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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
1
German forces under Field Marshal von Mackensen withdraw from Silistria and Turtukai on the Danube as Russian and Romanian troops push across the Danube, threatening to envelop the Central Allied positions in Dobrudja.
German forces attack south of nv and push toward Novo Alexandrovsk but meet heavy Russian fire and are forced back. West of Lutzk and near Zaturze Russians gain ground in stubborn fighting while Galicia districts see desperate combat with no clear victor. In one sector Russians take over 1,000 prisoners and overall region claims exceed 5,000 prisoners since Friday, including eight officers and 600 German troops.
British naval aeroplanes attacked German airship sheds near Brussels with one aircraft lost. On the Somme north of Rancourt the French fire and guns checked German debouching attempts. Serbian forces in Macedonia advanced, taking trench positions and capturing a battery. Bulgarian raids on the Struma were repulsed with heavy losses.
Sofia reports several battalions of Rumanians crossed the Danube near Lianov between Rustchuk and Turtuk. The Bulgarian war office says the enemy ferried battalions to Bulgarian banks and notes measures to attack this force. New Britain notes David N Camp’s 96th birthday, highlighting his mayoral and school roles.
New York faces a milk shortage as distributors and farmers clash over prices. About half the normal supply reached city systems with injuries reported at crossroads and raids halted by deputies. crews moved to cooperatives as officials expect a court move to appoint a referee for an AG investigation.
Oct. 3 report from the Nichi-Nichi Shimbun says Premier Count Okuma will resign and recommend Viscount Takashi Kato as his successor. Okuma, 78, led the cabinet formed last August amid criticism over his China policy and border-policy plans. Viscount Kato, a former foreign minister and British ambassador, is named as expected successor.
Mrs J W Hurd of Pittsburgh once holder of American British and Canadian titles fell in the women’s national championship at Belmont Belmont County Club in Belmont Mass. to Mrs Thomas Hucknall of Forest Hills 2 up in the first round of match play.
Philadelphia leads Boston 9 to 8 in a tense early game with runs scoring in multiple innings. Boston catcher and fielding miscues contribute to Philadelphia rally as the bottom of the ninth approaches.
A bullet fired during a subway street strike struck Medville Wright in the right ear and grazed a mo torman’s booth on a Third Avenue elevated train bound for South Ferry. Police withdrew some strike duty from underground cars while keeping platforms guarded. Troy trolley workers join Albany union in ongoing strike.
Republican leaders in Bridgeport scramble as a storm looms at the upcoming representative convention. Frank Braithwaite seeks justice of the peace with backing from friends, while Alderman Oliver C. Cole acts as his Nemesis and aims to block Braithwaite’s ambitions through factional maneuvering.
A historic Berkshire division crash near Eckart's brewery on North Avenue left seven dead and 30 injured when an engine struck a passenger train backing toward Bridgeport. The incident occurred August 15, 1865, about one mile north of the current accident site. The text notes the Western Power Co. of Canada formed with seven million dollars in capital.
Philadelphia and Boston split a doubleheader in the season’s last series. In the first game at National League Park, Rudolph and Rixey faced a crowd amid pennant races, with Philadelphia taking an early lead before Boston answered and Cravath delivered a run with Luderus scoring on a sacrifice fly.
President Wilson plans a brief trip to Omaha with stops in Philadelphia and Chicago. He will speak in Omaha on Thursday night and return to Shadow Lawn Saturday morning, avoiding a broader stump campaign and using a private car on a regular train.
Arthur E Plumb of Trumbull former deputy sheriff and bank clerk was riding in the smoking car when the train struck a wagon. He helped panic stricken women to evacuate the car as passengers scrambled amid wreckage and the engine’s violent approach.
Amsterdam reports the Reichstag session, adjourned after Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg's speech, will reconvene on October 11 due to slow committee work.
Coroner reports air brakes failed on a train causing a wreck near Housatonic avenue. Stationary freight cars blocked view of teamster and engineer, who could not see each other until 100 feet apart. Absence of flagman or crossing tender noted. Coal team wrecked against a signal arm, switching to a spur and colliding with the standing freight train.
Witness Edward Callahan described the disaster at the Hall street crossing on Housatonic avenue. Green drove a truck into the tracks as a train approached, both horses died, Green was killed, and spectators aided women and children after the wreck.
Medical Examiner 8S. M. Garlick found a clipping with Edward L. Green and Lulu Wixson of Trumbull arrested in the city on misconduct charges brought by Fred I. Wixson. The clipping says Wixson paid court to Green and the couple were arrested after failing to plead. both were held on $1,000 bonds for the September term in superior court. The case was nolled.
Miss Katherine Behrens sister of F W Behrens Jr led three Behrens children from their summer home in Trumbull to Bridgeport for school. The Fairfield Avenue marketman was also on the train. They were unharmed but greatly upset by the shock.
New Milford accommodation train crashes into a stationary freight car after a runaway locomotive veers from a viaduct. Edward Green, a teamster, dies. engineer Robert Mack Burns and fireman Harold Hennessy survive. Passengers and bystanders aid the injured as coroner probes brake failure and crossing safety amid frantic evacuations.
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