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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1916
Page
13
The fragment lists several political roles and names including Wilson and Marshall for national offices, Cummings and Donovan for Senate and House, Beardsley for governor, and Duff y for secretary of state. other names appear garbled.
The Bridgeport press mourns Frank W. Bolande a pioneer of penny journalism. He edited the Bridgeport Evening Post for decades shaping a neutral tough news voice. Bolande championed Commission government until his death while urging reform, leaving two newspapers and broad county influence.
A letter from William E. Primrose, chairman of the Ninth District Republicans, attacks pro Canadian? No, economy. He cites European war prosperity and predicts limited duration of conflict while warning of foreign competition. He suggests party leaders echo similar views from Hughes Hill and McLean, condemning the idea of a fool’s paradise.
Voters in the Ninth District hear a call to reject empty claims over tariff policy as they recall the Wilson administration bill that placed tariffs beyond party lines. They note Republican and Democratic candidates alike supported Wilson's tariff framework.
The piece argues Bayonne shows poor leadership by employers and authorities during labor disputes, noting violence and gunmen while praising Bridgeport for better handling. It singles out Standard Oil for problematic relations and excessive local violence around its investments.
The article argues there is no evidence the conflict will end soon. It notes firm resolve by England and France, rejection of mediation, and Germany's peace talk on its terms. It claims manpower, materials, and money remain abundant, implying civilization can sustain large-scale war indefinitely.
Helsingfors Finland Oct 16 War driven boom amid general prosperity with plans for a steamship line to North and South America. Money flood from Bank of England and Russian expenditures boosts deposits while harvests in 1915 reduce grain imports. Sawmills down 60 percent. building trades stagnate. iron and export industries strong. wool good. leather firms expanding with more hides from Russia.
A summary of Roosevelt’s shifting stance on the eight hour workday for railroad workers. It compares his 1906 push for shorter hours with his 1916 critique of the Adamson Law and his remarks during campaigns against Wilson. The piece cites his 1907 message and a Battle Creek speech noting variations in labor time judgments.
In Bridgeport five thousand city children will raise funds for the Save the Baby campaign October 23 to 30 aiming to donate ten thousand dollars to Day Nursery Visiting Nurse Association and allied charities. Led by Mrs. A C Fones with separate divisions for Factory Church and Merchants, the plan includes ten captains per sub committee and teams of 25 workers, plus hundreds of adults. a Stratfield tea tomorrow will finalize arrangements.
Miss Anne Shelton sister of Mrs. Philip Beverly Warner and Edward Lewis Barlow were married on Saturday evening in Christchurch Stratford by Rev C Kennedy. Attendants wore rose and blue gowns with orchids and a long satin train. A reception followed at the Warner home.
Sergeant Raoul Lufbery of New Haven Conn is praised as the American who thought himself a Frenchman. He trained with Marc Pourpe in Saigon, joined the American flying corps, and is credited with downing five German planes since July 1. He swore to avenge Pourpe after his commander’s death. Also, William Silbermann of New York is sentenced in Paris to five years in prison and a $125 fine for trading with the enemy.
Police pursue a theft ring after jewelry worth 1500 vanished from a car in front of Carrs cafe on Cannon street. Individual owners in Fairfield and nearby areas report pocketbooks, bags and a watch stolen on Main and Elm streets. Three burglaries, including United Department Store, are investigated with officer Lynch injured during a 3 am break in.
Nearly 10,000 spectators witnessed Bridgeport’s outdoor event Fighting the Flames at Avon Field. The four story Hotel Dan Johnson burned with grandstand full, young people drew focus from the top stories, and modern fire apparatus impressed. Ambulance stood by. no injuries. event raised funds for sick and injured firemen. Eric Brunnow, Princeton freshman, died of infantile paralysis at 17 in university infirmary.
Mrs. Adelaide Kaville of New Haven reports malaria and indigestion relief after three months in the Green Mountains and two days of Tanlac. Retailer M. M. Ochnicoff praises Tanlac as a best seller since its New Haven debut twelve weeks ago, with customers sharing success stories. The Tanlac Man is at Atlantic Pharmacy, 980 Main Street, daily.
The elderly legal figure Mayor William A. A. Guthrie passed away marking the end of a long public career. In business news, United States Co. in Canton Ohio sold to Hornblower I Weeks of New York for 16 million dollars.
In New York on October 16 6 000 workers and business leaders booed Charles E Hughes and his Irish American and German American backers as they tried to address the crowd at Madison Square. The touring car was driven into the gathering and the speakers were jeered and eventually departed after their Hughes lithographs and buttons were torn and cast aside. A Wilson rally followed, with volunteers speaking for two hours.
Unusually large patronage greets Butler’s holiday week kickoff at 1107 Main Street. The men’s women’s and children’s clothier extends anniversary offers through Oct 25 with a free hat with each purchase. Mr Butler toured the city and praised local support.
Harris Wolff dies at Rattle Creek Michigan leaving estate above 250000 dollars. Michigan coal miners strike involving about 3000 men ends. Tarrytown New Jersey faces gasoline supply disruptions tied to Bayonne strike. Boston customs guarded after threatening letter to port collector Edmund Billings.
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