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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1917
Page
9
Secretary Lane addressed coal operators and workers urging a large policy over the coal industry. He warned against petty politics and called for control of output and price to support the nation’s war effort, arguing citizenship means standing with those risking their lives.
The World correspondent Arno Dorsch-Fleurot reports an eighteen day tour along the Eastern front finding Soviet troops ready and eager to fight. The provisional government appears to hold actual governing power and faces a loyal socialist leadership in Petrograd amid a united republican ambition for nationalism and federation.
An editorial argues for mass production of American air power. It praises the flying man as a American invention and urges standardized aircraft methods to field hundreds of thousands of machines. The piece envisions air control lines over Essen and Kiel, notes cost but promises easy recruitment.
The country moves to limit wheat and other essentials for neutrals and direct shipments to the Allies. The policy aims to curb supplies to neutrals near Germany and encourage ship usage, possibly drawing neutrals into conflict.
Hartford leads Connecticut in Red Cross contributions far above any other city, with Springfield also ahead of Bridgeport. Waterbury shows benefits from local industry ownership while Bridgeport laments its smaller share due to absentee ownership and wealth gaps.
New York City faces price regulation struggles as the electric light monopoly is disciplined and cuts rates for small consumers. The ice trust faces scrutiny after a 50 cent rise per hundred, amid a push for higher dividends.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Rob bins B. Stoeckel uses personal letters to warn operators for minor violations. The new motor vehicle law allows three residents to file affidavits, prompting warnings or hearings. A centralized filing system ensures ready access to records for enforcement.
Newport R I June 27 Navy reports say the U S cruiser Olympia struck a shoal in Block Island Sound and the crew abandoned ship but the vessel rested easy. Also noted death of Katherine Barah MacQuoid British novelist aged 93.
Bridgeport conducts a cooperative push with Bridgeport police health authorities and growers to open a central distribution market at Wall and Water streets. A canvas top market will sell native fruits and vegetables at fair grower profits, with traffic plans and sanitary controls, plus canning of surplus produce and price lists for late June.
Special to The Farmer. Joseph W Teets of New York a longtime summer resident on Redding Ridge died suddenly last night at 63. He had a week long pain on one side but doctors cannot explain the death. He died after returning from Bethel where he visited friends. He leaves a wife a brother and two sisters and had been in real estate development with his father in New York. He was well loved in Redding and a frequent Episcopal church donor.
The New Haven railroad released a statement on troop transportation and pass issuance. It says the War Department will pay for troop movements and passes are issued via division commanders, not directly to users. Colonels Goodman and Isbell will receive passes for July.
Washington notes suspension of all cannon salutes to visiting dignitaries in army posts fortifications and encampments. Wartime order also bans athletic contests except interclass meets at West Point for the calendar year.
Copenhagen reports German newspapers avoid embarrassing details of a bomb conspiracy in Christiania. They deleted yesterday references to German complicity in sinking ships and suppressed dispatches implicating the German official courier Jana from the Norwegian news agency. Two Scandinavian ships were sunk by the Germans, one Norwegian and one Swedish.
The Wheeler and Wilson Fourth Regiment C H G band performs June 28 at 8 o clock in Seaside Park. Pieces include Star Spangled Banner, Our Glorious Nation, Waltz de Concert, Concert Solo by Mr Ad Vernon, My Home Town Girl, Remicks Medley, American Fantasie. Louis F. Chermak conducts.
Washington approves allowing German seamen held on Gallop Island to receive visitors twice weekly. Relatives and friends may visit the detention camp on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week at Boston harbor.
The advertisement touts a wide range of mirror styles available for purchase with emphasis on variety and preparedness. Demonstrates promotional tone and urges readers to procure a mirror now.
Lenses offers a broad selection to meet customer needs as a law taking effect on July 1 governs lens requirements. The notice highlights the change and urges shoppers to consider compliant options available.
The Waverly brand offers a special selection of night robes priced from 65 cents to 1.00, including V-neck and collar-attached styles, with a featured 79 cent to 1.00 range and a 50 cent special for select pieces.
Summer notice announces gabardines priced at forty five dollars down to fifteen dollars. Sizes range from sixteen years misses to forty eight for women with no navy blue in stock.
Sets of Kipling Twelve volumes The Everyman Encyclopedia Twelve volumes James Whitcomb Riley Six volumes O Henry red leather volumes $1.75 each or in sets Lives of Eminent Men James J. Hill two volumes $5 John Marshall two volumes $3 John Hay two volumes $5 Book Section Main floor.
The Paul Revere Collar in white linen features a wide rolling edge and a V-point. Stock lace with fluffy jabots costs 50 cents, as do black silk tabs and net guimpes with fluttering jabots. Paired with a silk coat, it eliminates the need for a blouse, priced at 3.00 to 3.50, on the main floor.
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