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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
12
A Pullman conductor advises no berth on a delayed trip to Passengers, leaving a traveler to endure a night in a day coach as a restless scene unfolds. A porter offers help but the mood remains tense amid the unresolved journey.
A fragmentary verse piece portrays a roving figure named the Bee as a poet, singing through clover fields. It contrasts the merry rover with inner melancholy, praising ceaseless rhyme and the heart of beauty expressed in music and honeyed cadence.
The readable fragments show scattered phrases about politics war and social issues. Notable items reference a peace treaty debate a declaration by Patrick Henry and mentions of German envoys and a fire line. The text is garbled with many incomplete words and stray fragments.
Reader voice rails against classic poets and imperial figures, favoring simple homely life. The narrator prefers farm labor and domestic scenes over Ulysses and chivalric knights, arguing modern toil and kitchen tasks provide truer inspiration.
A retrospective on agricultural and industrial progress, tracing from ancient hand tools to modern steel plows and steam power. It notes dramatic efficiency gains, Taylorism, and the shift from slave labor to machinery, highlighting the eager spread of mechanization across farm, home, and factory.
In Atlantic City the American Federation of Labor actions reassure the nation that organized labor remains loyal. Samuel Gompers declares industrial autocracy must go but rejects autocratic methods against autocracy. The federation opposes general strikes for Mooney or Debs, advocating law over violence and a representative government inclusive of all classes.
The article argues the Senate confirms the peace treaty synopsis released May 8, finding it clearer than the full text. It notes no secret items revealed, warns the public to read the long document, and suggests the publication sparks interest without harming the Senate, while questioning how Wall Street accessed the full text.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels again curbs Navy League influence in naval policy. The public supports him amid past Seven Seas imperialistic rhetoric and prewar misrepresentation. The piece argues for a professional booster organization for the armed forces.
Bridgeport items recount a June 1873 snapshot: wharf work at Seaside Park, pension news for Col Sumner, local divers returning from California, circus posters, Corpus Christi and Saint Barnabas observances, a dragon of street chatter about a deceased citizen, church notices, new names for old inns, European tours by Bishop Moore, Long Branch excursion details, trout fishing exploits, bees lecture at Waterbury Society, a false lightning scare debunked, a silver wedding bank visit, perjury case against William Dickinson, and a Providence baseball visit plus cricketing notes on local bands and events.
In Santo Domingo and Haiti US Marines pursue bandits through rugged mountain terrain using airplanes to locate camps and deter raids. The fighter effort targets guerrilla bands amid sugar plantations, while authorities press for roads and schools as a solution beyond policing.
A Bridgeport reader writes an open letter praising the Twenty sixth Division returning from Europe and honoring fallen soldiers. He urges a soldiers and sailors monument in a Bridgeport park to preserve memory of those who died and to give comfort to mothers who mourn. He calls for homefront recognition of their sacrifice and enduring pride in Bridgeport's war contributions.
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