Bridgeport Telegram Ad Rates and Publication Details
Bridgeport Telegram founded 1891 lists subscription rates payable in advance and foreign advertising rates. The paper is published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co at MM Middle Street Bridgeport Conn with night open departments and AP news dispatches credited or not credited. audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Four Line of Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs
Fragmentary verse about wealth and friendship. The speaker rejects piling gold or bonds, seeking simple abundance and love. Mentions a coming day and a host of memories and kinship. The text is garbled and reads like OCR errors but preserves poetic intent and cadence.
Editorial Notes on World Affairs and Domestic Quirks
A garbled editorial reflects on the President's cabinet, Uplift movement, New York conditions, and international events. It mentions Arersts of food profiteers in New York, the San Remo conference, and the Sultan of Turkey reacting to Western intrusions while noting fashion and industry tidbits.
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New York
San Remo
United States Senate
We the people of Boston and the political roars
A dense reflection on who truly constitutes the people in Boston. The piece critiques small groups claiming to speak for the public, notes the nation’s size and diverse voices, and argues that a real majority exists beyond self styled reformers. It warns against nominating a risky candidate and notes people’s difficulty in identifying their own desires.
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Boston
O Daulard Adimits
Mya
Walt Mason's Daily Jingle on the Hun's Plight
The verse mocks wartime hardships with thick dialect and humor. It portrays the Hun in a sore state, noting shortages and suffering while blaming harsh sentiment and a hardened heart. The speaker laments restraint and calls for sympathy only toward those open to change.
Illinois court upholds press freedom on silence in ballots
The Illinois appellate court ruled a newspaper is not liable for omitting a candidate's name from a ballot facsimile. It affirmed that freedom to print includes freedom not to print and that editors must balance reader interests and circulation over singular legal pressure.
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Illinois Appellate Court
Chicago
Measures of Length From Feet to Metric Truths
The text traces ancient length units from the foot and span to the fathom and mile, noting how they arose from human fit and later varied by country. It contrasts traditional measures with the French decimal metric system, based on earth dimensions and a platinum bar in Paris, urging reflection on what should measure our world.
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Great Britain
Westminster
France
Paris
We Are for the U S A Marches Over Miners’ Arrest
A Girard march defies Kansas law to cheer Alexander Howat, head of the miners union, jailed for refusing to obey a court arbitration. Protesters insist Americans obey state and national laws, denouncing “bolshevism” and anarchy while rallying behind Howat and the governor’s duty to enforce the law.
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Kansas
Girard
U. S.A
Alexander Howat
Howat
United States of America
The Village Schoolmaster Notes a Quiet Power
The poem portrays a strict village schoolmaster admired for his discipline and vast knowledge. Though feared for severity he is trusted as a lover of learning and skilled in writing arithmetic and discourse, with townsfolk recalling his prowess and influence as he taught generations.
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Turza
Oliver Qudsmith
Thought Flashes Colton Reflection on Enemies and Friends
A compact insight on restraint and learning noting it is rare to learn from foes and seldom to instruct friends, attributed to Colton in a reflective aside. The line carries a concise moral about perception and guidance across adversarial and allied relationships.
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Colton
Democrats Plan Sight Seeing Trip to San Francisco
The Democratic National Committee launches a transport bureau to move delegates alternates and spectators to the June 28 San Francisco convention. A railroad equipment shortage and flood of travelers prompt plans to ease travel with westward routes to key attractions and a shuttle system. Return tickets aim to simplify post convention travel with timed outbound and return options. The committee, chaired by Lildore Dodliwetlecy and others, oversees the effort.
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Mitlac
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K R Workers Urged to Form Big Union in Boston
Boston April 18 railroad workers were urged to unite in one large union to save costs, with labor leaders and organizers of the American Federation of Railroad Workers presenting figures and aims at a meeting.
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Boston
Rairoad
Tocunil
Rowidof
Somjratora
ASK QUESTIONS: Telegram Information Bureau Service
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C offers prompt answers to readers questions. Write brief questions to The Telegram Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin Director Washington D C and enclose a 2 cent stamp for return postage. All inquiries are confidential and there are no charges beyond the return postage stamp.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Frederic J. Hawkin
Washington D. C
40000 Waiters Strike Shuts Berlin Dining Areas
Berlin April 28 40000 waiters walkout disrupts city dining. Hotel Adlon and several hotels and restaurants yield to strikers demands and remain open. Majority of public eating places stay closed.
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Bald Head Honor Sparks Army Hair Trend
In a esoteric display, Gabriele pra Anpanzin’s bed head has sparked a shaved head movement among Utple army officers. Many have shorn craniums and are attempting to craft miniature boards as replicas of the poet’s chin adornment. The scene reflects a radical, ritual-like pledge tied to a ceremonial oath.
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Apell
Gabriele Pra Anpanzin
Patent Rules Do Not Secure Foreign Protection
In the United States patent law a U S patent does not insure protection abroad. foreign filings are necessary independently of the U S grant and foreign applications need not be within twelve months of the U S filing.
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United States Patent Office
United States
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago in the Standard 1880
Bridgeport notes a mixed scene: park improvements and seaside attractions as major draws, plus advances in hospital funds from local concerts. The town faces political club formations, theater plans with Beers and Daly actors, labor groupings for painters, and local court actions with several cases opening in New Haven.
Bonus Question Splitg May Splitg War Tax Debate
The article discusses a heated clash over funding postwar measures with men proposing a war profits tax and others advocating a sales tax. It cites Rep Royal C. Johnson and Rep Henry Raley aligning with the war profits tax while Treasury estimates show billions in income and many millionaires amid the war era.
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World Revolution Sought by Bolshevik Third International
An official document from the state department outlines a Russian third international as the force driving evolution and communism worldwide. It traces Bolshevism, the Soviets, and the third international, noting their interrelation as a single movement backed by Soviet Russia’s machinery.
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State Department
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Mgr. Poole
United States
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Lanine
Trotsky
Soviet Russia
Trom
Third Inter[ Nations
Martens Faces Deportation Risk From Witness Admissions
April 1 report from Washington notes Lotwitz Martens, self styled ambassador from Goviel Russia, testified before a New York investigating committee that he was a member of the Tusalan Communist party. A Department of Labor official said the admission could lead to deportation from all countries. Martens will have no hearing on the deportation warrant next Saturday. Immigration Inspector Shell will conduct the hearing in New York, replacing Tauls Fost due to impeachment proceedings against Dost.
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