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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1911

Page

7

Tony Lab B Ee Thursday, Dec. 28, 1911

A fragment mentions Tony Lab B Ee for Thursday December 28, 1911. The readable text provides no clear event or outcome beyond the date reference.

Debate Over New School Needs and Tax Equalization in Bridgeport

The 1910-11 Board of Education annual report notes Bridgeport has 23 usable school buildings and 18 103 average daily attendances, with 7 200 unused sittings. Despite growth, need hinges on siting distribution and a planned new high school, while tax equalization boosts the grand list from about $68 000 to $96 000 per mill.

Board of Education Bridgeport

Open Trial Demanded for Pastor Richeson in Boston

The churches of Boston urge a public trial for Pastor Richeson charged with the murder of Avis Linnell. They warn secret proceedings threaten over time the civil liberties protecting life and property. Clergymen must face the same justice as others, and institutions remain unaffected by individual crimes.

Boston Richeson Avis Linnell Star Chamber

Roosevelt Valued More as Statesman Than Scandal Target

The lead editorial argues the Harriman Roosevelt affair should be weighed against Roosevelt’s overall public service. It says personal attacks obscure critique of his record and urges evaluating him by results and policy, noting his opposition to initiative, referendum, and judicial recall while praising his warnings on institutional repair.

Roosevelt Harriman

The Organ of Cult and Publication Economics

The Bridgeport falist withdraws after a brief life illustrating the challenges of presses devoted to political and economic questions. Normal readers treat news as a commodity and demand drives coverage. Socialism appears more in daily papers than in dedicated cult journals, which lack resources to compete with large national outlets.

Bridgeport Falist Bridgeport

Italy and Turkey War Moves into North Africa

Rome reports Italy has occupied Tripoli Cyrenaica major coastal cities with minimal resistance from Arab tribes. Initial phase showed peaceful acceptance, followed by formal Italian control and rapid development programs. Yet rising opposition forced Italy to shift from benevolent assimilation to defended conquest.

Rome Tripoli Cyrenaica Italy Homs Bengali Tobruk Bengasi Trépoli

Meriden election shows rising protest against municipal rule

Meriden voters ousted Republican Representative Donovan and elected Tingier and Dunn as mayors of Rockville and Willimantic, reflecting a broad protest wave. Independent Atwater and Socialists cast 1,378 ballots, about one third, signaling demand for less partisan, more businesslike government as urged by the New Haven Union.

Meriden Donovan General Assembly Tingier Dunn Rockville Willimantic Atwater Bridgeport Wilson New Haven Union Democratic

Eighteen Lodgers Die From Ptomaine Poisoning in Berlin

Eighteen lodgers at the Municipal Night Shelter died today from ptomaine poisoning after eating smoked herrings bought at a nearby shop. Physicians saved twelve of the thirty who fell ill.

Berlin

Folding Cretonne Cabinets and Accessories Sale

Che B. AM. Read Company promotes a third floor art section sale of Cretonne sewing screens and storage items. The promotion lists former prices and discounted sale figures for folding screens, Cretonne cabinets, glove boxes, photo frames, hatpin holders, and cord holders, highlighting substantial reductions before Christmas.

Cretonne

Stationery Section Offerings at Local Store

Boxes of writing paper Highland Linen and Reads Linen desk sets blotter pads and 5 or 6 pieces offered for 1.25 and 1.95 brass book racks priced at 1.25 each.

Jewelry Center Tables Offer Baroche Pearl Pins

Odd Lots of jewelry featured on the center tables includes veil and jabot pins set with baroche pearls and imitation jewels. Large horseshoe brooches use baroche pearls along with hatpins collar pins and belt brooches offered at fine values for 50 cents.

Court martial sentences man for attempting to join Bremen troops

The 17th Army Division court martial sentenced Hoppe to one year for trying to join the Bremen Infantry as a recruit. The court said his motive was child love and also noted an honorless mind for attempting self crippling to avoid service. Hoppe cited despondency from military service and concern for his mother and grandmother.

Bremen 17Th Army Hoppe

Miss Tempest Drops Plan To Aid Sandwich Men

London reports Marie Tempest abandoned a plan to station a coffee stall for 400 caveat sandwich men near the cattle market. She faced formal hurdles from the board of guardians and Scotland Yard, with committees and permits delaying the project for months.

London Marie Tempest Royalty Theatre Miss Tempest Board of Guardians Scotland Yard

Compulsory Service Controversy Sparks Family Plea

Bremen report details a man who sought exemption from compulsory military service to care for his paralyzed mother and 75 year old grandmother. He lived on a daily wage of 38 cents and endured an act of amputation to avoid eligibility. The instance highlights the tension between duty and filial care during the era.

Bremen Hoppe

Roosevelt Remains Firm on Peace Banquet Attendance

New York reports President Taft and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will not attend the peace banquet though organizers deny endorsement of Taft arbitration treaties. Roosevelt reiterates opposition, citing unresolved Senate treaties. Andrew Carnegie backs Taft aims but refuses to amend his speech. Mayor Gaynor declines committee leadership amid internal disputes.

United Preen New York Taft Theodore Roosevelt Milard J. Bloomer Roosevelt Bloomer Senate Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Gaynor

Taft Signals Protective Tariff Stand for Wool Schedule

Washington December 28 President Taft will press a protective tariff policy against the Democratic revenue only doctrine for the wool schedule and other tariff issues at this Congress session. A White House conference with Representative Serena Payne Representative Hill and Senator Smoot led to forecasts of possible deadlock and no tariff legislation. Payne Hill and Smoot, supporters of the Payne Aldrich tariff bill, said the President would demand protection while favoring wool duty reductions.

United Press Washington Taft Congress White House Serena Payne Hilt Rep Conn Smoot Utah

German Court Rules Starvation of Father in Law Injurious

Berlin reports a German court sentenced a man and wife to jail after finding that letting one's father in law starve to death constitutes bodily injury. The elderly man died from neglect, while the court did not clarify if starving a mother in law would be a crime.

Berlin

Courtland School Publicizes Programs and Open House

The Courtland School invites girls and boys to see its facilities and methods. A new Kindergarten Primary Class just opened, with admissions year round and charges starting February 1 for the second half year. Transportation arranged for nearby districts with sufficient registration.

Courtland School Pete Ay

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