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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1911

Page

15

Whitecaps Maim Michael Heilman in mob attack

A mob of about twenty disguised as Whitecaps abducted Michael Heilman of Fredericksburg. He was stripped, whipped, subjected to carbolic acid, red pepper, hot tar and feathers, then ridden on a rail for ten miles before being released to run. Heilman risks blindness or death. authorities await arrests.

United Press Wooster Michael Heilman Fredericksburg Heilman Rebecca Volk Hellman

Schurman Urges Individuality as Women Outstrip Men

Ithaca N Y June 23 President Jacob Gould Schurman told Cornell graduates that civilization faces conformity and slums are the worst urban blight. He praised education to fight poverty and said women are rapidly outstripping men in opportunities. The address also touched on anti legislative approaches to poverty. A Beardsley Park concert follows on June 26 at 3 p.m. by the W and W band with a full program. Washington. The Appropriations committee seeks 10000 to entertain Admiral Togo visiting from the corona.

United Press Ithaca N. J Cornell University Jacob Gould Schurman Schurman America Beardsley Park Cavalry Commandery Herbert Clark Martha—Flotow Butterflies Bendix

Student Killed In Auto Mishap Near Milford

Relatives of Walter Scott Jarvis 22 a Trinity College junior of 233 Jefferson avenue Brooklyn N Y arrived to arrange burial in Brooklyn. Jarvis died twenty minutes after a high speed crash near Milford when a rear tire burst forcing the Stearns car against a fence crushing his chest at the wheel Morton Crahore Jr Trinity freshman from Cohasset Mass rode with him but escaped unharmed.

United Press New Haven Walter Scott Jarvis Jefferson Avenue Brooklyn N. Y Jarvis Trinity College Hartford Milford Morton Crahore, Jr Trinity Cohasset Mass

Naval Pay Clerk Who Stole 46 000 Hit The High Spots

Edward Lee a pay clerk of the battleship Georgia was arrested in Buffalo charged with stealing 346 000 from the ship's safe. Reporters recall his Boston days as a flashy figure in luxury circles driving champagne totals and taxi races for high bets, often losing.

United Press Boston Edward Lee Georgia Buffalo Lee White Light District

Porter Crushed Under Million-Dollar Gold Stack

San Francisco report says Wadsworth F. Williams a mint porter is dying after a truck toppled a sack of gold in the vault area and a whole stack collapsed upon him. He was transporting money when the incident occurred at the mint.

United Press San Francisco Wadsworth F. Williams Mint

Estate of 140000 left by Yale professor

New Haven June 23 A will probated here leaves an estate of 140 000 dollars to Professor Robert Brown late astronomer at Yale University. Two daughters living in New Haven will receive the bulk of the property.

Prof. Brown Yale University United Press New Haven Robert Brown Hamilton Park Stratford Avenue Avon Park South Avenue John J. Jordan Main Street

Negros Girl Leads City High School Graduates

Special from United Press Boston June 23 Miss F Marion Reid 15 a negress led graduates of all Boston High Schools and delivered the Brighton High School valedictory. She received a Simmons College scholarship in recognition of her achievement. Tom Hallen smokes the Nugget and likes it.

United Press Boston F. Marion Reid Brighton High School Simmons College

Injunction Against Inventor Sustained by Superior Court

Judge Reed denied the motion to dissolve the temporary injunction obtained by Smith & Egge Co against Edgar P. Webster and the Weblock Co. over a pencil sharpener. The injunction remains in effect until the suit is tried in the fall.

Reed Smith & Egge Co Edgar P. Webster Weblock Co Webster

Four Months For Indecent Behavior

Marina Pateira was sentenced to four months in jail after a city court trial for acting indecently. A married man from High Street, he has a prior record and served time in Sing Sing for blackmail.

Marina Pateira Pateira High Street Sing Sing New York

City hospital urged to move to Yellow Mill Playground

Surgeon Edward Krause suggested relocating the Emergency hospital to the Yellow Mill playground after a string of playground accidents. Robert E. Kohler, 16, of 191 Fifth Street, injured a left little finger after a swing fall. another boy was hurt at the playground the previous evening.

Yellow Mill Edward Krause City Hospital Robert E. Kohler Fifth Street Krause

Millionaires Son Fined For Speeding At Police Court

George Van Gorder, 15, son of a Cincinnati millionaire, was fined 10 dollars and costs for driving without a license. Judgment suspended on avoiding responsibility after he struck a local man who was not seriously hurt. He had come to New Haven for Yale graduation festivities with his mother and uncle.

United Press New Haven George van Gorder Cincinnati, O van Gorder Gorder Joseph Talmage Yale

Big Jack Johnson Knocks Out Opponent in London Meeting

London reports Big Jack Johnson the world boxing champion met with a complete knockout yesterday. Lord Lonsdale, a prominent sporting figure and Johnson’s friend, provided Johnson with two tickets.

United Press London Big Jack Johnson Lord Lonsdale England Johnson

Exoneration Denied in Torrington Auto Fatality Case

Seymour June 23 Coroner Mix of New Haven County renders finding in death of James Ryan a laborer killed by Holbrook's auto last week. A technical charge of reckless driving will be filed against Torrington businessman Holbrook.

United Press Seymour Newton D. Holbrook Torrington New Haven County James Ryan Holbrook

Beyond the Husband Stage

A joke exchange about husbands and being a habit circulates with humorous quips. A brief salon style exchange includes a man claiming a wife’s fourth husband and a remark about habit. The snippet then shifts to a noted snippet of light satire and a dated quip about advice and soup recipes.

Ladies’ Home Journal

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