Social dances and Society notes at Bridgeport Yacht Club
The last two dances of the Bridgeport Yacht Club season will be held Saturday and Monday at the Black Rock club house with a masque ball on Saturday and a final dance Monday. Dining will be provided, and Whist prizes were awarded yesterday as Mrs. William Gripree won the Mrs. Louis K. Gould prize. Mrs. T J McNamara and Mabel, plus Miss Ryan of New York, are registered at the United States Hotel in Litchfield. A long list of social updates follows including outings, travels, and a wedding of Miss Hthel Buxton and Claude A Harris. The final Port Jefferson steamer excursion of the season departs at 1:30 p m from Fairfield Avenue with a 4:30 return, featuring Lyric Orchestra concerta and special round trip, half fare for children under twelve.
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Bridgeport
Black Rock
William Grip- 4Ree
Louis K. Gould
Stamford
Hthel M. Buxton
Frankpeepstreet
Claude A. Harris
Methodist
William H. Mitchell
Asbury Park
Port Jefferson
New York
Park City
Fairfield Avenue
Port Jefferison
Long Island
Lyric Orchestra
Cyrus Plasters Ad Offers Relief and Strength Fans
Old folks shown in an advertorial voice as seeking relief and added strength with Cyrus Plasters. Mentions five for 25 cents and appeals to the elderly as friends in need.
Lusitania Sets Four Day Boat Record in New York Run
The Lusitania arrives off Ambrose Channel after beating previous Atlantic routes. It covers from Daunt’s Rock to the lightship in 2 days 11 hours 42 minutes at 25.85 knots, breaking Mauretania’s 4 day record and signaling fierce Cunard rivalry.
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United Press
New York
Lusitania
Ambrose Channel
Sandy Hooly
Daunt’s Rock
Queenstown
Cunard
Pritchard
Mauretania
London
Queens Town
Is Mrs Forbes a Victim of Blackmail
The article reports that Mrs. A Holland Forbes faces blackmail claims from Miss Ida Rowley of Brooklyn over alleged letters to her husband balloonist A Holland Forbes. Forbes dismisses the suit as ridiculous, while noting Rowley’s claims of 56 letters and potential legal action alongside his wife.
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Rowley
A. Holland Forbes
Fairfield
America
Ida Rowley
Brooklyn
Forbes
Final Clean-up Sale of Summer Millinery
Final Clean-up sale offers trimmed hats untrimmed hats flowers ostrich plumes willow plumes ribbons waists petticoats washable coats auto coats veils at a fraction of cost. Everything must be sold within a few days to make room for fall merchandise.
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Schwaben Benefit Society
New York State
Long Island
Boston
People's Dairy
State St
Geo
John F. Keane & Co
Main
John Streets
Library Corner
Engineer Dies Laughing After Elevator Accident
Frederick Stockholm of Yonkers died in St Johns Hospital from heart failure as he sat propped in bed reading a newspaper to fellow patients. The Otis Elevator Works engineer had broken both thigh bones August 23 when he slipped over a table and fell, causing involuntary thigh muscle contraction to snap the bones.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Frederick Stockholm
Otis Elevator Works
St. John's Hospital
Stockholm
Otis Company
Barnes
St. John’s Hospital
Han
High Explosive Found In Coal On English Warship
London Sept 3 The Admiralty is alarmed after a new discovery of high explosive in the coal bunkers of HMS Forward. Three other ships showed similar findsofficers suspect a deliberate plot to destroy Royal Navy vessels. cap ships urged to inspect coal bunkers and pursue criminals as Scotland Yard assigns operatives to resolve the mystery.
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United Press
London
Admiralty Office
H. M
Forward
Imade
England
Admiralty
Scotland Yard
WAGON WITH GIRLS RUN DOWN BY FREIGHT TRAIN
At Flower Springs near Altoona Pennsylvania a wagon carrying Williamsburg youths returning from a corn roast was struck by a freight train at a grade crossing. Two girls Edna Snively and Dorothy Henderson were fatally injured and 17 others suffered serious injuries as the wagon toppled and the horse bolted after impact.
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United Press
Altoona
Flower Springs
Pennsylvania Road
Williamsburg
Edna Snively
Dorot ‘Thy ‘Henderson
Hawkins Opens New Florist in Stratfield Hotel Building
Robert H Hawkins will open a modern florist shop in the Stratfield Hotel building on Main street. A Bridgport native and longtime manager at James Horan & Son he will personally oversee floral design for weddings banquets dances and funerals and stock a full line of cut flowers ferns and palms.
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Main Street
Stratfield Hotel
Robert H. Hawkins
James Horan & Son
Bridgeport High School
Hawkins
Aeroplane Hat Latest Creation in Millinery
Chicago reporters describe the National Association of Retail Milliners launching the aeroplane as the season new headgear. They ban the peach-basket hat and set the Louis XVI three cornered bonnet for winter. The aeroplane hat resembles an airship with two long feathers and a curved rim. It measures 20 by 18 inches and weighs under a pound due to light trimmings.
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Chicago
National Association of Retail Milliners
Fine Arts
Milan to Main Street milliner returns with Paris styles
Edward H. Dillon of E I Dillon & Co., a major Main street millinery firm, has come back from his annual European trip. He spent time in European fashion centers and brings back the latest Parisian ideas for tall and winter hats.
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Edward H. Dillon
E. I. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Mr. Dillon
Continent
Hungarian husband ends quarrels with self in Philadelphia home
Gabriel Biro, 11 months married, shot wife and infant then killed himself after a dispute over money and separation near Spruce street. The wife refused to return home. sister-in-law intervened before the tragedy. Medical examiner and coroner investigated the incident.
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Gabriel Biro
Hungary
Spruce Street
Biro
West Bind
Crane Valve Co
John Dova
Bostwick Avenue
Stew Kundrath
Downs
C. B. Wilson
Explorer Cook Finds New Haven Young Man
Dr. Cook reports his polar return confirms Harry Whitney of New Haven is safe after joining Peary on the Roosevelt. Whitney planned musk ox hunting in Grant’s Land and to preserve specimens for Bronx Park, left in charge of provisions for Cook. He is son of Stephen Whitney, tied to New Haven. An annual Baptist gathering in Fairfield county is planned with ministers Locke Richardson Sauer officiating.
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New Haven
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Harry Whitney
Peary
Whitney
Roosevelt
Frank Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Grant's Land
Bronx Park
Etah
Iry Whitney
Stephen W Waitney
Second Baptist Church
Baptist Churches
Fairfield County
Arthur Locke
Stamford
J. Wilbur Richardson
George Sauer
The Baby Turtle and Cockades in History Notes
Brief explorations of baby turtles emerging from scattered eggs after nesting and a girl discovering a tiny hatchling. Also tracing cockade origins from 17th century hats to military and ecclesiastical uses, plus a note on comet impacts and meteoric dust entering Earth’s atmosphere.
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Louisiana
Language and lace of quire to choir and a royal restraint tale
A montage of 19th century language notes about the shift from quire to choir and the French cahier, followed by a London Standard anecdote on the Persian Shah visiting England in 1873 and a Westminster Gazette remark on royal restraint. It closes with a domestic quip about a daughter’s marriage and the troublesome connection to the best room.
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London Standard
Shah
Persia
England
Glas
Westminster Gazette
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