davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
GULLIBLE PATRONS
 ENRICHING SEERESS

Out at the corner of Wayne and Savoy streets, a band of gypsies have pitched their tents and are doing a land office business at fortune telling. One, old woman, whose attire would enrage a bull because of the predom- finance of red and bright colors, holds forth as the queen of prophets. She has succeeded so we'll in predicting the futures and telling the past and pres ent, that hundreds of people are flock ing to the tent she occupies, every week And no few of those who call upon her are of prominence in the city. Automobiles have been seen to pull up and let out jewel-bedecked matrons; business men have found their way to the gypsy. camp and after nasty glances about them have quietly slipped into the tent. #-
 Lovers and youths with the spirit of romance in their hearts and super stition In their minds, have gone to visit with the palmist. The people living in the vicinity have had much fiifl- of late watching those whoz call upcrr the gypsfes, because nearly every one desires not to be seen and plainly indicate as much by lettering about the tents before getting up eour- age to approach The fortune teller has established business hours and from o'clock in the morning until g o'clock at night she receives her pisttors 1T A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
MISS WHEELER ALIVE?
Nl4Co ALI \. y. Girl Supposed to Have Drowned May
 Be Among the Living.

Denver, July 24.-That every article of value belonging to : Candidace Wheeler, New York girl, including costly gowns, jewels and personal trinkets, was secretly removed from her. apartments in two heavily pack ed gtrllnks a few weeks before her supposed drowning in Bowles Lake, June 23, was the discovery made by insurance officers, today.
 ' The mysterious incident, coupled with the knowledge that she was in communication with the White Star Line Company, of New York, with reference to the departure of vessels for Europe, has strengthened the be- lief of friends and officials that Miss Wheeler was not drowned but is still alive.
 Every attempt to trace the baggage has proved futile.
 Another discovery that Miss Wheel CT often received mail addressed to Ruth Hayden and Miss c. Wilkin- son." led the officials to think the shipment may have been made under one of those names. An inquiry showed that it was not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
CONWAY SHOT
 REAL ESTATE MAN

7
 New York, July 24.-A man wh0 told the police his name was Conway, today, walked into the reaI2estate of- fices of F'rettretch, Silkman & Seybel, on the ninth floor of Al Park Row, and fatally shot Joseph Frettretch in the stomach. Norman Bergh, clerk, seized a chair and felled Conway with it but before the man was disarmed he fired a bullet at Bergh which wounded him slightly in the hip. Conway fired another shot which went wild. The ambulance surgeon who accompanied Frettretch to the Gregory Hospital, said he probably would die. Members of the realty firm denied that Conway quarrelled with Frettretch, before he shot him but they said the man was diSgrunt- led over 8 real estate transaction.
 The arrival of two ambulances in front of the building was the first intimation that crowded Park Row had of the shooting, but inside the sbig building all was excitement. Girl stenographerS tainted. The Frettretch offices were closed by the police and information was refused by the mem bers of the firm. Conway, cut and bleeding about the face and head, where he was struck by the chair. was handcuffed to two policemen. A. though slightly dazed by the blow on the head, he was defiant and sullenly refused to discuss his reason for shooting. He is middle-aged man, apparently in hum ble circumstances
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
Savage Attack On Roosevelt By Congressman
Continued from Page l.,

4sl
 upon it's merits. often unanimously and were forced by decent and honest dictates of conscience to seat the Taft delegates
 Mondell declared that statements published in the newspapers of Frank A. Munsey, leading Roosevelt sup porter. gave proof that many of the Roosevelt contests were brought de- hberately for the purpose of confus- ing the issue, misleading the public and laying the foundation for the out rageous charges that followed" He called the Roosevelt demand on the convention that no delegate whose seat was questioned should vote on any question before the convention an 'simpudent one, based on the prepos- terous assumption that the bringing of a fake contest regarded delegate incapable of honestly deciding con- tests.
 Mondell sarcastically referred to the Michigan contests as furnishing cap ita1 material for a farce comedy in which a highly inpulsives government, not so long ago for Taft, at the time of our story for Roosevelt and now for Wilson plays. a star part , He declared that review of all the contests, so exactly similar in many of their features, gave proof that they were all manufactured in advance. In conclusion. he declared that the pri- mary system was seriously menaced by such methods as the. Roosevelt boomers utilized
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
TELL TALE WOUNDS LEAD TO ARREST OF
 ALLEGED GANGSTER

New York, July 24.-Following the report that Teressa Birbauer, Swear old girl shot in an East Side gang fight Monday night, might not live through out the day and that Vincenzo Maza- rella. A, died last night in Bellevue hospital, the police today arrested Herman inde, 19, a truck driver.
 A woman told the police that one oi the men in the affray had an injured left hand and wounds on his head Linde. found at his home. 154 Avenue c, had such wounds and was taken to the Essex Market Court for the ..Wo- mans inspection. Angelina. Schibbela G. another victim of the shooting, may not recover
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
Charles P. Van Alstyne, Former Railroad Man,
 Passes to Great Beyond
Was for Twenty-two Years Identified With System Now Controlled By
 N. Y., N. H. & H. R. Go.

Charles P. Van Alstyne died at this morning at his home. 2s3 Golden Hill street, following an illness of sev- eral years standing, the nature of his ailment being locomotor ataxia rr, Van Alstyne is survived by a widow, who was Julia Bishop Shelton, daugh- ter of the late Edwin Shelton, one of the pioneer druggists of this city. I'm addition to his widow the deceased leaves one sister, Mrs Emma Van AL Styne Ward of Philadelphia, and one brother, MT. William c. Van Alstyne, of Albany.
 MT. Van Alstyne came to Bridgeport from Albany, N. Y, about p years ago, where he had been general freight and passenger agent of the Lebanon Springs R. R. Co.,, whose principal of fees were in Albany. and became un- der the late Col. w. H. Stevenson'S regime, general freight and passenger agent of the old Housatonic R. R. Co, whose principal offices were then To- cated in this city in Waller Building at the foot of Fairfield avenue at Wa ter street. Here he stayed until the acquisition of the Housatonic system by the Consolidated R. R., when uI,- der the new arrangement he was de6- ignated as commercial agent of the Berkshire division with offices at Pittsfield, Mass. There he remained actively engaged in the pursuit of his duties despite the progressive nature of his malady until about four and one-half years ago, when the railroad retired him in recognition of his val ued and faithful services. He became the husband of Julia Bishop Shelton 20 years ago fast June and the wedding was one of the society events of the season.
 He was one of the best known rail- road men on the system and until his illness assumed a hold that the best of medical skill could not combat. he was justly regarded IS one of the eD ergetic young chiefs of the big cor poration who had future worth while before him.
 Charley Van AIstyne-his inti- mates knew him only as "Charley',- possessed rare attributes that made for him friends that stuck to the end. He was an agreeable companion and excelled as a narrator of humorous observations. He had a penchant for story telling and many of his make ups," based upon imaginary happen ings of the primitive natives that liv- ed along the line of the old Housa- tonic in the days when civilization to the north of us seemed to have it's origin and termination not far from the northern boundary of the Park City; found their way into print and became newspaper classics of the pe- riod.
 Tn his going many who were wont to sit with him for pleasant evening in the old Atlantic house when Col. Warren was the landlord and listen to his cheery tales of the woods and streams of the Berkshire valley, will feel the poorer because of the passing of a companionship that was justly prized in those days.
 Through his long and incurable ill., ness that fine spirit which stamped him as a real fellow in other days, was ever present and he bore his ills un . complainingly up to the very end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
EIGHT YEARS OLD BOY IS FATALLY
 MANGLED BY CARS
Priest In Ambulance Ad- ministers Last Rites to George Kelly of Housa- tonic Avenue.


 Eight-year-old George Kelly, who lives in Housatonic avenue. neal North avenue. is dying in St. Vim cents hospital this afternoon terribly mangled by a freight train. r. Fhe chiid's left arm was torn of at the shoulder and the left leg was severed at the thigh. His trunk wax so frightfully mangled that Dr. H. Ri Bennett, who took him to St Vim cents hospital in the ambulance, mar yelled that he should live at alL
 On> the way to the hospital Rev Father 1T. J. Picker, assistant pastor of St. Patrick's Church, was taken aboard to administer the last rites o1 the church to the dying boy The child attended Sunday school at St Patrick's church.
 The Kelly boy died on the operating table at St. Vincent's hospital. Hi. mother saw the lad before he entered the operating room.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
GERMAN DAY ]
 NEXT MONDAY
Extensive Plans By Ger
 man American Alliance for Big Day at Sea Breeze

The Standardization alliance of Bridgeport will hold the annual Ger man Day festivities at Sea Breeze Is- land next. Monday. afternoon and ev- ening. This event has come to be re- garded as a notable happening in the amusement enterprises of the year, and it is looked forward to not alone by the Germans but, by the represen- tatives of all nationalities who enjoy a. day of refreshing: sport and diver sions.
 The afternoon will be taken Up with games and sports. running races for men and boys, fat and lean mems races, egg and potato" races for the ladies, hop skip and-jump contest for girls, pie eating contests, digging for gold in the sands of the beach, band concerts, dancing and singing.
 Notable among the events for the evening will be the singing lof the prize songs of the Arion Singing so- ciety and Schwaebischer Maennor Chor. The Arions captured first prize in their class in the New EaI- ven saengerfest, while the Schwaebis- cher Maenner Chor captured third prize in their class in the mammoth festival of song at Philadelphia, an honor that won for them widespread fame. These choruses, reinforced with the Germania Singing Society, will sing in both German and English.
 One of the notable features which will doubtless appeal forcibly to many of German nativity or descent. will be the introduction for the day of a. Ger man dinner and lunch. The big struc- ture formerly occupied as shore din- ner house will be pressed into servlce for the day A varied menu of Ger man dishes will be served.
 During the evening a fireworks dis play will be shown. Many handsome prizes will be awarded the contestants in the various athletic events.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
PROVIDENCE RESIDENT DIES AT BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL

Charles Carmelly, whose home is said to be in Providence, R. IT, died last night at the Bridgeport hospital. Heart disease was given as the cause. pr. R. A. Lockhart was called to see Carmelly at, 437 Connecticut avenue yesterday afternoon and he found the patient in very bad condition. The physician advised Carmelly's removal Ito the hospital and he was taken there. yesterday afternoon.
 . Carmelly was, a district agent for the Peerless Casualty Co., of Keene, N. H. He has a brother living in Providence who has been notified The hospital authorities said this f. ternoon that no word had been re- ceived from the dead mans relatives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
WOMAN ADDRESSES
 TOWN MEETING UPON SCHOOL NEEDS

Stratford, July 24.-Upwards of 800 taxpayers attended the town meetlns last evening over which Judge Charles H. Peck presided and discussed mat ters of moment to the town. Ine meeting accepted the proposition o1 the New Haven railroad to deed the town for highway purposes land It now owns and which will permit the extension of Harris street from it's present terminus to Main street. The corporation further agrees to remove a house occupied by Frederick Smith, now standing in the line of the pro- posed extension to the rear, without expense to the town.
 In return it asks that the town deed to it land in. Linden avenue necessary for the piers 1t will be call ed upon to erect in connection with Stamford to New Haven. SeIectman Welles and Elliott w. Peck reported the matter and presented @ blue print showing the proposed. changes. John Conroy and James McShane. who were made mem bers of the committee laborers. This declaration resulted in more or less debate The meeting, however, determined that the gro- position was a good one and there was no objection to it's acceptance.
 After the matter had been fully ex- plained by John Conroy permission was given Gus Johnson to drain the Broadbridge road thereby relieving private property from floods of water that was swamping their lands. MT. Johnson agreed to remedy conditions for $50 providing he was allowed the material which would be removed. The meeting told him to go ahead and do it at his own figure.
 The petition of the town school committee was read. It asked for an appropriation of $25, ,000 to be used for a four room addition to the Wash ington school, a portable building to be located on Barnum avenue, one at the Sedgwick school and another to be located in the Huntington road. After a cursory discussion Mrs. Rosa muda c. Winton sent note to Chair man Peck asking for permission to say a few words. Mrs. Winton was received with cheers and launched into her subject without preludes. She presented the claims of the peo- ple of the Huntington road in such a manner that it was voted to ap- propriate $1,500 to purchase plot in this district for school purposes, the committee to report Aug 6, the date to which the meeting adjourned. The committee named are w. B. Kelsey, John w. Snndinger and Jeremiah Dahl.
 Further action on the school ques- ton was deferred until the adjourned meeting Aug. 6 in order that the Hunting gton Road school matter might be settled first, as the action taken last evening in connection herewith will have considerable bearing upon the other acquisitions of the school board.
 Mrs. Winton's appeal was we'll re- ceived and there is no question but that the Huntington Road section will receive the school facilities it requi|Gs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
RIDING ON THE
 RUNNING BOARD NOT AGAINST LAW
Decision to That Effect By New Haven Judge Who
 Lets Prisoner Go

New Haven, July 24.-Judge Sam uel Bryant, in the town court of Orange. today, gave as his opinion that there was no law prohibiting g the riding on running boards of troll was given when he discharged Fred Russell, clerk of the board of select men who had been arrested for so doing.
 The arrest grew out of a recom- mendation of the public utilities com mission which was to the effect that the Connecticut Company and other trolley companies post notices in all cars prohibiting riding on running boards The case. was test one and may have far-reaching effects.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
REPAIRING INFERIOR
 WORK ON PARK AVE

,, Director 0ourtade started gang of F men at work making repairs to the recently laid, Park avenue paving. The men are under the direct charge of Nicholas Biafore who has had supervision of the repairing work for the Paving and Sewer commission the last four years. The job is expected to be finished by tomorrow night: The wood blocks which were left over from the former job done by The Burns Co.,, are being used in repaving the street. The Burns Co.,, contend that these blocks are of poor quality and re- sponsible for buckling of the paving and for that reason refused to do the repaving It will remain for the city to stand the expense of repaving if the contractors cannot be made to.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
BOSTON ELEVATED OFFICIALS DEFIED
 THE GRAND JURY

Boston, July 24.-Capias warrants for the arrest of 10 employees and of- 1cials of the Boston Elevated Com pany were issued, today, by Judge Pierce. of the Suffolk Superior court at the request of District Attorney Pelletier. Four officers were immedi- ately dispatched to serve them The 10 men failed to obey summonses to appear, today, before the special ses- sion of the Suffolk Grand Jury which Is Investigating charges of perjury and intimidation by officials of the road in connection with the strike o1 $500 motormen and conductors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
WEATHER FORECAST
 FOR THIS VICINITY

New Haven, July 24-Forecast:- Rain tonight and Thursday, moderate southeast winds
 The western area of low pressure has developed into we'll defined dis turbance which is central this morn ing, over upper Michigan. It is pro- ducing unsettled weather with rain in the lake region. The front edge of the rain area extends as far east as Buffalo, N. Y. Areas of high pres sure are producing pleasant weather in the southern and western sections.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair followed by rain tonight. Thurs day rain followed by fair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
UNCLE SAM STOPS GIRLS MAKING P. Q.
 LOvERS' DATES

Washington, July "A Romantic young girls who like to make dates with their lovers through the general delivery mails, will hereafter find their tryst barred. Following complaints from all over the country, Postmaster Hitchcock today issued new regula- tions requiring all persons who use the general delivery system to furnish a statement in writing specifying their full names and addresses and explain ing why they wished to be served by general delivery.
 Minors must furnish names of their parents so that the latter may con- trol delivery of the mail. Postmas- ters are also permitted at their dis cretion to notify parents where it ap- pears that minors are obtaining their mail under objectionable circum- stances
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
BULL MOOSE'' TO HAVE
 LAST PLACE ON TICKET

Town Clerk William Thomas figures it out that the Bull Moose ticket when placed upon the voting machines, must of necessity occupy the last place or the machine. With the addition of the Bull Moose party there will be 8 choice of six levers for the voters to pull, the Democratic, the Republican,
 the Socialist. the Socialist Labor par
 ty. the Prohibitionist and the Bull
 Moose party. Unless another party
 springs into existence before the cleo
 ton the Bull Moose party, according to MT. Thomas, will have to be placed at the foot of the list, as it's voting
 strength is an unknown quantity. q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

Macon, Ga, July 24-Fearful that the brutal whipping of Miss Essie Carter by a party of men, headed by her sweetheart's father, may result in bloodshed, at Dawson, near here, the authorities today took special steps to prevent a clash of two angry factions in the little town.
 w s. Dozier. a prominent citizen, clerk of the Superior court and the man Miss Carter says yielded the whip is under close surveillance, as are also four other men.
 Meanwhile, Miss Carter lies in a hospital here today her body literally covered with cu.s and bruises. Phy- sicians say she may die. According to the girls story, Dozier objected to the attention his son Vogt paid to her Miss Garter says that Dozier, Sir, and a party of three men drove up to her home in an automobile, Sunday night, reused her out of bed, dragged her from the house in her night clothes and took her to grove nearby.
 Miss Carter says her night clothes were stripped from her and while four men held her fast fifth dashed her with a. heavy buggy whip, in the light of a lantern held by the negro chauf- feur Miss Carter specifically stated that W. S. Dozier whipped her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
Woman Cop Has to Call for Help from
 Old Style Policeman

Baltimore, July M-There is a dis tinct division of opinion here today over how far a woman can do a mans work and the war of words is raging around the newly appointed woman police officials to break up street firt- the police women, in making her first arrest, had to call in a male police man. Miss Mary Beveridge suffra- gette leader here, today said that wo- men policemen should make arrests themselves and show they are phy- sically able to compete with men. She refused a position as police woman because Of the physical side of the c11aSti0n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
DIED.

VAN ALSTYNE-In this city, July 24th. 1912, Charles P. Van Alstyne, beloved, husband sof Julia Bishop Shelton. .-
 Friends, are invited to. attend the funeral at his late home, No 2SS Golden Hill street, on Friday 18th inst, at 2:30 o'clock p. m.
 Burial in Mountain Grove cemetery 24b*o COF'FEY-In this city, July 23, 1912, James Coffey, aged 80 years, 4 months. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. TAT Arctic street on Friday, July 26. at 5:30 a. nf., and from St. TGharles church at 9 a. m.
 -Interment at St. MichaePs s cemetery.
 Kindly. omit flowers. PA b.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
MARRIED MAN HELD
 FOR AN ATTACK ON
 PRETTY YOUNG GIRL.

Waterbury, July 24.-Pery Robin son, married and living with his wife at 4S Center street, was held under $10,0O0 bonds in police court today for an assault e mmitted late yesterday upon Miss Clara A. Brzezensk4 of 423 55th street, Brooklyn. New York. Rob- inson attacked the girl as she was walking through Hamilton Park on the. way to St. Joseph,s cemetery to visit the grave of her father. She is in a local hospital today in a critical condition, Robinson's home is in AL toona, Ills, and he came here from St. Louis, Two years ago he had a fall while working on Springfield. Mass, building and was severely injured. His wife was from Norwich, Conn. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
Three Months Babe
 Sentenced to Jail

Boston. July 24.-A three months old baby girl -who4was to have been chris tened Sunday, today was sent to the House of Correction on Deer Island fora months imprisonment" Be- cause the city of Boston "could not take. care of the. infant it was sent by special order of the court to it's mother, who. with her husband, AL bert Masseso, was convicted, yester- day, of. housebreaking. The. parents stole only baby clothes The parents Masseso couldn't make enough to feed and ~clothe all.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
Senate Votes for
 Taft's Tariff Board

Washington, July 24.-By a vote of 34 to 19, the Senate, this afternoon, determined to retain in the sundry civil bill an appropriation of $225,OOO to continue the presidents tariff board. All the Republicans voted for the board and the following Demo- crats: Chamberlain, Oregon, New lands, Nevada, and Thornton, Louisi- ana
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
WOMEN NOT REGARDED
 AS EFFICIENT .'TOWERMEN.

Chicago, July 24.-On the ground that the judgment of woman would add little to the safety of the travel ling public, the coroner's jury in the case of the Burlington wreck on July. IA, in which 3 were killed, recom- mended that only men be employed in towers It was claimed the Wo- man in charge of the tower near the wreck misinterpreted order messages.