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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1910

Page

5

Yost Ball Team Heads on Ambitious New York Trip

The Yost baseball squad departs at 6:29 am for a tour of New York state visiting Remington typewriter center at Ilion and Albany with a 2:30 pm game in Ilion against Remington Works. They travel via Hendrick Hudson to Poughkeepsie Albany Utica and Bridgeport, meeting L. C. Smith Smith Premier and Monarch groups, with a New Rochelle game Sunday afternoon after mass at St Patrick's in New York.

Yost New York State Tion New York Remington Typewriter Co Ilion Bridgeport New Rochelle Yost Field Here Tom Keenan Michael J. Clabby East Shore Road Albany State Capitol Utica Bagg’s Remington Works Remington Co L. C. Smith Co Smith Premier Co Monarch Co White Wilson Yost Battery Mion County Club New York City St. Patrick’s Cathedral Havenfeltz

The Hypocrites at Poli's staged by Henry Arthur Jones

The Poli's Players deliver The Hypocrites with sharp satire on clergy and self styled virtue. John Ince as the curate and Miss Alice Fleming carry the weight of the strong play while all cast members excel. Eileen Cuerin sings between acts and Roosevelt in Cairo is shown on the motion pictures. Next week The Call of the North and Fairfield Beach Pavilion season notes follow. Wart remover advert at Cyrus Pharmacy ends the page.

Poli’s Henry Arthur Jones John Ince Alice Fleming Eileen Cuerin Theodore Roosevelt Cairo Poli Northwest Robert Edegon Fairfield Beach Company

CleanEasy Hand Soap Ad Pioneer Label

An old advertisement touts CleanEasy as the best hand soap guaranteed not to injure skin. It claims instant removal of stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt for hands and clothing. Large can priced at 10 cents from William R Winn of 244 Stratford Ave.

Wm. R. Winn Stratford Ave

Taft May Veto Buildings Bill Overruns Budget

Washington rumors say President Taft will veto the public buildings bill after Senate add ons push total to about 26 million. New Haven gets 1.25 million plus 350 thousand next year. Wallingford site gets 35 thousand. Stamford 150 thousand. Putnam 65 thousand. Manchester 15 thousand. Middletown 30 thousand. Naugatuck 15 thousand. Rockville 20 thousand. Connecticut items preserved from House totals with conferees expected.

Washington Capitol Taft Senate House New Haven Wallingford Seymour Connecticut Stamford Putnam Manchester Middletown Naugatuck Rockville

Clergyman Weds Trained Nurse in Colchester

News reaches this city of the wedding on August 12 at Colchester. Rev Byron D. Remington, former Berean church pastor, married Cora B. Decker, a trained nurse. The groom is 60, the bride 48. Remington now serves as pastor of Colchester Baptist church. He is father of local undertaker Henry A. Remington.

Byron D. Remington Berean Church Bride Cora B. Decker Colchester Mr. Remington Colchester Baptist Church Henry A. Remington

Coal incentive fuels Bridgeport Elks Danbury clash

The Bridgeport Elks offer a one ton coal prize to any player who hits a home run against the Danbury Antlers without stopping. Each Elk on the Bridgeport team who homers earns coal, with possible multiple awards. Em Donnelly arrives as permanent backup, Captain O Leary tightens lineup, and a return match versus Madigan's All Stars looms as tickets sell fast.

Elks Danbury Antlers Bridgeport Boys A. McNeil, Jr Bridgeport Danbury Ger Em Donnelly O'Leary Madigan’s All Stars

Mother Dies as Son Graduates in New Haven

Graduation day turned tragic in New Haven as Mrs. George M. Eckle of West Haven died suddenly of heart failure just after watching her son John Nicholas Eckle, a member of the Sheffield 1910 class, graduate in civil engineering. He attended the exercises, received his degree, then returned to a darkened home ten hours after the cherished moment.

New Haven John Nicholas Eckle Sheff George M. Eckle Third Avenue West Haven John Eckle

Mother of Dorothy Deacon explains wedding postponement

London June 23 Mrs Baldwin mother of the bride to be says the postponement of Dorothy Deacon and Prince Antoine Albert Radziwill was not ordered by the prince or the Russian government. She cites awaiting ecclesiastical documents as the reason and notes a tentative gate. guests not yet arrived. The wedding date may be Monday or Tuesday with no new date set.

United Press London Dorothy Deacon Prince Antoine Albert Radziwill Poland Baldwin

Jewelry Worth $20000 Stolen In Washington Recovered

In Washington on June 23 detectives found jewelry valued at $20000 hidden in a rusty tin can in the loft of a livery stable. Stolen March 1, the jewels belong to Mrs. Isham Hornsby and were recovered after a former servant, previously arrested thrice on suspicion, confessed following an attempted sale of an ead stone identified as one of the Hornsby diamonds. The items are secure in the police vault.

United Press Washington Isham Hornsby Hornsby

Women Save Salem Mayor From Penury After Libel Win

Salem June 23 Victorious after a libel suit Mayor Arthur Howerd admits he is nearly penniless. Eight hundred women who contributed a dollar for his bail bond refused to return the money and urged it stay in a small newspaper owned by the Mayor. Howerd, famed as a political accident, has long faced town opposition yet gains from women supporters who back his Congressional bid against Augustus P Gardner.

United Press Salem Arthur Howerd Howard New England Augustus P. Gardner Senator Lodge

Southern businessman and bank president’s wife die by own action

Birmingham, June 23 Special from United Press reports Guy R. Johnson, former vice president and general manager of Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron, shot himself last night and died today. His family says business reverses drove him to it, denying any love affair. Earlier, Mrs W P G Harding wife of the Birmingham bank president shot herself in her home, a death still shrouded in mystery.

United Press Birmingham Ala Guy R. Johnson Alabama Consolidated Coal & Iron Company Johnson W. P. G. Harding Harding First National Bank of

Public overpayments for fake consumption cures exceed five million

New York officials say the public has spent over fifteen million dollars on fake consumption cures. An official report notes hundreds of cures and treatments contain harmful drugs like morphine opium and chloroform. The experts declare none cure tuberculosis and manufacturers spend about three million dollars advertising them.

United Press New York National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis

Cornell President Reflects on Goodwin Smith at Graduation

Ithaca N Y June 23 In his address to Cornell University graduates President Jacob Schurman honors the late Goldwin Smith a leading publicist and writer who left about a million dollars to the university He notes ties between Canada and the United States may not form soon but English speaking peoples will stay linked by shared fellowship Also mentions a church entertainment by St George s Church choir directed by Frank Matlin with performers Nellie Price s Florence Murray Lillian French and others.

United Press Ithaca N. Y Cornell University Jacob Schurman Goldwin Smith Canada United States Smith St. George's Church Frank Matlin Harry Hawley Charles Cockerton Wallace Hawley Albert White Thomas Wilson Nellie Price S Florence Murray Lillian French Charles Crockerton

Asiatic Cholera Rages as Russia Faces Epidemic

United Press dispatches from St. Petersburg report cholera spreading in Rostov and southern Russia. Authorities fear renewed outbreak while medical men warn the disease could become Russia's greatest epidemic by summer's end, with little action taken to curb it.

Russia United Press St. Petersburg Rostov

Wall Street Today Opens With Mixed Tone

Fractional declines mark early trading on the New York Stock Exchange though the overall mood remains strong. Government bonds hold steady while other bonds firm as the market quiets in late forenoon. Also an advertising blurb promotes the Always Busy Store sale with bargains on summer apparel and hats ahead of circus day.

United Press New York Stock Exchange Gotlieb Gorman Co Howland’s

The Montenegrin Hostility and Vendetta Tradition

A Wide World Magazine sketch portrays Montenegrins as hospitable yet driven by vendetta. It notes their raids into Bulgaria as personal, small group affairs aimed at revenge, often with swift killings. Despite violence, the piece frames them as honorable hosts who ensure guests are safe while staying.

Wide World Magazine

The Bargain Chase in American Shopping Habits

A fragmentary critique cites Success Magazine on how bargain hunting dominates American women’s spending. Anecdotes describe impulse purchases, social pressure, and the psychology of chasing ninety eight cent undergarments, with humorous quips about everyday buying foibles and receipts from various papers.

Mary Heaton Success Magazine

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