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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1916
Page
8
Bridgeport items recount old military tales, a death of former mayor Carlos Curtis, legal and civic updates, a bicycle mishap, a violent assault near Lindley street, a Stratford arrest for disorderly conduct, and a notable no hit game by Dick Mansfield for the Victors against the Derbys at Avon Park.
A neat little instrument for weighing stamps to determine postage costs is made at the new brass manufactory in East Bridgeport. It has no weights or springs and cannot fail. For sale by H. M. Hoyt at the news room in the post office building. Bridgeport public parks repudiation discussion follows with critique of New Haven and Bridgeport politics and a call for public spirit. Milton Stevens, son of Lewis Stevens, was seriously injured when run over by a hose carriage near Beaver and Middle Streets and is taken home for care.
Twenty years ago I and Beardsley of Danbury opened new dental parlors in the Stirling building Rooms 12 and 14 with furnishings in keeping with the operating room. Dr. Seerassey has been practicing dentistry there and the setup reflects standard professional care.
In a doubleheader Derby beat Victors 2 0 and 8 0 with two base hits from Foster Ivers Cunningham and Mansfield and seven Victors errors. Attendance reached about 2000 as Jim O Rourke, umpiring the Harvard Princeton match in Boston, was missed by many fans who left upon learning he was not there.
London May 31 The British Belgian and Portuguese forces invading German East Africa tighten a ring as General Smuts rounds up Germans defending the Usambara railway. He has seized a key station and other towns. A British force penetrates toward the triangle of Lakes Nyasa and Tanganika, with Germans retreating toward New Langenberg as Belgians advance from the northeast and Portuguese hold the southern frontier.
London May 31 In reply to a Commons question Sir Richard Essex Runci man president of the board of trade said he had been making careful inquiries into the increase of tea prices caused by gambling of certain persons operating in the London tea market His investigation aims to determine appropriate action and he promised the board would use its powers if any withholding of foodstuffs occurred.
Samuel Gompers urged all unionists who have not yet given to contribute one hour’s pay on June 15 to aid the Danbury hatters as they satisfy a $252,000 judgment from the Loewe case. A January 27 appeal raised $132,138.55, leaving about $177,000 to raise. Gompers warned that inaction could bring hardship and threaten the hatters’ homes while underscoring the case’s impact on labor law and the need for remedial legislation. The hour’s wage was to be paid to the secretary of each union.
Harvard Club of Connecticut offers a $200 freshman year scholarship to a Connecticut resident who is a high school or preparatory school graduate. Selection will consider school record, character, and physical condition as well as financial need. Applications require full name, address, schools attended, subjects, college prep status, marks, class rank, anticipated resources, and references.
Bartholomew Levin of 65 Broad Street was flung from a wagon at Lindley Street and North Avenue after the horses bolted. He suffered a scalp laceration and was taken to St. Vincent's hospital with a planned discharge tomorrow. Col. John S. Mosby, famed Confederate cavalry leader, has died at Garfield Hospital in Washington.
An advertising notice promotes a full line of wedding rings and related gifts. It highlights seamless rings, diamonds, watches, silverware, cut glass, clocks, jewelry, fountain pens, purses, and other items. The ad urges customers to view the selection for bridal jewelry and gifts.
New York May 31 The Norwegian American steamer Kristianiafjord arrived from Bergen and called at Kirkwall per line officers directions. The ship at Kirkwall carried 794 sacks of mail. Passengers included William Warfield an American embassy attache to Petrograd who has spent eight months examining German prisoner camps in Siberia. He will report to Secretary Lansing in Washington. Also aboard were forty Russian government engineers sent to inspect war supply purchases.
Cardinal Gasparri is quoted in Rome papers saying Pope Benedict maintains neutrality and deplores anti Christian inhuman aspects of war. He cannot judge charges without impartial evidence and hopes hostilities end with more humanity and sympathy for suffering. A Jerusalem chapter convocation at Masonic Temple will hold R A M degrees.
Unruly cow disrupted New Haven road services by climbing the Union street viaduct stairs and blocking trains for about 30 minutes. After pursuing the animal from Water and Wall streets, crews and owners captured it near the Sprague Meter Co ward with no damage reported.
Ceremonies dinners and dances marked the opening of the yachting season as cruisers sloops and launches filled the bay waters. Clubs began commission on Decoration Day with flag hoists salutes and open houses. Black Rock and Park City held all day events ending with a dinner dance while Miamogue Pequonnock raised flags and fired salutes at their ceremonies.
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