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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1916

Page

9

Bridgeport Prominent at Connecticut Dental Session

New London June 14 Prevention is the keynote of the Connecticut State Dental Association meeting at the Hotel Griswold. Bridgeport was prominent in the Connecticut Hygienists association session led by Irene Newman and taught by Dr. Elizabeth Beatty. Discussions covered preventive dentistry and pyorrhea control with Bridgeport figures present.

New London Connecticut State Dental Association Hotel Griswold Connecticut Dental Hygienists’ Association Bridgeport A. C. Fones Irene Newman The Hygienists’ Association Elizabeth Beatty Bridgeport Public Schools W. J. McLaughlin T. A. Garing Ella Maher Fones New Haven Hospital EB. R. Bryant New Haven R. H. W. Strang Rose E. House Hubert W. Hart Bridgeport Dental Clinic Pauline Greene Cecilia Hanley

Stratford Residents Reject East Broadway Siding Project

Stratford residents oppose a Connecticut Co plan to lay siding on East Broadway. The local Musical Club announces autumn concerts featuring Four Artists, with evening performances to improve accessibility for music lovers. The Board of Education approves use of the new high school for events. The season opens October 28 with Frieda Hempel of the Metropolitan Opera.

Stratford Connecticut CO East Broadway He Musical Club Eduvation Frieda Hempel Metrolitan Opera Co Beltuh

Townspeople Fight Trolley Plan on East Broadway

At a public hearing in Stratford over the Connecticut Co. bid to lay double tracks on East Broadway, more than 150 residents opposed the project noting possible tree loss and uglier streets. Proponents argued it would ease congestion. a resolution demanded 40 foot widening and full damages payment before any permission.

Stratford Connecticut’ Co Connecticut Co East Broadway William A. Stage Arthur G. Baldwin George F. Lewis Alice Judson Frank H. Weller Ivan L. Morehouse Stage Baldwin Devon Milford Elliott W. Peck Board of Finance Peck The Supreme Court Public Utilities Commission Capitol Main Street Congregational Church First Selectman James Lally Harold C. Lovell Town Hall Barnum Avenue Franklin School Bruce Avenue

Died in this city June 12 1916 John Friends funeral plans announced

Notices list several deaths on June 12 13 1916 in this city with funeral arrangements including services at St Patrick 39 a m and St Mary's 9 a m interments in Northampton St Michael's cemetery and private cremation in N Bergen New Jersey.

CERES John Friends Ing Rourke & Boucher Main Street St Patrick's Church Northampton Mass Weber Robert Weber Whitney Avenue N. Bergen N. J Catherine James Kearns Connecticut Avenue St Mary’s Church St. Michael’s Cemetery Senson Ann John Benson T. F. Tobin Sacred Heart Church St. Michael's Cemetery

Five Die as Fire Destroys Baltimore Elevator No. 3

Five men are confirmed dead and four others missing after a blaze at Pennsylvania Railroad Elevator No. 3 on the Baltimore harborfront in Canton. Nineteen people were injured, with several in critical condition, and losses are estimated at $2,000,000.

Baltimore Pennsylvania Railroad Harbor Canton

Bridgeport Men Freed From Life Terms After Pardons

Oscar Graves and Thomas Mooney, both lifers, were released after clemency reviews for 1873 and 1904 murders, with Graves escorted by Judge P. S. Bryant and Mooney’s sister present. Antonio Grosso, freed on the same homicide grounds, left for Hartford and then New York on the trolley and express.

Hartford Oscar Graves Graves Wethersfield Edward Bliss Burnside Thomas Mooney Board of Pardons James Dunn Waterbury Mooney Grosso City New York Express West Virginia

Bridgeport to Copy New Haven Pawn Goods Card System

Acting Detective Martin J. Kane may travel to New Haven next week to study the card system used by Sergeant John J. McAvoy for listing and indexing stolen goods in pawnshops. The New Haven method is to be installed in Bridgeport to improve tracing of stolen items.

New Haven Martin J. Kane Elm City John J. McAvoy Kane

Coroner Probes Train Death at Stamford Celebration

Coroner John J. Phelan visited Stamford to investigate the death of William P. Gorman of Bethel, struck and killed by a railroad train Saturday during the city anniversary celebration.

John J. Phelan Stamford William P. Gorman Bethel

Republicans Cloaking Iniquity In Judicial Robes McCombs Avers

A Chicago speech denounces party factions as self serving and greedy. The speaker accuses two great parties of trading principles for victory, calls for unity under Americanism, and criticizes the Progressive leader’s betrayal in harsh terms.

McCombs Chicago

Big Savings on Howland and Hart Schaffner and Marx Suits

A plain announcement touts a large lot of Howland, Kuppenheimer, and Hart Schaffner & Marx suits. Many sizes from 33 to 46 across two to three styles per size, in light and dark fabrics, full-lined options, various coat cuts, and summer-weight options. Prices range from regular stock to previously offered Hart Schaffner & Marx lines, all marked down to one money saving price.

Howland Kuppenheimer Hart Schaffner & Marx Hart Schaffner& Marx

Lincoln’s re unite speech frames party rifts and national unity

The speaker cites Lincoln’s call to reunite and argues two party factions seek self advancement to overthrow a united third, praising the Democratic party for upholding American ideals, peace with honor, and steadfast leadership. The speech ends with “the Elephant is dead, the Moose is dead. Long live the American eagle.”

Democratic Party America Washington Jefferson Madison Jackson

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