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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
6
In New York on May 29 ten people including several women and children were burned when fire trapped them in the upper stories of a five story building. Flames blocked stairways and tenants were brought down from windows with ladders.
An old newspaper advertisement warns of bedbugs on pillows and promises relief with Presto Killer for 25 cents. It emphasizes bites as proof of infestation and urges quick action to sleep undisturbed.
There will be a special meeting of the St Josephs T B and L Association Saturday at 7 p m. John Neary Jr and Chris Coleman are listed as secretary or organizers.
A Lloyds report states the Champagne of the French Trans Atlantic line ran ashore near St Na vaire and broke in two. All 3000 plus passengers aboard were removed safely. The 493 foot long vessel built in 1836 had a 52 foot beam and a net tonnage of 3 068.
John Magazine of 256 Wood Avenue was fined 10 dollars plus costs in city court for keeping a gambling machine. The machine was confiscated. the case was appealed. Police tests showed the device did not dispense gum on wheel spins. Other similar appeals are pending in the superior court.
Memorial services for Herbert Stuart Stone, lost on the Lusitania, were led by Dr. John Timothy Stone at 4th Presbyterian Church in Chicago. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Meville EB. Stone, Mrs. William McCormick of Baltimore, and many Chicagoans mourning the liner tragedy.
About 100 seniors from B H S traveled by special car to Laurel Beach for a Characteristic Day. The event featured a class ballet with numerous playful awards such as Most Popular Agnes Marsh Biggest Joker Helen Carroll and Best Student Victoria Lindbergh.
Charles Ladas, 23, of 1342 Main Street, fell 20 feet from a high girder at the American Graphophone plant. After temporary ambulance treatment he was taken to Bridgeport Hospital in shock.
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