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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1909

Page

7

Representative MENET Addressing Office at Fifth Avenue Building

A listing notes MENET as representative associated with 225 Fifth Avenue Building in Room 404 A. The entry locates his office and role, signaling official duties and the precise address for contact or visitation.

Ork Fifth Avenue Building A. Menet

Public utilities debate hints at split in House

May 6 1909 discussion shows lawmakers divided over a proposed public utilities measure. Some favor a milder bill, others push a stricter approach, a committee report stalls passage, and a new commission may be formed to draft a fresh bill.

Pas Thas Friends of Irant Commission Senate

Governor Douglas Speaks on Hide Duty and Leather Prices

On November 15 1905 Massachusetts Governor Douglas as chair of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association told President Roosevelt that the Dingley duty on hides does not raise cattle prices and mainly benefits the Beef Trust. He cited Canadian leather costs being 2 1 2 to 3 cents lower due to duties and warned that without material cost reductions shoes may rise in price.

Gov Douglas Massachusetts Roosevelt National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association Congress Senate Gov. Douglas Beef Trust Canada

Fairfield News Roundup Highlights Local Improvements and Events

Weather storms hinder farming with soaked ground and rotting seeds while street improvements on Marine avenue advance. Fairfield sees a growing bicycle trade, estate clearances, housing demand, and road work funded by town measures. Local sports brief notes Hargrove school beat Oneida 21 to 1. crime watch posts a $100 reward for vandals at John Freeman’s Greenfield Hill estate. Community notices include library statistics, a poultry talk by William O Burr, town meeting plans for road oiling and bridge repairs, and local society appointments at D A R chapters.

Dalling Marine Avenue Boyle Grasmere Fairfield Avenue Anna B. Jennings Fairfield Village Improvement Society Acker Hargrove School Oneida Penfield Road John Freeman Greenfield Hill New Y Court Exchange Bridgeport William O. Burr Poultry and Pet Stock Association Burr Westport Mill River Bridge Selectman Fox Reinecke, Carey and Hopkins Frank S. Childs Francis H. Brewer Emma E. Brown Chas. R. Jennings Loretta B. Perry Andrew B. Huntington Mary B. Kippen W. B. Glover Fred Burr H C. Bullard Mary Kippen Pickett Walter Merwin Gracie Gruber Pequot Library Julia B. Banks Simeon Pease Andrew Wakeman Bradley Jennings J. H. Wheeler Southport Driftwood E. R. Osborne New York

Stratford Church Facts and Town Notes at Reception

At a Tuesday reception for Stratford's new Methodist pastor Rev. Geo Farrer, Elliott W. Peck shared church facts including about 200 members and 300 in congregation, and a $240 debt. The church aims to raise $1,300 in pledges for the year alongside other income, to carry the church through.

Elliott W. Peck Methodist Church Geo. Farrer Christchurch Union Cemetery Frank Austin E. A. Benjamin Brooklyn Clitus King Frank Plumb Merie G. Brown Anna Stuart Washington School William Austin Florida Harry Tompkins New York Barrett Adelaide C. Gunther Sallie D. Wells Arthur Wheeler Charles F. Judson Arthur Wilcoxson Father O'Connor Cogswell Art League Masonic Building Association Masonic Hall Clayton Blakeslee Frederick Pritchard Barnum Avenue King Street J Doolittle Ezra Graham Mr.Wagner N. E. Cornwall Bridgeport Rebekah Lodge Evening Stars Shad Hougsatonic Housatonic Ese Henry Hallam Tweedy Richardson Tweedy Pairfield Bi ‘Kard Connecticut Herbert W. Doolittle Williston Walker Yale Saybrook Connecticut Congregationalism Thomas B. Taylor William Hughes Hickman School of Acting F Street Women’s Aid Society Congregational Church Long Brook Avenue Miss Bartlett Sweetland Canaan Washington A. Wakelee Brown Charles Bryer Farter Peter Dosch Broadbridge Road Miss Savage Beard Cupheag Club Emma Goodwin Charles H. Rogers Wm. B. Bristol Thomas Reed Oliver Park Women’s Foreign Missionary Convention Ruby Payne Rhoda King Order of Hibernians Hed Men's Hall Bruce Avenue California Street Florence Sammis Great Barrington Mass Devon Union Sunday School Thomas Boyce May Donegan Ee Cae Joe Te Coe John Ri

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