Oddities of Paris and Ocean Oddities From Then and Now
A collage of historical curiosities includes Paris beggars with tricks such as a clock in the stomach and a blind man with a tin cup. notes on the tuatara lizard from New Zealand with four eyes once, now two. a crab that makes its own seaweed wig. Red Sea shipboard sufferings. Fred Douglass praised for a speech misread by Irishmen. autos and aircraft misfortunes. moral quips and playful exchanges from various columns.
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Paris
London Globe
New Zealand
Red Sea
Fred Douglass
Ohio
Ladies’ Home Journal
M Kenna and Lavins Obituaries Mention Funeral Details
Notices announce Ellen Mckenna's funeral in the city and Margaret E Lavin daughter of Thomas and Ellen Lavin aged 21 with service from 399 Gregory Street to Sacred Heart church and burial at St Michael's cemetery. Benjamin Wm Henry of Stratford aged 81 with funeral at his home June 13 at 3 pm and burial in Union cemetery.
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A Lavvins
Margaret E
Thomas
Ellen Lavin
Gregory Street
Sacred Heart Church
aInterment
St. Michael's Cemetery
Children of Mary of Sacred Heart Church
School closes SCON Croquet sets for vacation fun
Croquet sets priced from 1.00 to 3.00 delivered at your home. Brownie Kodaks for children make a fine birthday gift and vacation activity. Sold at Jackson's Book Shop 986-988 Main Street at regular prices.
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Jackson's
Book Shop
Main Street
Developments in Sugar Trust Inquiry Stir Public Interest
Washington June 12 special from United Press reports Edward S. Atkins acting president of American Sugar Refining Company testified before a House committee that the Havemeyer group formed the trust to end fierce competition, cut production costs, and push prices higher. He said 17 of 23 refineries joined, leaving only two major outsiders.
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United Press
Washington
Havemeyer
Edward S. Atkins
American Sugar Refining Company
House
Sugar Trust
American Company
James M. Beck
Atkins
Hardwick
Dem
Bay State
Boston
Havemeyer Trust
Madison
Kas
Janner
Atkings
Work On New Trolley Line Begins Tomorrow
Bridgeport officials announce the Bridgeport Danbury trolley line project will start this week. Sperry Engineering Company head A William Sperry of New Haven confirms construction and says tools are shipped and a commissary department is established at the scene.
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Danbury
Bridgeport
A. William Sperry
New Haven
Sperry Engineering Company
Married couple elopes from South Norwalk to Pennsylvania
Paul Dukai 28 and Mrs. Andras Szakal 25, mother of two, left South Norwalk for Pennsylvania via New York after allegedly taking $360 from the husband. Dukai abandoned his wife and eight week old baby. Mrs. Szakal supported two other children in Hungary. Local trace found at the railway station. story supplied to the United Press.
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United Press
South Norwalk
Pennsylvania
Paul Dukai
Andras Szakal
New York City
Dukai
Hungary
Lady Hibernians Plan Class Initiation Event
Lady Hibernians No. 50 to initiate over 100 members next Sunday at Eagles Hall with degree work by No. 16 of New Haven. Banquet for 400 to follow. Mayor Buckingham will welcome guests with several state and local speakers attending.
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Eagles’ Hall
No. 16
New Haven
Buckingham
Edward F. Hallen
Thomas M. Cullinan
T. R. Sweeney
James V. Hussion
Philip Sullivan
Ellen Malloy
Ladies Auxiliary
Margaret Malloy
Fairfield County
Mary Fulton
Mrs. Foley
Laddies Auxiliary No
Lightning Destroyed Lyme Old Saybrook Ferry
The municipal ferry between Old Saybrook and Lyme was destroyed by fire today, with estimated losses of 4000 dollars. Officials said lightning caused the blaze. As a new state bridge is under construction, the ferry was the sole crossing. authorities left for New London to secure a replacement craft.
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Old Saybrook
Lyme
Connecticut River
United Press
New London
Obituaries of Bridget McDonough and Civil War Veteran John W. Ford
Bridget McDonough, longtime Bridgeport hospital employee, died today of heart trouble. She had no near relatives in Bridgeport. John W. Ford, Civil War veteran of Company A 29th New York Volunteers, died yesterday at 52 Gregory Street after a long illness in his 70s.
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Bridget McDonough
Bridgeport Hospital
John W. Ford
Gregory Street
New York Volunteers
Episcopal Diocesan Convention Opens in Waterbury
The Connecticut Episcopal diocese holds its annual convention tomorrow and Wednesday at St. John’s church Waterbury with Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster and other prominent clergy from the state in attendance.
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United Press
Waterbury
Connecticut Episcopal Diocese
St. John's Church
Chauncey B. Brewster
Dartmouth Sociology Professor David C Wells Dies at 53
Boston June 12 announcement of the death of David Collin Wells a Dartmouth sociology professor for 18 years. Wells a Yale graduate and the first sociology professor in an American college died at age 53.
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United Press
Boston
David Collin Wells
Dartmouth
Wells
Yale
Brutal assault leads to $5,000 bail in Waterbury case
In Waterbury on June 12 William Maso, 23, was held on $5,000 bail after a vicious assault on Mrs. Richard May who was pregnant with a one child in her arms. The attack occurred at a street corner as she walked home. she was kicked and struck, rendering her unconscious. A second woman, Carrie Schroeder, 20, remains hospitalized in Bridgeport after attempting suicide at Seaside Park.
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United Press
Waterbury
William Maso
Richard May
Maso
Mrs. May
Carrie Schroeder
Bridgeport Hospital
Seaside Park
Main Street
Railroad Avenue
Banks Delay Liquor Case Dates In Common Pleas
Prosecutor Elmore S. Banks says he cannot predict when liquor cases will appear in the court of Common Pleas noting he must be in Hartford for the rest of the week. A personal note mentions engagements of Miss Marguerite Williams to William Wright of Bridgeport. Local ads promote sailor hats, White Mountain Refrigerators, Sunday baseball, and a ten cent cigar, plus croquet sets and kodaks at area shops.
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Elmore S. Banks
Court of Common Pleas
Hartford
Charles E. Williams
South Norwalk
Marguerite Celia Williams
William Winthrop Wright
Bridgeport
E. H. Dillon & Co
Main St
White Mountain
N. Buckingham & Co
State Street
General Hale
Eckler & Co
Drinking Our Soda Makes Life Worth Living in Bridgeport
An ad extols Bridgeport soda fountain drinks with cool quaffs and pure fruit syrups. It notes home made ice cream, self-produced, and emphasizes purity and quality from the local soda stand run by Jennie Hamilton’s Pharmacy. Classified rental and sale notices follow at 1 cent per word.
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Bridgeport
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Mohican Company
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Mohican Condensed Milk
Gocoa
Gorn
Mohican Macaroni
Jagasby
Baltimore American
John
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Suntown
M'Kenna
Ellen McKenna
John Beck & Son
Jas
Horan & Son Florists
Hawkins Florist Stratfield
Hughes & Chapman
Stratford Avenue
Connestion
Rist
Lady Hibernians
Old Saybrook Ferry
Episcopal Diocesan Convention
Babe
Bridgeport, Conn
Owers
Howland Dry Goods Co
Jennie Hamilton
Ahair
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