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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1910
Page
6
Michael Baker of 18 Caroline Street was injured at Seaside Park public bathhouse when his left ring finger struck a protruding spike on a rafter. The spike pierced the finger, bent the ring, and caused a collapse before emergency responders took him to hospital for treatment.
Mew Haven June 20 It is stated that James J Hill for the Great Northern Railway will receive the honorary Doctor of Laws from Yale University there on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Hill will arrive Tuesday to visit Prof and Mrs Farnam. President Taft and Mrs Taft will reach there Wednesday. The President's son Robert S Taft is a member of the graduating class. A summer cold may develop into bronchitis if neglected. Foley s Honey and Tar helps loosen the cough soothe and heal.
Reston June. Carrying a supply of trinkets for Igloo dwellers, the steamer Brothic chartered by Merry Whitney of New Haven Cone and Paul J. Rainey of Cleveland sailed from South Boston for a Arctic hunting expedition. Captain Robert Bartlett led the voyage with Peary aboard. Speculation on recovering Dr Frederick A. Cook's alleged Etab records remained unresolved.
New Haven June 20 Connie Shugrue a fireman severely injured in the recent jail fire and narrowly spared from death has been admitted to St Raphael hospital with a complete nervous breakdown. He only recently left the hospital and had just begun duty when sudden delirium and mental derangement necessitated immediate hospital care. His condition is believed to be temporary and linked to the jail fire that claimed six of his comrades. Shugrue was with Captain Chapman when the explosion occurred and leapt to safety from the building. He was rescued after more than a half hour as his injuries and the blaze battered him.
The City Normal school will hold commencement in the High School assembly hall on Tuesday evening June 28 at eight. Dr Z X Snyder of the State Normal School in Greeley Colorado will give the address. Diplomas will be presented by Superintendent Deane. The graduating class includes Katherine Beardsley Margaretta Buchanska Saidee Caldwell Agnes Collins Leonida Corcoran Iren Decker Anna Dorsey Tula Fagnam Anna Finn Edna Goodwin Ethel Macdonald Marguerite McGarry Etha Newell Besse O’Connell Lina Oeisner Frances Reid Sadie Rosenthal Mable Thomas and Anna Toohey.
Col. Goer Coe, longtime superintendent of the Soldiers Home for Soldiers on Woronton Heights, died at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born October 20, 1637 in Winsted, he served in Connecticut Volunteers and the 18th Regiment, later commanding Co. H. He helped build the Fitch Home into a leading facility and resigned April 1810 due to ill health. Previously with the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad in New Haven, his death marks the loss of a pivotal reformer and administrator.
Miss Jennie May Neff wed Walter Scott Dearolf of Reading Pa at the Neffs home on Main Street with a small ceremony. Rev Str Cooper officiated and the couple left by 9 38 train for New York after a simple reception. Gifts included cut glass linen and a pearl brooch with a gold watch from the brother. The couple will reside in Reading Pa.
Members of the class of 1919 at City Normal School have secured a bas reliefCantoria frieze from Della Robbia as the class gift. The panel, companion to the 1909 Singing Boys, hangs near its twin in the Normal room. A formal presentation is set for Wednesday June 22, followed by ivy planting.
Alderman J M O Connell was surprised when Knights of Columbus friends presented him with a handsome emblematic charm during a large gathering in the chapter rooms before the St Patrick's church parade. Edward F Nevins spoke for the group and praised his support for the Knights. The alderman, taken unawares, replied with his usual wit.
Members of Geherst Silliman Branch Sons of the American Revolution decorated Revolutionary War graves yesterday. In the evening Rev. George M. Brown delivered a sermon on an appropriate theme. The decoration was managed by a committee including O. H. Doolittle Fred Doolittle Charles B. Buckingham George C. Peet O. H. Hall Jen H. Pepper and Buckingham Mann.
The Bridgeport club Turner outing at Middleton's Grove Milford drew a large attendance. Two games of ball were played between married and single men. Charles M. Biltz supervised the roast and bake shop. The event honored James A. Turner, club secretary, for his work organizing the annual banquet.
Washington reports the omnibus public building bill includes Stamford Connecticut with a 150000 allocation for a site and building. Stamford will bond 50000 to assist payment for the chosen site as part of the project.
President Hadley told Yale seniors in Woolsey Hall that this is an age of faith in God and man and cautioned against error from increased liberty. He urged intelligent private judgment, balancing faith with reason, and warned against dogmatic rigidity in belief. He emphasized justice, love, and courage as guiding divine attributes.
Local merchants promote gifts and services from Fletcher’s casis to yacht club etchings at EH Dillon & Co and G W Fairchild & Sons. Wilson & Busting relocate to Broad Street, expanding merchant tailoring. Matinee excursions aboard Park City sail to Port Jefferson with reduced round trip fares for families. Nothnagle ads tout deep discounts on brass and iron beds as Glenwood ranges drive strong sales. details in the paper’s last page.
The Mexican Herald extols Valle de Santiago in Guanajuato as home to four of the world’s most perfect crater lakes formed by ancient explosions. The article describes their stillness, the eerie calm, and the occasional ripples from a breeze, contrasting them with Bedouin water-supply habits and noting a scorpion-eating mouse in Death Valley.
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