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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1910
Page
7
Special from United Press reports a violent clash in Newmarket Ireland as Redmondites and O Briens followers fought after a Redmond address. Police fired on the crowd killing one and wounding several as homes were damaged and chaos continued overnight.
The Farmer reports former air experiences by aeronaut Forbes with Astron omer Yates, recalling mountain misadventures in Kentucky and a Berlin fall two years prior at 2 900 feet. His entertaining talk drew frequent laughter and applause at the season opener dinner.
A Holland Forbes, once labeled cloud navigator of Fairfield, spoke at a Bridgeport Yacht Club stag dinner detailing his record breaking flight and the recent Viking balloon collapse in Kentucky that nearly cost him his life.
Captain Paul Boynton, local representative for Geo. C. Tilyou, withholds Island access from a Bridgeport party seeking a large summer outing citing fire danger. Multiple lease offers remain under consideration as approvals stall.
A patriotic service will be held at The Peoples Church next Sabbath evening. The Bridgeport Cadets of the U B B A will attend in uniform, Harmony Council No. 12 Jr. O U A M sends a large delegation, and Reverend Dr. Lewis will give the address. The event features a printed program, special music, and decorative arrangements by the Men's League committee.
In New York on May 27, Colonel E. H. R. Green, Hetty Green's son, will move from Texas to assist his mother in managing her affairs. Mrs. Green, 75, remains in poor health and has not met visitors, while she spends time with her daughter in the city and maintains a Hoboken flat. A prior report claimed mental weakness as she testified in a suit against a safe deposit company.
Provincetown Massachusetts May 27 The submarine Salmon off here with other mosquito fleet craft proved the swiftest of its kind in trial runs. It set a surface record of 1314 miles per hour and then under water reached twelve and three tenths knots. Four torpedoes fired submerged at full speed hit bulls-eyes.
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