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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1927
Page
10
A 1927 Bridgeport Telegram essay reflects on spending and morals as it muses about proposing a dry convention city. It contrasts Detroit’s wetness with political realities, noting how delegates might vote and how the nation’s mood could shape a future president amid liquor debates.
Massachusetts governor Fuller proposes a strict traffic rule to clear streets in downtown Boston from 5 am to 5 pm and halt motor traffic at noon, arguing the rule would reclaim streets for pedestrians and reduce deaths and injuries. The plan targets crowded urban centers and would reshape nationwide traffic regulation if adopted.
Boston judge Thomas H. Dowd argues that the people bear blame for unsatisfactory statistics and that jury duty is a patriotic obligation like military service. He says juries convict, judges interpret law, and dodging service burdens others, while some seek to avoid juries by making service lenient.
Hartford Courant reports Hickman’s confession describing a life of flight from home forgery theft and holds up crimes. He cites California criminal history and Kansas City ties claiming parole followed by further plans to reoffend. The piece argues parole reform and abolition of the system citing Hickman as example of leniency.
National figure Colonel Pope of Hartford becomes central in the essay describing the good roads movement. It emphasizes his influence on highway expansion prior to widespread automobile use, mentions the Ford era, and argues against shifting credit to Detroit manufacturers. It notes public pride in the bike era and the social costs of urban congestion.
A Hudson tunnel ride through Holland Street and subway quirks observations by Herbert Core. He notes New Yorkers questions, vanity, and humor while waiting for the trip, advertising tired transit, and a wagging critique of city life including polite misfits, anecdotes, and small-town comparisons.
A satirical monologue by Jampson James skewers seriousness in daily life. He dismisses fiction as folly and mocks sports and games, arguing true value lies in work and discipline while poking at society’s obsession with leisure and moral pretensions.
In the Ninth district a three sided fight over club officers erupts with Roder supporting a long tenure, Murphy backers pressing, and Sanford as a compromise. McCaithron prepares to exit as district chairman with a careful choice for successor while tax and civic issues surface across Hartford and New Haven.
The toy department lures shoppers with wide eyed children and eager shoppers. Old ladies and others pause at moving trains and hums as they browse gifts to cheer a baby's heart. The scene evokes a magical, dream filled holiday season and a focus on bringing joy to youth.
Dr Fran argues a new war is likely as Europe presses tensions. He recalls leaders like George and Grant, warns that history shows cooperation often advances humanity better than conflict, and urges alternatives to warfare to avoid catastrophe. The piece critiques arms races and stresses exploration of peaceful resolutions.
In Munich experts favor contemporary music with major venues and a new Society for Contemporaneous Music mounting subscription concerts. The Musical Academy and the Konzertverein present works by Casella, Bartok, Schoenberg and others, with first Munich performances and novelties from Jarnach Berg Hyndemith Krenek and more.
Stamford December 25 Hattle Kurowsky six is seriously injured after being struck by an automobile driven by Roosevelt Winsley of the city as she crossed State Street with an older sister. The car struck her as she stepped into the path and she remains in a critical condition at Stamford Hospital. Winsley was held by police while the investigation continues.
Christmas Eve passed quietly in Bridgeport with no arrests in the city and no one locked in the police cells. The spirit of Peace on earth prevailed as 12 men, overtaken by misfortune, applied for assistance in the unused police relis at headquarters.
A reader discusses merit badges for service members and civilians, arguing honors should honor deeds like saving lives and policing, while lamenting over decorative awards. The letter riffs on Washington's titles, European honors, and concludes with Norway's liquor policy and the broader alcohol debate.
A New Haven bound trolley traveling at high speed struck a sedan at East Broadway and Seaside Avenue Milford at 3:45 pm. The sedan carried Mrs. Robert Magnison, her twelve year old son Withy, and Mr Magnison who was taken to Milford Hospital then discharged after injuries were clarified.
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William Lepicy a letter carrier of 19 Riverside Drive Fairfield drove along Patrfield Avenue when William Kalb of 344 2me Street stepped before his car and was knocked down. Kalb was bruised with a scratched chin and escaped serious harm. In Chicago 32 year old Norman W Harris son of banker Albert W Harris was arrested for manslaughter after his car struck and killed Elizabeth Domler. Witnesses said Harris tried to flee but he was released on $23,000 bonds supplied by his father.
A compact set of moral reflections extols restraint and integrity. It praises those who avoid pride after success, recognize personal weakness, seek closeness to God, and remain reliable in small duties.
Norman Asker, heir to a New England family, was given life for murder in the stabbing death of Paul Cotham during an attempted hold up. A concurrent 20 year term on the robbery charge was also imposed, with parole unlikely to end the life sentence.
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness across northern and southern New England and eastern New York from Monday into Tuesday with rising temperatures. A northeastward moving disturbance remains over the region with a low pressure trough over Saskatchewan and a high over the eastern half of the country. Winds shift to the northwest to north, with fair weather east of the Mississippi and rising temperatures by Tuesday.
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