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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1920
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR shows Bridgeport Telegram branding and subscription rates. Mentions Post Publishing Co in Bridgeport Connecticut, advertising rep and Chicago address, with notes on daily publication except Sundays and Associated Press affiliation.
A fragmented text hints at rivers and brooks shaping stories in a magazine named 4 LINE CHEER. It mentions waters, tides, and past eras, with garbled references to people, places, and periods, suggesting a collage of poems or notes about nature and memory.
An incoherent compendium of quotes and misread phrases covers various political figures and events. It mocks housing issues, local leadership in Cork, a Philadelphia radio cut, a Canadian saving from lynching, and a mayoral candidate's behavior, all in disjointed, garbled form with altered names and misplaced references.
Sidewalk Snapshots highlights John GL Farrell of Low FIL, a 10 year veteran at the Connecticut company, former handyman at Locomenile, and two years embalmer with Rourke and Hourke. He now seeks the position of First Selectman of Long All in the upcoming fall election.
Police disrupted an outdoor gambling game yesterday afternoon near Water Street and State Street. A man named Howard J. Glitten, a Black resident of ST Mate Street, was arrested as officers confiscated cards and money. Officer PNM Tai A led the raid.
Bridgeport savings banks have seen millions withdrawn in six months to buy high grade securities. Some funds flow into Bridgeport industrials and mercantile ventures yielding eight to ten percent. The shift reduces real estate lending, hindering housing, and the remedy urged is more savings, to finance new homes.
The piece argues that rising drunkenness in Bridgeport and similar cities stems from wholesalers and saloonkeepers defying the national prohibition. It condemns bold violators who prioritize profit over legality, likening lax enforcement to a broader challenge to citizenship and upholding law. It contrasts anarchist rebellion with self interest.
The article notes 24 million children will return to school next month in varied settings from country schools to city buildings. It highlights underpaid teachers, with half being women, and cites vacancies and under qualifications. In Bridgeport the tone criticizes local spending away from education and toward other needs.
Morristown residents dispute Washington census results showing a 1920 population of 12505, insisting the local count remains 12507. The county prosecutor asserts the error, while locals joke about the figures and congratulate Morristown’s steady size amid slow growth and housing pressures.
A casting director from the American film industry declares that brains matter more than beauty in hiring. He notes studios want women who combine brains with looks, citing Mary Pickford as an example of hard work and sustained success. He contrasts Hollywood desire with the abundance of attractive but shallow talent in film cities.
Bridgeport notes: a Beckwith biography soon by his daughter Mrs. Elwell. Beardsleys depart for Maine. local church talks and picnics. Fifth Ward Garfeld and Arthur Club campaign. Trots at Bridgeport trotting park with a prize of thirty bushels of grain. moonlight Sedgwick Guards excursion. German Singing society on Long Branch steamer. Old Seventeenth reunion planning in Grand Army Hall. Bridgeport Sharp Shooters festival at West Stratford. arrest warrant for Patrick Clancy over horse abuse. death of John M Sammis. Newark Tem peraries arrive on Richard Stockton with 800 aboard.
A rambling, archaic monologue describes an upending quake that jolts the narrator to his knees and stirs wild visions. Amid the chaos he recalls past misdeeds, laments his lies, and finally resolves to fetch a cold bottle from the ice as the quake subsides.
Gabriel D Anninio denounces United States policy in a 28 page brochure from Fiume titled Agia and Communiques of the Foreign Office of Fiume. He accuses Wilson of approving an American naval base in the Azores during WWI, alleging it harmed a small nation and derided Curzon as arrogant. He proclaims Italy stands with him for a revolution.
Norwalk instructors and 21 youths hiked ten miles to Bridgeport in a steady downpour from Camp Rhodondlta. They arrived soaked at Howard T. Smith’s Third District Republican Club in Black Rock, where they were offered food and sleeping quarters for the night.
Washington August 23 due to extensive damage by crews to engines and vital parts of five ex German warships brought under the peace treaty, none will be exhibited. Captain Hellner said the battleship Osipelsland capable of transatlantic trip but risky to sea again. He blamed deliberate vandalism and looting in German yards for the damage and large crews aboard to loot vessels.
Gerald Kiley, once Chicago reporter and Paris ice cream magnate, wins a clash with partner Harold Fitch over profits at the Dixie company. A street battle near 43 Rue de Charlot leaves Kiley battered. gendarmes intervene as he files assault charges. Fitch counters with a suit alleging Kiley’s book cooking and asset seizure in Paris.
The Walnut Beach Union chapel marked its 26th anniversary with morning and evening services led by Pastor Tev Howard Meadoe from Milford. Judge Charles G. Root of Devon gave the main address, praising the pastor and noting growth from a few members to 350, with William T. Hoyt also speaking and a student musical program directed by Milas Ludstrom. Parish cadles prepared intercalpments and gifts for the benefit of the church.
The Civil Common Pleas Court opens September 7 with the largest docket in its history. Special sessions may be needed to finish matters before the regular session ends. A high number of cases from lower courts involves persons sentenced for minor offences.
The Cyril and Methodius band, after ten months of construction, debuted publicly yesterday at a lawn fete hosted by the Slovak Catholic Federation. Under George Luces leadership, the two hour concert drew a Ridgeport crowd, marking a notable event in the third district.
Fragmented verse by Swinburne reflects weariness of living and fear of death yet affirms fleeting hope. Despite siren dreams and shared sorrows the poem contemplates release from living, the constancy of death, and the idea that life ends without eternal reward.
London reports a seaside cruise fortune reading predicting King George would renounce the throne, die abroad, and see Wales as a father-in-law. The card reading, given by a sailor’s wife aboard the Victoria, tied monarchs to Europe’s fates and stirred curiosity about the king’s future.
Washington reports on submarine design to ease crew discomfort with 100 foot hulls. Special listening devices will detect threats within four miles. Submarine radius of operation will exceed any Navy party ship. Bridgeport prices rise two percent in July. Food costs up from last year and from mid June to mid July, with officials predicting relief soon.
A Sal Chadles youngster imitates his father and attempts shaving, slicing his face. He was rushed to Emergency hospital where Dr. B Y Coyle stitched the wound.
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