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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
7
Bridgeport debates a charter amendment to reduce firemen pay while praising the dangers of answering alarms. The Hartford Courant notes Gov Baldwin nominations and Republican Senators likely to back him, predicting scrutiny and support with little objection.
Weekly market letter from Watson Alper & Co contrasts present conditions with a year ago. Imports and gold flows are discussed, Roosevelt and Taft politics are weighed, and anti trust and rate cases loom. The piece predicts favorable trade balance, expected gold imports, strong dividends, and easier money, signaling a general prospect of prosperity in 1911.
The proposed Hill rule would require revenue measures to originate in the House to prevent Senate amendments. If adopted by both houses, it would curb filibuster tactics and curb attempts by protected interests to push measures through. The article notes political obstacles and references Taft, Lodge, and November elections while mentioning a Costa Rica island collapse due to an earthquake.
The Friends of J Frederick Jackson former assistant in New Haven city engineer’s office and now with A William Sperry Company are pushing him as candidate for Highway Commissioner under Judge Baldwin. The post pays 35000 yearly for four years with road work expenditures. Macdonald’s term ends July 1. Jackson, secretary treasurer of Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers, is active in local politics and resides in Whitneyville.
New York December 27 ten firemen were overcome in an early morning blaze that caused about 100000 dollars in damage to the Monroe Fueling Company plant. The fire impeded their efforts and left the structure burning in part.
Mrs. Mary Oore hosted a pleasant Christmas gathering at 273 Brooke Street with whist and songs by Mrs. Kittle White and recitations by Ensien of Far field. A late lunch followed and gifts included a handsome chicken from Jerusalem. Chanticleer settled well in Bridgeport after arriving in good condition.
A Christmas Day wedding joined Joseph V Manley and Sarah Benson at 39 Re vere Street with Rev J C France officiating. The English couple, living in the country twelve months, received many gifts and began a new life at 1776 Stratford Avenue. The bride wore blue silk tulle decorated with orange blossom and the couple’s honeymoon trip to Fortford followed the reception.
New Haven December report notes organized labor groups on the New Haven railroad system plan a bill for the incoming legislature to amend the employers mobility law and remove the Fellow Servant clause barriers. Unions including the Order of Railway Conductors Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Telegraphers back a reform to raise employee damages and align train crew pay with passengers. Meetings to discuss strategy will occur this week as railroad interests prepare for a likely fierce fight over the proposal.
Reports from southern Persia and Arabia indicate a coordinated anti British campaign. British sailors were killed near Dibal as tribesmen clashed with the Hyacinth, prompting claims that England seeks permanent occupation of southern Persia. Despatches warn of danger to the Bungar consulate and cut telegraph lines as Britain, with Russia and Germany, allegedly maneuver in Persia.
In Waterbury on December 27 Agnes Rudviers, 27, drank whiskey then a second potion believed to be water. She died within moments. her husband had placed potassium cyanide on the table while preparing to clean jewelry. She leaves three small children.
Funds pour in for rebuilding the Newfield M B church after a fire. The committee led by R W Parrott includes George W Dew and Rev G W Simonson. Donations from Newfield and Stratford churches, individuals, and business sponsors total about 673 dollars. An annuity of 1000 dollars a year will be settled for the widow and children of aviator Ralph Johnston Stone, who died flying for the Wright brothers in Denver.
A sale highlights messalines, cashmere de Soie, brocades, satin and silk crepe fabrics ideal for evening dresses. Prices range from $1.00 to $2.50 a yard across 25 to 42 inch widths. Colors include white, ivory, pink, sky blue, maize, lilac and chanticler shades. Holiday clearance features marked reductions on holiday novelties and display room items.
The D M Read Co advertises a limited stock sale of drums suitable for churches and societies. The offer promises very cheap prices with no stated quantity limit while supplies last and invites groups to act quickly before stocks run out.
Thomas Marchinga, a laborer, is in county jail awaiting Superior Court trial for attempting to dynamite his boarding house at 5 Columbus Place after a dispute. Fellow boarder Daniel Lumba grabbed a dynamite stick when Marchinga threatened to blow up the house. Police secured fragments and Lumba with fuse and cap. bail set at 1000 for February term.
Trennett pulled a drowning boy from a hole in the ice as other boys crowded in. A rescuer fell in and Bennett ordered them back. The two skaters were helped to dry land and taken to a hotel where steaming drinks and hot blankets awaited and an eight surgeon was summoned.
December 27 Hartford reports Joseph Bennett, a messenger boy, formed a chain with his skating companions to rescue William Galiwin a fifteen year old deaf boy who could not cry for help as he found himself drowning in Park River after heavy rain softened the ice.
Water supply in the Stamford electric zone of the New Haven railroad is described as abundant, enabling first class operation of trains to Cos Cob. Extra engines in the affected area have been recalled, passenger service runs to schedule, and freight traffic remains unusually heavy despite unclear duration of the favorable water conditions.
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