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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
12
Advertisement style item notes the Post Publishing Co. at 48 Cannon Street offering subscriptions and advertising services with contact details for A Klein and others. Includes line from John Kendrick Bangs and a brief poem about camaraderie in urban life.
The piece critiques a Japanese editorial proposing the Mikado head the League of Nations. It warns against superracial rulings and urges a united, democratic alliance to deter such beliefs, drawing parallels to Germany before World War I and warning of the Yellow Peril. The argument favors the league as a shield against militaristic ideologies.
An opinion argues the coast to coast air derby caused several deaths but yields little valuable knowledge. It contends human error, haste, and risky design choices underlie the fatalities, and notes lessons from European practice could have reduced danger.
A collage of quirky remarks and social riffs spans weather woes, campaign patience, fashion quips, Bolshevik talk, and treaties. The column muses on love in meals, coin chases, and pithy opinions about Ireland, England, and a Siamese king, ending with a wry note on the perils of the pursuit of money.
A San Francisco Bulletin summary reports California witnesses, including Chambers of Commerce and universities, showing about five to one in favor of the Covenant. A local straw vote favored the League, but did not address reservations or amendments.
A historical editorial argues unions should be legalized and regulated by the Federal Government. It contends public sympathy for strikes wanes in both the U S and Britain and that big business must be held to law while unions bear responsibility to protect consumers and curb disruptions.
A spoof in Thrift Magazine mocks farmer opposition to Daylight Saving law. It claims roosters delay wake times, arguing the law shifts dawn, forcing farmers to cuff birds awake. The piece, though humorous, misstates rooster behavior and lampoons rural disruption.
Bridgeport items include a warm October with the sun blazing and headlines on rail upgrades. Reports cover the New York and New Haven line extending steel rails from New Milford, Croquet Club meeting, park cemetery office setup, Pashley Silver Plating Company busy, theater company movements, and local marriages and society notes.
New York Oct 15 Formal custody of five of eight former German passenger ships was transferred from the War Department to the United States Shipping Board. The vessels Imperator Mohbile Leipzig Pretoria Friedrich Wilhelm Yeppelin totaling 1113893 gross tons, formerly used as transports, were seized after the armistice and allotted to bring troops home from France. Delivery to Cunard was interrupted by a Washington order and the ships were held for further orders with Shipping Board crews to operate them under civilian control.
New York dispatch reports the relief committee planning to shelter and educate 600 orphans, 1,000 women released from Turkish harems, and Christian population needs in Acro and Minor regions amid ongoing wartime strain. The piece also notes calls for American aid, a treaty, and urgent action to address the crisis.
Coroner Melina investigated the death of Thomas H. Rice, formerly of Danbury, who fell from an automobile after the party, including Owen Roeck and James Tierney, rode in Mernerx’s car. Rice attempted to move to the front seat during motion and fell. The coroner will announce findings in a few days.
The Westport chapter of the American Red Cross plans an ahaigt meeting on October 22 with officers elected and a peace program outlined for the upcoming event.
A speaker laments debt under a monthly payment plan for a sedan and many items. He fears lifelong owing after crossing to a distant shore, watching neighbors accumulate luxuries on credit while he struggles with bills and aging possessions. The piece critiques consumer debt and social comparison.
Readers can secure prompt factual answers by writing to The Standard Telegram Information Bureau in Washington with brief questions and a 2 cent return postage stamp. All inquiries are confidential and there is no charge beyond the stamp.
A mixed Q and A column answers questions about Roosevelt height and weight, transatlantic fares, influenza contagiousness, eyebrow growth, German mark value, weather catastrophe rumors, photoplay terms, show boats, Joyce Kilmer, Dixie authorship, and Spanish American War costs with concise figures and citations.
In Orlmans on October 15 British cotton spinners were urged by cotton growers to send representatives to the fields of the south and buy cotton directly from farmers. The plan, modeled after British fiber manufactures in Kentucky, seeks to bale the staple without middlemen, lower raw material costs for spinners, and raise prices to producers. It marked the first formal conference in fifty years between American cotton producers and British spinners, with delegates from ten foreign spinners, ten American spinners, and twenty American Chilean growers.
The Albanian delegation to the peace conference sent two letters to Premier Clemenceau protesting a statement by Italian Foreign Minister Tom Tosoni that Albania should be under Italian mandate. The note argues this decision undermines Albanian sovereignty, independence and civil rights and opposes any such trusteeship.
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