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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
13
A town girl sings of planned shopping as the rush begins. She remains calm and confident, declaring she completed her purchases long ago to prove her foresight. The verse portrays orderly economy and personal prudence in a bustling market scene.
The Farmer notes remarkable 1913 to 1916 progress in electrical science. It lists electroplating, differential governor, automatic telegraph, polarized relays, Siemens armature, dynamo, electric railway, pneumatic tube system, Siemens alcoholimeter, and submarine mine ignition. Also mentions George Ingram of Passaic drinking alcohol and jailed, South Orange high school postponing turkey trot to a turkey supper, and Hawthorne home destroyed by failed automobile engine parts.
Francis Burton Harrison, a New York born Yale and New York Law School educated Democrat, becomes Governor General of the Philippines at age forty. A veteran of the Spanish American War and former congressman, he favors eventual island independence and has faced criticism from Hearst. His career includes a Taft era White House confrontation linked to the Ballinger affair.
Editorial argues tariffs are not the cause of national unrest and industrial decline. It condemns widespread business deceit and railroad mismanagement in New England, urging a housecleaning to purge thieves and restore prosperity. It warns imports have fallen, exports risen, and calls for currency reform and punishment of corrupt actors.
The piece argues that a peace-averse, socially insulated officer corps in Washington drifts toward irresponsibility and arrogance. It urges President Wilson to rebuke extravagant attitudes, reminding officers that the President, as commander in chief, holds ultimate authority and deserves civilian respect.
The board of education faced mayor Wilson's reluctance to fund a high school in the next budget. The piece argues for boosting police funding, noting teachers and horses do not vote, while police officers do, suggesting political pressure will favor law enforcement over schooling.
Taft insists on action to save New Haven from destruction and allies with Prouty to press for the board of directors to resign, targeting what is described as the system’s most dangerous foe. The note frames a political stand against entrenched leadership.
The first official triad Hae lam Siemens' dynamo-magnetic Night was made in the enlist torpedo service at Sheerness forty two years ago today and was reported successful. This marked an important advance in electrical science. Sir William Siemens, native of Hanover, conducted most labors as an inventor and electrical engineer in England. His brother Baron Ernst Werner Siemens is noted in the centenary preparations by German scientists.
Warm and luxurious overshoes and arctics featured in a brief catalog note. Gaiters and related footwear highlighted as winter wear.
Lower floor offers a range of items including black cardigan sleeveless jackets from 1.00 to 2.00, Snow Bloom ers in gray or black, men s neckwear and suspenders, exclusive Cheney designs in silk and knitted ties, brocades and Changeables in assorted colors, Rees Sea Silk suspenders, fancy novelties at 50 75 and 1.00 per pair, sets in boxes with tie lisle hose and handkerchief to match priced at 1.50.
The D. M. Read Company recalls Prince Rupert born 1619 whose name links to western Canada as founder and first governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. Rupert’s Land named for him, he aided Charles I, became admiral, and later focused on science and Hudson’s Bay affairs. Also notes Venezuelan secretary Jose L. Andara resigning.
The new Alba lighting system debuts as Radford B SMH opens a toy and doll store on Fairfield Avenue and Broad Street. No stairs, 100 foot floor display. tickets, cash-drawer 5c, 10c goods at 8c, 25c and 50c toys, and a wide range of dolls and novelty items showcased by Mrs. Hollister Tolles.
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