Foundation Day Kicks Off Long Hill Church Dig
Long Hill Methodist parish marked Foundation Day with 25 men excavating a cellar for a new church. Volunteers worked from early morning until evening, with Rev F W Paten leading prayers and Ransom Beers and Nestor E Wedge contributing key deeds and gifts. Women provided dinner as plans for a 48 by 78 foot structure progressed, including a two-room auditorium and a driveway extension.
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Long Hill Methodist Church
F. W. Paten
Charles E. Radcliffe
J. W. Whitney
L. E. Whitney
Nestor E. Wedge
Ih. B. Converse
Linn B. Abbott
Dr. Charlies N. Gallup
John Long
Herman Peterson
George Bailey
John T. Donovan
Horace Wedge
William Griffin
George Griffin
Ernest Medley
Josph Betts
Howard Randall
Banford Beach
Frank Gray
George Houslaih
John W. Radcliffe
Herbert Garlick
George Mahoney
Alfred Griffin
Charles Kelrogs
George Hayes
Walter Wedge
Curtis Mahoney
Merton Abbott
Kenneth V. McDonough
Herbert Frith
Loyal Betts
Ralph Mediey
Paten
Ransom Beers
Charles Radcliffe
Hanford Williams
Colffce
Wedger
Lone Church
Elizabeth Street
Thestate Road
Sparta
Head Cut In Fall Near Washington Park
Stratford contractor James Nichols was wounded Saturday night in William Street near Washington Park with a jagged cut over his eye. He said he fell on the pavement and was treated at the emergency hospital by Dr. C. C. Taylor. The War Department ordered all Michigan state troops to border.
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Pound
Williamstreet
Washington Park
James Nichols
Stratford
C. C. Taylor
Nichols
Vanderlip Calls for Universal Preparedness in Banking Speech
Banker Frank A. Vanderlip urged the American Banker s association in Kansas City to pause and learn from other nations. He warned against prosperity submerging the nation and pressed for universal military, industrial, and economic readiness, including universal training and higher savings.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
New York
American Bankers’ Association
Kansas City
Medals for Bridgeport Cops Donated by Local Leaders
Bridgeport policemen known for exceptional heroism will receive medals in the future. Donation comes from Frank Miller, president of City National Bank, of 640 Brooklawn Avenue, and William E. Burnham, of 817 Fairfield Avenue.
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Bridgeport
Frank Miller
Brooklawn Avenue
City National Bank
William E. Burnham
Fairfield Avenue
Sherman Law Enforcement Under Wilson Era Aims to Rectify Evil
Attorney General Thomas W. Gregory outlines federal anti trust enforcement aims during Wilson era. He cites ongoing proceedings against Reading Company Southern Pacific American Can New Haven United Shoe Kodak Quaker Oats and Wholesale Jewelers Association. He condemns prior enforcement failures and argues for separate, real dissolutions to restore competition.
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Thomas W. Gregory
Wilson
Reading Company
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Central Pacific Railroad Company
American Can Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New England
United Shoe Machinery Company
American Telephon & Telegraph Company
Eastman Kodak Company
Roosevelt
Northern Securities
Tat
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Kodak
New Haven
Harvester
Hughes servant of privilege asserts Marsh
The piece argues that Republicans remain controlled by privilege, opposing the income tax and favoring tariffs that benefit the rich. It criticizes Hughes for appointing a Public Service Commission member tied to the Edison Light Trust, vetoing labor-friendly measures, and pursuing an aggressive stance toward capital. It endorses Wilson and Seabury, urging Progressives to vote for them to retain gains and press further reforms.
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Benjamin C. Marsh
Raymond Robins
Hughes
Robins
Wilson
New York State
Public Service Commission
Edison Light Trust
New York City
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Massachusetts
China
Federal Reserve Bank
Justice Seabury
New York
Ophthepoynt Club social at Pearl Hamilton home
A social meeting of the Ophthepoynt club was held Thursday evening at Miss Pearl M. Hamilton's home at 92 Grant Street. All members attended and several musical selections were performed. The next meeting is planned for Thursday October 12 at Miss Catherine E Brown's 453 Coleman Street. Pioneer Grove Woodmen circles plan a whist and pinochle night in their new hall at 1119 Broad Street opposite the post office tonight. Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall is ill in Elkhart Indiana. Special fern sale advertised John Reck and Son.
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Pearl M. Hamilton
Grant Street
Cathrine E. Brown
Coleman Street
Pioneer Grove
Woodmen Circles
Broad Street
Baseball in 66 A crowd huge over 1866 Athletics Atlantics
The 1866 baseball clash between Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Atlantics drew an enormous crowd, estimated 80 000 to 40 000, outside and inside venues. The match decided supremacy of the diamond but was postponed due to crush and darkness, Athletics won 31 to 12, sparking club disputes and a later one day rematch not played. Also notes about Bugs Raymond prank, Colorado Springs ball club, Western League tensions, Dick Kinsella retirement, Bridgeport spur proposal, Hughes campaign speech, and Eliah Root in New York.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Brooklyn Atlantics
Quaker City
Athletics
Atlantics
America
Leonardi's Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement hawks Leonardi's Cough Syrup Creosoted as soothing and effective for hacking coughs and bronchial ailments. It claims safety for children and adults and urges purchase at Hindle's Drug Stores on Main Street for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonardi
Hindle
Main Street
Recupertaire nerve tonic promoted in Paris and New York ads
An Adv notices Recupertaire a nerve and blood tonic made from glycerophosphates claimed to relieve loss of appetite weight loss and sleeplessness. Marketed by Curts Chemical Co in New York and distributed in Bridgeport by J D Hartigan with prices 50c and 1.00 per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Robin
Paris
Curts Chemical Co
West 28Rd St
New York
Bridgeport
J. D. Hartigan
Fairfield Avenue
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Meigs & CO
Jack Frost
Swanteseat
Costco
Main ST
Fairfield Ave
Conn
DIG Foundation OF New Church
Long Hill
The
War Department
Michigan
Tate
Vanderlip
Frank A.vanderlip
Sherman
United States
Department of Justice
Chamber of Commerce of
Jet
Thomas R. Marshall
Elkhart
Ind
Ferns
John Reck & Son
Bugs
Raymond
Doc
M. D
Colorado Springs
Wichita
Dick Kinsella
Giants
Yankees
Common Council
East Bridgeport
Bridgeport Brass Co
Crescent Avenue
Pembroke Street
Eliah Root
W. K. Mollan
Richmond
Football Goods
Jaycox Rubber Co
Elso
Post Office News Store
John F. Fay
Superior Fabrics
Highland Spring Water CO
Warren
Wheeler & Howes Co
Congress
Barnum
Certified
ICE
COAL
Lehigh
Wood
Naugatuck Valley Ice CO
Housatonic Ave
Sprague Ice & Coal CO
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