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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
7
A fragment from the Bridgeport Evening Farmer includes references to the Telegraph service of the United Post Office in Bridgeport Connecticut and to publishing details at 179 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport. The text is partial and lacks complete context or a defined event.
The Ohio Constitutional convention shows near unanimity for woman suffrage with 777 delegates voting and 37 opposed. The piece notes likely voter support for equal franchise and quotes Harriet Stanton Batch of the Women’s Political Union on men and reform, while suggesting England’s potential enfranchisement and a cabinet split over timing.
Fragments argue crowded trolley cars with high passenger loads. The text contends public service should not be funded by residents via private corporations and questions a 25 percent fare premium for trolley service. Local context unclear.
The advertisement promotes luxuriously styled undergarments and nightwear for women at B M Read Company Bridgeport. It highlights gowns combinations corset covers drawers and negligees with prices ranging from 25 cents to 4 50, noting exclusive sale for Bridgeport and a variety of fabrics including nainsook crepe and marcella.
The Democratic Congressional Committee plans an active offensive after the national conventions. They argue Republicans avoid issues with personal attacks while Democrats will address tariffs, trusts, cost of living, and corporate overcapitalization. They will spotlight their record and contrast it with Republican Senate and president to show where they would act to remove rottenness.
Massachusetts moves toward a progressive Commonwealth under Governor Foss with a two senatorial reference act. Voters will elect United States senators on party tickets alongside state officers. Although lacking a constitutional amendment, the moral force of the Popular will is seen as strong, reducing risk of legislative override. The piece favors direct election over direct nomination and condemns the old legislative selection method.
The richest man in the world faces questions amid sharp, evasive responses that spark anger and a sense of defiance toward the law. The testimony hints at a clash between wealth and justice, with critics arguing affluent power taints public esteem and precedent.
The article argues Captain Smith bears primary fault for the Titanic disaster due to risking through warned ice fields and excessive speed. It cites Ismay’s possible push for speed, owner greed tied to dividends, and failures in lifeboats and bulkheads. The report upholds investigation findings of negligent leadership and safety lapses.
A New Jersey scene shapes the Taft Roosevelt LaFollette dynamics as delegates mix with party bosses and primaries in a race that may pivot to a progressive platform. The piece notes Taft’s weak grip on the base, Roosevelt’s near certainty, and LaFollette’s balancing role while predicting a dramatic convention.
The Public Utilities Commission reversed the aldermen on Grand avenue rail, restoring grooved rails after local outcry for better street access. The New Haven Union hails this as a victory for home rule and public interest, while Bridgeport endures long disputes with trolley monopoly over street repairs and street trees.
In Washington a woman may accept a jury summons or decline at her option. She need only tell the sheriff that engagements or preferences engross her attention, and her name is struck through. Suffrage does not necessarily carry a penalty. if a lady chooses to serve, she is welcome, otherwise there is an end on it.
A World War I era poem by Major John B. Ketchum dated May 1912 from New York. It presents a nightly vigil in bivouac, contrasting battle weariness with a calm, lunar hour. The speaker conjures moonlit scenes and a fleeting peace before dawn brings renewed strife.
The narrative traces early steerable balloon experiments in Berlin and German, French, and English attempts at flight and copyright. It notes the first dirigible, helmholtz suggestion, and Montgolfier and Montgolfier ascent milestones, along with shifts in U S copyright terms from fourteen to twenty-eight years and later international conventions.
The fragment appears garbled with mixed numbers and foreign terms. Readable elements show a reference to a teaching tree or system called Sos vane with numbers 85.25 and 83,00 and a model or code SL50. No coherent event or person details are present.
An advertisement lists Swiss ribbed vests and lisle vests priced from 13 cents to 75 cents, with multi item deals like 2 for 26 cents and 3 for 50 cents. Fancy trimmed vests and fine cotton union suits are shown at 13 cents to 1.26 dollars, plus children’s vests and union suits at 13 to 65 cents.
A Hosiery Section display features Fancy Socks for children in white and colored tops with striped and plain romper socks in white black tan and linen shades.
Women who motor ride will appreciate this novel draping veil for hats. Made of light rubberized material it is water and dust proof and folds into a compact case smaller than a pocket book. Carry in a handbag for rain or shine priced at $2.00.
A quirky catalog-like list from the Chicago Tribune fil reads of discounts on clothing and household goods. Items include Ladies' Ribbed Vests at 8c, Bathing Suits at 1.36, Bridgeport Pennants, Men's Union Suits, Hose Menders, Bicycle Bells, Gloves, Pocket Knives, Window Screens, Bathing Caps, Wire Netting, Sailor Row Boats, and large Pails and Shovels, with prices in cents and dollars.
STEPNEY Campyon Cutter Homer Sherman and D E Osborne Jr attended the State gun shoot held at New Haven on Saturday. Mrs Albert Fairchild recently visited relatives in Danbury and John T Eastwood carried eleven loads to Danbury for the King's Daughters county convention. Carrie Elwell county secretary attended with a pearl and amethyst brooch and collar pins as a token of appreciation for her service. Victor Parr and Morris French spent days in Zoar on a fishing expedition. Work continues on the East Side Settlement house under Thomas Perkins to be ready for summer visitors from New York. Henry Osborn and Frank Canfield named appraisers on the late Mrs Levi Ward's estate. A surprise party honored Sir Herbert Joyce for her birthday at Mr and Mrs Jerome Nichols home then Mrs Jones's home with luncheon and entertainment. A man who bought the Burr Meade place was badly bruised after a wagon accident near Summit. Alderman Cassidy and friends fishing near Pentigid Reef were lost for over an hour in dense fog.
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