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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
15
Advertisers Dammers and Gillette Auctioneers offer free presents as a promotional giveaway. No purchase necessary to receive a gift, tied to advertising the property auctions conducted by Dammers and Gillette.
A British despatch reports Lieut. Gen. Sir Percy and Lieut. Gen. Sir George Gorringe pushing to the south bank of the Tigris near Kut Amara. Turks hold Samayyat to the north, while the main force reaches the Ma gasie Dulailam line. Heat reaches about 100 degrees.
Yang Tu, a member of China's State Council and secretary to Yuan Shikai, resigns from office and asks Yuan Bih Kai to relieve him of duties and allow return to his ancestral home. He has been a key figure in the early monarchist movement and president of the Hankow Improvement Commission.
A leader compares himself to Bismarck and Chou Kung and expresses inability to govern a turbulent realm like Mexico. He requests immediate relief from his current post, invoking Mencius and a wish to retire to his native place.
Denver hosts the triennial convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen starting June 5 with 842 delegates from about 88,000 members. Proposals include constitutional revisions, district bodies, and a permanent headquarters in Chicago. A ten day ladies auxiliary convention with 375 delegates runs alongside, drawing up to 2,000 visitors.
In Berlin on May 23 the agriculture ministry outlined steps to boost goat rearing this summer to prevent a milk shortage next winter. Prussia’s agriculture chambers urge breeding associations to influence individuals, with possible premiums for goats and altered city markets, plus special pastures for the animals. The public is urged to reduce demand for goat milk.
Fragmentary line suggests a plan to maximize a summer event for children to recruit a larger crowd. Context implies community effort to broaden youth participation and enjoyment during warm months.
Winnipeg reports Canada plans a postwar Empire Fair in London to boost Great Britain's trade. The Empire Fair Committee oversees a huge auditorium over three times Olympia size, with Egypt Australia New Zealand and South Africa already allocated space for the event.
C J Collins, Castle House dancing instructor, will open his annual summer dance season at Fairfield pavilion on Decoration Day evening. Social evenings follow every Wednesday and Saturday with Speidel's orchestra for the season. The event draws Bridgeport's social crowd and is expected to be a record summer at the Sound ballroom.
A recent convention of the Women's National Agricultural and Horticultural Association highlights women growers facing low wages and male bias for identical work. The piece notes self-employment as a viable path and mentions women’s cabbages and beans as examples of their produce.
A Spanish company builds an aerial cableway across the Niagara River rapids nearing completion offering high views of the whirlpool. Passengers will cross above the river, with Decoration Day travel deals via Lehigh Valley Railroad at 11.40 dollars round trip from New York. George Johnson, a sailor, is shot fleeing a police arrest for disorderly conduct. A French torpedo boat destroyer arrives at Toulon with two crew of a sunk Greek vessel. $2 million in Canadian gold bars from Toronto added to J P Morgan & Co. France recalls its minister to Romania and the military attache.
The Illinois Staats Zeitung rebuts Theodore Roosevelt’s Detroit remarks of May 19 1916 denying its support for German militarism or pacifism. It rejects being allied with any anti U S bloc and defends its stance for prepared ness and public school European language study. It states it is an American newspaper printed partly in German and asserts independence in finances and policy. It contrasts German military prep with a moderate American approach and notes broader political cautions.
At Sokohall the Greek Catholic Union of America ended the office of supreme legal advisor and set each state as a tribunal to appoint its own. The convention, in session since May 14, elected officers including Rev. Alexander Dzubay supreme spiritual adviser and George Kondor supreme president. Suspensions will be handled by the tribunal legal advisers.
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