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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
8
A Plymouth Rock rooster in Malden Massachusetts attacked three year old Elizabeth Smith injuring her eyes and nose. Her uncle rushed to aid, stubbed his toe and dislocated his shoulder and fractured his right arm. The rooster then attacked the man scratching his face severely before a doctor was called for both victims.
Secretary Daniels yields to opposition to building battle ships and authorizes withdrawal of pro sales by Chairman Padest of the House Naval Affairs Committee. The move ends a vigorous fight on the navy bill and sends the measure back to conference with other Senate amendments rejected.
New Haven Connecticut June 17 Mark Burch 64 a New York merchant collapsed from heart disease at Yale field after the Yale Harvard baseball game ended He and his wife were commencement guests His body was taken to New York last night
The text notes St Athan as the first English martyr in the 3rd century, a soldier under Diocletian who became a Christian and died for his faith. It mentions Alban, beheaded in 286, and describes persecution under Diocletian, with Christians executed, homes burned, and followers persecuted. St Albans derives its name from the saint.
The Knights of Columbus of Brooklyn NY will witness the most elaborate exemplification of the degree at Prospect Hall on Sunday afternoon. Supreme Director Daniel Griffin and State Deputy William P. Larkin will lead the ritual, starting at 3 00 p m. A musical program is planned and visitors from New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut and New York are expected. Subways to Atlantic Avenue and the Fifth Avenue L will bring attendees to Sixteenth Street, then a short walk.
Boston June 17 Foreign missions occupy a prominent place in the proceedings of the northern Baptist convention opening a nine day meeting. Five thousand delegates will join in a missionary centennial observance on June 24 marking Adram Judson's Band departure for Burma. Judson family members and Harry Pratt Judson will deliver addresses. A business session led by Henry Bond otro presided with Cortland Myers delivering the welcome.
In Cincinnati Hospital Court Yard the fountain resumes flow after four-year dormancy ending a scandal that led to water shutoff when intern and nurses were found bathing at 1 AM and another interne played an accordion. unrelated ads for house dresses and a 20 percent yearly dividend follow in the page.
The Geneva Tribunal opened in 1872 to settle the Alabama claims averted a looming war between Great Britain and the United States. The arbitration led to peace and set a precedent for international mediation, with $15,609,000 awarded to the United States and England paying promptly. The article recalls key figures including Sir Alexander Cockburn and Count Solopis and notes the tribunal as a cradle of modern arbitration.
A June sixteen patent list from Bridgeport and Hartford shows inventors and their claims including Cora N. Cummings for a hypodermic solution holder, Thomas H. Macdonald with two talking machine patents, Louis G. Wagner and W. G. Lohmeyer on a figure polycycle, and Frank I. Kimball with a cylinder lock design. Other names include George W. Howard, James J. Murphy, and Howard Thurston with multiple patents, plus trade marks for American Chain Co and S Salt's Textile Mfg Co. The update notes a Chicago factory explosion killing Samuel Daniels and injuring five, plus the Knights Templar annual conclave opening in Rochester and a scenic railway wreck near Ontario Beach Park injuring seventeen.
A roundup of invented devices includes an automatic speed change gear for cars maintaining motor power, a Virginia vest with oxygen tanks for smoky rooms, a nostril clip and air tube for underwater breathing, and a central exhaust design for engine cooling. James C. Rice, coach of the Column boat, overturned at Poughkeepsie, UNSY.
The selection of a gift should receive careful attention so its beauty and fitness remind of the donor’s thoughtfulness. We show appropriate gifts including diamonds watches and jewelry of every description silverware cut glass clocks and more at attractive prices.
A trolley containing school children crashed into a transmission pole at Campo Beach near Westport end of the Connecticut company line. Superintendent C F Heath piloted the run after no motorman was available. The car’s fender and front platform were damaged but no injuries to the children were reported.
An article discusses widespread abolition of slavery in modern nations, noting remnants in colonies. It cites Morocco slave markets reported at 3,000 yearly, and a Paris paper accusing government leaders of action. It references Asquith and memorials from Cromer Curzon Bryce urging suppression of trafficking.
Married Men and Single Men of the West End Outing club schedule uniform fittings for both teams before the annual field day at Columbus park. Architects plan Calif ornia beach clubhouse with fieldstone first story and large assembly room. The project includes six second floor sleeping rooms a janitor suite and a two story belicany. A steam heating system sanitary plumbing and hot water are specified.
The Wheeler and Wilson band, led by Professor Louis Chermack, drew strong applause at Yale class day ceremonies in New Haven and has many bookings. They will perform at Beardsley Park on June 2, the Sunday school picnic on June 29, Staats Sangerfest on June 3, the Norwalk carnival, and the Reading fire department visit, among others. Members include L. Adrian Vernon and J. Wilson Cliffe, Oscar Knablin, and Albert Sanger, noted as top soloists.
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