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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
2
A historical newspaper note advertising a weekly edition titled One Year One Month One Week with a price of $1.00 in advance. The line item indicates a periodical offering likely a subscription option and cost structure for distant readers.
A scaffold around a large gas tank under construction collapsed in New Haven. Eight men fell about 30 feet. Robert McLoughlin was critically injured with a fractured skull, seven others were seriously hurt, and one man escaped uninjured. Officials cited overloading and crowded movement on a scaffold built for only two to three men. Other items note a former head of New Haven High School, Cushing, rumored job offers, and Cardinal Gibbons criticizing woman suffrage.
Fred R. Burrows of G H Hammond & Co told the Senate committee that meat refrigeration has two kinds freezing and chilling. He stated frozen meat could be kept two years without deterioration and that only about five per cent of meat from large packers is preserved this way while 99 per cent is chilled. Meat treated is turned over within 15 days.
A hundred business leaders and spouses depart New York on the Carmania for a seventy day tour of nine European countries visiting twenty five cities. The voyage has government backing with consular aid arranged for a pleasant and instructive visit. Noted participants include John H. Fahey Mayor Fitzgerald Lincoln Steffens Frederic C. Howe William Fortune R. W. Speer C.A. Alexander B A Haldeman William Hudson Harper Charles E Julin S E Vincent and wife represent Bridgeport with multiple local groups joining the tour.
Bridgeport Electrical Workers Union passes strong resolutions opposing the proposed U S Britain arbitration treaty. They denounce Andrew Carnegie, call for Senate rejection, and urge copies to Labor Unions and the Senate Foreign Relations committee. Also notes court bond issue and police escort requests in Chicago.
Fashion notes describe velvet on gowns and black satin revers on white salts, with a wide array of blouses, suede shoes, and large hats. Trends include the Grecian influence fading, long hoods on coats, one piece creams, and contrasting overskirt and underskirt materials, plus black and white silk laces and satin trims.
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