Bridgeport Telegram 1897 Library and Publishing Info
Publication notice from The Bridgeport Telegram describes post office second class status, subscription rates payable in advance, and daily publishing from 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn. Advertising and distribution details are listed with various city and national references. The note confirms Associated Press membership and rights for republication of dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartier
Metrosalinan Tower
Ork
Solin Glass
Peoples Gas Bidz
Chicase
Til
Telephone Barnum
Stuneaz
THE
Post Publishing CO
Middle Street
Bridgeport
Conn
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Line O Cheer By John Kendrick Bans A Richer Place
A fragmentary item notes a poetical feature by John Kendrick Bans. The piece hints at themes of improvement and communal spirit through a wave of smiling grace, suggesting a hopeful, civic tone.
Editorial Notes on World Affairs And Domestic Woes
This column riffs on political and social issues with faltering spelling and quirky phrasing. It critiques economic strains, fashion costs, and rent increases while joking about American influence, Polish railroads, and a hypothetical Hall of Fame linked to tobacco smoke. It mentions Burns agents, TS20, Harding, and Swiss exile.
Local Trade School Chooses Ericsson as Math Draughting Chief
E. Sigurd Ericsson of 43 Coleman Street leads draughting and mathematics at the State Trade School. A former lieutenant, junior grade in the Naval Flying Corps, he now serves as a gridgate at the Ware cesia Patytuesnic gichonl and is vision director of the trade school.
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E. Sigurd Ericsson
Coleman Street
Ocorps
Warecesia
Gichonl
Vison
al Ainleit
A Mathematical Zionist Explains Time and Space
The article discusses Prof Einstein's view that time and space are interwoven and that to support Zionist aims a tangible space on Earth is needed for the Jewish race. It presents mathematical arguments by Einstein and others about simultaneity, space, and time and applies them to the demand for Palestine today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einstein
Prof
Kasten
Euvlid
Newton
Palestine
Warfield Plan Reemerges in Railroad Reform Debate
The Warfield plan returns amid calls to untangle the railroad system. It envisions consolidating roads into a few systems with four boards and 49 committees, plus a National Railway Service to finance and lease equipment. Critics warn of centralization and bureaucratic risk, while proponents say savings could come from coordinated operations and profits above a 6 percent baseline. The issue remains central to restoring stable national prosperity.
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American Mutual Savings Banks
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wall Street Journal
Warbell
National Railway
National Railway Service
Warfield
Rainmaker Hatfield Plans Alberta Rain Plant Scheme
A questionable contract shows Charles M Hatfield offering to create and operate a rainfall enhancement plant across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan regions with Medicine Hat as a center. The deal promises half credit for precipitation beyond a base rate and sets a maximum of 5000 dollars for a four inch fourfall, with May to August operation. SHALPH WALDO EMERSON is cited in the text.
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Charles M. Hatcheld
Loited Agricultural Association
Hallehd
Ile
Cain
Laired Agricultural Association
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Hatfield
Canada
Medicine Tat
Karl Watheld
Apo
All Sides of It Warn Europe Health If Germany Ruined
In a forthright European policy pitch, editors warn Allies against destroying German industry as it would harm Europe's health, noting Germany's 1914 chemical and shipping sectors and the risk to American markets if tariff aims shut German trade. The piece urges restraint and cautions Congress about unintended global consequences.
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Europe
Germany
France
America
Germani
United States
Chicago Journal
Dandelions Describe a Town’s Frightful Garden Woes
Fragmented verse laments a lawn battle with frost and pestilence as dandelions thrive while roses perish. The speaker, named Walter Mason, mourns battered flora, noting gardeners’ failed efforts and nature’s stubborn resilience amid bleak weather and time.
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Winkes
Walt i
Eprimy
Oian
Mr Man
U S Declarations On Reparations Pleasing to France
Debatable statements from U S officials praise France over reparations in wartime policy. The article notes American leadership signaling support for France but questions the clarity of new commitments to the Allied cause.
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U.S
France
Vais
Gomines
Hremlinn
Leon Giver
Count Karolyi Allowed to Reside in Serbia
Unclear OCR fragment references Count Karolyi residing in Serbia and political figures. The text appears corrupted with repeated phrases and garbled names, making it difficult to extract concrete actions, dates, or affiliations. No verifiable events or entities beyond the disputed claim emerge.
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Count Karolyi
Serbia
Bridgeport News Highlights From The Standard Four Decades Ago
A Bridgeport page from April shows political nominations in Weynelman Third Ward and Alfred Hopkins replacing George Waldo. Local business groundbreaks mark Sterling property cottages on Franklin and Washington streets. Theater and society notes, court cases, and obituaries fill a busy local scene with mentions of Westendorf’s Ghost and Army of the Potomac reunion in Hartford.
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New York
New Haven
George Waldo
Weynelman
Alfred Hopkins
Messrs. McMehon
Wren
Sterling
Franklin Street
Washington Street
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Hartford
M. AL Pogson
Questions and Answers From The Telegram Information Bureau
A reader asks about pre prohibition liquor production, census grain usage, and mint marks, with replies noting 1460 bushels used for spirits in 1918, and others on cleaners for blue enamel, time tokens, patriotism quote origins, Rochelle salts discovery, and plant nervous systems. The column presents brief factual exchanges and historical trivia in a rapid Q and A format.
National Hospital Day Observed in Canada and U S
National Hospital Day is promoted by a cooperative national committee with leaders in Hartford Connecticut. The effort publicizes hospital and nursing methods and invites public inspection of hospitals and nursing schools. Local programs include hospital tours and nursing graduations, with broader plans across states and provinces.
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National Hospital
Canada
U. S
Chicago
Ea Hospital
Che Dar
Scho
Pup
Lewis A. Sexton
Hartford Hospital
Hartro Genn
Worth-while Verse by L makes sense of lakehter Ard delight
The piece speaks of love after a Maytime scene with a refrain about a boy and a girl, likened to a gallant shade in an Arden forest. It describes a spell of romance as if a song true to a couple’s era were sung by Carol Wrilee, mentioning Berton Braley and a shelled song.
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H. Worth Wright
James McNemare
Vee
New York Evening Post
N. T. Events
Evenin Post
Portland Shoem
Madame Fre
Cifef Gojezel James Free
George Washiton
James Pree
Bunker Hill
Lonan
Baye
Howeve
Thand i
Frye
Daniel
Major Free
Arden Fiidden
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Willie
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Gxbmoerdor
Charles
Hell
Sigurd GitCsstyx
Railroads
Shalph Waldo Emerson
Howe
Sesk
Palmer
Léa Vege
Gubwit
DSH Unitedtates
Che Contino
Louis Xtv
Traphael Bayley
Treasury Department
New Year Times
Bayley
Anaill
England
Jim Thes
Toclon
Bate
Friare
United Bstatas
Rene Viviani
Saar
Michaal Varassi
Tran Flats
Sarhia
Patna
New York Sun
Amos Tuller
Waterbury
Norwich
Price, Lee & Co
Fuller
Connecticours
Gold Fellows
Mutual Aid
Agenthew
Sre
Poe Sherolier Skating Rink
T. John’s
Winslow
Mir Wilson
Shelton
Derby
Seymour
Ednor
Eos
Charles F. Rovankiss
Pequonnock Nacional Sami
John Hurd
Michigan
George W. Lendeves
Rosedale
Stratford
Charles S. Moore
Ellen
John Dunn
John Bracy
Dandhue
Telegram Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Tarre
United Suites
San Francisco
Min
Boswell Samuel Johnson
Co. A
Ifiickson
Florence Nightingale
M.C. A
Dormouie
Tru Tran
Ad Lovers
Carol Wrilee
Berton Braley
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