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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1921
Page
12
The Bridgeport Telegram is published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn Open every day and night. Advertising reps in Metropolitan Town. Associated Press news dispatches credited herein are exclusive for republication as provided.
Line and Cheer by Jobe Kendrick Bangs presents a lyric vignette about returning to Friendstown where welcome awaits. The poem paints rain turning to clear skies and faces filled with gentle cheer as troubles fade in the city of renown.
Fragmentary editorial notes critique tariff wars and public discontent. Mentions Berlin unrest, high freight costs, and the desire for settlement. References to Ghatles and political figures, Massachusetts women fathers law, and White House flood debris amid confusion.
Fragmentary notes place Miss Imimbeth J Brown at the Industry Service Center on Ayrn Avenue with an industrial secretary A. Incomplete lines mention a college graduate and a 40 Segel date. readable details are sparse and unspecific.
An analysis argues a cash repayment offer to Germany could end the Allied indemnity fight. It outlines France would settle via United States and British debt swaps, freeing France from Rhine occupation while boosting Western recovery. France opponents fear loss of anti German agitation and occupation leverage.
The Connecticut state Chamber of Commerce voted to favor continuing toll charges on all existing bridges and ferries. The Rivers and Highways committee previously endorsed tolls on Washington bridge. A mailed member questionnaire on trolley issues yielded near unanimous Yes responses, with one conflicting question misread as Yes. Directors then treated that Yes as No to reconcile the result, prompting doubt whether members truly want toll bridges.
Former Emperor Carl seeks the throne in Hungary and Austria via regency to restoration. Constantine, exiled in Switzerland, returns to the Greek throne with strengthened position through royal marriages. Austro Hungarian intrigues and Balkan distress loom as monarchist hopes rise and risks of a revived Habsburg monarchy grow.
The text appears garbled with broken phrases and unclear facts. It mentions a shop in a place likely named Tung i Rour with possible trade or commerce context but lacks coherent details or identifiable entities to summarize accurately. No verifiable events or names to anchor a proper item.
Norman Hapgood argues Viviani’s Washington visit failed to alter the European crisis. He says Knox’s separate peace effort lacks concrete plan, and French and German moves, Red scares, and Russia trade issues shape the outlook. Hapgood cautions against one sided pressures and notes Versailles flaws.
A condensed readers’ inquiry column asks about U S governors and landmark figures. It covers questions on postal rates, David Lloyd George's family, the nature of the Adae, cement production in 1928, milk cream testing, migratory birds, the Streophagus entomology, and York Coffee as a historical label.
New York April ten thireel ened strike of 11,000 workers on the white peodle industry in New York has been averted after a deadlock at stock works. Workers rejected a 25 percent wage cut, and an agreement retroactive to March provides minimum wage scales for week workers and our extra half plical on election day.
Bridgeport notes from the Standard for April 2 recount local politics and science events. Reports include gas lamp allocations, a town selectman nomination change, and upcoming scientific society papers on hearing geology and gold. Also covered are a historical society formation, police and council actions, church sermons, a Democratic harmony scene, and a death notice for George A. Nelson, age four.
Gromwin Depn a8 son of Mr and Mrs McCarthy of New London died at Trails Corner on Psequence Road after completing a dead terminal tap on a transformer. He raised his right hand and touched a live 4200 volt circuit. Foreman Christopher Cundeylin, with back to him, found him and pulled the body clear. Medical Examiner Dr. Frank Hewes arrived too late.
Gberles April Le-Wilheim Sylt, known as the uncrowned king of the Berlin proletariat, died after a struggle following an arrest. He was suspected of planning a general strike when the incident occurred. Electrical workers considered striking but it was voted down by a large majority. Sylt, formerly a Berlin city official, was noted as extremely radical.
The verse laments changing dance trends from waltzes and quadrilles to fox-trots. It notes dances fading like the maxixe and frisky trot, with references to Virginia reels and the shimmy declining as fox-trots dominate the floor. The speaker, closing with a defiant envoy, says they will dance while fortune lasts, joking that all other suitors forget.
The owner of the Blue Front store endures a harsh season as prices fall and every till shows dwindling profits. Merchants of all ranks brace for bad luck, some swallow losses with stoic smiles while urging neighbors to stay cheerful and endure the downturn.
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