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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
4
American minister William W. Rockhill was guest of honor at a Wai Wu Pu hosted dinner in Japan on June 19. Heads of several embassies attended as part of a formal closure event signaling closer ties. The ceremony underscored Rockhill’s unique role and the desire for cooperative relations.
A United Press dispatch from The Hague reports the Malay archipelago suffered massive quake and tsunami damage. At least 230 dead in Upper Padang with broader losses feared in Sumatra and other islands. Dutch authorities order swift investigations and relief planning.
Readable items show wholesale ranges for fruits vegetables hay and poultry. Entries include apples Northern Spy Baldwin Ben Davis and Peaches with per crate or per basket prices, strawberries Jersey regions, hay weights per hundred pounds, poultry like broilers ducks and turkeys with per pound or per pair prices, and potatoes radishes rhubarb scallions hothouse produce with per unit or per 100 bunches pricing.
A brief, period style notice notes roaches running wild in houses tolerated by residents. It mentions efforts to control them with Roach Powder and similar products, selling at 35 cents per pound, highlighting nonpoisonous or mild options versus harsher methods.
Philadelphia June 10 The huge refinery of the Thesylvania Sugar Refining Company on Shackamaxon Street idle since the sugar trust gained control by officer loans will resume once the New York agreement between the Pennsylvania Company and the trust is ratified by Pennsylvania courts. Receiver George H. Earl, who brought the suit, made the statement.
New York judge William J. Gaynor told five thousand South Brooklyn residents that New York must not repeat past subway follies by ceding control to Belmont for decades. He criticized Controller Metz and city officials for obstruction and urged moral leaders to curb the traction trust and speed up construction. He accused Metz of praising Belmont and running for mayor.
Newtown residents enjoyed a Pomona Grange meeting in Bethel with Gen H O Averill and H W Potter speaking on cattle disease and dairy issues. Local sidewalk repairs by Derby parties and PF Crowe’s Button factory reopening were reported. Mrs Mary Botsford suffered a paralytic shock and is reported to be in a critical condition.
In Redding on June 10 a guinea hen owned by Mrs. Charles Bradley of the Ridge has attracted local attention by laying two eggs on some days, with single eggs on most days. the fowl’s feat is described as remarkable for this region and could merit a full write-up if continued.
EH, DILLON & CO. announces a great consolidation sale around July 1 as it plans to amalgamate with other large millinery firms. To prepare, the store will reduce summer stock dramatically over the next two weeks offering extraordinary values on summer millinery and related goods including flowers ostrich plumes ribbons shirts and coats, with wholesale prices via direct manufacturer purchases after the merger.
A claim to cure all stomach diseases with Mi o na tablets is pitched as a faultless prescription. The ad asserts universal efficacy, pharmacist refunds, and quick relief from belching, gas, heartburn, and nervousness, urging readers to try a week for 50 cents a box.
Town officials weigh Commodore Luttgen proposal to build a permanent roadway across Sunset Hill with a $1000 town contribution. First Selectman Banks reports a man, Philip Fagan, delivered to Danbury hospital after a roadside incident near Putnam Park.
In a Stamford civil superior court case Herbert N. Worth versus Matilda G. Worth Judge Howard J. Curtis granted the decree to the plaintiff on desertion grounds. Witness testimony cited the mother-in-law's arrival and a disputed cross complaint naming co-respondents Mrs Reardon and Miss Allen. The judge noted the husband’s right to set a home for his wife and she was urged to comply.
Frank H. Dearborn of 65 Central Park West, a demonstrator for E R Thomas Motor, received the severest sentence by the Court of Special Sessions for automobile speeding. On his fifth conviction he was jailed five days and fined 100 dollars or five more days, after being arrested May 25 on Fifth Avenue at nineteen miles per hour. Previous fines totaled 15 and 50 dollars with later sentences suspended. Dearborn faced ten days in Tombs when no payment was made.
Mark Twain arrived in Baltimore and after visiting the Belvedere he refused to see reporters. Shortly before midnight a note requesting a reply to the criticism in his latest book Is Rhelesncupe Naat prompted a brief unsigned response.
The governor returns House bill 250, proposing a New Haven police commissioners charter change, without approval. He argues the bill narrows appointive power by blocking any lawful occupation from holding the office, contrary to state policy of broad local self government and appointive flexibility.
The body of George Goudreau, about 25, killed when he fell from a moving train near Clinton, arrived home for burial in the care of Rourke & Rourke. He was the son of John Goudreau of 47 Harriet Street and accompanied by his uncle, Alex Goudreau, on a trip to Maine for work. Funeral services for Col. John G. Healy of the Ninth Regiment, C. V., were held in New Haven at St. Marys Church, one of the citys largest prior services with many attendees including Ninth Regiment veterans and honorary pallbearers from various organizations.
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