Lyric Garden Theatre Opening a Bustling Night
Promptly at 7 30 last night the doors of the new Lyric Garden Theatre opened to the public. The packed house enjoyed an orchestra under Percy R Davis and a program including Miss Lillian LeRoy, the Rivers Four acrobats, and a playlet by Ernest Cortes and Clinton Nolan. Mayor Buckingham praised the venture as Isham, Herman and Schwartz hosts. Minor staging hitches were noted as the evening closed with a 17-person Bohemia finale.
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Lyré& Garden Theatre
Fridgeport
Percy R. Davis
Buckingham
Lillian LeRoy
Ernest Cortes
Clinton & Nolan
Bohemia
Blanch Curtis
J. Francis Gearng
Carl Mills
Messrs
Isham
Herman & Schwartz
Senator Penrose Plans Daily Sessions to Pass Reciprocity Bill
United Press dispatch from New York dated June 27 reports Senator Penrose Rep Pa chair of the finance committee intends to seek unanimous consent to fix a time for a final vote on the Canadian reciprocity agreement. Progressives, aware of strategic leverage, are willing to agree to any vote time. Penrose may urge daily 11 am sessions to expedite business.
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United Press
New York
Senate
Penrose
Rep. Pa
Finance Committee
Senate Progressives
Premier Caillaux Names His Cabinet
Paris June 27 The new premier Joseph Caillaux announced cabinet choices Delcasse remains minister of marine Justin Deselves longtime prefect of Seine named minister of foreign affairs Eugene Etienne kept as minister of war For head of justice either Cruppi or Neney to be named
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United Press
Paris
M. Joseph Caillaux
M. Delcasse
Justin G. Deselves
Department of the Seine
Eugene Etienne
Department of Justice
M. Cruppi
M. Jean Neney
Full Course Dinner and Free Taxi Ride at Terrace Garden Show
New York patrons enjoyed a two dollar package at Terrace Garden featuring a full course dinner, Carmen on stage, a vaudeville garden performance, and a taxi ride for the lady and escort toward home. The menu included clams, asparagus soup, lobster Newburg, sweetbreads and demi tasse.
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United Press
New York
M'Kenna Investigators Quietly Deliberate in Secrecy
The aldermanic investigation committee probing the city engineer's office sifted evidence after three months of hearings. They adjourned at 10:30 PM, subject to the chair’s call, without reaching a conclusion and offered no comment.
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Aldermanic Investigation Committee
Fraternal Insurance Growth Prompts Call for Safeguards
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Theodore H. Macdonald released a report showing fraternal societies expanding rapidly. From 1895 to 1910 total assets and memberships rose strongly, with 52 societies reporting in 1910 and four new admissions that year. The report notes higher death claims, slightly lower management expenses, and a growing基金 balance to protect contracts, urging uniform legislation and further protections.
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Connecticut
Department of Insurance
Theodore H. Macdonald
Fink to Charm Bar With His Melodies
Among Yale Law School graduates is George Finklestone, a talented young musician. His name wasn’t presented to the State board since he is under the 21 year age limit. A brother, Lawrence Finklestone, was a successful member of the same class.
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Yale Law School
George Finklestone
Finklestone
State Board
Lawrence Finklestone
Social and Personal Notes From Local City Life
Miss Ruby Rogers visits her brother Elton Rogers a sophomore at Ohio Northern University. Catherine Dalley recovers from appendectomy at St Vincent's hospital. Samuel R. Dodge leaves 659 Noble Avenue for Lake Regis New York for an important position. Mrs. Dodge to join him after Lake George health retreat. Friday Afternoon Bridge Club to meet at Mrs E J Hawley 27 Hough Avenue. Post Commanders Association Shepherds of Bethlehem plans trolley ride and dinner leaving Broad Street post office at 7 15 if weather allows. possible indoor venue if stormy. Coast Artillery Corps band concert at Washington Park at 8 o clock with Seaside Park program repetition. East Side group attendance expected. Wheeler & Wilson band to play at Seaside Park Thursday night. Katherine A Kenney of Boston returns after a week with sister Mrs C W Saleski 913 North Avenue. The Cyrus Pharmacy advertises Cyrus Wart Remover at 253 Fairfield Avenue and 186 Connors Street. claims painless wart removal and skin safety.
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Samuel R. Dodge
Noble Avenue
Lake Regis
N. Y
Mrs. Dodge
Lake George
Post Commanders’ Association
Shepherds of Bethlehem
Via Rock
Broad Street
Coast Artillery Corps
Washington Park
Seaside Park
Hus
Wheeler & Wilson
Commencement Exercises In City High and Parochial Schools
Bridgeport hosts graduation events at Park Theatre and at multiple parochial schools. Ninety?two diplomas across high and grammar levels, with Barnum prize trials, chemistry prize, and notable valedictory and salutatory addresses. Lincoln St, St Mary's Pembroke Street, St Augustine's and Sacred Heart announce forthcoming ceremonies and list graduates, awards, and program items.
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Bridgeport High School
Park Theatre
Barnum
Fairchild
Isaac Edward Schine
Mae Hannah Best
Skylark
Henry Smart
Girls’ Glee Club
May Hannah
Best
The
Castinets
Harry Rowe Shelley
L Tolstoy
Natalie Rosen
Tolstoy
Maude Weston Burgess
May Hannah Best
F. Mendelssohn
Francis Joseph Linehan
Edmund Burke
James Lawson Meltzer
ST. Mary's
St. Mary's Hall
Pembroke Street
Chas
John Hickey
Arthur Bernard Baldwin
Ethel Cecelia Quinn
Rose Maria: Newell
St. Augustine’s Parochial School
Pequonnock Street
C. J. McElroy
St. Augustine's Church
Palmer
James A. O'Meara
Wilson
Anna Bertha Oliver
la Baladine
Lysberg
Regina Elizabeth Kiely
Bregenz
A. A. Proctor
John P. Horn Allen
Sendall
Anne Stanton Dargan
Elizabeth Irene Stanton
Guy
Vincent Ambrose Cogan
Helen Veronica Bliss
Edward Leo Casey
John Francis Clancey
John Joseph Corrigan
Kathleen Mary Corrigan
Magustine John Cunningham
Angelus Josephine Cunningham
Mary Ellen Fenton
Genevieve Angelally
Robert Leroy Kelsey
Kathleen Lenguel
Walter Henry Levasseur
James Henry MacCullough
Ruth Imogene Macdonald
Evelyn Gertrude MacKiernan
Florence Ethel MacKiernan
Helen Elizabeth MacMurdie
Alice Mary MacMurdie
Ella Mary Maher
Elizabeth Gertrude Moore
John Edward Moran
Thomas Richard Murphy
Katherine Teresa O'Connor
Loretta Cecelia O'Connor
Agnes Catherine Reardon
James Joseph Rooney
Helen Loretta Rowe
Kathleen Margaret Ryan
Alice Petronilla Tomson
Marie Charlotte Wilson
Excelsior Class Rites Note Palmer Certificates
The salutation reads Charles J. O Neil and lists class recitations and honors for the 1911 graduating class. It notes Palmer certificates in business writing for Seventh through Fifth Grade pupils, naming numerous students by name and grade level.
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Charles J. O'Neil
Excelsior
Evelyn O'Neil
Lightheart
Julia V.day
Marten J. Cullen
Joseph T. Hurley
Catherine L. Crowe
T. R. Sweeney
Palmer
Mildred Alvord
John T. Barrett
Mary E. Belton
Mary E. Buckley
Mary A. Cannon
Anna M. Xampf
Marguerite Lespinasse
Inez M. Lynch
Catherine M. McCarthy
Harriet M. Lyman
Mary
Strike Of Seamen Ties Up Coasting Trade Abroad
London government alarmed as seamen strike paralyzes coastwise shipping. In northern ports sailors and dockhands walk out. 100,000 transport workers may join, swelling strikers to around 250,000. Miners vote on nationwide strikes amid wage and condition demands. Tyne, Weir, Dee, and Clyde shipyards halt for 10 percent pay rise. Amsterdam reports eight lines halted by seamen and ship workers. firms hire Chinese strikebreakers amid fears of rioting.
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United Press
London
Shipping Federation
Great Britain
Miners’ Federation
Tyne
Weir
Dee
Clyde
Amsterdam
Chairman Faints At Lively School District Meeting
In South Manchester on June 27 Harry Olcott the sixth district chairman fainted twice during the district meeting. Spectator Mrs Louise V Burr also fainted as the election of school committeemen proceeded after ten ballots.
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United Press
South Manchester
Harry Olcott
Louise V. Burr
Olcott
Dreadnaught Utah proves speed in trials at Rockland
Navan observers report the turbine warship Utah exceeded required speed during late trial, averaging 21.637 knots. Officials say turbine performance was satisfactory and the design will likely stay.
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United Press
Rockland
Navan
Utah
Death toll rises to four from Nantucket boat house fire
Nantucket June 27 says the death toll from Saturday night’s boat house blaze at William Barnes Jr.’s boathouse in Albany stands at four. The fourth victim, Thomas Kerr of New York, died last night from his burns.
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United Press
Nantucket
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
Thomas Kerr
New York
Visiting Nurses Association Bridges Health Gap Across Class Divide
A large feature on the Visiting Nurses Association as a charitable bridge linking the well to the sick. It describes services expanding from tuberculosis care to general health, with details on clinics, dispensary aid, nurse hours, and the call for donor support to fund milk stations for infant health.
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Newport
Lazarus
Dives
Association
Nurses’ Association
F. H. Stevens
Cullen
Sherman
H. M. Knapp
Acros
Asiatic Cholera Virulent in Italy Detected
A Reuters dispatch from Malta reports private letters show Asiatic cholera virulent in Naples and Palermo. The Central News Rome correspondent says cholera is epidemic along Italy's coastal cities despite government denials.
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London
Reuter
Malta
Naples
Palermo
Central News
Rome
Italy
Matinee Excursion to Port Jefferson by Steamer Park
A daily matinee excursion sails from the wharf at 1 a m to Port Jefferson, with a return arrival at Bridgeport by 6 o clock. The steamer offers special on fare for matinee trips, highlighting a pleasant sailing experience comparable to other excursions.
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Port Jefferson
Bridgeport
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Lulu E. Troy
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Anna Loretta Dailey
Thomas P. Mooney
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Hazel M. Corbally
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Honan
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