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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1912
Page
4
Linen suits priced from 4.98 to 7.98 and coats for summer wear. silk gloves from 0.44 to 0.98 with Kayser and other standard makes. Advertises linen fabrics, summer wear, and a mix of discount prices.
Fairfield plans to relay the roadway to allow future state control and new trolley extension from Brooklawn to Stratfield. Louis Morris, son of a local resident, gains attention as a salesman for a foreign auto firm and attracts Fair county buyers. The community also notes marriages and regional interest in pilots.
In short time, officials may defer a popular subscription due to tight notice. Townspeople are ready to walk a mile to the beach in honor of her passing if that aids the effort.
United States Marshal Sidney E Hawley summoned Hon Zalmon Goodsell to serve as a grand juror for the U S District Court session in Hartford starting tomorrow Also named are E R Gilson Fairfield John A Hard Litchfield Charles A Hoffman Danbury Burton Rogers Danbury Edward J Tuller Stamford Charlie J Wakeley Stratford and Charles H Wells Stratford.
London May 27 The first organized attempt to break the stevedore and lightermen strike began at the Victoria and Albert docks with police at entrances and workers unloading perishables. Strikers kept distance, boycotting carters, while the Board of Trade tried to mediate without success. A Milwaukee Journal quip follows about a girl gaining a name by marriage.
Describes bed bug infestations deterring room rentals and promotes Cyrus Presto Killer for home cleaning. Advertises a 25 cent can claiming it is effective and harmless. Also notes a social event, a whist, pinochle and dance hosted by St. Joseph's T B and L Association on May 28, 1912.
Stratford residents reported a live octopus discovered in a stream discharging into the Housatonic just north of the Washington Bridge. William Haase, son of Julius Haase, hauled the eight tentacled creature aboard a motorboat and later brought it to Stratford, then Bridgeport and finally The Farmer. The incident drew curiosity as observers debated its origin and possible symbolic implications.
Heads of departments and assistants hosted a farewell dinner for Horace Sheble factory manager of the American Graphophone Co to mark his departure June 1 after three years as Bridgeport head. A gold watch was presented as a token of esteem by H A Budlong the executive officer who praised his leadership and friendships formed. Mr Sheble accepted with thanks and will take an extended trip West before pursuing industrial engineering. Garnish macaroni and cheese with slices of hard boiled eggs.
A reader argues that cheap linseed oil yields counterfeit paint and warns that you cannot cheat time or weather. The speaker says paint is a rubbery coating protecting wood and iron from water and mentions that counterfeit paint may resemble the real thing, while genuine DEVOE Hubbell & Wade Co. sells it.
Senator Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota travels from Washington to Jersey City to meet Colonel Roosevelt as a bitter fight over the temporary chairman’s selection unfolds. The National Committee plans a June 6 session in Chicago to decide between Clapp and Elihu Root, with McHarg and Dick directing rival camps and affidavits backing the contenders.
As voters hit the polls at 3 PM, charges of fraud and soap box primaries roil the scene. Officials claim Champ Clark’s managers are endorsed by two states, with two contests forecast as belated returns loom. Husky poll watchers keep black voters distant and white supremacy dominates local democracy.
Tribune reports possible resignation of United States Senator Lorimer of Illinois amid pressure from White House and Washington allies. Article cites expected moves by Lorimer’s friends and looming Senate vote, with hints of a final decision near the decisive moment.
Washington May 27 Twenty twenty two? In the frantic re election climate the DC Democratic primaries are held today with 90000 Black residents barred from voting in pools. Three tickets compete for six delegates to the Baltimore convention with two instructed for Speaker Clark and one for uninstructed.
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