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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
18
Dr Hermann M Biggs addresses New York educators urging parents and teachers to ensure children receive ample sunlight and fresh air in schoolyards and homes. He warns against covering trees to block light and stresses outdoor play and open windows for healthy growth. The message reflects 20th century public health emphasis on environmental factors in child wellbeing.
Washington June 6 Officials expect Carranza to decide on participation in the Niagara conference within three or four days. Rafael Zubaran, constitutionalist representative, said affairs are getting better but he anticipated no reply until late Saturday or Sunday. Administration aides pressed Carranza’s agents for a favorable reply while Huerta plans to block Tampico arms shipments.
A U S Weather Bureau report for May shows one of the warmest periods on record with a rare wind of 45 mph on May 27 and daily highs reaching 92.5 degrees. May had 8.33 inches of rain, 8 rainy days, 11 partly cloudy days, and 5 overcast days, with heavy frosts May 1 and 2 and storms May 5 and 27. The mean May temperature was 61 degrees, about 4 degrees above the long term average, while barometer readings varied from 29.50 to 30.50 inches. Prevailing winds were noted.
The exchange centers on a golf round where Sandy asks his opponent how many strokes he took on the first hole. The Scot answers with a shrug. On the second green the Englishman asks again and the Scot signals that now it is the Englishman’s turn to answer.
In Chelsea Miss Margaret Foley responded to a heckler during a suffrage speech. The crowd laughed as she quipped that she and the youth are not married, playfully challenging the idea of women's roles. The moment softened the crowd and the exchange ended with the heckler retreating.
The seven hundredth anniversary of Magna Charta sealing at Runnymede prompts a Westmin ster Gazette notice proposing a public fund to erect a memorial to Baron Robert Fitzwalter of Little Dunmow Essex. The titled leader is credited with compelling King John to concede the charter.
An absurd exchange cites cubist influence on civilization from an eminent alienist at an asylum. The text notes rooms once called cella are now studios, with other quips about the Waltons living in a flat.
An officer of the American Society For the Control of Cancer urges prompt investigation of suspicious signs to prevent needless deaths. Curtis B. Lakeman cites studies showing high cure rates with early surgery, warns radium is not a substitute for surgery, and calls for public education on cancer prevention and early treatment.
Two motorists were thrown into Long Island Sound at Indian Harbor when their car struck a railing and plunged into the water. One passenger, John Stow, was rescued but suffered possible internal injuries. the other, Henry Heine maz, was in the vehicle during the crash. A passerby aided Stow and he was taken to a hospital for treatment.
London June 6 militants from the Women's Social and Political Union deny responsibility for the incident at Buckingham Palace last night. A woman interrupted the proceedings by throwing herself at the monarch's feet and shouting a plea for action.
Miss Mabel Cunningham, soon to wed Dr. Andrew McQueeney, was honored at a linen shower hosted by Mrs. Joseph Gaynor at 925 Fairfield Avenue. Longfellow School teachers later entertained her at Miss Mary Hartley’s home, 216 William Street. The couple planned a Massachusetts honeymoon after a quiet wedding at the Second Church parsonage. Harrie C. Fahnestock, banker and financier, died in New York at 79.
Coroner Herrmann said he would hold a private inquest in Torrington next Tuesday into the death of William T. Palmer former sheriff of the borough who died after eating a sandwich on September 27. Twenty witnesses have been summoned. The body was exhumed in May and vital organs sent to Yale University for analysis. The coroner declined to reveal findings. The report continues with Father Thomas Sherman of the Society of Jesus, son of General William T. Sherman, noted in New York on June 6.
Governor appoints a chaplain of the First Regiment of Ater Tillery and recalls Father Sherman as chaplain of the 4th Missouri Volunteers and San Juan, Porto Rico post chaplain. Connecticut enforces lobster laws with a new patrol launch and penalties of 25 dollars. arrests have begun as Superintendant John M. Crampton notes. A bottle message from life savers reports the wreck of the steamer Henry Smith off Marquette, with eight crew members unaccounted for.
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