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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1913
Page
5
Arthur S. Hanson, longtime general passenger agent for the Boston and Albany line, died at his Brighton residence after a long illness. Born in Salem in 1851, he served the Albany railroad for many years.
The city records several deaths including infant daughter of Henry and Catherine Efbeenhardt at 261 Goddard Avenue and Catherine Finnegan wife of John Collins at 102 Alfred Street. Bertha M Merrick funeral held at 131 Stratford Avenue with services by Rev Jepson at St Luke's Church. Gertrude Lavanture dies at 461 Main Street. she leaves two sisters and a brother. Various wedding like notices and cemetery interments follow for Lavanture, Finneran, Doran, Pyler, Stafford, Griswold, Botsford, and Connors with dates and burial places listed.
The administration and Mayor deny any plan to retire Supt. Eugene Birmingham on pension amid rumors sparked by a Farmers story. Police Board President George E. Hill also rejects the pension plot, urging schemers to desist and vowing public declarations after the so called leak is exposed.
Calumet Michigan July 29 Amid a copper miners strike state troops guard non union workers as pumps resume draining water from shafts at Calumet and Hecla lode works. Water had risen to 300 feet in the mine bottoms as pumps begin lowering the levels again. Militias move into the area to maneuver near the mines.
Chicago July 29 Detectives traced clues in the murder of Bernie Holstein 14 found in a Morgan Park bush clump. Marks include a shoe heel and a silver topped bullet in the brain.
Edward August Taft a longtime transportation executive with express interests collapsed and died in Cataumet from heart disease. Born 1854 he served as manager of the Express department for the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad and was prominent in local transport circles.
New York July 29 Messrs Atterbury and Smith will meet soon with arbitrators chosen by the trainmen and conductors Lucius W Shepard and Daniel L Cease The four will have fifteen days to pick two more If they fail the federal board will appoint The full board then has forty five days to render an award
Robbery of Stefan Du hon's saloon at 732 Maple Street involves the theft of 11 full cases of soda water. Police investigate the Sunday night break in, baffled by how such wholesale depredation could occur without a conveyance.
A bay horse about 1200 pounds belonged to 8S. DeWolfe of 1347 Boston Avenue vanished from its pasture after Friday noon and was reported to police this morning. The animal has a rat tail and one white front foot.
A $19.75 claim leads to a lawsuit filed by Star Brass & Iron Bed Co of Brooklyn against Phillips Furniture Co of the city. The plaintiff says the amount is due, while the local firm says the check was ready and offered and refused. The action is returnable to the September term of the common pleas court.
The Hague July 29 Tobias Michael Carel Asser a member of the parliament court of arbitration and of the Dutch council of state died today at age 75. He earned the 1911 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Alfred Fried of Vienna and was a noted student and writer on international law.
In Washington on July 2 the nomination of Charles S Hamlin of Boston as assistant secretary of the treasury recalled a humorous incident from his prior tenure. A distinguished visitor, mistaken for the Canadian finance minister, bowed and greeted Hamlin. only then did they discover the guest was deaf and the clock winder with a salad fork.
Hartford announces sixteen candidates for the Connecticut National Guard rifle team to compete at Camp Perry Ohio next month. The 15 member team will include Majors Hagberg and Church, Captains Carter and Alcorn, and Lt s Crannick Riley Lanbury Caheena Freeland. They head to East Haven range August 6 for practice until the 12th and depart for Camp Perry August 13 with Lt Townsend Whalen USA as coach. Major Isbell will chair the team with Captain Percy Morgan as quartermaster.
The Waterbury & Milldale Tramway Co held its annual meeting on Monday. Chas H Clark and Edwin B Todd of Milldale and George F Hughes, John H Cassidy, and R A Clark of Waterbury were elected directors. Officers named: President Charles H Clark, Treasurer R A Clark, Secretary J H Cassidy. The firm plans a new trolley line from Waterbury to Milldale and expects to reach Hitchock's Lake soon.
The body of Allan Wallace Paige will arrive in Bridgeport this evening and then be taken to his home at 219 Park Avenue. The funeral service is set for Thursday at 2 30 PM conducted by Rev. James Phillip Hoyt of Sherman. Flowers are to be omitted and burial is at the family’s convenience.
William Williams a striker and union sympathizer was fined 25 dollars and costs in City court after being charged with assaulting Edward G. Waters a local caterer near the Coe Stapley Company factory. Williams admitted the act saying it was in self defense. Waters testified but was not allowed to answer a key question about pressing the charge. The case drew attention over alleged influence used to swayWaters testimony.
Jack Denney, former pugilist hired by the Pastors' association to obtain evidence at the Bridgeport Meriden game at Newfield Park, Sunday, appeared at the office of Prosecutor Alexander DeLaney.
Cristoforo Novveil lo is jailed in Litchfield county charged with stabbing Ten go Leone during a disturbance among an Italian laborers gang at East Morris Sunday night. Leone feared to have punctured lung. Sheriff Middiebrooks rescued the prisoner from an angry crowd.
Belgrade July 2 Bulgarian capital Sofia is cut off after Servian troops destroyed the last railway link. With famine threatened the government asks Roumania to allow the Varna to Sofia line to bring in provisions, and Roumania is expected to consent. Also notes on the Phelan and Combs families returning from Bristol cottage Silver Beach and nearby visits.
The piece discusses Loraine Petre's view that Napoleon's downfall came as his opponents shifted to mass national resistance sparked by Spain and Russia. It recalls Acton’s account of Napoleon realizing his star waned after defeats at Laon Arcis and Waterloo, with Grouchy’s remark cited on his waning art of war.
The Londen Tatler recounts Charles V's extreme eating pattern. He rose at 5 a m for a light breakfast, then dined at noon with twenty dishes, followed by two suppers after vespers and midnight. Pastry and wine capped four daily meals, yet after forty years his taste dulled while appetite remained vast.
A gallery of brief quotes from era newspapers shows sharp remarks on actors vanity love and fashion. A Birmingham Age Herald dialogue notes Willoughby winning the girl as a woebegone suitor. A Buffalo Express jab mocks billboard advertising by a wife supported husband. A Woman's Home Companion bit jokes over hat decorations. An Lubbock remark quips that idlers complain about time.
Entrances listed for Matin Street Fairfield Avenue and Cannon Street Bridgeport Connecticut part of a weather report. forecast indicates fair conditions tonight and into tomorrow with noted temperatures and visibility. No further details provided in fragment.
A mid taste ad promotes sturdy travel trunks with warnings against rough handling. It touts three ply basswood and canvas covered models with brass locks, trays, hat compartments, and water proof duck coverings. Sizes range from 28 to 40 inches with prices from 4.50 to 19 dollars, noting price rises for larger sizes.
Good hair goods offered in light and dark shades with 20 to 28 inch lengths. Specta wavy switches priced at six dollars each, promoting a limited sale on these hair products.
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