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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1911

Page

4

Public Opinion Letter on Sunday Liquor Club Raids and State Power

Letter to the Bridgeport Farmer criticizes raids on Sunday liquor clubs, alleges wrongful arrest and seizure of charter and books, and questions state official authority. The page also advertises horse sales, Niagara Falls excursions, and George B Clark & Co kitchen range promotions with promotional tone.

Bridgeport Secretary of State’s Office Internal Revenue Bridgsport

Great anniversary sale draws crowds at Dillon Co.

Two days remain at E. H. Dillon & Co. 1105 Main for seasonable millinery and coats plus a Friday fish specials lineup. Readily available items include marabout feather boas long coats and serge coats with wide selections of petticoats and shirt waists as shoppers rush to secure bargains. Also offered are fresh fish varieties including halibut cod salmon lobsters eels and clams with many canned and imported seafood options. Located at Bridgeport Public Market East Main Street and related streets.

E. H. Dillon & Co Main Street Bridgeport Publicet State and Bank East Main Street

Meriden Murder Suspicion in Ford Death Case

Authorities in Meriden probe the unexplained death of Harold Ford 17 found in Madison woods. Coroner Eli Mix of New Haven says death by self harm seems unlikely and plans an autopsy. Ford had left with Harold Page two months ago amid Mexican tensions and enlistment talk.

Meriden Harold Ford James W. Ford Madison Eli Mix New Haven Ford Goodwill Avenue Harold Page United States Army Page Mix

Bridgeport Jail Bird Strands Himself Between Bars

South Norwalk May 21 United Press reports Thomas Notley jailed for drunkenness attempted escape but wedged himself halfway between the bars. After an hour the jail attendants freed him and placed him back in custody. Notley, a Bridgeport resident, remained in jail following the failed bid.

United Press South Norwalk Thomas Notley Notley Bridgeport

German Catholic Notes at St Josephs German Church Events

Altar Society German coffee party on church grounds led by Mrs August Laske and others. St Josephs German R C choir entertained at Frank Polke Jr home with solos and supper. Fifty students to make first Holy Communion at 9 O clock mass. Bishop Kondelka praised Fr Dahme and spoke to pupils at parochial school.

Altar Society St. Joseph's R. C. Church August Laske John Webstine Michael Roelwig Wild St. Joseph’s Germany Hubert Dahme John P. Kondelka Germanicopolis Cleveland St. John’s Nepomuch Church Brooks Street St. Joseph's

Parkes to Host 36 Concerts This Season

Park Board shifts funding to run more and larger city concerts. DeVer H Warner and George M Eames chair a committee authorized to stage 36 concerts this season at Seaside Washington Beardsley Parks, with weekly shows and weekend matinees. A musical panel including Fritz G Weber Elmer Joyce and Carroll Adams will raise donations and raise music standards for local audiences.

DeVer H. Warner George M. Eames Park Board Seaside Washington Parks Beardsley Fritz K. G. Weber Elmer Joyce Carroll B. Adams

Former State Secretary Bodenwein Weds Again

New London reports the marriage yesterday in Trenton New Jersey of Theodore Bodenwein former secretary of State and publisher of the New London Day to Miss Edna G Simpson of New York City. The couple plans a four month European tour after the ceremony.

Bodenwein New London Trenton N. J Theodore Bodenwein New London Day Edna G. Simpson New York City

Witness Says Mrs Bull Insane in Will Trial

Alfred Maine May 25 The trial of Mrs Ole Bull widow of violinist resumes with Nicola Roberto testifying on the Cambridge household. He admits he believes Mrs Bull insane and details the Raja Yoga influence and that Olea Bull Vaughn contesting the will stayed at a Boston hotel during visits. His testimony on love rites was heard in secret for over an hour.

United Press Alfred Ole Bull Nicola Roberto Cambridge Bull

Prices for Butter Dairy Poultry and Produce Listed

The advertisement lists wholesale prices for butter creamery specials and various dairy items, eggs, poultry including live chickens fowls turkeys ducks and geese, dressed poultry prices, as well as hay straw and vegetables with pricing by dozen, dozen bunches or per hundredweight. Local items include potatoes asparagus rhubarb radishes spinach and hothouse cucumbers and mushrooms with assorted weights and pack sizes.

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Hotel Fairfield Adverts Local Provisions and Rates

An 1870s style ad lists Hotel Fairfield on Poet Road 54 percent miles from New York offering private dining for transients and moderate rates. It also shows grocery items with prices and notes a strawberry and ice cream festival at the East Side Branch by the Union Metallic Cartridges Branch of the Y W C A with a program of piano and violin solos by local performers and a reminder to watch for updates on June 1st.

New York Poet Road Perry Union _ Metallic Cartridges East Side Mire Lillian Ward Edith Blom Mises Gorman

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