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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1914
Page
6
Bridgeport milk dealers must register annually with the Clerk of the Board of Health on January 1 or within 30 days after. Violators face a $25 fine. Notice issued by the Board of Health Office at Police and Charities Building, Howard Dunbar.
About 200 invitations are out for Miss Bartram’s bar masque at her parents home in Black Hook tonight. The event draws local and some out of town guests and features Christmas decorations, a dance, and a program by the Kimall Mandolin club. The Oriental chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hold a separate Christmas celebration with Santa Claus, three Wise Men, and a gift distribution near a brightly decorated tree. Cast includes Miss Mabel Biliz Miss Worothy Garner Miss Ella Ganeer Miss Sophie Bernhart Miss Marine Leonard Miss Helen Sanger Miss Leila Nichols Miss Frances Bauchman Miss Emma Gin Miss Martha Pratt and Miss Earl Lewis in roles such as Country Girl College Girl Coquette and Bride. The Columbia Yacht Club will host a New Year’s reception at the foot of Past Main Tree, open to members and friends. Anthony Persico sustained a severe left thumb injury yesterday morning while strapping a fet.
Louis E. Browne of Bridgeport, son of Mrs. Edgar W. Browne, famed for steering two former U.S. battleships across the Atlantic, reports harrowing exploits across Albania between Turkey and Greece. With Col. Edward de Bourbon and George F. Williams, he traversed Ghazi mountains, dodged brigands, and endured captive moments near Valvona harbor before safe passage to Corfu.
Christmas observances at the German Reformed Church featured Rev Weimer sermons and a large Sunday school program. Under organist Edgar Thomas the choir performed, with solos by Miss C Baud and Miss Freuntsch. Many children participated and gifts were given to widows and orphans in Germany, donated by F Fotch Jr.
Cambridge Massachusetts December 23 Four persons died and one is near death after a fire gutted a three story city home housing 238 inmates mostly aged men and women. Victims include Mrs Mary Dunn 75 Mrs Eliza Greenleaf 84 Mrs Schultz 68 and Thomas Daniels 34. Theresa Forbes 65 is unconscious and hospitalized. Fire origin traced to a meat storage area not the paint room. watchman James Hagan saved many by directing a hose stream.
War bulletins mix human interest with top line notes. Papal envoy Monsignor Dolei met Sultan Mahmed V in Constantinople, marking a first audience without French mediation. Archives of the Ministry of War will return to Paris by January 7. A front desk journalist recounts soldiers’ impressions of visiting reporters. A German attempted to enter Gibraltar in Moorish disguise, then proved to carry compromising papers. Yorck commander and captain face court-mmartial for alleged disobedience after the Vermouth raid mine loss.
London reports a battalion of ship and football players to offset criticism of professional football. Two officers were found guilty with Capt. Vieper jailed two years and Commander Cleve one year. Other items note Joan of Arcs birthplace safe, Joffre as Immortal, Rheims bombardment, Dacia sale, and Russia ceding island territory to Japan.
A sale notice advertises fine muslin combinations with lace and embroidery trimming offered at 75 cents. The ad emphasizes good value for shoppers seeking affordable, decorative undergarments or outfits.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices list Edith J Brown wife of Geo Brown buried at Oaklawn Fairfield, plus services for Frederick Tygesson Helen Albus Michael McGrath Patrick Flynn Sarah Raymond Henry Pritchard James Devlin with times, locations, and clergy at local churches and cemeteries.
Death notices from Bridgeport report the families and services of Samuel Glenn, a South Congregational Church member and former Bridgeport figure, and Gustave Peichert, a cafe keeper with German origins. Burial for Glenn occurred at Mountain Grove cemetery. Peichert, born October 19 1866 in Germany, died after pneumonia and is survived by a widow and children.
Tonight at the Lyric Theatre the audience will receive a portrait of Ruth Findlay as part of souvenir night. The company showcases Big Jim Garrity, a New York hit, with Lowell Sherman in the title role and Bernard Thornton as Dr Malone. The drama follows false accusations, conviction on circumstantial evidence, and a San Quentin sentence, ending when Malone confesses on his death bed. Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word.
The stock market opened firmer and continued the gains seen at week’s end with United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel leading the advance. Union Pacific Reading Erie Canadian Pacific Amalgamated Smelting and Northern Pacific gained one to two points while Brooklyn Transit lagged. Noon trade showed further improvement and steel reached 49 5 8 with about 1 1 2 to 2 point gains.
A kitchen fire under a floor at 167 Willard Street, blamed on rats, caused a still alarm reported by City Court Policeman Christopher Finnegan. A new Barnum Avenue blaze near Bruce’s Brook triggered an alarm at age 71 around 5 am, with about $1500 damage. Water pipes thawed at a Poplar Street home after a late night fire set by James Doyle. a box 216 alarm followed. Chimney damage at 226 Knowlton Street led to a $75 loss. City park lakes in New York opened for skating.
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