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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
6
Daily use of Cuticura Soap with occasional Cuticura Ointment promises clear skin a clean scalp and hair free from falling. It claims to keep hands soft and white by daily toilet and to promote purity beauty and fragrance with no other emollients matching them in delicacy.
Milford March 22 Patrick Moore a section man and track walker for the New Haven road was found dead on the railroad embankment about 300 feet west of the station with a deep head wound and a broken leg indicating he was struck by a fast train and hurled aside. The Portland express passed before his body was found and may have hit him though the crew did not see him. Moore who had resided in Milford for years left a widow and eight children and was a regular at St Marys church. Medical Examiner J W Ives ruled the death accidental.
Chicago reports a severe sleet storm disrupts telegraph and telephone lines causing patchwork routing of messages. Telegrams between Chicago and Milwaukee must travel thousands of miles via Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Minneapolis. Total damage is estimated at 2 million dollars, the worst in five years.
Willimantic stock reports indicate Windham Silk Co and Rosslie Velvet Co will cut hours unless Paterson troubles are resolved. Paterson N J dyeing delays and material shortages have forced layoffs and threaten further shutdowns if the strike continues.
Tesutigalos Honduras March 22 The death of General Manuel Bonilla president of Honduras and the transfer of executive powers to Vice President Dr Francisco Bertrand were received with equanimity across the republic.
Old corns cause pain in changeable weather. This remedy removes corns and stops pain instantly. It is recommended by many in Bridgeport, numbering thousands. Price 10c. Worth four times as much to try.
Chicago reports Judge Landis of the U S district court transferred the Hyman Rosenfeld case to a different federal judge due to congestion of business after Rosenfeld was convicted of buying and selling untaxed whiskey. The 15 month prison term and $2000 fine were upheld on appeal following two years of litigation. President Taft had earlier commuted the prison sentence but left the fine intact.
Hingham Massachusetts March 21 With the arrest of Mrs Eaton widow of Rear Admiral Joseph G Eaton retired whose death developed into a poison mystery eyes were again turned upon Dorothy Ainsworth the admiral's stepdaughter She lived with the Eatons and was in the house at the time of the naval fighter's sudden death She is quoted as saying she knew how her stepfather died but could not tell She said it was neither death by own action or murder She refused to say it was not an accident She will be an important witness in the case and may herself be taken into custody.
Representative James A. Hughes of West Virginia is critically ill following a nervous breakdown in Washington. Physicians say there is no immediate danger, but precautions are being taken to protect him from annoyance or excitement as friends express concern.
A funeral service for the late King George of Greece was held at the Greek Church in London. Attended by representatives of King George of England, Queen Mother Alexandra, and most of the diplomatic corps.
Illinois Senatorial commission led by Lieut. Governor Barratt O'Hara meets President Wilson at the White House to press a national conference of state governors and federal cooperation on wage fairness and vice conditions. They discuss federal inquiry into white slave traffic and plan hearings with welfare workers and social leaders.
In a North Sea storm the French bark Marie ran aground on Haisborough Sands while bound from San Francisco to Hull. Tramp steamer Amer rescued 24 crew members after launching a lifeboat. the captain and mate stayed aboard until all were saved. At daylight a French steward swam a lifeline to the wreck and aided the final rescue before landing ashore.
Adrianople March 22 Shukri Pasha commander and troops vow to continue heroic five month defense. No surrender expected as starvation looms. Food and order persist. bishops not hanged per Sofia reports. Bulgarian siege stalls. Allied discord and idle Serbs in lines amid futile assaults.
Hartford news reports Eli Daigneau a nightwatchman for an insurance company died after being struck by a truck on Main Street. The driver Frank Laverick was arrested as police investigated. Daigneau had been returning to the company office for weekly pay when struck while crossing. He had previously run a restaurant and was well known locally.
Fanny Crosby, renowned blind hymn writer and American figure, turns 93 next Monday. She is recuperating from pneumonia and will be honored with events in First Church and at home visits, with attendees including George C. Stebbins and Jennie Bennett Carpenter.
Miss Helen Madigan of Bridgeport visits as concerns grow over cesspools on Main Street and overflowing sewage threatens West Creek and nearby milk lands. Residents fear typhoid and call for action by health authorities and borough officials, accusing water company duties and foreshadowing friction at the next annual meeting.
John Smithorn, 48, was held in $5,000 bonds for trial on felonious assault charges involving six year old Victoria Isacio. Medical testimony was presented. He remained in custody in New Haven after failing to post bail.
Shanghai March 23 General Sung a former Chinese minister of education died from wounds suffered March 20 when an attempt was made to assassinate him at the railroad station. A letter sent before his death said he was shot by mistake for General Huang-Sing the commander in chief of southern Fukien who was at the station. The writer wished General Sung perpetual rest.
Sharon Pennsylvania March 22 Melvina Morgan, now grown woman, stepped on a packet of needles as a child. A dozen needles entered her foot. Three years ago surgeons began removing steel fragments from her muscles as the needles traveled. Yesterday doctors amputated the leg to save her life due to blood poisoning from the needles.
A fragment catalog lists necklaces rosaries coral necklaces veil pins velvet neck bands bows and rhinestone ornaments along with collar cuff pins cuff links and bite accessories. The text appears from an advertising or catalog page with miscellaneous jewelry items and decorative pins.
A New London meeting of the Business Men's Association passes resolutions denouncing the Senate for halting a $1,000,000 ocean terminal project and demanding city funds or vetoing the measure. The text cites no city charter authority, anticipated rental profits, or guaranteed expenditure, warning of harm to Connecticut business, and urges broad publication and intergroup cooperation to oppose the Senate move.
In Auburn New York March 22 the day shift at the International Harvester twine factory walked out along with the night shift, swelling the idle operators by 400 to around 1 00. No formal demands were stated by the workers as the strike spread.
March 22. New Haven legislators met with a Chamber of Commerce committee to review about forty pending bills affecting the city. Most proposals seek to amend the city charter with measures backed by the chamber or Board of Aldermen. some are labeled partisan and others appear to lack origin. The conference aimed to limit State legislature time on local New Haven affairs.
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