. Pallbearers included John H Mc Murray William McQuilton George Pearson Robert Campbell Juma Woods and George Wilkinson. Burial was in St Michael's cemetery.
The item outlines spring millinery with many flowers nets ribbons satin wool and vivid velvets. It highlights pale satin hats embroidered with French ribbon work and Chinese motifs. mentions white hats paired with satin babies and fur-trimmed bands. Also notes fur collars and decorative bed bunches. A New York stock market update follows with mixed activity Dec 27 opening firm to strong later dull.
After Christmas sale at Smite Murray Co features reduced prices on leather goods including belts music rolls cases and select novelty items. Customers offered limited quantities with many items marked as your choice and special closing out prices.
An old gardener fools a visiting stranger who hopes to glimpse Moltke. The man slips him a mark, which the gardener pockets. In the afternoon Moltke reappears, greets the stranger, and jokes that he still has the mark. The anecdote leads into general reminiscences on fate and luck in military history.
The text presents garbled excerpts resembling a courtroom or literary parody with names like G Glewwlens and references to furniture taste and beauty. It includes stray phrases about juries, manners, and a variety of disjointed sentences that suggest optical character recognition errors from an old newspaper page.
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