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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
1
New York December 28 leaders of four railway brotherhoods proposed a federal commission to resolve wage and demotion disputes between railroads and employees. The plan would test the constitutionality of the Adamson Law, even if the Supreme Court upholds it. Representatives from both sides met to discuss the issue at the conference.
George Wright, motorman for Connecticut Co., will serve 15 days in jail after his trolley car left tracks at 30 mph and crashed into a home at Stratman and Piton streets. Seven men in the car were hospitalized or treated. the dwelling and street infrastructure suffered over 1500 dollars in damage. Wright claimed minor drunkenness while police detained him on intoxication charges.
John Youngs died after no medical aid was provided for 14 hours at a 15 cent lodging house on Water Street. Police and Charities Board attempts to secure Emergency hospital care were ignored, leaving Youngs to die of pneumonia amid neglect and indifference.
Medical Examiner M Garlick stated Mary Lynch 72 a well known resident of this city died of natural causes at 696 Main Street after sudden illness. Her family had summoned doctors but she did not survive. Also notice the death in Mt Vernon N Y of Howard Burchard Lines head of section one of the American Ambulance service on the Argonne. He was a Dartmouth graduate.
Berlin claims Allied air losses tally eight in the Somme day battle. The report describes Russo Romanian forces defeated by invading Teutonic troops, with Austro German forces taking 3,000 prisoners at Braslau and renewed clashes near Remnik Sereth as German and Austro Hungarian troops push forward.
Mrs. John J. Devitt a 67 year old resident of 15 Myrtle Court lies dying at Galen hospital from a skull fracture and a broken left hip after Christmas night events that remain shrouded in mystery. Police and coroner investigate how the injuries occurred while questions about jail handling and hospital records loom large.
Five of eight city foundry strikes from last summer have ended. Union organizer P F Duffy says one more settlement likely within a week or two. Molders at the Manufacturers' Iron Foundry Automatic Machine Co Parsons J A Taylor foundry and Coulter MacKenzie Co returned to work with wages above 3.75 dollars as settled, with Christmas raises at J A Taylor. A separate 31-man Parsons walkout last Thursday was unauthorized and workers were ordered back after the discharge of an employee tied to anti union action.
In a Crim Superior Court hearing, William F. Fair and Jack Deveraux seek to prove the body found in Darien woods is not Margaret Fair. Coroner's physician Dr Charles L Failey testified about an operation on Mrs Fair in December 1914 under the alias Grace Clifton and discussed varanol’s effects in court. The defense suggested she may have disrobed in the woods after drug use. The trial continues with two more days expected. a Wilkes-Barre letter notes Thomas Butkiewicz Jr. fights with the French army.
In Bridgeport a nighttime raid on the coal barge C. R. Gardner led by Roderick McNeil ended in a pitched battle. Captain Jacob Shepp and his wife Elizabeth repelled McNeil and his men, injuring a raider and forcing the gang to flee to the tug Glen.
Germany will not block peace negotiations by entente refusal and may share broad tentative terms with President Wilson to bridge gaps. Officials report Germany and Austria send replies to Swiss note reflecting the text of the message to the American government.
Hartford December meeting of the Democratic state central committees says there will be no change in executive officers. The group discussed raising funds for the national committee with a possible total of ten thousand dollars, to be collected by district representatives from local organizations. The plan includes closer ties between state and town committees and more frequent meetings, plus organizing clubs in towns where population warrants.
Washington reports the official German response to President Wilson's peace note, arriving with no extra communications and aligning with the prior Berlin text. It accepts the President's initiative and calls for a speedy neutral‑ground exchange of views, proposing a future joint effort after the present conflict ends. Berlin notes the Swiss minister received for the Swiss note, mirroring the Wilson reply.
Mrs. Anna Wilcox of Brooklyn came to Bridgeport to spend Christmas with her niece Mrs. S. S. Walker. She was found dead in bed this morning in Walker's house, the death from natural causes as determined by Dr. E. M. Garlick. The niece discovered the body.
Charles Billings Chapman secretary and treasurer of the Chelsea Sayings bank died at his Norwich home. Born May 1, 1850 in Ledyard he was a past grand master of Connecticut Royal and Select Masters and a trustee of the Grand Lodge A F and A M. Survived by widow and three children.
United States Ambassador Page gave a lengthy interview with Baron Sonino in Rome about President Wilsons note. Page clarified two points that stirred Italian press and stressed the friendly spirit behind the presidents message to the belligerents. Berlin dispatch notes Austro Hungarian reply to Switzerland includes Wilson note and says Switzerlands support shows noble humane disposition since the war began.
In Toledo on December 28 a street car holdup ended with one bandit dead. Leo P. Wood, 27, a paroled Mansfield Reformatory prisoner, was killed by his partner when two shots were fired at the conductor. no passengers were aboard the car. The incident occurred on the city outskirts.
Papers filed in superior court by Iva Ruth Kratafel against Louis Kratafel allege desertion on October 15, 1912. Married January 15, 1911 with a minor child custody sought by Iva Crane Kratafel.
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