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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1911
Page
4
One day remains for the great anniversary sale offering untrimmed hats trimmed hats for ladies girls and children shirt waists petticoats marabout feathers ostrich plumes willow plumes flowers long coats and fabrics at unusually low prices. Economical buyers should seize these money saving opportunities before the sale ends.
New Haven May 27 special from United Press Harold Ford of Meriden was found dead near Madison last week. Authorities seek Harold Page believed to have been with Ford. Clues point to Page in Madison woods. an army coat tied to Page was found near the scene. Meriden mourns as Ford is buried. autopsy performed, coroner not yet ready with findings.
Weather forecast for New Haven indicates tonight and Sunday will bring variable winds trending south and southwest. General mild temperatures reported from the Gulf northward to Minnesota and from Kansas to Ohio, with freezing readings in parts of Utah and Nevada. Local conditions expect fair weather with rising temperatures and possible showers by Sunday night.
A blaze in Dubuque, Ta., May 21, of incendiary origin, swept four lumber yards, destroying vast stacks of timber and causing losses exceeding 800000. Two men are under arrest on charges of being the firebugs as firefighters battled the fast spreading flames until a shift in wind checked the fire. The Standard Lumber Company suffered the greatest loss, with outside aid hampered by the blaze before control was achieved.
Victoria crowd tries to injure umpire after decision in Victoria versus Portland. Umpire saved by crowd control. Adolphus Burch receives Red Eagle from Kaiser at Hotel Plaza for Harvard gifts promoting German culture. Bar tender Joseph Cunningham accused of selling liquor on Sunday due to twin brother alibi. Catherine Boseau’s will splits estate among four daughters if all marry. one remains single inherits all.
A compact sketch from Sarah G. Cleghorn via Atlantic outlines Irish fairies. It lists trooping fairies in green and solitary red, merrows sea fairies, fairy doctors and witches, banshees, leprechauns, pookas, giants, ghosts, demon cats, and a royal demi-mythic cadre of kings and robbers with brief notes on behavior and traits.
Native camels of Siberia fascinate travelers as they endure vast temperature swings. On Mongolia’s plateaus they tolerate 40 degrees below zero with ease, while scorching desert summers reach 140 degrees above zero, yet the animals stay blithe. An afterword notes a nervous host apologizing for a singing mishap.
Seven local men connected with baseball pools pleaded guilty to gambling violations and were fined between 25 and 100 dollars in police court. Names include George Bannon Arthur Janswick John Crowley Louis Ihne John J. Carney Christopher Dunn and Emil Oesting. Police say the crackdown will continue.
Grand Marshal Henry J. Seeley completes plans for Bridgeport Memorial Day Parade likely the largest yet, marking the Civil War era anniversary. Procession forms May 20 and moves 2 pm from Broad Street through Prospect Street Park Avenue Seaside Park and to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument with reviews by city officials and parade leaders.
Poem by Fanny Crosby and a dirge by Post Elias Howe Jr mark the occasion. Children and audience sing America as a benediction by Rev A C Thompson II closes with taps by the Coast Artillery Corps. Committees organize cemetery decorations in Riceport.
The Ways and Means committee of the Common Council met to plan paying current city bills. With funds lacking they propose delaying payment until the next fiscal year. Bills considered include $500 for sheriff investigation fees to Mara Beck and Cohen, $250 for stenographic reports, and $590 for repairs to the lower bridge tender house. The committee will prepare a report and submit it at the next council meeting.
Special from United Press Charles P Taft brother of the President is reported as the financial backer of a new Boston theatre named the Puritan construction to begin soon The playhouse will be located on Boyleston Street near Tremont in Boston
New York May 27 out of 100 doctors solicited for memorial day contributions for the fund to aid indigent soldiers and their families only one replied with a dollar. Industrial companies also gave one reply a brewer contributing 35. From the financial district John W Gates Bet a Million sent the only contribution so far.
Crowds flood the La Vita free lectures and concerts each night at the State Street and Bostwick avenue grounds despite rain. The event draws diverse locals including merchants bankers laborers and newsboys with many seeking relief from rheumatism paralysis and deafness. The La Vita Company offers daily treatments at 1412 State Street with licensed physicians in attendance consultations and examinations.
The twenty fifth annual Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks reunion in Atlantic City runs July 10 to 14 with grand lodge sessions on Steel Pier and numerous social events. Notables including Governor Woodrow Wilson and Hon. August Herrmann are expected, and hotel bookings from across the country show strong turnout with many lodges already assigned to headquarters and room allocations confirmed at multiple properties.
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