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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
JOE COSTER ONE OF FEW
SICIIIAN RING FIGHTERS

Although large numbers of the ma
tives of sunny Sicily have sought
fame and fortune in the barber
shops and coal mines of the New
World discovered by Christopher Co
lombo, very few have taken up the.
profession Of pugi1ism The sicilian
is not averse to q rookus, and is not
noted for his placid and peaceful
temperament, but natures weapons
are seldom to his liking While
there are shoals of Italian boxers in
America, the son of Sicily has never
been conspicuous. One of the few
exceptions is Joe Coster, who for a
time was a man of some renowns IN
the featherweight division. Joe was
born in Palermo, Sicily, in the earth
Quake belt, twerty-six years ago to-
day, Jan. 26, 1889. He efnigrated to
America in his tender youth, but the
occupations usually taken up by his
countrymen failed to appeal to him.
and at seventeen he became a pro-
fessional fstic knight.
Joe fought sixteen bouts during
his first year in the ring, sand not
withstanding that tradition that
Sfcilians are no good with their fists.
he won all his bouts but two. which
were draws. Joe was then a bantam.
and in the next few years he made
that division. In 1909 be fought ten
rounds ITO q draw with johnny
CouIon, who claimed the bantam title
that year. In the following arn11rrl
the SiciHane held his own in battles
with Frankie Burns, Jimmy WaIsT,
and other flossy lads.
r. As a featherweight, Coster got into
the lnielight early in 1911. when he
o51t-pointed Abe AtteH in ten
round bout in New York. In the fol-
lowing May he was matched with
frankie ConIey, the Wisconsin Ttai-
IAN frS ~ vaT7f II
Orleans This was Joe's first en-
gagement over the long route, and he
won the decision. Con1ey was then
a top-notci1er, although he had been
defeated in a twenty round affair
with Johnny Coulon.
sCosters first defeat of his career
came a little later in Memphis, when
he was outpointed in eight rounds by
Joe. Mandot, the French baker boy of
New Orleans. Coster was then
matched with Joe Rivers, the battle
to take place in Los Angeles. The
Mexican gave the Sici1ian his first ex-
perience of Knockout: Rivers
/ slipped over the sleep punch in the
thirteenth inning. Apparently 1t got
Joe's goat, for he was never as good
York he was knocked out by. Patsy
Kline.
Like practically all italian boxers.
Coster adopted ring name when he
entered the profession of fisticuffs,
Scarcely an italian boxer of any note.
past or present, has ever fought I'M
der his real name. Coster's FAMILY
name is Agnello, but he was
christened with the Italian equiva-
lent of Joseph Patsy Kline, who
was born in Naples, started life with
the label of Pasquale Gengro. Johnny
Dundee, also a native of Victor EN-
manuePs country. is Joseph Carrora
in citizens clothing. Kid Julian is
Charles JuIano. frankie ConIey is
Francesca Conte.a Harry Dell is AL
bert Papa. Tony Ross is Antonio
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

those which contain most fat and
sugar 1t shows the relative value
of each as compared with mothers
milk and with cows milk, strai ght
or modified.
The Bureau OF. Chemistry has also
prepared an exhibition which should
interest any housewife who may be
Ecpneerned about the adulterants
which are put into her food. How
some 80 kinds Of food look under.
Grated is shown. The housekeeper.
may learn from these how ground
pepper ought to look and how the
usual adulterants look. The IN
gradients of true vanilla. and lemon
EXTRACTS are shown, and also the in
lemon extract. Such oils as castor,
scottonseed, olive and peanut are
shown with the raw products from
which derived, and the value of the
products for food and other pur-3
poses Habit-forrning drug prepare
lions and adulterated drugs form a
part of the Bureau Of Chenfstry.s ex-
hibit
Samples OF The different kinds of
soils in various parts or the United
States will be shown by the Bureau
of Soils, and a case of birds showing
how these feathered neighbors help
the farmer in lighting the alfalfa
weevil. will be displayed by the Bll-.
reau of Biological Survey. Many
types of road construction from the
old Roman AppIan Way to the most
modern macadam road will be shown
by the ONCE Of Public Roads Al TEA
5ture Of the exhibit Will be large
model of Yosemite Valley showing
location of roads in the park. The
historical models in this exhibit.
showing various types from which
our roads have been developed. will
prove of interest, while the re-loca-
ton model and roadside treatment
model will be educati onal to the
average visitor -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
..THE MELTING POT.' is AN
APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE


bit of conversation taken from
/ the fourth act of The Melting Pot.
which is to be presented at the Park
| theatre on Feb. 8, under theg 7. M. G.
I A. auspices, as it occurs between
Pappelmeister and David, Samuel w
Davis and Thomas E. Wilmore re-
speetive1y), f1ttingIy indicates the
congeniaE meaning of the play to an
American audiences PappeImeister is
discussing with the musician the
comm ents Of critics on David s
American symphony. BY a series of
ordinations it is revealed that some
think it is a great piece of compost
ton purely performed, some consider
the performance the redeenning fea-
ture. others think both elements SUI
perb, while still others declare the
entire production worthless. After
fluctuations from joy to disappoint-
ment and shame, David finally re-
marks triumphantly: ttYou see, you
have to go to the people after all. =
So. while one finds critics divided on
the merits of this dramatic exposition
Of Americanisn, the people can ex-
11It in the freedom and the prophecy
which breathes through it.
Members of the cast are rehears-
ing frequently. Another meeting will
take place on Saturday evening in the
ladies par1or of the Y M. c. A at
4 o'clock on Saturday evening. when
all four acts will be run through.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28


given new look to the young clerk
who was duly bending his head over
accounts in the city :? What has
brought the heavy p1owboy, the de-
spair of the country parson, forward
from his pillow, and 10, he is Private
Smith of the Kings Own, and it is
thought likely he will have the ".
C. There must be something noble,
if not in war, at least in what war
brings out in human nature. Or see
these rows upon rows of women at
work, some as Red Cross nurses,
hundreds more visiting the sick and
and the soldiers and sailors farni-
lies, organizing concerts, driving the
wounded from the front in motor am
balances. 1t is impossible to deny
that a new. spirit is abroad. With
such testimony on all sides, can we
deny that there is. still a bright side
to war? It does not mean for a
moment that war is not a cursed
thing in itself. So was the Cross; it
was definitely cursed
Still, war may redeem the world,
it may lift it out of the control of
mediocrity, and growing materia1ism.
1t may. give a taste for public duty
which may never die away, it may
weld classes together into a brother
hood which nothing can break it
may cast out of Europe an evil spirit
even though the evil spirit tears
Europe as he goes out, and it may
produce, when that evil spirit has
gone out, permanent peace
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
DIR. INGRAM BISHOP OF
LONDON SEES POSSIBLE
GOOD IN THE WAR.

The Ri. Rev. DR.. Arthur Foley
Wilmington, Bishop. of London, will
pass his hfty-seventh milestone to,
day. The good bishop, was the son
of a clergyman, and his mother was
the daughter of churchman. He
is a practical, democratic, wideawake
bishop, not too dignified to ride a BIZ
cycle, fond. of sports, and himself an
expert in tennis and golf. He has
been Bishop of London and Dean Of
the @Chapels Royal for nearly four
teen years. DR.. Migrants view of the
was, as expressed in his New Year
messag e, is that while the terrible
conflict is cursed in itself, it still has
it's brighter side. Look first at the
new spirit in the nation said the
bishop. What has inspired these
right young men who were spending
their lives on golf links, race courses
or polo grounds to fling their lives
and their fortunes without mo-
ment's hesitation into a cause which
brings them nothing but infinite dis
comfort, in any case probably
wounds. often death What has
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

Rossilano Jim Flynn IS Andrew
Haynes. Joe Borre1 j1ss dropped a
final '4i'' from his name. Hugo Kelly
was Ugo Michel. frankie Russe1Ys
real name is Merelda. Tony Kelly is
Antonio Can1ote. Chick Thicker is
Francesca PertolIs Kid Critic is
Giovanni Cucco. Casper Leon, the
great little bantam of twenty years
ago, who came the nearest to a
championship of any Sicilian boxer,
fought under his real name,- and so
did Tony Caponi, the st. Paul mid
.d1eweight. Leon, a native of Sicily,
fought two draws with Jimmy Bar
ry when the latter was bantam
champion of the world
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
DISTRICT OF FAIRFIELD IS,
COURT OF PROBATE.

January, 2Sth, 1915
Estate of Martin Orlaslxf, late of
Fairfield in said district, deceased.
The Administrator having applied
for an order authoriziag and empow-
erIng him to sell certain real estate
belonging to said estate, as per app
plieation on file more fully appears;
it is
Ordered, That said application be
heard and determined at the Court of
Probate in Fairfield in said District
on the Sd day of February, A. D.,
1915, at. 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
and that notice be given of the pend
ency of said application and of the
t9ne and place of hearing thereon, by
publishing this Order once in some
newspaper having a circulation in
said District; and by giving notice to
all parties in interest either personal
~ or by mailing to each, postage pre-
paid, a copy of this order all on or
before the day Of January Goth, A D.,
1915, and return make to this court
of the notices given.
Attest:
BACON WAKEhdA11.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
OLD TIME COLD
CURE-DRINK TEA!

Get a small package of Hamburg,
Breast Tea, or as the Germans folks
call it, Hamburger Brust Thee" at
any pharmacy. Take a tablespoon
ful of the tea, put a Gu pot baiIing
water upon it, pour through a sieve
and drink teacup full at any time
It is the most effective way to break
a cold and cure grip, as it opens the
pores relieving congestion. Also
1oosens the bowels, thus breaking a
cold at once.
It is inexpensive and entirely yege-
table, therefore harm1ess-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
OBITUARY
MARGARET MCGEE

The many friends of Margaret, wife
of James MCGEE will be egrieved to
learn of her death which occurred at
her resi- dence ~937 Hancock avenue,
yesterday afternoon. She is survived
by her husband, five. daughters, Mrs
Minnie E. Haux, Mrs. Newell Gray
Mrs. Lester Nutter, Miss Sadie Nc
Gee and Miss Edith MCGEE, and two
sons, Frank A. and John MCGEE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
GEORGE LAUFER

Following a lengthy illness George
Laufer died at his residence, Chest
nut Hill Trumbu1l, yesterday morn
ing at the age of So years. The de-
ceased was engaged in the farming
business for the past 80 years. He
was widely known among the Ger
mans of the city. He was a devout
member of st. Joseph's German r.
g. church He is survived by a son
and a daughter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28


u. IS. AUXILIARY CAESAR
CARRIES STRANGE CARGO
A Complete Slaughterhouse, a FULL
sized Lockout Tower. a Miniature
Yosemite valley, Infant Foods.
stuafed Animals, instruments to-
Foreeast the Weataaer with Many
other Educational and Interesting
Exhibits Are Bound for the Pan s
anna Pacific international Exposi-
taon.
washington. JAM 2eThe U. s.
sanxilia1-y ship caesar. is due to ar
rive in San Francisco about the goth
Of January with a strange cargo, tt
will have on board miniature
slaughter house with the latest APP
planes for killing i've stock in a
sanitary and economical manner: q.
full-sized lockout. tower such as used
by foresteTs In protecting national
forests q miniature Yosemite Valley
with. roads. waterfalls, and other
scenic features reproduced complete.
There will also be groups OF stuffed,
animals such as the American elk
and prairie dog and a collection Of
the instruments that Uncle Sans
weather man uses to forecast wealth
er conditions.
received its cargo from thesU. S. De-
partment Of Agriculture Of washing
ton. d. c.. and started about a month
ago on it's voyage to the Pacific coast
via. the Canal The exhibits are i'm
tended for the Panama-Pacif1c In
fernationaI EXP osition and will soon
be installed in the splendid quarters
which have been assigned for the ex-
ssf1ibits OF the department. = Seventeen.
thousand square feet of floor space
Il ~
of Agriculture, most Of it being in
what is known as the Palace of Agri-
culture. The ONCE of Public Roads.
exhibit viii be found In the Palace
of Machinery. Many Of the features
have been especially prepared for the
to give as far as possible, corn
prehensive idea of some Of the Inn
portant things which the department.
is trying to do for the farmer.
That part OF the Caesar 81 cargo
contributed by the departrn ent's hu-s
reau OF Plant Industry will be of par
ticufar interest to the grower of
crops and fruits. The man who
owns an orchard may learn some
thing about hoW the department.
fights fruit diseases and also how
fruit may be shipped 70 insure sat;
fsfactory delivery. whether the
farmers grows cotton, tobacco corn
or cereals he win find sonnet hing
sons may also be learned in grain
standardization and the study Of.
ffbeTs
Model OF $22,5oo Slaughter House
for Small City.
Small ci4ies or private cempani es
considering the erection of a slaugh-'
sSter house may get many pointers
s from the model which has just made
the journey through the canal The
erYaTSlet@- plant stI.1l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

The Nebraska Senate passed a
Joint resolution memoralizing Con-
gress to place an embargo on the ship
ment of munitions Of war to Europe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

The Farmers & Merchants National
Bank of Mount Morris, Pa, was closed
nv order of the Board of directors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

The Canadian Government awarded
a contract to. the Kelly-springfield
motor Truck Co. Of Detroit, for motor
trucks. to cost about 81 .oe0, 00o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

The steamship Baltic sailed from
New York for Liverpool with sixty
four war motor trucks as part Of her
cargo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

The Canadian Vickers Steel plant,
Ottowa, advertised for 5000 additional
hands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

A nnutiny which broke out in a pris-
on in India was not quelled until Is
Berad trIbesmen had been killed and
six wounded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

July wheat touched s1.81 SIS in
Chicago, a new high record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

President Wilson signed the bill
creating the Rocky Mountain Nation
al park in Colorado, with 200, 200
acres of public lands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

The hereditary Prince of BDuns-
wick, infant son of the Duke of
Brunswick, is seriously i'll in Amster-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

Eighteen men were bitten by q, mad
dog in the residential section of Jer-
sew City. The dog was killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

A bill was introduced in the New
York Assembly to tax organized base
baIl'' games per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts for the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

President Wilson will confer toda
with Congress conferees on the i'm
migration bill before deciding to sig
or veto it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

President Wilson cabled the Kaiser.
eongratuIatipg him on his 56th birth
day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

Miss Anne whitney, sculptress and
author. died at her home in Boston,
aged g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

The duty on cottonseed oil entering
Austria-Hunga was reduced from 40
to Is kronen. Autria-Hungary imports
it entirely from the United Estates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28


Motor Truck Co. of Detroit, for motor
trucks, to cost about $1,000, 900.
The Nebraska senate passed a
Joint resolution memoralizing Con-
gregs to place an embargo on the ship
nutiny which broke out in pris-
on in India was not quelled until .18
Berad tribesmen had been killed and
six wounded.
The duty on cottonseed oil entering
fAl1stria-FIun gary was reduced from 40
TO Is kronen. Autria-Hungary imports
it entirely from the United States
twenty-five hundred persons at
tended the funeral Of two of the strik-
ers shot by deputies at Roosevelt,
N J.
During the last 80 days OF his adj
1nihistration former Governor West,
fof oregon, freed conddtionally 50 con
victs.
| The Esti1 county court house at r.
vine, KY, was destroyed by charge
of dynamite. No one was injured
Miss Anne whitney, sculptress and
author died at her home in Boston,
aged SO.
Eighteen men were bitten by a mad
| dog in the residential section of Jer-
sew City The dog was killed.
The hereditary Prince of Bruins
| wick infant son of the Duke of
Brunswick, is seriously i'll in Amster-
dam.
President Wilson will confer today
with Congress conferees on the ing
| migration bill before deciding to sign
or veto it.
| President Wilson signed the bin
| creating the Rocky Mountain Nation
al park in Colorado, with 1000
acres of public lands.
A bill was introduced in the New
York Assembly to tax Organized base
| baIl'' games per cent. of the gross re-
! ceipts for the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

The Esti1 county court house at r.
vine KY, was DESTROYED by charge
of dynamite. No one was injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

twenty-five hundred persons at
tended the funeral of two of the strik-
ers shot by deputies at Roosevelt,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

During the last 80 days OF his ad-
naiflistration former Governor West,
sof oregon, freed conditionally So CON
victs.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-12
Marves Of Landscape SCULPTURE and Architecture Wonderful Exhibits
at Huge Panama Pacific international Exposition, San francisco
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
G. HOMER MONTE
 MADE CANADIAN TRIP.
Found Winter Sports Reisnins and
 War Atmosphere Everywhere,

G. Homer Monte has returned to his home in this city after an absence Of several days on a business trip which took him to Montreal. Canada. Where there he was the guest of Edward c. Perkins, proprietor of the Russell ho- tel He left Norwich on Nov. 23d and returned Thursday. While in the Canadian metropolis he had very pleasant time. Thursday evening he attended a banquet of the American club of Montreal. The principal speaker was Major General Sir Sam Hughes, known all over Canada as sir Sam" He has entire charge of organizing the dominion'S overseas forces for the war in Europe. He is
 the Rough Rider of Canada, but his methods have made the dominion
 boast of having shown the world how
 to make a volunteer army. Among
 the other speakers were Sir Wilfred Laurier and Hon. Henri Gurin, mayor
 of Montreal. On Friday afternoon MT.
 Monte visited the recruiting office and
 went over to Fletcher's field and
 watched the recruits drilling. Among them was a company, the Thirteenth Scottish Light Dragoons. from Mir. Monte's home town, Sutton, Quebec. In the evening he attended the Madri Grae
 at the Victoria rink and skated with ehrong ef about five thousand. Sum- day he attended the service at the St
  tary parade and review. Saturday he witnessed the hockey game between Montreal and Toronto at the Arena Winter sports are in full blast just now. War excitement runs high. Thou sands gather every day at the office o1 1 the Montreal Daily Star to read the l war bulletins and casualty list. There seems to be a God Save the King | atmosphere throughout Canada, re- cruiting officers here. there. and every where, relief funds, eco. and the vis- | itor is soon aware that he is in a part l of the British empire and belligerent country.
 MT. Monte left Montreal Tuesday
 A snow storm started in the afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. When the train Jeff
 Windsor station at s p. m. there was 3 fall of 10 inches, and it was showing
 hard then. A snow ploy piloted the
 train from St. Johns. Que, GO New port, Vt, diseance of 7S miles. He
 arrived in Hartford Wednesday two hours and 20 minutes late. While there
 he attended the dinner given by L. R | R. Crosby at the Garde hotel in the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
COLCHESTER TRIAL
 FILLED TOWN HALL.
Morris sinsky Was Fined S5 For Fight
 in Witch Hazel Mill.


 Morris sinsky of Colchester was fined $5 and costs for an assault and breach of the peace upon William Ewapole, also of Colchester, Wednes- day. Sinsfzy was arraigned zefore Justice of the Peace John J. Lawless in the town hall in Colchester.
 Besides Sinsky three others were presented on the same charge. They were William Ewapole, Hyman Le- vine and Harry Lerman, all of Col chester. The case against Ewapole was nolled and the charge against the other two was dismissed.
 The fight in which the four were mill in Colchester, Nov. 26. Sinsky approached Ewapole at his work on that day and after abusing him and calling him vile names, struck him it was charged. They were soon in a fight and both men were badly injured, requiring medical attention.
 While the two men were in the melee Levine and Lerman entered the fracas to assist SinslSy. While the fight was in progress Levine rushed to tho village where he summoned large number of his friends who went to the mill to mob Ewapole who is a Pole.
 In the meantime, William Percell Ewapoles boss at the mill, succeeded in rescuing Ewapole, locking him in a ba<uing and taking the key. When the mob arrived he succeeded in pre- venting a riot and the crowd ais persed. All the principals were later ar rested and Wednesday presented be- fore Justice of the Peace Lawless At the trial Wednesday the hall was | filled with spectators Attorney Thom- as F, Troland of New London prose- cuted.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
PLANTS YACHT STOPPED
 BY ARMED TUG
At Trinidad Island Port-Taksn For Yacht With German Officers Aboard.

Steam yacht Venadis, owned by Morton F. Plant, arrived in New Lon don harbor Thursday morning and the members of the party corroborat- ed the wireless report that the yacht had been stopped at the Port of Spain, Trinidad, by an armed tug while ma chine guns were hurried to the quay in the. belief that the yacht was man ned by Germans, who planned to bom- bard the town.
 received from the Venadis in New York, Wednesday night:
 ''In the belief that we were the yacht manned by German officers who escaped from Norfolk the resi- dents of the Port of Spain sent out an machine guns were placed in posi- tion at the town quay. Things looked
 threatening for a while, but we had
 little difficulty in proving our neu-
 trality and the incident was closed" "
 With a party composed of MT. and
 Mrs. Morton F. Plant, Henry s. Plant,
 Mrs. R. NJ, Caldwell of Hartford and
 pr. H. w. Jackson of New York the Venadis steamed from New York on Oct. IT for cruise in the West In- dies. When the yacht dropped an- chor in New London harbor Thurs cruise of $500 miles. On the way south the yacht touched at Charles ton, Jacksonville, Key West, Havana, Kingston and Trinidad
 On the return trip rough weather was encountered in the Gulf of Mex | ico but the yacht did not suffer any serious inconvenience. San Juan and Bermuda were touched at on the | trip north which was made by way ot Puerto Rico. The yacht also stopped at Hamilton. When the Gulf of Mexico ! was reached the fair weather that | har characterized the trip was lack | ing and heavy seas were encountered 1 On Tuesday the yacht was reported
 as being 375 miles northwest of Ber- | muda. this being the last report re- ceived until the wireless message pertaining to the incident in Port oi l Spain was heard in New York.