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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
7
Bridgeport readers are informed of community notices from The Farmer Publishing Co based at 27 Fairfield Avenue. This item outlines local notices and public postings appearing in The Evening Farmer for residents and businesses.
A sprawling 1910- era summary notes Pirkerton's Detective Agency pivoting to a new firm. It covers legal wins and challenges in anti trust debates, Wiley and Benzoate battles, and the border exodus of Americans to Canada amid rising wealth transfers and land scarcity.
The passage questions whether annexation would be beneficial, arguing the country is already large enough to govern equitably under the current government. It contends that few, aside from multi-millionaires, desire any change and doubts such a move.
Joseph Sulkai tis of Union City claims a dry power engine that runs without compressed air electricity or springs and has secured a patent though not yet ready for market. The device features an enclosed dual box drive with a midway wheel and promises a great but uncertain potential.
Tolling bells and memorial services marked the first anniversary of the Messina earthquake. Italy observed the day with crepe displays and gifts to victims, including widows and orphans. The Naval League presented engraved bronze plates to consuls of the United States and other nations for their aid. Messina and other stricken towns remain in shacks as rebuilding progresses slowly.
William G. Curtis Capea was stabbed in East Main Street Torrington after a saloon dispute. Matthias Cantreda, Malian, is arrested on charges of stabbing. Danfreda, a paroled convict, previously shot Captain Robert Howett and served time before parole. Pazo Ointment advertises piles cure with 60 cents.
Chicago Dec 28 an unusual trial opening outlines eight Italians alleged to conspire with crippled 17 year old Angelina Echiavene to rob her banker father. Francisco Schiavone, Angelina’s uncle, urged the girl to gather money from her father's bank to marry his son Michael. The girl worked at her father’s bank and the thefts are says to total $50,000 before detection. She claimed fear of being unable to marry due to her disability drove the scheme.
Dr Eugene Ober president of the Board of Health received a communication from the Bridgeport By-Products Co offering its garbage plant to the city for 40000. Ober expects more figures and the board will not act until his garbage disposal system investigation is finished.
Washington Indiana December 28. The Rev William Ritter and his wife were found murdered at their country home near Elnora. The wife lay on the sitting room floor and appears to have been choked. The minister was found in the cellar at the foot of the stairs, as if thrown down. They had been dead some time. Last seen Friday when Milford Ketchum and his wife left for Burns City to visit Mrs Ketchum's parents. No robbery. The Ritters left two children John W Ritter of Indianapolis and Mrs Elizabeth Fisher of Elnora. The only clue is the cellar stair location.
London reports milder temperatures than New York with people shedding overcoats. Frequent showers soak streets creating mud and a muggy air sparks nostalgia for an old-fashioned Christmas.
Funeral services were held for George P. Sheldon former president of the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company at the Cammann residence in Pittshill. Prominent New York business men attended by special train. Honorary pallbearers included James McCutcheon George Rowland H L Cammann James Pott G W Hubbell Colonel Deveaux Powell Charles T Wills Julian W Curtiss E B Curtiss B H Waford. The service was led by Rev George M Thompson with Rev M Burrell assisting.
Bridgeport Board of Health adopted milk handling by laws at a November meeting detailing annual registration by January, vehicle numbering, and records for milk suppliers. It covers storage, purification, and sanitation, penalties up to 25 dollars for violations, with rules on dairy rooms and prohibited materials.
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