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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
4
A chaotic outdoor lawn fete event features Queen's Daughters firing a volley amid confusing surroundings. Officials, including Cullinan and others, attempt to maintain order as performers and attendees navigate the mishap and uncertain outcome in the afternoon.
Greenwich July 23 Peter Jensen found a man hanging from a tree near Greenwich yesterday. The medical examiner suspects suicide by the deceased, Max Gerth, 55, who had been out of work and supported by a wife and six children. This is the second local case in months, following a prior rimmett in Glenville. A separate report from Watertown cites a railroad station floor death with skull fracture and possible foul play, a man about thirty, well dressed, with Louis-made clothing and pearl cuff buttons featuring a gold owl.
A fragment suggests a parent’s concern about a bed bug seen on children’s clothes away from home reflects poorly on the home and may spread through family and friends. The passage mentions Cyrus Presto The as a supposed solution.
July 28 the corrupt practices act reported in the Senate is a redraft adding and deleting provisions. It removes a special election court and the requirement to report campaign expenses to local officials. It allows spending on postage and travel if confined to those sources without report. If other political expenses arise a detailed statement must be filed with the proper official. Penalties for political agents and treasurers are increased. The act lists many actions as corrupt practices and extends penalties on conviction. Prosecutions will proceed through normal channels.
A man named Barker suffers four finger injuries after an accident involving Varian Barker of Grenwich John H Tyson of New York Riverside and others. Barker is hospitalized and Tyson faces possible manslaughter charges amid a series of linked incidents.
St Rose Parish holds a golden jubilee mass on Sunday with Rev Terrence Smith as celebrant and Rev Dominic Beanson O F M as hur. The parish, organized August 1, 1459 by Rishon McFarland with Rev Erascls Lenihan as first pastor, has had six rectors and about 850 souls.
A woman identified as Mrs. Marie E. Tolman remains under constant surveillance in a Boston city hospital today. Listed from Meadville, Pa., she allegedly attempted suicide with carbolic acid at Hotel Nottingham. Alfred Farlow and others discussed her as a prominent Christian Science practitioner, but reasons for her intent remain undisclosed.
Supt Chapman of the Connecticut Company vented over delays in the Main Street project. He denied talks with Director Biter and SaYous about a special raise for Main and Golden Hill streets and said he is unsure when rails will arrive for the paying commission Friday. He suspects the shipment may come from Pittsburg but hopes for prompt delivery.
Danbury reports a Black Hand murder after Giovanni Zarcone, a New York connected farmer, was shot near his home. Police and Coast Artillery from Connecticut guard roads while Italian quarters are searched. New York authorities and State's Attorney Carter assist in pursuing several suspects said to have fled toward New York.
A fragment lists prizes for a baby show with events for babies and girls, including a white dove parade and crowning of a king and queen. Grand prize to be a Singer sewing machine. entries free at Smith, Murray & Co store info booth.
Bridgeport audiences hail Polls Theatre as the best stock company on the circuit praising its liberal loyalty to patrons and well funded productions. Miss Mabel Montgomery, new leading lady, attracts praise as she debuts with a top stock ensemble and the house gains a reputation for polished, clean shows at summer prices.
An auto cab in Sevieth Avenue and 2nd Street rammed into two men crossing the street. Police fired at the fleeing taxi as it struck the pair and a third man, badly cut, fled the scene. Police sought the unknown man after the incident.
George Burck, a clothing manufacturer, sues Charles Gur a Chinese man alleging he alienated Burck’s wife Elsie Sigel. The case centers on a fall 1900 meeting at a mission house in No 42 Mott Street and a confession by the wife detailing her introduction to Gur through missionary work and subsequent engagement to Burck in 1908.
W Bills of Pine Bluff shot at Nathaniela Wilt during a custody dispute over a child. A second shot by Ellis struck Wilt in the heart, killing him as Sheriff Roberts intervened. Ellis surrendered the pistol to Judge Fulke and was jailed.
Weather forecast from New Haven notes fair tonight with increasing clouds and likely showers by Thursday afternoon or night. A Texas to Minnesota trough brings cloudiness and showers in the western areas while a ridge along the Atlantic states yields pleasant conditions in the east. Central and eastern sections see slow temperature rise. Holland canal freight mention appears as stray text.
A Virginia mother recounts a three year old baby’s severe eczema starting on the face and scalp. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment following baths three times daily, the child improved within days and was fully cured in about three weeks. The mother recommends Cuticura remedies publicly.
A mosaic of early 20th century odds and ends including claims that chimpanzees laugh like humans, electricity wave theories, vast wine and copper production notes, railways and electric lines linking Jerusalem to Jaffa, safety and innovation in homes and vehicles, balloon and flying machine progress, and assorted industrial and scientific curios with dates and figures.
A collage of brief notes covers distant topics from a near term electric experiments on a remote island to a submarine canal idea linking the Mediterranean to the North Sea. It describes volcanic activity, a blue room cure for nervous disorders, a pirate field test device, and a radium source found near a therapeutic water source.
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