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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
13
English history note recounts George V turning fifty and gaining favor after surviving the Ulster crisis. It highlights his temperate, domestic life and public service, contrasting earlier Georges and noting the Hanoverian line's mixed legacies and royal intrigues.
A reader cites eyewitnesses accusing President Wilson of threatening Senator Ransdell over the tariff with free sugar. The New York Evening Post notes the denial by Ransdell that coercion or patronage threats occurred, while praising Wilson’s ability to win congressional support. The Hartford Times argues restraint and moral congress.
A historical note marks the 50th anniversary of the Cold Harbor battle near Cold Harbor Virginia where Grant and Lee clashed. The brutal assault led to heavy casualties and a strategic turn in Grant's tactics, altering the course toward eventual Confederate defeat. The scene recounts the ferocity of the attack and Meade's later decision to halt further charges. The reflection ties the carnage to a shift in Union strategy that ended with Lee's army crushed within a year.
The first American observation of the transit of Venus was made 145 years ago from a temporary observatory in Philadelphia under the American Philosophical Society founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743. American astronomers, tracing back to Horrocks, have long pursued planetary transits to gauge solar distance, with notable 1882 photographic success, while a 1914 Mercury transit on November 7th will be visible in eastern US and eastern Canada.
The article argues for the influence of small stockholders in railroad governance. It critiques distant meetings, opaque reports, and magnates plans while urging small holders with even five to ten shares to study company reports, attend meetings, and speak out, as their voice can sway proxy-heavy boards.
The piece notes that while about 700 Civil War veterans can parade to inspire youth, many other figures in public memory remain in the national gaze as garlands honor fallen heroes and their sacred shrines in New York.
The British monarch marks his fiftieth birthday as boxing’s champion with public support. Since Figg’s era England’s kings backed boxing. George V follows Edward VII and Victoria in defending the sport amid anti boxing crusades and royal patronage.
Townspeople commemorate the centenary of George Crabbe being inducted rector of Trowbridge Wiltshire. Crabbe held the post for eighteen years to 1882 and produced much of his notable verse there amid the rectory’s old fashioned setting and quiet library rituals.
The article recounts the life of poet George Crabbe. It notes indulgence in alcohol affected his health, his death at seventy eight, and his shift from fashionable circles to a hermit-like life in Trowbridge. It lists domestic poems including The Village, Inebriety, The Library, The Newspaper, and Tales in Verse.
Danbury Connecticut June 3 18 year old William Healey of Derby escaped Monday from Cheshire State Reformatory and was killed late last night by a freight train near Poughquay New York Identification was confirmed by tattoo marks and a description telephoned to the coroner Healey’s body will likely be sent to Derby for burial
Read Co offers a large line of White Skirts in linen and cotton weaves, designed with straight lines and slight back fullness for easy stepping. Distinctive stitches include stitched folds and pearl or self-covered buttons, with belts or lappets. Prices range from 2.00 to 5.00, including linen imitation, repp, Bedford Cord, and ratine. Fourth floor.
An article promotes a new woven wire hair foundation called the Hy style Hair Roll. It includes two combs to secure it, is lightweight and sanitary, and can be arranged quickly for a simple high coiffure. Demonstrations are at the center table by a young lady in charge. Prices 25 and 50 cents. Also advertised are various handbags and decorative accessories in blue, brown, wine, and other colors with noted prices.
The piece recalls a Mrs. Hauksbee hosted tiffin scene and notes clever moves at an afternoon gathering. It describes lightweight folding tables with removable bamboo trays as useful for outdoor luncheons and festivities. One table is shown in the Reading Room. available in the Furniture Store on the Fourth floor.
Second floor display of late model bathing suits in Black Satin Messaline with jaunty styling, Black Mohair, and Salt Water Flannel for women misees and children.
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