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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1909
Page
2
Advertisement claims Postiam relieves eczema hives rashes scabies piles and scalp itching quickly. Two dollar jars offered with fifty cent trial, Jennie Hamilton's Pharmacy promotes it and Emergency Laboratories of New York offers a free mail sample to readers requesting it.
Washington May 25 Fortifications to defend the Panama Canal will cost about 7 million dollars. Secretary of War Dickinson and Major General J Franklin Bell map three Pacific side batteries to repel Pacific attacks. Islands Flamenco Culerbra and Naese off shore will host heavy guns, with forts at Ancon and San Juan. Atlantic side features El Boco Point batteries costing 2.5 million. Total plan includes 60 plus 13 to 16 inch guns and several secondary batteries.
In Paris in May, Cecil H. Sargent and Josephine Savin were found guilty of maltreating young children in their care. Sargent received two years in prison, Savin thirteen months, with small fines imposed on both.
Joaquin Beirreiro editor of El Carnival a weekly paper with caricatures was arrested by Federal authorities in San Juan Porto Rico charged with sending improper matter through the mails The charge stems from a cartoon of President Taft and a reference to his recent message on Porto Rico Beirreiro was held on five thousand dollar bond
Washington May 25 The Senate defeated the McCumber free lumber amendment to the tariff bill by a vote of 35 to 25 Yesterday afternoon Fifteen Republicans opposed ent lumber rates on the pending tariff bill It is believed the duty on rough lumber will be raised from 1 to 2 50 while the differential on higher grades will be lessened The fifteen Republicans who bolted supported McCumbers plan to free rough and undressed lumber Rem Democratic support of the higher rate showed 17 strong will be retained by raising the rough lumber duty
New York May 25 Mild interest rose on Wall Street as reports circulated that Henry H Rogers will leave an estate closer to 100 million than 50 million. The accuracy of the claim is unconfirmed. insiders would say nothing before the will is read expected tomorrow.
United Press dispatch from Nairobi on May 2 reports Col Roosevelt and son Kermit tracking buffalo near Heatley ranch. They bagged seven buffaloes and warthogs amid heat and dust, while Roosevelt praises hunting hardships and plans elephant chase under M. Selous starting June 2. The poll topic in New York is avoided. Roosevelt says he came for pleasure.
Torrington May 25 John Spence age 30 was arrested by Chief Hail and held for New Haven officers who will come today. Spence, in town two weeks, had been selling books at the Conley Inn. One check for 100 dollars cleared with only two cents in the bank.
In Brooklyn Judge Fawcett sent David Anderson of Baglé Street and Michael Condon of 240 Kent Street to Sing Sing for fifteen years for holding up a man on the street and stealing 5 cents. Both defendants had prior arrests for similar offenses.
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