Brotherhood Of Odd Fellows Election Honors Bridgeport Leader
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a vast fraternal body, reports 1,441,403 members worldwide with Connecticut hosting 93 lodges and 21,838 members. The Connecticut Grand Lodge adjourned its proceedings as Sidney W. Challenger was elected treasurer, a notable honor for a grand officer.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Australia
Europe
Freemasons
United States
Canada
Connecticut
Connecticut Grand Lodge
Bridgeport
Sidney W. Challenger
The Dog That Made the Train Go
A dog slept until a passing train then chased it until exhausted, a mystery until an animal allonist claimed the dog believed it caused the train to move. The remark echoes a contemporary figure who has claimed the Post invented flying machines since the aviation meet.
Power House Expansion Signals Electric Track Work
The enlargement of the New Haven Railroad Power house indicates that electrifying the Stam ford Bridgeport line will soon start. This improvement will enhance comfort for all, as electric trains are far quieter than steam engines.
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New Haven Railroad
Stamford
Bridgeport
Fire Losses in Bridgeport Outshine Other Cities
The 1910 annual report of the National Board of Fire Underwriters shows Bridgeport’s per capita fire loss at 1.15, far lower than Norwich 1.42 and Hartford 2.07 but reveals residents paid over three dollars in fire insurance premiums for every dollar recovered. Fire protection costs have risen for 19 years while insurance charges have not dropped.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Waterbury
Stamford
Norwich
Hartford
New London
New Haven
Canary
Stock Watering Reform Urged in Independent Registry Plan
The prop osition seeks to treat stock watering as a separate matter for independent registration, not a substitute for a law placing supervision of all stock under a suitable commission. The state’s railroads and trolley lines are controlled by a single corporation with broad charter rights. The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad, now Consolidated Street Railway, faces scrutiny over stock issues to ensure transactions are for cash or equivalent value.
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New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Consolidated Street Railway Company
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Public safeguards for stock watering in corporate law
The excerpt stresses a strict, necessary standard for corporations to protect stockholders and the public, arguing that only specific chartered business needs justify actions. It warns that general laws against stock watering are inadequate.
Towns debate conservators and bridge funding split
A discussion outlines sharing bridge widening costs between towns and a street railway company. Two thirds of the expense should fall to the trolley company with one third to counties, with an equalized payment of 2500 dollars between towns and a 5000 dollar company contribution. The plan argues against state spending on a new bridge for the Connecticut Company and suggests counties bear the remainder if needed.
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Banien
Stamford
Street Railway Corporation
Connecticut Company
Stratford
Milford
Trolley
Move to secure parcels post gains momentum in US
A network of 125 boards of trade push the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate express firms and their charges. They argue such study could drive Congress to enact a parcels post, fighting express monopolies and easing mail order and department store competition feared by country merchants.
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Europe
Boards of Trade
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Great Northern
Vast Proportions Of The Life Insurance Business
The article notes that twenty eight million Americans hold life insurance policies, outnumbering savers in banks, homeowners, and stockholders. It cites Moody's Magazine figures: about 14.7 billion in policies, 533 million in premiums, and 3.66 billion in assets for New York reported companies as of December 31, 1910. Also reports Michael Koprapes, 40, a shoe maker, recovering at St Vincent's Hospital after a near-fatal asphyxiation from a burst pipe fumes at Railroad and Park avenues yesterday.
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Building and Loan Society
United States
New York Insurance Department
Thomas Scanlon
Moody's Magazine
Michael Koprapes
Railroad and
Park Avenues
St. Vincent's Hospital
Birth rate and labor markets shift families toward farming
The Brooklyn Eagle discusses census findings linking economic change to smaller city families and larger farm families. It argues machine labor reduces unskilled demand, pushing native and immigrant families differently, with rural Ohio Minnesota Rhode Island showing 3.4 to 24 children per family depending on antecedents and location. It endorses the back to the farm trend and Franklin’s marriage advice as applicable to modern work choices.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Census Bureau
Washington
Europe
France
Cleveland
Ohio
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Rhode Island
North
South
Ben Franklin
Hold Up in Greenwich Robbers Loot Franks Boarding House
Four men held up Mrs. Joseph Franks at her boarding house near New Castle on Tuesday night binding her and ransacking the home. They took a gold bead necklace and a gold watch after disguising themselves as boarders and dining before fleeing. State police have been alerted and are seeking the suspects.
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Greenwich
Joseph Franks
Franks
Here
New Castle
State Police
Japanese Screen Panels Arrive for Home Decor
The 0. M. Read Company presents four panel Japanese screens newly arrived from Japan. Each group features finely woven bamboo with painted bamboo trees and graceful foliage, plus floral effects on Japanese cloth in green copper rose and cream. Priced at $4.75. Come early at the Furniture Store, fourth floor.
Men's fine shirts and neglige bargains in exhibit
A special exhibition on the second floor features women's negliges and boudoir gowns, along with a display of fine silk French flannels and pongees for men. The sale lists prices for neglige shirts from 1.00 to 4.00 and athletic suspenders at 19 cents or 3 for 50 cents, with sizes 14 to 17 available.
Read Company Ad Lists Heavy Sheets and Pillow Cases
The 8 M Read Company advertises heavy two yards wide sheets with a coupon. Three for $1.00. It promotes a large new lot of sheets and pillow cases at new prices. Bleached seamless 9-4 sheets at 50c, former 68c now 58c. 9-4 Atlantic brown sheets 65c, bleached 68c. Pillow cases 10c and 12-14c. Also offers 50 and 54 inch pillow cases and bolster cases.
Simplicity as Charm and The Imitation of Mannerisms
The article argues simplicity of manner is a key charm for women and that people instinctively copy others in behavior and dress. It notes everyone imitates, real or imagined idols, and criticizes excessive praise as shallow when used without sincere thought.
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oOutsiders
Europe
The Social Types of Women and Their Hidden Motives
The article contrasts fashionable women who feign interest in bridge and charity to mask insecurities and dislike. It contrasts sincere women who prefer simple pleasures like old fashioned New England dinners and farm life, noting the difficulty of being natural and the charm of simplicity.
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Maine
Newport
Park City lodge in New England Order of Protection plans triple monthly assessment
Fraternal news reports Grand Vice Warden James L. Christie spoke at Park City lodge about the supreme lodge session in Boston. The order will shift from two or three monthly assessments to a single three‑unit assessment to build a surplus under Massachusetts mobile law. A social whist and pinochle event was scheduled for Wednesday May 31 for members and friends.
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Park City Lodge
Massachusetts
Povey Heads Bridgeport Methodists in Regional Meet
Rev R S Povey pastor of Trinity M E church was elected president of the Methodist Minister association of Bridgeport and vicinity at a Norwalk meeting Monday Other officers include Rev J J Snavely Bridgeport treasurer Rev Mr West Bridgeport program committee Rev A G Boynton Rev E A Barnes and Rev S W Simonson Rev Mr Snavely spoke on Men and Religion J P Wagner of Summerfield Methodist church was admitted to membership The annual outing will be at Lake Compounce on the third Monday of June.
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R. S. Povey
Trinity M. E.' Church
Methodist Minister Association of
Bridgeport
Norwalk
J. J. Snavely
Mr. West
A. G. Boynton
E. A. Barnes
W. Simonson
Snavely
Girl Leaps to Escape House of the Good Shepherd
Boston dispatch reports Marion Dean a 17 year old girl died after leaping from a third story window at Roxbury House of the Good Shepherd to escape confinement. She was found unconscious before dawn and died later from injuries.
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Girl
House OF Good Shepherd
United Press
Boston
Marion Dean
House of the Good Shepherd
Roxbury
By Laws of Bridgeport Board of Health on Sanitation
The Bridgeport Board of Health adopted sanitation by laws in May 1911 covering privy vault removal, stable proximity rules, drainage ordinances, water disposal, unoccupied buildings, mosquito prevention, ash receptacles, garbage cans, litter disposal, windblown debris, weed control in district two, and penalties up to ten dollars for violations. These rules require proper sewer connections, covered containers, and orderly disposal to prevent nuisances and pests.
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Board of Health Or Health Officer
Board Or Health Officer
Board of Health
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