Port Telegraph: Connecticut's largest morning paper history
The Port Telegraph Gazette notes its founding in 1891 and claims largest morning circulation in Connecticut. Published by The Post Publishing Co at 49 Cannon Street, it lists subscription rates and advertising reps in Boston, New York, Hartford, and Chicago. The Associated Press is credited for dispatches. Magicphone 6100.
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Post. Publishing Co
Cannon Street
Matter
Reign Advertising
Mathews’ Special Agency
Bearcat
Boston
Mass
Madison
Line of Cheer Kendrick Blngs Scratches Earth
A fragmentary verse line attributes Kendrick Blngs with a ceremonial gesture toward Mother Earth, promising gifts of abundance and sustenance. The text hints at ritual praise and feminine-coded imagery, with ambiguous intent and archaic phrasing.
Fragmented Breakfast Table Musings Open Late Journal
A mosaic of clipped snippets and garbled phrases from a Kansas City Journal page. The text wanders through weather notes, sports chatter, prices, politics, and odd reflections on society, blimps, taxation, and daily life.
Why Men Die From Energy Limits And Lost Limbs
A surgeon and Rubner’s energy theory are cited to claim life lengthens after limb loss and that humans have a fixed energy budget. Lazy people allegedly outlive sprinters, and conserving energy could triple a lifetime. The piece urges careful calorie use and warns against overwork.
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Max Rubner
Rubner
Chickens Home To Roost In California Tragedy
A Los Angeles case centers on a young man who killed his fiancée after she refused marriage. The column argues the sin of youth haunts the father, mother, and society, urging marriage and home as vital, while questioning responsibility of both parents and the laws.
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California
Germany
A portrait of our President in words not scorn nor praise
The piece argues Woodrow Wilson defies simple judgment. It notes Americans cannot fairly profile him as hero or villain and calls for historical perspective rather than current partisan verdicts.
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Oliver Cromwell
America
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
DRY FOR KEEPS DEMOBILIZATION AND PROHIBITION
In January the army demobilizes and the prohibition amendment takes effect ending wartime prohibition. The liquor trade will mostly vanish. wholesalers and large saloons may operate briefly. Public sentiment favors the dry cause, with politicians avoiding votes on the issue. Beer and light wines lose favor, tied to pro German interests, as John Barleycorn is cast out.
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John Barleycorn
Washington Getting To A Peace Basis
Frederic J. Haskin reports Washington, after signing the peace treaty, moves toward normalcy as war bureaus wind down and civilian life resumes. The city disperses war-built structures, depletes war labor roles, and sees new permanent populations and rents rising as gleaming prosperity returns.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
An elderly man reflects on aging and labor, likening people to machines that wear down with time. He jokes about plans for rest and adventure fading as responsibilities and repairs take over, ending with the image of a man worn out by life and work.
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Colonel Openshaw
London Hospital
Openshaw
Matt
Fred
Colonel Barclay Decorated by British for Bravery
Colonel William Barclay of New York city arrived at his summer home in Wareham Gass to learn he has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order by the British government for extreme bravery in battle. He commanded the 11th Engineers at Cambrai during the German offensive of 1918 when he ordered his men to drop their picks and shovels and attack the Germans who had breached a line.
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Wareham
Gass
William Barclay
New York City
Barclay
11Th Engineers
Camibrai
Ayer Captain Harris Discharged After Court Martial
Captain Harry G. Harris of Brookline was tried by general court martial for theft of government coal from Camp Devens. He was found guilty and ordered dismissed from the army. The finding announced yesterday noted the adjutant general ordered commutation of the sentence to a $50 monthly fine until discharge.
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Ayer
Mass
Harry G. Harris
Brookline
Camp Devens
Harris
Bridgeport News Highlights and Local Happenings 1879
Bridgeport notes circus day near this week the hay spill on State Street plus new houses on Park Noble Tang and Arctic streets. Weather and rain events. excursions, religious notices and a large St George excursion to Spring Grove. Encampment prospects for near Bridgeport and upcoming Sunday School events. notable civic visits and a Col Dorary reception with discussion of Frary Cutlery Co. plans. Obituaries listed for July 12 in Bridgeport with funeral details.
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Hovey
Supreme Court of Errors
J. W.W. Parrott
Housatonic
R. R. Nichols
Smith
Eugene Ward
Wm. J. Dick
Dwight Morris
the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co
S. RB. Smith
Norvalk
J. Fox
State Street
Staedtler’s Park
North Bridgeport
Mexicans Impeach Abstract of Debt In Washington
Washington experts say official Mexican external debt figures differ from unofficial United States reports. Official external debt is 143,472,900 with 48,000,000 interest. unofficial totals reach 172,469,000, boosted by the disputed 30,000,000 Huerta loan. Internal debt is 69,397,000 with 17,914,000 interest. unofficial puts it at 68,611,000 and 14,530,000.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
France
Mexican Congress
Carranza
Mexico
Ican
Treasury
Joan Banks
Mexico City
State Department
Retreating Turks Mutilate Greek Women at Smyrna
Saloniki July 13 Greek army driving Turks south of Smyrna in Asia Minor report says Turkish forces abandon guns in flight leaving behind mutilated Greek women and children. Greek army headquarters says more than 80 women and children slain or mutilated.
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Saloniki
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Ners
Poincare Honors Foch in Paris Wreath Gift
President Poincare conferred a gold Taurel Wreath on Marshal Foch in Paris. The gift was donated by inhabitants of the Seine and Oise department. Paris municipality plans to name avenues after Poincare and Premier Clemenceau.
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Paris
Poincare
Marshal Foreh
Seine
Oise
Foincare
Premie Clemenceau
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