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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
14
Bridgeport Evening Farmer reports on a waiter strike reflecting widespread discontent. Public figures clash in caustic commentary, while poverty and unrest surface as workers resist suppression in a troubled era.
Friday May 31 1912 editorial on waiter strikes as a symbol of protest. It argues wages and tips affect workers and urges solidarity among craftsmen, noting the strike’s potential success is uncertain while praising the craft of waiting.
Dispute over convention tickets shows Dixon asking for 250 seats for Roosevelt supporters and New denying tickets. Taft's allotment stands at 150 as president, while Roosevelt backers face exclusion from seating and cheering sections.
Detectives probe councilmen as graft evidence mounts in Atlantia City. Bribery shows risk and pattern, with money passing from corporations to lobbyists and finally to aldermen. Transactions sparking gossip, sudden lavish spending, and warnings of punishment everywhere.
A typewritten memorandum from Theodore Roosevelt suggesting temporary White House quarters be made permanent during his lifetime raises questions about his future terms. The fragment notes underlined “MY life” and ponders whether he expected extended presidencies or succession by heirs.
Analysis extols Captain Rostron for swift decisive action on the Carpathia during the Titanic rescue. It contrasts Rostron’s enterprise with the Californian’s inaction, arguing true heroism lies in promptitude and noble conduct under crisis, not mere bravery. The piece urges admiration for those who meet great occasions.
The piece argues against direct primaries, noting that many oppose them for alleged flaws and that primary turnout is often lower than general election participation. It contends voters may abstain if uninterested or undecided, and asserts there is value in those who truly express a will, criticizing broad mandates from small primary votes.
The piece argues that future political results depend on active, disciplined citizens who pursue concrete goals. It lauds direct primaries as the best method for nominating candidates, despite defects, and contrasts fervent civic purpose with selfish motives, invoking Thermopylae to stress resolve.
The obituary lauds Wilbur Wright as a major inventor of the age of invention and recalls his December 17 1903 Kitty Hawk flight. It notes limited financial gain, credits French acknowledgment, and stresses Wright’s place in a lineage of prior inventors and foundational work by others on aviation’s path.
A reflective Decoration Day tribute urging courage and faith for the bereaved. It recalls memory, loss, and consolation through quotes from the Bible Browning Whitman and Shakespeare, and ends with a toast to absent friends by Dr Edwin F Bowers.
A feature on Professor Charles Benedict Davenport born today forty six years ago outlines his role in founding the world’s first eugenics institute at Cold Spring Harbor Long Island and his shift from zoology to human heredity research. It notes the movement’s evolution from fringe to a serious scientific field with global university participation and a focus on truth over marriage systems.
Major Louis E Stoddard reports Yale Law School Dean Henry Wade Rogers has accepted the invitation to nominate Governor Simeon E Baldwin at the Baltimore presidential convention. Rogers will travel with the New Haven delegation as a guest and will be granted a proxy to deliver the nominating speech.
A deadpan verse dialogue in which a monkey and a parrot critique human society. They witness a street parade and debate gender dynamics, poverty, war, and vice, arguing that the he one of the species dominates the she while critiquing male folly and power. The piece questions parental love, intoxication, inequality, and moral failing through satirical dialogue.
The piece notes Christopher Marlowe, called the father of English drama, killed in a 1503 quarrel with Francis Archer. It lists his works including Tamberlane the Great Doctor Faustus The Jew of Malta Edward the Second The Massacre at Paris and Dido Queen of Carthage. It highlights his influence on Shakespeare and describes his early dramas as rude yet spirited.
New Haven June 1 announces the engagement of Adelina Florence Poli, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Sylvester Z Poli, to Thomas Francis McLaughlin Jr son of Charles B McLaughlin of Boston Mass McLaughlin was captain of the Harvard baseball team in 191% and is a Yale Law School class of 1912 member Poli is a renowned theatrical magnate.
Stamford June 1 Indigestion nearly ends badly for barber Joseph Scotti who, while shaving Frank B Gurley, cried The Black Hand Theyre after me Then he leapt toward a window pulling the screen free Gurley restrained him until a policeman arrived Dr R B Rowell reported the cause as brain pressure from indigestion and the danger passed.
A pasted notice offers a substantial net woven to imitate wire, 244 yards wide for enclosing porches, priced at 30 cents a yard. Wood strips with screws for fastening are included at no extra charge. Width 33 inches for doorways and windows available at 19 cents a yard. In the Basement.
A local retailer promotes a wide range of summer undergarments for women including Drawer and Skirt Combinations Separate Covers and Drawers gowns long skirts and princess slips. New designs feature Sees Seco silk slips in colors priced at 3.00, Jap silks at 5.00, messalines in colors at 5.50, with options on the second floor.
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