Pulitzer libel action against Mayor Gaynor pursued in court
President of the Press Publishing Company owner of the New York World attempted to sue Mayor Gaynor for criminal libel over a February speech at the South Brooklyn Board of Trade dinner. The action stalled after two private magistrate sessions and interviews with legal figures.
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Press Publishing Company
New York World
Norta
St. Louis
Mr. Pulitser
James W. Osborne
Sherman Square
Pulitwer
Mr. Osborne
Gaynor
Wiliam Randolph Hearst
Pulitzer
Mission of the Church of this Day at Trumbull Church
Congregational Church in Trumbull heard Rev. T. Yeoman Williams preach on The Mission of the Church of this Day. Organist Ernest L. Fitch of Bridgeport played preludes and offertories. Various local residents visited, attended gatherings, and joined a pupil recital at North Church Chapel with Miss Mildred Tucker singing.
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T. Yeoman Williams
Ernest L. Fitch
Bridgeport
Batiste
Spohr
Mre
Howard S. Beach
George Rosenkra
Susan ‘Hawley Davie
North Church Chapel
Fannie
Lulu Bowker
New York
Bessie Treadwell
Denielis Farm School
Thomas Treadwell
Weston
Samuel Ward
Troy
Albany
Swineceaty
Mary Potter
George Benedict
Louis Coari
Benedict
Daniel
William C. Peach
Hartford
Watertown
Satur
Stepney Social Notes and Local Updates
Stepney residents feature visits and arrivals including Miss Grace Morgan returning home and Jerome Osborne purchasing an automobile. Harris, a missing worker, is feared to have left for parts unknown after disappearing from Bridgeport. Harmony Grange plans a large initiation this Thursday with a five cent forfeit. Dramatic entertainment committee meets for April 24 to prepare for an event. A horse dies on Beach Wayland causing local concern. Service at St Peter's Monroe is led by Rev Mills of Huntington.
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Grace Morgan
W. Smith
Staten Island
Jerome Osborne
Miles B.burr
Charles Harris
Bridgeport
Wilbur French
Harris
Benanin Miles
Newtown
Alfred Prevost
Bertha Sutherland
Charlies Sutherland
Miles Chefly
Beach Wayland Place
Stepney Depot
Mameline Fisher
Trumbull
Stephen Parks
Harmony Grange
Sara Sinclair
Estella Joyce
Chas. Lacey
Alex Sinclair
Edwards Beardsley
Eadwards Beardsley
St. Peter's
Monroe
Mr. Mills of
Huntington
Easton Grange to Hold Regular Meeting Tuesday Evening
The Worthy Lecturer Mrs. John H. Candee will present a program at the Easton grange meeting. Mrs. Ambrose Marsh returns home from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wade in Greenfield. Mrs. Mildred Ferris is ill and confined to her home.
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Easton Grange
John H. Candee
Ambrose Marsh
Sport Hill
Frank Wade
Greenfield
Mildred Ferris
Ferris
Slap and Pound Neck Fat to Restore Youthful Look
A vintage beauty column urges drastic self treatments to slim the nape. Readers are advised to slap the neck with camphor, then bandage and rub with alcohol, repeating daily to reduce fat and reveal a youthful line.
Local Bridgeport News Briefs Include Social Happenings And Services
Bed accident injures a woman. Mrs. James Tyler visits uncle Levi Edwards. Mrs. Charles Keller convalescent from grippe. Minstrel show planned March 28 and 29 at Methodist hall on Sports Hill. Mise Deisy Seeley visiting cousin Mrs Anca Sherwood Ford on the farm. Mrs. John Krohmer ill at home. State Master J. Arthur Sherwood back from trip to Boston. Margaret Kohler funeral observed at home then Episcopal Church in Tashua. pallbearers listed, burial in Tashua cemetery. Baptist church reports no meetings due to Rev Boutwell’s illness. Lenten Episcopal services at Mrs. Seth Hill’s home. Joseph Keller to work for George S. Gillette. Mrs. Charles Gilbert and Mrs. Vinnie Bradley hosted by the Randoph Bradleys at Ridge Lawn. Easton Grange No. 149 to meet at 8. Rehearsals for Waster music at Baptist church. children’s rehearsal Friday and Saturday. Jennie E Fits Roy hosts aluminum shower for Miss Gladys Call at 255 oks street. Attendees named. St Patrick’s lunch and decorations described. Names include Jennie FitzRoy, Gladys Call, Robert Carr, and others.
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Bridgeport
James Tyler
Levi Edwards
Charles Keller
Methodist Hall
Sports Hill
Mise Deisy Seeley
Anca Sherwood Ford
Amanda, Wheeler
John Krohmer
J. Arthur Sherwood
Boston
Margaret Kholer
Ignatz Kholer
Madigan Avenue
Episcopal Church
Tashua
Seth Hill
Joseph Keller
George S. Gillette
Charles Gilbert
Vinnie Bradley
Randolph Bradley
Ridge Lawn
Easton Grange No. 149
Grange Hall
Baptist Church
Bridgeport Exposition Electrified with Giant Sign
Workers erect a six by five foot electric sign on the Atlantic hotel to herald Bridgeport Exposition from March 31 to April 5 under city and Union Commercial Travelers auspices. The sign uses nearly 400 lights and will be visible across the city and to rail travelers, signaling what organizers claim will be the greatest industrial fair in the city's history. Mayor Clifford B. Wilson is expected to open the event with hopes for 50 000 attendees.
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Bridgeport
Armory
United Commercial Travelers
Atlantic Hotel
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Clifford B. Wilson
Tillman on patronage as herdman reference
Senator Tillman of South Carolina spoke on patronage questions and caucus work. He likened the issue to a biblical desert scene and said he believes the White House will act as a herdsman to keep wild beasts from damage, acknowledging only God knows the result.
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Washington
Tillman
South Carolina
White House
Cascarets Promise Quick Stomach Relief in Ad Claim
An old want ad advertises Cascarets as a quick fix for sour stomach belching heartburn nausea and bloating. It claims the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels and promises relief by morning with a ten cent box available at drug stores, noting children also need gentle cleansing.
Wagner Lecture and Recital on Rheingold at Lyric
Carl Fique directs a Wednesday Afternoon Musical Club lecture recital at the Lyric Theatre at 3 30 pm presenting Rheingold music drama by Richard Wagner. Seventeen program numbers include The Rhine and Alberich themes plus Valhalla and the Ring motifs.
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Carl Fique
Lyric Theatre
Richard Wagner
Alberich
Valhalla
Freya
Logi
Nibelheim
All Powerful
Erda
Rainbow Bridge
Man Shoots Self Then Calls Family Describing Near Death
Charles Berry fired five shots at his head and, believing mortally hurt, walked his apartment Sunday and Monday. Relatives, contacted by telephone, found him alive. police charged him with attempted death by self-action. He reportedly separated from his wife and blamed that for the act. He is expected to recover.
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New York
Charles Berry
Berry
Mellen Plans Large Improvements for New London Rail Link
A six member New London Business Men's association committee led by Theodore Bodenwain reports Theodore Mellen of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad is ready to invest about 7.5 million dollars in rail improvements near New London. The plan includes 4 million for a new Thames River bridge and 3.5 million for an air line from Niantic bridge to Westerly Rhode Island, featuring a tunnel under the city.
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New London
New London Business Men’s Association
Theodore Bodenwain
Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
Niantic Bridge
Westerly
R. I
Slashes Cellmate Then Slashes Self in Prison
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on March 11 John Babbitt and Leo Savageau, jailed at Rockingham county jail, were wounded but expected to recover. Babbitt allegedly confessed to murdering Emma Brooks in Ulster County New York four years earlier and killed himself after slashing Savageau with a razor when Savageau doubted the confession. Mary Silliman Chapter PDAR heard a Mary Silliman paper, read by Mrs Franklin Welles Guion of New Haven, with a luncheon at the YWCA.
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Portsmouth
N. H
John Babbitt
Leo Savagean
Rockingham County
Lay
Babbitt
Emma Brooks
Ulster County
N. Y
Savageau
Mary Silliman
PD. A R
Franklin Welles Guion
New Haven
W. C.A
Dennis & Co Spring Millinery Opening Promoted
Dennis & Co announces a four day spring opening to showcase Easter and early spring millinery. The shop invites customers to inspect Parisian Bougarian styles and domestic designs, promising chic and conservative options and the best millinery of 1913.
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Dennis & Co
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