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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
10
Storewide sale advertised with window display featuring men’s and boys’ cotton and worsted bathing suits. Includes large closeout of overproduction items and a shipment of 12, five hundred pairs noted. Local shop on Main Street promotes bargains under the Big A Cecile brand.
Readable fragments show men and children’s swimwear including greys, oxford and navy suits with short sleeves. Children’s one piece blue flannel and worsted bathing suits listed with Annette Kellerman swimming outfits. Garments priced from $1.00 to $1.50.
June 10 Paria reports morning papers attach great importance to Secretary Bryan's resignation from President Wilson's cabinet. They speculate it explains delays in Germany's reply to American protests over the king ofTanai.
A short ad warns that bedbugs on pillows can haunt sleep and leave bites. It promotes Presto Killer as an effective cleaner, priced at 25 cents.
Henry Lee former mayor and county commissioner made unproved graft accusations against unnamed aldermen at a Board of Trade meeting. He said he helped create the paving and sewer commission to curb abuse and later criticized members for alleged domination, noting he would not add to his statements now.
Rev Edward Campion Acheson of the Church of the Holy Trinity Middletown was elected suffragan bishop on the fourth ballot at the Connecticut Episcopal diocesan convention. He is 56, born in England, educated at Wyckliffe College and the University of New York, and has served Middletown 23 years. He may accept and faces canonical approval. He is noted for generosity to the poor and active church leadership.
Washington on June 10 announced the war department named officials to conduct the national rifle shooting matches to be held in October at Jacksonville Florida. Colonel Richard Blatchford serves as executive officer with Lieutenant Colonel John J Dooley as assistant executive officer and Captain William C Harllee as assistant. Captain William Clapton Junior is adjutant and Captain L E Hanson is quartermaster. The listing reflects early steps to complete necessary preliminary arrangements.
Social column notes the engagement of Miss Althea May to Maturin Waldo announced at a Brooklawn Country Club luncheon. It lists prominent guests and mentions May’s family roles, Waldo’s position, and ongoing local club activity. It also covers Enel club at Courtland school, student essays, and an upcoming piano recital by Mrs. Susan Hawley Davis.
Berlin reports a National Zeitung correspondent describes the Italian airship Citta Di Ferrara destroyed by Austrian naval aeroplane L-48 on June 8 after an attack on Fiume. Pilot Marine Lieutenant Glasing and observer Marine Cadet Von Fritzch engaged, firing a special incendiary, setting the hull ablaze. The gondola and crew were rescued by a nearby torpedo boat. the airship sank.
Jane Addams of Chicago, chairing the Women's Peace Conference committee, left Rome for Madrid to press peace talks with France and Belgium after meetings with Pope Benedict XVI and Vatican officials. Italian ministers offered cautious reception as the Vatican hinted timing was not opportune. Benedict voiced hope for Austrian-led peace initiative and pledged Holy See support.
Miss Jennie Margaret Hawley hosts the animval recital of her piano pupils at the old Sanford homestead on Washington Avenue. The program is set for Thursday afternoon June 24 at 3 30 o'clock with Mrs. Ethel Poland Hubbell as soloist.
Robert Lansing, a leading student of international law and longtime U.S. legal adviser, is poised to become Secretary of State after William J. Bryan's resignation. Born 1864 in Watertown New York, Lansing graduated from Amherst in 1886 and joined federal commissions, including the Bering Sea arbitration and The Hague proceedings.
Hosiery offers include $1.00 grade pure silk hose with reinforced heel and toe and a 69c price for special runs. Fibre silk hose features light pink tops and multi color bodies with slight imperfections. Also special three pairs for $1.00 and Oriental net lace collars, organdy Quaker collars, and Windsor ties offered at 19¢ from regular 25¢.
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