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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1915
Page
4
A garbled wartime brief describes naval actions near nightfall involving torpedo boats, an attempted approach to a destroyer, and a fire caused by a torpedo boat engagement. It references adversaries and defense forces with uncertain spellings and fragmented terms.
Obituary notices record several deaths and funeral plans across cities, naming ages and dates. Individuals include John W. Sheridan age 38 and Charles Phillips age 27, with services at local churches and interments at nearby cemeteries. Other listings invite relatives to attend wake gatherings and specify addresses, dates, and burial sites.
A fragmented OCR note mentions a lodge and services with erased names and an unclear line about a sister Mrs Ward. The readable pieces reference a number 45010 and an evening entry, but no coherent event or identifiable persons are established.
A long obituary listing multiple local deaths and funeral details. Wilfred Prairie died at St Vincent's hospital at 46 after a brief illness. Elinor Lyman Forbes and Alice Catherine Burke children and spouses noted. Thomas Corcoran Elizabeth Osborn James Kiernan and Daniel Driscole among those remembered. Burials set at St Michael's and Calvary cemeteries with service details and mourners named.
Twp officials announce that Lyndy and George C Peet will serve as police commissioners replacing three retiring members. Mayor Hitt suggests confirmation delays may alter appointments and intends to announce further appointments soon.
A prisoner at the county jail in Norwalk reportedly escaped while being sent out to shovel snow. City police are seeking the fugitive and urging residents to provide information to aid in recapture.
Dantel Roper assistant post master issues a state ment in the Bulletin praising postmasters and postal clerks nationwide for their 100a work during the Christmas rush. The bureau reports unprecedented holiday mail handled with expedition, reflecting steady post office progress despite past year disturbances.
Edward Cowles of the Waterbury News was arraigned in Waterbury city court on criminal libel charges from a recently published issue. His case was continued to January 7. he was released on $1,000 bonds after surrendering to police upon learning of the warrant.
A lively New Year event at Bhaglet Hall features the Sons of Erin with a bluesy program. The orchestra plans a cheerful, fret-free evening starting with a festive dance and ending with a bright, hopeful celebration.
Mike Podocka aged 30 of 206 No bie avenue fell from a second story ledge at Main and Elm Streets at 11 30 today while washing windows. He suffered injuries to the shoulder wrist and internal injuries and was taken to St Vincent's hospital.
Olga Dering, aged 14 at marriage, testified in Superior Court before Judge Gager that Gustave Dering of Fairfield beat her weekly with a belt. She left the husband and now works as a nurse in Mount Vernon. The marriage, November 12 1912, ended with a decree for cruelty.
A carpenter named William Shanley, 20, working on a Hastave Avenue apartment building owned by Remington Arms Co, fell 30 feet while carrying a heavy timber. A sand pile and debris cushioned his impact, and emergency crews rushed him to hospital, where doctors reported no serious spine injuries and he was kept for observation.
Bridgeport hospital reports severe injuries to Arthur Greenhill and his wife Ada Greenhill and sister Ada as a trolley collision at Connecticut avenues, while Lou DeLibero estimates Greenhill’s 20 mph driving and says the front of his car struck the moving trolley. Mrs Greenhill and Ada plan to leave hospital Monday. Greenhill may be released soon.
A Milford based building contractor, James Former, aged unknown, is under arrest in Bellevue hospital New York City for embezzling about 7000 dollars from Mrs. Orville Rector wife of LRS Rector of the dentist firm in Devon. He had a contract to erect several buildings in Devon for Mrs Rector and used most of the funds for bills and lumber. He collapsed upon learning of the arrest and remains in critical condition. If he recovers he will be extradited to face the embezzlement charge.
Harrisburg December 31 The new laws take effect at start of the new year and affect many. The workmen compensation act is elective and applies to major industries and railroads. The child labor law bars minors under 14, requires 14 to 16 year olds to attend school at least eight hours weekly, and limits work to 51 hours per week.
The Overseas News Agency reports a three day battle in central Albania between Serbian and Bulgarian forces, reinforced by Italians, near Elbassan and Mirat. Serbian troops were well supplied but lacked heavy guns while Bulgarians continued to advance amid intense, violent combat.
London reports December casualties total 1,001 officers and 17,548 men across all fronts. The month’s published lists summarize the human cost of the conflict for the period.
Berlin dispatch says British troops were landed on the Greek coast near Kavala. Overseas News Agency cites Secolo of Milan for the information. Kavala lies on the northern Aegean, near the Bulgarian border, about 80 miles east of Ottane, where London reported troops from Saloniki have landed to deter any cross border advance.
City budget notes soaring requests including special appropriations for Health and Charities moving to a new building. The document lists detailed allocations across police, Works, and Health departments totaling hundreds of thousands, with major items like water, road, and bridge repairs, new precincts, and staff salaries.
The notice states JHIOWLAND'S and the store are closed all day Saturday with reopening tonight at 9 o'clock.
A fragmented budget page lists expenses across departments including Howland Dry Goods Co anti-toxin costs and laboratory supplies, auto and milk inspectors, clinic chiefs, and Visiting Nurse association funding totaling 28,285. It details salaries and maintenance for care, nurses, and patients, a slaughterhouse overhaul totaling 22,086, garbage disposal costs and building plans, and a new health charity building at 244,193. It notes Warden Joseph Stoehr seeking 25 dollars for crest-fire fighting supplies, paving and sewers item 10,0068, and Board of Appraisal estimates 4,500 with salaries for appraisers and clerks.
Testimony described the Hotel Atlas as a rooming house with alleged young women present. Witnesses including police and liquor agents cited after hours activity and a 6 month pattern of traffic around Saturdays. Officials testified about police patrols and past arrests while residents denied trafficking or impropriety.
The record shows postal receipts and stamp sales totaling over $81,458.24 for the period January to December 31, 1915, with 1914 and 1916 figures adjacent. December figures indicate Dec 1–16 receipts of $15,695.90 in 1914 and $21,702.61 in 1915, plus Dec 16–31 receipts of $20,415.26 in 1914 and $31,828.76 in 1916, while last month’s stamp sales reached $61,633.96.
The man killed by a train on Kossuth Street on Sunday was William Scanlon of Naugatuck, 22, unmarried. Identification was made yesterday by Henry McCarthy of Naugatuck, using pictures on the body. The body was shipped to Naugatuck last evening. Methodists School Burns in Bristol Virginia
Hartford December 31. Decisions filed in the superior court by Commissioner Gere Chandler address sunstroke and heat exhaustion under the Connecticut workmen compensation act. Mrs Anna Mollarrs is awarded 10 dollars a week for 310 weeks after her husband died from sunstroke. A mason named McGara receives six dollars and seventy-five cents weekly for the same period due to heat exhaustion on a building front. Compensation is refused for Mrs Angelina Jnskull whose husband, a ship carer, was in the hold of a barge. The examiner found heat exhaustion not due to excessive conditions.
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