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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1925
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram established details and subscription rates in advance. The Post Publishing Co publishes daily except Sunday with 24 hour service. A Milford Fairfield direct telephone connection exists for advertising items and is located at 346 Main Street Bridgeport Connecticut with access through Milford and Bridgeport offices.
Olympia Macri is freed as the jury returns Not Guilty after two trials for murder of John Bagnano. The State Attorney declines death penalty, signaling acquittal. public sympathy supports Olympia as the case ends and well wishes are offered.
Referee John Keogh at a bankruptcy hearing criticized $590 monthly rents for small Main Street stores in Bridgeport. He linked high rents to speculation and repeated ownership transfers, noting many bankruptcies between Fairfield Avenue and Congress Street. He warned rent gouging drains districts, forcing outlets to move or fail, and observed that markets self-correct by creating new districts where rents fall below prior levels.
The piece argues two tax fallacies endorsed by the mobile Chamber of Commerce and the National Auto Club. General Manager Reeves states motor vehicles pay a tax of 315 to 49 and highway care taxes fund road work. New Jersey data show motor trucks bear 43 percent of tonnage fees while motor vehicle taxes total over seven and a half million dollars, largely for highways.
A study shows highway expenditure exceeding twenty one million, with motor vehicle registrations funding part of it. Railroads pay state highway taxes and reap returns twelvefold from hauling motor vehicles and road materials, per ex-treasury adviser John E Walker. The implication is railroads shoulder costs while autos gain benefits.
President Coolidge presents an optimistic message to Congress outlining a comprehensive program. Key items include tax reductions, adherence to the World Court, curtailing Shipping Board powers, centralized executive control, labor dispute authority for coal, prohibition enforcement, inland waterways development, railroad consolidation, Negro recognition, and Muscle Shoals sale. Congress faces a busy session with constructive aims for America.
New York City boasts the nation’s lowest divorce rate with one divorce per 23 marriages, while Nebraska and Oregon show higher rates. The figures spark moral panic from the Methodist Board of Morals, citing New York’s influence on Fairfield County records and Connecticut’s liberal divorce laws.
The text asserts that America recognizes the rights of all citizens and affirms constitutional justice. It urges Washington to heed the pleas of the unfortunate and to avoid ignoring those in need, stressing a universal commitment to rights and justice.
The piece notes George M. Lames faces possible reappointment to the park board amid administration tensions while suggesting he can continue to serve during aldermanic approval. It cites charter terms, December procedures, and mentions J. Alex H. Robinson’s move to the South. It also covers tax extension debates, party changes in New Haven, and local political turnover hopes.
Fragmented editorial critique centers on Governor Ferguson and Miriam Ferguson amid Texas political turmoil. The piece argues both supporters and opponents influenced the administration, notes impeachment fallout, and discusses primary outcomes and policy promises tied to the Ferguson era.
A fragmented OCR text presents jumble of names, places, and cues resembling a late year notice or column. It mentions Christmas and various scattered terms, creating an impression of a chaotic, noise filled page with brief references to people and events.
Unclear garbled text mentioning Korea and individuals. references to poems and potential figures like Hosni with scattered phrases. No coherent event or outcome identified. readable portions insufficient to confirm a factual report.
City groups plan reforms to stop unequal Christmas baskets. A Community Chest committee will have representatives from charities jointly investigate past errors, coordinate deliveries, and ensure all needy families receive aid this year. Clarence King will request organizers to share notes and standardize basket distribution.
In Middletown the bank's president and longtime director Weeks resigned at a directors’ meeting yesterday. He will remain a trustee while the board adopts resolutions reflecting his departure from active leadership due to other business interests.
A playful vignette describes a lively character nicknamed Happy Feet as he dances through his morning, reads, and rushes along the quiet street. The piece highlights his cheerful steps and enduring daily energy as time passes.
Partly cloudy with snow flurries in the north and central areas. Much colder Wednesday night and Thursday. Northern New England and upstate New York to see cold, with fair conditions near the Mississippi River. Storm warnings extend from Delaware Breakwater to Cape Cod. Northwest gales expected. unsettled, overcast by Sandy Hook through the Mid-Atlantic and New England coasts. A disturbance over western Quebec will shift eastward with high pressure and prevailing cold air.
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