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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1916
Page
5
Eleanor Tam of Norwalk seeks a divorce from William Tam, held at Sing Sing after a highway robbery sentence. Papers were served before his escape attempt. prison staff and guards conducted a search. Tam was reportedly a leader in a motor track escape in the prison yard.
The obituary notices report the private funeral for Mabel J. Sanford Jennings wife of Erwin M. Jennings president of Jennings Brothers Co. Ela H. Lomas had a large service at her Whitney avenue home with delegations from Park City council N E C P and Mayflower council D of A burial followed at Park cemetery Elizabeth Hoeschele wife of Carl F. Hoeschele died at 60 with survivals including her daughter Mrs Emma H. Meierhof and sister Mrs Charles Both of New Haven.
Cornelius Wright a carpenter died at Bridgeport hospital after a brief liver illness aged 51 born on Long Island lived here many years and resided with sister Mrs Franklin Buchanan James Hargraves died at Bridgeport Brass Co born in England 77 years ago member of a Liverpool Masonic lodge widow and daughter survive him Marion Fitch daughter of Cornelia Knowles Fitch died in Liberty New York funeral held in Passaic and burial at Mountain Grove cemetery William Costello buried after requiem mass at St Charles church bearers named and Fraternal Order of Hayles and Bartenders union delegation present Joseph T Ferris advance man for Ringling Bros circus died in Cedar Rapids Iowa burial in St Michael's cemetery survived by widow son and siblings.
Ruth E Hermanson 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles J Hermanson of 597 Union Avenue died after months of illness. She was a native of Ansonia and survived by her parents two brothers Arthur and Eric and two sisters Mabel and Anna.
Medical Examiner Garlick arrived to a guarded scene where officers restricted access to the body. Bloodstained grass showed heavy footprints while detectives pursued the knife’s owner as the sole remaining clue. The victim was buried at St Michael's cemetery after services at George Pistey’s East Side undertakers.
Seven high school boys from Hartford and nearby towns including Rockville Willimantic and Torrington sat a competitive examination today at the federal building in Hartford for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point Examiner F W Kreimendahl conducted the test.
Robbers entered the Roslyn home of Frank Gray Griswold, stealing jewelry valued at 70 000 to 80 000 dollars while the occupants slept. Miss Mary Cass Canfield awoke briefly, but the others were unconscious, impairing any immediate alarm. Police found tire tracks from an automobile half a mile away.
Burglars entered the Griswold residence Cassleigh near Roslyn and Wheatley through a west library window. Sheriffs and New York police inspect for fingerprints and possible sleeping drug traces while the Griswolds, a prominent New York family, watch for leads and await updates.
President Wilson departed Long Branch at noon and will deliver three speeches in Cincinnati tomorrow. The trip was announced in The Farmer.
Jared Gaylord sues the City of Bridgeport claiming Denver Avenue extension damaged his property by about 5000 dollars. Realty dealers testified property values declined from 20000 to about 15000 dollars. witnesses cited a 25 percent drop. Judge Gager presided after a supreme court reversal and new trial order.
Central Labor union members urged to attend tonight as the State Federation of Labor committee requests the body go on record supporting President Wilson. Danbury union has already taken this action. Large turnout hoped for, with other important topics on the agenda.
Bristol, Conn. Oct. 25 Leon Stewart escaped serious injury when a New York New Haven Hartford Railroad passenger train struck his ten ton auto truck at Davitt's Crossing. Stewart had started over the tracks after stopping for an eastbound train and was hit by a westbound train. He suffered cuts and bruises as the locomotive front was damaged and trap rock scattered on the tracks.
All retail liquor dealers with un stamped stock as of Sept 9 face a 60 per cent penalty if not stamped immediately. The government is initiating proceedings under the new law and urges dealers to comply promptly.
General Jacinto Trevino, commander of the Chihuahua garrison, orders residents to evacuate Chihuahua. General George Bell at El Paso reports the warning and notes that Mrs Trevino and many refugees have arrived in El Paso.
In New Haven the Supreme Court heard Frank Seward et al vs M Seward & Son Co over the sale of property to the Maxim Munitions Co of New York. Receiver Woodruff and Albert Widman dispute a $2500 award for the broker’s commission while the buyer reportedly paid about $50,000 with bonds rather than cash. Justices questioned the bond payment aspect in receivership.
Benjamin Stickhartz alias Dickson was sentenced to two months in jail by Judge Frederic Bartlett for stealing clothing underwear and other items from Mrs. Rosa Reich at White House Clothing Water Street. He carried two suits of clothes a dozen shirts and other goods when arrested and had recently arrived from New York where he reportedly served a prison term for theft. Police note he worked four days for Reich and would have stripped the store in four weeks if undetected.
The city has brought in seven new voting machines and is preparing them for use by machinists in the cellar of city hall.
In Norwich Connecticut on October 265 1816 Martha J wife of John J Calhoun aged sixty one years funeral notice issued for the deceased lacks further detail.
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