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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1910
Page
5
Under St James parish auspices a whist and social will be held in the Town Hall next Tuesday evening to aid the church building fund. The event combines one evening of music entertainment, whist games with abundant prizes, and dancing after the play, with provisions for hundreds of players.
Announcement from New England Navigation Co says steamer Bridgeport will discharge and take on passengers at the foot of Fairfield avenue instead of the Pequonnock dock at Union street. Heavy freight traffic previously mixed with passenger load prompted the change as of now.
Bodies of victims from the ill fated submarine Pluvius are removed in Calais harbor. Admiral Belluc leads the operation as photographers face hostility and crowds, while the first corpse arrives at a temporary morgue.
An advertisement touts Cyrus Wart Remover as a painless quick fix to remove a wart and enhance appearance. It specifies sales locations at The Cyrus Pharmacy on Fairfield Avenue and Cannon Street, urging readers to purchase for cosmetic improvement.
An ad promotes Cleanrasy the best hand soap promising skin safety and strong stain removal including stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt. It lists a large can for 10 cents and notes manufacture by Wm. R. Winn at 244 Stratford Ave. Also mentions new patent leather belts with gold or silver brocade rims and fine ladder work lace used to join parts of skirts and corsage.
Washington notes recall the once high profile of Representative John Dalzell of Pennsylvania. Once a central figure defending gag rules and Rules Committee power, he now ranks as a quiet partner in the House machine with a lean frame, iron gray hair, and a red carnation, still a tough parliamentary fighter despite insurgent reforms diminishing his former prominence.
Washington dispatch reports John Barrett, director of the Call of American Republics, predicts the August 14 to 20 Esperanto Congress will accelerate study of the language in major colleges. Barrett, president of the Esperanto Association of North America, expects it to place Esperanto alongside other tongues amid post Panama Canal trade and increased travel. Also noted are probate hearings at Winsted over estates of Edward J. Youngs with claims totaling eight thousand dollars by Constant and Mrs. Tuttle for services from 1879 to 1897. New bathing caps shown include a motor bonnet design with rosettes.
Washington June 11 Campaign year drives mass mailings from the House Office Building as members flood districts with leaflets and speeches printed for home consumption. The Government Printing Office and Agriculture Department efforts show efforts to influence voters. Pairs, votes, and campaign committees shape messaging amid growing fundraising and political pressures.
Cosmos Billezy a mason of 713 Maple Street driving east on Stratford Avenue near Kossuth Street yesterday afternoon was run down by a New Haven bound trolley car as he turned to pass junk dealer David Goldstein's wagon at 85 Wallace Street. Billezy fell onto his horse and wagon, which collided with Goldstein's rig. no injuries were reported.
Dick Howell editor of the Bridgeport Sunday Herald demands a season pass for ham and beans from Wagner of the Bridgeport Standard after recognizing Jake Kilrain in a published portrait. Wagner warned he had no bids yet, and Howell threatens legal action if not honored.
The annual commencement of the Fannie A. Smith Freebal Normal Kindergarten took place in Lafay ette Street’s First Church of Christ Scientist auditorium with Prof. Patty S. Hill delivering the keynote on What the Kindergarten Has Contributed to Elementary Education. Graduates included Agnes Brennan and Gertrude Caswell among others, escorted by floral-bearing pupils, followed by a diploma presentation by Rev. Mr. Dillingham and a post-ceremony luncheon.
Oscar Hammerstein the New York impresario faces a Russian ban preventing entry due to his Jewish birth. He and Mae West were reported at the Moscow Grand Hotel, with lawyer Edwin B. Root seeking State Department action. Hammerstein vows to pursue Russian artist engagements despite the setback.
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