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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1913
Page
3
Weabington January 27 The wage and means committee heard figures from Joseph D. Holmes a New York woolen manufacturer and Eben Stevens of Webster Mass arguing to retain the high duty on wool clothing. They said average clothing costs factories 8 and sell wholesale for 38 to 10, claiming removal would lower prices.
The Supreme Court reaffirmed the Heike sentence for Charles Ge Helke, former secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company, convicted in 1907 of complicity in the sugar weighing frauds. He was sentenced to sight months in prison and a $6,000 fine, with immunity statute interpretation questioned during the interstate case.
DIED. wariee-roward E Marsh aged 83 invited to attend from the residence. details appear garbled but indicate funeral notices in this city January 1918. Widow of a veteran. Several names and dates unclear. Friends invited to attend from listed residences and locations.
One acre land with seven room barns listed for sale at 4 for 330. Promptly address to Mise J Stratford, Ct General Delivery for details.
South Norwalk January 27 George Spence a Bridgeport drug clerk was fined 50 dollars and costs in city court for an assault on Miss Lulu Smiley. He could not pay the fine. Spence listed as residing at 86 Washington avenue and employed at Mrs. Wilma M. Robinsons drug store at 870 Main street. The store was said to have expected him that morning but details of the assault were not known.
Peter Flaherty 24 of Portland Missouri and John Nolan of Waterstreet were arrested by Detective Sergeant Peter Hackett and officers Walker and Halpin on suspicion of purse snatching attempts from women last week. Identifications in the presence of Captain George Arnold and detectives were inconclusive though Mr and Mrs Hamlin and Mrs Grace Murray described differences. A further identification effort was planned for later today.
The article discusses plural voting for parliamentary elections, noting a man may vote in multiple constituencies where he owns land. It cites a wealthy landowner allowed to vote in 75 districts, with penalties of up to 31,000 francs or a year in prison. It frames the issue amid home rule debates and legislation.
George W Langguth a veteran employee of Singer Mfg died this morning at his home 938 East Main Street after several weeks illness. John J Burley died this morning at his parents home 1178 Pequonneck Street after a short illness aged 24. Canfield Rubber employee and well known East Side resident noted. Reverend P C Wright pastor Central Baptist Church announced moving to a new church in Philadelphia area.
Noted men will attend a Civic Federation meeting to discuss strike prevention and the advisability of state and federal arbitration boards using compulsory powers. Charles P. Neill heads a committee to report on a model state mediation bill. August Belmont leads a committee to present a draft of a proposed Seneca bill. Other committees will report on new state legislation regulating combinations and trusts.
Pittsburgh Jan 27 Deputy Sheriff J Davis was stabbed in the back in a struggle with strikers at the Rankin mill of the American Steer and Wire Company. His wounds are believed fatal. Fifty deputies pursued men believed to be Davis assailants who escaped. Strikers demand reinstatement at $2.50 daily, charging the tonnage rate cut 60 cents daily from their pay.
Greenwich January 27 Mrs Fannie Runyon aged 9 familiarly known as Aunt Fanny is dead at her home after a short illness She founded and ran Hill House for years Born in Stamford her death ends a long community service career in local care and charity services
Norwalk January 27 The Stevens Oyster Co of Rowayton and New Haven filed today a damages suit for $15000 against George McKay secretary of the company. His accounts in Yale and Mechanics banks in New Haven, a local bank here, and property at Rowayton were attached.
The freight steamer Mackinaw, hit the government breakwater in fog and developed a large hole in her starboard bow. All 51 crew members abandoned ship to lifeboats and were rescued by tugs. captain McClemants and his wife remained aboard. Robert Dollar, marine owner, among those aboard.
London officials report Home Secretary McKenna rejected a royal clemency request for murderer Williams. The decision confirms Williams will die on Wednesday and prevents his marriage to his partner, now a mother since his conviction.
A robbery at Nicholas Tesiny’s store at 3767 North Main Street netted four untanned skunk skins. The pelts, valued at several dollars each, were drying when stolen on Saturday. A second note discusses Rev. Dr. Z T Sweeney noting 100 atheins per converted Christian.
At Dr A C Fones office at 4 pm a clinic demonstrated the need for clean mouths and sound teeth for school children. Bacteriologists presented slides, and a moving picture showed Cleveland’s Marion school test class. Attendees included the Mayor, Boards of Apportionment Education Health, school principals, and about thirty dentists.
Superintendent of Police Eugene Birmingham is recovering from bronchial influenza and is expected to return to his office within a few days. Dr. Thomas B. Martin reports he has been allowed out of bed and is up and about at home.
Teachers and students are occupied with semi annual exams causing the weekly public school savings deposits to be omitted today and will be omitted again next Monday. Also noted are a naturalization hearing with 121 applicants in the superior court on Tuesday February 4 at 10 a m and other briefs including a Paris death from burns, a rapier duel killing in Moscow, a vaudeville lioness incident in Paris, a London jail holdover, a Norfolk church death, and an anti cigarette crackdown in Florence New Jersey resulting in suspensions and arrests.
A discussion of how temperament and height affect dress choice for girls. It contrasts Kate Greenaway frocks with well cut Russian styles, noting some children suit simple plain frocks while others shine in dainty muslin with frills. It cautions against over frilled outfits for certain temperaments.
A mixed bag of domestic hints and fashion observations discusses removing paint with ammonia and turpentine, brocade and satin trends, new suit coats, plaster and vinegar tips, vivid blouses, draped skirts, straw hats with silk crowns, and hat ornament details. Local incidents mention a fire destroying a barn owned by Mrs Mina Howard and the death of Milford Merritt W Merwin from kidney trouble. a light social aside closes with a platonic affection quandary.
The Bridgeport forecast indicates snow is expected tomorrow after a cold and cloudy Monday. Residents should plan for minor disruption and adjust travel accordingly.
The Columbia Eclipse brings music into the home with 12 double disc records priced at $27.80. It features latest Columbia devices, including a perfected reproducer and tone control, offered on easy weekly payments from the store’s front basement location.
A Howland collection offers a diverse range of hair goods with clean style and value. Switches twenty to twenty four inches long cost one fifty or two dollars, transformations at one fifty and one seventy five, psyc h e puffs and sanitary hair rolls priced modestly. Third floor La Madeleine is featured as a restoration preparation for hair.
Fragmentary remarks from a Eugenics Society event in New York cite the Eugenics idea as a solution to hereditary fault while a Century Club scene includes a likening of a popular novelist to a lazy genius. The garbled text references Spence and debts in a satirical, overheard exchange.
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