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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1909

Page

5

Roosevelt Hunt Records Set on Kapiti Plains

Stam Correspondent reports that George McMillan and Kermit Roosevelt led a weeklong hunt on the Kapiti Plains aided by Loring and Heller. They killed eighty six big game specimens across twenty two varieties, most to be mounted for the Smithsonian. A thousand additional specimens will go to the National Museum in Washington. Colonel Roosevelt and his son dined with Acting Governor Jackson.

Stam Ea Press George McMillan Kermit Roosevelt Loring and Heller Kapiti Plains Roosevelts Smithsonian Instituton America National Museum Washington Roosevelt F. J. Jackson

Slovak Orphans Home Offer Attracts Attention At Convention

Wealthy Slovak American Stephen Rovnisnek offered a Perrysville Road site in Allegheny City and 20 000 toward a Slovak Orphans Home costing about 200 000. The move accompanies factional pamphlets aimed at President Ambrose and a power struggle within the National Slavonic Society in session in Pittsburg.

Ambrose Stephen G. Rovnisnek Pittsburg America National Slavonic Society Rovmanek Perrysville Road Allegheny City P. V. Rognianek American Slavonic Gazette Publishing Co United States Canda Skovak Chicago U. S. Supreme Court Hungary H E Slovak of America New York C. S. Orbach Slovak Gazette Fe Steen Gaz Julius J. Wolfe Foundation National Fund Ludevit Thompko

Grand Marshal Hurley Announces Parade Order

Detailed parade roster lists Grand Marshal James J. Hurley and staff, police escorts, drum and battalion units, and numerous officers by unit. Includes names such as Lieut. Wm. Marigold Jr, Capt. Edward Mora, Capt. S. P. Cronan, and Maj. John Hurley among many others.

Burns O'Neil North Flood Eugene Birminghaim Battalion of Wm. Anderson Co. A John Redgate James J. Hurley William H. Marigold Harold H. Garnete Edward Mora S. P. Cronan Chas. T. Dimond C. K. Blakeslee C. C. Godfrey Elmer H. Havens John H. Wade J. A. Wignall G. B. Cowell S. F. Beardsley John A. Hurley Bartholomew Haggerty C. A. Bradley F. J. Breckbill Clifford B. Wilson Geo. D. Shelton J. J. Halligan John A. Leonard Harry R. Bennett M. D J. W. Wright D. M George L. Porter C. A. Sprague J. J. Scanlon A. H. Buell James H. Kershaw Alfred A. Doty John Morrissey John Hotz W. L Belknap, Jr Frank T. Staples Harold Baker Merritt F. White Coast Artillery Corps J. Hermann Fourteenth George D. Hawes Arthur T. Bennett Stanley J. Herdina Tanit Division Gade Pides Aldes Charles W. Knapp Chas. L. Hoyt H. D. Stanton James Richardson William Stratton Woodmen of the World Band Knights of Pythias John Fea D. Brooks Rubins M. J. Bernard I. E. Jacobs Elm City Company New Haven B. H. Wooding T. M. Smith Co Bridgeport George Laflin Pine Co Greenwich John T

Fire at Singer Factory Caused by Overturned Lamp

An alcohol lamp was overturned in the Singer Manufacturing Co. factory yesterday afternoon. An alarm was pulled from the private box but the fire was extinguished before firefighters arrived.

Singer Factory LAMP Singer Manufacturing Co

Building Code Contract Awarded to R. M Houston & Son

The Building Code committee awarded the printing contract for proposed ordinances to R. M Houston & Son at 1.44 per page. Six bids were received with the highest at 2.00. The book will total 100 pages.

Building Code Committee R. M Houston & Son

Plan to Remove Former Sultan from Salonica to Rhodes

Former sultan Abdul Hamid, deposed and prisoner at Salonica, will be moved to Rhodes as soon as preparations finish. General Cheftek Pasha tightens security to keep him in seclusion, citing ongoing reactionary plotting fears.

United Press Constantinople Abdul Hamid Salonica Rhodes Isle Asia Minor Cheftek Pasha Abdul Rhodes

Mi o na tablets promise quick relief and healthy glow

A money back offer promotes Mi o na tablets as a cure for indigestion. It claims fast relief from belching sour stomach and heartburn and suggests use before or after meals. The ad targets women seeking complexion improvement and asserts guaranteed cures with a money back promise.

Memorial Day Exercises And Parade Details

A full division parade lists numerous units from Boys' Brigade to Elias Howe Jr Post and United Spanish War Veterans. The program includes a Gettysburg Address recitation by Shelton School children, civic officials, and a series of songs and prayers at the park with a Medal Day atmosphere and final taps.

Dram Corps Elias Howe Jr G. A. KR Elbert L. Ruggles Nathaniel W. Bishop United Spanish War Veterans Henry Ross Franklin Bartlett Sons of Veterans G. E. Hall Memorial Day Committee Harvey C. Went Shelton School Kelsey Agnes M. Kern Hattie C. Ballou Daniel H. Mahoney, Jr Board of Fire Commissioners Commissioners of Police Board of Health Board of Charities Board of Education Library Board Board of Apportionment Board of Relief Board of Aldermen Coast Artillery Corps EB. J. Craft Shelton Columbia Col E. L. Ruggles Elias Howe Jr. Post America E. J. Craft

Erie bonds rally on bond issue news boosts Erie securities

New York May 27 United Press reports a change in the Erie Railroad bond issue plan boosted Erie securities with the stock opening higher and first preferred up about one point. Early trading showed gains but later markets eased with small losses.

United Press New York Erie Railroad Erie

Death of Colonel Frank W Cheney at South Manchester

Hartford May 27. Colonel Frank Woodbridge Cheney died at his home after a brief illness. Born Providence June 5 1832, he led Cheney Brothers silk enterprise and served in the Sixteenth Connecticut during the Civil War, where he was wounded and discharged. He studied at Brown, traveled to Japan to study the milk trade, and later engaged in Republican political pursuits in Connecticut.

Hartford Frank Woodbridge Cheney Manchester Frank W. Cheney Charles Cheney Waitstill Dexter Shaw Providence Cheney South Manchester Timothy Cheney Cheneys Cheney Brothers’ Corporation John Addison Porter O. V. Coffin

Cheney Family and Career of S. E. Merwin Ally

General S E Merwin faced defeat aided by political promises and rivals Porter and Coffin Cheney. Cheney later served as a director of the New York New Haven Hartford road since 1902 and married Mary Bushnell in 1863. Their Hartford home was a social center with twelve children, including Ward who died in the Spanish War at Cavite.

S. E. Merwin Cheney Allyn House Leverett Brainard Colonel Cheney New Ward Austin Frank Dexter Marjorie Ruth Regular Imus Net Tar Seal Cavite

Lord Beresford To Succeed Admiral Fisher

London rumor says Admiral Lord Charles Beresford may replace Admiral Sir John Fisher as Britain's first sea lord. Beresford, once relieved of command of the Channel fleet, would mark a spectacular reversal in the naval squabble that has divided the Admiralty for years.

United Press London John Fisher England Charles Beresford Channel Fleet Fisher Britain Admiralty

Wart remover ad touts painless cure at Cyrus Pharmacy

An advertisement claims Cyrus Wart Remover can remove unsightly warts in days without pain at The Cyrus Pharmacy on Fairfield Avenue and 186 Cannon Street. It promises skin safety and also advertises a large 10 cent can for cleaning stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt for hands and clothing.

Cyrus Cyrus Pharmacy Fairfield Avenue Cannon St Wm. R. Winn Stratford Ave

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Main Street Bridgeport Public Market East Main St GEO. B.clark & CO Inedes High Eigigest Broad Street Crawford Laundry Roosevelt Hunt National Hurley Fred C. Webb Charles Suckley Garry Sanger George Coley Turers Illeban & Selnaart Boys Trinity Church A. B. Gilbert M. E. Church Louis Cobb 39Th Regt W.O. W J. P. Mosell John L. Birk J.J. Maloney Marshal Henry J. Seeley Peter Gabler J. D. S Smith David Lackie W. C. Purdy W. B H. Downes Henry B. Waite A. S. Nichols Thomas W. Cook Wm. Wellington Tall Street Today Tire Peck & Lines CO Middle ST Bridgeport, Conn Connecticut FW. Chenney Silk Mills Lord Beresford Admiral Fisher Woodland Park Milford Horace H. Jackson Long Island Sound Conn
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