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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1910
Page
6
Holiday offers feature trimmed hats, fur scarfs, muffs, coats, silk waists, lawn embroidery, petticoats, marabout boas and muffs, silk scarves, and aviation caps. Prices range from under a dollar to a few dollars, with fur items and coats heavily discounted from former higher tags.
E H Dillon & Co explains lighthouse codes to mariners. It notes about 1800 Atlantic and gulf coast lights with fixed flashes timing and color rules. White and red lights favored for distance. only one green fixed Atlantic coast light. Also mentions fog siren timing and beacon distinctiveness.
Two stationery shops in a street illustrate how small acts of kindness pay off. A large store refuses a nail request, while a tiny shop lends a hammer and old nails, earning lifelong patronage from a moved customer. The piece ends with a note on premature burial fears.
The famous Liberty Bell, cast in London and recast in Philadelphia, bears the inscription Pro claim Liberty Throughout the World. It cracked in 1835 after Chief Justice John Marshall’s death and is kept in Independence Hall Philadelphia. The belief that its ringing proclaimed the 1776 Declaration is disputed by Fried enwald who calls the tale a legend from George Lippard’s 1847 Legends of the Revolution.
A series of brief quips and clippings from era humor pages. Mrs Grigson questions a streetcar robbery tale while her husband suspects a typo. Opie Read recalls Arkansan readers. Laundry bills, bazaar jokes, and a pun filled exchange about love and sight wrap the column.
Stratford voters approve purchases to upgrade fire protection street lighting and town offices including an auto chemical engine at 1250 dollars per year and a typewriter desk for Franklin school funds. Younger residents advocate annexation by Bridgeport, while Judge Charles H. Peck joins the reformers as Stratford pushes ahead with local improvements.
Germany extends parcel post across the empire with 110 pound weight limit and no private express monopoly. Special cars and autos speed deliveries. Berlin employs over 1,000 parcel post workers. Packages insured by the government. Germany charges far less than the US, six to twelve cents within territory.
United Press report from West Newton Pa December 20 states three striking miners were shot by deputy sheriffs guarding Pittsburg Coal Company mines at Osborne near town. Strikers reportedly attacked the deputies and were repulsed. condition of wounded men described as serious.
Eight Common Council resolutions target street railway service led by Aldermen Meyer and Jackson. Proposals include a seat for every passenger during peak times, a study on fare discrimination involving Connecticut Company and New Haven lines, and a plan to form a trolley committee for extension improvements. The council also seeks old charters and power plant access with copies and expert review.
Boston reports that Big Bill Keliher, linked with George W Coleman, was sentenced to 18 years in Charlestown state prison for misapplying funds of the National City Bank of Cambridge. Judge Hale noted a fair trial and strong defense, adding Keliher’s guilt matched Coleman’s and deserved heavy punishment.
Washington December 20 The Senate Judiciary Committee adopted a favorable report for confirming Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission as presiding judge of the Commerce Court.
New York opening shows an easier tone with some active stocks rising early while government bonds stay steady and athlete bonds show strength. By noon trading slackens with many issues sliding to lower levels as the day wears on. In Washington the filibuster against the omnibus claims bill continues with Senator Bristow on the floor and farmers seeking rent notices appear in local want ads.
The Manufacturers association of Connecticut filed articles of incorporation in Hartford to actively influence the upcoming legislative program. Col. Charles M. Jarvis and Col. George Pope lead a council including 700 firms, with pledges to support labor measures like Employers' Liability while seeking mutual benefit for manufacturers across the state. The group plans rapid expansion and will enroll many members, with officers and an executive board named from prominent local firms. Tomorrow the Philomathian club hosts 60 Girls' Club members, with charity drives for Mrs Williams Rescue Home and other needy cases. The Union Metallic Cartridge Co will host a Christmas talk and music at noon on Wednesday, followed by a grab bag event for girls on Thursday.
Justice George F. Mara delivered judgment for the Brotherhood of America against Dr. C. I. Massinger for rent of an office at 181 State Street. The plaintiff wins 44 dollars plus costs, on a claim originally for 66 dollars. Massinger was found to have guaranteed the rent for the Texas Land & Development Co.
Sam Langford Bob Armstrong and Porky Flynn were arrested for a prize fight and discharged by Justice Fairchild. Jake Carey manager of the American Athletic Club faced 500 dollars bail for examination as authorities continue a campaign to end prize fighting in the city. Foley's Kidney Pills are marketed with claims of restoring kidney and bladder function.
R M Judson builds a four foot wider than the famed Spite House narrow two story steel frame structure on Broad Street near John Street to house a dairy lunch room. The plan excludes fire department wrangling and council consent, promising a fireproof tiny building as per strict codes.
The late Joseph Richardson built in New York. The Judson building will be a little less than 4 feet wide and about 40 feet long. Henry A. Lams bert is the architect.
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