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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1913
Page
3
Fire at Nuffolk Connecticut home and barn burns multiple structures early today. Affected families lose most belongings. total damage estimated at 3500 dollars with partial insurance. Local authorities report the blaze started in the barn and spread to nearby dwellings.
A blaze damaged a rear chicken coop at 685 Barnum Avenue, with damage totaling about $5. The Bridgeport Metal Works office was also affected by the incident, suffering losses including a water cooler, belt-laces, and tools estimated at around $100.
Militants attempted to burn the mile long recreation pier at Southport Enc. The fire was spotted by fishermen who doused the flames before significant damage occurred.
Five young men are missing near Windmill Point, Lake Erie, after their canoe overturned in a storm last night. Authorities fear drowning as searchers comb the water five miles west of Buffalo.
New London July 7 The quarterly meeting of the New England conference board of the Trolleymen's union was held with 27 delegates. Officers elected include President P. J. O'Brien Springfield Vice President Martin Breen New Haven Recording Secretary Roger Leahy Derby Financial Secretary and Treasurer M. J. Hennessey Springfield All routine business was considered.
New Haven Conn July 67 Governor Baldwin arrived from Gettysburg this afternoon. He said veterans were well cared for though railroad arrangements into a town on the first day and out on the last were defective as expected. He noted little care among the Connecticut delegation and complaints about food stemmed from stale supplies, not overall quality.
Wholesale thefts of chickens reported from the Black Rock set as the local police under Sergeant George Fox pursue clues left by marauders. Mrs. John Binsky reports 11 fowls taken from her roost, while Charles Savage’s housekeeper found two partly plucked chickens and described the men who brought them to the area.
After a Fairfield County Baptist Ministers Association meeting in Easton, ministers traveled to Stratfield by trolley and returned by car for a baseball game. The gathering began at 11, with dinner at 12:30 served in the vestry. Noted attendees included Rev John Richard Brown, Rev William Swanson, Rev A C Thompson, Rev J E Shelton, Rev F A Cunningham, Rev R E Hartley, Rev W H Pogson, Rev William Finan, Dr A B Coates, Rev A M Davidson, Rev Stephen Gacre and Deacon Marshall E Meyers.
July 7 reports show First-Second National Bank of Pittsburgh and First National Bank of McKeesport closed by the Comptroller of Currency. W. S. Kuhn and J. S. Kuhn controlled both institutions amid fears of receivership for the American Water Works and Guarantee Co. Crowds gathered, police kept order, and Treasury officials prepared an official statement.
David Lamar the Wolf of Wall Street admitted before a Washington senate investigation committee that he impersonated congressmen in telephone conversations with Union Pacific officials. He was photographed leaving the hearing in a Washington auto. His admissions raise a national question over prosecuting impersonation of lawmakers even when no money is lost and may spark new legislation making such acts a misdemeanor.
London reports the jury in the will case of Sir John Murray Scott has sustained the will leaving nearly 5,000,000 to Lady Sackville daughter of the former British minister at Washington after eight days of testimony. The panel found no undue influence or fraud by Lady Sackville.
Washington July 7 Lauterbach testified before the investigative committee in executive session discussing immunity from prosecution and his ties to Lamar and the Morgan firm He said he came before the committee voluntarily and waived any immunity while recounting his efforts to rehabilitate his standing with the Morgan firm and denying talks with Ledard about blackmailing operations
Defor est Simonsen arrested with nearly 500 pills in his possession had his case continued until Saturday. Pills will be analyzed at the Connecticut Agricultural station to determine if heroin is the ingredient.
New Haven July 7 George E. Smith of Danbury was injured alighting from a trolley on the wrong side and taken to St. Raphael's hospital. Later doctors found the injuries were not serious.
Green Bay Wisconsin July William B Morand 91 years old the only survivor of the Mexican war in Wisconsin and one of the five survivors known in the United States died here today Morand fought under General Taylor and later under General Scott
President Wilson traveled from Cornish New Hampshire to Woodstock Vermont to play golf at the Woodstock Country Club against his physician Dr Cary T Grayson USN The heat gave way to a raw cool wind as he wore a white duck suit with a heavy coat Few town residents realized the president would visit and join the round on the links
Gen E Burd Grubb superintendent of the New Jersey home for disabled soldiers at Kearny died today from a mix of diseases. He was 62, a Civil War veteran, and previously a candidate for New Jersey governor. Notices go to property owners along Fairview and Fairfield avenues to lay curb gutter and sidewalks by July 15.
New York reports Theodore Roosevelt and his sons Quentin and Archie left the city for a western trip. The journey, expected to last six or eight weeks, will cover various destinations. London notes June Board of Trade data with imports rising by 38.27 million and exports by 39.32 million, led by $7.5 million in cotton textiles. Berlin announces Major General Erich von Falkenhayn named Minister for War succeeding Josiss von Heringen who resigned.
A column excerpts dialogue on tea versus coffee in Britain and America, noting per capita tea and coffee consumption, and includes a humorous piece on the origin of the military salute tied to a queen’s eye protection. Also a Tennessee tale of Sam Buckalew and a rock fight retold with humorous misdirection.
An expensive autograph album bought by Lord Clancarty in Paris in 1831 cost £1500. It contains signatures of celebrated personages, including two notably brief entries. The first reads: Mile, Clairon has no bread. Lucien Bopaparie.
A garbled collection of quotes and jokes from various sources includes a note on mistaken French monetary slips, praise for bacilli and serums, a quip about blood circulation, a domestic misattribution about dictation, and a cartoonish line about a pig at a vet, all reflecting period journalism chatter.
A collage of humorous quips and jokes from various papers, including Richter on cheerful outlooks and a Detroit Free Press anecdote about four friends splitting a lunch bill. The content mirrors light, witty signoffs and social banter from early 20th century humor columns.
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