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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1909
Page
6
New York office at 225 Fifth Avenue Brunswick Building room 404 lists subscription rates with AMENET representative details.
A July 4 issue discusses opposition to free petroleum imports and tariff policies, critiques on jury bias, and the Berkley mail order system. It notes Gov Weeks vetoes pardons reform and argues for prudent penalties and protection of law abiding citizens.
A fragment notes the jury’s work and a potential pardon. The text suggests that the pardon should be granted, reflecting a legal or judicial discussion likely from a historical record. The garbled lines imply consideration of clemency and formal approval processes within a case.
United Press dispatch from Washington reports Western Republican senators resist removing duties on hides coal iron ore and lumber while backing tariff concessions. Senator Aldrich supports free list aims but says passage with such items is impossible. President Taft seeks lower rates within protectionist bounds and predicts a defendable tariff revision.
A 40 year old man named John Fitzgerald from Ware Massachusetts died after trying to flee a north bound freight train near Hayden station in Windsor Locks Connecticut. The impact severed his head and tossed the trunk. his body was sent to an undertaker in Windsor for identification.
New York July 24 appraisals place Morris K Jesups estate at 12 314 294 after debts and expenses. Maria De Witt Jesup widow is residuary legatee with 9 617 091 from sixty three bequests including 1 000 000 to the American Museum of Natural History. Jesup Memorial Library donated to Westport by Mr Jesup.
At the St. Ann novena in the Church of St. Jean Baptiste on East Seventy-sixth street, J. Melimer of East Seventy-Second Street announced he regained use of his right leg after four years of paralysis, walking from a kneeling prayer and crying with joy.
Emily Ardine Hammond former actress claims to be legally Mrs Boyer by right of love amid separation suit and $5000 annual alimony claim. She spoke calmly on a Greenwich veranda while baby Frank Jr. watched. Boyer departed for California prompting tears from Mrs Reynolds and questions about a hidden wife.
A New York stage figure, identified as Mrs. Royer, disputes rumors about a marriage split with Charles Boyer. She says the case hinges on laws, not social norms, and reveals her past stage names, family ties, and a claimed loan owed to her by Boyer, while denying recent sensational claims.
Judge James P. Platt issues a favorable ruling on the Baxter tug estate dispute. The case centers on seamen wage claims and a remaining fund of 14 042.68 after an auction undersold the vessel. He advises preserving the clerk master’s report and warns against further proctor battles.
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