Dr. Lynch Acknowledges No Public Bidding On Contracts
The article notes contracts go to favored bidders without public bidding while praising Dr. Lynch for his frankness, saying his comments offered nothing new.
Bridgeport Evening Farmer in Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
13
Livingstons Shaped Early American History From New York to France
Bi centennial of Philip Livingston birth and eightieth anniversary of Edward Livingston death highlight a lineage shaping American history. The family produced signers of the Declaration, governors, jurists, and reformers from New York to Louisiana with notable abolitionist ties and the famed orator Robert Green Ingersoll as a descendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Livingston
Edward Livingston
Robert Livingston
Lord Livingston
New York
Livingston Manor
Robert
Philip
Albany
N. Y
Continental Congress
William
New Jersey
United States
Brockholst Livingston
United States Court
Washington
Gen. Jackson
New Orleans
House
Senate
France
Louisiana
Europe
America
Mary Livingston
John Ingersoll
Congress
Robert Green Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Green
Powor
Beriah Green
Brandeis Endorsement Casts Light on Supreme Court Fight
President Wilson and Harvard's Charles W. Eliot defend Louis D Brandeis amid Senate scrutiny. Eliot lauds Brandeis as a gifted lawyer and humane figure, while urging openness in confirmation debates and warning that rejection would harm the legal profession and the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Senate Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
New England
Mr. Brandeis
Brandeis
Senata Committee
Senate
Harvard Law School
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt or Hughes Dominates GOP Struggle in 1912 Context
The piece argues Teddy Roosevelt’s third term bid splits the Republican base. Regulars fear a split if Roosevelt backers push him, while Hughes emerges as a compromise favorite among party elders. White and Bird warn leaders Roosevelt is the only real challenger to Wilson, shaping the internal fight ahead of primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy
White House
Hughes
Greg Pre Esters
Teddy
Gary
Perkins
Wilson
William Allen White
Charles Summer Bird
Powers In Control
Roosevelt
Public officials clash over school coal costs in Bridgeport
Dr. Robert J. Lynch of the board of contract and supply denounces city administration as wasteful while meeting with the board of education to seek economical coal procurement for public schools. The outspoken attack accuses officials of extravagance and machine politics, urging voters to awaken and reform Bridgeport's governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Lynch
Contract and Supply
Lynch
Board of Education
Bridgeport 1Si
James M Sullivan a Killarney native and US minister at Santo Domingo
James Mark Sullivan a 43 year old native of Killarney who emigrated to America as a boy was arrested in Dublin on charges related to the Irish rebellion. A Yale graduate and New York lawyer, he served as US minister to Santo Domingo before resigning amid an official inquiry. A son in law reportedly linked to Sinn Fein leaders in Dublin unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mark Sullivan
Dublin
Killarney
America
Brooklyn
Fifth Gentry
Waterbury, Conn
Baldy
Jack Rose
Rosenthal
Becker
New York
Sing Sing
Sullivan
Yale
Baldy” Rose
United States
Santo Domingo
William Jennings Bryan
Phelan
California
Island
Republic
Sulivan
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Communists Celebrate The French Commune Memorial Ceremony
Association of Veterans of the Commune will visit Pere La Chaise Cemetery to lay wreaths at the wall where Communards were executed in 1871. The annual May 23 observance honors dead of the Commune and adds floral tributes for 1914 defenders, amid changed sentiments after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Veterans of
Pere la Choise
Destroyer Sampson Speed Trial Opens in Maine
Destroyer Sampson completed the first acceptance trial by rushing the government mile course. Twenty six one mile runs were required to prove an average speed of 29 knots, and the vessel is slightly larger than the Tucker which set a 30.31 knot peak on a similar test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Sampson
Tucker
Coast Defender Mor gan Weaver Aims for Bigger Guns
Brigadier-General Erasmus Morgan Weaver, native of Lafayette Indiana born May 23 1854, heads the U S coast artillery and advocates larger guns for coastal defense. He showcases the Panama 16 inch gun and argues longer bigger bores improve firepower while demanding higher quality personnel to sustain specialized work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erasmus Morgan Weaver
Coast Artillery
United States Army
Lafayette
Ind
West Point
Weaver
Panama
Canal
Uncle Sam
United States
Coast Artillery Service
Hands Across the Border in Montreal 1873
The Thirteenth Regiment of the New York National Guard, from Brooklyn, visited Montreal May 23 1873 to join celebrations for Queen Victoria’s sixtieth birthday. The visit fostered a cordial North American bond after Civil War tensions and Fenian raids, with Governor General Marquis of Lorne hosting and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivering the response at the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
United States
New York National Guards
Montreal
Brooklyn
Mount Royal Park
Canada
North America
Marquis of Lorne
Henry Ward Beecher
France studies French forest dyes for domestic coloring
France's Agricultural Department reports an inventory of forest trees with dye potential. The black oak leads in coloring properties while yellow oaks offer perhaps richer browns. Historical note recalls yellow oak extract dyed uniforms in the War of Secession era. The goal is to develop coloring materials from French forests, though American forests remain superior in dye content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Agricultural Department
France
Tennessee
Kentucky
Three Cents a Day To Keep Man from Starving
Buffalo Jewish relief campaign aims to raise $50,000 to aid Jewish war sufferers in Europe. Rabbi Louis J. Kopala says three cents daily enough for bread. $1 buys bulk food, clothing, and medicine. Buffalo drive surpasses daily target and expects a major Elmwood Music Hall meeting with Sholen Ash and Dr. J. L. Magnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
American Central Relief Committee For
Louis J. Kopala
Buffalo Hebrew Relief Committee
Europe
Relief Committee
Elmwood Music Hall
Sholen Ash
J. L. Magnes
Motorist Held for Manslaughter in Windsor Death
Hartford May 23 George J Switzer of Litchfield was held in police court under $2000 bonds charged with manslaughter in the death of Samuel Levine a Windsor 15 year old. Switzer's car struck the boy on Windsor avenue Sunday afternoon and the lad died on the way to a hospital. Switzer will be bound over for action by the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
George J. Switzer
Litchfield
Samuel Levine
Windsor
Switzer
Windsor Avenue
Autoist Liable for Severe Fine in Police Court
Hartford May 23 Louis Longhi an automobile driver was fined 75 and costs for passing a standing trolley car in the sternest penalty yet in the local police court for a minor offense Prosecuting Attorney Parker urged a strict penalty noting frequent violations and motorists dodging penalties Travelers arriving Switzerland from Germany report that German Foreign Minister Jagow is near an agreement The Trans Atlantic steamship Innes is unusually free of ice this year Captain Lewis of the coast guard cutter Seneca reported
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Louis Longhi
Parker
Innes
Lewis
Seneca
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Co-Operative Sale
Long Beach
Armec
Rockers
Lee Bros. Furniture Co
Main St
Autoist
Switzerland
Germany
Worsiet
Jagow
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