Fire Board Promotes Four Firemen to Higher Ranks
The fire commissioners promoted four firefighters at last night’s meeting. Thomas Burns becomes assistant chief, William Bischoff advances to lieutenant, Maurice Reilly promoted to lieutenant, and Martin Hayden also named lieutenant. Promotions reflect long service and clean records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Burns
Steamer Company No. 4
Jacob Horkheimer
William Bischoff
Steamer Company No. 6
Captain Burns
Maurice Reilly
Steamer Company No. 5
Thomas Broderick
Broderick
Martin Hayden
Steamer Company No. 2
Burns
Bischoff
Reilly
Department
Hayden
Leonard
John H. Cassidy
Lindquist
William McGrath
Stamer Company No. 5
McGrath
George Smith
Boseman
George Rickel
Steamer Company No. 1
Boy Scouts Show Big Gain in Membership
New York May 18 The Boy Scouts are gaining recruits at the rate of 15000 a month a report made public today at the general conference of scout executives of eastern cities in session here. Thirty two cities east of St Louis and Chicago are represented at the conference. Scout executives are considering plans for large permanent scout camps as well as numerous weekend camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boy Scouts
St. Louis
Chicago
Public Exhibition of Memory Training at Y M C A
Victor Werner will present a memory training demonstration tonight at the Y M C A before members of the Salesmanship and Business Efficiency club and guests. He recently arrived from New York after studying the Berol system and has lectured publicly there. The Bridgeport public is invited as interest in memory training grows and a large turnout is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Werner
M. C. A. Salesmanship and Business Efficiency Club
Werner
New York
West Side
Bridgeport
Asquith Heads South to Cork for Talks with Nationalists
Premier Asquith departed Dublin for Cork on May 18 to meet Nationalist leaders in the south of Ireland. He is expected to hold several conferences before returning to Dublin this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Asquith
Cork
Ireland
Pitcairn Island Ideals Highlight Simple Living And Shared Duty
Miss McCoy extols Pitcairn as a model of communal living where property is shared, crime is rare, and government by the people sustains roads water and crops. She notes no courts or jails, a fatherly ruler, open houses, and a culture avoiding money, vanity, and Western dress while education remains paramount and English basics are taught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss McCoy
Pitcairn
Pitcairn Island
Seventh Adventist Church
America
Hawaii
San Francisco
Pacific
Tahiti
Sandwich, Society
Fiji
Early marriages and communal living under colonial rule
The text describes tropical island customs with marriages at 16 or 17, non coercive union decisions, and no elopements or recorded vow violations in a century. Property is held communally, with notional ownership by family groups and acts of canning or industry seen as general, not individual. Marriages shifted from church to civil sanction under ruler and parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
England
Church of England
Teliny's Scheme to Widen Main Street Shown
A letter to the Farmer proposes widening Main Street by 10 feet without moving buildings. The plan suggests using five feet of show window space for a covered sidewalk, with five feet on each side for curbs, and ornamental columns to support overhangs. It argues this would enhance safety, shade, and shopper convenience while preserving floor space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Farmer
Main Street
State Street
Main
Bank
City Planning Commission
Nicholas Tesiny
Mt.dhth
Rizzo Bound Over Waives Examination In Murder Case
Michael Rizzo aged 22 of 179 Sterling Street is bound over to the September term of the superior court on a murder charge involving his uncle Angelo Rizzo. No bonds were set and he remains in county jail awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Rizzo
Sterling Street
Rizo
Angelo Rizzo
Rizzo
Blacksmiths Implement New Price Scale for Horseshoeing
Local No. 390 of the Master Horse Shoers Protection association met at Musicians' Union Hall in Bridgeport and approved a new price scale to take effect June 1. Farmers and liverymen pay 1.75 per set. others 2.00. previous level was 1.50. All horseshoers in the city have joined. members’ certificates hung in shops and a stamp placed on work. Prices for shoes, nails, and related services rise with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Horseshoers’ Protective Association
Musicians’ Union Hall
Cannon Street
Bridgeport
Horseshoers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fire Board
Horkheimer
Capt
van Dyk
Main ST
Cor, Elm
THE
Smith-Murray CO
Bridgeport, Conn
Clark’s
George B. Clark & CO
Broad ST
Euamearee
Abe Attell
Attell
Red Allen
Connecticut
Teliny
Haddock
Flatfish
W. D. Cook & Son
Water Street
Piquette Piano CO
Sonora and
Grafanola
E. Main
Caparls Inquire
J. W
Elitr Cali
Rapat
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!