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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1909

Page

2

Duke Abruzzis Resignation Rumor Disputed

Rome and London dispatches report no comment from royal circles on a claim that the Duke of the Abruzzi would renounce his title to marry Katherine Elkins. While some friends doubt the tale, others see a genuine romance, as the tale is treated with skepticism by officials.

United Press Rome Abruzzi Katherine Elkins Victor Emmanuel Miss Elkins Bennnie Petit Parisian London Duke of the Turin Himalayas

Buckley's String Relocates to Mt. Kisco Stables

Southport horseman Benjamin A. Buckley will move most of his trotting and pacing stock to Daly Farm in Mt. Kisco about ten miles north of White Plains. The farm offers a modern stock breeding setup including a half mile track. Trainer Frank Burgess will oversee the new operation. horses Nahma Raffles Naoma Half Moon and others will move on March 1 when Buckley takes possession.

Benjamin A. Buckley Southport Daly Farm Mt. Kisco White Plains Bulkley Frank Burgess Nahma Raffles Naoma Half Moon Mr. Bulkley Mount Kisco

Submarine Boat Awards Do Not Hit Government Yards

The Navy Department abandoned building two of eight submarine boats in government yards. Final awards announced by Secretary Newberry allot four to Electric Boat on the west coast and two on the east coast, plus one to American Laurents, one to Lake Torpedo Boat at Newport News works. Earthquakes near Colmina Mexico City report several minor quakes with an active volcano erupting ash and pumice, no lava, flames seen at sea, residents calm.

Washington Navy Department Congress Newberry Electric Boat Company American Laurents Company William Cramp & Sons Lake Torpedo Boat Company Colmina Mexico City

Governor Patterson Vetoes Statewide Prohibition Bill

Nashville Tenn January 20 Governor Patterson vetoed the statewide prohibition bill and filed the veto with the clerk. The Senate vote on passage was twenty to thirteen and overriding the veto will require seventeen votes in the Senate and fifty in the House. The governor condemns the measure as undemocratic and harmful to revenue, noting its impact on women and children and pledging enforcement if passed.

Nashville Tenn Senate Patterson House

Yale junior promenade ends with Taft party touch

New Haven reports Yale University’s annual junior promenade concluded after 32 dances and extras. Mrs. William Howard Taft attended in a box with her daughter Helen and guests, adding an official society air to the social week.

Miss Helen Harriet Anderson Cincinnati

Bargain Frenzy at Main Street Stores Across City

Multiple merchants advertise January clearance sales with deep discounts on coats suits dresses and furnishings. Glasner Co Meigs & Co Gottlieb & Gurman Kleban & Gelman Rogers Peet and Kuppenheimer highlighted. Store at 1192 Main Street and others invite thrifty shoppers to inspect red signs and price cuts.

Library Corner John F. Keane & Co Main John Streets Rogers, Peet & Co Kuppenheimer Glasner Main Street Glasner Furniture Co Meigs & Co Gott- Neb & Gorman's Howland’s Reid Gottlisb & Gurman's Howland's

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