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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1914
Page
9
The piece critiques war reporting on Lodz noting how initial gains for Germany shift to their control of a key railway line to Warsaw. It argues censorship hides Allied fortunes and prompts readers to doubt US awareness of war progress.
Analysis of corporate officer donations shows numerous executives giving funds to aid E J Hill's election, including EB Cheney of Manchester Conn and Mallory of Danbury. The piece notes the law prohibiting corporate political contributions and calls for a congressional or other inquiry into the matter.
Large college advocate Arthur T. Hadley argues against a third Yale college, citing expense and limited returns. He favors a large university with ample facilities and warns small colleges drain resources from larger institutions. He notes trends toward bigger units in education, the military, and industry, and urges training at scale. Other items include bequests, a Texas alumnus suicide, a Mexican president elected, a naval collier load of gifts, a divorce case over priced domestic, and Harvard professor arrested for wireless station misuse.
Washington dispatch describes Western Democrats optimistic about the third Congress with a Democratic majority likely to back the President. It notes expectations for the Rural Credits bill, a Ship Purchase measure, and tariff and currency changes, amid debate over armament costs and postwar policy.
Those returning Western delegates to Congress appear an optimistic cohort as debates over monarchy influence continue in the eastern hemisphere. The remarks suggest hopes for renewed dialogue and change despite unrest and historic tensions shaping policy.
Henry T Mayo a Vermonter and rear admiral in the US Navy turns 58 as reflections on the Tampico incident recall his role in demanding prompt mariner release and a salute to the Stars and Stripes Mayo argued for action while Washington extended the deadline He entered Annapolis at 15 and began with the monitor Tennessee now serving as a rear admiral with four years left in his tenure
After the great tragedy a host of minor tragedies followed the execution of Michael Ney Napoleon’s capable marshal at Paris in 1845. The article notes Ney’s heroism at Waterloo and his execution after a royalist wave, plus later legends about his fate in Louisiana and the broader aftermath for Alsace and France. It also mentions Radzwill and a nurse’s aphasia case, plus seed potato warnings from the Agriculture Department.
A Barron Financial News Service report from New York on December 7 notes Bethlehem Steel’s strength lately hinges on war orders secured by Charles M. Schwab from European nations. Schwab, back briefly from London, revealed about 60 million dollars in bookings including submarine work, then returned to Europe. He had met with U.S. State Department about belligerent ships and neutrality, and traveled to Canada before heading to London aboard the Lusitania. The piece also mentions United Profit Sharing Corporation share plans, and a note on railroad earnings and a Baltimore schooner sinking with two drowned off Chesapeake Bay.
Advertises light weighted rubbers and overshoes from 98e to 2.75, felt boots 2.39 to 8.39, and various rubber boots. Lists men women and children's styles, gloves in wool and cotton, with emphasis on low prices and wide selection.
A new holiday collection features Hamadan and Moussoul Persian rugs in old rose blue and bronze tones, with prices from 25 to 60 dollars. Also offered are small Hamadans from 7.50, plus a selection of Boy Scout handkerchiefs and printed or embroidered whites and hemstitched linens in various designs and colors.
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