The Road to Yesterday at Poli's Stock Company
The road to yesterday arrives in Bridgeport this afternoon with Poli's all star stock. Scenic effects and costumes from the Herald Square version headline a fantasy drama guided by Socola. Alice Fleming plays Elspeth Tyrrell with a week of coupons offered for a diamond bracelet drawing on Monday.
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Herald Square
Poli
Socola
Alice Fleming
Elspeth
Minnie Dupree
Elspeth Tyrrell
Bridgeport
New York
Like Mother Used to Make headliners at Smiths this week
Smiths presents a week of vaudeville headliners including Crimmins and Gore in Like Mother Used to Make a bright comedy with clever changes and a ribald plot. Myrtle Byrne shows rifle marksmanship breaking glass and other feats while Hayes and Al Point perform a dwarf tall man circus queen act. Edith Montrose changes characters on stage. Gardner & Golder provide the black suit routine. Matinees start 2 15 and 7 15 evenings run to 10 30 with new pictures today and more changes on Wednesday and Friday.
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Crimmins and Gore
Mother
Painter walks 24 hours with broken collarbone after fall
William Clark of Naugatuck said a ladder fall in Shelton on Saturday left him with two broken collarbone fractures. He walked for hours before seeking care as doctors reduced the fractures at the emergency hospital.
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William Clark
Naugatuck
Shelton
Wart remover ad promises painless removal at Cyrus Pharmacy
An advertisement touts Cyrus' Wart Remover as a painless cure for facial warts, claiming quick improvement in a few days. It notes availability only at The Cyrus Pharmacy located at 253 Fairfield Avenue and 186 Cannon Street.
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Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon St
CleanEasy The Best Hand Up Guaranteed Skin Safe
Advertising copy for Cleaning product CleanEasy promises a skin friendly formula that cleans stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt. It touts a large 10 cent can made by William R Winn at 2 Stratford Avenue.
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Wm. R. Winn
Stratford Ave
Convention of National Slavonic Society Brings Thousands to Bridgeport
The National Slavonic Society opens its Bridgeport convention with thousands in attendance. The society, now 27,000 members strong, has grown from 250 members in 1890 and claims over 600 assemblies. It pays significant death benefits totaling more than five million dollars, with structured payouts for various injuries and losses.
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National Slavonic Society
Bridgeport
Pittsburg
Atty
Joseph E. Stricker
Perth Amboy
N. J
National Slavonic Society in New York Promotes Citizenship
Anthony S. Ambrose, president of the National Slavonic Society, notes that from 1906 to 1909 the society paid over $300,000 in sick benefits and nearly $1,000,000 in death claims. The organization, growing Slovak and Ruthenian influence in the U.S., aims for 50,000 members, promotes American citizenship, life and liability insurance, and education while defending Slovak culture and assisting members facing labor strife.
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Anthony
Ambrose
New York City
National Slavonic Society
Hungary
National
Slavonic Society
Pit
Budapest
Parade Formed by National Slavonic Society Today
A National Slavonic Society parade was formed today with a grand marshal staff and five divisions marching west on Arctic Maple Barnum East Washington Crescent avenues, each division resting on Hallett street. The event featured police, a Wheeler & Wilson band, and delegates in carriages headed to a convention with officers from New York Pittsburgh Braddock Philadelphia Joliet Cleveland and others.
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Arctic Street
Hallett Street
Maple Street
Barnum Avenue
East Washington Avenue
Crescent Avenue
Tesiny
W. H. Marigold
M. H. Rogers
John H. Wade
Wheeler & Wilson Band
Supreme Officers
National Slavonic Society
First National
Anthony S. Ambrose
New York City
Albert Mamatey
Braddock
Ludevitt Thomka
Pittsburg
Stephen Straka
Julius J. Wolf
John Canda
Chicago
Ill
George Matey
Philadelphia
Joseph Joscak
Mr. Pleasant
John Hrivnak
Joliet
Charles Dubosh
Cleveland
William Vokolek
McKeesport
Pax
John Hornak
Bayoone
N. J
Joseph G. Gimesky
Anthony S. Pollak
Vanderbilt
Anthony J. Katehmar
Rankin, Pa
Francis Razny
Assemblies No. 28 and 88 Convene Officers and Divisions
Arrangements for the convention list officers for Assemblies No. 28 and No. 88 including presidents, vice presidents, treasurers and secretaries. The text also enumerates division bands and societies such as St Johns, National Slavonic Sokol, Greek Catholic groups, Polish Gymnastic society and carriages.
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Leonard S. Alexovitz
Michael Makara
George Pujda
Nicholas Kovac
Joseph Kalafus
Mathias Vesely
Stephen Hudak
Mathias Ocko
Joseph Pohorenec
Stephen Masek
Michael Jankura
John Durak
Joseph Lormifitzer
John Miczenko
John Bobalko
Stephen
Russian Orthodox Society
St. John’s Society
Bridgeport
St. John’s Greek Catholic Society
National Slavonic Sokol
New York
National Slavonic Society
Danbury
Torrington
Ansonia
Greek Catholic Union
Catholic Union
Evangelical Union
Polish Gymnastic Society
Shea Refused Bail In stabbing case in New York
Cornelius P. Shea, Teamsters Union leader, was again denied bail by Judge Barlow at Jefferson Market court on May 24 in the case charging him with stabbing Alice Walsh, with the examination postponed until tomorrow when her condition will be reported. Shea’s defender Joseph I. Brestaft said he is under treatment for poisoning.
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New York
Cornelius P. Shea
Teamsters
Alice Walsh
Barlow
Jefferson Market Court
Joseph I. Brestaft
Shea
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HUB Clothing House
Foruescar
Ano
California
Bridgeport Public Market& Branch
State and Bank Str
East Main St
GEO. B. Clark & CO
Broad Street
The
Peck & Lines Co
Middle ST
Bridgeport, Conn
Crawford Laundry
Poli’s
Myrtle Byrne
Miss Tyrne
Hayes and
Alpoint
Edith Montrose
John Menovsky
Wilkesbarre
Elety
Masonville
Heatherbloom
Hird
Sinceyard
Ladies’ Home Journal
Miain Street
Woodland Park Auction
Horace H. Jackson
Main Street
Cg An
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