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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
4
Advertises Wednesday specials at Kline's with white dresses two new styles from 4.98 to 6.96, silk gloves 0.69, washable four in hand ties 0.09, soft collars 0.09, children’s vests 0.19, matting suitcases and bags 0.98, all emphasizing low prices and value.
The school board cleared Devine after testimony about wearing a fraternity pin. He claimed the pin was worn unintentionally and denied intent to violate rules. Principal Simonds testified four students involved, with three seniors and one junior, while teachers supported the view that new members were being initiated.
A garbled text fragment references a commissioner and a person named Me or Moe Young, asking about a proposal or existence of a framelike matter. The readable bits offer no clear event, date, or outcome to summarize beyond noting a municipal inquiry.
Miss Ruth Griffin of Ogden street to wed soon. Attorney Ivan L. Morehouse of Stratford collected money for Grace Sheridan home and met her B H S Normal classmates. Grace received a dish and kitchenware set as gifts and the group enjoyed a lustcheer. Attendees included Katherine in Martha Han May Light Margaret Kieley O U Leary Frances Baldwin Jane Mallon Mendail Susie Gaven Mary McNamara Jennie Bergne Julia Griffin and Grace Dan.
Veit Goshen delivers a philosophical oration at Yale with disputants including Harry Mendell of Bridgeport and J D Brown of Mil l arter, Raymond Parker of Willimantic, Allen P Tanher of Brit Bw, M King of Stamford, Ver C Warn, Ralph Keeler, and others listed in the record. The passage lists names and places connected to the disputation in a fragmentary Yale program context.
A Canton style pest warning notes how bed bugs deter tenants and promotes Cyrus Presto Killer as a safe cleaning product. The ad claims cleaning a home persuades applicants to rent, touting the product as non burning and harmless. It lists Cyrus Pharmacy Fairfield Avenue and Courtland Street as providers.
The Bridge Port Public Normal School will stage its annual commencement Monday in the high school assembly hall at 2 o'clock. Prospective teachers will demonstrate training with a program featuring class lessons, phonics, punctuation, reading, and music. The class of 1912 graduation occurs Monday evening at 8, with Marion L Burton delivering the principal address.
Announcements from Yale Sheffield Scientific School list Connecticut boys receiving general and class honors for excellence in studies. Awards cover 1912 1913 and freshman levels with names including Harold Lanldwin J M Cobey Phillip Gleason R P Baker J Cohen W Schmidt and many others from Bridgeport New Haven Stamford Norwalk and Hartford among recipients.
Officials warn special tax payers who continue business after July 1 must buy and display special tax stamps or face action by the U S district attorney. Delays have allowed July operations without stamps, carrying penalties from 100 to 5000 dollars and 30 days to two years. Deputy Collector J W Ambler will be in his office June 20 and daily in June to collect all due taxes before June 29 close of business.
The Board of Education opened bids for a new eight room school at Commercial Street and North Washington Avenue. Mason work went to Casey & Hurley for 18 900, carpenter work to Malcolm Mac Fayden for 43 410, Beating Co Jrexoce & Co 4 736, painting 820, plumbing J F Brady & Co. Contracts total about 40,000.
A chaotic public display led by an apparent voodoo rite stages the humiliation of former Mayor Cicory B. Wilson. Aldermen react with fear as a crayon portrait is ritually invoked and covered, ending with chants that condemn the subject and the crowd.
Baltimore set to host the Democratic national convention next week as leaders discuss a majority rule shift and potential contenders. Delegates number 1086 with 734 needed for nomination. unpledged delegates 207. Speculation centers on John Gaynor and Tammany backing, with others like Foss and Parker among possible temporary chairmen. Women delegates and Suffragists present amid party bargaining.
John J. Hackett of this city wins 109.50 in a suit against Ward J. Walsh over a sold milk route from November 1910. Walsh says the route was returned shortly after sale and Hackett sought 200 damages. Judge Scott also awards Ernest Beardsley 50 in a suit against John Frank of Newtown for an alleged hand injury at a Newtown sawmill on May 19, 1911.
At Wesleyan University in Middletown on June 18 the annual alumni dinner featured Governor Simeon B. Baldwin as the speaker. Alumni class meetings preceded the event, with day closing receptions and scattered campus activities ahead of tomorrow’s commencement day.
Mrs Julia Watte Morrisse Lawrence, heiress, is placed in control of her property under the probate court ruling. Judge Dan Westport acts, Judge Banks is discharged after five years, and Mrs Lawrence provides bonds for her guardians Hilda and Kenneth Morris. The action was brought by her son Louis Morris.
Chicago dated report shows Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts under threat of removal as national committeeman while about a dozen committee members are discharged. Names missing include Victor Rosewater, Nagel, Vorges, Mulvane, Senator Penrose, Murphy, and Scott. Roster shifts follow primaries with changes in leadership and replacements amid Taft era tensions.
The Smith Murray Co offers deep discounts on black taffeta and silks, with sale prices from 38c to 59c yard and remnants at half price. Lingerie waists and tub dresses feature high quality lace trims, while linen suits and dresses appear at notable prices. Jewelry and trimming departments also present odd lots and bargains across fabric and leather goods.
Washington reports the Interoceanic Canals Committee has amended the Panama Canal bill after hearings with railroad and steamship input. The Senate changes shift canal government to a appointive commission, alter toll rules, and bar railroad owned ships from coastwise entry, with safeguards for trans oceanic routes and 50 percent cargo to transocean ports. Senator Townsend defends canal aims as a free open waterway to curb monopolistic rate pressures.
Prosecutor notes the case against motorist Sven Ey in city court today. Aut o speeding charge lingered unresolved as proceedings continued.
Daniel Sullivan of Brooklyn died at home yesterday after years of declining health from a past accident. Funeral services will be a high mass at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Brooklyn Thursday morning, with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery. Survived by widow, three daughters Catherine Madeline Ina, and three sons Daniel Jr William and Charles, all in Brooklyn. Sullivan was a former teamster and trucker who later ran a North End business.
The Claims committee of the common council will meet at 1 30 pm Friday to visit several properties whose owners filed claims for damages from grade changes and related issues. A still alarm brought apparatus from No 7 to a house on Cornea Roe Street causing smoke and minor damage.
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