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The Bridgeport Standard Telegram lists subscription rates and morning circulation details for Connecticut readers. A publication note marks it as a newspaper of record with advertising and Associated Press affiliations, plus a short poem by John Kendrick Bangs in this issue.
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Breakfast Table musings mix politics and prudence
A fragmented column surveys postwar themes from coal costs to prohibition, taxes, and crime waves in New York. It riffs on Alderman Carnell, Bela Kun, Henry Ford, and Secretary Baker while noting barber prices and a high altitude airplane wedding.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poem reflects on fame false happiness and aging. The speaker notes achieving renown in thirteen states yet suffers rheumatics and dental decay. He recalls wealth modern pleasure, a velvet limousine, and crowds, but laments fading youth and worn spirit while longing for simpler needs.
Bread subsidy proposed to cut Bridgeport living costs
A wartime style proposal argues the federal grain subsidy can lower bread and overall food prices. It details government support for wheat at $2.26 per bushel, refunds to millers, and price caps on flour and bread, claiming widespread economic benefits and precedent from Britain.
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Cheaper Electric Power Reaches Bridgeport Homes
A discussion on Bridgeport near Zoar bridge power development and Housatonic river output, noting Bridgeport’s low industrial rate while households face high top charges. The piece argues coal prices justify current costs but urges tapping nearby water power to supply homes with cheaper electricity.
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War on Tobacco Sparks Debate Over Prohibition Tactics
A reflective column argues against banning tobacco via federal amendment, urging open, factual campaigns instead. It cautions that campaigns targeting smokers and minors risk backfiring, calling for reforms and transparency to sway opinion by 1924 or 2024.
A Good Postmaster Renomination Praised in Bridgeport
Bridgeport endorses Charles F. Greene for postmaster citing hard work and steady service with no complaints about his conduct. The piece notes popular support for Greene despite mixed views of his superiors, particularly Burleson.
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Ships and Ships Actively Built for War Effort
Bridgeport’s Nousatonic yard stops merchant output to build undersea salvage ships for Simon Take. Uncle Sam’s Emergency Fleet Corp reports 1096 vessels delivered totaling 6,068,739 deadweight tons by mid July, 1524 launched totaling 8,030,288 DWT, and 2081 keels laid totaling 11,421,311 DWT. Great Lakes shipwork surges, with three times as many workers as in wartime.
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Simon Take
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Great Lakes
Great Britain
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago From the Standard
Bridgeport notes mark a busy August with summer travel and local outings. Residents attend excursions from Danbury and Brookfield to Parlor Rock, while the Sedgewick Guards plan a Long Island trip and the Olympic club hosts a Pembroke Grove picnic. The Board of Health meets, assessors prepare a property list for fair taxation, and traffic safety asks for flagmen at key crossings. A parrot, a concert by W A Robinson, and municipal records indexing are also reported alongside a Bridgeport death.
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The Flu Is Coming Back In The United States
Washington reports warn that the flu will recur next year and cause substantial deaths and long lasting after effects. Dr. Getler and AMA officials urge preparation, research funding of 1.4 million dollars, and civic planning to reduce mortality and economic loss from another influenza outbreak.
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Stamford Sculptor Produces Evidence
Wastington Aug 5 Six photographs of airplane parts piled for burning at Colonbey les Belles France were submitted to a House War Investigating committee by Gutze r Borglum of Stamford Conn who paid 560 for them and says microscopic tests show good parts were destroyed Three other witnesses Paul Lockwood Stamford a former army lieutenant John McKague Brooklyn and Alfre Horar Scranton Pa identified the photos and testified they believed good planes were burned in France
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Scranton
One Handed Driving Banned in New Jersey
Newark N J August 5 We will have none of this one handed driving in New Jersey said Motor Commissioner Dili at a hearing before him today of Ralph Hollement of Marcella avenue West Orange who was charged with colliding with another machine while driving his automobile from Dover to Rockaway N J on July 0 3 Charles H Gregory an engineer at the New Jersey Water Commission testified that before the accident Holleman passed him with one hand around a girl on the front seat with him
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Believes Russia Will Obtain Some Indemnity
Norman Davis, adviser to the American peace delegation, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington that Russia is likely to participate in any indemnity Germany must pay if it forms a stable government. He noted Russia contributed greatly to the war and should not be shut out if a stable government is established. Relations with the peace conference are described as political rather than tied to a specific reparation total for Germany.
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James Staples
Curtis Thompson
Andrew Burke
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Cincinnati
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Handles Her Roughly She Becomes His Bride
New York August 6 Miss Marie Goff the lead acting woman who was handled roughly in At 6 45 by Joh Cromwell has married him. They wed Sunday at Union Hill New Jersey and she became Mrs Cromwell amid coverage of the sensational stage incident.
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France aims to reconstruct merchant fleet with large grant
Paris August 3. Minister Louis Islotz won cabinet approval to introduce a bill in the Chamber of Deputies providing 1,830,000,009 francs for reconstructing France s commercial fleet.
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Found Dear on Farm Farstead Man Found Dead in Field
Selah Aburpham former Andover assembly member is found dead in a farm field late Monday afternoon. The 67 year old native of South Windsor lived in East Hartford until age 28 and served on the Andover Board of Selectmen. He leaves a widow.
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Newspapers Express Themselves on Hungary
The piece reports varied editorials on the Transarian situation with The Excelsior urging disarmament of Hungarian troops and Romanians taking lead in this task. It also notes the Second Division parade in New York City and discusses public health efforts to combat the influenza plague through scientific germ identification and nationwide campaigns.
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