The Long Eared Bat and a Phrase Origin Mystery
The piece notes the long eared bat’s two inch body and oversized ears used to wrap itself for sleep, detailing ear and wing positions. It then discusses ideas on the origin of the American expression Great Scott, debating Winfield Scott links and a German etymology, followed by a Paris writer Ernest Vedel anecdote and a Siamese harbor incident ending with a courteous note attached to a bouquet.
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London
Great Scott
London Academy
General Winfield Scott
Russell
Winfield Scott
Ernest Vedel
Paris
Armand Duplessis de Richelieu
Bangkok
M. Vede
Mme. Richelieu
Leutenant
Gray Eyes and Lovelight in Quaker Grey
A compact excerpt traces the charm of gray eyes described as loving and kind in a poetic tone. It contrasts eye color symbolism with green eyes and myths about jealousy, then shifts to a Scottish barber tale about a broom price and a witty exchange. The passage closes with a quip on money and grasping wealth.
The Bitter End and Silence in Society Snippets
A short, witty collection of quips on writing life and marriage. A pupil in a New York public school wrote bitter end as a dog chased a cat. remarks on authorship, wives, and in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Choir Singer Sues For Child Custody In Superior Court
Helen Price of New York seeks custody of her baby girl born September 1907 in a civil action before Judge Howard J. Curtis. Price alleges cruelty by her husband Alder Price of Sound Beach, with a pending divorce case.
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Superior Court
Howard J. Curtis
Helen Price
New York
Alder Price
Sound Beach
Young Price
Sherman Price
New York City
Darien
Price
Isabelle Clark
Galen A. Carter
Farm Wagon Collision In Easton Injures Girl
John Kochis, a Easton farmer, drove slowly along Steuben street towards Bridgeport last Saturday evening when his wagon struck Martha Gaberman daughter of Abraham Gaberman of 37 Steuben street. An arrest was made and Capt Arnold investigated this morning. Civil suit possible. The Gaberman family gathered at Capt Arnold's office during the inquiry.
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John Kochis
Easton
Bridgeport
Steuben Street
Martha Gaberman
Abraham Gaberman
Arnold
Kochis
Gagerman
Capt. Arnold
Blanchard Launch
Youngs
Lena Smith Fined In City Court
Lena Smith was fined $50 and costs in city court after arrest on June 8 for keeping a house of ill repute in Berkshire Flats on State street. A man named Frank Herrmann, a frequenter, was fined $25 and costs. Tillie Nelson, also a frequenter, was fined for the first offense.
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Lena Smith
Berkshire
State Street
Frank Herrmann
Tillie Nelson
Two pickpockets forfeit bonds in Norwalk
South Norwalk June 21 two alleged pickpockets failed to appear in court to answer a breach of the peace charge. Each man’s bond of 100 dollars was forfeited. The prisoners gave names as John Dale 25 and Thomas Sanborn 40 and were arrested yesterday afternoon at Roton Point.
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United Press
South Norwalk
John Dale
Thomas Sanborn
Roton Point
Italian man arrested after elder father shooting in Norwalk
South Norwalk on June 21 Loulis Marinelli an Italian shot and likely fatally wounded Marteneo Frerensio aged 70 following an argument over the elder man's daughter. Marinelli was arrested and held pending the injury outcome Frerensio remains in critical condition at the hospital
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United Press
South
Norwalk
Loulis Marinelli
Marteneo Frerensio
Marinelli
Frerensio
Auto Speeding Engineer Jailed After Yale Cornell Game
Hans Ward of Portchester New York, an engineer, was sentenced to five days in jail for violating the automobile law. He appealed and posted bonds of 200 dollars. Ward was arrested Saturday for speeding while en route to the Yale Cornell game.
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United Press
New Haven
June
Hans Ward
Portchester
N. Y
Ward
Gamblers fined after raid in New Haven police court
In New Haven on June 21 Benjamin Blazes of Adeline street was fined $25 for keeping a gaming house. James Seamsky John Smith Eudick Dorilat and Samuel Boskas were each fined $5 for frequenting the place after a raid yesterday.
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United Press
New Haven
Benjamin Blazes
Adeline Street
James Seamsky
John Smith
Eudick Dorilat
Samuel Boskas
Objection to Saloon in Jacques Place Heard
A hearing of William Hart to run a saloon in the former Jacques building was held before the County Commissioners. The Law Enforcement League opposed the plan citing unsuitability and testified with police officers about the premises. Residents of Stratford nearby also objected to George Stafford at Koonchaug Inn, citing applicant unsuitability.
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Willam Hart
James Jacques
Law Enforcement League
Jacques
Hart
Stratford
George Stafford
Koonchaug Inn
Man Held for Burglary in New Haven Barbershop Theft
William Brach, 27, of Meriden, arraigned in New Haven police court on burglary charges. Case continued to Superior Court with bond set at 31,000. Brach was arrested after a barber shop on Portes Street was burglarized earlier today.
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United Press
New Haven
William Brach
Meriden
Brach
Portes
Bridgeport Representation in New England Colleges
Bridgeport youth populate Yale and other New England colleges as undergraduates and graduates. Notable names include John A. Hurley, Charles C. Beeman, William B. Glover, and many Stratford and Bridgeport students across Yale divisions, Sheffield Scientific School, and local high schools. Bridgeport also ships students to Dartmouth Williams Maine Holy Cross Wesleyan and Notre Dame with numerous juniors and freshmen showing strong local college ties.
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Bridgeport
New England
Yale
New Haven
John A. Hurley
Charles C. Beeman
Fairfield
William B. Glover
Sheffield Scientific School
Hartford
Stratford
Vernons. Morehouse
Raymond B. Munson
Harold F. DeLacour
Donald
Sammis
Henry Leroy Lewis
Robertc. Lewis
Fred. B. Lewis
Dr. Lewis
William Leroy Lewis
Robert I Hulsizer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Albert Harlow
Wesleyan
Edward
Shaw
Springfield
M.C. A
Honora Elizabeth Mulvihill
Denis Mullvihill
Smith College
Charlotte Smith
Radford B. Smith
Wellesley
Arthur E. Baker
the Courant
The
Literary Monthly
Harvey T. Warren
Howard W. Curtis
Ward J. Curtis
R. T. Veit
Henry F. Veit
Hub Clothing House
DeVer Cady Warner
DeVer Warner
William H. Whitcomb
East Side Market
Shef
Wooster C. Canfield
Charles S. Canfield
Edward A. Lambert
Henry A. Lambert
Walter J. Damtoft
Knud J. Damtoft
Damtoft & Myer
John Giddings Hughes
Frank J. Hughes
Edwin Gibson Gaynor
Dennis Gaynor
Gaynor-Mitchell Mfg. Co
William A. Camp
Berthold F. Hastings
Charles D. H. Kellogg, Jr
Abraham Zimmerman
George F. Bradstreet
Paul Goldberg
Frederick B. Hawley
Carl M. Lynge
Morton O. Sterling
J. P. Williams
H. W. Wills
Russell C. Wilmot
Edward Savage
Book and Snake
Horace B. Merwin
Orange Merwin
Charles G. Waldo
Medical School
Law School
Frank L.armstrong
Lopiptha B. Brown
William R. Brown
Harriet Jane Roe
Edna B. Northrop
Joseph W. Northrop
Ben B. Finklestone
Harry Williams
J. Gade
George B. Garlick
Samuel M. Garlick
Emil Greenbaum
Ivan Morehouse
Harry Burnstine
Arthur Comley
William H. Comley
E. Parle Garlick
Henry H. Wittstein
William M. Ziff
Yale Divinity School
Washington Irvine Maurer
West End
Benjamin Franklin Saxon
Newfield M. E
New York University
Drew Theological Seminary
C. Sturges Ball
Summerfield M. E
J. Maurice Deyo
John B. Deforest
Frank H. Myers
Watson's Bank
Arthur Wren
P. W. Wren
John T. L. Hubbard
C. Frederick Stead
Salts-Textile Mfg. Co
Hugh Joseph Lavery
St. Joseph's T. L. & B
Harry A. Goldstein
Frank P. Munich
Ben. J. Weinstein
Samuel Mellitt
John H. Casey
Walter F. Foley
Ernest Berger
Francis J. Breen
George N. Finklestone
Lawrence S. Finklestone
Robert Ross Ferrett
John W Ferrett
Frederick E. Morgan
Daniel N. Morgan
U. S
Connecticut
Dartmouth
Willam T. Stillman
John Carleton Stebling
Philo Clarke Calhoun
Charles E. Sanford
Williams College
Arthur Hammond
Martin B. Hammond
Thomas P. Taylor Co
Curtis Tracy
University of Maine
Harvard
Charles Ensign
Clark Slaps Miss Gaffney Over Drunk Rumor Dispute
Ida Gaffney of Berkshire avenue reported to Prosecuting Attorney DeLaney that Clarence Clark of Brooks street slapped her face after she accused him of drunkenness. Clark denied striking hard, saying he only touched her when she challenged him to strike. Both left Haimes Edwards factory and arrived at the police station around the same time. Clark apologized.
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Ida Gaffney
Berkshire Avenue
DeLaney
Clarence Clark
Brooks Street
Clark
Miss Gaffney
Deaths and Funerals McCarthy and King Rites
Funeral services for John J. McCarthy were held from 453 Lexington Avenue to St. Augustine's Church with pallbearers from Live Oak Camp W. Co. W. Interment was at St. Michael's Cemetery and a requiem mass followed. Louisa King of 93 Hancock Avenue died after a lingering illness, survived by two daughters and a son.
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John J. McCarthy
Lexington Avenue
St. Augustine's Church
Patrick J. McCormack
Live Oak Camp
W. Co. W
St. Michael's Cemetery
Louisa King
West End
Hancock Avenue
Josephine Brennan
Catherine Lathrop
Ernest King
Westlawn Sold to Ella A. Jones in Brookline
Ella A. Jones of Brookline Mass wife of George H. Jones has purchased Westlawn former residence of E C Smith the theatrical manager who was ordered to pay 26000 dollars in alimony to Jessie Carl Smith now Jessie Carl Smith remains to be finalized in court proceedings.
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Ella A. Jones
George H. Jones
Brookline
Mass
Westlawn
E. C. Smith
Jessie Carl Smith
Jessie Carl
Building Line Case Heard Over Stillman Street Building Line
In a hearing before Justice of the Peace Deputy Judge Frank I Wilder at the County Court house this morning John Tomasco sought an injunction against Nathan Kraut both of Stillman street restraining erecting a structure beyond the building line on Stillman street The Common Council had granted an application to establish a building line Kraut argued the provision is unconstitutional as it omits other potential beneficiaries arguing class legislation
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Justice of the Peace
Frank I. Wilder
County Court House
John Tomasco
Nathan Kraut
Stillman Street
Common Council
W G Comstock Dead In East Hartford Estate Owner dies
Hartford June 21 W G Comstock aged 61 wealthy real estate owner died at his East Hartford home from kidney trouble He is survived by two brothers.
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United Press
Hartford
W. G. ComiStock
East Hartford
Bridgeport Absent From Appointee List For Hospitals
Governor Weeks plans to appoint three directors for the state tuberculosis hospitals within days. Expected appointees include Dr. J. P. C. Foster and Attorney E Hall of New Haven and John Gunsannon of Hartford. Each director earns 2500 dollars yearly plus 500 for expenses. It was previously thought Mayor Henry Lee or Dr. C. Lincoln Banks would receive Fairfield County appointment.
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Weeks
J. P. C. Foster
New Haven
E Hall
John Gunshannon
Hartford
Henry Lee
C. Lincoln Banks
Fairfield County
Weather Forecast for Bridgeport in 1909
The Weather-Fail for Bridgeport Conn indicates unsettled conditions tonight and into Monday. Likely showers may follow, with a chance of rain continuing through the end of the period.
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Idgeport
Conn
Rugs from a unique mill bring big savings at Carpet Hall
Large rugs from the Alexander Smith & Sons mill are offered at marked-down prices after an April auction in New York. Selections include Nepperhan tapestry Brussels, Manor tapestry Brussels, Axminster rugs, and assorted yard-wide rugs. Prices range from 6 by 9 feet to 27 by 60 inches, with discounts from regular tags across all listed patterns and sizes.
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Alexander Smith & Sons’ Company
Cochrane
Big Smith
New York
Nepperhan
Manor
Brussels
Axminster
Smith Mills
Harriman Death Rumor Shocks Wall Street
A circulating unconfirmed rumor claimed E. H. Harriman died in Austria, triggering a sharp market drop. Officials and friends offered no evidence of truth, noting Harriman was abroad in Vienna under medical care while others recalled his severe illness.
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United Press
New York
E. H. Harriman
Austria
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Harriman
Vienna
Lander
Europe
Panoue
Taft Confers on Corporation Tax Proposition
President Taft held talks with several Senators on the corporation tax proposal in Washington. Senator Dillingham of Vermont predicted Congress could stay in session all summer, while Senator Elkins warned that adjournment day was uncertain. The President also conferred with Attorney General Wickersham on the tax amendment matter, following a White House discussion with the Baconance committee members.
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United Press
Washington
Taft
Dillingham
Vermont
Congress
Elkins
Wickersham
White House
Bac oPance Committee
Wilder Demands Return Of Boy In Custody Dispute
A clash between Meriden State Reform School authorities and City Court Judge Wilder over Richard Larkin’s custody arises after his burglary conviction. Parents urge jail time, contending age limits, while the school resists release. Wilder orders return via Patrolman Coughlin, arguing court may suspend sentence. A separate note mentions a master clock linked telephone system for hotel patrons.
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City Court
Reform School
Richard Larkin
State Reform School
Meriden
Wilder
Larkin
Wider
Joseph Coughlin
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Howland’s
Jackson's Book Shop
Main Street
Giatpront
Mallory Barn
Marshall H. Mallory
Con
Southport
Oak Lawn
the Park Cemetery
City of Court Exchange
Ge Monuments
James Horan & Son
John Beck & Son
East Main ST
Daniel P. Keane
Fred J. Elander
Glasgow
Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Jacks
Sues
Yale Law School
Mister Clark
Prosecutor
Slappee
W. G. Comstock
Howland
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon Street
the Howland Dry Goods.co
Wall ST
Boy
Bes
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