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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
8
Fragmented notes reference officials, economy, politics, and social life. Mentions Premier Millerand and Denmark dry policy, Hoover era terms, drink controls, and Army of Occupation. Notes Britain, Germany, Paris, and New York events with sly sarcasm on public figures and rumors about spies and conscription.
The Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription rates and advertising bureaus with addresses in Bridgeport New York Chicago and New York and notes open hours daily except Sunday. It includes a brief poem A Line O Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs and syndicated North and South content with literary verse. The paper is published by The Post Publishing Co Bridgeport Conn and is a member of the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation.
Poem fragment shows Walt Mason’s humorous take on urban gloom as every passerby warns of storms and doom. The speaker resists, noting cheerful days until encountered by gloomy talkers who spread wi th dread. The piece contrasts a once bright mood with repeated warnings in city and country.
Secretary Daniels defends the danger and responsibility of sea command, noting that submarine actions demand split second decisions and carry fatal risks. He criticizes awards favoring desk-bound officers, arguing the nation should honor those who risk life at sea rather than those on shore.
The piece notes a shift from historic South American upheaval to current stability below the Panama Canal, with Chile Argentina and Brazil cited for progress and security. It attributes change to collective resolve and handling of new industrial challenges, while hoping Mexico adopts a similar constructive path.
Bridgeport's YWCA finished the 1919 year within the original 22000 budget while public support added 4000 to begin 1920. The article lauds women managers and wonders if men could have run the organization as effectively, praising the budget discretion and community impact of the YWCA.
The writer laments aldermen’s leniency toward private interests shaping Harbor District access. They accuse the Salts Textile Company and city leadership of selling public waterfront property, closing streets, and altering building lines to favor privileged interests, arguing it harms Bridgeport’s future and civic duty.
Local pride and capital may drive a Bridgeport project as the Shuberts offer to lease for 25 or 50 years to furnish quality theatricals. While the Chamber of Commerce weighs the plan for a Shubert theatre a combined hotel, similar to New Haven's Taft, is suggested to boost business.
Bridgeport notes describe weather and sleighing conditions on Main Street and Park Avenue, a near fire in a pork-packing firm, and local politics with the General Assembly in Hartford debating court and Fairfield County matters. Gas company hearings contrast old methods with a proposed new firm promising cheaper, superior light and bonds for the future.
A compact excerpt from Shakespeare’s As You Like It presents a rustic lyric about lying in the sun with nature. It includes the lines Come hither and Here shall the sea and mentions winter and rough weather as a contrast to ambition. The passage is attributed to Shakespeare.
A brief quotation from George Washington recalling the value of firmness, virtue, and the title of an honest man as the most enviable achievement, reflecting on moral character and public virtue. The line emphasizes personal integrity as a guiding principle.
The report notes new gas surpassing old in brilliancy, stock quotes New York New Haven and Hartford at 157 to 158 dollars, and a sad accident in Warren Street where seven year old Robert Curtis died after head injury. It also mentions the Muhammad fountain trial and revival meetings ending with a love feast, along with sermons planned and postal card updates. Married Richard Vandenburg and Mary J French. death of eight year old Hal Pfau and wife Hattle Smith.
FALL RIVER Mass Feb 4 Miss Emily Knowles who came here from Tinglad with her child says Lieutenant Perley Spiker of Baltimore fathered the child and she believed him single while they were courting She learned after reaching the United States that he was married and had a wife and child at home The statement follows her arrival and earlier remarks about not knowing his marital status until then
Coast Guard cutters Ossipee and Acushnet join ice breaking in Penobscot Bay extending to Northport and further. The vessels clear channels through western Penobscot Bay aiding access to islands, with granite quarries idle due to scarce transportation amidst winter conditions.
Will Lockett, a negro accused of murdering 11 year old Geneva Wardman, was moved to the state penitentiary for safety after a Fayette county jail arrest. A mob of angry farmers arrived to lynch him but were thwarted. Two men burned to death and a third seriously injured in a fire at Blaine carriage works in Montreal caused by accidental ignition of liquid veneer.
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C offers readers prompt factual replies. Write brief questions to Frederic J Haskin Director Washington D C and enclose a 2 cent stamp for return postage. Inquiries are confidential and there is no charge beyond the stamp.
Questions and answers cover a severe teacher shortage in the United States with 28 000 rural schools closed and 60 000 unqualified teachers. Other items include US shipyard growth since before WWI, cream versus milk weight, Samuel Gompers salary, Leviathan troop capacity, Christ appearances after Resurrection, Soviet meaning, illiteracy in WWI armies, Emma Goldman, college votes on the League, and 1918 gold production.
A rear cellar fire at the Cudahy Packing Co on Water Street last night caused damage to woodwork estimated at 50 dollars. The blaze was discovered by the night watchman and, when firefighters arrived, the cellar was filled with smoke and a lively blaze was under way.
Spokane Washington February 4 A squad of police detectives has been assigned to guard Superior Court Judge R. M. Webster after threats allegedly targeting his life. Webster had issued a permanent injunction prohibiting Industrial Workers of the World activities in the county.
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