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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1914
Page
9
Readable text shows a local ad listing various seafood items and prices. Grullers Fresh Caught, flounders, bluefish, mackerel, herring, spiny lobster, pink salmon, red salmon, and tall can sizes highlighted as best quality with bulk options like 6 for bundles. Indicates a grocery or market sale with emphasis on fresh catch and salt curing.
A draft report describes Robinson recalling a political dispute over a contested appointment. He says he sought $14.00 and claims Finanta Cormunitver backed a plan while others opposed it. The narrative includes reactions from Mr. Lori and a Spanisher reporter, with mentions of a secondhand deal involving a car and city officials.
The city moves to censure Mayor over delayed street repairs in Queens area. Workers along West Avenue and Bathalda streets push scarifying and gutterless repairs, with costs stated per square yard. Myrtle Avenue prep begins, Telegraph pole resets, and Warren Brothers crews manage paperwork and material handling at Sanford building as officials visit.
A cryptic fragment reports remarks by a member of the sidewalks committee about tying a Warrenite on West Avenue. The speaker suggests the issue might be resolved within three or four days, though the text is incomplete and unclear.
Obituary notices for Mrs Mary S Studley widow of Calvin H Studley. Funeral at 2:30 PM from 330 John Street with Rev Gerald H Beard officiating. Burial in Lakeview Cemetery. Also announced is the death of Thomas H Maguire with services from 131 Arctic Street then St Charles Church, Rev Father Gloster presiding. Interment at St Michael's Cemetery with committal at the family plot.
Fairfield court actions report Judge Bacon Wakeman fined George P. Gabler of Bridgeport one dollar with costs totaling 128 dollars for not having tail lights lit on his auto seven minutes before arrest. Schultz received five dollars and 23.28 in coins after a brick was thrown through a saloon window. Guyn jailed for inability to pay his fine.
The Panhandle railroad board, governing the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis line, announced a quarterly dividend on preferred stock at one third of one percent. Directors for the western division approved the usual three percent semiannual dividend.
President William commutes to expiration at once the sentences of Michael J. Hannon Scranton Frank H. Painter Omaha Fred J. Mooney Duluth Minn and William Shupe Chicas all convicted in the dynamite conspiracy cases The other twenty defendants must begin serving their sentences tomorrow at Leavenworth Clemency for John F Barry and Paul J Morris of St Louis was withheld while they may submit separate petitions
A neighbor’s cow, repeatedly breaking from its moorings to feast in a garden on Madison Avenue, was spotted by Motorcycle Policeman Gorgas. The cow was found tied in the Madison Avenue yard. The owner was located on Federal Street and the damage settled by exchange.
Rev Stephen Grohal newly ordained receives promotion from Bishop Nilaq to St Marys Milford. Rev Peter McLean remains pastor as Grohal departs with friends best wishes for success. Roy Beust and Robert Smith injured in car crash during a race trial near Ogden.
General Villa, chief of the Constitutionalist forces, directs the advance on Zacatecas from Torreon as his troops push through Ciudad Juarez and Tamaulipas border areas. Reports note steady victories, with Zacatecas threatened and Huerta’s position weakening. A large Federal garrison remains at San Luis Potosí, southeast of Zacatecas, as the campaign widens.
By Arthur W. French. Sixty years ago Bridgeport had three regular policemen John Coggswell Reuben Green and Inco Peabody. Their routes spanned city wards from Bull's Head to Tigertown with night watch and comic run-ins at the docks and cemetery prank shocks.
A 69 year old woman in black collapsed from a paralytic stroke at the corner of Fairfield Avenue and Martin Street shortly before three o'clock this afternoon. A friend could not provide her name, living at 101 Summerfield Riverus, and she is believed to be the mother of a relative of Michael J. Carey who resides there. She was treated by an ambulance surgeon and returned to her home.
A New York police message to Bridgeport headquarters says James Ines of 524 Huntington Road suffered a fractured leg in a city incident yesterday. Motorcycle Policeman Gorgas was dispatched. Innes had recently gained attention for a revolver display following domestic troubles.
Patents were issued to Bridgeport residents through the office of A M Wooster solicitor of patents. Names include Robert Abbott lamp receptacle Thomas E Macdonald deceased dictaphone Walter B Lasher the erin John Ringe sewing machine Adolph Rosner internal combustion engine Trade marks for velvets and plushes and coats cloaks wraps and capes were filed by Salts Textile Co Three persons were killed and a fourth seriously injured when an automobile was struck by a Pere Marquette train at Hales Crossing near Greenville.
Well known couple Mr William Cooney and Miss Grace Flanagan wed at Sacred Heart Church in a forenoon mass. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Flanagan of 97 Austin Street. Groom employed in Sprague Meter Co shipping dept on Water Street. Honeymoon planned in the White Mountains after a breakfast at the bride’s home. They will reside on Waller Place in a new house.
Miss Mary Murphy aged 55 of 4 Main Street Middletown collapsed from heat at the intersection of Main Street and Fairfield Avenue. Paramedics treated her on the scene and she was later reported in stable condition. Local authorities urged residents to seek shade and stay hydrated during hot days.
Thieves cut two holes in the window of A Bergmans jewelry store in Cleveland and used tools to steal $2500 worth of jewelry. Benjamin F W Russel of Jamaica Plains I J reports $19000 worth of jewels disappeared from his home. Singers from across the country travel to Liverpool for the North American Saengerbund meeting opening August 8. US District Attorney French sues Boston & Maine Railroad for $500 over alleged cruelty to animals in transit. Mississippi supreme court upholds constitutional the May-Mott-Lewis mayor law shipment limits. Richard J Hartman a 46 year old former Ty son & Co executive held on $2500 bail for perjury. Nineteenth annual conversion of the National Association of Credit Men opens in Rochester.
Local show on Fairteld Avenue ends as showers move through the area. Residents reported brief rain and cool air with overcast skies. No injuries or major damage reported. Authorities remind motorists to use caution during wet conditions.
Blue serge suit of excellent quality in her style, splendidly tailored with white serge trousers. A business suit for summer wear and a summer evening neglige. Combos offered at $16.50 and $20.50. Real value for lighter wardrobes.
A mesh bag needing bright surface and lining can be renewed with a new lining and silver coating for one dollar, larger bags priced the same. Gold mesh bags in similar condition cost one and a half dollars. Also offered are moccasin like shoes, parasols, and silver cleaning aids with various prices, all displayed near the main floor elevators.
Special sale on little boys wash suits in new styles. Smart vestee jackets in pique and ratine, neatly made in white and colors. Dickens style roomy suits praised for fit and wear, many white or colored, all priced at $2 or $3.5. Samples offered by maker.
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