Bridgeport Telegram Founded and Publication Details
The Bridgeport Telegram, published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co at 40 Biddle Street Bridgeport Conn, advertises in advance rates and metropolitan advertising offices in New York and Chicago. It credits the Associated Press for news dispatches and local news.
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New York
John Glass Peoples Gas
Chicago
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Biddle Street
Bridgeport, Conn
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A Line O' Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs
A brief excerpt revealing humor and common sense as the speaker muses on earthly problems. The text underscores that not all issues are solvable by faith alone and that practical judgment matters. John Kendrick Bangs is the noted author.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Editorial notes on real estate and public morals
A compact collection of editorial snippets reflecting postwar concerns. It critiques real estate law, leadership faith, and courtesy, while quipping on costs of shoes and government bonds. Topics span packers anti trust, sugar policy, and Washington fights, with satirical takes on Oklahoma governor, Ireland, and the armistice era wastefulness.
Wolf at the door in Walt Mason verse jingle
The wolf is at the door in a satirical verse where a modern man shuns work for endless play. He recalls prewar toil, notes gas and tire needs, and laments hardship while prioritizing leisure and ostentatious fun over labor.
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Fog guides posted in London streets
London reports the London General Omnibus Co. organized many guides for fog duty. these men know London streets and help pedestrians who feel their way and risk harm. The note also mentions Ukraine as a major wartime patron with 320,000 square miles and roughly 46.4 million people, a significant European nation by extent and population.
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London
London General Omnibus Co
Ukraine
Europe
Britain’s Recovery Drives European Trade Revival
Europe regains momentum as Britain returns to trade. Exports for November reached 37 million pounds with imports at 718 million, creating an apparent 187 million pound deficit offset by shipping revenues and foreign investments. Recovery spreads across Belgium and Europe, signaling broader revival.
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Europe
Great Britain
Britain
Belgium
Major Higginson A life of philanthropy and progress
World’s Progress highlights Major Henry L Higginson Boston’s pioneering citizen and founder of the Boston Symphony who died recently. The letter recalls his compassion for workers and the poor, urging mutual aid across classes and belief that progress comes from teamwork and shared welfare.
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Henry L. Higginson
Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Siigginson
Republic
Major Higginson
Europe
Locking the Door on Sugar Speculators
The piece argues it is wiser to act before sugar is stolen by speculators. It warns that delaying lockout allows prices to rise from Cuban raw sugar to over 18 cents a pound, enriching gamblers by about a half billion dollars while harming sugar eaters. It urges Congress to act quickly to lock the door before the loss becomes permanent.
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Equalization Board
Congress
Christmas Clubs Power of Thrift Prompts Growth
The article notes 3,500 banks distributed over 100,000,000 in Christmas Club funds to about 3,000,000 members last week. It explains weekly deposits starting as a penny to a dime double, yielding surprising year end returns and aims to broaden to many more savers for a larger holiday payout.
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Waltslay
Man's Make-Up and the Need for Heart and Will
The piece argues that even a tub of a thousand eggs contains the bodily ingredients of a person, but lacks the essence of humanity. Without the power to love hate and create, a moving body remains a mere mechanical toy, failing to engage our interest or imagination.
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago Prom The Standard
Bridgeport notes include a pigeon match in New York state with John White defeating George Menuet for $100 a side, several freight trains through town, a Sharp rifle raffle won by Capt. Ingman, and a milling accident injuring a worker. Also reported are temperance efforts, a street incident with a boardinghouse keeper, battalion drills, fire insurance concerns for town properties, a coroner's inquest on a man found dead, and a vandalism-arson event at the Washington Park M E Church with $1,200 loss covered by insurance.
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Common Council
John White
Bridgeport
George Menuet
Danbury
New York State
New
Washington Park
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Lewis predicts 10 percent of coal miners back soon
Washington dispatch reports Acting President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers predicts by Monday night about one tenth of the miners will resume work as restrictions ease. Government officials face Senate inquiries over Garfield's fuel plan and a miner union compromise, while regional railroad directors lift age and hour limits to restore a closer to normal coal industry operation.
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Washington
Harry A. Garfield
Pesident Wilson
Senate
Palmer
Guns of Verdun and Metz Echo in Lorraine War Poem
Patrik R. Chalmers in Punch paints a satirical war dialogue between the Guns of Verdun and the Guns of Metz. The verse depicts marching cannons across Lorraine with lines about paying debts and guarding Lorraine, turning historical conflict into a wry, rhythmic exchange.
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Metz
Lorraine
Guns
Cruns
Patrick R. Chalmers
Thought flashes from inner court of conscience
A compact statement by Hosea Ballou asserts that true judgment comes from within. The quote emphasizes self-examination as the final arbiter, suggesting personal conscience is a supreme court whose findings are undeniable.
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Hosea Ballou
Urge Recognition of Armenian Republic
A Boston gathering in Mechanics Building heard Prof. Albert Bushner Hart of Harvard urge the United States to recognize the Armenian republic as a de facto government. Resolutions called for US aid to help Armenians establish an independent Armenian state and warned that abandoning Armenia would betray a brave ally and the principles for which Americans have fought.
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Boston
Mechanics
Albert Bushner Hart
Harvard University
United States
Armenia
Old Razor Peddler Woman In Disguise in City Death
John Young, an aged razor peddler who died at a benefactor's doorstep, was revealed to be Mrs. Anna O Connell widow of a British officer. Family sheltering her knew the secret. Funeral notices list Edward Kinsella and Edward O Rourke with service details and locations.
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Joan Mcthlough
Virginius Totmhorrow
Opera House
Forrest
Booth
Istwin Forrest
McCullough
Fot
John Metinitnugh
Ban Franciso
John Young
Anna O'Connell
W. M._ Ingersoll
Wm. WH. Green
Bridgeport
Annie. Garrison
West Stratford
Edward Kinsella
St. Augustine Church
Edward O'Rourke
Congress St
St. Atieustion
PO Ene
Ask Questions to Get Facts From Information Bureau
One way to become informed is to ask questions. The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington under Frederic J. Haskin offers prompt, confidential factual replies. State questions briefly and enclose a 2 cent stamp for return postage. no charge beyond postage.
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Washington, D. Cc
Frederic J. Haskin
Telegram Information Bureau
Washington, D.C
Williams College President Carey Tarfiald Named Fuel Administrator
Carey Tarfield, named government fuel administrator, is identified as the eldest son of former President James A. Garfield. Before entering government service, he was president of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, a role he has held since 1908.
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Carey Tarfiald
Garfield
James A. Garfield
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
United States Shipping Board
B. M.A
Shipping Board
Comment on Hartford Times editor Captain Andrews resigns
The Hartford Post notes the resignation of Captain Ire land Andrews as editor of the Times. Hartford journalism loses a brilliant and able figure whose trenchancy and vigor with the pen set his work apart. His wide acquaintance with people, affairs, and activities gave his editorials breadth and depth beyond ordinary genius.
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Hartford Post
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Eimes
Who Hit Preacher Reward Offered in New York
A preacher, Rev. W Spencer Carpenter, was struck on the head by a cobblestone after being called to his doorway on Bridge Street. An African American man named M. Al Chen offers a $250 reward for the arrest of the culprit. Carpenter had been delivering sermons on sins of the father.
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Joseph Waumphreys
Main St
Naugatuck
Willidin Coldwright
Humphreys
New York
W. Spencer Carpenter
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