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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
9
The coroner's finding in the Frank C. Gernert case will be received with approval. Mr. Seeley is freed from accusation of criminal negligence. Even if negligent, he bears a heavy price after the death of two people in his car, including his wife, and injuries to a friend's wife. The moral is clear that speed requires constant care and unperceived hazards may cause disaster.
The analysis argues that a submarine blockade by Von Tirpitz is impractical because submarines cannot confine prize crews. It contends world war rules differ from prior wars and that combatants will choose methods that maximize victory, with submarine blockade viable only if advantageous.
The excerpt mocks both sides in the Hobson amendment debate over liquor, noting the drys evade fault by framing liquor makers as morally wrong while vets cite Washington and Jefferson. It argues liquor is a social institution, tied to long-standing habits, and change in public opinion is needed before regulation can curb manufacture and sale.
A columnist argues discipline and democracy can align, citing Belgium and the conscript systems of France and Germany as democratic when widely supported. He contrasts wartime conscription with Civil War era substitute causes, praising universal service and citizen sacrifice as markers of true democracy.
Nations like England and the United States, despite differing governments, are essentially democracies. Their people possess the greatest power to impose necessary discipline, enabling achievement through cooperation that could not occur without it.
The fifteenth Duke of Norfolk, premier duke and premier Catholic layman of England, is 67 on Sunday. He holds vast estates around Norfolk totaling about 50,000 acres with three castles and a London town house. His heir, the Earl of Arundel, born May 1908, enjoys private apartments and a full retinue.
The custom of giving gifts on Christmas is not Christian in origin but stems from pagan practices at Saturnalia. Feasting and revelry marked the festival, later denounced by church fathers yet habit kept the practice alive. The season thus retained a link to ancient, dissolute revelry despite its sacred meaning.
The stage Irishman legacy spans from caricature to high class melodrama with Dionysius Lardner Boucicault born December 26, 1822 in Dublin. He wrote London Assurance at eighteen, acted from 1852, and staged The Colleen Bawn and The Shaughraun before a prolific American career. He died in 1896 after shaping Irish stage treatment.
Peter Karageorgevic of Servia, aged seventy, led the army amid continental conflict. He is allied with Austria-Hungary’s Francis Joseph and Montenegro’s Nicholas, both older. Crown Prince Alexander acted as regent during a critical dispute, with Peter’s lineage tracing to the Karageorgevic dynasty and roots in uprisings against Turkish rule. His marriage to Princess Korka produced two sons and a daughter, with the elder George losing the throne rights amid years of royal strife. The kings demonstrated capable command in wars with Turkey and Bulgaria.
A 25 year old prophecy by Rev. Charles T. Russell that the world ends by 1914 is likened to Joanna Southcott, an 18th century English prophetess. Her movement drew thousands, with seals, claims of motherhood by a future Messiah, and mass devotion before her death in 1814.
Lewis a Wisconsin newspaper correspondent and novelist dies. His western Wolf Ville series and Sunset Trial gained readers. A grave marker reads Joanna, a controversial figure, with followers unwavering in faith. The piece reflects on prophets and credulity across time.
Admiral George Dewey born December 26 1837 in Montpelier Virginia. The birthday piece recalls the Manila Bay dispute with German Admiral von Diederichs and officials, noting German accusations of errors and Dewey’s reliance on official records. Captains Chitchester and the British squadron helped ease the friction ending the stand off.
Immense wartime Christmas mood crosses fronts as soldiers in trenches receive feasts and gifts while home mourns. Nations differ in calendar but celebrate Christmastide, with English plum pudding tradition echoed by King Arthur lore, German and French dishes noted, and a call for cheer amid grim conflict.
The article lists Christmas delicacies from Austria and Germany including Vienna pudding poppy-seed and nut cakes and fructtbrod, then profiles Dr Karl Liebknecht a German socialist who voted against the December war credit and led opposition in the Reichstag. It traces his lineage to Karl Marx, notes prior rumors of his execution, and details his father Wilhelm Liebknecht’s role in early modern socialism and prison time.
Greens Farms reports the state has reserved ten acres of shore property west of Greens Farms park on Sherwood Island as part of a 1910 legislative plan to establish a state park in each county. The tract lies offshore of the shore, separated by a small channel, and completes a coastal park site.
The Greens Farms tract near Fairfield County, once part of Louise Hyde's estate and later Miller and Jordan's, was sold to the Ball estate and acquired by the State Parks Commission after negotiations led by Representative William Burr. The land, near New York summer homes, now rests in state care as part of park expansion. President Wilson backed further budget for war effort. New York plans a 140 acre game farm near Brookhaven. The Swedish steamer Orion arrived in Charleston from Savannah with cotton cargo.
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