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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
7
An unclear report describes a deadly sports contest crash at Stonday blamed on car speed and a front burst. Spectators were injured as the vehicle left the road. Militia and local authorities debate crowd safety and enforcement, with volunteers assisting as police consider permissible racing conditions.
The passage discusses Bridgeport leaders and Aldermen divided over rail harbor expansion. Citizens question who pays for a proposed 12 acres valued at about 280000, linking the harbor to Boston water routes. The piece notes opposition framed as a threat to city interests and cites political tension with scarce resolution forthcoming.
Mr AD Brown of Hamilton Brown Shoe Co asserts hides are a by product of beef and that a 16 percent duty on hides would crush independent tanners and let the Beef Trust monopolize tanning. Ex Governor Douglass corroborates, noting cattle prices and hide prices move inversely, leaving 800 consumers of shoes per cattle raiser.
Westport town meeting empowers selectmen to remove old bath houses at Compo beach and build a new row to be rented fairly. The move aims to improve the beach appearance and curb unruly behavior while allowing town control. The town also plans to tax past due text books, collect funds for school grounds upkeep, and continues other municipal housekeeping as it promotes progress ahead of the summer visitor season.
In Union cemetery mourners laid flowers on a long‑buttressed mound of a town old man.Neighbors recall how his own children ignored him while alive, yet now strangers honor him with blooms. A California Street observer quips the dead man is finally getting his flowers.
Letters critique the Hollister Heights annexation push toward Bridgeport, urging residents to demand sidewalks roads lights and better schools. The writer mocks partisan scribe influence, defends independent voting and the secret ballot, and questions newspaper allegiance. Advertisements tout Williams Root Beer, Nothnagie dresses, and Glenwood ranges with low prices and limited quantities.
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