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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
9
A collage notes Alfred Vail and Alexander Graham Bell associates with Bell’s early ventures, Viscount Knollys’ court role, Roald Amundsen’s polar voyages, and a grim 19th century New York underworld anniversary linked to Herman Rosenthal. It surveys figures, dates, places, and events across science, exploration, and crime.
Henry Gideon Moore, a wealthy spendthrift famed for evading alimony for over a decade, was found in New Haven, Connecticut, and escorted by bondsmen to Hackensack Jail. He argued his income vanishes after payments, claimed conspiracy, and blamed his wife for his woes as reporters noted his check vanishing into taxes, bills, and indulgences.
The New Britain Herald argues municipal ownership of electric lighting is cheaper and more satisfactory, urging condemnation of private plants. The piece cites Britain and New Haven traditions, notes New Haven authority for a municipal ice plant, and argues cities should extend ownership to water and gas. Mayor Wilson of Sneedton favors a municipal ice plant, prompting critique of anti-municipal platforms and highlighting power of private utility owners.
Two American gunboats Helena and Samer are in the international fleet area near Ki-Kiang. Despatches say foreigners at Ki-Kieng are unguarded and no anti foreign sentiment is believed to exist amid ongoing fighting between Northern Government forces and Kang province troops.
Canada followed the United States by establishing the capital at Bytown now Ottawa rather than a fixed city. Australia is constructing a new capital at Canberra in New South Wales as the seat of government for the commonwealth.
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