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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
2
Press views on the Chandler-Whiton bill and the House floor scene recount a chaotic clash with lobbyists, protests, and a floor clearing order. The episode shapes public sentiment, highlighting railroad influence and calls for stricter public utilities regulation.
The New Haven Leader cautions against inaction on public utilities and urges compromise between chambers. It discusses Barnum bill versus alternative measures, noting Senate support for broader railroad powers and criticizing the Barnum bill as unjust without amendment. The piece argues the Republican party should reject the Barnum bill if it remains flawed.
The Waterbury Republican denounces the house session ending amid lobbyist pressure and bribery threats over public utilities bills. It condemns corporate lobbyists and warns a forthcoming bill will not be reasonable, urging honest newspapers and voters to resent the corruption.
In a closely watched session Hartford press notes the defeat of the Chandler amendment and the rise of the Barnum bill to remove railroads and trolley firms from supervision. It questions lobbyist influence while urging voters to demand honest representatives to end the lobby’s hold.
Annapolis Aug 7 A direct chief murder has been placed against one of the officers in the brawl that killed Lieutenant James N Sutton of the Marine Corps The court of inquiry met in secret to read letters from Mrs Sutton mother of the dead in which she accuses a named officer of criminal conduct and calls for a reopen ing of the case
In this city August 5 1309 James J Murphy aged 30. Funeral from aunt Miss Anna Murphy 175 Clay St at 2 30 Sunday Aug 8. Interment St Bernard Cemetery New Haven. Gormley Aug 6 ob J son of John Ann Gormey 511 Pembroke St funeral Aug 8 2 15 from parents’ home and St Marys church interment St Micha ltery Requiem high mass at St Stery’s church Tuesday 7 30 a m. Wilson Aug 7 199 Sarah P widow of James Wilson aged 81 years 3 months funeral at 381 Seaview Ave Tuesday Aug 10 2 30 p m interment at family’s convenience. Labi
New York Aug 7 according to reliable sources King Edward of England has cleared about 1,000,000 in United States Steel over the last three months. Morgan allegedly advised the King three months ago at Windsor Castle. The King's Wall Street dealings saw 50,000 shares bought at around 50. Steel then rose to 76 on Wall Street, marking a record high and a substantial gain over the year’s low prior to the 1907 drop.
Burglars entered the ticket offices at Newtown and Stepney railroad stations last night. The acts likely by tramps, with minimal loss as few pennies found, and no tickets disturbed. Newtown saw a forced side door, broken long distance booths, and a ransacked cash drawer. Stepney reports damage to a side window and the waiting room access, with ninety-two pennies taken from the cash drawer.
A 30 foot floating pile was found in the river near the New England Navigation Company dock after the merchant steamer Seaboard lost its rudder and dragged a pile from Congress Street where bridge foundations are under construction. The vessel was towed to New York to await lighter power until the rudder is replaced.
Plans are under way for a one story brick addition to the Smith & Egge Manufacturing Co plant with a saw tooth roof. Jennings Bros will build a brick two story block on Fairfield avenue with a ground floor store and lofts above. A contract is let for a two family house on French street for J M Blackman. A handsome Milford residence is drawn for Clark Wilcox of Brooklyn. Work starts on two houses on Carroll avenue for Adolph. Foundations include furnace heat and conveniences.
The German Central Verband general committee meets to arrange roles for Brr and other groups in State German Day at Meriden on August 16. About five hundred Bridgeport residents, led by the Wheeler & Wilson band, will attend, with many women’s groups involved and a special train likely. Charles Keller, head of the free employment bureau, is the Verband delegate to the German American General Verband meeting in Cincinnati this October, with expenses covered by the organization.
From Pittsfield Massachusetts, Sheldon Whitehouse secretary to Ambassador Reid in London and his brother Henry Whitehouse of New York plus pilot William Van Sleet began at 4 am in the balloon Massachusetts. They landed in East Litchfield Connecticut at 6 am after a 70 mile journey.
The Ansonia Sentinel reports the Connecticut House defeated the minority utilities measure by a narrow two vote margin. The surprise outcome shifts momentum toward passage of the Barnum bill with Senate support, setting up governor’s action to enforce the commission proposed by the measure.
The annual National Association of Amateur Oarsmen regatta at Detroit on August 6 and 7 lists 65 crews from the United States and Canada. The eleven main events largely mirror last year yet show broader representation, with fourteen entrants in the single sculls and notable battles anticipated among John O Neil Durando Miller and Fred Shepherd, all racing over a one mile and a quarter straight course.
The Independent Order of Brith Abraham lodge marks its first anniversary with ceremonies at 1138 Main Street tomorrow afternoon. Key address by Leon Sanders, grand master of the order in America and a New York jurist. Committee includes Jacob Weiss, I. Clark, and Joseph Quint. Charles H. Shapiro to serve as master of ceremonies. The legal notice number 18264.
A 240 person delegation from New Haven and other cities in the state will attend, headed by Joseph Rose, deputy grand master of the state order. The organization boasts 150,000 members and 560 lodges across America.
Connecticut lawmakers advance a liquor bill to speedily close saloons at 106 p m with option for cities and boroughs to push to midnight by vote at regular elections. The measure faces governor signature amid talk it will shutter many venues early, while cities debate the potential loss of evening profits. In other news Minnie Taylor 15 daughter of George H and Minnie M Taylor received a large funeral at Sacred Heart Church with Rev William Fitzgerald officiating and Edward Carroll as flower bearer. Pallbearers named were George Mack John Zitser and brothers Yrischel. Interment details follow.
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