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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
3
The Shamrock IV, a Cup challenger, shows promising speed in initial trials after her launch. The yacht towers over many competitors, suggesting potential to prove especially fast in light conditions amid rising expectations.
The Bridgeport High School seniors staged a celebratory program in the afternoon with the class president Edward F. O’Neil, class poet Frances V. Erhard, and class prophet Elliott Logan. A sequence of musical numbers, recitations, and readings by Misses Japp Wilson, Logan, Schweidtle, Osborn, Lehman, and others followed, ending with an orchestra performance. An evening dance at Slocum’s gym concluded the day, with officers and committees named for arrangements, decoration, printing, and ribbons.
Bridgeport vital statistics report shows 131 total deaths in May with 14 due to violence or accident, exceeding other causes. Pneumonia accounted for twelve deaths and tuberculosis eight, while dearths from scarlet fever diphtheria or croup measles and other diseases filled the remainder.
Bridgeport Protective Association directors say no recent meetings occurred and denounce outside campaigns as not linked to their work. They stress their long term effort to open the Seanani artery at 591 Myrtle Avenue and thank local residents for support amid delays.
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