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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
9
In a Hartford mayoral letter De Ver H Warner argues against bank consolidation urging competitive credit to protect merchants and manufacturers. He warns monopolies shift power to a few, eroding liberties, urging political party consolidation as wealth owners mold government for profit.
Opinion notes that a coal strike in West Virginia led to martial law over 150 square miles. It criticizes military rule and cites the West Virginia Supreme Court, noting a dissent by Judge Ira E. Robinson as the better law. The piece calls for Senate inquiry and cites the Lawrence Massachusetts dispute as a parallel.
The charter bans aldermen from holding offices funded by city funds and mirrors common U S practice. It notes this safeguards public servants from improper power. The piece argues the provision reflects a wise belief that such power should not rest with one official.
The article notes DeForest and Garrick, elected to the city court, opposed municipal waterworks ownership during the Assembly session. The connection between their votes and their new roles is deemed insignificant. Resignation is deemed inconsequential. public propriety and past injuries matter more, while a technical charter breach is minor.
A territorial memorial to Congress requests creation of a Territorial board of Education comprised of the governor secretary and treasurer to appoint two superintendents, grant diplomas and certificates, and accept out-of-territory credentials. It details teacher exams focused on hygiene and narcotics awareness for white schools. native schools remain under national control.
Scrap book notes mark the opening of Japan's first railway forty one years earlier with ceremonies led by the Mikado and officials. It traces rapid expansion to twenty years later reaching about 5000 miles at roughly 200 million dollars, compares costs with America and Europe, and notes later improvements making travel in Japan nearly as comfortable as in the West. Also profiled is Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston born fifty five years ago today, famed explorer and author of Common Sense in Foreign Policy, praising his globe trotting and scholarly contributions to Africa and colonial policy debates.
The article notes Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, celebrated on his 62nd birthday by the British Association, as a humane yet sharp critic of society. It cites his belief in mortality and a pre existence idea, and argues he favors cooperation over ruthless competition, aiming toward socialism though unsure of its exact form. He condemns monopolies and envisions a future where industry consolidates, spurring human arousal to reform.
The piece marks the birthdays of Dr Frank Michler Chapman and James Over Curwood noting Chapman's bird research across the Americas and Curwood's Hudson Bay expeditions. It forecasts future industrial growth with coal iron and a Hudson Bay steel city near Europe and envisions a northern Pittsburgh.
Mary St Leger Harrison known as Lucas Malet has been asked to help organize the Kingsley centenary celebration scheduled for June 12, 1919. The writer and novelist is linked to diverse novels and the Kingsley lineage, with emphasis on long lasting literary contributions.
A report by George A. Johnson, published by the United States Geological Survey, outlines purification methods and rapid sand filters for drinking water. It discusses health and cost benefits, noting that pure water could save 26 000 lives annually and reduce disease costs, with emphasis for city officials and boards of health. The copy is available free from the USGS director in Washington, D C.
D M Read Co offers a front case assortment of novelties from multiple lines with items priced up to $5.00 previously, now all articles in this lot available for $1.00. Also featured are summer fabrics Sunshine Silk and Lorraine Tissue, lace trimmed handkerchiefs, new women’s skirts, steel frame window screens, and reduced Foulard silks. Wedding gift pieces in cut glass china and silverware receive highlight.
Miss Gussie Bechlein, employed at Beis Narrow Fabric Co, received a handsome camera as a gift in September. The present celebrated her upcoming two month journey abroad to visit relatives in Berlin and Hamburg, with best wishes for a pleasant continental trip.
Joseph F McKernan longtime city resident dies after illness at Shelton sanitarium. Survived by mother three sisters and one brother. Funeral for Leo McKeon infant dies and burial at St Michael's cemetery. Mrs Fred C Roberts dies in Bridgeport hospital. native of Maatow n New York. survived by husband.
The finance committee met at city hall last night with at least one member present to approve bills incurred during the past month. Alderman a
Probable cause found against Giuseppe Guilano today and he was bound over to the September term of superior court on a bigamy charge. Bonds set at 800 dollars. Lucia Gala Guilano, 23, testified to a 1908 Syracuse marriage to the accused, with evidence of a later marriage in the city to another man. No witnesses were called for the defense.
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