German Plans and the New Trade War After War
The piece portrays Frederick the Great as a fallible model, contrasts Kaiser era Germany with postwar conditions, and warns that Germany aims to restore trade by deceptive means. It cites Hoover Kellogg and Walcott, labels Germans as Huns, and urges vigilance against German espionage and capital interests in America led by Francis Garvan and allied governments’ warnings.
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Frederick the Great
Germany
Srederick
Bridgeport
Interists
Francis P. Garvan
Berlin
Ebert
Erzberger
Scheidemann
Bernstorff
Albert
Eee
Weathered World War I era musings and daily life snippets
A collage of vintage column musings and social notes on April fools, bonds, weather, politics, and daily routines. References to generals, foreign entanglements, victory bonds, and evolving social life mix with humor about spouses at clubs, hotel plans, and garden imagery from a Kansas City Journal style page.
The Airplane and the Dream of Flight
A historical reflection on rapid aviation progress from early powered flight to nonstop naval seaplane records. It credits internal combustion engines and past pioneers like Langley for enabling aircraft breakthroughs and compares ancient magic carpets to modern machines powered by gasoline and steel.
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Army
Newfoundland
Azores
Theodore ‘Langley
Langley
Mother Earth
Postmaster General Burleson in clash with windmills and public praise
The piece criticizes Postmaster General Burleson for fighting publishers over second class postage while failing to address rising phone and wire rates and declining service. It argues he uses anti publisher rhetoric to deflect, seeking to surrender telephony and telegraphs to attack the publishers’ influence.
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Burleson
Gompers
New England
Omsk
Octopus
Hhey
Tip to Mr. King on bond investment and ice bond issue
The letter suggests John T. King invest his surplus of 25,000 in Liberty Bonds as the best use of his money. It also proposes Bridgeport take 25,000 from its 200,000 ice bond issue to obtain cheaper ice for city sale at cost.
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MR. King
John T. King
Who’ll Try the Kaiser Trial Choice Teased in Editorial
An editorial muses on who should judge the ex Kaiser in a future trial. It weighs Charles Evans Hughes and William Howard Taft, favoring Hughes for fairness and objecting to Taft, calling to spare Belgium from a tainted outcome.
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Kaiser
Charles Evans Hughes
William Howard Taft
Hughes
Yn Taft
Taft
Belgium
Agai
Flughes
Mountain Killings Reflect Remote Appalachians and Code
A Virginia court pistol incident echoes Hillsville as Morris fatally shoots Magistrate Sullivan. Experts say mountain life in the Great Smokies bred fierce independence and a unique code, with violence tied to honor and long isolation from progress.
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Wasitngson
Virginia
Mountaineer
Hillsville
Sullivan
Wagag- Mares
Allen
United State
Mortice Wephart
Smokey
Tennessee
Aletpama
Allegheny Mountains
Mr. Stephart
Morris
Mountain Diner
Standardsville
Lir
Fuact
Rose
Minder
Mrelash
Chinese Parliament Demands Kiao Chau Transfer Halt
Both houses of the Chinese parliament pass a resolution through the foreign office to Paris delegates protesting the transfer of control of Kiao Chau to Japan. The measure requests action from the five great powers to stop the shift and safeguard Chinese interests. The communiqué was issued on May 1 and reflects Beijing’s stance amid international pressure.
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Cby
Ue Associated Press
Foreign Office
Paris
Jeae
Assembly Rejects Hour Fank Bl Debates 41c Bill
In Wallrond on May 1 the assembly debated and rejected a bill to reduce women and minor work hours from 55 to 50 hours a week in factories and from 58 to 50 in mercantile establishments. The vote defeated no reconsideration as the general appropriations bill was advanced, carrying about 21 million for two years. Public Utilities Commissioner Joseph W. Alsop’s salary drops to 44 000, while other members gain 5 000. Supreme Court chief justice salary rises to 9 000 with 509 for the top post. The Senate concurred with the House on intimidation and Stratford school bonds, but rejected a jitney supervision bill. The city charter judges amendment was also discussed.
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Wallrond
Publi Utilities
Joseph W. Alsop
Airfield County
Tpemyl
Abank ’Ladds
Senate
House
Stratford
Schoal House
Puplic Utilities Commission
Neity Charters
Common Pleas Winds Up Business in Civil Side
In Domimon Fleas court civil side a case was settled and Judge John od Walsh discharged the jury. Next week Judge John St Booth will preside over one court. No more jury trials until after the summer vacation beginning late June. The settled action involved Benjamin Burger of Bridgeport suing Connecticut Co for $2000 over a collision at State Street and Lee Avenue.
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Domimon Fleas
John Od. Walsh
John St. Booth
Walsh
Benjamin Burger
Bridgeport
Connecticut Co
Elaine Ing
State Streat
Lee Avenue
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago in The Standard 1879
Bridgeport notes a May festival in Milford indoors and officers to be installed at Good Semplars Hall. Reports include railway rate changes, a new Sealer of Weights, rifle practice at Hartford, and a Connecticut Bible Society anniversary. Local moves, church reports, and police board actions fill the town record with updates on schools, uniforms, and community events.
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Pearl Juvenile Temple
Semplars
Hartford Divi
New York
Boston
New Haven
Bridgeport
South Norwalk
Stamford
Thompson
Co. K
Stratford
Trolley Company Sued For 5000 Damage In Collision
Lawsuit filed in Superior Court seeks 5000 damages from the Connecticut Co and jitney driver Steph H Koashin after a May 14 collision on State street. Plaintiffs Lot and Charl Krolikowski claim the trolley struck a jitney traveling west, throwing Mrs Krolikowski into the street and causing a broken collar bone and facial injuries. Charl Krolikowski says his wife’s injuries deprived him of her services.
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Hiney
State Street
Connecticut Co
Steph H. Koashin
Lot Krolikowski
Charl Krolikowski
Legation
Krolikowski
Krolikows
Sam Gompers Condition Shows Improvement After Injury
New York May 1 The condition of Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor who was injured Saturday when a surface struck a taxicab in which he was riding has shown decided improvement during the last three hours. His physician stated Mr Gompers passed a restful night.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federatl of Labor
Gomp
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Masonic Mutual Ben Fit Association
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