Bridgeport Telegram Established 1891 Rates and Contacts
Bridgeport Telegram established 1891 prints daily except Sunday. Subscription rates: yearly seven dollars eighty cents, six months two dollars ninety cents, monthly sixty-five cents. Carrier delivery in city. Open day and night. Milford and Fairfield patrons can phone ads or news items without tolls via new telephone connections. Milford 1257 Fairfield 630 Middle St Bridgeport Conn. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press.
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Bridgeport Traffic Plans for Future Highway Relief
Bridgeport must plan now to handle rising motor traffic and reduce accidents and delays. Proposals include routing more traffic onto State street, completing a Stratford to Fairfield cut off via Barnum and King’s Highway, and leveraging Railroad avenue for trucks and through traffic. An immediate option suggests making Fairfield avenue and State street into one way corridors to ease congestion.
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East Hampton honors local engineer for safety effort
A group of East Hampton youths awarded Engineer Wherler for his safe rail service on suburban routes. The ceremony highlighted the engineer’s unseen role guiding riders and the value of quiet vigilance on the throttle.
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Boston man escapes after bail bond outrage in Chicago case
The man faced first degree murder charges in Chicago and was allowed bail in Boston. A woman posted surety, claiming $11,000 in property, but she owned nothing. He fled, disappeared, and the state could not collect the forfeited bond, undermining Massachusetts bail justice.
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Fickleness of public hero worship across eras
The piece notes how popular figures like Red Grange and Lloyd George shift from idolized to booed. It argues that public adoration is unstable, showing how a once central figure's influence wanes amid political or sports fame and criticism.
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Labor Party
ERLN TO NEW YORK AIR FLIGHT VISION FACES HARD HURDLES
The Irish Free State air service plans a Ireland to New York flight next spring but Congress debates two conflicting air reports. With scarce suitable machines and fuel oil endurance limits, the venture seems unlikely in the near term amid safety and regulatory concerns.
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Political pointers spark city hall resignation chatter
A long rumor mill swirl ties a garage median dispute to a mayor and ex-mayor, spurring resignations from two officials. William J. Reilly, once an alderman, reportedly refused dismissal without official review as tensions rose. The piece notes county tax enforcement moves and sheriff procedures, including warrants and collection timing, amid a broader push for firm action and accountability.
Political turmoil and plotting shadow a New England city hall
A city hall scene reveals clashs of politics and personnel with attacks on a fireman during the Quinn fire and blame shifting. The assessor’s clerical burden grows in the council chamber while lighting costs surge. Towns along Lake near Newtown see tax softening as resort property is assessed.
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Obscurity through Civil War in China and Foreign Quirks
A collection of satirical blasts on global affairs and American tolerance. It riffs on China’s civil war, Europe, and U S politics with tongue in cheek while mocking jingoism, charity, and diplomatic missteps. The piece riffs on leaders, nations, and public figures in a wry, provocative voice.
Together We’ve Known Happiness Poem Fragment
Fragmentary poem lines speak of shared happiness and tears over many years. A speaker recalls a partner whose passing leaves loneliness and longing for a sign of love that remains. The text hints at farewell and missing the loved one who has gone beyond the sky.
Uncle Sam Advice to Iowa Farmers Slips Into Stockings
A Morris byline item parodies wartime guidance. The cartoon caption urges delivery of a message to Iowa farm families, suggesting a trick with stockings. The piece uses satire to critique home front improvisations during crop or wartime hardship.
What the New Congress Should Do With Taxation
Congressman Ogden Mills argues for prompt passage of the Ways and Means bill as the best available revenue measure. He cites reduced rates, higher exemptions, restored estate tax levels, and state inheritance tax considerations while criticizing the gift tax and publicity clause as flawed. He urges administrative improvements and notes the 1926 Revenue Act as a historic advance.
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After Hours and Silent Trade in the Village Dell
A fragmented poem describes after hours life and bustling merchants. A trader named daben Joup touts homes, ranches, and villas while a narrator imagines quieter moments with music, children, and recalled Dante as the day ends. The piece contrasts hustle with peaceful domestic scenes.
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Sentence Sermons on Unrecognized Ability and Self-Belief
Thoughtful reflections urge against blaming others or luck for success. The passage challenges reliance on others chances and encourages personal diligence. It critiques excuses for stalled progress and urges steady effort toward dependable work and original achievement.
Davis Resigns as Director General of Railroads
Washington December 14 James G Davis director general of railroads presented his resignation to President Coolidge after completing his task of winding up the office affairs leaving the agency without its top official and marking a transition in federal railroad administration.
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Sam Carp Plans Russia Visit Next Spring
Sam Carp of 1402 Park Avenue, who built a chain of gasoline stations and sold them to Standard Oil last September, plans a trip to Russia next spring to visit his mother who is not well and aging.
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Park Avenue
Standard QU Co
Russia
Christmas Card Humor and Light Verse Bits From The Fun Shop
A clipped collection of holiday quips and cartoons. It includes playful verses about Christmas cards, boudoir caps, pocketbooks, and neckties, plus short humorous anecdotes and a parody on plants feeling. Names appear as credited contributors and cartoon captions, reflecting a 1925 light feature page tone.
Muscles of the Soul by Dr Mhank Crane
Dr Mhank Crane argues habits are the muscles of the soul and that persistent use strengthens willpower and character. He highlights William James and four steps: start boldly, create supportive conditions, act on resolutions promptly, and practice daily discipline.
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Humorous Submissions Sought for Bridgeport Telegram
Readers may submit original humor epigrams jokes anecdotes and poetry for Bridgeport Telegram. Accepted pieces paid 1 to 10 dollars per contribution and 23 to 1 per line for poetry. Unaccepted works not returned and manuscripts must be on letter size paper addressed to Shup Hitters Bridgeport Telegram.
Kentucky woman kills children and self in Whitesville
Owensboro Ky Dec 14 AID Myo Lawrence Fudua fifty eight and her children Nayry twenty one and Gladys sixteen were found dead from gunshot at their Whitesville home. A shotgun lay by the mother. County officers after examination expressed the opinion that Mrs Ruqad killed her children and then herself last night following a nervous breakdown in recent years.
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State Board to Condemn Site for New Public Park
December 14 report states the Connecticut State Park Commission seeks to condemn about twenty acres on the east shore of Barnes Pond in New Fairfield for a state park. A petition by Sade S. A. Tavish of Danbury was filed in Bridgeport Superior Court with Judge Joan W. Banks directing service of the order for a hearing on the condemnation. The land, owned by Camp Arden, borders Danbury Sherman Road. owners have refused to sell, prompting the move to condemn. In other items, Mrs Valeria P. Taylor’s birthday party at her daughter’s home included gifts and a family gathering, with a Danbury Trial coincidence as her great grandson was born to Mr and Mrs Albert Jason.
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Huntington Social Roundup Holiday Weekends in New York
Miss Etta M Brockway and Miss Elizabeth Shearer visit New York to see friends. White Haven townsfolk attend the Mrs Brinemade funeral in Lierby. Local residents host visitors from Harvard Stratford Bridgeport and Haven. Several couples and families are noted with weekend calls and Sunday gatherings at several homes in White Hills and Bridgeport.
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Etta M. Brockway
Elizabeth Shearer
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Gladyr
Herbert Lea
Bridgeport
Weather Outlook For Southern New England And New York
A weather forecast notes fall and continued cold in Southern New England and New York with Tuesday and Wednesday bringing rain and snow. Temperatures rise slowly in southern New England and New York, with northeast storm activity lingering over Canadian maritime regions and gusty northwest to northeast winds along the coast from Sandy Hook to Hatteras. Continuous fair conditions predicted for the northeastern states and south Florida.
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