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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
11
The Fashion Leader advertises perfect fitting silk skirts for men’s wear at 3.50 with a canary yellow tone as the season’s leading color. Additional options start at 1.00 up to 5.00, while suits feature blue with red threads priced 15 to 25 dollars. OUT OF THE BIG RENT SECTION.
A miscellaneous clipping juxtaposes moral warning and folklore. A deathbed tale from Canon Gore about a penitent pickpocket ends with a warning as his final whisper directs attention to a stolen watch. The second item mocks social vanity with a Bermuda courtship vignette about unspoken lines. The third recalls Nelson’s pay dispute over missing eye evidence and a shy retort about future losses.
The anecdote recalls how public figures claim safety is modern while two detectives from Scotland Yard watched over him at a dinner. Gunther awaited upstairs to mingle with guests while two guardians wore footman attire and stationed themselves near the Grand Old Man during the meal.
An advertisement fragment offers scalp treatment services from Oily Hall at 412 Beatrice Building and 226 Main Street plus a phone listing 1373 327, signaling a local beauty service promotion.
New York reports an experiment in hotel service with Lois Peirce Hughes acting as hotel hostess to assist women guests. She helps visitors find clubs, shops, and meeting contacts, aiming to make the stay homelike and guide travel. The role could become a national fixture.
June 17 1913 patent list from A M Wooster shows local residents granted patents. Items include a pull socket separable attachment plate a paper tube shot shell a chain mat for wheel tires an embalming pump folding ladder and severable square mold designs among others.
Philadelphia June 13 the submarine torpedo boat Thrasher built for the government by Cramp Shipbuilding Co passed to sea bound for Cape Cod conveyed by the tug Baxter. Tests near Cape Cod are slated for about July 15 under a board of experts.
An 1912 public notice by Miss Clara Kempf endorses Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for pimples and blackheads. The regimen includes applying ointment with a fingertip, washing off after five minutes, then bathing, with ongoing use for cleanliness and pore health. Sold worldwide. free samples offered with the Skin Book.
Stamford, June 18. Eyewitnesses and officials witnessed a test of engine 1338 and eight cars showing brake failures and nearly 375 feet beyond the danger point. Engineer Doherty’s testimony was supported as the Pacific engine failed to stop promptly on simulated runs, while a separate express tested at over 60 mph stopped within 2,296 feet. The day highlighted brake efficiency on the car fleet and the limitations of the engine’s emergency system amid official scrutiny.
The annual state convention of the Butcher and Grocers' Association of Connecticut will be held here tomorrow attracting wide attention. Delegates from this city number thirty five with about seventy five others already attending. Excursions around the city are planned and a banquet will follow the business session, expected to end by six.
State Highway Commissioner Chas J Bennett announced contracts for road work. Monroe seeks 6225 feet gravel on Bridgeport Monroe Turnpike with Bennett M Beard of Shelton bidding 1.50 per foot gravel 2.20 per foot telford 1 per foot rubble drain 60 cents per sq yard rubble gutter 10 per cubic yard concrete wall 6 per cubic yard masonry wall and 5 per cubic yard dry rubble wall. Fairfield bids 4272 feet bituminous macadam on Eastern Turnpike to B D Pierce Jr Company of Bridgeport bidding 2.30 per sq yard bituminous macadam 2.20 per sq yard telford over macadam 1 per foot rubble drain 310 cubic yard concrete wall 3 per cubic yard masonry wall and 6 per cubic yard dry rubble wall.
President Fred Enos of the Board of Trade will name a five man committee to study reopening Steeplechase Island as an amusement resort. A meeting with George C. Tilyou, Captain Paul Boynton, directors and local business leaders explored options. Tilyou blamed past disputes and Sunday arrests for his decision and said he would incur 17 250 in fixed charges annually rather than reopen and run the Island himself. He offered to assist any other party seeking to reopen the site.
A local proposal outlines a yearly $2,500 donation to support a local manager, with potential continued contributions to assist rental operations. The plan signals community backing and ongoing financial assistance for management duties.
The Washington memorial honors William Roberson Smith longtime superintendent of the United States Botanic Gardens. A noted figure with a renowned Burns collection and manuscripts in the United States, he counted Andrew Carnegie and other public figures among his friends even in old age.
In Quincy Illinois, Mrs. Hanna Erke was wounded in the shoulder by a bullet fired through her door by an unidentified man near Fowler. A posse formed and pursued the would-be killer, who was found in a wheat field and reportedly shot himself to avoid capture.
A gun battle left a man dead after being shot through the head or by a revolver round from a posse member. Before dying he wounded Frank McNaw in the leg. Mrs. Erke, age 60, is reported in serious condition.
In London on June 18 two militant suffragettes Mrs Marianne Clarendon Hyde and Miss Bundin of the Women's Freedom league were sentenced to 14 days in prison for refusing to pay $10 fines after obstructing police at a meeting in Downing Street near the premier's residence. The six leaders, jailed for conspiracy, began a hunger strike upon arrival.
Meriden June 18 Coroner Mix concluded an inquiry into the automobile accident that killed Junius S Norton, a banker, and seriously injured his wife Elizabeth last night. The coroner found no fault by the truck driver involved in the crash.
Connecticut Brewerie Co driver Tames McMahon was found not criminally responsible after coroner officials attributed the crash to steering gear defect. Only Pacier and his wife claimed McMahon was racing. Norton’s throw from the machine is noted as the incident context. McMahon faced detention while the coroner investigated, then was released. The driver, described as under severe stress, shows signs of nervous collapse from the strain.
Eddie McCarthy six year old son of Mr and Mrs Michael McCarthy of Seaview avenue barely escaped serious injury when struck by a trolley near Yellow mill Playground yesterday afternoon. Motorman Samuel Preller and Conductor J H Chase and nearby passengers aided the boy who was treated at the emergency hospital and later sent home.
About 200 members of the American Library Association arrive June 23 at Hotel Kaaterskill for their 35th annual convention. Governor William Sulzer will speak on Our Fellow Citizens of Foreign Birth and libraries’ role with foreign-born residents. Henry E. Legler opens sessions. Dr Herbert Putnam and other leaders attend.
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