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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
17
Vegetable planting notice urges gardeners in Zone C to sow peas, radishes, beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, corn, cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, peppers, and more. Advises early plowing, staggered plantings, and space guidelines for rows and hills to extend winter use and harvest.
June 1 report confirms Vice Admiral Kolichak remains commander in chief of the Black Sea fleet at Sebastopol after a settlement with the council of soldiers and workmen's delegates. Kronstadt government official resigns amid delegations asserting sole authority over Kronstadt, fortress defense of Petrograd. The piece notes earlier political upheaval in British Columbia and the dismissal of the prior government by Lt Gov Sir Henri Joby de Lotbiniere in 1903.
A 1903 note recalls Sir Richard Mee Bride forming a Conservative administration in British Columbia, marking seventeen years of Conservative power. From Westminster, his political battles shaped New Westminster’s pride and the province's shift from non party governance to sustained Tory rule amid changing governmental leadership.
A review recalls June battles from 1099 through 1898 and later, listing key engagements such as Naseby, Marengo, Waterloo, and Napoleonic defeats. It notes fights in 1794 Lord Howe versus France, 1813 Shannon versus Chesapeake, and other pivotal sieges and naval actions, highlighting June as battle month.
A fragmented list recounts many famous military engagements across centuries. It mentions Quatre Bras 1815, Bunker Hill 1775, Kolin 1757, War of 1812, Waterloo 1815, Alabama sinking 1864, Leopard versus Chesapeake 1707, Plassey 1757, Custozza 1866, Little Bighorn 1876, Bannockburn 1314, Seven Days before Richmond 1864, Silistria 1829, Fort Moultrie 1776, Monmouth 1778, Petersburg 1864, and other items.
In Peking the arrest of Dr Chen Chin-tao, former minister of finance, sparks wide denouncement from progressive and vernacular presses. The case centers on a proposed copper coin to ingot conversion scheme with a $200,000 offer to vice minister Yin Ju-lin, with Chen's culpability argued as complicity rather than personal payoff. Foreign observers doubt his guilt while officials warn newspapers to disclose documents related to the case.
At a stockholders meeting of The Post Publishing Co the board of directors was elected Archibald McNeil Jr Kenneth W McNeil Thomas Cullinan Burrs E Stevens Elmer Hubbell F W Montange and C P Beers The officers elected were President A McNeil Jr Vice President Burr E Stevens Secretary Elmer B Hubbell Treasurer K W McNeil Business manager Elmer S Hubbell Advertising manager F W Montange Mechanical superintendent Burr E Jeevens Editor in chief C P Beers Women replaced letter carriers in Paris wearing dark uniforms and glazed hats
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