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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
11
A brief poem praising patriotism appears under the banner line It extols the love for scenes along familiar roads and the inspiration found in devotion to one’s homeland The verse reflects 19th century style and emphasizes national sentiment and earthward flowers as symbols of shared allegiance
A collage of wry lines and cultural snippets reflecting post Fourth of July mood. Mentions Dempsey and Taft, political quips, economic notes, and casual observations on leisure, politics, inflation, and society with a humorous, editorial tone. Includes references to Oklahoma wheat, Bolshevik ideas, and a lyric about women's hearts and minds.
The author decries milk price increases trebling over 15 years, arguing no solid cause beyond distributor profits. Farmers in Connecticut receive seven cents per unit while consumers pay higher prices, suggesting wasteful distribution and middlemen profits. An investigation is urged.
The writer denounces the George Washington as a German built ship falsely labeled United States. He argues the US lacks a true merchant marine and that the President’s voyage in foreign craft exposes American gullibility and weakness. He claims American ships once roamed the seas and laments the absence of an English speaking American fleet.
The obituary honors Dr. Anna Toward Shaw as a pioneering woman minister in America. She faced social and church barriers, helped abrir a path for other women, and stayed practical and sane in public life. Her life bridged service to women and the suffrage movement without sensationalism.
Maximilian Harden warns rulers not to elevate a has been who fled his people. He argues Wilhelm II bears little responsibility beyond theater and riding a wooden horse. He contends if tried after the armistice, Germans would repent. now, pursuing subordinates would miss the deeper fault.
The Hartford Giligan woman, who had claimed innocence while killing to profit from victims, pleads guilty to second degree murder. The State's Attorney Alcora' supported the plea, ensuring she will not face another life to recommence such crime.
Mrs. G. R. Hudr of 84 L Street displayed four Pomeranians at the Haven Island club show in Sayin Thock yesterday, capturing seven prizes. Midgee a pure white pom won first prize, as did another Pommy in puppy class and Crankath poundback fem for first prize and best in show, with Danahus also winning.
In Mineola New York July 4 Republican leaders in Nassau County say Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is likely unopposed for the Assembly nomination in the Second District. They expect a meeting early next week to endorse him unanimously, though some leaders remain cautious about the final nomination.
Bridgeport highlights include public schools closed for summer, Blackberries and watermelons in season, and summer guests waking the town. The Naugatuck road reports trains hauled off for the day, a window broken at 849 Main, and a firehouse gas flare. The George Hotel fireworks were dampened by a shower, and the Howe band serenaded city officials in New Haven.
July 4 column recalls how during wartime the government urged citizens to play detective for disloyalty. It cites a flood of letters to the Justice Department, including a Mississippi note claiming a Crown Prince lookalike, illustrating the era’s paranoia and the difficulty of separating genuine threats from madness.
A fragmentary look reveals wedding citations for Rev John C G Davenport and Josephine Hubbell on July 3, with other notices including Julia A Goger’s death at 92 in Newtown, and varied wartime correspondence. The text also contains vivid, unfiltered citizen letters to a government department proposing war aids and unconventional schemes, ranging from improvised weapons to influenza cures and stage career hopes, plus stray comments about spies and occult networks.
Hugh C. Wales, ex American ambassador, told the American Chamber of Commerce in Paris that 1776 set a world example and 1913 saw America help others follow it. He praised President Wilson and said the league of nations embodies true brotherhood, stressing Franco American friendship.
July 4 reports say Washington took every precaution against anarchist outrages with public buildings and officials’ homes under guard and suspects monitored In New York public buildings power lines and churches were guarded Chicago housed two infantry companies and mobilized state militia Officers guarded stockyards and no parade permits were issued Pittsburgh protected public buildings and industrial plants with special deputies at the Federal building amid recent dynamite thefts nearby
London reports that Ukrainian forces won control of Odessa after a bloody battle, with Bolshevik troops fleeing. Copenhagen notes Estonian warships captured the fortress of Baldera at the Dvina river mouth and cleared German vessels to the Muelgrabe canal, claiming four German ships were seized. The Riga siege tightens from west, east, and north.
At Bisbee five persons were wounded in a midnight clash between soldiers of the Tenth United States cavalry colored and civilians. The African American troopers arrived from Fort Huachuca under Col George B. White for a parade when a taunt to militia policeman George Sullivan sparked the fight. Sullivan’s pistol was seized as the melee began, drawing police and civilians into the confrontation.
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