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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1919
Page
12
In Bridgeport residents grumble about high taxes while praising paved streets. The piece argues street paving cuts vehicle wear and transit costs, aiding jitneys and freight, with health and safety benefits cited. It urges residents to consider savings before further grumbling.
A fragment from a poem by John Kendrick Bangs discusses themes of freedom and patriotism. It contrasts personal gain with national duty and hints at emancipation and the burdens of wealth. The text shows archaic phrasing and interrupted lines.
A scattered, early 20th century column weighs in on the Victory loan, taxes, Prohibition, and international affairs. It riffs on baseball, fashion, rent, and luck, noting Italy and the League of Nations, Hindenburg, and Lenine with light, humorous asides and clipped observations.
A fragmented Sun article critiques California’s image after a fifteen second quake near Redding. It argues officials and the press downplay disasters while citing colder eastern weather and local misreporting, accusing officials of negligence in conveying true seismic risk to readers.
The piece contrasts Osler era thought on aging with wartime realities. It praises Clemenceau and Samuel Gompers for sustaining leadership past seventy, arguing their experience guided victory, while noting the broader wartime test of all ages and the value of seasoned wisdom.
A narrator muses on American slang and idiom highlighting hopping off as a vivid phrase for boarding or leaving. They compare American and British usage, noting how slang evolves with technology such as airplanes. The piece ends with a jab at headline writers celebrating the new term.
Help for the dear consumer lauds Mayor Wilson for a proposed city ice station to distribute ice at 40 cents a hundred. The piece urges residents to note appreciation if delivered, or compare to Cincinnati where ice costs 34 cents a hundred.
A fragmentary wartime prose poem reflects on soldiers, like Kevery, becoming homemakers after service. It contrasts a Nebraska man now aiming to learn chores such as dishwashing, bed making, and sewing, with the idea that marriage roles may shift after the war. The tone hints at social change and gender expectations, noting how wives or husbands might emerge from wartime experiences.
Bridgeport news highlights: James D. Frary sails for Europe. city officials and police log busy day with prisoners, parade, and local business shifts. Mentions Yale-Harvard regatta plans, railroad car updates, milk transport price cut, and ongoing Pacific Iron Works work progress.
A speaker laments low quality local tradesmen and high charges. He praises hiring top professionals for painting stables, shoeing horses, mending boats, and tailoring haircuts, arguing that cheaper options end up costing more through shoddy results and repeated repairs. The poem comically extols choosing able masters in a small town.
A Kansas City report states Sheriff Joseph Tolbert and Deputy John McDonald of Lafayette County were found shot and dead seven miles southeast of Lexington Missouri. Deputy Femes C. Stableton was fatally wounded and died later. a posse searched for three suspects after their car was found abandoned near Independence. Authorities had left Marshall to escort three suspected thieves to Kansas City. No trace of the prisoners has been found.
Swift and Co of this city filed a suit for 5000 in the Civil Superior Court against Charles and Anna Schiff of Bridgeport alleging they owe 4900 for goods. In Common Pleas a suit was brought by John R Woodhull of Bridgeport seeking 2000 for provisions furnished. A third action was started by Dillon and Douglas of New Haven provision dealers against the party in Gamages on a bill.
Judge Howard J. Curtis granted the petition of Special examiner Allan W. Church to cancel the declaration of intention of five men from Sweden who evaded the selective draft by claiming neutrality. The subjects named Gustav Thorogram, Oscar Milo Sadnd, Simeon Fredrickson, Birger J Nordholm, and Gustav Mortenson resided at listed addresses in New York and Hartford, reflecting naturalization court action yesterday.
A motion for non-suit was made yesterday in the $10,000 damages suit brought by Kilian Cucuel as administratrix for her deceased 14 year old son Alfred C Cucuel of Greenwich against Lydia R Coin. Judge William Maltbie reserved decision until this morning as the case proceeds in the Superior Court. The boy was struck and killed when Coin's automobile struck him on August 22, 1918 in Greenwich.
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