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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1913
Page
7
Lot Number One features Bwisses with cross bar and dotted designs and a faded note. Lot Number Three offers fine white fabrics with mercers stripes at sale prices 25 cents per yard and similar 10 to 15 cents brackets. The notice advertises fabric varieties and discounted yardage.
A long advertising announcement notes numerous numbers sacrificed in a gigantic sale. Merchandises are sourced from the state and portables throughout the state, with early shoppers promised the best values.
Reading from the ad the store highlights deep discounts on muslins 36 inch priced at 15¢ regular and sale pricing for Lonsdale and Pequot sheeting with yardage discounts. It promotes ticking fabric coverings and unbleached muslins at reduced rates as well as assorted scrims nets in white and ecru and notes a 25% cut on all sheeting by the yard.
Norfolk Va March 11 Secretary of War Lindley M Garrison is slated to tour Fort Monroe to learn how the gunners operate during target practice He will be shown the large guns and marksmanship feats performed at the reservation including the moment a giant cannon belched forth a charge during a practice scene
Washington March 11 A motor cyclist challenges a district court ruling by seeking to ride his wife as a passenger. Frank J. Ropper obtained a male passenger permit only and argues for a license expansion to include women. The suit prompted a police superintendent to test the license scope. The court ruled in favor of the appeal being denied.
In a courtroom a trial proceeding involved Raymond and Theodore Braymond. The Danbury church case faced questioning before a judge and jury as the defense and prosecution pursued cross examination.
The session ended with the examination of Raymond by State's Attorney Judson and several minor witnesses. The court heard arguments on the admissibility of certain testimony this afternoon while the jury was excused.
Washington March 11 witnesses for the suffragists and police debated Monday’s pageant. Police aimed to show orderly efforts hindered by crowd size and patrol shortages while suffragist representatives argued police opposed the parade and failed to shield marchers from insults and danger.
Miss Bertha M. Bayette and Miss Bennett from this city sail for Florida to spend two weeks visiting points of interest. The note mentions WEAN' Girls skilled in yard goods cutting and refers to Laborde German Company CS.
Washington March 11 Joseph Gatins of New York and Virgil P Randolph of Keene Va were each fined 35000 in the district supreme court after pleading guilty to indictments charging conspiracy against the United States in bucketshop operations This marked the final chapter of a nation wide crusade begun in 1910 that has resulted in total fines of 78700.
R C Barrett of 67 Crescent Avenue reports being held up at William and Knowlton streets by two colored highway women who robbed him of a semi annual railroad pass and lodge receipts. Police describe the suspects as two women seen with Barrett during the incident.
New York March 11 John W Locke formerly a fireman now an engineer on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad resumed the witness stand at the Erdman act wage hearings. He testified a fireman’s round trip costs 46 hours with 36 away from home and four meals bought. He said promotions to regular freight posts took sixteen years due to bigger engines and higher tonnage. E L McGuinness of the Pennsylvania added firemen memorize complex rules and faced dismissal for errors.
A force of about 30 federal cavalry struck a 200 man Carranzista band on the Lampazos outskirts. Telegram to U.S. Consul in Nuevo Laredo reports 13 killed, 19 wounded, four prisoners executed. This marked the third federal defeat at Lampazos in as many days.
In Mexico City on March 11 Deputy Querida Mohanna told the chamber of deputies that an American syndicate unnamed in report is financially backing the revolt of former Governor Jose M. Maytorena in Sonora. The allegation was made at a late hour in the session.
Hartford reports browntail moth infestation discovered yesterday at 239 Main Street rear by scouts from the New Haven Agricultural Experiment Station. Donald J. Caffrey leads the effort under the state entomologist. several hundred moths believed present.
Nests found on the tips of four twigs are unusually large and conspicuous. They will be removed and burned as they contain living caterpillars. A few scattered nests have also been found in the city.
A speech argues for joint committee action to reform workmen's compensation. The speaker notes labor and capital clash and cites both major parties' platforms backing a workmen's compensation act and the abolition of fellow servant doctrine.
Belgrade March 11 Austrian government forbids Servia to send troops to aid Montenegrins in capturing Turkish fortress Scutari.
A young man in a Silliman Street location used a plumber's torch near a match causing a small blaze. Firefighters responded from Box 16 Water and Bank streets about a half mile away, with damages pegged at $20.
Clemens Kloefkorn superintendent of Challenge Cutlery Corp was presented a traveling bag by the Tippecanoe chorus at Republican headquarters. The occasion, led by President Eugene Hibard, precedes his upcoming move to Bremen Germany.
Bridgeport pastors at a special meeting adopted resolutions urging passage of a more effective workmen's compensation act. The action complemented a discussion titled The Function of the Church in Relation to Social Progress now under review by the association.
Secretary of State Bryan faced off with President Gomez of Cuba over an amnesty bill that would let officials and graft suspects be pardoned before trial. Bryan protested by telegraph from Havana, then Gomez reportedly approved a veto after Bryan’s hard line.
Newsdealers of the city plan their annual banquet at Freyler's tomorrow evening with top attractions for the industry. Music and an entertainment by the news dealers' talent are on the program, and several speakers will be heard.
Wowompon tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men will hold a smoker tomorrow evening with several high officers expected. The Criterion quartet led by Charles Hall and Chester Harrison will perform and a venison supper will be served.
A quaint scene unfolds as a passerby reads an inscription on an old tombstone and a beautiful girl bursts into tears. Her mother rebukes the outburst, urging restraint rather than additional tears.
A ledger note from the Chierse Tribune quotes a collector debating approach to debts. The speaker asserts following the path of least resistance and emphasizes handling large accounts as a rule, while the employer notes progress on bigger recoveries.
A lady correspondent notes a quip that many men eager to marry a cook would later marry a wife who is a cook. The piece contrasts views on domestic roles with a nod to Italian saying about work and rest.
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