Bridgeport Faces Warrenite Paving Costs Debate
An editorial charges Warrenite paving as a costly, insufficient repair. It cites Bridgeport paying 1.52 per yard for Warrenite while New Haven and state projects pursue concrete foundations with lower or comparable rates. Authorities warn against permanent pavement claims and urge civic action.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
State of Connecticut
Topeka
Connecticut
Warrenite Company
Eloquence and the Chicago Convention Orators
R Bryan argues that true eloquence relies on the three elements of person subject and occasion plus audience. He contrasts Webster and Wendell Phillips with Chicago delegates, condemning the Old Guard and urging the audience to seek truth through meaningful causes rather than self interest.
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R. Bryan
Chicago
Webster
Wendell Phillips
New England
Phillips
United States
Roosevelt faces choice as Hughes leads in Chicago
The report notes HughesHolding at least 315 delegates at the Chicago convention, with Roosevelt around 150. It argues Roosevelt must decide soon whether to align with the Old Guard or unite Progressives into a genuine radical party, testing his legacy and the Progressive movement.
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Udge Hughes
Chicago
Roosevelt
Hughes
Old Guard
Progressive
Republican Party
Col Roosevelt
Fall of Fort Vaux Signals Verdun Breakthrough
The capture of Fort Vaux marks a decisive forward step toward reducing Verdun and is likely to strengthen the belief that Verdun will soon fall. The German advance is viewed as the most significant gain against the strong fortification in the Verdun operation, with Allied prospects improving only faintly by comparison.
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Fort Vaux
Verdun
Russian Push Tests Austrian Lines In Eastern Front
The piece notes Russian forces inflict heavy losses on Austrians as they renew operations. It suggests Russia may force withdrawals on the western line if sustained, aided by French and British brains and Allied industrial power. It claims Russian tactics resemble the German style with massed artillery and vast ammo supplies, reflecting Napoleon’s artillery emphasis.
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Russia
France
Great Britain
Napoleon
Birth of British Baron Torphichen and US romance ties
John Gordon Sandilands the thirteenth Baron Torphichen born June 8 1886. He inherits the Scottish title after his father's death. He has visited the United States and Canada and owns real estate in British Columbia and Alberta. He met Grace Douglass Pierce in London two years ago and their engagement surprised London society. His family seat is Calder House, Midlothian, with roots dating to Mary Queen of Scots era.
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John Gordon Sandilands
Torhichen
Torphichen
Wong
United States
Canada
St. John
Knights Hospitallers
Calder House
Midlothian
Sandilands
Mary Queen of Scots
Lord Torphichen
Joan
Robert II
Scotland
John Sandilands
Africa
Erzingan Asia Minor city in the Russian Turkish conflict
Erzingan a 20 000 population city on a branch of the upper Euphrates has Armenian residents and sits midway between Trebizond Kharput and Erzerum about 75 miles from each. Once a Turkish military post it was a Mongol Tartars stronghold before Mohammed II. Romanus IV was defeated nearby by Alp Arslan in the eleventh century, a tale tied to his fall and a romance with Empress Eudocia that led to his imperial rise and exile.
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Erzingan
Asia Minor
Euphrates
Trebizond
Kharput
Erzerum
Romanus
Eudocia Macrembolitisa
Beauty Doctors and the Count Cagliostro Legend
A brief history of the first widely known beauty entrepreneur, Balsamo who posed as Count Alessandro di Cagliostro. Born June 8, 1748, he and his wife traveled Europe selling the infamous wine of Egypt, touted as a youth elixir. Their fortune faded after prison and exile, ending in death.
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Palermo
Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
Rome
Europe
Countess Cagliostro
Egypt
Seraphina
Cagliostro
Sunday School Picnic at St. John’s Episcopal Church
The annual Sunday school picnic for St. John’s Episcopal church will be held Saturday, June 10 at Beardsley park. Cars, especially chartered, will leave Park and Fairfield avenues promptly at 9:30 o'clock. The event is an old fashioned basket picnic with attendees from the Sunday school and other church members.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Beardsley Park
Park and
Fairfield Avenues
German cruiser Rostock declared lost by Admiralty
London reports a Dutch despatch that the German official statement confirms the loss of the cruisers Lutzow and Rostock in the Jutland battle. Rostock, a 4900 ton warship built in 1912 with 373 men, sunk en route to repairs. Lutzow, a 26000 ton battle cruiser, was also lost.
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London
Amsterdam
Lutzow
Rostock
Jutland
Berlin
Pommern
Wiesbaden
Pibing
Frauenlob
Admiralty
Allied Aerial Fleet in Raid Near Antwerp
London June 8 an allied air squadron has bombarded the area of Hoboken near Antwerp. The Germans were alleged to be building destroyers at Hoboken. The squadron was fired on by German batteries but returned to base safely.
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London
Hoboken
Antwerp
Exchange Telegraph Company
Maastricht
Vienna peace protesters siege Schoenbrunn Castle
London June 8 A Vienna despatch reports peace demonstrators mainly women marched to Schoenbrunn Castle demanding a separate peace with Russia. Several evaded police entered the castle and shouted from the Emperor’s private apartments. Castle guards later were armed with machine guns.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Vienna
Schoenbrun Castle
Russia
Li Yuan Hung Named President of China in 1916
Li Yuan Hung, previously vice president, becomes president succeeding Yuan Shih Kai in the regular course. His tenure may last until October next year when Yuan Shih Kai’s five year term ends, though political turmoil raises uncertainty. Hung, age 52, served in the China-Japanese war, later led the army, and was elected vice president after the Manchus abdicated.
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Li Yuan Hung
China
Yuan Shih Kai
State Department
Washington
Li Yuan’ Hung
Republic
Orpet Jury Trial Begins After 1200 Examined in Waukegan
In Waukegan Illinois after examining more than 1200 men in 16 venues the trial of William H Orpet for the murder of his former sweetheart Marian Lambert opened The prosecution led by David R Joslyn prepared to argue mostly circumstantial evidence including letters from Orpet to the girl The defense would open after the prosecution presents its case Meanwhile unrelated news rents space in the page as royal and commercial items appear.
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Waukegan
Ills
William H. Orpet
Marian Lambert
David R. Joslyn
Orpet
Tea and tableware price list for kitchen utensils
A catalog entry lists utensils with prices including Teaspoons five dollars Dessert Spoons nine dollars Soup Spoons ten dollars Table Spoons ten dollars Berry Spoons two dollars Sugar Shells fifty Meat Forks Gravy Ladies one dollar thirty seven and one dollar seventy five, basement.
Fashion note on dress styles and price tiers
A short catalog line describes dress options with a low neck sleeveless style and shell finish. It lists regular size at one dollar with extra at one dollar twenty five, and mentions main floor east location.
Free Christian Science Lecture at Lyric Theatre Sunday
The public is invited to a free lecture on Christian Science at the Lyric Theatre at 3 PM Sunday June 11. The event is hosted by the First Church of Christ Scientist Bridgeport with lecturer Charles I Ohrenatein from Syracuse, a member of the Mother Church in Boston. Yaqui Indians are reported raiding in southern Sonora.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist of
Bridgeport
Charles I. Ohrenatein
Syracuse
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
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