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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1916
Page
9
Our Great 28RD anniversary sale begins Wednesday May 17 featuring untrimmed millinery trimmings and a carnival of bargains. Beautiful trimmed hats lin geris shirt waists silk and crepe de chine waists silk petticoats silk sweaters white fur scarfs brown and gray fur scarfs marine neck ruffs light weight spring cloth coats white cloth coats and guaranteed rain coats at unheard of low prices watch for tomorrow’s announcement.
Preparations underway for the 25th anniversary of Courtland School to be held Thursday afternoon May 18 from 4 to 6 at the home of DeVer H. Warner 169 Park Place. Mrs John Fiélad is general chair with multiple committees led by Miss Beardsley and Miss Gould. Katherine Plumb heads the list committee. dining room staffed by six graduates. decorations by Hotchkiss and Barker. music by Mrs Walter North and Marjorie Sore. ushers include Mrs John F P Rameey and others.
Crowds gathered at the top floor offices formerly used by the board of education as rent hikes prompted complaints from tenants including many women with children. The city clerk was away. stenographer Clarence Lister advised residents on rights to remain after eviction notices.
Solomon Wakeman five, a colored boy, ran from the sidewalk on High street this morning and collided with a car driven by Joseph Doherty of 50 Whitney avenue. The boy was knocked into the air, struck his face, and was quickly taken to Emergency Hospital with slight bruises. Doherty was not held.
Unsettled weather with showers tonight and warmer conditions on Tuesday. A storm area centered over the eastern valley brings cloudy, rainy weather east of the Seta bee region. Thunderstorms reported in the last 24 hours. barometer falling.
Berlin May 15 The official Austrian report of May 13 says Italian troops repulsed several attacks on the northern slope of Monte San Michele and suffered heavy losses. Russian and Balkan fronts: the situation is unchanged.
British forces attacked German positions near Hulluch in northern France to retake trenches but were repulsed. French actions at Dead Man Hill and Caillette Wood in Verdun failed, with German artillery and counterfire stopping advances. The war office report notes active artillery and patrols on both sides across the Western theatre.
Paris May 15 The French war office issued a statement detailing ongoing bombardments and small engagements along the front. West of Mount Tetu in Champagne French forces seized 15 prisoners after a raid near a German trench. Additional bombardments occurred near Verdun and in the Somme sector with activity in Maisson De Champagne and the Butte Du Moille.
Eva Keimer a pretty New Haven girl, 17 Par dee street, was apprehended by Bridgeport police today after her father Adolph Keiner came to take care of her. The girl said she wanted to see the Park City and met several youths willing to show her around. She did not know them and welcomed police intervention.
Obituary notices report the death of William John McLean aged 66 of Stratford after illness, detailing survivor relatives including a widow, son Charles IM. McLean, four granddaughters and two grandsons. Also Mary Fallon Ryan dies after two short illnesses at 247 Scofield avenue. she was a devout Catholic parishioner of St. Peter's and survived by husband, three daughters, a son and close family abroad. Additional brief items note Dr. W. G. Huntington named commercial attaché at Petrograd and R. J. Campbell White becoming president of Wooster College. Beemer Wont Ads and One Cent Word appear as local miscellany.
Otto Stankey, a former Bridgeport saloonkeeper, bound over to the superior court on charges of stealing a $40 diamond ring and $50 in cash from Joseph Degnen of West Haven. Degnen testified they rode from West Haven to Stratford after drinks, and the ring vanished from his pocket. the ring was later recovered in the car seat. Special Policeman Edward Manchester aided the arrest. bond set at $250.
San Diego California May 16 Five armored cruisers the South Dakota Colorado West Virginia Maryland and Pittsburgh probably will be available for the training of civilian sailors between August 15 and November 12 Rear Admiral William Fullam Pacific reserve fleet commander said today Several hundred Californians are expected to enroll for the series of war maneuvers off the coast which will start August 15.
Paris May 15 official Belgian war department bulletin reports gains in German East Africa. Colonel Molitor leading the southern column has occupied Kiegau, capital of Buanda province, signaling continued advances in the campaign.
The Sunday haul before Judge F A Bartlett included 64 cases, many continued to later in the week. A new city courtroom may host future sessions in the police and charities building. Anthony Cura was fined $10 for breaching the peace after remarks about a girl at the baseball park. Arthur E Wilmot's case for throwing a boy from a jitney bus was continued. Harry Ames paid a $5 fine for disobeying a traffic signal. Arlington Joel requested his father’s release after he pleaded as a lesson. Philip Giannio was fined $5 for reckless motorcycle driving on North avenue. Harry Sylvester, a lodging house employee, was fined $10 for assault. the judge commented on the hardship of living there. George Brydenhurs received a $10 fine and costs and a suspended 0-day jail term for assault on George F. Tuttle and resisting Officer Curry.
Streets and sidewalks committee seeks blueprints and data before reporting on Lake torpedo Boat Co petition to close parts of Jefferson and Adams streets near its plant. Members demand clearer plans, including a 20 foot passageway and access between the streets and Eagle street bulkheading to the water.
Detroit May 15 The eight hour day for engineers firemen and train crews is expected as the leading issue at the national convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen which opened here today and will likely run to June 1. The Ladies Auxiliary also convened with word of a constitutional amendment to make Cleveland the permanent convention city and move Grand Lodge offices there.
Collector of Port James L. McGovern urged strict neutrality for Internal Revenue workers at a CT Branch meeting held at Bullen's cafe. About 50 members traveled from across the district for the annual session, executive elections at the Federal building, and a banquet where Walsh presided as toastmaster.
Elizabeth Larivee fifty five died from injuries after being struck by a car as she stepped from a trolley on Saturday in Boston. The driver Fred Cooper was arrested and held on seven hundred fifty dollar bail on a charge of reckless driving.
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