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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
8
A historical notice from The Bridgeport Telegram outlines its founding in 1891, postal status, subscription terms, and advertising representatives. The piece notes daily publication, except Sunday, with service details and a feature poem “A Line O Cheer” by John Kendrick Bangs reflecting holiday sentiment.
Manila December 25 A reform party rises to abolish cock fighting with a bill by Senator Filemon Sotto. The Botio anti cockpit bill limits fights to three Sundays a month plus the eve of holidays starting 1920 and progressively reduces days until a 1930 abolition. Penalties include fines and brief jail terms. attendance restrictions target government employees and minors. The bill faces strong opposition from supporters in Filipino towns and among both rich and poor participants.
Japan imposes export ban on cotton yarn and tissues to curb price rises amid supply shortages and surging demand. Government will exempt imports from customs duties while Osaka mills and others face halted exports and seek to boost capacity with U S and Chinese yarn imports.
An article notes King Victor Emmanuel of Italy considering a trip to the Americas, including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru, subject to political conditions. Dispatches from Paris and Rome reference official advice and potential departure details remain unclear.
A humorous Verse calling for a return to honest labor and productive trades. The piece urges people to resume baking painting clerking clock winding and other crafts, praising a revival of work and industrious effort over idle activity. It references onions knitting and sewing as symbols of practical labor.
A wartime essay urges white collar workers to see life as part of a long human chain and to value intellect and adaptability. It argues ancestors endured vast hardships, survived threats, and passed on a legacy of brains and resilience. The message stresses responsibility to adapt, educate, and lead future generations despite present burdens.
The passage argues that medical victories over disease come from centuries of accumulated knowledge and collaboration among diverse specialists. It notes the constant testing of findings by contemporaries, the vast literature, and the need for perseverance and concerted action as disease is gradually driven back.
A lament for the muskrat, once abundant from gulf to arctic, facing near extinction due to trapping and demand for fur. The piece notes rising prices, the deadly steel trap, and the decline of the species as Hudson seal coats symbolize a tragic end.
Carter Glass argues government expenditure drives up the cost of living and hits the poor hardest. He accuses leaders of wasting funds and insists Congress deny unnecessary new spend. He advocates saving money by curbing expenditures in all fields until truly needed.
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago reports a holiday week full of travel trains and New Year hopes. The piece notes factory closures, busy express company activity, street lighting failures, and varied public entertainments including church shows and a steamship excursion, with local society and business life paused for year-end jitters and repairs.
A compact verse piece honors Abraham Lincoln and William Cullen Bryant. It laments Lincoln's death and praises his mercy and resolve. The text reflects on freedom, the Union, and the sacrifice of those who fought for rights as Bryant’s context appears.
Bridgeport manufacturers received a circular from the Manufacturers Association of Connecticut urging continued saving of coal. It notes the strike is off but no coal has moved to New England and warns of possible January delays. The circular urges educating fireroom staff to use steam sizes of anthracite or a mix with bituminous coal and suggests altered equipment to use screenings.
President Wilson signed the Edge bill authorizing creation of corporations to finance American export trade. The measure passed just before Congress Christmas recess. Mineral from St Augustine's Church on Saturday the 27th at 9 o'clock a.m. Interment at Lyon Ne Yo on Saturday the 27th at 2 o'clock p.m. in Geneva New York.
Middletown December 26 a special committee appointed by Bishop Chauncey B Brewster Hartford to probe incidents linked to Wilfred Humphries Berkeley Divinity School lecture will hold an open meeting at City Hall at 2 PM Monday Information may be given in writing but no limit is imposed The committee includes Judge Gardner Greene Norwich former superior court judge Burton Mansfield New Haven lawyer and state Insurance commissioner and Frederick J Kingsbury Bridgeport Brass Company president a leading state manufacturer
Paris rejoiced on December 24 as peace arrived, the city buzzing with festive crowds in the main streets and many restaurants open late, marking a joyous holiday season.
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington, directed by Frederic J Haskin, offers free inquiries questionnaires. Readers may send two questions with a 2 cent stamp for return postage. responses are confidential and mailed directly to each requester.
A compact Q and A roundup covers Inauguration Day origins fixed by Congress in 1788, Franklin’s day choice, overseas hat design for WWI, Titanic losses totaling 1570, bans on foreign titles for officeholders, the origin of OK from okeh, Springfield rifles availability, Chief Justice White’s appointment, and the Congressional Medal history noting no WWI medals for women.
December 24 1913 New York A meeting tomorrow will begin organizing a National Women's Democratic party. President of the Women's Democratic club Mrs George H Childs and Margaret Vale niece of President Wilson issued the call. The group says the new party will cooperate with the national Democratic organization and is not a split in the Democratic ranks. Women signatories include Elizabeth Marbury Mrs Charles L Tiffany Mrs Oliver Harriman Mrs Charles Dana Gibson Mrs Simon Baruch Mrs William G McAdoo and Ida Tarbell.
On Christmas the German government addressed its citizens held as prisoners of war, sending the fatherland’s salutation and urging confidence and endurance for a short time until they can be returned to their native land.
Lincoln Neb Dec 25 For the first time since 1918 Gen John J Pershing was with his 10 year old son Warren and other family members today at the residence of his sister Mrs Thelma Bush or the read as text describes.
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