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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1914

Page

16

Amateur Night At Polys Draws Local Factory Talent

Rivalry among Bridgeport factory workers heats up as Polls theater hosts amateur night tonight. Well known locals Miss Alice Bell and Miss Bessie Bradley from Bryant Bottle Co planologue acts, with Howard Garvin of Sprague Meter Co and others performing banjo and mandolin duets.

Bridgeport Alice Belly Bessie Bradley Bryant Blettle Co Howard Garvin Sprague Meter Co Mesere Green Démentio Columbia Graphophons Co

Judge Banks Defends Sunday Baseball Players

Judge Elmore S Banks leads defense in Sunday baseball prosecutions at city court. His request to continue hearing until July 11 granted, with Attorney James H O Rourke of the International League allied in the defense. Warrants have not yet been issued for Pittsfield players.

Elmore S. Banks James H. O’rourke International League Banks Pittsfield

Driver's bonds reduced by court

Appearing in defense of Vito Fusco and supporting a wife and seven children, Judge Wilder fixed bonds at $1,200. They had been $1,500, previously lowered from $3,500.

Vito Fusco

Tornado Injures Twenty Two in Dakota Storm

Last night wind storms caused injuries in several states with Watertown most affected. Twenty two people were hurt as a tornado like gusts destroyed buildings and downed wires across Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota and Michigan areas.

Dakota Chicago Watertown D. C Wisconsin Minnesota Town South Dakota Michigan

Unsettled Weather Dawns With Showers Expected

A weather map shows the eastern Canadian low over the Maritime provinces and northern New England, a Dakota low moving away from the upper lake region, and higher pressures over the northern Great Plains. Thunder reported in the upper lake region, with cloudy unsettled conditions elsewhere. Fair weather generally today, with hotter readings toward the Great Lakes and New England. Forecast for New Haven calls for unsettled tonight and Thursday with local showers and cooler temperatures, light and variable winds. Sun rises at 4:21 a.m., sunset at 7:80 p.m.

New England

Runs Made This Week in International League

Bartford, New Britain, New London Waterbury, Baltimore faced varied results this week in the International League. Teams battled for position as standings shifted with wins and losses across venues.

National League scores and upcoming games listed

Yesterday results include Brooklyn 2 over Pittsburgh 1 and St Louis 7 Philadelphia 5. Today games feature New York at Boston Philadelphia hosts Brooklyn then St Louis visits Pittsburgh and Chicago travels to Cincinnati.

Westerday Brooklyn Pittsburgh St. Lonmis Philadelphia New York Boston St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati PC. York Hia

Baseball scores from yesterday and today

American League results show Cleveland 5 Detroit 4 and Boston in New York with two. Montreal 2 Newark 1. Rochester 6 Jersey City 5. Providence 6 Buffalo 1 and 4 3. Baltimore 3 Toronto 0. Today matchups list Rochester at Jersey City and Montreal at Newark with Buffalo at Providence and Toronto at Baltimore.

Boston New York Montreal Newark Rochester Jersey City Providence Buffalo Baltimore Toronto Egohomer Senaiors Montreal Tsarecs

Federal League yesterday’s results in baseball games

Indianapolis beat Brooklyn 12 to 3 though the first game was postponed due to rain. Other results note Hartford New London Springfield and Waterbury matches with various battery pairings and scores recorded for the day.

Indianapolis Brooklyn

Local Area Placements Across Connecticut Cities

A compact note lists city pairings showing New Haven with Springfield, Waterbury paired with Pittsfield, New London with Hartford, and Bridgeport linked to New Britain across the region.

Springfield New Haven Daniels, Jumin and Pratt White and Waters Waterbury Bridgeport East Wassee Tuckey and McKarns Tuckey and Kearns McLean and Fohl Pittsfield New Britain New Londons Hartford

Carnival employee fined for stabbing at Parrott's carnival

John Bailey, a merry go round engineer with Johnny Jones carnival, was fined 50 dollars by Judge Wilder at city court for stabbing pianist John Tatum with a knife during a show on Parrott's lot last week. Tatum, who admitted drinking, remained in St Vincent's Hospital with stab wounds to the left hip.

John Bailey Parrott Wilder John Tatum Tatum Bailey St. Vincent's Hospital

Probation Officer May Solve Money Problem

Gabriel Lukacz of 495 Park Avenue faces non support charges as his weekly wage of eight dollars struggles to cover five dollars weekly for his wife Sophia and their child. At city court today the issue was referred to Probation Officer Simpson for a solution after a year ago he was ordered to pay five dollars weekly for a year.

Sophia Gabriel Lukacz Park Avenue Simpson Gabriel Common Pleas

Wealthy mining man dies after illness in St Louis

Newton Wilson 56, capitalist well known in the southwest and in Mexico, died after several weeks illness at a St Louis hospital. He built the Torreon mammoth smelter in Mexico, led by Ernesto Madero, brother of Mexico’s slain president. He will be buried in St Louis.

St. Louis Newton Wilson Wilson Ind Mexico Torreon Ernesto Madero

Former Huerta Chief Diés In Refugee Camp

Brigadier General Tasker H Bliss reported the death of General Romero formerly of the Mexican federal army at the refugee camp Fort Wingate on Monday Brights disease is named as the cause The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announces a course of aeronautics for next fall

Huerta Albunquique N. M Tasker H. Bliss Fort Wingate Ei Paso Romero Bright Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Infanticide Case Baffles Police In Newborn Death

Police pursue promising clues in an infant death near Um and Bishop avenues. Superintendent Birmingham labels it an infanticide, with the autopsy noting lungs not fully expanded and a cloth knot at the throat. The mother is not believed responsible.

Um and Bishop Avenues Birmingham Sy Pphatic Garlick

Accused and Lawyer Enter Different Pleas At City Court

Lizzie Scott of 634 Warren Street was fined 1 and costs with 30 days in jail for breach of the peace. jail term suspended for good behavior. Judge Wilder advised Attorney A S Geduldig on entering not guilty. client pleaded guilty. A disturbance at Lizzie’s home led to a neighbor’s complaint. she claimed her father is deaf and blamed loud talking.

Lizzie Scott Warren Street Wilder A. S. Geduldig Lizzie Leonard T. Court Lizale Kne

Mrs Holman’s Action Is Given to Jurors

Hartford June 24 At the opening of the United States district court Judge Edwin S Thomas denied defense counsels motion for direct verdict for defendants in the exit for 50000 Mrs Elizabeth Curtis Holman brought against her former husband Professors Cranston Brenton and Doctors O C Smith and Paul Waterman charging conspiracy The motion was signed Tuesday afternoon and the judge withheld decision until this morning TT

Hartford United States District Court Edwin Thomas Elizabeth Curtis Holman Cranston Brenton O. C. Smith Paul Waterman

Local engagements and social notices in brief

James H O Rourke announces the engagement of his daughter Irene Mabel O Rourke to William Albert Wintter son of Mrs Albert Wintter. Miss O Rourke is a Lincoln School alumna and former Lincoln School teacher. Wintter & North of a Waterville real estate firm are connected with the groom. Miss Bertha McNamce of 1016 State Street is visiting relatives in Waterville Conn. A bridal party of four honors Miss Marie Veronica Oliver soon to wed Thomas Henry Keeley Jr at the home of Miss Eva Beard. The event features piano and violin music and a silver engraved toilet set for the Bride. Names include Natalie Bennet Sylvia Davenport Lillian Merwin Gale Moore Florence Stage Margaret Carroll Eve Beard Veronica Hurt Falls Sally Dailey Emaline Stott Jane Criss Marie Oliver, Earle Whitney Robert Haverill Henry Williamson Eugene Hill Reuben Hawley Charles Baldwin Ralph Merwin Erving Stott Ernest Hurt Falls Dominick Gaddi Howard Van Dusen Thomas Keeley Jr. Bottle openers corkscrews and fans distributed by liquor dealers are banned by the Boston licensing board. Ottawa Ill indictments total 121 against John B Hartenbower president of the failed Tonkka Exchange Bank. The House rejects Senate naval bill amendments for a dry dock at Norfolk and a Key West breakwater.

James H. O’rourke Pembroke Street Irene Mabel O’rourke William Albert Wintter Albert Wintter Seaview Avenue O’rourke City Normal Lincoln School Wintter Wintter & North Marie Veronica Oliver Thomas Henry Keeley, Jr Eva Beard Devon Dominick Gaddi New York Miss Oliver Natalie Bennet Sylvia Davenport Lillian Merwin Gale Moore Florence Stage Margaret Carroll Eve Beard Veronica Hurt Falls Sally Dailey Emaline Stott Jane Criss Marie Oliver Messrs Earle Whitney Robert Haverill Henry Williamson Eugene Hill Reuben Hawley Charles Baldwin Ralph Merwin Erving Stott Ernest Hurt Falls Howard van Dusen Thomas Keeley, Jr

Young ladies set for Scotland voyage after graduation

Mira Winttread Mary Japp, second Barnum prize winner at High School graduation, and her sister Jessie Jape, sail Saturday June 27 on the Caledonia. They will visit relatives in Scotland and return for September school opening. Also, Charles Murdock Jamieson wed Edna Rebecca Scales in Philadelphia with plans to live in Collingswood. An unexploded bomb found at St Mary the Virgin church in Reading, England, suspects militant suffragettes.

Mira Winttread Mary Japp Barnum Charles Murdock Jamiezen George A Jamionon North Avenue Edna Rebecca Scales Samuel Joseph Scales Jersey City N. J Second Presbyterian Church Church of St. Mary the Virgin Reading England

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Arrow POLYS Judge Banks Bartford New London Cleveland Detroit R.c. Philadelphia Scope Federal League Games Poday Kansas City St Louis Eastern Association R. H. E. Hartford Baldwin and Muldoon Powers and Hildebrand P.c. Cee E Oars Lattimore Kansas Bt. Louis B.cy New London Scene See Nse Bee Va Carnival Standard Oil Company United Depart. Stores, Inc Golden ‘Hill Eaach Joann Batistein ‘Paiva Pat Trawe Hare Essie Bertha McNamce State Street Waterville Conn Ottawa John B. Hartenbower Tonkca Exchange Bank House Senate Norfolk Key West
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