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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
8
The Bridgeport Telegram advertises subscription rates payable in advance and an office at 234 Metropolitan Avenue for advertising and news, noting daily publication except Sundays and open every weekday at the Post J M0 Middle Street location. It lists departments and staff tied to local news and editorial content.
Fragmentary poem fragment portrays a speaker amid torrid heat and sea imagery. The ciphered text hints at themes of protection and shadow, with obscure phrases suggesting a stylized contemplation of nature and endurance.
A fragmented editorial compilation notes political events and social issues. It questions gubernatorial actions, wartime heroism, and party strategies while joking about elections and public figures. It mentions a Turkish treaty, a New York factory fire, graft allegations, express worker raises, and German reports on folktales.
An opinion piece laments New York’s housing crisis as demand outpaces supply. It recalls early colonial efforts at Plymouth and New Raven to build genuine homes, not mere shelters, urging a return to homes for all with decent standards and gardens, condemning tenements and flats as modern evils.
Sidewalk Snapshots profile Disha H. Welker of 4 Beeelwood Avenue, longtime secretary of the Naugatuck Valley Ice Company. The piece notes Welker as a well informed figure in Bridgeport on ice market dynamics, explaining winter demand, summer selling ease, and his 30 years in the business.
Burglars entered the Bridgeport Musical Institute at 1576 Main Street Monday night and took two valuable violas, according to police reports. The institute contacted authorities and requested anyone with information contact local law enforcement.
A child’s severe burn prompts an extraordinary skin-grafting appeal. About seventy five volunteers from diverse walks respond, lending skin and hope when wealth offers nothing in return. The act inspires optimism and faith in humanity, echoing in communities daily.
Justice Wheeler, Bridgeport's distinguished citizen, rises to chief justice of Connecticut's Supreme Court. The piece lauds his character and intellect, tying his elevation to the state's long tradition of law and order and self government.
The piece mocks Governor Coolidge for allegedly choosing his wife’s dresses and accessories, comparing the conduct to a novel where a political boss meddles in a spouse’s attire. It urges restraint and cites Coniston as a cautionary example of male interference in women’s affairs.
A Telegram Information Bureau query asks about race population estimates, coin laws, church pageants, shorthand history, constitutional amendments, air extraction from water, and life-boat inventors. It includes responses citing estimates, legal cautions, and historical timelines with names like Merete Fulling Tiro and Joseph Francis.
Bridgeport notes from August 11 1859 include clambake plans at Greporas Point on Sept 4 reports on church meetings at North Main Street Salvation Army Tabernacle and Pach Mission cats parish mass at St Pauls High Reeve Grove trip by train to High Reach Meadow’s Era and military mentions Connors Watson firm dissolved. notes on Hartford state convention and local appointments and campouts near Milford with several obituaries and society notices.
Fequonnock Yacht Club voted to celebrate Bishop Cup victory by entering a September water event. A committee was named to arrange an August 22 outing at Pleasure Beach for members families and friends. Three new members were admitted.
Walt suggests hopeful prospect, predicting an editor will soon fill the White House chair. The piece praises editors as resolute figures who tackle problems with wit, pastebrush, and blueprints, vowing to stay and solve the nation’s issues despite prohibition era challenges.
Detroit grows as a tourists hub with crowds filling hotels and docks. The piece notes eager sightseers, elevated rush in elevators, bustling Belle Isle Park with ferries to Detroit River, and Windsor crossers, highlighting Detroit’s and Windsor’s tourist appeal and crowded streets.
Supers read in the Common Plea court on a case by Samuel Kath against Samuel Steinlart alleging the defendant took and converted a coat belonging to the plaintiff. The property of the defendant is attached for $300 as the suit proceeds. The complaint cites events on November 1 and November 25, 1919 detailing loss and alleged conversion of the plaintiff's coat.
Several suits outline loans totaling sums from $100 to $460 with damages sought from $160 to $300. Attachments include goods, wares, merchandise, and a Chalmers touring car. Notable actions involve The Karm Terminal Company versus Peterson Forge Company and United Illuminating Company versus J Dupont in Bridgeport, with attached property and statements of alleged loaned amounts and unpaid notes.
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