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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1913
Page
5
The Perkins murder case opened with her trial for killing her son-in-law. Attorneys Thayer and James filed a demurrer to the complaint, which Judge Crandall overruled. She was bound over to the September term of the superior court with bonds.
Finishing touches to the railroad rate cases from Missouri Arkansas Kentucky Oregon and West Virginia are believed added today in secret conference. Decisions with other cases before the court are expected to be announced Monday. Justice Hughes is picked by most lawyers familiar with court procedure to announce the conclusions as he did in the Minnesota rate case last Monday.
Washington June 14 Viscount Chinda Japanese ambassador advised Secretary Bryan that Japan is willing to renew the arbitration treaty with the United States for another five years, expiring August 24. Bryan said he expects Senate ratification of the new arbitration treaties already reached with Great Britain and others despite opposition.
Washington June 14 Democrats in the Senate were in a confident mood over the tariff bill prospects predicting a clear Democratic majority as it comes from the caucus.
Death notices from this city list Catherine Brooks, widow of Patrick Brooks, with funeral at 472 State Street and Mass at Saint Augustine, interment at Danbury Catholic Cemetery. Alice Green, 10 months, funeral at 163 Catherine Street and interment in Danbury. Notices for Plembing and Rock outline services at St Marys and Sacred Heart with interment.
An advertisement touts Uneeda Biscuit as uniform in quality and flavor, describing them as dependable soda crackers packed in a moisture-proof package. It notes the price of five cents everywhere.
Court heard details on how enginemen are hired as firemen who undergo exams, pass a year of service, and are chosen from an extra board. The coroner pressed about block signals, derailments, and safety drives after Westport and Stamford wrecks, with Woodward stressing strict reporting and ongoing safety education for engineers.
Judge Case of the Superior court granted Florence Gray of Greenwich twenty one thousand dollars in alimony after she sued George Gray for divorce on grounds of desertion. The couple wed April 13, 1894, and January 12, 1910 marked the desertion. George, a wealthy Greenwich manufacturer, was alleged to hold property exceeding sixty thousand dollars.
In New London police court George J. Agen Rongpola Hayek Confid Bathioa George Hayek Albert Nourey May Hayek and Sadie Shap Syrian silk weavers on strike were bound over to the superior court for trial on the common law charge of rioting. Bond set at 1000 each.
New York reports that Oresto Shilla, linked to the slayings of three individuals, was apprehended after a search extending since May 3. The arrest marks a major development in a case unfolding through June 14 observations.
News item from New York reports a Friday the 13th oddity as a couple welcomed a girl and boy totaling 13 pounds in room 13 on the third floor of a building on Third Street amid a crowd outside a plumbing shop. The event coincides with the couple's marriage on February 18, 1910. Separately, Emmeline Pankhurst was arrested again in London for militant suffragism after a hunger strike. Additional notices include a girl wanted to shape collars, a screw machine operator ad, a wrinkle treatment offer, and a lost white female fox terrier with distinctive markings.
An Anglo American exchange jokes about extreme heat and cold weather in poultry farming. The English farmer notes troughs boiling in a hot summer, while the American counters with feeding hens crushed ice to prevent hard boiled eyes, reflecting humorous international banter on farm conditions.
Dialogue reveals a humorous mutual arrangement between Mrs Pose and Mrs Rose about their husbands. The exchange centers on love affairs and self-love, with wry remarks about finances and lunchtime meals funded by Gotrox. It illustrates social interaction and wit in a light, conversational mood.
New York, June 14 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company announced a body of airbrake experts will conduct an impartial test of the brakes on the engine involved in the Stamford accident. The tests probably will be made next Tuesday.
In Stamford on June 14 among 20 injured in the wreck only four remain hospitalized. Albert Bodick of New York has a fractured skull and a broken ankle, condition very serious though improving. Margaret Broderick of Farmington Conn has a deep forehead gash and swallowed broken grass but is out of danger. F B Jennings of Park Avenue and J W Husted of Roxbury Mass left the hospital last evening as others were discharged or departed to their destinations.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will open its wreck investigation of the New Haven wreck at Stamford Donn. on Wednesday June 18 at the Hotel Stratfield Bridgeport with Commissioner McChord in charge of the accident phase.
The bodies of George Templeton Hume of the New York World and Mrs. E J Kelly wife of a Canadian Pacific official will be sent to their families today Hume to New Haven and Mrs Kelly to Chicago Mrs W A Seeley identified by relatives and shipped to Pine Plains New York previously moved today
Heat prostration reported in Hartford during flag day exercises on the capital grounds. Miss Camply of 25 Mountfort street was overcome, carried home by ambulance, and later recovered. One Cent-a-Word, Farmer Want Ads.
Local notices detail entrances located on Main Street Fairfield Avenue and Cannon Street. The brief item records access points tied to a redevelopment plan and public safety considerations, noting affected sidewalks and proposed closures pending permits.
A Whittall rug for every room is praised with Anglo-Persian as the crown jewel in drawing rooms. Other lines include Lach Haci Anglo-Indian Royal Worcester Teprac and Body Brussels pieces with sizes and prices ranging from 4.25 to 60 dollars. Visitors are invited to view these fabrics in Carpet Hall to judge quality and selection.
Hardwood framed screen doors with spring hinges offered in several sizes ready to hang. Window screens with hardwood frames 18 to 30 inches high and 21 to 45 inches wide priced 20 to 50 cents. Steel frame screens 18 to 30 inches high and 35 to 48 inches wide priced 35 to 60 cents. Fourth floor.
The ad promotes Howco grape juice as a refreshing Concord grape beverage suitable for the whole family. It touts purity and flavor achieved by sterilizing and bottling in a region with top Concord grapes, selling pint bottles at 20 cents and cases of two dozen for 4.50.
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