School Girls Outing at Beardsley Park Draws 250+
More than 250 girls from Prospect Shelton Himt angton Waltereville Nichole and Lin coin schools enjoyed an impromptu program at Beardsley park yesterday afternoon. Shelton led by 125 in a special car, with Principal Cortright as marshal and Zink guiding the drum corps and races.
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Beardsley Park
Prospect
Grand
Shelton
Himtangton
Waltereville
Nichole
Lincoin
Shelton School
Cortright
Zink
Bu- Went
Greder
Georgia
and Recreation Association of America
Steiber Named Clerk of Board of Appraisal of Benefits
Attorney Theodore Be Steiber resigns as a likely successor to Alderman Garlick and will be clerk of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages when the election is held. John Clancy’s term expires August 1. The one year term pays 4800.
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Theodore BE. Steiber
B. Harle Garlick
John Clancy
Germans Underbid U S Tool Makers
Washington June 24 German concern paid customs on a great boring bar for the New York navy yard and underbid American tool makers. Navy officials expanding the yard capacity. Experts say the German design is not as good as others.
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Washington
New York Navy Yard
Navy Department
New York Yard
Senators in Anti Free Sugar Fight
Washington June 24 Senator Walsh Montana resumed his anti free sugar speech as the Democratic caucus met Ready to back an amendment to strike out free sugar in 1916 were Senators Newlands Rane well Thornton and Williams The battle shapes tariff bill support depends on schedules approval and party strength on the floor Also an unrelated wartime ad fragment appears.
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Washington
Walsh
Montana
Newlands
Ranewell
Thornton
Williams
James
Senate
Train Wreck At Canaan On New Haven Road
In Canaan Connecticut two milk cars shunted against a passenger coach at the New Haven Road station sent the coach into a Central New England freight as the latter backed over a cross over. One 86 year old woman died and another 70 year old woman was seriously injured with six others injured. The milk train was bound from Pittsfield Massachusetts to Bridgeport Connecticut. the freight from Canaan to Winsted. The crash may have been caused by faulty braking. The passenger car overturned and a freight car was demolished. Mrs. Frank M. Olin 86 was removed to Judge George Ford’s home then to Falls Village where physicians said her skull was fractured. Mrs. M. Lowree 70 was seriously hurt and remained at a local hotel under care. Mrs. James Dowyn of Torrington and Mrs. N. H. Blake of Cornwall Bridge were among the injured. The year-old child in Mrs. Blake’s arms was saved by F. C. Sprague who was also injured. Other injured included Napoleon Stone, Mrs. George Morrison, A. R. Fairfield and W. H. Wood.
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Canaan, Conn
New Haven Road
New England
Pittsfield
Mass
Bridgeport
Borden
Frank M. Olin
Falls Village
Conn
George Ford
M.& Lowree
Washington Hollow
Clinton Corners
James Dowyn
Torrington
N.H. Blake
Cornwall Bridge
F. C. Sprague
Youth Tries to Shoot Up Court in Washington
Washington June 24 a deranged 18 year old Hay M Stewart fired three shots in a federal criminal court scene prompting a mass scramble for safety. The youth aimed near Justice Wen dall P Stafford and near prosecutor Hawken while witnesses and officers restrained him. Stewart had been seeking probation after a busy hold up in a Washington suburb. He collapsed dazed after being disarmed and is jailed awaiting trial for shooting with intent to kill.
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Washington
Hay M. Stewart
Wendall P. Stafford
Justice Stafford
Stewart
U. S
Samuel McComas Hawken
Harvey Given
Moffitt
Hawken
Given
Grant
Edwin Blaine
Department of Agriculture
Ater
Allens
Hillsville
Wartine
Simplicity Marks Commencement Of Normal Graduates
Simplicity marked the Bridgeport Normal School graduation of 1913 held in the High School assembly hall. Sixteen graduates wore white gowns as Prof. Arnold L. Gesell of Yale urged on physical health as the base for mental growth, linking ancient rites to modern commencements and proposing an Ellis Island style screening at primary grades. The audience endured a brief disturbance, but the address impressed with Gesell’s child-study insights and call for a dental clinic in education.
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Bridgeport Normal School
Arnold L. Gesell
Department of Education
Yale University
Deane
Prof
Gesell
Board of Education
Board of Health
Ellis Island
Mary Leone McKenney
Fitzebeth
Irene McLaughin
Mies Mabel Louise Munich
Bessie Porter Rose
Emma Ferguson -Soleri
Lillie Cecelia Stadner
Mildred Amelia Stoddard
Ruth Northrop Barnes
Helen Mary Bediger
Ruth Evelyn Benton
Charlotte Grace Butt
Bessie Dunsmore Callander
Helen Marie Donovan
Lucie Agnes Dowd
Grace Loretta Fitzgerald
Catherine
Mary Hearn
Donovan and Mahan Praise Wilson Message in Washington
Washington June 24 Connecticut officials say President Wilson’s congressional message was a success. Representative Donovan calls him the best talker in history, while Mahan predicts a strong impression and supports currency action this session, noting tariff concerns and changes in wool and silk schedules may aid Connecticut industries. Mahan backs Noone for district judge andDelay on circuit judgeship.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Connecticut
Donovan
Mahan
Finance Committee
M@ban
Thomas F. Noone
Noone
Exciting finishes of principal races by college crews
Poughkeepsie N Y hosts the annual intercollegiate rowing classic on the Hudson. The lead photo shows Syracuse crossing the finish line a half boat length ahead of Cornell in the varsity eight. The freshman eight finish order is listed as Cornell Wisconsin Syracuse, with Pennsylvania absent from the photo.
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Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Gnish
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Syracuse
Cornell
Washington
Wis
Cousin
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Carnell
Wisconsin
Left Hand Use and Greenwich Lace at Observatory
A discussion on the limited daily utility of the left hand and its relative weakness to the right hand, citing the New York Sun. Also a traveler recounts Greenwich Observatory where a wife’s lace remnant and the iron yard pegs become a notable scene as the clock chimes at 1 o'clock, highlighting the observatory's standard time.
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New York
Sun
Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich
Observatory
New York Times
Outguessing In Baseball And Crabs Shells
A compilation of brief excerpts on outguessing batters in baseball, a legal quip about a snowy analogy, and a crab’s shell growth. It notes how pitchers outthink hitters, the risks of delaying during at bats, and the process of crabs shedding shells during growth, leaving the soft shell vulnerable to predators.
Witty Fragments and Love Letters From Historic Clippings
A collage of quips on finances and living together, social witticisms, and a Nelson love letter note. It quotes London Answers on polite speech, Houston Post humor, and Rousseau. It reports on worry’s link to insanity and a sailor’s affectionate plea to Miss Frances Nisbet from Nelson.
An Overhead Picture Gallery in Kuwait Town
An Arab borger town on the Persian gulf with mud and plaster houses. the sheik’s palace shows occasional elegance. A room in the palace features a Persian rug and a ceiling adorned with chromes of queens and actresses in quilt frames from Bombay bazaar, a distinctly Arab idea.
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Kuweit
Persian Gulf
Bombay
Christian Herald
Java Valley of Death and the deadly carbonic gas
A fragment from a periodical describes Java’s Valley of Death an oval canyon across half a mile with a deathly carbonic acid atmosphere. Heavily laden air sinks, killing animals yet sparing humans briefly, while explorers hesitate near the base of its hills and the floor bears bones.
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Java
King George of Greece Jest and Consoling Thought
A collection of brief humorous quips about royalty and pride. Includes King George of Greece on boredom in monarchy and baldness, a consoling thought about failures, a man sending dunning letters to himself, and a Mrs Gairleigh line about joining the silent majority.
Frenchman Convicted in Mother-in-Law Killing
A Frenchman was convicted of killing his mother in law. When asked for a final statement before sentencing he replied that he had lived with her twenty one years and never killed before.
Savage Life Quotes Reflect On Family And Law
A fragment from Life and Goeths compiles aphorisms about roles in society. One line laments dependence on elder rulership while Youths and women seek exemptions, and another quip contrasts sisterly bonds with a desire for a mother.
Bridgeport High to award diplomas to record class
Bridgeport High School will hold commencement tonight at the Park theatre, awarding diplomas to 130 graduates. Ninety two from academics and thirty three from the commercial course. The program features music, essays, choruses, and a valedictory, with Dr. Charles W. Deane presenting diplomas.
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Dr. Deane
Barnum Prizes
Bridgeport High School
Park Theatre
Harry Slivertions
Gettyeboars
Bwnry J. MecElroy
John M. Comley
Ames D. Lucey
Lovins B. Cowles
Maring
Arthur E Keatingmiele
Laughtertown
Bruce T. Simonds
Chariet W. Deane
Our Graduates by Rath A Year End Class Valedictory
Tonight the class of HWF 113 gathers for its farewell ceremony. Teachers cheered the nearly two hundred graduates as they stand on the platform seeking new horizons. The speech and prayers reflect on childhood battles and the move toward life’s larger goals.
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Rath
Perenne
Teem
Benea
Csrewell
Linen Shower for Miss Grace Benham
A group of Miss Grace Benham’s friends gathered at Miss Mae McCarthy’s home in Been Fr roubull beach last evening to surprise her with a linen shower. Guests included former whist club members Alice Plunkett Irene Burns Fannie Maginn Ella Toomey Sebet Thompson Mary Cullen Saile McCarthy Miz William Stephene and Mae McCarthy. Miss Benham plans to wed Mr Fred A Workes next Sunday at Milford Conn in St Mary’s church rectory.
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Grete Benham
Mae MacCarthy
Froumbull Beach
Miss Benham
Missy Becham
Mire Benham
Tell the
Micees
Alice Plunkett
Irene Berns
Fits Het Fannie Mag
Twelve Executed for Slaying Grand Vizier in Constantinople
Constantinople June 24 twelve men were executed for the assassination of Grand Vizier S Blob. They were marched to Bayazid Square under a double cordon of troops and police with no disturbance. Writs and sermons were delivered as the condemned rode to the block.
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Constantinople
Setmoud Schefket Pashe
Ware
Morris
Bayaxid
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Patricia
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Mary
London Punch
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Smith
Tommy
London
Houston Post
Rousseau
Chicago Record-Herald
Nelson
Algernon HB
Aspinall
English Harbor
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Leeward Islands
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Nevis
Fanny
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Greece
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Detroit Free Press
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