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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
10
A collage of fragmented notes and curiosities spans topics from wing speeds of birds to the chained books of early medieval monasteries. It notes bees, sparrows, and storks with wing beats and energy comparisons, then shifts to catenati chained manuscripts and their coverings. A few quips from periodicals and town topics close the page with light humor.
Delegates and leaders mingle in Chicago as party tensions flare. Merritt of New York pins a gold badge while jokes about wooden nutmegs pop up. Roosevelt supporters clash with Taft loyalists, while California and Illinois factions voice fury at committee actions and possible bolting threats.
Delegates in the Coliseum discuss candidates with chatter about Taft Roosevelt and Bryan. Wealthy attendees populate Millionaires Row including Mrs Taft and other notable families while reporters and delegates struggle with names and logistics. A telegraph office exhibit and a crowded lobby feature carnations sold to supporters, and a smoke-filled corridor draws attention as attendees ignore the haze.
New Haven June 20 reports say Bishop Nilan will name a successor to the late Rev. John F. Corcoran, chaplain and secretary at St. Francis Orphan Asylum within a week or by month end. The selection rests with the bishop among 400 priests, likely a senior administrator. The Corcoran will filed shows estate valued at 6300 with 1000 personal property. executors named Rev. William Sullivan and James P. Pigott. Gifts include 200 each to Rev. T. J. Coleman and Rev. William J. Dullard. most of the estate goes to St. Francis Orphan Asylum, with bequests to St. Bonaventure’s Seminary and St. Hyacinth in Quebec. He leaves stock in Church Press Association Publishing to the company and to doctors McCabe and O’Connor. other $100 bequests noted.
At the request of counsel for Charles vu Fischer the garbage reduction plant nuisance claim hearing was postponed for one week. It will be held next Thursday evening June 27 at 8 o'clock.
A Bridgeport letter from Devoe & Co. promotes lead and zinc paint claims accusing chemists of adulteration with a $1000 bounty. It touts Devoe as the best paint and lists distribution by Hubbell & Wade Co. Also mentions Bachman’s Emmenagogue MixTURE as a female regulator product.
Paris reports the Automobile Grand Prix will run June 26 at Dieppe amid a split in the A C de F. Fifty eight cars, including American entrants, are listed. Also on June 24 Paris hosts Billy Papke versus Marcel Moreau for the world middleweight title while Georges Carpentier faces Frank Krauss in Dieppe on the eve of the Grand Prix.
Public teaching day showcased by City Normal School graduates in a packed assembly hall. Miss Julia A. Fenton accepted a frieze gift while Superintendent Charles W. Deane spoke. Principal Miss Bessie E. Howes presided. a reception followed with refreshments. The graduating class includes Mary Nash Barker, Mary Evelyn Barker, Nicholine Bruce, Maude Elizabeth Burges, Elizabeth Regina Burke, Mary Theresa Connelly, and others.
John J. Hackett of 1308 Pembroke street was elected ladderman on Truck No. 3 by the Fire Commissioners to fill the vacancy caused by James Copley’s death. E J Forest and T E Whelan had petitions for back pay granted, while Charles W Smith and John A Smith sought positions in the department. Revised bids for heating apparatus at No 1’s house will be reconsidered before award.
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