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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
2
The copy explains cream of tartar from grapes is the healthiest ingredient in Royal Baking Powder. It contrasts this with cheaper phosphate and alum from mineral sources and urges users of alum or phosphate powders to switch to Royal for better quality results. Royal Baking Powder Co. New York.
Newtown hosts the Democratic senatorial convention for the Twentieth district at Town Hall on Saturday Oct 14. Delegates will meet at the Newtown Inn at 2 20 p m. Updates include local social notes and a report on town offices and school affairs.
Hartford officials report a threatened smallpox outbreak in western areas and discuss a potential board reorganization. The state board aims to boost vaccination efforts, inform the public, and require daily case reporting as 26 cases are traced across Torrington Harwinton Winsted Waterbury Prospect and East Haven. Also noted are a Chile copper property sale and a conspiracy case sentencing.
Bridgeport residents flock to Hindle's Main and State Streets shop as 2,400 people embrace Wilderbs full extract. T. S. S. Jackson promotes the tonic, claims rising sales and rapid relief from stomach trouble and gas, with endorsements from locals like Alexander Anderson.
Hartford hearing ends with Judge Beardsley pleading to Secretary of State Barnes to restore the license of Beatrice Seifert of New Fairfield who wept as the panel suspended the license for ten days for reckless driving. Several drivers faced continued cases and license actions in Bridgeport, Danbury, Darien, Milford, and Meriden with ages and intoxication disputes.
Waterbury hosts the 41st annual state convention of the W C T U at the Second Congregational church with Mrs. Caroline B Buell of East Hampton presiding. Welcome addresses were given by local pastors and a city representative as committees were named and the memorial service held. The meeting continues this evening and tomorrow, with Friday morning's officer elections.
British authorities at Kirkwall seized 38 mail bags addressed to Denmark from the Norwegian American steamer Bergenstjora bound for Bergen. Edward F. Kindred of New York, assistant cashier of Booth Flinn subway contractors, was sentenced to two to four years in Sing Sing for fleeing with a payroll of 22000. The First Connecticut Infantry, returning from Nogales, Ariz., detrucked at Columbus Ohio and marched to the State House and back for exercise. A trolley car collision at Lexington Avenue and 10th Street injured several people.
Frank T. Noonan of the Bridgeport fire department completed the first permanent hydrant section for the Stratford Avenue bridge. The three way hydrant sits at the northeast approach near the Automatic Machine Co. factory.
Stratford residents form the Stratford Good Government club to elect the best men to town offices across party lines. Burton C. Warner elected president with Olaf Unbehagen as secretary and Carl Lovell as treasurer. An executive committee will be chosen Saturday evening and semi weekly meetings planned.
Danbury records William D. Lane starting his 30th year as chairman of the town school committee after winning pre election at the annual meeting. Lane, a former Bridgeport newspaper man, later moved into Danbury’s mercantile circles. Greenwich notes James R. Mead’s renomination for senator from the 27th district at a convention in Greenwich borough court room.
While the barge Guba lay moored at a coal wharf at the foot of Bostwick avenue last night, someone ripped the cabin door off and took Captain John Subeck’s suit of clothes hats shoes shirts and $9.75 in money.
Police accuse John P. Miner of pursuing his wife from the home at 210 State Street and throwing a stone as she tried to flee. He was arrested on a disturbing the peace charge.
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