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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1916

Page

18

Wheel Collapse Injures Man In Broad Street Truck Crash

A wagon wheel collapsed near Broad and State streets injuring Abraham Waine 55 and Ragosta a junk dealer. Waine was taken to St Vincent's hospital for observation after a probable skull fracture. The incident occurred as the truck loaded with bales tipped and threw Weinstein onto the pavement.

Gatapullea Abraham Wain Lew Haven Vincent's Hospital Insteim Ragosta Jeb Broad Street Righ State Street Frent Aagosta E. Jennsor John F. Canavan

Hartford Touring Car Collision Damages Running Board

A Hartford touring car owned by Henry M. O’Loughlin suffered damage to its running board and side after being struck by a truck owned by Tate F Mill Co and driven by John Walsh. The incident occurred near Fairfield Avenue under the viaduct near a circus area. no arrests were made as the case is civil.

Fairfield Avenue Mnda Henry M. O'Loughlin Jefferson Street Hartford Tate F Mill Co John Walsh Lafayette Street O'Loughlin

Auto firing linked to fatal shooting in city

Police investigate a fatal shooting blamed initially on men in a car near the Broad Street and Main Street area. Summers lay wounded near a lot between Main and Broad, with trees reportedly blocking shots from the suspected auto. Authorities shift theory to a shooter in the adjacent lot along Main to Broad.

Mary Summers New- Nu J Kk Place Broad Street Summers Auto‘mobile Main Street

Finance Board listens to Alderman Schoenborn on tight balance

Hartford July 7 The board of finance heard Alderman Louis H Schoenborn address the tight balance in city finances. He warned the board that the council is aware of the limited funds and urged careful budgeting.

Hartford Board of Finance Louis BH. Schoenborn Council Amusement Board of Aldermen

Steubencourt man fined in tonesaled weapons case

Joseph Pistey of Steubencourt was arrested yesterday and charged with tonesaled weapons. He was fined and costs in city court today as Judge Bartlett suspended execution of the sentence.

Joseph Pistey Steubencourt Bartlett

Man Paramedics Remove Unknown St. Vincent's Case at Plukas Saloon

An unidentified man, possibly an employee of Bullard Machine Tool, collapsed at the Plukas saloon on 38 Railroad Avenue. He was removed by Emergency Ambulance Corps and taken to St. Vincent's for treatment.

Bullard Plukas Railroad Avenue St. Vincent's

Marina Foresters of America tohold annual outing Sunday

Marina Foresters of America CT court will hold its annual outing and basket picnic at Siegel's park Stratfield on Sunday July 9 from 11 am to 3 pm. An automobile bus will shuttle members and wives from the Stratfield car line. A free-for-all baseball game between married and single men is planned if weather cooperates.

Connecticut Foresters of America Siegel's Park Stratfield Siegel Ben Degres Te»M Association John IL. Hanley W. C. Meyer Fred Rogers Frank Donlon Chris, Hurley Albert Jeff, Sr Albert Jeff, Jr George Farrell George O'Rourke George Peterson R. J.congdon Harry A

Nitrate cargo rising to millions in wartime demand

The German ship Indra discharged a nitrate cargo in New York valued at 1 million after origin in Chile. its worth soared from 125000 in 1914 to 850000 while docked for nearly two years as demand for explosives surged. The captain refused to sail to Dunkirk, fearing capture.

New York Indra India Dunkirk France Consignee

Federal Meat Inquiry Urged Before Congress

Washington July 7 Members of the House sub committee weighed whether to recommend a federal inquiry into the meat packing industry. Cattle producers supported the move while packers opposed it, arguing it could harm business. The inquiry could cover growth, manufacture and marketing of meat products and allied industries.

Washington House Borland Federal Trade Commission

American Ambulance Drivers Injured by Shell Burst

In Verdun front near Richard Norton section an six inch shell wrecked an ambulance car and wounded two American drivers. Harry Howard Holling from Sparta New Jersey suffered a fresh wound to the left forearm and Jacob Wendell from New York, formerly Sandridgeburg Eng, was wounded in the back. French wounded in the ambulance were not struck. The Norton section was filled with French wounded at the time. Wendell’s mother was Miss Kendall of Washington, DC.

Wendell Miss Kendall Washington, D. C

War Dept approves Kanawha City mobilization point

War Department approves Kanawha City as a mobilization point. Pacific coast lumber output sits about 25 percent below normal. Bodies of three Boy Scouts drown in Silver Lake near Rochester are recovered. United States orders 28 more planes for the Mexican border. A secret conference of allied trade union delegates meets in Leeds England. Downtown Pittsburgh fire causes about 200000 dollars in damage.

War Department Kanawha City W. Va Silver Lake Rochester N. Y Leeds England

Marriage Not A Marriage Triggers Legal Battle In Bridgeport

A convoluted case in Bridgeport stems from a couple treating a visit to a priest as a marriage. Stephen Fendorak and Mary Juhasz died without a valid license but prompted administration papers and bank action. A probate court settlement, arranged by lawyers, resolved the disputes over the deceased woman’s estate and funds.

Stephen Fendorak Atlas Shear Co Spruce Street Mary Juhasz Bridgeport Norwalk Hungary Fendorak

Silk Sock Theft arrests at Adams Express Co

John Smith aged 20 of the Commercial house Water street and Charles Laferty aged 22 of 933 Broad street were arrested by Policemen Kelly and John Murphy this morning for stealing six pairs of silk socks from Adams Express Co. They worked nights at the express office and hid the socks beneath the station platform.

John Smith Water Street Charles Laferty Broad Street Kelly and John Murphy Adams Express Co

Waterbury Man Arrested for Theft

Stanley Arkoche of Waterbury was arrested this morning by Detective James Dooley on charges of stealing a watch and 36 dollars from a man in Waterbury. He identified Arkoche as the thief in front of the U M C Co plant and was returned to Waterbury this afternoon.

Stanley Arkoche Waterbury James Dooley

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