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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
9
The item presents the Bridgeport Evening Farmer masthead and publication details from The Farmer Publishing Co. at 170 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport Conn noting exclusive telegraph service of United Press and post office second class matter status dated May 3 and May 8.
A 1912 discussion advocates direct primaries, arguing they expand voter choice and representation. It critiques party conventions, notes constitutional issues, and urges lawmakers to heed the rising political power, especially of women, amid national reform debates.
The Chicago convention leader Elihu Root urged upholding the constitution suggesting no change should be made. Critics say his stance serves clients' interests and opposes progressive laws seen as constitutional under court rulings. He hints at initiative and referendum amid calls from states like California and Oregon.
A newspaper asks women how they would vote on Republican candidates. Some back Hughes, one favors Wilson, one abstains, and many stress the platform over individual candidates. Mrs Hincks supports Hughes but wants a strong platform while Mrs Davis notes principles outlive personalities as Roosevelt backs women’s suffrage.
Mayor Wilson joins a mild solicitation of the Connecticut Company to fix its duty. He addresses the monopoly’s officers about neglected road beds the company is legally bound to maintain. He argues for public ownership through eminent domain to end delays and bring trolley service to Bridgeport on a fair basis.
Harvard University tops the list of American graduates with more than 33,000 since 1636, followed by Yale about 28,000 and Pennsylvania and Michigan over 25,000 each. The article tracks student counts, origins, and the university’s historic founding tied to John Harvard, noting Harvard’s lead may soon yield to Columbia or Chicago. It also recounts the college’s beginnings and funding in 1636 and briefly mentions an election day in New Brunswick with Premier J. K. Flemming.
The March 1909 provincial election toppled the long ruling party and formed a new government led by Hon. J. D. Hazen after his retirement from the lieutenant governorship to join the federal cabinet as Minister of Marine and Fisheries. Flemming then became Premier of the Province.
In Washington June 20 a U S Customs court of appeals distinguishes stone decorators from sculptors, while a new rapid fire gun for aeroplanes tests at College Park. Rep Redfield lampoons tariff data with potato duties, and a New York healing balsam claim is debunked as rosin and balsam diluted, poured down a sewer.
A Savannah voyage of 1819 marks ninety three years since the First Things to cross the Atlantic reached Liverpool. The Savannah sailed May 24 1819 and relied on coal until exhausted near ten fathoms. The piece notes the Great Seal adopted by Congress June 20 1782, its eagle banner and symbols, and remarks on Sir John Prestwich's English suggestion. It includes a Boston Globe fragment about Mr Dooley and a Southern planter in Chicago, discussing New Industry of the New South and cotton as a speculative crop, plus anecdotes on colored delegates and social customs.
Cardinal Farley presided at the sixty seventh annual St. John's College Fordham University commencement in the university auditorium. He called socialism the greatest evil facing the country and urged all to defend God and man’s rights. W Bourke Cochran addressed the graduates urging Christian civilization through moral leadership. Class members spoke on Socialism and its ties to the state church and morality.
Denver June 20 A new local anaesthetic made from quinine and urea hydrochloride allows painless surgery with the patient conscious. Dr Frank McCartney removed a tumor the size of a fist from Oswald N Richter director of the Orpheum theatre. Richter laughed and talked during the operation, and walked to lunch after. Credit goes to Dr Henry Thibault of Arkansas.
A Hartford letter warns against excess water use as drought tightens and the land exhausts moisture. It predicts a hot summer with drought, cyclones, and a furious electrical storm around June 29, urging readers to prepare amid unusual weather conditions.
Read Cains Established 1957 offers a summer fabric display with black stripes in three distinct designs. Inches wide, priced 59 cents a yard, advertised as nearest of summer tailoring options.
Silk and muslin fabrics show attractive colors for motor veils and plain shades with few ex tips, offering substantial veils at lower cost. Colors include geranium maize nile green cream and blue. 19 cts a yd, former price 3 1/2? 2B.
Connecticut Pharmacists convened at the Hotel Pembroke Woodmont to discuss the heroin trade and endorse statewide restrictions. The group instructed its legislative committee to draft a bill curbing sale of narcotics and heroin, with Senator Charles E. Mitchell from New Haven likely to introduce a measure next session. The annual dinner merged with the Traveling Men's Auxiliary, with about 150 attending as officers were elected for the coming year.
In New Haven on June 20 Yale awarded a Master of Science degree posthumously to George Borup, the young scientist who died by drowning weeks earlier. Twenty thousand dollar fellowship funds were announced by classmates to support his memory and future research.
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