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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1913
Page
7
A local press debate over De Ver H Warner portrays him as a capable park commissioner while criticizing his broader political influence. Observers question his fitness for leadership and note the tension between public service and political maneuvering.
The piece recalls P P Bliss and the 1871 creation of Hold the Fort and Hola the Fort, notes Bliss’s birth in Clearfield County, and recounts John D Rockefeller’s 75th birthday with his famed penny-saving tip. It also mentions railway executive Benjamin La Fon Winchell and shipbuilder Alexander M Carlisle, both born on milestone dates.
The Greenwich Press rails at a corrupt machine influence in town politics revealed through a court clash with authorities. It lauds a courageous judge who halted attempts to seize the borough court and warns that alliances between privilege and politics threaten legality, urging vigilance as Machiavellian influence wanes in Greenwich.
A discrepancy worries officials over a Bridgeport bond bill and an attested measure said to pass. The Substitute, resembling the paid pavement plan Warrenite, would grant all $200 000 in one year and keep pavement choice from the Permanent Paving Commission. Local reps fear an unpassed bill was substituted for the actual one.
Negotiations via the Chamber of Commerce seek to transfer the Moisant International Aviators factory and flight school from Winfield to New Haven. A flying exhibition is planned July 2, 25, and 26 at Vale Geld, featuring two Moisant monoplanes and top operators. If completed the transfer could link with Yale University and offer undergraduates hands on aeronautics study. The deal is valued at 150000 to 200000 dollars with New Haven investors likely to subscribe 50000 to 79000.
Boston July 8 officers and cadets of the Argentine training ship Presidente Sarminto spent most of today inspecting the new Argentine battleship Rivadavia, nearing completion at Fore River Ship Yards in Quincy. Captain Horacio Balloe, commander of the Sarmiento, accompanied by vice consul William McKissock, called on the Navy commandant.
An arson squad of militant suffragettes attacked Sir William H Lever's mansion known as The Bungalow at Rivington near Horwich Lancashire. The unoccupied residence housed valuable paintings and objects which burned. A note claimed loyalty to the suffragette cause amid the King’s visit to industrial centers.
In St Louis an eight year old girl Beatrice Borchers will undergo a pioneering operation this week using the living skin of a dog to cover her injured foot. Terry the Scotch terrier will donate skin, about twenty square inches, and both girl and dog will share a bed for a week as the tissue grows. The case marks a rare American-origin procedure.
Delegates representing about three million teachers and over twenty million scholars from more than 300,000 Sunday schools will attend the seventh World Sunday School Convention in Zurich, Switzerland. The United States leads in membership, followed by Great Britain and Canada, with widespread global participation and a history tracing back to Robert Raikes in 1780.
Meriden Catholic priest Rev James Conlin denounces indecent dress in church during Sunday remarks at St Rose Roman Catholic Church He cites gowns decollete and minimal sleeves as improper linking attire to immorality He recalls prior ban on masquerade participation and notes choir members left the club event over his stance.
Washington July 8 Democratic Senators in conference adopted a resolution declaring the tariff bill a party measure and urging undivided support. Forty five of forty nine Democrats voted yes, Newlands opposed, Shafroth did not vote, and two were absent Culberson and Hitchcock.
The entire C I Yale Manufacturing complex, six buildings including stock and factory, was burned to the ground last night in Meriden. Loss estimated at $200,000 with only $45,000 insurance. The mill employed 75 to 100 workers, who were temporarily furloughed. The plant made spoons, cut glass, and silverware trinkets. stock included $50,000 worth of German silver, all destroyed. Fire departments from Yalesville and Wallingford assisted. boiler and machinery inspected prior to the blaze. An enemy is alleged to have set the fire according to Mrs. Yale.
Attractive blues and white summer curtains and cushion covers in a good collection with many designs. Regular towels at 15 cts and 110 cts, sold separately or by the roll. Cretonnes of domestic weave over twenty designs at 10 cts a yard. For Wednesday and Thursday a good offer. The designer for six months from July to December for 25 cts. Subscriptions must be arranged for this month only.
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