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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1909
Page
2
Admiral Robley D Evans writes a revealing series on the Fleet and its dangers. Roosevelt calls Fighting Bob's writings lessons in practical patriotism as he compares U.S. battleships to foreign navies and explains threats faced in combat.
Hampton's Magazine promotes Emer son Hough's feature on The Last Stand of the Indian with muckraking flair and vivid detail. Ree Beach's serial The aves orde appears early in the issue while Edward Russell analyzes the vast wealth of Rockefeller’s inland empire in April.
Sailor Burke dominated the ten round middleweight bout at Marathon Athletic Club in Brooklyn over Jack Sullivan. The fighters clashed in clinches and traded heavy blows with Burke forcing the action and Sullivan pressing late. The finish spilled beyond the final bell as seconds and crowd control failed to stop the melee in the ring.
Special from United Press reports a Windsor Hotel blaze in Cornwall Ontario early today left three dead, two injured and twenty others narrowly escaped. The victims are George Hagley and John Gallen of Philadelphia and Raymond Duquette of Winchester Pennsylvania.
London reports the Normand sled expedition under Lieutenant Shackleton has reached the South Pole. News came via cable from New Zealand this morning as Perry Pall Mall Gazette quoted Special United Press dispatches.
Fraternal Order of Connecticut Liberty Council to hold a gala tonight at 60 Beach Street with 25 in a delegation led by Geo E Bennett. Lincoln Council delegation heads by W W Bent and members from Union Council also attend. Ten candidates to be initiated by a crack degree team. surprise and fine entertainment planned. Lincoln Council meets Thursday night with a strong entertainment program.
Active speculative buyers pushed prices down in late morning trading while leading local interests sold. Inter-Borough Metropolitan stock fell sharply around 11 o'clock before a surge of buying orders from major sources sparked a partial recovery, with the broader market staying within narrow fraction changes at noon.
A short note reflects on a familiar figure bearing steadfast kindness through years of service. The caption echoes enduring trust and a steady presence across a community.
Rachel endures a perilous caravan crossing a salt desert with bearers fading from heat thirst and a brutal white storm. Eddo and priests monitor omens while Rachel and Noie struggle to reach grassland as the storm deaths mount.
A short notice notes a simple remedy for la grippe sold in a yellow package. It warns against substitutions and identifies F. B. Brill as local agent with the address or code 1385.
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