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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
7
Two piece suits in white lines with exclusive patterns for this season. Feather weight blue serge fabrics offer warranted fast color from $9.50 to $15.00. Checks in browns blues and grays present cool options in light weight fabrics waiting for shoppers.
At a special meeting of the fire board last evening Frank L. Cogill was elected president to succeed Wallace G. Taylor, who resigned to Mayor C. Wilson. The vote was unanimous after Taylor urged Cogill as successor. Taylor’s resignation letter praised the team and outlined a plan for a department run by active, capable men, with work moving forward under the new leadership to fulfill the board’s established goals.
In Hartford this morning three automobile drivers were fined for alleged infractions of the auto law. Abraham Hotman paid $6, Leonard E. Chiascon faced $15 for reckless driving while Dwight Goods was fined $5 for reckless driving. Trials for Charles Faucher and Howard W. Lester were continued. Police say they are engaged in a crusade against violators of auto laws.
Washington June 8 The 25 officers and cadets from the Argentine vessel Presidente Marmiento traveled yesterday to Annapolis to tour the naval academy. A reception was given by the officers there. Eduardo Racedo, in charge of the delegation, accompanied them. Special drills or exhibitions may be held for the visiting group.
The notice advertises scalp treatment services from SARRIET & 22 Security at 2228 BMstn St, Prone 27728. Price listed as S27. Includes hair care focus and related treatments.
Special report from Gettysburg describes a vast bivouac for Civil War veterans next week. More than 50 000 survivors from Meade's and Lee's armies will camp on 200 acres with 7 000 tents and a 15 500 capacity tent for ceremonies. The schedule covers July 1 to 4 with Veteran, Military, Civic, and National Day programs, hospital and security arrangements, extensive meals, and travel needs for attendees from Virginia to Pennsylvania.
London reports an official denial of a rumor that Princess Patricia, daughter of the Duke of Connaught and Governor General of Canada, was to marry Prince Adolf Friedrich heir to Mecklenburg Strelitz. The denial clarifies no betrothal has occurred.
Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire held its 144th commencement awarding 208 bachelor degrees and multiple honorary degrees to notable figures including Alexander Graham Bell Walter Sydney Adams and Samuel D Felker Trinity College Hartford conferred eight honors with leaders Benedict Flynn Carl Refland and Samuel Prentice among honorees Williams College granted 117 arts degrees and eight honorary distinctions while Amherst College awarded 99 degrees and Amherst officials spoke at the alumni dinner University of Vermont also conferred degrees including 37 doctor of medicine and notes reference James H Ven Sickle who inspected a public school system in Bridgeport
London June 25 President Ray mond Poincare of France was luncheon guest of the Lord Mayor and the city corporation. The Square Mile area and guild hall were a blaze of color as crowds cheered a friendly England France accord. Royal family ministers officers and civic dignitaries attended a brilliant scene.
Miss Mildred Rennell daughter of Mrs and the late Frank W Rennell wed Alvin Chester Breul in St Johns Episcopal church Bridgeport. Ceremony at 6 oclock followed by a reception with maid of honor Mrs Henry Nash Carrier and four bridesmaids. Breul a Yale graduate and choirmaster, will reside at 574 Waldemere Ave. Miss Lovegrove to wed Mr Fred Allen Daniels this evening at home of the bride.
Jack Shepherd, the young clerk injured when two automobiles collided at Fairfield Sunday, remains in a semi conscious state at Galen hospital. Doctors expect a change in his condition within twelve hours and say he has a good chance for recovery.
The funeral for Susan Hickey drew a large crowd this morning from her daughter Mrs Samuel Thornton’s home at 230 Wood Avenue to St Augustine’s Church for a solemn requiem mass led by Rev J Kennedy. The offertory featured Ave Maria and Some Sweet Day, with numerous floral tributes. Pallbearers were Thomas H Farren, Harry Corcoran, Joseph Feeley, J Mongram, Michael Keeley, Theodore Schoenwal ler. Interment followed at St Michael’s Cemetery.
Denver hosts the 26th Bundes Turnfest with national officers arriving. Milwaukee gymnast George Brosers, 80, oldest active instructor, led the parade. Brosers will help formulate Olympic events. Three Denver veterans receive long-term membership diplomas: Christian Schaefer, Conrad Walbreek, and John C. Almyer, originally tied to eastern turnvereins.
Washington June 25 Two far reaching amendments to the administrative provisions of the tariff bill aroused opposition in the Democratic Senate caucus. One proposal would prohibit importation of any goods unless immediate products of sericulture forestry and fisheries wholly or partly manufactured by children under 14. The measure drew praise for protection against foreign competition but alarm about industry costs. The second amendment would grant the United States Court of Appeals current jurisdiction with the customs court in customs cases exceeding 100 dollars, seen by some as a wedge toward eliminating the customs court. Debate on wool and sugar schedules continued, with a vote planned later today and administration leaders expecting the bill to reach the Senate floor next week.
At the annual meeting of Bridgeport Savings Bank, officers and trustees were elected. President Thomas B De Forest, first vice president F B Hawley, second vice president A W Burfitt, secretary treasurer Gemuel M Hawley, and trustees G C Edwarde, C W Hawley, J W Birdsere, E W Bassick, L T Warner, H S Shelton, J P Pullman, W H Webster, S E Goodsell. The first semiannual dividend of 4 percent per annum is declared, payable after July 1. Deposits, the largest in the city, total over eight and a quarter million dollars.
A historical excerpt discusses aviation's promise from a scientific and patriotic viewpoint. It delves into aeronautics as a transformative, potentially safer and faster mode of transport, comparing it to automobiles and watercraft, and notes congressional interest in promoting research and regulatory support for flying machines. The piece cites Willam G. Sharp of Ghia and references broader wartime and postwar contexts.
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