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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1913

Page

4

Private Bank at Main and John Streets Ridgeport Conn

For forty seven years we have conducted a business at the same corner in Ridgeport Conn Our Private Bank has been established there continuously We have received and placed on demand millions of dollars of money deposited with us and we continue to money subject to depositor's check at sight at three percent per annum credited monthly We solicit accounts of individuals business firms and corporations and all who want a bank account to deposit money checks or drafts and leave it for one day one week one month or one year and draw interest on it Our firm T L Watson Co offers careful personal attention as the oldest private bankers in the state We invite accounts of individuals corporations and civic social and religious organizations Our officers will be glad to talk with you about opening an account and extend courtesies where possible

John Ridgeport Conn T. L. Watson & CO

Hartford contends for constitutional convention

In Hartford on March 26 Representative W. S. Pardee and Col. I. M. Ullman of New Haven urged a constitutional convention for amendments focused on representation in the General Assembly. Pardee proposed one representative per town and two for towns 2 500 to 5 000, plus one delegate per extra 5 000 residents. Ullman argued larger cities deserve better representation and the issue has been debated for a decade.

Hartford W. S. Pardee Col I. M. Ullman New Haven Judiciary Committee General Assembly Pardee Col. Ullman

CATIONARY ENGINEERS OPEN LECTURE APRIL 2 AT LOCAL NO 4

Bridgeport Local No 4 of the National Association of Stationary Engineers invites all engineers to an open meeting on April 2. Frank A. Smilley of Gulf Refining Co will lecture on distilling mineral spirits with stereoscopic views, followed by luncheon and entertainment. A second lecture on April 16 will cover the Venturi Meter and power plant use by a Builders' Iron Foundry Co representative.

Cationary Bridgeport National Association of Stationary Engineers Frank A. Smilley Gulf Refining Co Local No. 4 Builders’ Iron Foundry Co Providence R. I

Mayor Dahlman Faces Omaha Disaster With Resolve

Omaha reports Mayor James C. Dahlman known as the cowboy mayor, seeking state troops from Governor Morehead to restore order after the city’s disaster. Business leaders back the move as guardsmen assist police in patrolling streets and protecting the vulnerable. Dahlman, a Texas-born, former cowboy performer, embodies a breezy western persona.

Omaha James C. Dahlman Morehead Dahlman Texas

Fairfield County News Mosquito War and Local Notes

Fairfield County report covers a $1,000 appropriation by the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation for mosquito destruction in town breeding sites. News items include a Greens Farms sanatorium interest, a Danbury injury from a gas tank explosion, bankruptcy discharge for Howard Tilton of Stamford, a Shelton weaving strike seeks wage restoration and eight hour day, a Noroton church bequest, and 1913 orchard demonstrations by Connecticut Agricultural College with dates in Wew Canaan and Bethel, plus a note on Rev. J. H. Sheedy visiting Atlantic City.

Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation Greens Farms Long Island Sound New York George H. Crofut Danbury Crofut Specialty Shelton Levy Brothers Strick Bridget Kenny Benedict Seeley Stamford Miss Kenny Mrs. Seeley Miss Kenney Darien St. John’s Church Noroton Daniel Mahoney Seeley John Kenny James Kenny Cork Ireland Margaret Coakley San Francisco Mary Sullivan Testatrix Connecticut Agricultural College Bureau of Plant Industry U. S. Department of Agriculture Connecticut Pomological Society Wew Canaan J. T. Stilliman Congregational Church Bethel Robert C. Keeler

View of Our Gift for Wedding Presentation Suggested

A brief note invites readers to consider a viewing option as a wedding gift presentation idea. The suggestion emphasizes a simple, elegant showcase and implies a suitable display for a couple’s celebration without detailing specifics or dates.

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