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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
7
The report notes H Warner prepared to testify and faced questions about subpoenas and meetings related to a factory matter. Authorities cited uncertainty over a key witness while detailing court actions, interments, and local names including Heck and Son.
Amusements at Mata Street theatre prepare for warm weather with an open air show lineup. The program features Dan Mixtiey and a tabloid style act, Elizabeth Cutty, Pho plenans, Harvey DeVora Trio, and acts like O14 favorites new acts, plus a photoplay and comedy. Aimed at three days of early performances, the week promises fresh talent and special attractions each night.
A fragmented listing describes Plaza Theatre shows for the first half of the week including performers such as Harry Motes and Ayres. It highlights a midweek program with a mix of comedy, song, dance, juggling and a Keystone feature, promising a lively schedule at the venue.
Tickets on sale for a major Park Theatre presentation featuring Bridenpart operatic troupe. The program includes the ballet Of The Homes and the Laughter Dance of the Future children. Proceeds support the Tay Narcery charity. costumes and remakes underway, with seat exchange at the box office tonight and tomorrow.
The Lyric theatre presents a new Edison talking pictures show featuring John J. McGraw the Napoleon of baseball delivering two monologues. The program highlights inventions by Thomas A. Edison and promises a sound enhanced cinema experience unseen by Bridgeport audiences.
The article extols synchronized talking pictures at the Lyric in Bridgeport, comparing them to phonograph and film combos. It praises the new machines for perfectly pairing sound with motion pictures, promising minstrel, drama, comedy, and Valdevio performances that captivate audiences all week at the Lyric.
Bridgeport readers attend the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1582 and witness the Ballet of the Roses. The second act showcased 240 dancers. Be W Averill directs Privcilla on June 3 and 4 at the Park Theatre for the Day Nursery benefit, with 64 Bridgeport girls in the ensemble. Reserve seats available with exchanged tickets.
William Sean, a prominent Catholic educator, died yesterday at Fordbun Hospital after years of illness. He taught at Georgetown University in Washington for many years and was 81 or 82 years old.
Clerical members of the Greek Orthodox Church of Bridgeport join a farewell ceremony for Archbishop Paton head of the Greek Church in America who departs to oversee the diocese of Kishinev in Russia Rev Father Pentelaire pastor and lay delegate Joseph Pistey attend Among those present is Archbishop Platsa born in Russia a Duma member and educator who helped advance Greek church interests in America and aided founding of many view per nes.
Representative Lonergan of Connecticut asks for placing a vessel of the North Atlantic Fleet at the disposal of Connecticut Naval Reserves for a summer air yacht cruise. He urges prompt action as other states are to be accommodated this summer. The Senate Commerce Committee approves the bill adding harbor improvements including Bridgeport Harbor at 111,300, surveys of New Haven, Mystic River, Branford Harbor and river, and more.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles. It claims women endure pain to please others and urges readers to try the product for relief, citing decades of use and family benefit.
Easton note reports Fairfield Pomons Grange meeting at Reading Grange on Wednesday June 1 at 6 30 p m The lecturer will present an interesting program in the afternoon Arrangements with a Bethel liveryman to ride 9 24 am train to Bethel and transport all patrons for fifty cents round trip to Redding Ridge for the 6 50 p m train Miss Edna Clark remains ill Ruth Smith and Harold Smith recently visited Mr and Mrs Sylvanus Mallette of Sweet Brier Vincent Campbell 45 found unconscious in his East Main street room with advanced tuberculosis transferred to Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport honored Memorial Day with the largest parade yet, as thousands lined Seaside Park to watch the old ‘‘Boys in Blue’’ and escorts march past. Veterans, Grand Army men, Sons of Veterans, Boy Scouts, and public school bands filled the procession, with Italian societies and city officials joining the observance. The event featured a wreath laying, a flag retreat, and a postparade supper and program at Masonic Temple, attracting about 15,000 spectators.
An old advertisement urges readers to reclaim youthful vigor from rheumatism by taking Foley Kidney Fills. It claims the pills purify the blood of poisons causing pain and misery and cites Hindle's Drug Stores as the outlet.
Richard Brodin and Mise Tinburge Luscher of Germany arrived in Bridgeport late Saturday riding bicycles with kneesacks on their backs. They are touring the United States by bicycle and plan to reach San Francisco next year for the exposition. They stayed at the Stratfield overnight and left Sunday morning for Boston, intending to follow the northwest route toward the West from Boston.
An advertisement for Cyrus Wart Remover claims to remove warts on the face or hands in days without pain and lists Cyrus Pharmacy at 418 Fairfield Ave as the seller. It also promotes a soap for removing stove polish, rust, grease, ink, paint, and dirt, and mentions a scalp specialist Harriet E. Sherwood at 412 Security Building and 4415 Main St with phone 1373.
William Phillip Botier, aged 87, died in New York. At the start of the Civil War he studied art in Paris before returning to enlist in the First New York Mounted Rifles and serving as quartermaster on General Butter’s staff.
Two men died and four more were seriously injured in a sewer gas explosion at a sewage pumping station in Boston. The incident occurred on June 1 as workers were exposed to a miner’exposed air at the facility, authorities reported.
Local items detail visits and family movements around Daniel's Farm Bridgeport and nearby areas. Charles N Shepherd and family welcomed a baby son while Mrs Shepherd cared for relatives. travelers from Elizabeth NJ and New York visited. Memorial Day gatherings noted. residents including J Harry Nichols and Robert Campbell hosted guests. a town committee meeting is planned for June 4 at the town hall. Albert N Wilson sustains an eye injury from breaking glass. Miss Vioiz Mystt visited her Bridgeport sister. Mrs. William Smith returned to Stratford after visiting Mrs. Burr Beach.
A garbled OCR passage mentions officers to be retained or paid, with unclear references to names and duties. It hints at political or administrative pressure and a request for officers to perform services, but specifics are obscured by the damaged text.
Reported graduation tally from Yale Divinity School shows no notable change in clan affiliations amid a ceremonial finish. Names and groups mentioned reflect campus traditions rather than a formal academic distinction.
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