Summer solstice heralds season with grand advance
A playful column joins science and climate lore to announce the arrival of summer as Mr. Solstice tours the globe from the Pacific to Europe, while legends of solstices, Shoshoni sun dances, and celebratory literary anniversaries color today’s historical tapestry across continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olf Summer
Solstice
Summer
Pacific
Atlantic
Europe
Palmleaf
W. Solstice
King Winter
South America
Australia
South Africa
Equator
Sol
Mr Bardo Assaults Brotherhoods Sparks Rail Trade Debate
The article argues that railroad unions, notably the Brotherhoods, do not block operations and that management must avoid insulting labor. It cites Stamford wreck blame shifting and urges New England stockholders to favor restrained management. It notes unions are universal among railroad workers and criticizes Mr Bardo for inflammatory remarks while calling for disciplined operations and finance reforms.
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Brotherhoods
Stamford
Brotherhood of Engineers
Doherty
Springfield Express
New Haven
Bardo
Bar'd
New England
Pan Celtic congress openers and notable birthdays in Ghent
The article notes Briens from around the world traveling to Ghent for the fifth International Pan Celtic Congress with the O'Brien chief to greet delegates. It highlights Baron Inchiquin, aging forty nine, his landholdings and seats, and the Pan Celtic aims. It also profiles painter Henry Ossawa Tanner born in Pittsburgh, detailing his rise, studies, and major religious works in Europe and America. It ends with Daniel Carter Beard, Cincinnati born, 63 today, and his Scout leadership and artistic career.
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Briens
Ghent
Belgium
L Etter
O’brien
Ludug
William O’brien
Baron
Inchiquin
Brian Boru
Borcimhe
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Pittsburgh
Benjamin T. Tanner
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Jlad
Thomas Hakins
Tanner
Pennyllvania Academy of Fine Arts
Paris
Metro
Benjamin Constant
Jean Paul Lau-rens
Quaght
Brittany
Daniel
Wee
Gerome
Lazarus
Bourg
London
Jessie Macaulay Olsson
San Francisco
Europe
Corcoran
Washington
Carnette Institution
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Chicago Art Institute
Atlantic
Christ and Nicodemus
Philadelphia Academy
Daniel Carter Beard
Boy Scouts Movement
Cincinnati
Beard
Huck Finns
Tom Sawyers
Lord Fauntleroys
Firemen Knit Shawls in Off-Duty Hours
Waterbury fire department members abandon cards and games for knitting woolen shawls. A shawl, 72 inches, costs about $1.50 to make, requiring four to six men over four hours. The first shawl was given to Mrs. Samuel Snagg, wife of the chief.
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Waterbury
Samuel Snagg
New York Tops World Port Traffic in 1912 Commerce
The 1912 New York port commerce exceeds London's 1912 total and surpasses other major ports led by Hamburg Liverpool Antwerp Havre Bremen Buenos Aires and Calcutta. The Nation's Business notes the US growth, comparing 1862 per capita and total values to 1912, showing New York's dominance.
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New York
London
Hamburg
Liverpool
Antwerp
Marseilles
Havre
Bremen
Buenos Aires
Calcutta
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the
Liberty of the Press Broadly Urges Courts and Editors to Seek Fair Dialogue
Colorado Springs reports Judge McPherson argues no judge gains dignity by punish ing editors for critic isms. He urges respectful criticism from newspapers, defended press freedom, and stresses public benefit from constructive discourse between courts and press. He cites Panama Canal and alien land cases, calls for fair relation, and criticizes yellow journalism.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Smith McPherson
United States
Iowa
National Press Association
Judge McPherson
McPherson
England
Washington City
New York City
Indianapolis
Abel
Money Trust
Supreme Court of the
California
Japan
Supreme Court of the United States
Ablic
Island of Lewis Offered as Kingdom for Sale
A May Wide World Magazine piece presents the Island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides as a potential monarch’s domain for 1.5 million dollars. Major Matheson seeks to dispose of the realm with lochs, mountains, deer moors, and Druidic ruins, including Legatora castle near Stornoway, highlighting its historic battles with kings and Dutch occupiers.
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United Kingdom
May Wide World Magazine
George
Lewis
Hebrides
Major Matheson
Ireland
Matheson
Macleod
Mealasbhal
Ben More
Legatora
Stornoway
Edward
Storgalway
Scotland
Island
Kingdom
D. M. Read Co Promotes Couch Hammocks Collection
The D M Read Co showcases Couch Hammocks for porch or lawn use with iron or wood standards, canopies, and mosquito netting. Prices range from 98 cents to $20.00, including canvas, heavy canvas, and baby hammocks with springs, wind shields, and wind-rest features.
Notable Preachers Secured for First Presbyterian Church
The pulpit supply committee invites Bridgeport readers to hear visiting pastors while Rev. John MacLaren Richardson is in Europe. Guest preachers include Dr. George F. Pentecost of Darien, Dr. Gerhart A. Wilson of Providence, Rev. Charles O. Wright of Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Newell M. Calhoun of Orange CT, Dr. John E. Tuttle of York PA, Prof. Benjamin W. Bacon of Yale, and Rev. James Grant of New Haven, with dates listed through September.
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First Presbyterian Church
Lst
John MacLaren Richardson
Europe
Bridgeport
Tuttle
Pennsylvania
Wright
New Jersey
Bacon
Yale Divinity School
Richardson
Boston
George F. Pentecost
Darien
Gerhart A. Wilson
Providence
Charlies
Ridgewood
N. J
Newell M. Calhoun
Orange
Yale University
James, Grant
New Haven
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William Edmonstoune Aytoun
Aytoun
Blackwood
America
Jamestown
John Smith
Smith
Virginia
St. Sepulchere’s Church
Snow Hill
Mr. Bardo
Lyford Bros
U.S
Liberty OF the Press
Island of
The
D. M. Read Co
D. M. Read Company
Bie
Radford B. Smith
Main St
Fairfield Ave
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