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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
7
Health officials issue a New York style warning urging travelers to avoid typhoid fever and to be cautious with milk. The alert stresses sanitary breakfast habits and safe food handling as key defenses against infection and notes expected seasonal spikes and public health responses.
The event lists recipients including doctors and professors from Carnegie and Harvard linked figures like Albert Constable and Timothy Gole among others. The ceremony recognizes contributions across disciplines as part of a broader academic honors tradition.
A corrupted notice describes a student from a local high school who matriculated at the University of Pennsylvania and was admitted to the New York University bar three years ago, last week receiving a prestigious credential.
The June 1 session in New Haven discussed whether the Volunteer Greensmgs are covered by the compensation act. Debate centered on the act’s scope and eligibility for retired or wounded volunteers.
scattered local items include church suppers and fundraisers at Stratford area churches. residents report visitors from Rochester and Northampton notes, plus a fire at a South Main residence and minor legal detentions.
At the annual stockholders meeting in Bridgeport, D W Thompson was elected president and W A Parke Hasseid secretary. Directors reelected include Tooker of Port Jefferson and George M Tooker of Jefferson. The park City steamer runs summer excursions from Bridgeport at 1 38 p.m. to Park City and returns at 4 30 p.m with special low fares all season.
The Washington Park Methodist Episcopal church plans a multi day anniversary event at Barnum Sable avenues with free admission. An organ recital by Miss Stele Blackstone and choir will start tomorrow, followed by lectures on Smyrna Aphesus Damascus Jerusalem and Cairo. Noted ministers and former pastors will attend and a Sunday service includes address by Bishop John W. Hamilton of Boston.
Frustrated residents of the Firth district plead for street improvements after years of delays. In Lenox Avenue between Maplewood and Orney Street, homeowners report uneven pavement, missing sidewalks, and blocked gutters causing dust and water flow issues. Philip Ferley filed a correction petition three years ago, but many parcels remain unpaved and costly street repairs fall to the city.
Mrs. Greenwood, 57 Courtland Street, died at her daughter Mabel Meath’s home on Sanford Avenue after a sudden illness. She lived in the city most of her life, survived by husband Sone Greenwood, six children, two sisters, and a brother. She was active in St. Augustine’s parish and the Ladies of Charity. Her passing shocked many friends.
The City Normal School holds a public Teaching Day in the assembly hall tomorrow after 2 o'clock. Nineteen graduates with at least eighty percent in teaching, discipline, and scholarship will present their work. Miss Millicent Bes presides as class president and Caproni casts are displayed with gifts from former classes. Dr. Deane will accept the gift for the board of education. All are invited.
City meetings push for ratification of Warren Brothers paving contracts amid debate over permanent paving status and which body may oversee work. Mayor Wilson defends the agreements, citing past opinions and the need to avoid delays, while Commissioners Lashar and De Los press for clarity on authority and permanency.
Local council members clash over term lengths and contract authority. A mayoral decision hangs on proposed changes while officials argue about duties and timelines. City hall discussions reveal tension between administration and council members amid the budget and public works discussions.
Poorly legible clipping reports a mass killing in a town with claims of villagers being massacred. Names and exact location are unreadable, but the text notes widespread violence and destruction during the incident.
A report from an unnamed wire service describes a defensive action where Prince repels an assault attributed to Rebe. The account notes the confrontation occurred amid unsettled lines and mentions brief tactical movements by both sides. No further names or locations are clearly identifiable in the readable text.
Fragmented text reports Miss Beenstain leading in a local vote with figures like 730 for Borranata and 577 for Crattafeel. Other names appear uncertainly, including Terrell and Grendiold, amid garbled lines.
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