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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
15
Foreign representatives Revest Geta 2 Fredricks in New York named Bogten and Chicas appear in a brief clerical notice listing individuals and a city location. The item reads as a navigational or registry snippet with no clear actions or dates.
Bridgeport experiences a major labor and wage boom as eight hour days spread and skilled labor demand surges. Cities vie for talent while Bridgeport seeks to attract and retain workers, foreseeing a national labor shortage as immigration wanes and emigration to Europe grows. Bridgeport must organize its forces now to reap future rewards.
A business forecast argues Bridgeport shares in national prosperity as prices outpace wages, creating unemployment cycles and panics. The piece critiques tariff politics, praises Democratic governance under Woodrow Wilson, and warns that true prosperity hinges on sustained peace and prudent economic policy.
An analysis argues that Europe’s population will not sharply shrink due to war unless it lasts longer than expected. It estimates 500,000 males in Europe at war’s start, with about 50,000,000 in actual service, potentially 5,000,000 deaths, and births likely to offset losses over two years. Civilians face heightened mortality in combat zones, and state-wide factors will shape outcomes.
The editorial argues that unrealized multiplication remains possible through earlier marriages and voluntary limits, but war leaves living distress. Europe endured greater historical drains like the Black Death and remains highly populated. The idea that losing the strongest men weakens a nation is only partly true as youth and women sustain vigor and the fittest continue to fight.
The article argues that passenger trains suffer delays due to freights and urges modernized rail capacity. It notes a big freight business this fall and calls for doubled single tracks or more metal to improve cross traffic, while acknowledging public hesitation to invest and urging patience from travelers.
A historical note dated Dec 2 recalls Hernan Cortes’s 1547 death at age 62 in Spain. The piece outlines his youthful start in America, his 1519 Veracruz landing, the capture of Montezuma, and his eventual return to Spain where he died in modest circumstances.
Emperor William appoints Count Paul Wolff Metternich as ambassador and personal representative at Constantinople. The 62 year old diplomat has long service in German and British postings, with a storied family background linking to Prince von Metternich and Elizabeth of Hungary. He is unmarried, known for big game hunting, and once survived a lion attack with a companion’s timely shot.
In a retrospective on Phoebe Apperson Hearst the article lauds her as a profound benefactor to the University of California at Berkeley. It notes her long time devotion after 1891 to the co educational institution and her transformative gifts including Hearst Hall and the School of Mines. It cites her extensive planning and funding, totaling about 250000 dollars before construction began.
Joe Cantillon, known for clever lines, pens a wry episode from late season. Pogo manager Cantillon notes a young catcher delaying. Wilbur Smith leaves the game, Cantillon slots the bench warmer behind the plate, and the delay stretches as the crowd belts out.
The Attorney General Hinman states it is unlawful to sell deer carcasses killed in Connecticut and that the 1915 law does not permit such destruction. Hunters have believed they could sell carcasses, amid reports of deer being killed with dogs and other cruel methods. The law assigns ownership of game to landowners and requires a 24 hour report to the fisheries and game commissioners.
Buenos Aires dispatch notes American flour offered on the Bolsa below Argentine quotes, puzzling importers. Experts weigh milling profit gaps, tariff impacts, and forged trade marks flood the market. Observers expect probes into price discrepancies and label counterfeiting amid a rise in American business presence, with plans for a new refrigerated meat handling facility near South Dock signaling broader investment.
In the fourth week at Storrs the laying contest records a total of 1690 eggs, 259 more than the prior week and 418 more than the year earlier. English breeders dominate with Will Barron’s White Leghorns first at 44 eggs and Toll Barron’s Barred Rocks from Cutforth second at 39. The report notes varied performance among pens, with many producing no eggs, implying better pullet selection could boost totals by about 225 eggs across twenty nine pens.
The report maps the key Russian areas where the German advance halted and notes Mitau evacuation as a forward base. The objective remains Riga amid early winter, with ground freezing making trench digging impossible.
The Zabern affair in Alsace involved Baron von Foerster striking a crippled shoemaker and receiving a 43 day jail term. His superiors Col Reuter and Lieut Schad were tried but acquitted, and Foerster’s conviction was overturned on appeal. European press decried the ruling as a victory for the mailed fist policy.
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