Presbyterian Foreign Mission Deficit Reported at $65302
Atlanta May 23 The 7th annual report of the Presbyterian Board of Missions shows a deficit of $65,302 for the year ending March 13 1913. Receipts from Women Societies and Young People's Societies totaled $1,234,693, while church receipts were $349,185 in 1913. The board plans an emergency propaganda campaign to fund 109 missionaries and expanded work. The report notes securities owned total $2,950,909 and fields abroad include Korea China Africa and India with ongoing growth and challenges amid political upheavals.
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Atlanta
Presbyterian Board of Missions
Hewipg
Uma
Eucational M Medical
Africa
Kinder“Garten
Japan
Shartunge University
Weih@ien
China
Silliman Institute
Dumaguete
P. B
Forman Christian College
Lahore
India
Punjab
Mexico
Russia
Persia
Korea
Im Korea
Laos
Siam
Flee z progress amid floods and cough remedies noted
The report mentions Laot people uniting with churches under a board, progress despite calamities, and floods in Ohio overshadowing Omaha's disaster. It records sickness from colds and exposure and cites L Poole of Omaha praising Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for a daughter's severe cough. End notes include address details and a street intersection.
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Laos
Omaha
Ohio
L. Poole
California St
Foley
F. &. Brill
Stratford-avenue
Sixth Street
Hindle Pharmacy unveils Bridgeport’s grand new fountain
Hindle Pharmacy staff install a marble and onyx Américan Soda Fountain Co. unit, 16 feet long with French beveled mirror. The hygienic design includes separate compartments for beverages and frozen dainties, supervised by proprietor Hindle to delight patrons. Meet me at this fountain soon becomes a familiar phrase.
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Hindle Pharmacy
Bridgeport
Américan Soda Fountain Co
Hindle
Jennie Hamilton Rexall
Mr. Hindle
Easton Grange Members Attend Cheshire Meeting
Easton residents including Mr and Mrs Joseph B Hill Miss Dorothy A Gillette Wakeman B Hill and others attended a Greer Geld Hill grange meeting Tuesday evening. Several Easton members later toured Cheshire grange while others received invites to a dance at Eastwood’s hall Stepney to be led by W F Randall and committee.
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Joseph B. Hill
Dorothy A. Gillette
Wakeman B. Hill
Frank Edwards
Edith Logan
Aurel Ruman
Arthur L. Staples
Charles Brewer
Ruth Smith
Annie Smith
Easton Grange
Greer- Geld Hill Grange
Ida F. Ogden
Bridgeport
Gladys Abbott
Jerome Abbott
John L. Mellen
Pee Francis Mellen
Centre
Weston
Leroy Wheeler
Roxbury
Henry Osborne
Jeese Wheeler
John McLuckie
Edward S. Williams
Ernest Williams
John H. Candee
Fred Candee
Arthur Sherwood
Hazel E. Sherwood
William E. Andrews
Clarence A. Jennings
Elbert Nichols
Charles Lacy
William Loper
Fred Jennings
Mary S. Ferris
Arthur E. Wheeler
Clarence B. Andrews
Marthe L. Andrews
Cheshire
Cheshire Grange
Sdance
Eastwood's Hall
Stepney
W. F. Randall
Miss Eleanor Cleveland Shines in Fox Lyric vaudeville finale
Miss Eleanor Cleveland heads the Fox Lyric theater vaudeville bill in a five character skit In Honor Bound by Sydney Grundy with Harrington Lewis Maltese and Adder sharing top honors The program opens with Kramer and Belleaire a standout physical culture act Hikawa impresses as a sharp smooth performer Willis Trio delivers solid singing Three dancers Snyder and Halle add grace with the Texas Tommy The stock season opens Monday June second with Robert Conness as lead partner and Wilson Hummel directing
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Fox Lyric
Eleanor Cleveland
Fox Lyric Theatre
Sydney Grundy
Miss Cleveland
Harrington
Hikawa
Meyers
Willis Trio
Fred Snyder
Eunice Halle
Matt and Jeff Burlesque at Park Theatre Delights Bridgeport
The Park theatre presents Matt and Jeff in Pankma as a fresh and engaging burlesque mixing cartoons by Bud Fisher with a plot about securing state papers stolen by a seductive agent. Strong numbers and a polished company lift the show above typical fare with notable staging and capable performances.
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Matt
Jeff
Park Theatre
Bridgeport
Bud” Fisher
Butterfly on the Wheel Delights Bridgeport at Plaza Theatre
Poli Players draw packed houses with A Butterfly on the Wheel at Plaza Theatre. Brisk crowds praise the court room drama and the cast led by Paul McAllister Brenda Fowler Marguerite Starr. Next week the company mounts The Gamblers by Charles Klein.
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Plaza Press
Bridgeport
Plaza Theatre
Stone
Paul McAllister
Brenda Fowler
Marguerite Starr
Poli
Charles Klein
New York
Shaftesbury Theatre
London
Within the Law at Park Theatre Monday to Wednesday
Bayard Veiller's Within the Law, a contemporary New York melodrama, plays at Park Theatre Monday Tuesday and Wednesday with a Wednesday matinee. Mary Turner, wrongfully convicted, uses legal loopholes to outsmart police and pursuers, showcasing how finance and big business evade responsibility. The visiting company features Catherine Tower Beatrice Noyes Rose Maurice Sydney Booth Howard Gould and others.
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Bayard Veiller
New York
Park Theatre
Mary Turner
England
Anid
Catherine Tower
Beatrice Noyes
Rose Maurice
Sydney Booth
Howard Gould
Ballard's Greatest to Present New Ten and Twenty Cent Show
De Witt Ballard promoters a novel circus titled The Greatest Ten and Twenty Cent Show opening Thursday for three days. The 120 by 170 foot main tent features comfortable seating and a grand stand. A New York Ladies Symphony Band will perform, with no menagerie, promising a modern circus experience at modest prices.
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Dewitt Ballard
New York Ladies’ Symphony Band
Poli's Vaudeville Delights At Polis Theatre This Week
The Poli Press Agent reports The Blaze of Brilliancy bill at Polis Theatre thrills crowds. The Touring Eleven, Anker Sisters, Bond Morse, The Stantons, The Musical Lasleys, and Mason Wilbur & Jason receive strong applause. Photo plays entertain, while a delay kept Mason Wilbur & Jason from the matinee. Also news notes on a Surprise Store sale, Thimble Club officers, and Greenfield Hill Tea Time Tavern opening.
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Poli
Polis Theatre
Mason, Wilbur
Jason
Anker Sisters
Bond Morse
Stantons
Lasleys
Mason
Wilbur
Algonquins Buy 200 Seats for Plaza The Gamblers
Two hundred Algonquin Club members bought seats for next Thursday at the Plaza theatre to see The Poli Players in The Gamblers. The group, formed of strangers, has won civic favor during three weeks at the Plaza. Manager Reichenbach reports sold-out houses for A Butterfly on the Wheel with about eighteen thousand attendees so far. William Forrestelle, a club member and Poli Players permanent, will be honored next Thursday.
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Barker
the Inquirer
Adv
Algonquin Club
Plaza Theatre
Poli
Plaza
Om the Wheel
Reichenbach
William Forrestelle
Forrestelle
Poli Players
Cabaret show vows to run uncut at Eagles Hall
Madiey Auxiliary No. 10 A. O. H. president says the Tuesday cabaret at Eagles Hall will go on as rehearsed with no cuts and no advance program published. He invites objections only after viewing the entertainment while noting only members know the proposed act.
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Madiey Auxiliary No. 10
Eagies’ Hall
Imate
Maloneys Orchestra
Decoration Day Sale and Market Specials Across Town
Saturday sales kick off across Bridgeport with Money saving specials at Family Supplies and Bridgeport Public Market including pork cuts beef roasts veal poultry and vegetables. Annniversary clearance at E H Dillon Co 1105 Main emphasizes underpriced hats waists and ribbons. Moss Krieger offers a Decoration Day ready-to-wear sale. Caesar Misch Inc Cheerful Credit promotes a no cash needed credit sale for Decoration Day.
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H. J. Heinz
Postum
Bridgeport Public Market
Main Street
Moss & “Krieger's
Caesar Misch, Inc
Caesar Misch, Inc., the Home of Cheerful Credit
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Sridgerort
Conn
Presbyterian: Foreign Mission
Easton
Horsford
the Park
Ballard
Thimble Club
Emily Sanford
Elizabeth Nichols
Greenfield Hill
Algonquins
State Stree
MRS
Main St
Robespierre
Seely’s Waist Shop
Coats
Ite
Wm. Hickman
Illinois
Kossuth St
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