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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1919
Page
12
Fragmented OCR reading shows a column of jumbled notes and opinions on daily life and current events. It references labor unrest, price changes, beards tax, globalization, and wartime memory with stray thoughts on theatre, politics, and social changes.
The article argues fingerprints offer a reliable, unchangeable method of identification for criminals and in business. It cites New York department store use, listing seven proven benefits and an anticipated eighth on moral impact, predicting broader adoption by major firms to curb fraud and impersonation.
The piece argues that the murder of Binkowitz, a New York messenger boy who vanished with bonds, harms more than wealth by tainting his reputation. It cites Stanford White and Thaw to illustrate how public verdicts shape a dead man’s name, stressing that his family would value his clean death over recovery of stolen bonds.
Secretary Lane tells the Senate Education Committee that Americanizing immigrants through English instruction and American ideals is the sole viable remedy for the nation’s discontent. He urges prompt federal-state cooperation to establish special schools teaching language and core American principles.
Solomon White dairyman asked the Board of Aldermen Claims committee to reimburse $74.09 after an auto truck struck a hole on Black Rock Avenue, spilling milk and cream. He also sought $20 in doctor bills for Anthony Tacato, hurt at Waltersville School when a loose grate end struck his forehead. The hearing lasted two hours with about twenty claims considered.
Local notes report Mrs. Franklin Smith visiting Pennsylvania and A Stamford party at Parlom Rock. Major Doty to serve on General Hawley staff. Connecticut Rifle Association holds Willowbrook shoot. Easton Clam bake association reelects officers at Westport. Grand Republic steamship excursion from New York to Bridgeport next Monday. John Candee begins Colorado and New Mexico sketches on page four. Prize winners listed: Mrs. S. Nichols, Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Hull, others. Fire on cross road at William Featherstone home destroys house and belongings valued about 12000. barn burned too. Featherstone family popular. origin of fire unknown. Freight shed work proceeds. frame of freight-horse scaffolding raised. Bishop MacMahon to confirm about eight hundred at St Augustine. Rev McKennan to lecture for organ fund. Tickets at Connor & Watson. North Congregational Church Sunday School excursion to Parlor Rock. Five-year-old Barney Tarrell rescued from water by John DeGroe. cheers for John.
Ludendorff chose the Arras St Quentin front for a big 1918 push aiming to split Allied forces and force a peace shift. He notes weather, timing, and crown prince involvement, plus layered German group commands and strategic aims across the Ypres Arras and Verdun sectors.
German leadership discussed a rapid spring push to divide French and British forces before American troops arrived. Ludendorff and generals debated on multiple fronts with the Flanders mud shaping plans from Arras to St Quentin.
A satirical verse critiques a chronic bargain hunter who sacrifices quality for cheapness. The speaker observes the man’s shabby clothes, poor taste in purchases, and ruinous habits as he seeks the cheapest goods and impractical trinkets. The piece lampoons avarice and waste.
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