Fairfield town meeting and notices of divorce and rates
The document records the Fairfield annual town meeting notice dated September 30 1919 detailing election of town officers funding recommendations road improvements and financing up to 180 000 dollars plus hours and dates. It also includes a divorce complaint order for Elizabeth Mary Furat and Hugo Purat notices about Bridgeport Hydraulic Company rates and stockholder meeting notices for Atlantic Coast Line Company and Republicans primaries with districts and polling hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Board of Finance
Superintendent of Highways
Howden's Hill
Easton
Ash Creek
Bridgeport
Conn
Charles A. Rowe
Frederick A. Burr
Hezekiah FR. Felwood
Elizabeth Mary Purat
Hugo Purat
State OF Connecticut
Superior Court
Elizabeth Mary Furat
Fairfield County
Bridgeport Evening Post
Fred W. Tracy
Fairfie
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Albert FE. Lavery
Atlantic Coast Line Company
Atlantic’ Coast Line Company
First Bridgeport National Bank
Connecticut
M. R. D. Cronly
Boxing Night Promoter Hopes Big Seas on Kickoff Oct 27
Billy Mogan the local promoter plans his first boxing show of the season on October 27. His main eight round bout pairs Joe Leonard the Brooklyn featherweight with Al Shuvert of New Bedford. Lee, nursing a right hand injury, opens October 13 in Poughkeepsie against a top contender in a ten round match. Willie Jackson, New York lightweight, has five more bouts lined up with Carl Cummings in San Francisco and Frank Bagley guiding Jackson in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Mogan
Hogan
Joe Leonard
Brooklyn
al Shuvert
Lee
Willy Deaw
Wilie Jackson
New York
Alifornia
Jarl Cummings
Francisco
Louie Parente
San Francisco
Frank Bagley
Jackson
Boxing News Sparks on Jackson and Wills Tours
The report notes Jackson plans to go to the Coast for further fights after a tentative offer. Warry Wills, a top colored heavyweight, will travel to San Francisco for four bouts with a guaranteed $400 plus potential winnings. Champion Jack Britten recovers and may box again this month. Joe Gans vs Wills Walker is set at Perth Amboy club tonight. Willie Jackson fights George Young Tarne in Philadelphia with referees named for the Armory bout in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warry Wills
San Francisco
Dla
Wills
Jack Britten
Dan Morgan
Owal
Morgan
Britten
Willie Loughlin
Johnny Griffiths
Akron, C
Tulsa
Ola
Joe Gans
Wills Walker
Panama
Joe McNulty
Lotos A. C
Perth Amboy
Gans
Larry Conley
Armory A. A
Boston
Jimmy Jil
Barney “Adair
New York
Grand Opera House
Thrift Week Begins Here Glass Praises It
Following Governor Marcus Plalcomy proclamation urging Connecticut citizens to observe Thrift Week, Mrs. Richard M. Bissell thrift stamp director for the state received a telegram from Carter Glass secretary of the treasury in Washington. He said it is gratifying to know New England will devote a week to thrift and that reconstruction problems can be solved through public spirited cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Ft. Plalcomy
Connecticut
Richard M. Bissell
War Savings
Carter Glass
Commissioner's Wife Narrowly Escapes Bomb Incident
Mrs Rodman Wanamaker of New York opened a bomb at home misaddressed to her maid Mary O Brien. German immigrant Ernest Albert Gustav Kurth, formerly a Wanamaker employee, confessed to sending the device claiming revenge for being discharged. He said the maid would have opened the mail and triggered the blast. Mrs Wanamaker detected danger by a small hole and gunpowder grains before sending the package to police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Wanamaker
Ernest Albert Gustav Kurth
Wanamaker
Mrs. Wanamaker
Kurth
Foreclosure Suit Filed Over Parfield Mortgage
Jenn Clarkson of this city filed a civil action in Bridgeport Superior Court against James Lotionto and others. The suit seeks foreclosure of a mortgage on Parfield property given to secure a note for 3700 dollars owed in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenn Clarkson
James Lotionto
Sinn Fein Prisoners Riot at Mountjoy
On Oct 6 sixty seven Sinn Fein prisoners including 26 from Cork prison began a riot at Mountjoy prison in Dublin after an hunger strike. They smashed windows and furniture in cells, and several inmates were injured before authorities quelled the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Thorty Sein Mein
Cork
Mount Joy
Domestic fault tale with family dining car scene
A story fragment shows a family scene on a dining car as a father speaks of travelers and a daughter Miriam resists leaving. It notes a Fairfield Burroughs home hosting a charity bridge event by the Womens auxiliary, with the house open for visitors for a social afternoon marking an institution’s anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gibbons
Ile
Miriam
Burroughs
Fairfield
Avenine
Womens’ Auxiliary
Miona stomach relief pill ad claims rapid cure
An advertisement promotes Mi-o-na tablets to relieve indigestion stomach distress and related symptoms within minutes. It asserts quick relief from belching heartburn and morning upset, promising a refund if a box does not overcome symptoms.
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Court St
Gregory St
Pairfield Ave
Colorado Ave Corner State St
Norman St
North Ave
Fairfield Ava
Thompson St
Main St
Arctic St
Washington Ave
Whyte Eagle Hall
Corhér Nichols
Republican Town Committee
Alex
H. Robinson
Duchess
Maracaibo
San Bo
van Dyk
New
John
Golden Hill
Boxing News
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ashby- Crawford Co
Hudson, Mass
the Howland Dry Goods. Company
Bagely
Hig
Willie Jackson
George “Young” Tarne
Buffalo
A. C
Philadelphia
GLASS
Connors Clothing CO
State St
Barnum
Equitable Industrial Loan Society Inc
Fairfield Ave
Commissioner of Banking
Sinn Feln
Heaquest Staley, Banks & Beamt Investments
Wall St
New York City
Instant! Record Service
Rand
the Chamberlin & Shropshire CO
Cannon St
Union Metallic Cartridge Coo
Tracey
Cleveland Nice
U. S
Daftsmen
Bridgeport Metall Goods
MFG, CO
Harvey Gubbell, Inc
Manufacturers’ Association
Court Exchange Building
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