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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1926
Page
10
Bridgeport Telegram prints daily news from Milford and Fairfield with 24 hour telephone connections for advertising and news items. The paper notes subscriptions payable in advance and clarifies its association with The Associated Press for news dispatches and local coverage.
The piece surveys views on punishment as crime deterrence in the United States. It cites Boston’s car barn murder verdict chilling criminals for days and cites New York Baumes reform, with Bronx and Brooklyn sentences of 17, 35 years. It notes DA Reading's claim that firm punishment can deter gunmen and asks if harsh penalties reflect common sense.
The piece contrasts Rudolph Valentino and Charles W. Eliot, noting Valentino’s death dominates public attention while Eliot’s monumental career as Harvard president deserves quiet recognition. It questions public misperception of value and ponders why society so strongly honors transient celebrity over lasting achievement.
The piece contrasts public fascination with Rudolph Valentino and Charles W. Eliot, noting their fame eclipses ordinary attention. It suggests both have entered a universal arena where distinctions fade, a notion deemed fortunate for Dr. Eliot amid widespread celebrity allure.
An North America Company public utility proposes wired wireless to deliver radio programs to subscribers who pay a modest service fee and receive a free receiving device. The system uses existing power lines, eliminates radio advertising, and promises high quality programs, but faces potential adoption and enforcement challenges.
The piece critiques optimistic talk about easy wealth and the endless ladder of success. It cites James J. Hill on saving, warns that thrift extends beyond money to time and talent, and laments a culture of rising consumption and unearned security.
At a Bridgeport Republican gathering a veteran figure, Attorney General Healy, drew attention for his rare public appearances while the party contends with other leaders. The piece notes Healy's strong base in Hartford County Seventh district, where East Granby and Windsor Locks provide solid support, and observes the uncertain moves of former Lt. Governor Gilford B. Wilson and New Haven figure Mayor David B. Fitzgerald, whose influence remains pivotal as internal strife and charter battles unfold within the party.
Citizens endure grim days as a village bank closes its doors and sinks into ruin. A distraught banker vows to raise fresh capital while pastors, widows, cripples, and spinsters face hunger and sorrow. The scene is one of despair as cries rise with the bank’s collapse.
A fragment from a poem describes homesickness and longing for Russia and a familiar home. The speaker fears troubling memories and speaks of a loving maternal presence and a healing, peaceful home beyond war and smoke.
A 1926 discussion notes that jobs based on human necessities endure during downturns while those serving luxury and whimsy falter. It cites stock drops, postwar mood, and contrasts Britain’s solid income base with France’s luxury reliance, urging economies on essentials for stable prosperity.
A mixed collection of adages and humorous lines warns about behavior and fortune. It mocks classica criticism, notes debt settlements redefine settlement, and comments on luck, smoking, driving, and social roles with tongue in cheek. The voice satirically surveys morals and manners.
London Aug 4 Englishmen told what Americans think of their accent Professor Bristow Adams Cornell University presents a study noting English intonation rises at sentence ends the difficulty of deciphering southern or hotel porter speech and misplacing letters He cites New York speech patterns and attributes differences to climate He praises Lexington Kentucky and Dublin for clear speech while describing a London police officer’s brisk manner as cutting short phrases.
Washington discusses upcoming Supreme Court decisions on free speech and free assembly. Cases from California Michigan and Kansas involve the Communist Labor Party and Industrial Workers of the World. Defendants claim that mere membership cannot prove guilt. prosecutions argue organization involvement and overt acts justify punishment.
The Duke of Leuchtenberg, a direct descendant of Napoleon and the Russian Imperial family, conducted his debut under the name Nikolaus von Leuchtenberg. A graduate of the Akademie der Tonkunst, he led an orchestra with notable success in a program of modern Russian compositions.
Dr Cadman answers readers on reincarnation and soul origin, noting Blavatsky did not teach it as a fixed creed. He discusses soul entering the body, heaven concepts, and Job and Paul on life after death. He compares Sabbath and Lord's Day observance, tracing early church practice and its evolution to Sunday worship.
Honolulu reports that visitors increasingly learn Hawaiian terms as they tour the islands. A writer notes new words forming in travel glossaries, explains meanings such as malihini for newcomer and mahalo for thanks, and describes how early missionaries introduced a written alphabet in 1851.
The Norwalk Board of Trade and clubs, joined by Epec, stage their first annual community outing at Ratón Point on Aug 13. Activities begin about 2 pm with a half game, a one hour sail on Long Island Sound aboard the steamer Belle Talind, then athletic events and dinner followed by an evening dance.
Derby, August 23. William G. Taylor senior member of Taylor and McCary jewelers died at his home early today of heart disease. He lived in Derby 49 years. The 68 year old phrasing appears, but the obituary notes indicate he passed away at 68, a discrepancy in the source.
Showers expected across the eastern states Tuesday with fair weather Wednesday and little temperature change. Gusty winds noted from Sandy Hook to Hatteras with overcast skies and showers likely Tuesday. Tropical disturbance moving northwest toward the region. low pressure southeast of Hatteras and a high near Nova Scotia.
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