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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1919
Page
8
Eight hours to toil and eight to play and sight in asleep to dream only. Make up for me a pleasant day especially when through it all in winter summer spring and fall true love is ever at my call.
A patchwork column notes global affairs, labor, and vanity around breakfast table chatter. References to Greece, Thrace, Turkey, and Austrian emperors blend with reflections on journalism, inflation, and social trends, including mayoral races and everyday work life.
A Boston columnist argues that citizens, not officers alone, maintain order. He notes cooperative motorists and pedestrians, cites a Guardsman faced by a compliant crowd, and stresses that public backing empowers police. The piece cites lessons from the city’s police strike and urges constant citizen support for lawful conduct.
In Columbus era and beyond the message calls for renewed American resolve. The piece contrasts past explorers and modern citizens, urging solidarity against alien influences and urging all who seek liberty to pursue a united, moral republic amid threats from outsiders.
Washington Ohio reports that over four thousand discharged service men have applied for further hospital treatment. The Red Cross and public health service will emphasize free medical and surgical care for war related injuries or illnesses. Campaigns warn many veterans remain unaware of benefits and need for outreach to 60,000 discharged soldiers sailors and marines nationwide.
Columbus day events move to this afternoon due to rain. A parade featuring United Italian Societies travels from Barnum avenue through Washington park to the High School, with wreaths at a Columbus monument and speeches on Americanization by officials and local editors. The procession includes named circles and clubs proceeding to the High School auditorium for remarks before a holiday closure.
Baron Mayor des Planches former Italian ambassador to the United States and now commissioner general of emigration sailed today on the Steamship Giuseppe Verdi for New York. He will head Italy's delegation to the conference in Washington and focus on immigration restrictions.
Jitney regulation changes will be discussed at the ordinance committee meeting in the Common Council chambers. Members of the Jitney Bus Drivers' Association are expected to attend to present ideas on improving service and route assignments. Some drivers claim losses on certain routes except during rush hours and seek relief during tonight's session.
Washington dispatch notes that after World War I the canning drive continues in peacetime as a national habit. Government publications sold millions of copies to teach home canning, with widespread adoption across states and even Canada. Sugar shortages and grocery pricing challenge households, but demand for canned fruits and vegetables remains strong, boosting cooperative efforts and industrial peace.
Get. 12. P. TL. Gerety, acting surplus army food agent, says New York stores division may file an additional order for 168000 pounds of left over provisions. Local agent plans to distribute jams and prunes to all five houses in Ansonia Derby Shelton and Seymour Wednesday.
A fragmented verse notes a lively brook and its waters as a refreshing contrast to boozy wrecks along the margin. It portrays thirsty beings seeking relief, sample the water, and find a return to self respect as the stream flows through meadows and distant springs.
Bridgeport items from The Standard recount editor Louis Prindle's return, theater receipts, county liquor licenses, cider prospects, western trips, Mosquitoes, courthouse happenings, steamboat plans, and local industry notes. Also covered are Danbury fair judges, police commendations, a suspected cross Atlantic fraud, and obituaries for George Lawrence and Katie O Connor.
A bid to bomb President Carranza's train near Goa failed when the device exploded beneath a following train instead. About thirty rebels robbed passengers after the wreck, with no fatalities reported.
Col E M House is sick aboard the steamer Northern Pacific returning from France. A radio message to the state department says he has grippe but his condition is described as not serious.
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