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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
15
New York reports heavy Democratic effort planned in Maine this July and August to keep the state in the Democratic column. Maine’s 1912 electors and its August campaign events are seen as a nationwide indicator, with plans for speeches by cabinet members and President Wilson.
The Wayne Street School construction bids will be opened at the board meeting next Monday night. Only routine business is expected. August Yunkes of this city filed for divorce from his wife in the Superior Court on April 1, 1912. The couple, married November 28, 1896, have three minor children and no custody request. The suit is returnable to the September term.
An advertisement touts Cyrus Roach Powder as a safe easy way to control roaches with claims of effectiveness and harmlessness. It offers 20 and 35 cent pricing and guarantees home use without driving roaches to neighbors.
A map shows towns involved in the Franco British assault on German lines. British forces under Sir Douglas Haig advance from the Somme river to join French troops led by General Joffre. La Boisselle Montauban and Mametz near the Somme and Serre farther north are captured by the British.
Bridgeport pastors urge a weekly Wednesday Church Night with city churches promoting community meetings. They seek reciprocal cooperation from fraternal societies to boost usefulness and success of the program. Officers Edgar R. Cooper secretary and George M. Brown president sign the appeal.
Paris reports a fresh Anglo French push in Picardy with the French advancing north of the Somme and capturing German positions near Estrees and Hem. The Bridgeport Pastors Association urges churches to observe Church Night midweek for prayer and refreshment, aiming to keep spiritual activities alongside wartime disruption.
The Holland-America Line steamer Ryndam arrived at Rotterdam from New York with a hole in her forepeak caused by a rock near Kirkwall. Batteries D F and E of the 1st Field Artillery and the 1st Cavalry, comprised of Brooklyn and Staten Island men, reached McAllen, Texas.
A Romanian government seizure follows reports of six Austrian locomotives and 250 cars driven across Bukowina to avoid Russian capture. A State Department report says most Americans seeking to depart have left Mexico City for the United States. Presidential campaigns in Maine will open soon with forecasts from Hughes and Wilson headquarters. Champ Clark and Missouri delegates urge President Wilson to pardon labor leaders Moran and Barry tied to the Indianapolis dynamiting cases.
Berlin reports state a vigorous campaign for resuming unrestricted submarine warfare against commerce. The movement aligns with anti chancellor sentiment, while the government currently signals no move to restart such action. Also listed are death notices and marriages from Stamford Norwalk and Danbury areas.
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