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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1913
Page
4
In Johannesburg on July 5, rioting tied to the Rand gold miners' general strike left four civilians dead and about 50 wounded. Troops and cavalry patrolled streets after a midnight gun smith looting and widespread arson attempts. Firing continued for hours with many casualties while police and troops exercised restraint.
El Paso July 5 Maximo Castillo revolting chief of General Inez Salazar auxiliary command in Casas Grandes district is at Barreal 35 miles southwest of Juarez with 250 men. He sent word to General Castro via his wife that he will offer his forces to defend the border port against a threatened constitutionalist attack. Mrs Castillo arrived in Juarez by hand car piloted by troopers to relay the message.
The funeral of infant Thelma M Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Johnson 984 Hancock avenues followed a short illness was held at 8 30 this afternoon from Walker and Banks parlors on Fairfield avenue Interment Mountain Grove cemetery Mrs James W Beckwith died last evening at her home No 990 Grand street survived by husband Frank F son of Nicholas and Julia Neuert died Friday evening at 222 Maplewood avenue He was foreman at Bullard Machine Tool company and active in Lessing Lodge 94 O F Bullard Sick Benefit Society and Harmony Rebecca No 3510 O F Soa
A schedule of church services across multiple congregations. Highlights include King's Highway church open-air lectures with seventy four slides on children in far away lands, First Congregational with worship and communion, South Congregational with a morning service, various Methodist and Episcopal services, and a July sermon series at First Methodist. Local pastors include A. G. Wakefield, P. E Mathias, H. A Davenport, and others at Brook lyn, Laurel Park, Broad Street, and Fairfield Avenue venues.
In Atlanta suburb Clarkwood J W Johnson barricaded inside the local post office after blowing open a safe. Police and citizens formed a posse and surrounded the building, Johnson fighting them with gunfire until he collapsed probably mortally wounded. He claimed to be from Philadelphia.
Rome reports detail of King Victor Emanuel and Queen Helena’s children enjoying carefree rural and seaside summers at Castel Porziano, San Rossore, and Racconigi. Princess Yolanda admires her mother, declares her mother the handsomest queen in Europe, and vows to be just like her. Paris hosts an exhibit “Art for the Child” promoting beauty training for children with toy designs, while Berlin debates an emperor approved fountain celebrating fairy tale heroes in a public maze.
Bridgeport observed the Fourth with six small fires logged at fire department headquarters. Incidents included a roof blaze at John Giblin’s residence causing 150 in damage, a York Furniture storehouse fire due to a stray cracker with 209 loss, a fence fire at E B Jeickett’s home, a minor stove fire at Mrs Hayes’s Golden Hill residence, two evening chimney or fireworks related blazes at 85 Hanover Street and the Longe brothers’ Congress Street store, and little damage overall with one case extinguished pre arrival.
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