Bridgeport 4s and local trades advertise book store and wares
A Bridgeport advertisement notes the new store in the Crocker building offering English Readers Murray's Grammar and other school books, binding, blank books, and drawing items. It also lists Beach Peck’s ships goods and groceries, plus salts, plaster, fish, tea, tobacco, spices, and farm supplies. Lost watch and a call for oak bark purchase are mentioned, along with a pickpocket report and a serious stairway accident at Beaver Street. Two youths were jostled from a wagon on Middle Street.
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John A. Crocker
Silas Sherman
Murray
Cabolle
Pike
Walker's & Perry
Moree
Adams & Parish
Josiah B. Baldwin
Bridgeport
Beach & Peck
Isle of May
Havana
Two Weddings and Local Transactions in Richmond
The issue reports two weddings, one at German M E church on East Main with William Richmond and Leah LeFevre to wed at 6 30 PM, bridesmaid Martha Richmond and best man Edward Keiser of Newark. A second quiet nuptial at St Augustine s church unites J Murren and Mary Higgins. Also noted are maritime arrivals and business changes including Fred E Silliman named administrator and Lawrence J Gill becoming sole owner of Belknap Tea Co with plans to ship a $5000 tea consignment from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond-Lefevre
M. E
East Main Street
William Richmond
Leah LeFevre
Martha Richmond
Edward Keiser
Newark
St. Augustine's Church
Mr. J. Murren
Mary T. Higgins
Anna Ford
D. J. Cremin
Lawrence J. Gill
Belknap Tea Co
Boston
Mr. Gill
No Plague More Ruthless Says Canadian Officer in France
Ottawa Oct 21 official war records officer describes the great struggle in France. The communique praises Allied air and artillery superiority, noting five Allied shells to each German shell. It portrays vast desolation, fields trampled, villages ruined, and the heavy toll of life on the La Boisselle and Pozieres sectors.
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France
Ottawa
Hughes
Dana
la Boiselle
LaBoiiselle
Desolation
Ovillers
Pozieres
Three Fingered Brown Blames Modern Boxmen For Hitting Batters
Mordecai Brown, famed pitcher, says current pitchers aim at batters’ heads to drive them back. He recalls times he hit batters accidentally when they misread pitches, and recounts a Mobile exhibition where a batter’s head was shaved by a fast ball. Brown warns batters not to outguess pitchers.
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Three Fingered Brown
Mordecai Brown
Jimmy Johnston
Brooklyn
Chicago
Mobile
Frick Buys Rubens Portrait for His Collection
Henry C. Frick has acquired Rubens Portrait of The Marquis Ambrose De Spinola, his first work by the Flemish master. The purchase brings his collection to ten important paintings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry C. Frick
Rubens
Ambrose de Spinola
Frick
Visualize Acts of Wilson in Moving Picture
New York Oct 21 The Democratic National Committee shows a new animated cartoon to aid Wilsons re election titled Peace with Honor Preparedness and Prosperity It opens with a mother and child then scenes of a farmer two farmers a mechanic and his wife a gun at Uncle Sam and a battleship Pennsylvania harbor guns and Miss Columbia with Naomi Childers The film ends with a close up of Wilson and Miss Columbia symbolizing prosperity
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New York
Wilson
Democratic National Committee
Sam
Uncle Sam
Pennsylvania
Sandy Hook
Columbia
Tof
Naomi Childers
Imposter Is Now Lauded by Old Opponents
New York sources discuss the shifting views of Roosevelt and Taft era figures as campaign pamphlets surface. The piece contrasts current republication of Roosevelt speech in support of Hughes with Annie Hale's 1912 critique of Roosevelt, noting party leaders reflect on past battles and public humiliations.
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New York
Roosevelt
Col
Lewiston, Mo
Hughes
Annie Riley Hale
Charles D. Hillis
Hale
Wilson
Taft
Miles
Germany vows to keep colonies says Krauss Solf
London report notes Dr Krauss under secretary for the Colonies spoke at a Berlin missionary society celebration and asserted Germany would not lose its colonies. The conviction was said to be shared by Dr W S Solf, Colonial Secretary, per Reuters Amsterdam dispatch via Cologne Gazette.
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London
Dr. Krauss
Berlin Missionary Society
Germany
Reuter
Amsterdam
Cologne
Krauss
W. S. Solf
Sir William Bowering Dead in Liverpool Port
London October 21 Sir William Benjamin Bowering a Liverpool ship owner has died He was born in 1837 The report notes his prominence in maritime business and his long service in the industry John Reck & Son announce a new shipment of Dutch and French bulbs upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Benjamin Bowering
Liverpool
John Reck & Son
Sure Quality And Service In Jewelry Advertising
A positioned jewelry dealer invites customers to judge quality and value by personal experience. The text highlights trust in product merit and fair prices, urging independent investigation and satisfaction with service and assurance.
Yale Professor Endorses Wilson Over Hughes Says Hughes Weak But Well Means Well
Yale Medical School professor and Progressive mover Yandel Henderson declares for President Wilson despite backing Germany in war matters. He argues Hughes is weak and allied with old guard interests, urging continued progressive measures and Wilson’s reelection while criticizing Hughes for equivocation and for opposing key reforms.
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Hughes
Yandel Henderson
Yale Medical School
Wison
Germany
Henderson
Yale
Irving Fisher
Henry W. Farnam
C. E. A. Winslow
Department of Health
University
Dean Blumer
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Mr. Hughes
America
Ilson
Republican Party
Adamson
Milan Seizes 15 Million Eggs To Curb Speculation
London reports Milan authorities seized 100 cars carrying 15,000,000 eggs to curb speculation. Milan, Rome and other centers have been eggless for a week despite large stocks, and a universal price of three cents per egg is expected to be fixed nationwide with seizures and sales at that price.
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London
Milan
Rome
Italy
Captain Lionel Tennyson Wounded in France
London reports Captain Lionel Hallam Tennyson eldest son of Lord Tennyson and grandson of the poet has been wounded while serving in France. The Carnagey Course in Effective Public Speaking opens Friday at the Y M C A.
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London
Lionel Hallam Tennyson
Lord Tennyson
France
Spilsbury backs Wilson as a business leader and peacetime prosperity advocate
New York, Oct 21. H G Spilsbury, former president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and now head of the Engineers' Club of New York, adds his endorsement to Woodrow Wilson. He cites Wilson's economic reforms, protective legislation, and wartime restraint as foundations of domestic prosperity and national leadership. He argues the nation enjoys lasting prosperity due to prudent policy, not European war dynamics.
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New York
G. Spilsbury
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Engineers’ Club of
New York City
Lst
Busieemen
Woodrow Wilson
Spilsbury
Wilson
United States
Mr. Spilsbury
President to test amateur radio plants in nationwide relay
Gent Barrington Oct 21 A message from President Wilson will be relayed by wireless telegraph operators to all parts of the country at 11 pm Eastern time on Oct 27, as a demonstration of amateur stations efficiency. Robert T St James, who runs an amateur radio station there, said that at noon today and the same hour tomorrow he would send wireless notifications to the participating relay stations. The Interstate Commerce Commission set November 27 for the hearing in New York City on the 300000 lawsuit of coal operators against the Lehigh Valley Railroad over alleged excess rate charges. Just arrived John Reck & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gent Barrington
Wilson
Robert T. St. James
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York City
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Priscilla Rescued After Three-Masted Schooner Runs Aground
The three-master Priscilla from Elizabethport to St. Stephens ran aground on a sand-bar near the S. Z. Poli residence in thick fog. Captain Robert Newcombe of Parrsboro and a six-man crew were rescued in a small boat as heavy seas threatened to collapse the vessel. Signals of distress at about 6 PM startled local residents.
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Woodmont
Priscilla
St. Johns
N. B
Elizabethport
N. J
St. Stephens
N. S
S. Z. Poli
Robert Newcombe
Parrsboro
N. 5
Rescue attempts amid thick fog hamper Priscilla salvage
Fog limited visibility to about 150 feet from shore as Truden Doolittle and George Russell braved a rowboat after delays to search for a larger vessel. Capt. Newcombe received care at Haley S. Merwin’s home and was moved to New Haven hospital. Crews attempt to float the Priscilla, with lightering needed to unload cargo.
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Truden Doolittle
George Russell
Capt. Newcombe
Haley S. Merwin
New Haven Hospital
Priscilla
Fire Board To Meet Next Wednesday Evening
The regular meeting of the fire commission will be held in the fire commissioner's room at the Court Exchange building at 7 30 p m on Wednesday evening Oct 25. Only routine business will come before the board.
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Court Exchange Building
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William Peet
William D. Bishop
Sidney B. Beardsley
Housatonic
Mary Peet
Henry Peet
Beaver Street
Burritt
Middle Street
Marine Notes
Manhattan
Hell Gate
Hickory
William H. Bailey
Northport
Silliman
Fred E. Silliman
Clarissa Silliman
Easton
Democratic Committee
Sir WM. Bowering
Buckler, Yee
Yale Medical Faculty
Capt. Tennyson
E.G. Spilsbury
Mining Engineers’ President
Hayes Fish Co
Water Street
Breanch
Public Market&Branch
State & Bank
STS
E. Main ST
Football Goods
Main ST
Jaycox Rubber Co
Fall Timi
Ridgeport
Port Jefferson
Gho
M. Tooker
the Electric Shop
the United Illuminated
Telephone Barnum
Rew
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