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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1919
Page
8
A columnist letter titled a distracted mother urges parents and all pedestrians to respect street danger. The piece argues drivers must anticipate walkers and cross only at corners, citing European fines for jaywalking and calling for city traffic policing to protect pedestrians. It stresses that streets between curbs are for play no more than railroad tracks.
A fragmented OCR style piece lists John Kendrick Bangs with ironic lines calling him to work, then shifts to a mock description of a donkey persona. The text imitates mock heroic verse with scattered phrases about calls, tricks, and kicks, preserving quirky voice.
A Kansas City Journal column mocks editor apologies and public service chatter. It critiques rhetoric on voting rights, Prohibition, and wartime sentiment, noting the patience of readers and the evasive style of editorial notes. The piece parodies public discourse and media self-critique.
The article argues the wires are back in private hands but rates will stay fixed, while government ownership is criticized. It claims coal prices fell due to lack of government control and urges private managers to prove care by lowering rates once Congress permits or postwar peace ends.
The article notes chemical industry expansion during World War I with government tariff protection urged by President Wilson. It cites over $400.6 million invested in 1918 and a surge from $350,000 to $17 million in one line, signaling job creation and profits while stressing domestic production and trade prospects.
The piece warns that oil speculation is booming and may be a large swindle, citing New York authorities acting to curb raids and warning that honest labor profits vanish into the pockets of sellers peddling worthless paper after war-driven boom. It recalls postwar ride of risky ventures.
Report claims the Gleaners' Clearing House based in Chicago swindled Michigan out of 750000 dollars through overpricing twine produced by prisoners at the state penal institution. An investigation is ordered and punishment awaits those responsible.
George E. Mathies treasurer of Seymour Manufacturing faces federal charges for using the mails to defraud the Roumanian government and alleged bribery of a Roumanian munitions commissioner. The indictment covers a 1936 contract worth 1.95 million dollars with a 25 percent payment and a $24,402.50 proposed commission to Edward Darcis. Other defendants include William S. Huntoon, Frederick White, Gilbert Loomis, and Walter Hlensey. Proceedings begin in Hartford with arraignment and later trial set for June 24.
Grace Church Fairfield and Clinton avenue hosted a lively children's day with Sunday school songs recitations and exercises. The program included a baptism and a fundraising offering for the children's fund aiding Christian workers in colleges and seminaries.
Frederic J. Hasksin cautions that careless owners invite car theft as professional thieves intensify operations. In Washington 864 cars were stolen last year with many unrecovered, while nationwide nine months in fifty cities saw 22 760 cars stolen, averaging about 450 dollars per car. Police stress owners to record license numbers and engine details to speed recovery.
About 70 Americans from 24 states attended a banquet in Coblenz hosted by the B C A at Elotel Monopole for Third Army Country association members. Richard Springfield Mo led as toastmaster. speakers included Dr. Guy P. Benton and Major W W Ketl with aims to stimulate rural interest for men returning to farming. The association lists 150 members with Private J W Milner of Huntsville Ala as president. New England attendees named among the guests.
Real estate transfers reported by Charles L. Doherty include William Becker buying the Ellen Carr property on Park Avenue and Johanna Scecord purchasing the Carroll property on Park Avenue, with other transfers on Cottage Street and at the Hotel Astor in Bridgeport. Officials discuss stricter auto licensing, urging reporting of every sale within 24 hours and possible licensed auto dealers, plus centralized license verification to prevent repeated tag issuance.
The Standard reports Bridgeport happenings including education board meeting plans, local visits by I O G T members, Odd Fellows assessments, Fourth of July preparations in New Haven, and sports injuries. It notes a violent incident on Walter Street, a Seaside Park concert, new Bygdenert Hydraulic Co directors led by P T Barnum, and weather variety. Funeral of Thomas J. Dunbar, city council salary dispute over fire marshal role, and various local notices.
The poem laments persistently high living costs as wages lag. A speaker riffs on paying for daily goods and services from baker to plumber, imagining frugal hardship, debt, and the dream of saving despite economic squeeze. The verse traces the emotional toll of bills and the stubborn hope to tuck away a nickel.
Devon man Baldwin Sr of Baldwins Station, aged 87 and a Milford native, is confined at home with a broken hip after a fall near the Housatonic River Friday afternoon. Doctor Pons attends. recovery doubtful but he rests as comfortably as possible.
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