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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1913
Page
4
Forty seven years of business at the same old location in Rideport Conn. The Private Bank has operated continuously, handling deposits and checks on demand. Interest at three percent per annum credited monthly. They solicit accounts from individuals, firms, and corporations for deposits, drafts, and time periods from one day to one year with interest.
The Trustees of this Bank declare semi annual interest at 4 percent per year on balances up to 4000 and 3 percent on excess over 4000. Deposits made by January 6 will draw interest from January 1, 1913. Edward W. Marse, Treasurer.
Bridgeport firm lists fire insurance surety bonds real estate safe deposits and vaults as services. It notes deposits subject to and slow interest over 500, and offers trustee and administrator estate services with Bridgeport mortgages and insurance pay.
The January term of the state supreme court opened in Gartford with cases assigned. Two Litchfield County matters stand out: Lucy Glover administratrix v town of Litchfield on trespass and Morris W. Seymour trustee v David Sanford Jr. for construction of the will of Sarah S. Black founder of Ingleside school at New Milford.
Meriden January 8 First Lieutenant B B Rudolph of Company I Second Infantry has applied to the Adjutant General for retirement after sixteen years in the Connecticut National Guard. Company I has lost all three commissioned officers with Captain Proudman retiring last October and Second Lieutenant H G Bender last month. William E Bliss, president of the E A Bliss Company, is slated for the captaincy.
A Wright biplane of the Signal Corps aviation school was blown out of its Augusta hangar by a fierce Atlantic coast storm, dropped over 100 feet, and smashed. The plane was new and valued at more than 45000, and all four hangars housing aeroplanes were toppled by the wind.
Helen Keller, the famous blind girl, announces a national lecture tour to major U.S. cities. She will speak without a manager except for two prior exceptions and credits Charles White of the Boston Conservatory of Music for voice training and clear enunciation.
Connecticut and Missouri insurance heads confirm formal steps toward merging Hartford Life Insurance company and Missouri State Life Insurance company of St Louis. Official approval expected. Hartford Life reserves total about 325 million dollars, Missouri State roughly 35 million in force. Hartford would remain separate for the safety fund assessment branch with about 20 million in force.
The Association offers dressmaking courses for beginners to advanced pupils at the Y W C A 1087 Broad Street. Classes begin Feb 4 with evening and afternoon sessions twice weekly. Miss Mary Madcock directs with individual attention. Also, Miss Slocum's gymnasium schedules Tuesday activities for children and adults.ESCAPED AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS W P Broyles cured by Foley Kidney Pills claim relief from kidney and bladder troubles and backache.
New York January 8 Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum reserved his decision in injunction proceedings brought by Annie E. Corcoran of New Haven against Annie E. Poth financial secretary of the Companions of the Forest of America to halt a January 13 convention. If no ruling by then the convention will proceed. Corcoran’s counsel Jeremiah O’Leary claimed she is the order’s real head, elected in September 1911 for two years, while defense lawyer Clark Jordan said Corcoran was dethroned for dictatorial conduct.
London January 8 The House of Commons approved a major amendment to the Home Rule bill by 311 to 81. Sir Alfred Mond moved the change and John Redmond seconded it. The measure introduces proportional representation in constituencies returning three or more members to better represent Unionists and Nationalists when either is a minority.
The Day Nursery Committee warns that only the appointed Day Nursery Committee may solicit subscriptions or collect funds. Unauthorized groups, including non-charity boards or homes, are to stop using the Day Nursery name. Delegated representatives listed: Mrs. E. N. Downs chairwoman and committee members Mrs. De Ver Warner, Mrs. Samuel Shaw, Mrs. Percy Bartram, Mrs. H. Co. Ives, Mrs. W. H. Griffith.
Jefferson City Mo Jan 8 Michael Angelo McGinnis once a mathematical prodigy and former high school principal at Oconto has been paroled after serving six years of a ten year forgery sentence. He was in the State penitentiary at the time of the parole panel.
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