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Newspaper

Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1919

Page

14

Morning circulation list from The Boston Publishing Co

A fragmented newspaper item notes a Connecticut morning circulation figure from The Boston Publishing Co at Cannon Street with postal and subscription details. It mentions advertising representatives, postal classifications, and Associated Press rights for republication.

Connecticut Bost -Publishing CO Aoe Cannon Street Weel AsiQeia Metropolitan Tower New York N.Y Dehn Glass Peoples Gas Cileage Lus Barnun Errhange Ayr Andie PTS Associated Press Allews Farwiss

Four Line of Cheer Poem by John Kendrick Bangs

A fragmentary verse excerpt credits John Kendrick Bangs and depicts a brook's personified journey toward its appointed goal. The text contrasts tranquil imagery with a struggle against barriers, expressing a wish for space and a music filled spirit to overcome rough trials.

John Kendrick Bangs the Brook Brooklet

Thieves and Liars Debate Bridgesport Politics

Prominent Bridgeport citizen Lashar denounces the Republican Town Committee and its campaign publicity. He accuses the machine of misstatements about his record on transit fares and criticizes a smoke screen tactic used to sway voters.

Jerg Walter B. Lashar Republican Town Committee of Bridgeport Lashar Republican Youth Committee Republican Town ‘Committee Continont Council Wilson Connecticut Company America Rel Gies

Jailed for Blasphemy in Maine Supreme Court Case

A Chicago socialist lecturer was sentenced to one to two years in state prison after being found guilty of blasphemy for ridiculing the Crucifixion the Holy Trinity and other religious beliefs in Maine lectures. The case is noted as the first of its kind in many years, with editorials urging a return to restraint and denouncing obscene language and profane speech in public life.

Maine Supreme Court Chicago

Breakfast table musings on Halloween night happenings

A fragmented column of whimsical notes and opinions from a breakfast table page, referencing Halloween spirits, shopping hours after Nov 15, social schemes, and topical jests about strikes, prices, and public life. It weaves monologue snippets about Pumpkins and bed sheets, Price shocks, and hints of political satire.

No Politician Help for Innovators Says City Folly

A reader criticizes bridging business and city work, urging that politics should govern municipal affairs. The adviser favors politicians over business experts, arguing aldermen block decisions and that family ties, not merit, drive city jobs and favors in the Steenth district.

Bridgeport Steenth Harold New Haven

Vincent Landslide Draws Near in Citywide Show of Support

Street polls and factory chatter reveal a massive swing toward Allen E. Vincent. Voters say the public mood has shifted dramatically, with calls for reform and resignation of the mayor to back a Vincent victory. The momentum is described as a snowball of civic energy visible in rallies theaters and gatherings.

Lis Allen E. Vincent Vincent

Bridgeport Forty Years Ago Recalls Fires and Charity

A scanned Bridgeport period piece recalls a smoky October, a coal bin fire safely doused, and a crowded charity donation day at the Orphan Asylum with a grand reception. It notes the Howe Orchestra’s trip to Angola, library association meeting, and local patent and machinery news. The Madras fire, Croquet at Seaside Park, and Merrick versus Bennett bets tied to counterfeit currency are touched, along with a murder case verdict of Not guilty by insanity and asylum commitment. The item closes with society notes on priests, fairs, and local figures including Barnum, with obituaries and local business mentions.

Lafayette Gally Tayern Jte Che Asylum Bel Benors Merrick New -York Mranty iBennetu Daniel Luvey Merritt Bennett Iuucey Lucey Davey United States Wm. S. Disbrow Eture Los Cattunglestones Dharris W. Seymour Mia Tounsbury Mies Mary Ds Lotuisbury Dexter T. Lounsbury Culver Martin Jousbury Stevens New Avel Fortar Stratford Goodwin Stoddard Macristary Tyr Charles J. Sanford Bridgeport Mrg Lounsbury Aly Robert Hutcard Robert Lauder Sanford and Hubbard Jounsbury

Shelton Trolley Rate Committee Under Scrutiny

Selmston October 30 The slow acting rate committee named by Mayor Nettleton and backed by the board of aldermen faces scrutiny as new trolley fares take effect next Sunday. Aldermen William Holmes Tenry Schneider and Michael J Gaynor oversee the panel. Tax assessors brace for late lists with a ten percent penalty. Town Clerk Palmer stays on to 9 PM Saturday to allow filing as the 1919 grand list begins.

Focal Property Awvars Dus Sassors Sis T. Palmer Board of Assessors cMerc O'Cokk

Murdered Italian man found with brutal mutilation in Ansonia

Ansonia police faced a baffling case as they found a lifeless Italian man, about 40, with throat cut and body mutilated, lying face down in the meadows. Clothes were turned, pockets emptied, hindering identity amid a dawn discovery by laborers going to work.

Ansonia Ths Ansonia Meadows Sane Melowl

New Orleans Discusses Uninspected Meat Risks

Dr John Mohler of the U S Department of Agriculture warned at the American Public Health Association about the health and economic dangers of uninspected meat. He said about one third of annual meat production is not federally inspected, urging state and municipal action to fill the federal gap and improve slaughterhouse oversight.

New Orleans Ovi John Mohler Bureau of Animal Industry Department of Agriculture American Public Health Association United States Mohler Peat Diela

Silver in Quantities Found in the Yukon

Reports from the Yukon describe widespread silver strikes up the Tootalliqiu river and in the southern Yukon valley. Observers say silver pockets cover thousands of square miles and may promise large deposits to offset current declines in lead and copper outputs. St Louis shows a booming trade with 1079 manufacturers and merchants surpassing 2018 totals, while 1978 production and sales reach 4.2 billion, far above 1957’s 1.02 billion.

Dawsun Yukon Yukon Territory Tootalliqiu River Yukon Valley St. Louis

Questions and Answers from The Standard Telegram Bureau

A reader service from The Standard Telegram Information Bureau Washington D C answers common queries. It covers Italy's release of Austrian prisoners the Belgian king's lineage taxation in Ireland goldfish turning silver Ringling Brothers first tour US Railroad Administration dividends Secretary Lansing Dutch descent and Newcastle like phrases Go to Halifax origin.

Thie Standard Telegram Information Bureau Washington, D. C Frederic J. Haskin Standard Telegram Standard Telegram Information Bureau Frederick J. Waking Aif Italy Kime Belgium Albert Saxe-Coleure-Gotha England South Ireland B. R Treland LL. D. A Circus Ringling Brothers, Circus Ringling Brothers Circus United States Railroad Administration Jts Lansing Tesselt Overyssel Holland Hudson United States R. O Bureau of Census Waltras stoBfax Jéngland Halifax

Prohibition Compliance Asserted by Boston Liquor Men

Boston on October 20 officials report Bay State manufacturers and dealers comply with the prohibition enlargement law. Andrew J. Casey says information supports strict adherence, not the collector of internal revenue. Deputies will seek full compliance and enforcement action.

Boston Andrew J. Casey

Explosion on Japanese battleship kills fourteen men

In Tokyo bay during a grand naval maneuver the battleship Tyuga exploded killing fourteen sailors and injuring eighty as Emperor Hirohito watched aboard the Settsu. The action was part of the most elaborate Japanese navy maneuvers featuring battleship units and air attacks on coastal cities.

Woikld Associated Press Emperor Tokyo Bay Settsn

St George's Church Plans Campaign Drive

Members of the parish committee met at 20 Brooklawn Avenue to organize captains for a church campaign. The enthusiastic gathering divided tasks among several subcommittees and reported broad church representation and progress across organizations.

St. George's Episcopal Church C. TH. L Armstrong Brooklawn Avenue Hig ‘Ghurgh

The Strike Fever Poem by Walt Mason

A poet laments being the lone worker content with his pay while others strike for higher wages. He muses on the appeal of striking yet finds satisfaction in steady labor and honest effort despite loneliness and the parade of red flags by coworkers.

Tim Suehem

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