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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
1
Weather observers warn of frost as temperatures plunge across the region. Northern Connecticut records a frosty drop with 61 at 6 pm falling to 33 by 6:30 pm while buses and trolleys shiver in the cold and hats are useless in the chilly air.
May 27 reports from Washington and across the lake region describe killing frosts last night breaking long standing May records. Damage to fruits and vegetables spread from the interior to New England and the mid-Atlantic as ice formed in towns from Winsted to Rutland with frosts easing only gradually in the coming days.
Waterbury May 27 A seven year old boy George Jeanetty was run over on Bank street while watching a circus parade. A wheel passed over his head and he was taken to St Mary's Hospital in serious condition. His skull was torn and may be fractured. The jitney driver, Frank, is being questioned.
Geo Thornton of the Bricklayers and Plasterers union arrived to oversee the dispute at the Bridgeport Arms plant after a walkout. Local officials backed the decision to stand firm, canceling a planned meeting. The union says the Stewart Co. agreement is broken and will import 200 workers. 80 percent of the full force remains on site as Superintendent Griest reports progress despite some striking carriers.
A large smooth faced man about 30 was found floating off the Far ist Steel works harbor and pulled ashore by John Krause and supervisor Fred MecCruden. The body showed facial cuts from three days to a week in water, five feet eight and a half inches tall, about 160 pounds, with old jaw wound and scars. The medical examiner noted obstructions altered the appearance.
Thomas Walsh and other citizens protested the relocation of a city maintained baby home to Laurel Avenue. Alderman Mauritz Olson and Lacey R. Blackman joined objections claiming the move could depress property values in the residential area. Mayor Wilson was away due to his mother's death. protests aimed to address the Charity Department’s hosting of dependent children pending probate or parental support.
The funeral of former Insurance Commissioner Theodore H MacDonald was held at Dwight Place church New Haven with business political and social leaders in attendance. Delegations from groups linked to him attended. The casket was open briefly before the service and interment followed at Grove Street cemetery.
Paris May 27. A French squadron of eighteen planes attacked the Ludwigshafen chemical factory near Mannheim, dropping many bombs and causing heavy damage. The six hour mission marked France’s first retaliatory strike for raids on Paris. Meanwhile in England Zeppelins attacked South End near London, killing two and injuring several as explosions rained down and British planes pursued the raiders.
Medical Examiner A M Garlick concludes the torso found near Yellow Mill pond shows signs of skilled dissection with limbs likely sawed off and a clean decapitation. He notes the victim likely had dark brown straight hair. Police seek clues from sightings of two heavily covered buggies and suspicious men linked to Derby and Stratford avenues.
In Stamford civil superior court Mrs. Schutte’s appeal from the probate order is heard. Dr W S Douglas claims engagement with Mrs Schutte while her conservator. Sister Mrs Mattern testifies Douglas pressed to Mrs Schutte. Schutte, said to be addicted to drink, was at Givens sanitarium last year. Parties seek revocation of conservatorship. case not finished.
Washington reports today, May 27, say Amb Page and Consul Skinner in London and Consul Frost in Queenstown could not confirm if the steamer Nebraskan was torpedoed or struck a mine. Dispatches note flag hauled down before impact, hull markings visible, and naval attache sent to Liverpool to inspect the vessel as it sails for Delaware Breakwater.
Newport R I May 27 The battleship Georgia dragged her anchors in a heavy gale driving her against the battleship Nebraska tearing away part of the Nebraska bridge and injuring some guns. Both ships lost gear and hundreds of Atlantic fleet personnel spent the night ashore as wind prevented launches. Rockland Me May 27 Engine trouble on the destroyer Cushing during trials deemed serious enough to require an examination before further tests prompting its move to Fore River yard Quincy.
The city court will organize on June 4 with Judge Frederick A. Bartlett and Deputy Judge L. Wilder. Prosecuting aid Alexander L. DeLaney and Assistant prosecuting attorney John P. Gray return, with Clerk E Earle Garlick and Assistant clerk Charles A Hopwood. Bartlett will appoint interpreters and consider Republican input in other posts.
The Stamford manslaughter trial of Mrs. Helen M. Angle cost Connecticut $5000, a three week proceeding before Judge Williams and a jury. Angle, who admitted Ballou was a caller at her apartment but denied causing his death, was acquitted. Previous long trials in prior years ran similar costs.
Joseph Delia, indicted by federal authorities on fraudulent bankruptcy charges, was released today on $1,000 bail supplied by a relative and returned to his home. He faces arraignment next week in Hartford federal court. the arrest came yesterday by Marshal Sidney E. Hawley on a bench warrant from Judge S. Thomas.
A Turkish gunboat of the Aidin Reis type was sunk in the Sea of Marmara by a British submarine near Constantinople. A Danish steamship Betty was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea, with crew rescued. The Montreal steamer Morwenus was torpedoed and shelled near Cardiff, with casualties among its crew as it sailed to Sydney. The Belgian trawler Jaqueline recovered survivors.
Geneva dispatch reports a strong Italian advance guard crossing the Isonzo and reaching Monfalcone, thirty miles from Trieste, with Austrian wounded arriving at the port. Italian and Austrian forces clash along the Carinthian frontier as German and Austrian troops rush reinforcements amid renewed border fighting. A Zeppelin raid on South End causes light damage and casualties.
London reports that after heavy losses in a difficult advance, Russian forces have largely returned to trench warfare. The piece notes a retreat from the Dunajec to the San, while Austro German pressure on Przemysl remains a focal point, with Galicia, the Dardanelles, and the Italian Austrian front expected to see dramatic actions in the coming fortnight.
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