Methodist Conference Opens in Stamford with Milestones
The Sixty-first Session of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens in Stamford tomorrow. Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell will preside and celebrate his fiftieth anniversary in the ministry, alongside Dr. James M. marking fifty years in Methodism. The conference covers 371 churches in New York and Connecticut with 73,616 members and church property valued at 9,740,450 dollars. The entertainment committee has arranged homes for 366 ministers attending the session.
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United Press
Stamford
New York East
Methodist Episcopal Church
Daniel A. Goodsell
Goodsell
James M
New York
Connecticut
Imperial Theatre Opens Today in Bridgeport
The Imperial theatre on Stratford avenue east of Flower Bridge opens at 2 p m with Mr Skidmore as proprietor promising top quality shows. A full change of pictures thrice weekly, vaudeville sketch and illustrated songs are planned. The shore theatre seats 600 with an electric plant and 5 cent admission for the lower floor, gallery reserved.
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Imperial Theatre
Stratford Avenues
fJower Bridge
Bridgeart
Skidmore
Bridgeport
Teo
Shore
Devitt to Take a Three Month Vacation
Clerk William V Devitt of the Pre sate court and Mrs Devitt will depart for Great Barrington Mass for a three months vacation. John Smith assistant clerk will handle duties during the absence and a temporary assistant will be employed. That chicken pie supper will be served tonight at Lincoln hall by the People's Presbyterian church with solos by Douglass Owen and other vocalists. Admission is free.
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William V. Devitt
Lincoln Hall
A Woman Keeps Cyrus Plaster In Her House
A South Port woman said she always buys five Cyrus Plaster to save money and keeps one on hand for pains. The small 25 cent item is viewed as a handy household remedy.
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Southport
Roosevelt denies attack report during Hamburg stop
Ex President Roosevelt rejected claims of an assault on his life aboard the Hamburg en route to Naples. He said the report by a steerage passenger Giuseppe Tosti was nonsense, noting he never met the man. The captain minimized the affair and officials delayed dispatch until a telegram office was available. Roosevelt appeared robust and joked about soon regaining his fighting weight in Africa.
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Porto
Azores
Roosevelt
Hamburg
Naples
Guiseppe Tosti
Tosti
Africa
Bridgeport
Annual Art Exhibit Opens at Public Library
The annual exhibition of the Art League opens this evening at the Public Library with free admission. The display reflects a season of earnest work and progress, showcasing harmony with past records. The reception committee includes President Mrs John T Sterling, Past President Mrs C B Doremus Knapp, and Miss Martha E Beach, with executive board members assisting.
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Eee Port Art League
Mra
John T. Sterling
C. B. Doremus
Knapp
Martha E. Beach
Easter Hat Styles At Irons Millinery Opening
Miss M E Irons opens her new Court Exchange parlor with exclusive spring millinery designs. Wednesday and Thursday showings invite ladies to view the stock from Sturtevant Irons and Cailler New York Paris styles. Standout hats and trimmings priced to attract shoppers across the East Side.
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Irons
M. E. Irons
Sturtevant & Irons
State Street
Court Exchange Building
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Cailler
East Side
New York
Paris
Caziller
Uys
Townsend and Major Bouddren Clash Over Vaccination
In a spirited interview Major Thomas Boudren attacks Dr Townsend secretary of the Connecticut State Board of Health over vaccination defense. He cites U S Army and European reports to question vaccine efficacy and warns against repealing vaccination laws amid a New Haven Krismeyer girl case and vaccine safety concerns.
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Philippine Islands
Japan
Thomas Boudren
General Assembly
Townsend
State Board of Health
Bulletin of the Board
Philippines
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Connecticut Health Department
Philippine
Lippincott
U. S. Army
Sternberg
Hamburg
Europe
T Fiere
U. S. Ie Hospital Service
Kobe
New York Evening Post
United States
M. J. Rosenau
U. S. Marine Hospital Service
New Haven
Krismeyer
Vaccination Policy Debate Cited by Dr. Townsend
The article notes a Connecticut legislative push to repeal compulsory vaccination laws and bars boards of health or education from requiring vaccination for school attendance. It cites anti vaccination arguments and references U.S. military vaccination outcomes in the Philippines and Porto Rico, noting improved safety and the shift to bovine virus production.
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Dr. Townsend
Sean Major Boudren
Board of Health
Board of Education
Connecticut
United States
Philippines
Porto Rico
In Dreamland Pleasing Sketch At Poli’s
Emmet & Co present a dramatic fantasy at Poli’s in which Bob Hammond’s dream leads to a goddess’s appearance and a nightmare of murder, ending with a repentant awakening. The show features Hermine Shone, M’le Fregolia, Ward & Curran, A C Duncan, Luce & Luce, and Les Silvas alongside new pictures.
Build Yourself Up This Spring
An 1890s style health cure advert promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla for winter weariness and skin and digestion issues. It claims the tonic purifies blood restores appetite and strength, touts over 20 ingredients and medical value, and offers liquid or Sarsatabs with 100 doses for one dollar.
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Hood
Rory of the Hills and Fluffy Ruffles at Theatres This Week
The Theatres presents Rory of the Hills with Irish themes and stirring scenes, plus Friday and Saturday showings of the musical comedy Fluffy Ruffles led by Miss Hettie Williams and a company of 70. Creatore’s band with Mme Jeana Barili performs Friday, offering a refined concert experience and special matinee bargains.
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Ireland
Ody
Hettie Williams
Miss Williams
William Norris
Bert Leslie
George Cohan
New York
Criterion Theatre
Creatore
Mme
Jeana Barili
Mme. Barill
Barlli- Patti
Poli presents dreamland vaudeville with novelty acts
Poli's week offers Emmet Devoy's In Dreamland dramatic fantasy with bright humor and dazzling electrical illusions. Mile. Fregolia from Paris showcases fifteen characters and forty costume changes. Ward Curran return in The Terrible Judge, plus Les Silvas ladder feat, Luce and Luce musical novelty, Cooper and Brown Hebrew sketch, A. O. Duncan ventriloquism, and new Electrograph scenes.
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Emmet & Co
Poli's
Bob Hammond
Venus
Hammond
Bob
Mr. Devoy
Hermine Shone
M’le Fregolia
Ward & Curran
A. C. Duncan
Luce
Les Silvas
Cooper & Brown
Youll
Poli
Emmet Devoy
Mile
Fregolia
Parle
New England
Luce & Luce
Not Notified Says Cohee In Auto Missing Case
New Haven March 20 Chief Cowles held an inquiry into the failure to notice an automobile found on Prospect street after a Saturday night with its lamps burning Patrolman A Cohee testified he saw the car and hoped it belonged to someone in a nearby house claiming he had not been told an auto was missing The incident centers on Bridgeport personnel and police procedure.
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Walter D. Brockett
Prospect Street
Cowles
A. Cohee
Cohee
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