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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
9
A newspaper ad touts a summer hat sale with trimmed hats in White Hemp Natural Leghorn Natural Panama White Chiffon White Cape and braids. It claims the prices are low enough to speak for themselves and urges prompt purchases by women seeking economy and style.
The New Haven Railroad appointed F J Nicholson as assistant engineer to lead automatic train control investigations. The move aims to test control devices on its lines, evaluate trial installations, and push progress while the company reassesses practicability amid prior studies showing no current automatic systems ready for universal use.
Miss Mary Sulliman, a teacher at the American School for Girls in Chicago, was arrested in April on espionage suspicions. She arrived in New York from Rotterdam on the Pena Thciean and said her detention stemmed from a generic charge foreigners face until investigations proceed. She claimed she was later cleared but was briefly hospitalized in Germany before release.
Thunderstorms faded across the southern and western districts over the last day. Pleasant conditions are expected this morning east of the Rocky mountains, with the Mississippi valley the exception. Tow water 20 es. A baby girl was born to Attorney and Mrs. A J Merritt on Onox Avenue. both mother and child are progressing well.
Cyrus Roach Powder promises to rid homes of roaches by sprinkling where pests gather. The powder is described as clean to fuse, harmless, and guaranteed not to drive roaches to neighbors. Price listed as 20c and 33c.
About 275 Bridgeport business leaders gathered at Stratfield hotel for a Be For Bridgeport dinner. George B. McAneny urged practical city planning, focusing on streets, education, and recreation while praising Bridgeport’s growth and warning on future needs. Hartley Davis called for housing and reduced isolation. President Crawford announced a housing committee.
The clashing text mixes old Cork maritime ritual with miscellaneous 19th century notes on investment advice, a joke about a legislator described as born in captivity, and a quip about a stout woman and a hotel elevator. The fragmentary OCR blends quirky folklore with crude humor and financial tips from period papers.
A fragmented line appears to question ownership and memory with archaic phrasing, noting a hard touch and a tamper that never yields. The obscure text reads like a literary fragment, offering no clear event, people, or place to anchor a fuller summary.
Senator Stone of Missouri denounces the Republican and Progressive platforms and Hughes’s nomination. He endorses a constitutional limit barring justices from seeking office within two years of service and warns of Congress and judicial independence being challenged by political use of the Supreme Court. The speech critiques Roosevelt’s platform and calls for a justice temporarily shielded from political office.
In St Louis on June 13 suffragists move to educate delegates ahead of a Democratic convention hearing. Mabel Vernon and aides distribute pamphlets detailing voting power across 12 states. The National American Woman Suffrage Association rehearses the Golden Day Street display with hundreds of participants. Congressional Union speakers pitch streetside talks as they brief Wilson and plan Indiana campaigns. Acton Davies, former New York drama critic, dies in Chicago.
Miss Lillian Belle Ryan and Mr John Joseph Carroll wed at 10 yesterday morning in a Beedemer Church ceremony. Amanda Williams served as bridesmaid and Dennis Carroll as best man. The couple to honeymoon in New York and Atlantic City before settling on Howard Avenue. Helen Pratt Crosby and Hewitt Crosby tied in Palo Alto California. Dorothy and Marjorie De Loss invited to a Black Rock Yacht Club dance with many dinner parties planned.
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