Villa Bandits Fire on Army Officer's Aide
Mexican bandits raid American territory near Nas four miles north at an ore terminal. Major Langhorne's column engages, other bands fire on a military auto, U.S. cavalry advances from Boquillas and Glenn Springs toward Coahuila to confront raiders and secure captives and loot.
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VILLA
Marathon
Tex
Nas
Major Langhorne
Mexico
George T. Langhorne
Frederick N. Sibley
Boquillas
Mara‘thon
J. Howard
H. M. Henderson
Boquil
Coahuila
Deemer’s
Bouquillas
Glen Springs
Eighth Cavalry
Frederick W. Sibley
Fourteenth Cavalry
Porto Rica de Boquillas
J. Deemer
Glenn Springs
William
Harris
F. Balsworth
Glen
Alpine
Rio Grande
Speer
Glenn Bor Q Villas
Deemers
Langhorne
Berlin
United
Sibley
Langhhorne
Big Bend
Weather forecast for Ridgeport area May 12
Ridgeport forecast notes fair weather tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures. Regions on Main Street Fairfield Avenue and Cannon Street are included in the forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon Street
Smart new skirts and fabrics fill the shop hoard
The feature sale lists white corduroy skirts at $3 and a wide array of women’s wear. Leathered items include Italian silk underwear, 65c to 85c gloves, handkerchiefs, vests, bloomers, and hair nets. Supplies cover linens, towels, table covers, dresses, and sewing notions. Aisle and floor locations noted for each item.
Suit Clearing Offer At Reduced Prices
Local shop advertises a clearing sale on men suits with a broad size range up to 53 and seasonable fabrics. Other suits similar to popular styles are offered at reduced prices from 19.50 to 45, down from 85.
Hungarian Night German Bazaar At Howland Dry Goods
Howland Dry Goods Co on State Street near the Casino hosts a German bazaar nightly, expanding its annex to seat 4,000. Tonight features Hungarian speech by Rev Erno Komjathy, German by Rev Stephen Chernetzky, a prisoner of war escape, performances by the Mozart quartet, solos by Therese Potke and others, a Hungarian dance, and a children’s souvenir flag with free admission for kids. A matinee tomorrow, Hungarian band Mount Vernon and Axmah’s orchestra performing.
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State Street
Charles Kellar
Bazaar
Therese Potke
Charles Hubert
G. Kaufman
Frank Fetsch
August Budde
Mozart
Erno Komjathy
Stephen F. Chernetzky
Siberia
J. Korwacs
J. Schwartz
Niente
Ger
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Axmah
Berkemeier
Sunderland Named to Learn Aviation
Danbury mayor Anthony Sunderland was notified of his appointment as an officer in the Connecticut National Guard to learn aviation. Sunderland serves as lieutenant in the Eighth Company, Connecticut Coast Artillery.
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Danbury
Anthony Sunderland
Connecticut National Guard
Sunderland
Eigth Company
Connecticut Coast Artillery
Train derailment kills two in Man son
Raleigh, May 12. A flagman and a Black fireman died when the Seaboard Air Line's New York to Florida express derailed at Manson last night. No passengers were injured. The locomotive and express car overturned after striking a defective rail at high speed.
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Raleigh
N. C
Seaboard Air Line
Manson
Beltsack leads 1916 fashion with strong fit and price
Beltsack calls its sport suit the cleverest of 1916 with jaunty style and durable build. It features two or three buttons, patch pockets and back pleats, priced around 18 to 25 dollars. The store promises full satisfaction on fabrics, colors, findings and tailoring, urging buyers to consider safety and guarantees.
Notions and Apparel at Main Floor Front
Silk shirts and cool nainsook garments priced from 50 to 3.50. Union suits and percale pajamas in light weights. Silk socks, white ties, and lightweight nightshirts offered with rich stripes and washable finish. Main floor front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nainsook
Union
Boys Summer Dress Attire in Blue Serge and White
An advertisement promoting blue serge suits for boys in summer and regular wear with white trousers. It highlights blue serge Norfolk suits in fast color, in new styles priced from 5 to 10.50 dollars, plus white flannel trousers at 2 dollars and white duck at 1 dollar, located in the front basement.
Straw hats on sale at Howland Dry Goods Co
Straw hats for men arrive with new braids in sailor and dependable shapes. Panamas priced from 1.50 to 4 and a $5 dandy lot. New Alpine and sailor shapes, Featherlight Bangkoks at 5, and Leghorns from 3.50 to 5. List highlights straw-hat styles and prices at Howland Dry Goods Co.
Ready hats go on sale at $3.50 each
A local hat shop announces a wide new stock of ready hats priced at $3.50. Leghorn hats feature Tam crowns and gauze effects, with hemp and Wendow straw varieties in white, black, and mixed colors. Trim options include ribbons, flowers, and fancy devices, with sports hats noted for diverse shapes and colors.
The Proof of the Pudding and other new good stories
A catalog of new fiction titles by Meredith Nicholson Grace L Richmond W J Locke Irvin S Cobb Don Marquis Grace L Lutz B M Bower Maria T Daviess Ruth Sawyer Kate Langley. The notice lists titles and prices for a Saturday release across several authors and works including The House of a Thousand Candles and Heir of Diane McLaren.
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Meredith Nicholson
Grace L
Richmond
Viviette
W J Locke
St. Old Judge
Phantom Herd
M Bower
Diane McLaren
Dared
Maria _ T. Daviess
St. Bo
Arden
Ruth Sawyer
Kate Langley
Home Fittings sale offers big savings on kitchenware
A local advertisement promises great value at the Home Fittings sale with underpriced kitchen utensils, cleaning items, lawn and garden tools, glass and dinnerware, and fancy china. The event details note a Fourth floor location and cherry-blossom season imagery to entice shoppers.
Boy Struck By Car In City Street Crash
George Oesau a 12 year old son of a local newsdealer sits in critical condition at St. Vincent Hospital after being hit at North Main and Wheeler by a car owned by real estate dealer Michael J. Jordan. Chauffeur John Onafree drove the vehicle carrying Jordan and Deputy Sheriff Thomas Cunningham. the boy suffered a fractured leg and arm and possible internal injuries.
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George Oesau
Harlem Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Michael J. Jordan
North Main Street
Wheeler Avenue
John Onafree
Jordan
Thomas Cunningham
Veteran Brass Co. worker fined for metal scrap theft
William Kintsch of 87 Merriam Street, a 20 year employee of Bridgeport Brass Co., was fined $1 per year of service for removing scrap metal valued at $4.50 from the plant. He claimed the metal had no value to the company and carried it in his overalls. Judge Wilder imposed a $20 fine plus costs, with the note to advertise in the farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kintsch
Merriam Street
Bridgeport Brass Co
Kintsch
Wilder
Arrest Another Junk Dealer For Theft Complicity
A city dragnet targeting scrap metal dealers implicated in taking copper from railroad equipment damage totaling about 3000 dollars led to the arrest of Samuel Cohen, 25, of 92 Calhoun Avenue, on charges of receiving stolen goods. Detective George Simons reports evidence of Cohen's role in a plot with Samuel Levine of Island Brook Avenue, who is held on $8000 bonds for a similar offense. Frederick A. Bennett, secretary of the Manufacturers' Association, is recovering from appendicitis. The funeral of Margaret Mary McGrath, 674 Howard Avenue, was held this morning at 8:30 from home and 9 from St Peter's Church with mass, choir, and burial rites at St Michael's Cemetery. The bearers were listed. Father Kelley officiated.
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Samuel Cohen
Calhoun Avenue
George Simons
Cohen
Samuel Levine
Islan Brook Avenue
Margaret Mary McGrath
Howard Avenue
St. Peter's Church
Thomas J. Kelley
Robert J. Bowen
Henry Callahan
John Hugh
Harry Mulhall
James Carroll
George Eineman
William Walsh
Thomas MrGuire
Michael Moran
Father Kelley
St. Michael's Cemetery
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F. Cole
Geneeras Ai Wheerlee Seatro
M. J. Gannon
Lakeview Cemetery
John
East Main Street
Mountain Grove
Quinn
John J. Quinn
Dunn
Patrick J. Dunn
St. Charles
Ford Auto
Bareain
J. Wynn
Clarence St
Vernon Beach
Church St
Fairfield
Mary E. Wetstein
Walter W. Wetstein
Ridgeport, Conn
Hiowland
Tevin
iGatespangadace
Howland Dry Goods Co
Taffoer & Mard
Howland ‘Dry Goods Coo
Vet
Veteran Employe OF Brass CO
A. Bennett
Frederick A. Bennett
The
Manufacturers’ Asociation
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