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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
7
Boxspur August 10 1909 a long political column discusses Rooseveltian influence on President Taft and party candidacy. It analyzes Lake and Bulkeley prospects, state machine divisions, and speculation on Speaker and tariff reform amid Senate fights and party discipline.
The New York Evening Post notes Connecticut faces a clash in the lower house over the Chandler bill versus the Barnum measure on railroad and public utility regulation. Lobbyists crowd the floor, ejections follow, and the tally ends 105 to 103 against the majority substitute amid a protracted session and strong calls for effective corporate oversight.
A fragment recounts court battles over alleged insanity with figures like Dr. Sims and Dr. Munro. The narrative describes patients claiming divine status and elaborate delusions such as cherry juice letters to a princess, leading to acquittals amid dramatic cross examinations and streetwise legal maneuvering.
In Greenwich Conn at The Maples a group of prominent New York and Greenwich women formed an Equal Franchise League. Twenty two charter members elected officers led by Miss Adelaide B Hyde as President and included Louise Willard and Mrs. Edward C Parker among others. Members include wives of brokers and businessmen and plans to register next month were noted.
An editorial compares Connecticut and Massachusetts road upkeep, arguing Connecticut roads wear into furrows and lose top dressing under autos. It praises Massachusetts tar dressing as binder, flat crowned surfaces, and better maintenance, urging ongoing upkeep and monitoring to preserve road quality.
A price list highlights leather seer gloves from 50 cents to 3 dollars, rubber shirts ranging up to 5 dollars, 95.08 ee items, rubber hats from 4 to 2 dollars, and rubber gloves priced at 50 cents to 2 dollars.
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