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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1927

Page

12

Bridgeport Telegram Ad Notice and Publishing Address

Bridgeport Telegram dated 1801 notes publishing at 140 Middle St Bridgeport Conn and advertises daily open hours and a patronage line. It mentions monthly payments and a mobile telephonic service with this office and a Belleview based audit.

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Power and regulation push for inquiry into utility stock watering

Senator Moses mocked the public interest in a Senate debate overElectric power company mergers and stock watering. Benster Wheeler of Montana cited a past case where an electrical firm inflated value with waterstock, selling bonds and stock to mask true worth. He urged vigilant state utilities commissions and questioned why regulators cannot control this at home rather than in Washington.

Moses New Hampshire Senate Walsh Montana Benster Wheeler Utilities Commission Wheeler Washington

Daylight Saving Battle Report from Massachusetts Grange

The Massachusetts grange resists daylight saving as three defeats already show. Legal in New York and Massachusetts, illegal in Connecticut for clocks. The scale of urban Connecticut and rural Massachusetts shapes public opinion and the grange cannot move the 4 million population to shift time.

Massachusetts Supreme Court of the United States Connecticut New York Grange Tarpobdin

The Good And Bad Apprentice In A Modern Form

A moralist tale compares two young men, one who sacrifices for the nation and the other led astray by bad company. The narrative traces how early choices and modern media shape reputations, offering a stark contrast between virtue and vice in a sweeping historical context.

Hogarth Weboel Java Jim Wey

Two Careers Split by Fame and Shame

A stark contrast marks two young men whose lives reached the public eye together. One is an international hero and ambassador of goodwill, celebrated like royalty with his widowed mother by his side. The other is loathed nationwide, facing a grim end on death row, confined to a cell with no hope but execution. Both began with equal opportunities.

Annskate Palm Beach Ceason

Chicago drivers to wear punishment markers for crashes

A Chicago proposal uses colored markers on offenders cars as visible reminders of guilt after serious crashes. The plan suggests yellow for hit and run, blue for parking fines, green for new license holders, and black for reckless speedsters, enforcing cautious driving by public shaming.

Chicago Barney Oldfield

The Mayors Treat in Tombstone Telecommunication Gala

In Walter Noble Burns history of the southwest a tale depicts Tucson Mayor James R. Leatherberry hosting a Toast fueled party at the Palace hotel bar to celebrate the first telegraph line to Tucson. Messages from Hayes, Victoria, France, Italy and the Pope pour in as the crowd toasts.

Tombstone Old Southwest Walter Noble Burns Mayor Leatherberry Tucson Mr. Burns President Hayes Palace Hotel France Leatherberg Queen Victoria James R. Leatherberry Anent Heaconsfield Leatherberry Antonelli Pueblo Holy Father

The Steel Triumvirate at United States Steel

James A Farrell is named chief executive officer and president while Pierpont Morgan becomes chairman and Morran Taylor chairs the finance committee. The board named three men to fill duties left by the late Judge Gary, highlighting a period of consolidation and prestige for the steel giant.

Waterbury James A. Farrell United States Steel Corporation Judge Gary New Haven America Ia Steel Corporation Gary Pierpont Morgan Connecticut Kevins Heen Martfore Morran Taylor Herking Fis

Manhattan Days and Nights by Herbert Core

New York star columnist surveys wealth excess in a city of self confessed millionaires. He contrasts fortunes with aimless leisure, noting yachts on the East River, a club of six hundred millionaires, and extravagant purchases from jewelers to $35,000 furs. The piece ponders meaning, charity, and the idle rich amid urban ambiance.

November Blues and Bright Weather Satire

The narrator laments a paradoxical November day of azure skies and springlike thoughts while noting the public mood. A clothing store scene mocks commerce and politics as merchants lamentwinter sales and the weary electorate faces dire weather and calls for farm relief and reform.

Political pointers and civic shifts across Connecticut

The report covers potential appointments in Norwalk and Hartford, with Fred Ives wavering on a police post, Abrahams named deputy boxing commissioner, and pensioning Dennis Tooney after fifty five years. It notes settlement talks on river diversions, upcoming federal judgeship chatter, and harbor needs re survey discussions in New Haven, plus a warning from Hartford Mayor Stevens to youth about street safety.

Dennis Tooney Hartford Tooney Common Council John B Riddell Stevens Akermen Riddell Middletown New Haven Union League Club Tidewater John Q. Tilson

Companionate Marriage versus Dr. Fra and the Divorce Question

A discussion contrasts religious and sentimental views of marriage with pragmatic ideas like companionate marriage. Proponents argue it would curb irregular conduct and improve morals by fostering lasting companionship, even without progeny, citing possible benefits to society and civic virtue.

Crane Robert Lee Bullard Second Army Copyight

Answers to Faith and Addiction in a Candid Q and A

A preacher addresses a reader seeking help to overcome drug temptation without hospital care. He recommends medical advice from the original prescribing doctor, spiritual mindset shifts, and vivid motivation to conquer cravings. The letter also covers questions on theosophy, church attendance by Lord's Day motorists, and promoting open air services near rural churches to attract travelers.

Pasmakc Brockton Mass America Lord’s Day Motogists Legion d John Gilpin

Joiners in Congress Highlight Fraternal Ties Across Parties

The Daily Mirror profiles several congressmen from Oklahoma and Pennsylvania noting extensive fraternal and religious affiliations. It singles out Wilburn Cartwright Fletcher Swank and J Howard Swick as examples. Senator Cole Blease is praised as unusually well connected, described as the only South Carolinian to hold multiple top offices and fraternal roles. It also quips that Bleaze is the only Democratic South Carolinian whom Democrats wish were a Republican.

Washington Wilburn Cartwright Oklahoma American Legion Acacia Lions Cub Fletcher B. Swank Ils Ndist Mason Knight Templar Eastern Star Odd Fellow Rebekah, Elk Woodman Woodmen Circle Proelor Jon Johnson J. Howard Swick Pennsylvania First Methodist Church Patlan Lodge A. M Harmony Royal Arch Beaver Valley Commandery Knights Templar Valley of New Castle Syria Temple Pittsburgh Pythias Beaver Falls Chamber of Commerce Lions Club Cole Blease Congress Senate United States Grand Lodge Suprem Lodge K. of P Bleaze South Carolina

Strut Your Stuff Poem Encourages Bold Hope and Perseverance

An upbeat poem by Anne Campbell urges readers to push through despair. It advises straightening the posture, facing obstacles, and working hard while maintaining hope and humor as the path toward happiness opens.

Anne Campblll

Sentence Sermons on Poverty and Purpose

A reflective piece argues poverty is defined by lack of ideas and meaning rather than money. It pairs statements on living, dying, self respect, home, and envy to critique material focus versus inner direction.

Weather forecast for Easter region and Atlantic outlook

Cloudy with colder nights across New York and Southern New England. Snow or rain possible Saturday in northern districts while the rest of the east faces considerable cloudiness. Strong southwest winds along coastal routes and markedly colder weather expected into Sunday and Monday. Includes daily almanac notes and quips about salaries and doctors.

New York New England Lake Superior Newfoundland Bermuda Mississippi River North Atlantic Washington Sandy Hook Hatteras

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