Public notices from Fairfield area and Weston on property loss and rewards
A mixed parcel of notices and verse: a mare pawned in North Fairfield with sale set July 29 1816. a bay bay colt two years old missing. reward offered for information to recover three two year old cattle. a dog penny press rhyme praising Big Six with lines about fire and water, reflecting local concerns and advertising.
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North Fairfield
Nathan Bennett
Weston
Silliman Fanton
Fifty Years Ago Big Six Reception at Americus Hose Company
Fifty years ago the Americus Hose Company hosted a fine reception attended by Mayor and Common Council members. Chief En Holcomb James E Dunham and Samuel B Summer were noted. a fireman’s song and a humorous poem by Mrs Sumner celebrated the group and its history with line after line of nostalgic fire service imagery and local pride.
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Americus Hose Company
En- Holcomb
James E. Dunham
Uel B. Summer
Messrs. &. B. Spinning
Sumner
Twenty Years Ago In East Bridgeport News and Notes
A barbershop chat recalls a former Traction Co conductor who left for higher earnings while a colleague, ex East End Railway head, sits silent. Pigeons of County Commissioner Lee spark chatter about a St Louis stake before the Republican convention. Governor’s reception and Sea Side club plans fill a busy day with tennis, ball games, a concert by Wheeler & Wilson, and a Casino ball. Col T J Murphy campaigns for Cuban cause subscriptions ahead of a Madison Square Garden fair. A 14 year old loses a finger to an accident at the emergency hospital. Wheelmen prepare for a Bridgeport Wheel Club meet with top riders and local Spalding racers ready for season. Fourth Section Brigade Signal corps long distance signaling meet slated for Saturday.
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the Traction Co
East Bridgeport
George O. Lines
East End Railway Co
Henry Lee
Nton
N. J
Wallace A. Wheeler
Lee
Mead
St. Louis
Cow Club
Brooklawn Club
Yale
Malcomb G. Chace
Arthur HB. Foote
George Sheldon
Wheeler & Wilson Band
O'Neil
DeVer Warner
Board of Governors
O'Neill
Signal stations to be set at Tashua hill and East Rock
The plan calls for heliograph signaling between Tashua hill at 620 feet and East Rock at 420 feet, 18.9 miles apart, marking the longest eastern U.S. signal distance. Detachments led by Lieut Cogill and Corporal W A Thorpe depart tomorrow at 8 10 AM. Major Giddings will inspect both stations as the corps parades on Decoration Day.
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Tashua Hill
East Rock
New Haven
Frank L. Cogill
Sergi S. W. Challenger
Corp
H. S. Challenger
William Lounsbury
George Fuller
Cogill
W. A. Thorpe
Charles Poland
Thomas W. Joyce
Howard A. Giddings
Reverent Mother's Day Sermon From Rev W W Rose
Rev William Wallace Rose preached on The Heart of a Mother at the Church of the Redeemer Universalist, praising maternal devotion and the role of mothers in shaping virtue. The service included fitting music and a devotional theme drawn from Luke. Additional pieces comment on red squirrels, learning’s dangers, and pioneer debt as readers’ miscellany.
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William Wallace Rose
Church of the Redeemer, Universalist
Mr. Rose
Alone In a Great City Awakens A Loan Idea
A wretched man in a city street cries Alone in a great city. He finds hope when he steals a silver watch, slips into a side alley, and mutters about obtaining a loan in a great city. The London Mail reports the moment with a note of sympathy and irony.
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London Mail
May Pole Gems On Display In Forest Window
A display features thousands of worth of gems in the May Pole Forest echoing Shakespearean pageantry. Shimmering stones and glass accoutrements fill the scene as visitors view a period style exhibit.
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May Pole Forest
German Charity Bazaar Raises About Ten Thousand Dollars
About $10,000 was raised for Red Cross relief across Germany Austria Hungary and Bulgaria with five nations sharing the funds. Germany 55 percent Austria 15 percent Hungary 15 percent Turkey 10 percent Bulgaria 5 percent. Berlin will receive the money via wireless from the Transatlantic Trust Co. The event drew 4000 attendees over five nights, with Friday night drawing 8000 and police restricting entry. A central feature was an Iron Cross dedicated by Dr Herman Duesing, with nails sold for 10 cents silver nails 25 cents and gold nails 1. More than 300 was raised as 705 people bought nails. The cross will be kept by St Josephs society and rented to other groups for future fundraisers. The Golden Book records nail drivers, who were mainly of Teutonic origin, and the cross is expected to endure for 200 years as a memorial to German humanitarian efforts in Bridgeport.
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Red Cross
Europe
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Berlin
Transatlantic Trust Co
Herman Duesing
United States
Portland
Ore
Hindenburg
Bridgeport
Duesing
Jacob Schaedler
Ann Street
Anton Wagner
St. Joseph’s
St. Joseph’s Society
Fide
Schwaben Sick Benefit Society
Rakoczi
Schwaben
Conferees Complete New Army Measure
Washington May 15 The conference army reorganization bill aiming for 206000 regulars in peacetime was being refined for approval by Congress. It likely goes to the House tomorrow and the Senate then. The bill should reach President Wilson for signature by week’s end. With the army bill advancing, Congress moves to the naval building program as the House naval committee prepares a final vote.
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Washington
Conference
Senate
House
Congress
Wilson
House Naval Committee
Negro burglar escapes from Esposito home
A burglar hid under a bed in barber Joseph Esposito’s home at 114 High Street and fled last night by leaping from a one story window. He carried away $14.20.
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Joseph Esposito
High Street
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Sustus Wilson
Fairfield Woods
Thames
Amazon
Missouri
Nile
Niger
Americus
Merricusses
Dixie's Land
Sterling
Excelsior
Frere
Anax
SEA Side Club
L. N. van Keuren
David F. Read
Phil L. Holzer
John Griffith
Edward F. Hallen
William N. Middlebrook
M. M. Downer
H. G. Oliphant
Nelson Eml Beach
Col. Murphy
Cuba
Col
T. J. Murphy
Madison Square Garden
New York
Frank
Frank Clancy
Commercial Street
Zimmerman
Johnson
Wheeler
MacDonald
Weinig
E. C. Bald
Willie Sanger
Charley Murphy
Gardener
Cooper
Ziegler
Bridgeport Wheel Club
Joe Canfield
Charlie Fox
Spalding Racing Team
Gay
Fourth Section Brigade Signal Corps
Rev. W. W. Rose
Philadelphia
Pope
Champ ‘Clark
M. J. Buechler
the Reliable Jeweler
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
Bazaar
Schwaben Society
Hayes Fish CO
Water Street
Kindel
Main St
Corner Elm
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Fancy Carolina
New York State
Rumford
Ineres
Davis
Maracaibo
Triangle
State St
Bank Street
Becdoz
Public Market& Branch
State & Bank
STS
E. Main ST
Orposite
John Street
House OF Better Shoes
Clark’s
George B. Clark & Co
Broad ST
Post Office
Highland Spring Water
Highland Spring Water Co
Warren Street
Genia
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