Bridgeport Telegram Publication and Advertising Details
The Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription rates and delivery, with post office registration, weekly carrier options, and advertising contact in New York Chicago and Bridgeport. It notes open daily, published early except Sunday, and credits Associated Press news dispatches and local reporting.
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LINE O CHEER THE RAIN Poem Fragment
A poetic fragment extols rain praising its music and effect on nature. It imagines rain soothing winter, reviving rivers and valleys, and aiding harvests, urging those who complain to appreciate its value. The verse uses archaic spellings and lively imagery to celebrate weather.
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Sing Mountains
Editorial Notes on Cars, Courts, and Culture
A collage of observations notes economic revival in autos and mortgages, rising divorce and injunction filings, cinema financial progress, and a patriotism thread. Mentions France backing the U S Yap dispute, wheat crops, President Harding, a joke about carpet clippers, and Einstein’s arrival while Philadelphia fans eye the Athletics.
Goodyear Shoe Airing Co proprietor reparar?
Burton Black of Cannon Street repairs broken items in the city and runs Goodyear Shoe Airing Company for 14 years. He belongs to St Andrew society of New York and holds high scores in trap shooting.
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Foullon Black
Burton Black
Goodyear Shoe Airing Company
Cannon Street
St. Andrew Society
Tate of
New York
Harding’s two red lanterns signal clash with Senate and business
The article notes President Harding’s first message showing two red lanterns the Senate and big business. It explains his stance with the Federal Trade Commission, calls for cooperation to curb restraints of trade, and warns against undue Senate prerogatives while pressing for tariff treaty control, framing a bold departure from Roosevelt and Wilson.
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Senate
Federal
White House
Congress
Roosevelt
Wilson
Conspiracy Claim Ties Fixed Photo Engraving Prices
An article accuses New York photo engravers of enforcing a fixed sale price via union rules, calling it a criminal conspiracy that harms the public. It argues the tactic boosts wage power for engravers and could spread to other trades, worsening living costs during wartime.
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Photo Engravers’ Union
New York
Curbing Reckless Automobilists Ride for Insurance Duty
Chief City Magistrate McAdoo urges New York and other states to require auto owners to carry surety bonds or casualty insurance to cover injuries and property damage. He cites a case where a widow whose husband and seven children were affected cannot afford legal fees, highlighting the need for liability coverage as a driver’s privilege with responsibility.
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McAdoo
New York City
New York
King Keoui and Kain chanieha clash at Kilauea march
A 1796 campaign across Hawaii reports King Keoui of Kau leading an army against King Kain chanieha as Kilauea erupts. A lava-footprint find by Prof. T A Jagger notes many footprints marching in one direction, preserved in ash for the new Kilauea National Park.
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Keoui
Kau
Hawaii
Kain' Chanieha
Kilauea
Pele
T. A. Jagger
Volcano
New Kilauea National Park
Emergency Legislation Targets German Feld Pieces Donation
In the extra session's first day 2157 bills were introduced by the House. Among them 941 would authorize the secretary of war to donate over 1000 captured German feld pieces to U S cities counties and towns. Thompson of Defiance led with 67 bills while Ackerman of Plainfield stood second with 34.
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United States
Charles J. Thompson
Defiance
Ernest R. Ackerman
Plainfield
Change in House Lineup on New Emergency Tariff
Debates on the Young Emergency bill reveal shifts in the House lineup for emergency tariff legislation as supporters push for a vote before adjournment. Bourke Cochran warns of dangers to civilization from sweeping measures and predicts grim lines at soup houses amid the ongoing crisis, while GOP leaders urge party unity. Tax questions and the sales tax are debated as Speaker Young and others press for coordinated action.
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Dakota
Represtitative Treadway
Massachusetts
Texas
Garner
Tedus
Hudspeth
Stamford Woman Sues Husband for Support
Helen A Crofoot of Stamford sues her husband George A Crofoot in the superior court alleging willful failure to support for several years though able to provide. She seeks a court order for support and damages of 2400 dollars. They were married June 3, 192?
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Helen A Crofoot
Stamford
George A. Crofoot
A! Stamford
Wilmington
Delaware
Divorce Grants Alimony and Custody of Cat in San Francisco
On April 1 Mrs. Helen Lakiaye received a divorce in San Francisco granting 11,000 alimony and custody of a nine year old cat. The decree allows Lalas visitation rights and requires the cat to remain in California. The report notes labor disputes and a warning against prohibitions, reflecting the era’s concerns.
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San Francisco
Helen Lakiaye
Lalas
California
WALT MASON SAYS A JURY TALE OF PROGRESS AND PREJUDICE
The poem recounts jurors from a past era voting to acquit women while lamenting changed times as women vote and men face a new social order. It contrasts old male vanity with modern female power, ending with a sharp note on evolving justice and gender dynamics.
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Unemployment Plea of Alleged Moonshiners
Two men accused of moonshining faced U S Commissioner Hugh J Lavery after pleadings cited poverty and unemployment. Each posted $30 appearance bonds for the May session in United States District Court. Albert Buttery of Plattsville admitted to seeking work and described a 20 gallon cider still found at his home. Jose Meath, 17, pleaded second offender and claimed lack of work drove him to distillation, while Victor Seruo admitted manufacturing whiskey to support his family amid six months without work. A fourth man, Max Swit of Stamford, waived examination and awaits the May term under bond.
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Hugh J. Lavery
Albert Buttery
Plattaville
Pariner
Jose Meath
Victor Seruo
Spruce Street
Jin
Im Bondaman
Max Swit
Stamford
Proprietos
State Street
United States Court
Transportation Act Flayed by Machinists Head
William B. Johnston, president of the International Association of Machinists, denounces the Transportation Act at the People's Reconstruction League conference. He claims the competitive railroad system has outlived use and warns about plans that would let private interests control costs and dividends while exploiting workers. Johnston accuses steel interests and Garg of backing efforts to cripple labor and shift wartime and governmental costs to the working class.
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Washington
Willai B. Johnston
Internationalsensation of Machinists
Stan Tey
People's Reconstruction League
My Johnston
Forty Years Ago in Bridgeport Good Friday 1881
The Standard issue was omitted for Good Friday April 18 1881 and no installment of Forty Years Ago appears in this Telegrams.
All Sides Of It Federal Money For Neglected Roads
Editorial excerpts critique Harding era road funding urging no federal aid to states unless roads are well maintained. Discusses deferring war expenses via tax refunds and bonds, questions economic impact and deflation risks, and notes a New Jersey English study on language instruction’s court of administration.
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Chicago
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New Jersey
Osgoot
Princeton
Association of Teachers of English
Bette
Cleveland Plain
Q A Q and A from the Washington Telegram Information Bureau
Readers submit questions on quicksand behavior emulsions evaporation and mixtures. Answers discuss buoyancy upward pressure in liquids the meaning of not givin fort and references to historical literary figures and scientific terms. The exchange covers emulsion stability baldness terminology Browning poems sea water composition and Royal Geographical Society fellows.
Window Garden Verse About House Plants
Poem celebrates house plants in sunlight. Images include heliotrope, rose geranium, coral red xenia, hyacinth, daffodils, cactus, Jerusalem cherry, Easter lily, and a climbing vine. It urges care, growth, joy, and love blooming in the window garden.
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Alfred Arnold
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