Real Estate Boom Has Bridgeport Building Permits
Bridgeport shows strong real estate activity with seven day permits totaling 103,730 and mortgage loans at 116,980. Projects include a four story factory for Union Metallic Cartridge and a dwelling on Howard Avenue, plus alterations to a three family home on Grant Street and other small-scale builds led by local banks and residents.
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Bridgeport
Hartford
Ingen Bank
Bisco
D. C
South George
Jackman
Park Ave
Galuzzo Defends Suit Against Three Pappa Brothers
Mrs. Joseph Galuzzo sues Sta istiano Gerlonda and Constandino Pappa alleging they spread stories to provoke her husband’s jealousy. She claims this drove him away with their infant and that the brothers proposed schemes to her, prompting a return to New York. The case appeared in court yesterday and the defendants defaulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Galuzzo
Staistiano
Gerlonda
Constandino Pappa
New York
Cholera Increase Acknowledged by St Petersburg Health
Officials in St Petersburg admit a daily rise in cholera cases as of June 26. The health department confirms the outbreak and outlines measures to curb spread. Local authorities urge residents to follow hygiene precautions and report suspected cases promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
United Press
Roaches Running Wild In Homes Prompt Patent Remedy
Roaches run wild in homes tolerated by careless housewives. Some try vague methods, but Cyrus Roach Powder claims to terminate roaches. It is advertised as harmless and not poisonous, priced at 35 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus
Connecticut
Main Street
Bridgeport
G. W. Fairchild & Sons
Agaitartirgggg
Fears For Czar’s Visit Prompted Security Talk
London reports MP H Carlisle from St Albines Hartfordshire says he will urge government to outline protection for Czar during his upcoming Cowes visit with King Edward. A strong anti Russian protest in the anarchist colony raises concerns of harm to Nicholas. A fleet will guard the Standart and imperial yacht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
H. Carlislie
St. Albine’s
Hartfordshire
Edward
Cowes
Nicholas
Standart
Heatwave Sees Violent Attack and Storm Damage in New York
In New York last night a man, Charles Loonam, attacked his wife with a carving knife in their 26th street apartment and was captured after a struggle. The wife suffered a serious forehead wound. The heat wave continued, easing only slightly, while a night storm damaged coastal amusements and cottages and a balloon dari Pommerin tied by Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, was found at Rocky Park.
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United Press
New York
Charles Loonam
26Th Street
Loonam
Steeplechase Park
Coney Island
Rocky Park
Divorce Granted to Mrs Haggerty in Desertion Case
In Superior Court yesterday Katherine K Haggerty was granted a divorce from Frank J Hag gerty on desertion grounds. The couple wed July 15 194? and the desertion is alleged to have occurred the same day. The plaintiff received custody of their minor child and will resume her maiden name Ligley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine K Haggerty
Frank J. Haggerty
Ligley
Features for Coming Week at Steeplechase Island
Steeplechase Island hosts a varied program tomorrow headlined by Vallecit a Leopards in a cage of five beasts. Fireworks tonight after high diving and the Dare Devil Dash. Horses perform a double dive in afternoon. Coast Artillery band under Paul Golding plays concerts. Booths rides games baths and a new shooting gallery promise nonstop entertainment all day. Captain Boyton funds free open air amusements and Weber's pavilion offers affordable dining tomorrow.
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Paul Boyton
Vallecita
Coast Artillery Band
Paul Golding
Royal Gorge
Captain Boyton
Fraternal Officess Elected In Local Lodge Rooms
Last night six fraternal societies elected officers with attendance thin due to a circus. Wardens include Wowompon Tribe Red Men Sachem Thomas Hungerford and other officers. inductions planned for July by district deputy J A Hubbard. Social sessions with ice cream noted for several groups.
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Wowompon Tribe
Sachem
Thomas Hungerford
Sagamore
Stephen J. White
Richard Ss. Kolb
Prophet
William Lounsbury
J. A. Hubdell
South Norwalk
Hae Sachem
Independence Home
P. of A. Guardian
Margaret McClutcheon
Margaret Erhard
Mary Ayles
Mary EB
Yale
Louise Harrison
Lily Griffin
Herald
G. Koch
Carrie Hamburg
Allen Davidson
C. R. Townsend
M. D
Supreme Circle
M. A. Kenney
Nathaniel Wheeler
F. of A
Richard Allen
A. Glasson
J. H. Grant
Woodward
James Neary
James Foster
Beadle
M. Davis
William Rogers
E. Mudgett
Edward Firkin
F. P. Silliman
Benedict
G. Curtis
I. B. Capron
George
Curtis
E. W. Nichols
George E. Mills
Heine Lodge
Rudolph Maier
Rudolph Maier; Vice President, ‘Herman Heske
Fred Maier
Richard Forhmen
Emil Endelmann
John Hummel
William Brechlin
Jacob Huriiman
Newtown Street hosts Class of 09 outing at Grace Osbourne home
Bridgeport High School seniors from the Class of 09 enjoyed a warm afternoon at Grace Sandford Osbourne’s Newtown Street residence. The gathering featured twenty or more classmates and guests with a full meal, praised hostess Osbourne, and thanks from attendees.
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Bridgeport High School
Grace Sandford Osbourne
Newtown Street
Ethel Riley
Skene
Angeline DelaValle
Flora Jones
May Davidson
Edna Dorsey
Edna Keefe
Susie Keating
Irene Howell
Marion Leonard
George F. Duncombe
Genevieve Brown
Bridgeport
P. Lyons
Alice Wildman
P. Gannon
Katherine Campbell
New Haven
P. Campbell
Fred Hayes
Brookfield
Tessie Carmody
Leslie Oakley
Lottie Merritt
Mamaroneck
N. Y
John T. Keane
George F. Hayes
West Newton
Mass
Allen School
Wesley F. Hayes
Margaret Blake
Connecticut Training School For Nurses
Michael Blake
Walnut Tree Hill
C. H. Finch
Danbury
Medal for Dean Wright at Yale marks deanship end
Yale announces a silver medal struck to honor Professor Henry Parks Wright on the close of his deanship of Yale College. A bronze replica is placed in the University Library and another will go to the Metropolitan Museum in New York. The piece was presented by Yale faculty.
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New Haven
Yale
Henry Parks Wright
Yale College
University Library
Metropolitan Museum
New York
Germany
Henry Beutelspacher, Jr
Ryndan
Holland American Line
Henry Beutelspacher
Mrs Duesing Returns From Sanger Fest In New York
After four days at the Sanger funeral in New York Mrs Duesing wife of Dr Duesing of East Main street has returned home.
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New York
Portraits of a porch party and local notices
A Thursday afternoon porch party hosted by Miss Dorothy Beach and Miss Clara Mix at Mrs. F. Beach's North Main street home featured whist with prizes for Eleanor Lines, Helen Wilson, and Loraine Clark. The event joined a long list of local social updates including student diplomas, a bridal party, and musical engagements.
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Dorothy Beach
Clara Mix
F. Beach
North Main Street
Eleanor Lines
Helen Wilson
Loraine Clark
Mildred Lineberg
Bessie Rose
Gladys Macfarland
Marion Clark
Lelia Gregory
Grace Hall
Natalie Macfarland
May Hatheway
Helen Lewis
Florence Stearns
Mabel Smith
Elsie Nobbs
Marguerite Wilmot
Dorothy Hard
Eloise Taft
Helen Plumb
Marion Plumb
Katherine Plumb
Grace Mallett
Frances Williams
Beatrice Birdseye
How Fish Breathes and Other Curious Notes
The article discusses fish respiration, noting gill anatomy and how fish extract oxygen by passing water over gills. It compares fish oxygen needs to warm-blooded animals and explains drowning-like death in stale aquarium water. Also includes a bear rain coat anecdote and a London lecture on fly mortality.
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H. Hill
Royal Victoria Hall
London
England
Mr. Hill
eclectic miscellany includes science oddities and Madison mint julep tale
The page mixes curiosities from a daddy longlegs observation to a Paris inquiry on why men wear mustaches. It cites coin comparisons and world money units, plus a Virginia orange county icehouse wager by James Madison and a quip about a schooling Briggins misstep in the Washington Star.
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Gaulois
Paris
Madison
James Madison
Orange County
America
Riche vents anger at lazy sons as wife defends them
Mr Riche bitterly blasts his lazy sons while his wife consistently offers excuses. He says he must make allowances for them, a stance that fuels his anger and tension within the family.
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Mr. Riche
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Galuzzo
Cyrus Pharmacy
Furtell Avere
Crurvendates
Crark
Mrs. Haggerty
Weber's
Robert Weber
Steeplechase Island
Miles
N.Y
THE
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Pete
Piiis
John Adam Hugo
Mertens
Mise Adams
Tom Unsen
Hebbard Warner Hall
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Edward Everett Hale
Pacific Coast
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Lehigh Valley
R. A
Seattle
Colorado
Salt Lake
St. Paul
Minneapolis
California
Arizona
Yosemite Valley
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Great Lakes
Rockies
San Fran
EH. Dillon & CO
E. H. Dillon & CO
John Barry
St. Joseph’s
Ri C
Margaret Willington
Burns W. Steeves
Ethel Rose Cottrell
Ansonia
Fred Bernault
Maplewood Avenue
Vermont
Stephen Grohel
St. Bernard’s Seminary
Rochester
Jane Street
Memorial Baptist Church
Ruth Hood
Carrie Rennison
Lillian Good
Edith Buell
Helen Kelly
Eleanor E. Haines
Lillian L DeLemos
Lillian Horsfall
Marie Butterfass
Mabel S. Pratt
Ruth Steeves
W. B. Chanders
Yesteday
Europe
Edward Seguin
Mr. Chanders
Arion Society
Weber
Warner Hall
Smith-Murray CO
Smith-Murry
Sam Harris
Sam Harres Iis
Sixth Avenue
New York Press
Mies
Netherlands
Kreutzer
Servia
Fairfield Avenue
Water Street
Ayer's Nest
the Farmer Publishing Co
Fairfield Ave
Bridgeport, Conn
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