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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
9
The piece notes a split in party choices for Council president with Alderman Moran named by Democrats as their leader and Alderman Walker chosen by Republicans for the presidency but not the party leadership. It questions Republican rationale and adherence to custom on leadership roles.
M Jules Claretie retired as director of the Comedie Francaise after 28 years of service in Paris. Born Arsene Arnaud December 3 1840 in Limoges he was a war correspondent and later a noted novelist critic and feuilletonist. He influenced French drama while facing pensionaire artists and court battles with Coquelin and Bernhardt. Also noted are Lord Leightons memorial in London Barbara Frietchie born in 174 years ago in Lancaster and interred superlative memorial efforts nearby.
The author argues there is no need to fight for a short ballot in the state noting Connecticut already uses a short ballot and that encountering a long ballot would reveal the value of the crusade for reforms.
Opinion piece notes the United States leads in full female suffrage among major nations aside from China. It cites nine states with full voting rights totaling about 9 million people, compares to New Zealand, Australia, Finland, and predicts Connecticut may be last to grant equality though such forecasts are uncertain.
Mayor Wilson’s annual message omits the fifteen mill tax rate and bonding plans while naming new proposals for east and west side public markets and a housebuilding scheme to cut rents. The text hints these are empty novelties with no real substance and warns such phantom schemes may haunt their backers as time passes.
The piece argues Mr Untermeyer’s plan to expose corporate crimes will sprawl into broad public demand for reform. It asserts millions oppose the current system yet favor cautious change, and that large thefts in rail and finance deserve swift punishment as smaller offenses do.
The piece argues that Mayor Shank avoided bloodshed during the trolley strike, boosting his popularity. It recalls past mayors who faced impeachment threats after using force, noting voters favor nonviolent handling of labor troubles. The author predicts contemporaries must reassess Shank’s diplomacy and wisdom.
Memorial services are held in Samoa each December 3 for Robert Louis Stevenson known as Tusitula by locals. His grave atop Vaila peak on Vailima estate near Apia is reached by a native effort, with a bronze tomb marker and a Macbeth epitaph. Also noted are John Bassett Moore’s birthday, St Francis Xavier feast day observance, a $5,000 fire at Hotel Peninsula in Seabright and bankruptcy of Essex Holding Co and Armstrong tied to Rosevide Trust.
New York Evening Post notes Morningside Heights cathedral follows medieval cycles of plan changes. Trustees propose public adjudication on completion plans, a practice echoed by French memorials on probation, reflecting doubts and evolving faith in architecture. Police witnesses in divorce trial name George A. Ohl Jr. as defendant.
A catalog notes fluttering fans in painted gauze and silk, black fans, and jeweled trim. Items include saffron silk fans, sable black options, gold La Vallieres, jet and pearl sautoir chains, amber beads and bracelets, scarf pins, steel pins, buckles, spectacle cases, and long lasting rosaries priced from 25 cents to 12 dollars and up.
Havana reports many Americans complain they were swindled by an American concern calling itself the Pan- American Clearing House. They were lured to Havana by advertisements promising profits and easy returns.
Rome reports Ambassador Pages received a letter from Rear Admiral Winslow voicing thanks for the reception given to the American Delegation and its members during their stay, underscoring gratitude from naval leadership for the hospitality shown by host authorities.
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