Bridgeport Standard Telegram Ridgeport Founded 1830
The Ridgeport Standard, published by The Post Publishing Co, features early 1830s origins and notes on circulation, advertising, and offices. A column titled A Line O Cheer by John Kendrick appears, reflecting holiday themes and seasonal imagery in a nostalgic voice.
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Hibberd’s Breakfast Table Riff Echoes in London Spectator
A wandering, fragmented column mocks labor, riots, pensions, and railroads with lively asides. It muses on vacations, elections, a lightweight boxing title, and social quirks while riffing on history and public taste. The piece weaves in a Limehouse Wharf chorus about ships from China and a playful parish of cultural jests.
American capital eyed as aid for postwar France
Representative Hicks from New York reports optimistic views on rebuilding France. He says U S capital, raw materials, and machinery are needed to revive devastated provinces, with bonds possibly used as payment. He cites France’s proven saving ability and suggests American firms seize the opportunity to boost exports and joint recovery efforts.
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Day of Settlement at Columbia Graphophone Plant
The article argues that settlement should occur today as the labor group has voted to return, condemns strikes led by obstinate leaders, promotes arbitration over industrial violence, and recalls Franklin on war and peace to claim that strikes bring unnecessary loss and harm from stubbornness.
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Exit Aristocracy and the Decline of Idle Elites
The essay argues idle aristocracy is fading as global social and economic shifts erode traditional privilege. Russia, Germany, England show declines while Britain’s old families seek new homes abroad. The United States rejects idleness and elites must work, reshaping notions of conduct, art, and urbanity.
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Wall Street debates future prices after wars and unrest
The piece surveys Wall Street views on whether prices will stay high or fall. It contrasts optimistic oracles who see continued high costs with cautious analysts who argue a gradual reversion to normal after wartime effects. It notes rising grocery bills and the impact of industrial tensions on market sentiment.
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Timeless troubles and changing ages in a restless world
A reflective piece traces recurring human struggles from ancient famines and wars to modern industrialism. It notes forestalling punishable by death in the 14th century, guilds’ control in the middle ages, and the cycle of war and plague. Civilization, it argues, will endure upheavals for centuries more.
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago in The Standard 1875
Bridgeport notes reopenings and events government and society items from the era including school openings, athletic matches, charity society meetings, train and freight activity, local crime and court remarks, crop reports, and a memo on the city finances and schooling costs.
Five Thousand Lives Saved by Bureau of Mines Claim
Washington reports the Bureau of Mines says its rescue cars and training have saved about five thousand lives since 1910. Despite high coal mine death rates, the agency asserts reduced casualty risk through rapid rescue response and miner education, with a Pittsburgh lab moving to a new building for advanced demonstrations and a dedication event planned with a national contest.
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Waterbury Boy Struck by New Yorker Auto at Fairfield Crossing
John Roshenski age three of Waterbury was hit while crossing from trolley tracks to a sidewalk at Grasmere Fairfield by an auto driven by Harry Meyer of New York City. He suffered possible skull fracture, left leg fracture, and body abrasions. Taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital Bridgeport in critical condition. his mother fainted several times and needed assistance. No arrest made. Meyer gave his name to witnesses.
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Italian Dreadnought May Come to Bridgeport Visit
A movement aims to bring the Conte di Cavour to Bridgeport as a visiting Italian battleship. Genershi promised Doctor Sleriant that the ironclad will pay a call once arrangements are complete. The Conte di Cavour, commanded by Lieut Admiral Iso Gonz, played a key role in the war at the blockade reef and Pohs harbor.
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Right Wing Socialists Split On Action To Be Taken
Chicago shows deep rift as Right Wing dissents split over excluding Left Wing delegates. Left Wing talks with Communists amid a National meeting. police remove red banners as Charles Montgomery is arrested for disorderly protest. John Reed and others refuse reinclusion, while Right Wing leaders vow to patch the split by tomorrow. Fraud accusations arise over a referend won by Left Wing allies. Massachusetts locals report dead and living voters on the rolls in Oklahoma and Texas.
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