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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1916
Page
18
Saturday sale features women’s hats from $1.15 to $8 and trimmed dress hats up to $20. Also includes white lingerie shirtwaists from 48c to $1.98, silk blouses, petticoats, natural Leghorn hats, sport attire, coats from $4.98 to $15, and various bargains on rain coats, feathers, veils, and fur neckties. Many items show marked prices and range of colors and fabrics.
The New England accumulation conference in New York heard that 260 tons of freight remain unclaimed and causing congestion in Bridgeport. Vice President James C. Humphries of Boston and Albany Railroad conducted on site inquiries and recommended storing all unclaimed freight for six days while embargoes may be lifted early next week.
The New England Development Co and others promote investing in Bridgeport land and houses to curb rent payments. The campaign urges wage earners to buy homes as 500 undeveloped acres within city limits offer potential sites for construction, with estimates of 25 000 to 30 000 residents seeking housing. The ad notes strong advertising impact and suggests widespread real estate growth and higher values citywide.
Plans describe building hundreds of showy developments, miles of streets, and the extension of water mains, sewers, and electric lights. The expansion includes extending car lines to help grow and connect localities and foster development.
Philadelphia May 12 The Federal district court dismissed Lehigh Railroad Co petition to stop the interstate commerce commission from enforcing part of a plan to separate the Great Lakes Steamship Co from the Lehigh Valley companies.
New York on May 12 the body of a 91 year old Hartford merchant Edgar eee was identified as the man found in the East River days earlier. James T. Mather, his son from Hartford, said his father likely fell from a board while strolling along the water front during a visit.
Berlin reports that 400 acres in Grunewald park southwest of the city have been converted into a forest. The forestry department says 1,600,000 trees have been planted, making the area a protected green retreat for Berlin residents.
Forecast calls for fair tonight and Saturday with cool pleasant conditions in northern districts. Frosts reported from Montana to Michigan, southwestern areas unsettled with showers. Moderately high temperatures persist along the gulf and Atlantic coasts. Germany reportedly ordered killing of various birds and animals for food.
Special to The Farmer Fairfield May 12 Prof C E A Winslow of Yale University will lecture at 8 PM Monday May 15 in Memorial Library Hall. The topic Rural Sanitation will be illustrated and presented under Civic association auspices. Pupils of Sherman school to perform this evening at Sherman Hall under Parent Teachers Association auspices featuring elaborate costumes.
The condition of former Senator Archibald McNeil is favorable after a minor operation at Bridgeport hospital. He is expected to remain hospitalized for more than a week due to the nature of his illness.
An advertisement claims the Phettiest face and hands are disfigured by a wart and can be painlessly removed in days using Cyrus Wart Remover sold only at Cyrus Pharmacy on Airfield Avenue. The fragment mentions John Reck & Son.
Secretary Lansing said the United States would inquire about the appropriate punishment for the submarine commander who attacked the Sussex. The State Department announced a protest to Great Britain over hindering Red Cross hospital shipments, with Ambassador Gerard likely to present representations. Taft urged Britain to permit central powers hospital supplies, noting British refusals since 1915 and Geneva convention rights for the Red Cross.
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