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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1916

Page

12

On Trial a Major Broadway Hit at Amusements Park

Amusements Park Spooner will stage On Trial next week a New York style melodrama by Elmer L Reizenstein It features a court room jury and a tangled plot of intrigue order and robbery with sharp legal points The show is billed as the biggest and most costly stock production yet presented by the theater with a 6 man jury and invites the city to attend the Tuesday night curtain rise.

Spooner Cohan and Harris Broadway Elmer L. Reizenstein New York Elias Howe Bpooner

Amusement bill stars Primrose and Fox films

George Polts Primrose and his minstrel troupe headline a vivid show with historic minstrel humor and a staged photo film Ambition by William Fox. Bertha Mae appears in a dramatic sequence as James Kennedy and company present For the Love of Mine. The program includes Vike Spencer and Williams in novelty acts and a final high art act by The Great One with impressive stage effects.

George Primrose Primrose Naanner Bertha Mae Jseen William Fox F. P Mexico James Kennedy and Company Spencer and Williams

Hopper Stars In Casey at the Bat at Plaza Tonight

DeWott Hopper leads the cast in Casey at the Bat at the Plaza with an evening of vaudeville acts. Forrester and Lloyd headline a lively skit An Everyday Comedy, while The Three Lorettes perform a comedy musical diversion and Clark and Lewis present The Salesman and the Village Belle. Bushela of Trouble closes the bill in a two part Keystone spoof.

DeWott Hopper Wey Casey Pag Hopper Sige Maar Forrester and Lloyd Lorettes Clark and Lewis Bushela

French Army adores British Somme drive

French observers praise British advances north of the Somme as allied artillery and rail mounted heavy guns tighten the line. Paris notes show confidence in strong positions and cautious movement of 205 and millimetre rail guns, while other war updates mention colonial land, cattle prices, and Koenigsberg references.

Paris Somme

Buffalo Bill’s Preparedness Show Defends Warless Purpose

Col. William F. Cody explains the Buffalo Bill and 101 Ranch spectacle in Bridgeport July 18 aims to foster patriotism and preparedness, not aggression. The act features real soldiers, infantry drills, cavalry charges, artillery, Red Cross, mule trains, and a street parade at 10:30 AM.

Buffalo Bill Bridgeport Wm. F. Cody Col. Cody New York United States United ‘States Red Cross Uncle Sam

Night Track Meet by Ozanam Athletes Proves Big Success

Ozanam club staged a Seaside park track meet before a large crowd with many entries and strong performances. Russell Nugent led the 100 yard dash and 220 yard run, while Richard Bowden high jumped and William Devitt won the open mile. Judges were John Weldon and Joseph Murphy. timers Edward Craig and Thomas O'Brien. starters Hamilton, Henan, and Devitt. Another meet is planned for July 17 amid ongoing meet results and relay placings. Concurrently, freight channel congestion has worsened a sugar and salt shortage in San Francisco, and Cuba's President Menocal vetoed the Maze bill delaying presidential suspension before elections.

Ozanam Seaside Park John Weldon Joseph Murphy Edward Craig Thomas O’brien Joseph Hamilton William Henan Hugh Devitt Russell Nugent A. Luddy Herbert Donnelly H. Devitt Ronan Ward Ray Tierney William Devitt George Day Ronald Ward Russell Nurent Richard Bowden Miles Conroy Team A Steve Curran John Carritran Arthur Luddy James Cumrmaings Joseph Downey James Carmrmines

Base Ball Newfield Park Schedule Update

Local baseball listings show matches at Newfield Park with games on Saturday July 8, Sunday July 9 in New Haven and Tuesday July 1 in Worcester, indicating a multi-city schedule for the week.

Newfield Park New Haven Wrcester Suly Worcester

Gulf Hurricane Claims Seven Lives and Massive Damage

New Orleans reports indicate at least seven fatalities and more than four million dollars in property damage from a Gulf hurricane sweeping Alabama and Mississippi. Floods threaten Prattville and Birmingham as rivers rise. ships Mary G Dantzler and Anezia lost off Ship Island. Six of the dead are negro workers, a locomotive engineer among them.

New Orleans Alabama Mississippi Prattville Birmingham Bend, Miss Coosa Kallaoosa Warrior Rivers Mary G. Dantzler Anezia Ship Island Gulf of Mexico Gulfport Mobile Beliot Ala

Sixteen Entries For Iowa Automobile Races

Sixteen automobile drivers start in a 100 mile race at the Sioux City speedway in ideal weather. The program includes 10 and 20 mile events preceding the main race. The United States government has bought 355 Peerless motor trucks for use.

Sioux City Sioux City Speedway United States

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