Vaudeville Show Delights Bridgeport Audiences
Morton and Moore lead a riotous vaudeville bill at Polls theater on Main Street with witty, fast paced acts from Brigades of comedians. Coakley Hanvey and Dunlevy, Theiler of Swaces, and Walsh Lynch & Company deliver dramatic and humorous pieces. Anne Stewart stars in The Stepent, with Lovetts booked for next week after west and New York acclaim.
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Poll’s
Bis Theatre
Main Street
Bridgeport
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Hanvey
Dunlevy
Swaces
Fetter Brothers
Anne Stewart
Stepent
Mr. Poll
Lovetts
New
Girl From Golanela Sees Cecil Spooner Shine At Lyric
Cecil Spooner, a popular energetic stock star, gains new laurels in last night’s Lyric production The Girl From Golanela. The play centers on two sisters with central roles, highlighting Spooner’s notable performance.
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Lyric
Miles
Golanela
Anka
Goldfeld
Ulern Faenton
Manske Rider and Metro Plays Shine at Woday’s Program
The feature program includes The Manske Rider a five part Metro play starring Mimy Aliteon and Harold Lockwood Peg O the Ring episode eight of the Universal master serial circus life and a Syd sey Drew comedy Tue tasked Titer A Western tale of a man weighed by his true weight delivers strong drama and action with thrilling escapades throughout the program
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Woday
Metro
Mimy Aliteon
Harold Lockwood
Peg ‘O the Ring
Sydsey
West End Theatre Presents Virginia Pearson In Blazing Love
West End theatre on Btgte street near Clinton avenue showcases Virginia Pearson in Blazing Love under William Fox. Pearson, famed for The Vampire and A Pool There Was with Robert Buliford, headlines a program marking her first film appearance with Fox. The Promised Land, a four act drama starring Marguerite Stayton and Bryant Webster, will also be shown. Tel. 2853-18.
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West Epi
Btgte Street
Clinton Avenue
Virginia Pearaon
Milo Beauty
Witten Fox
Miss Pearson
William Fox
Hom
Rolge
Robert Buliford
Mies Bere
Promised Land
Marguerite Stayton
Bryent Weabrarn
Aav
Moran to use new system for Dillon bout in spars
New York June 21 Frank Moran trains at White Sulphur Springs for a Dillon fight with less crowd attention, staying upstate. He outlines a shift from road work to active boxing, developing a right upper cut for leverage against shorter foe Dillon, with sparring partners Kendal and the Zulu Kid and coach Wil Me Lewis.
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New York
Frank Moran
White Sulphur Springs
Jack Dillon
Jess Willard
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Willard
Willara
Saratoga
Prank Kendal
Zulu Kid
Wil Me Lewis
Dion
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Boxton
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Chong
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Washington
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Prac
Dillon
Games Today In The Northeast And Midwest
Boston faces New York while Philadelphia plays Brooklyn. St Louis travels to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati visits Chicago for key games today in the region.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
R. HE
Presburgh
Louis
Pittshurch
St Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York in Boston Washington in Philadelphia
The item lists American Association teams linked to major cities including New York Boston Washington Philadelphia and Chicago St Louis with Cleveland Detroit, indicating a regional or exhibition arrangement among clubs. No specific dates or results are given in the readable portion.
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Washington
Detroit
New York
Boston
Chiesco West
St. Louis
Bea
Philadelphia
Birthday of Jack Monroe the World Champion Contender
Jack Monroe born in Chester Pennsylvania on June 21 1877. He earned a fortune as a Canadian miner after boxing retirement, served with the Princess Pats in World War I where he was wounded and his right arm amputated. His son fights under the name Young Jack Monroe. a strong heavyweight prospect. Monroe was also a professional football player and prospector whose daring feats included crawling twenty miles to help after a severe foot injury in Idaho. He first fought Jeffries at Butte in 1902 lasting four rounds, then was knocked out in the second round in San Francisco.
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Pusilier
Jeffries
Chester
Monroe
Canada
Princess Pats
Armentieres
Old Jack
Som
Hell
Idaho
Butte
San Francisco
Willie Andrews Stops Kid Murphy in Sixth Round Fight
New York bantamweight Willie Andrews stopped Kid Murphy of Staten Island in the sixth round of a ten round bout at the Harlem Sporting Club in Brooklyn last night. Andrews delivered a right hand to the jaw that put Murphy down for a full count, snapping Murphy's winning streak.
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New York
Willie Andrews
Kid Murphy
Staten Island
Harlem Sporting Club
Brooklyn
Andrews
Murphy
Wedding Ring and Jewelry Offer Near Fairfield Avenue
The advertisement promises quality wedding rings at moderate prices and money-saving gift jewelry options. It highlights watch and jewelry repair specialist Mr. Buechler of 8 Fairfield Avenue near Middle Street, advertising graduation baskets.
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Watch and Jewetry
Buechler
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
Plaza vaudeville and three part feature headline
The Southern Association Plaza presents The Dividend a major dramatic feature starring William H. Thompson known as Dean of the Stage and Charles Ray, plus the five part Merry Maids miniature musical with ten cast members. The program also includes Chinatown a fast paced Atlas skit, Buckley jugglers and a Charley Chaplin two part short, with An Innocent Madslene a Keystone style play headlining the latter half of the week alongside a vaudeville bill.
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William H. Thompson
Charles Ray
Resteo
Chinatown
Atlante
Claire
Ang Buckley
Mateeseeeersseeee
Dove
Charley Chaplin
Madslene
Lillian Gish
Skull of Ayvidijan May Be Fractured After Collision
George Ayvidilan of 7 Bank Street Parkland involved in a trolley collision on Barnum Avenue. Suffering possible skull fracture, he was taken to hospital after being struck near Bridgeport Hospital and later transported to Hartford for care. Team standings show New London 26 100.722, with several city matchups listed.
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P.c. New London
Wingfield
George Ayvidilan
Bank Street
Parkland
Coroner Finds No Negligence in Union Metallic Death
Coroner John J. Phelan finds no criminal negligence in the death of John Penner at the Union Metallic Cartridge Co factory. Initial reports blamed a left open elevator shaft door, but the investigation showed Penner slept in a corner of the room he once worked in and walked blindly into the shaft before anyone could intervene.
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John J. Phelan
John Penner
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Penner
Scott Company Gets Contract for Seawall
The seawall extension from Seaside Park to Fayer Sweather Island was awarded to Thomas A. Scott Co. of New London for 141812. This was the lowest bid, beating Toole & Sanderlin at 152170 and others including Thomas O'Hern Co. and John Beattie estate. The wall will run 3909 feet, work to start soon and finish by September 1, 1917. City engineer’s office workers laid out the markings earlier.
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Seaside Park
Fayersweather's Island
Thomas A. Scott Co
New London
Toole & Sanderlin
Thomas O'Hern Co
New York City
John Beattie
Leat
Teland
Autoist to settle damages after striking boy
Stanhope Foster of Southport agreed to pay for repairing the wheel after his car struck Georges Lewis a newsboy on 399 Water Street on Stratford Avenue near Pembroke Street last night. The boy was not severely injured and Foster was not held by police.
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Stanhope Foster
Southport
Georges Lewis
Water Street
Stratford Avenue
Pembroke Street
Fight Sewer Assessment Protests Grow on East Side
More than 260 property owners on Knowlton Street sign a petition protesting a trunk sewer from Berkenire Pond to Crescent Avenue costing 51 678. Over 1 700 East Side property owners face assessments. Many objectors appeared before the apportionment board and will present petitions at the city council meeting on July 3.
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Knowlton Street
Berkenire Pond
Crescent Avenue
Asneseld
First railroad in the United States Quincy railroad history
The article recounts Gridley Bryant's 1824 25 effort to build the first U S railroad to transport granite from Quincy Massachusetts to tidewater. Four miles long with stone sleepers and wooden rails later plated with iron, it cost about 850 000. It notes Hawaiians languages and a courthouse sun set gun details.
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United States
Gridley Bryant
T. J. Perkins
Quincy
Muas
Tidewater
Quincy Railroad
Hs Railway
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