Sew Fork Omen on Broadway Draws Attention
Fragmentary notice lists names and a representative at Broadway location, with unclear punctuation and an apparent reference to Buneme or Menet.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
9
Fragmentary notice lists names and a representative at Broadway location, with unclear punctuation and an apparent reference to Buneme or Menet.
The article argues mufflers should be required at all times and in all conditions after a Wallace fatality. It urges prohibiting public highway racing and suggests penalties for manslaughter, highlighting a push for safer roads and accountability.
The long battle over the Standard Oil Co antitrust case ends with a retrial ordered after a series of court rulings. The $79,260,000 fine is not upheld and the case may proceed to the Supreme Court, while proceeding investigations and political maneuvering continue to shape antitrust policy and enforcement.
The article discusses proposals for both federal and state inheritance taxes and a corporate excess tax affecting manufacturers. It notes potential conflicts if federal and state taxes overlap and mentions Massachusetts practice as a reference. It also references broader questions about valuation, town versus state levies, and the likelihood of any measure passing.
Wakeman dies at Greenfield and is mother of ex-Rejectman Andrew Wakeman and teacher Miss Maria Wakeman. Town debates curb lines on Main Street amid autos racing through streets, endangering residents including Mrs Pease and Bulkeley's family. Meeting discusses widening Main Street, fence encroachments, and enforcement. Also reports Broad Street traffic concerns, local papers and lectures, Measles in town, and theater ticket sale for Traveling Salesman at Smiths.
A $25,000 guarantee backs the tale of Father John O'Brien of Lowell Massachusetts. The offer vows $325,000 to any charitable institution if the claims prove false. The piece notes a half century since the priest advised parishioners and prescribed a remedy named Father John's Medicine.
Darien town meeting Monday night unanimously approved the bill before the Legislature allowing the town to establish waterworks and issue bonds not exceeding 75000. The Neroton Water Company holds private charter rights in Darien. The report covers other local notices including measles at Stamford schools and a fire loss at a Stamford barn.
Judge George W. Wheeler decides in favor of the defendants in the New Hartford on the New York Yachford Water Company case, awarding costs to the defense. The brief note records a judicial decision affecting the local water company dispute.
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