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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1912
Page
5
In Brooklyn a crowd of about 400 strikers raided the large Salt, Gray & Company factory. Workers were driven from machines and many were beaten. The rioters fled as police arrived, with the strike spreading and threatens more suspensions if conditions do not improve.
Catholic churches mark the feast of the Circumcision as a holy day of obligation. Masses are listed at several churches, including Joseph's at 2:39, 9:90 and 10:30, with vespers at 4.
Sullivan shows improvement after a gunshot injury at Derby and Bridgeport. Authorities report no assailant found yet as investigations continue in the case involving City and local refugees. Public notices invite attendance at event Friday at Hanover Street.
Obituary notices list multiple individuals with funeral details across a city, including names such as G. Coster Mary A Conkuitn Hthel T Houghton Ernest O Houghton and H Bemrdaley. Details include dates Dec 1923 Jan 1912 Dec 29 1913 and venues like St Charles church and St Patrick's church with interment at local cemeteries and funeral chapel addresses.
The ad promotes New Year almanacs for Midumorocks Dryball Beckith and Anan wnt Neve Chucstt Almanac. It announces a new diary and large assortments from Excelsior and Standart lines to be bought at 205 New Year. Card tandems wranater sick and everything need.
Charles G. Sanford, longtime First Bridgeport National Bank leader, appears poised to head the reorganized Bridgeport Trust Co. ahead of an early February officers election. Sanford would lead a strengthened board as the Federal Trust and Bridgeport Trust restructuring unfolds, with charter changes possible when the legislature convenes.
Tonight at the Stratfeld Hotel a large crowd is expected with nearly every dining table reserved. Manager Griswold plans a cabaret show as guests await a huge electric clock built by Sense M. Pawnee that will flash minutes from 1 to 12 and trigger a New Year surprise. The Bridgeport Club holds its open house while the Elks host a reception from 7 to 10 and the association orchestra performs. Howard LaField will lead services at the Church of the Nativity with a midnight Moran Bridgeport ceremony, followed by a car shuttle to the terminal of the North Bridgeport line.
Mintz and Miss Lelia Sfiss of New York were married Sunday at the Hotel Marseilles New York Rabbi Stephen Wise officiated. Mintz runs a South Mol walk store in Bridgeport and is connected with the Brigeeport trade. Bridesmaid Miss Sylvia Weiner and best man Lester Kats attended. The couple plan Palm Beach then reside in Best Norwalk.
Harry W. Allen a port engineer solicitor appeared before Judge Carl Foster in City Court New Haven. Allen alleges no accounting since November for funds he claims were fraudulently retained. He told Detective Peter Hall he is innocent and that twenty percent of the amount claimed covers his expenses while the rest is said to be retained to repay premiums paid by policy holders misled into taking policies.
Funeral services for Joseph Hellman were held at Sacred Heart church at nine o clock with burial in St Michael's Cemetery. Mrs Hannah Banke's funeral was held at the mortuary chapel at sixteen o clock with Rev J R Brown officiating, body taken to Easton for burial. Want ads cent a word.
Staunton Virginia, birthplace of President-Elect Wilson, glowed with flags and bunting as more than twenty five thousand visitors joined the town parade and 12,609 residents in honoring the distinguished guest. Governor Wilson met several locals who recall him as a baby while he was entertained by Dr A M Fraser at the house in ferry street.
A New Haven case charges Henry J. Horn, Benjamin R. Pollock, and Clayton N. Woodward with gross negligence as Shore Line officials. The suit claims inadequate brake personnel and unsafe crossover length led to a fire aboard Second No. 5% in Westport, killing Jane Doe. The plaintiff alleges manslaughter under state law.
The Weather-Pub notes a New Year Day observance with stores closed Wednesday. Locals in Fairfield and surrounding towns plan quiet activities as the year begins. A playful line from John Kendrick Mange ends the fragment with seasonal cheer.
Bridgeport complaint charges Henry J. Horn Benjamin R. Pollock and Clayton N Woodward as railway officials with causing a deadly crash at a crossover between Tracks 3 and 1 in Westport. The Second No. 58 train derailed after the short crossover failed to allow safe passage, with Jane Doe among the passengers fatally burned. State attorney accuses them of felonious manslaughter and gross negligence in maintaining the dangerous crossover.
The Progressive club plans a New Year's Day open house at its Poll Building rooms on Privfield Avenue. Members and invited guests will be entertained with refreshments from afternoon until midnight. A piano, Malonera orchestra, and member songs are featured.
Hans E Miller 71 resident of this city died yesterday afternoon at his home on Yarrington court. He is survived by three sons and one daughter. The funeral for Mrs Annie Downtman was held this morning at St Patrick's Church with Rev T J Picker officiating during services Miss Jessie Murrayne sang Thy Will Be Done Pallbearers were Charles Carey Walter Birmingham John Cox Marc Kyburn Charles Waterbury and Matthew Leman Burial followed at St Michael's Cemetery.
James Davenport Whipplehling in Century discusses how money's form mirrors a country's character and tastes. German notes, American certificates, Italian paper money each symbolize national traits, superiority, or decline, with foreign imagery revealing societal values and conflicts.
Fragmented iid text offers quaint inscriptions from ancient tomes in England. It mentions Bishop Grafton famed for a sharp pulpit, a 19th century reference to the Holy Sepulcher order, and a note about the Westminster Gazette while hinting at a Farmer Want Column.
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