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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
1
Bridgeport school board plans to relieve congestion by using part of the new high school for the fall term. With unprecedented enrollment, pupils will attend after noon sessions as construction speeds on the south wing, targeted to be ready by November, and the plan aims to accommodate the influx.
Four people were bruised when a jitney bus skidded on wet pavement on Stratford Avenue opposite St Michael's Cemetery after an auto failed to stop for a hole in the road. The front axle bent, the bus hit a pole base, then fences, but drivers and passengers kept calm.
The wife of a building contractor at 460 Mill Hill Avenue who shot herself yesterday is slightly improved at Bridgeport Hospital after operations failed to remove bullets near vital organs. Her condition remains extremely critical as medical teams continue to attempt life-saving measures.
Fr Robert J Bowen, ordained May 21 in Hartford by Bishop Nilan, is assigned as assistant at St Augustine’s Church. A Hartford native, he studied at St Joseph’s Cathedral School, Hartford High, St Thomas Seminary Hartford, and St Mary’s Seminary Baltimore. He earned top marks in Philosophy, Sacred Scripture, and a best written essay in sacred scriptures. He previously served as prefect at St Thomas Seminary and will oversee the parochial school left vacant by Rev John Kennedy’s promotion. He will report this Sunday and celebrate Mass as part of his new field.
Ira Allen Sankey, son of the Lia evangelist and hymn writer, must pay Frances Wann Sankey ten thousand five hundred dollars in alimony and forty dollars weekly from the date of judgment. The divorce, granted by Judge Shumway, includes a large property transfer and cites habitual intemperance. Mrs. Sankey testified to years of intoxication. cruelty was alleged but mainly supported by intemperance. Florence Doughton testified to Sankey's presence at parties where he appeared intoxicated. Sankey contested but did not appear, filing a general denial. The couple married February 15, 1911.
Wladislaw Szymanski of Hallett Street leaves one thousand dollars to St. Michael the Archangel Polish Roman Catholic Church. The will was admitted to probate today by Judge Paul L. Miller. Szymanski, longtime East Side resident and first trustee of St. Michael’s, also served as treasurer of St. Francis Catholic Union and worked at Singer Manufacturing Co. The bequest provides 200 dollars for masses to Rev. Alphonse Figlewski. the remainder goes to his wife Wiktoryn. He notes his brother Charles is in comfortable circumstances and needs no property.
Commissioner Jeffrey O. Phelps of the state Domestic Animals department informs the health department and town clerk that the muzzling order is extended 30 days due to persistent dog rabies in the city and rising danger from noncompliance.
Spectators erupt when Josephine Pagliaccnto’s mother makes the death sign and vows revenge after Antonio Distillo’s case is postponed. Judge Bartlett steps out as police restore order. trial rescheduled for Saturday amid threats and medical concerns for the child.
Clarence V. Baldwin of 484 Shelton street, former owner of Central Neckwear, was fined 200 in U S district court in Hartford for using the mails to defraud. He ran an Ogden street outfit soliciting home seamstresses who prepaid 1 for a good faith guarantee. no workers delivered satisfactory results and the scheme proved profitable for him.
Rehala Ribatti zgal o, age 17 on March 6, asks the superior court to annul her marriage to Philip Ribattizalo. She alleges lack of license and misrepresentation by Cooney Winton, who served as assistant town clerk and justice of the peace. After the ceremony she separated, and the case is returnable to the September term.
Ralph Barnes a well known motorcar agent of 2010 Park avenue is seriously ill in Bridgeport hospital where doctors suspect acute appendicitis. He became very ill at his home after 7 this morning and was taken to the hospital by automobile ambulance. X ray pictures have been taken in an effort to locate the trouble.
London June 17 The Lusitania sinking inquiry resumes under Baron Mersey. Sir Edward Carson argues a second submarine lay on the port side while witnesses describe torpedo washes and lifeboat conditions. Captain Turner testifies about boat freeing and lifeboat stacking.
New York June 17 report says the German embassy at Cedarhurst sent a denial to Washington claiming Dr Anton Meyer Gerhad was not Alfred Meyer a high German official secretly in the United States buying war supplies. State department officials will decide whether to publish the telegram.
In San Diego the flagship Colorado with 300 Marines under Admiral Howard sailed at 9:35 am for the Lower California coast. Ordered to push inland twenty miles if needed, they aim to protect Americans menaced by the Yaqui Indians who have threatened to annihilate foreigners. State department advices note the Indians declared war on Germany, Mexico and the United States.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Malines civilians revolted last Tuesday with German troops firing on crowds. The traveler claims about 700 civilians were killed and Marines isolated behind electrified fences. No independent confirmation yet.
Former Secretary Bryan argues that military preparedness provokes conflict and that Europe’s upheaval stems from the belief that might makes right. He lauds President Wilson’s leadership, warns the United States gains no benefit from arms buildup, and asserts preparedness risks universal arms races and moral strain.
Bridgeport boards pause on appointing twelve out of town teachers despite a recommendation from the schools committee. New superintendent elect Samuel J. Slawson announced the hires, with some board members questioning records and pay, while 12 teachers from Olean, Hornell, Stratford and other towns await next week’s vote.
One man was killed and three fatally injured with seven others injured when a steel arch at the east end of the new high level bridge over the Cuyahoga river collapsed. The 70 foot fall threw twenty men to the ground amid debris. foreman Vance Peel died. Showers tonight and Friday with light variable winds.
A Constantinople report claims a Turkish aviator saw a British battleship of the Agamemnon type aground in Kerala Bay near Imbros, with its deck submerged. Earlier rumors of the Agamemnon’s sinking were denied. In Europe, a big battle on the eastern front along the Rawka river is described as decisive, with German and Austrian forces offensive across a 400 kilometer front.
San Francisco June 17 The oil tank steamer Desabla, chartered to the British government, was struck by a German submarine off the Scottish coast. No details on the crew’s fate were released in a cable from Andrew Weir via Robert Mitchell. The Desabla, built in 1912, carried 6909 tons, was rechartered by Welr to Britain. London June 17 The British steamer Thafford, 234 gross tons, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in St Georges Channel. crew saved.
Washington reports that Ambassador Gerard in Berlin cablet to the state department with a first official reception report on the last American note to Germany. The dispatch notes German press comment was friendly and officials here gain renewed hope for a favorable outcome between the two nations.
London reports the eastern front shows no change that disrupts General Von Mackensen's plan to reach Lemberg Galician capital by July 1. His Austro German army moves east of the San river toward the Dniester area with Teutonic forces meeting strong Polish resistance near Przemysl and along the route north of Przemysl.
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