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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1927
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram established 1891 details subscription rates including 2 year 1 month 2 month and weekly carrier charges. The paper is published daily except Sunday by Yost Publishing Co Bridgeport Connecticut offering various circulation terms and advertising notes.
Opinion urges Massachusetts to shorten judicial procedures to prevent seven year murder trials. Defends state actions, argues delays harmed both sides, and warns that the Sacco Vanzetti case teaches the need for quicker, decisive court proceedings.
Southern New England census shows Hartford again second in Connecticut behind New Haven with Bridgeport growing strongly. Hartford leads in telephone stations, reflecting business demand rather than population alone, and the data hints Bridgeport may surpass Hartford and New Haven in the next decade. The piece notes a promising outlook for fruit jams and preserves as autumn nears.
The piece weighs the Irish crisis split over oath of allegiance and notes DeValera’s followers chose to join government to influence policy. It concludes with Babson predicting growth on the Pacific coast, though the scope and accuracy of the forecast remain uncertain.
The article argues the north temperate zone will remain the most densely populated, citing Yale professor Elsworth Huntington studies. It challenges Dr Babson’s views, suggesting his statements are speculative and tied to his own interests.
The piece condemns aviators planning Atlantic cross races, noting Lindbergh's proven craft and Byrd's tests while warning that reckless stunts by lesser pilots risk more deaths. It urges international collaboration to postpone perilous publicity seeking and reduce fatal crashes.
The Hartford Courant notes autumn flowers already blooming across Connecticut as rains keep turf green. Goldenrod, staghorn sumac, buckwheat, and sea lavender brighten shorelines and fields while buckwheat honey trades off flavor with clover. Stramonum and wild asters appear. mints rise in prominence as autumn nears, with some blooms potentially lasting until the first snows.
The Bennington anniversary marks a pivotal Revolutionary War engagement where a small American force defeated Burgoyne's unit and helped force his Saratoga surrender, drawing France into the war. Connecticut natives from Litchfield county, including Seth Warner, led Green Mountain troops aiding Gen Stark near Bennington, Vermont.
A garbled passage presents disjointed ideas on feminine emancipation twins and beds, notes about George Washington and dog stories, plus stray reflections on youth learning languages and the fate of great men. The fragmentary text weaves literary and social musings without a clear narrative.
The piece surveys how presidents from Grover Cleveland to Calvin Coolidge, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Warren G. Harding used distinctive vocabularies. It highlights Cleveland’s formal terms, Roosevelt’s vivid slang, Wilson’s bookish tone, and Harding’s awkward normalcy.
A humorous verse about resisting get rich quick schemes and the temptations of promoters. The speaker reflects on past missteps, vows to heed bankers advice, and notes he now keeps savings safe with bullion stored.
Fragmented poem lines describe climbing a hill toward heaven, touching hands in envisioned reunion, and yearning for eternal ascent. Other text critiques freedom, drinking, and social notions with garbled phrasing and odd interjections. The piece blends poetic imagery with stray, nonsensical lines.
Dean Frederick G. Jones of Yale, riding a trolley on Whitney Avenue, discussed Yale’s rapid growth and the rise of aviation, noting his improved vision after eye surgeries and hinting he may retire at year’s end. The piece also covers club relocations, a political banquet, and local civic notes.
Dr. Fra argues supply and demand drive invention in rubber and weather. Edison labors on synthetic rubber as auto demand rises. Chemists may replace rubber, while weather control remains a challenge for navigators and meteorology.
Julius Nick and Thomes Eliades, both Greek, face a civil dispute in Bristol on Terryville avenue. Nick claims Eliades told him a baby would be delivered, seeks 1000 damages. plus 992.79 for funeral expenses and other items. Eliades counters Nick dug a trench to drain water onto his property and seeks 8500 damages plus 28 for a stove. Bristol lawyers handle the case.
A reader asks if democracies are less prone to war than monarchies. Cadman argues democracies avert war generally but can err like Thucydides noted. He cites Walpole and warns monarchies often pursue war as sport. The column then discusses prayer in Gethsemane and how disciples overheard parts of Jesus’ supplication.
A Manhattan column riffs on visiting Harrods girls critiquing American men and New York tailoring. The piece contrasts U S and English norms, cites Struthers Burt on undergarments, and jests about club scenes and dress codes while noting regional American differences.
The Hemming Walsh Manufacturing Company of New Haven has purchased the Holmes Manufacturing plant at Kneenatree and Coram avenues in Shelton. The firm, in business 1 1/2 years, will occupy the plant at once and move equipment from Bradley Street to Shelton. Initial staff will be 60, rising to 150 in the fall as production of table cutlery and novelties expands for wholesale jobbers.
A woman files notice with the Assistant City Clerk that she intends to claim damages from the city for injuries suffered when an automobile driven by Miss Helen Fitzgerald of the Hearth Department struck her at about 10 am near the North and Madison avenues intersection. The claimant, Mrs. Lillian Angelo of 253 Wheeler Avenue, cites the August 5 incident.
Cloudy with showers on Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler conditions later. Winds southeast to east. partial fog in places. forecasts cover Sandy Hook to Hatteras with variable intensities and overcast skies. Observations show mixed readings from major coastal sites with many clouded or clear conditions and scattered showers.
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