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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
2
Petrograd reports new Rus fawn orders to close or place under liquidations foreign companies and partnerships controlled by subjects of enemy nations. A special management board may run or liquidate such firms while protecting creditors and shareholders as a wartime safeguard against illicit trade with Germany and Austria.
Calcutta reports a $20,000 reward for information leading to recovery of gems stolen from the Maharani of Cooch Behar. Details recall a royal wedding saga in London and Bucking Palace Hotel ceremonial scenes with music and a state sword. The tale notes a sudden death, shifting rulers, and a claim of underpriced merchandise from H. Dillon & Co. in Calcutta.
Paris reports a new effort to aid war orphans through a national French Association for Protection of Families of Those Who Have Died for Their Country. A branch named The Fraternal Union of Children of the Great War invites French children from well-off families to adopt a peer child, with the aim of keeping the child with its mother while providing support and education. The effort is led by former foreign minister Monsieur Fleurens.
London May 27 The Socialist National Defense League has been formed by a pro war group of Socialists including John Hodge M P Robert Blatchford A S Headingly George H Roberts M P Charles Duncan M P and H G Wells to combat Keir Hardie and Ramsey Macdonald anti war forces The manifesto accuses German Socialism of aggression and declares support for liberty democracy and Allied nations in a wartime solidarity appeal.
A wartime Reichstag scene shows socialist figures debating a budget while German Socialists rally behind the fatherland. Elsewhere Hardie and Macdonald are hailed as heroes for their roles, illustrating cross‑party reverence during national strife.
Sydney May 27 The New South Wales government signed a single contract with Norton Griffiths and Company for public works costing over 50 million dollars. The plan includes ten railway snes two water conservation schemes harbor works and a canal project. contractors will finance the work and receive a five percent profit on total construction cost.
London May 27 War Office official announcement reports that several women censors in London have been discharged for incompetence or unsuitability. Of 581 censors active from the Continent 63 are Belgians 7 Russians and 4 French. British censors total 480 with others including Dutch 8 Norwegians Swedes 8 Swiss Spaniards and Moroccans 1.
London notices show many appeals for field glasses by young officers at the front while racing followers still have plenty. A Newmarket grounds photo shows crowds with glasses as they view the race. Lady Roberts urged glasses for the front, noting commissioned officers must provide their own kit and are paid nominally.
A Nish telegram reports the typhus epidemic has ceased with no new cases and the Serbian army fully recovered and in excellent condition. It states the force is now well equipped and its spirit high, ready for any demand. A separate rental listing notes a new high single residence with four rooms offered for rent at North and Wood Avenues.
A list details ships sunk in the Dardanelles with battleships Tons, Ocean, Bouvet, Goliath, and Triumph and their tonnages. It notes five warships lost along with at least two French submarines and one British submarine in the Dardanelles.
At the annual meeting of the Association of Trade Protection societies a resolution urged establishing a Ministry of Commerce. It argues such a ministry would have prevented recent difficulties, coordinating work now split among the Foreign Office, Board of Trade, and Colonial Office to aid British trade and ease contraband issues.
Two family house with six rooms on each floor and a butler's pantry. Includes all improvements and a lot of 505200 located in the North End near St. Vincent's Hospital. Priced from $300 and up with weekly payments.
Partial OCR notes show Bridgeport Savings Bank Building at the corner of e and Main Street with limited readable details. Other specifics such as date owner or related event are not available in the fragment.
Miss Violet Barney, once a stock player here, is back in town in vaudeville. She leads in Willard Mack’s playlet Kick In, the same title that became a New York success. Her vaudeville tour earns praise and a warm Poll’s welcome awaits as Kick In headlines the last half of the week.
Cairo courts dismiss a $125 marriage brokerage claim by a woman against a Moslem couple. The court lectured the broker, saying matchmaking is commendable only when not done for gain. The report also notes Becker’s execution date setup for the former police lieutenant.
An advertisement promises free samples of Hill's Rheumatic Remedy to all rheumatism sufferers, claiming rapid relief within 24 hours and decades of physician endorsement. It cites testimonials, lists price at $1 per bottle, and urges readers to request a free bottle and booklet from Hill Medicine Co., New York, while also offering nationwide agent opportunities.
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