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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
8
Bridgeport records include park wall contracts facing bondsman troubles, whale sightings near Whitestone Landing, tax and customs items, street project estimates, a court ruling on phonograph patents, and civic club holiday plans with toy gifts, prizes, and a state lottery drawing setup announced for Hartford. The piece mixes weather, crime, notices, and community happenings with a focus on local governance and public interest.
Streets show sleigh tracks and patched sidewalks as a light dusting of snow freshens conditions. Reports note near-misses when two youths fled the Parkdale coach and a Christmas turkey theft by porch thieves highlights local crime.
A historical note describes the Washington Bridge Lottery held to raise funds for a river bridge project. The entry cites its similarities to a prior lottery and notes legality and the aim of financing construction.
London reports the Blue Cross Fund works to ease wounded horse suffering and reduce wastage in war. With four months of fighting draining Europe of horses, allied armies seek to save animals for service. French-government aided veterinary hospitals in Normandy, Fontainebleau, Provence, and Troyes care for about 2,000 animals. Front camp hospitals treat overwork, exposure, sickness, and wounds, lowering death rates. The Blue Cross Fund, a Dumb Friends League offshoot, mirrors the American SPCA in cities.
In Petrograd on St George's Day a grand public festival raised funds for war relief. Soldiers on stretchers attended the banquet of the Order of St George, with three cross wearers honored for bold charges. A wounded young boy led a bayonet assault after urging his men forward.
London dispatch reports Turkish forces in the Lebanon Mountains north of Palestine endure severe cold. Poor clothing leaves many exposed to frostbite as 180,000 troops hold Lebanon with 60,000 in Syria. Turkish officials seek alliances with local tribes with limited success.
Lieut Jose Ortava Franchavtor writes from London about air combat dangers. He states shrapnel shells at altitudes around 6,000 feet pose the greatest risk, while the noise of exploding rounds is often heard from distant air maneuvers. He warns of shells missing by a few thousand feet and the need for constant caution.
Local reports say a decision on which ten men will join the police force remains unsettled. Republican leaders oppose expanding the department now, amid concerns over higher taxes. Former Mayor Kenk Ia Clark backs Washburn, with disputes over residency and eligibility. Mayor Wilson met with police commissioners and GOP leaders to finalize appointments for a Thursday meeting.
Washington December 29 The arrival of prominent women suffragists in Congress increases interest in debates on a constitutional amendment to grant women suffrage. They plan to attend the congressional union meeting on January 10 and to press for House rules to advance the proposal.
Petrograd reports the Russian Government will pay cash pensions to captured officers at standard rates. Generals receive 750 dollars a year, staff officers 450, and other officers 200.
London reports the Euphrates front as Basra captured and Urns surrendered, signaling British gains in the region. The narrative highlights strategic aims to control the Gulf and a route from Vienna via Baghdad, warning Germany of potential bases if Teutonic influence grew.
P J Lehan, appointed by Mayor Hurley as assistant city marshal and then resigning as marshal, aimed to avoid discharge from the police department if Dr Keefe defeated Mayor Hurley in the recall election. The action was sanctioned by Mayor Hurley amid the recall context in December.
Ralph Connor the Canadian novelist known for Sky Pilot and The Men from Glengarry goes to the front as senior chaplain with the Seventy-ninth Cameron Highlanders. Before the new year he will sail with the regiment bound for England as part of Canada’s second contingent. Dr Charles W Gordon, Connor’s real name, departs with the unit. he has just completed a new book The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail.
Arsh patrols from Hartford and Springfield join Kismet temple in New York Eve festivities at a mosque on Herkhimer Street near Nostrand Avenue Erdokisa. The event features a 100 piece Kismet Band concert, cabaret show, costumes, awards, dancing, and a midnight masquerade with refreshments in the banquet hall.
The Franklin Bartlett camp No 11 Sons of Veterans will hold a regular meeting tonight with a short session to read the quarterly report. A Lincoln day banquet committee meeting will follow and a whist social will be held after. A wireless telegram reports the barkentine Irmeard in distress near Oahu, and a steamship collision near Cape Cod caused a garage and stable fire destroying property and killing forty four horses.
A Barron Financial News Service report from New York on December 29 surveys the steel trade outlook with improved sentiment, rising orders, and expected price stiffening after the new year. It notes copper prices sagging, rail and dividend adjustments, and related industrial finance developments affecting 1915 business.
Salem mass December 29 despite bad weather a large vote was expected in the Mayoralty recall election. Mayor John F Hurley seeks to remain in office against Matthias J O Keefe a manufacturer. Recall leaders claim liquor law enforcement was deficient. In Vienna ambassador Penfield reports Emperor Francis Joseph thanks America for Christmas gifts to Austrian children.
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