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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1919
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR reads poem lines with Kendrick Bangs praising companionship and June imagery. Lively rye wit appears as antiquated verse voice reflects on loneliness and friendship while flowers and eyes observe the speaker.
Fragmented quotes mix political critique and social observations. References include Washington treaty leaks, a proposed league of nations, Taft family prominence, Villa reward talks, and era trivia. The piece blends humor and commentary, citing figures like Gillert and Warren Tribune snippets about oysters and seasonal behavior.
A Pershing message to servicemen returning from France praises their unity, sacrifice, and discipline that helped win the war and urges them to carry high wartime ideals into the hard task of rebuilding at home. The letter highlights Pershing’s respect for the enlisted man and the enduring standard set by their conduct.
The piece urges Congress to pass Secretary Lane's bill opening public lands to soldiers. It argues reclamation work will provide jobs for many veterans, draining swamps, clearing timber, and irrigating deserts, while returning millions of acres to public use and requiring public funding. It notes some soldiers seek urban life but praises outdoor roles for those who love the open.
The piece argues rumors outrun corrections and urges careful speech by public figures. It cites G W Perkins correcting Y M C A misperceptions and Hawker's remarks about NC fliers, noting corrections reach readers too late to change opinions. It advocates a dedicated publicity department to manage public statements.
Frederic Haskin argues in a recent piece that stronger laws and wiser car owners are needed to curb theft. He notes wheel locks and other devices exist but weak laws allow thieves to profit, despite Connecticut having good statutes. Police and prosecutors fail to curb the market for stolen cars.
Bridgeport notes from June 1879 report Grand Army post Bliss Howe Jr excursion plans, ripening strawberries, a frost scare, and a rising interest in local events. Reports cover Mason and firemen gatherings, criminal court sentences, temperance, be er complaints, minister sessions, and a Norwalk hotel bid.
A new youth union led by hundreds of teachers and backed by the Division of School Hygiene urges essentials over wages. It seeks milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables, sleep, and toothbrushes for children aged five to sixteen to improve health, with thousands of families resisting rising costs while communities push school lunch programs and nutrition tests.
Judge John Booth will preside over the criminal division of the Dominion Pleas court as jurors are drawn for a hearing day. Jurors listed include Irving Lyon, Howard S. Croft, John H. Reid, John C. Clarkson, and others from Bridgeport, Greenwich, Norwalk, Stamford, and surrounding towns. Report time set for 4 p.m. with multiple cases awaiting hearing.
Shelton June 9 In City court this morning Judge John Ditlon imposed a 30 dollar fine and costs for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a minor and 25 dollars for reckless driving on James R Parker of New York Parker was arrested last Monday by Shelton police on a complaint by Michael Mellillo of Derby who said Parker struck Mellillo on the Bridgeport road, wrecked his car, and tried to flee Mellillo jumped into Parker s car to stop him.
Washington reports a strong U S marine presence in Nicaragua and a warship on each coast ready to deter Costa Rican invasion. No action expected until State Department concludes its inquiry. WEDDING BELLS lists issued licenses for multiple couples across city addresses. In Shelton the Lotus Male quartet performed for patients at the state tuberculosis sanatorium.
Union machinists in the city voted in favor of a Mooney protest strike for July 4 5 and 6. Sam Javit the business agent reports the vuling closed Saturday night with only one dissenting vote. The result will be reported at the AF of L convention in Atlantic City next week. Inventory shows 6 368 485 dollars in the estate of Albert Fehrenbach filed in probate court yesterday. It lists Monroe real estate and some personal property with appraisers J Frank Olmstead and William K Mix.
An indignant plea imagines running the weather to ease farmers drought and flood woes while a school play program is celebrated as vital to child life. The piece links climate grievances, civic advice, and a push for a community play school union with the slogan “Ftealth, strength and joy.”
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