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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1921
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows a Bridgeport Telegram publication line with Post Mer as second class, Peoples Gas address quirks, a daily open policy, a Sunday publication note, and circulation bureau credit. Names and exact details are garbled, but the piece reflects a standard newspaper imprint and republication rights notice.
Editorial notes from modern politics mix with humorous quips on Wilson Hoover Dawes and thrift. The piece mentions occupation shifts, Congress dynamics, and reformers, with scattered lines on wartime spring and several social anecdotes. It packs era personalities like Hoover and Dawes into a dated, satirical news card.
A brief local snapshot notes activity on a sidewalk scene featuring RTC official Ko and Jennings. The item records a moment of daily life in a public space, highlighting passerby interactions and casual exchanges.
The Rotary backed measure to plant shade trees in Bridgeport streets seeks approval but the Park Board warns that action requires careful expert surveys first. Experts must assess sidewalk width pavement, climate, fumes, pests, and diseases before choosing tree types and funding.
Senator Borah read a letter from a retired rear admiral arguing that within a few years a capital ship may be sunk. The piece contrasts World War I naval strategy, noting German submarines nearly won the war, and questions whether the era of the great capital ship is fading as submarines prove decisive.
The piece imagines a letter from the United States to Italy criticizing Italy’s growing military power and debt, warning that militarism will worsen finances. It references Newton Baker and Dave Houston as sources, jokes about loans, and hints at promoting Capt. Harry Franck and his Vagabond series with a local Chamber of Commerce event.
The text argues the legislature will approve only refunding bonds for pews, with Congress Street Bridge repairs funded from the tax rate. It suggests no large street extensions due to tax burdens and mocks overblown talks about the Trond Street proposition, labeling it as "lose talk."
A garbled OCR style passage references Steinnton, Arab observers, and a market scene with wool, beaver, and agricultural college names. It mentions Beevor and Skinner, Connecticut agriculture, and a pending market price per pound.
Speedy furnishing of accurate information is the aim of our Washington bureau. The Telegram Information Bureau asks readers to address inquiries to Frederic J. Haskin as director and send 2 cent stamp and self addressed envelope. The text includes garbled lines about various topics and unclear references to warrants, agencies, and payments.
The readable fragments mention Australian figures, Nobel prizes in 1920, and varied inquiries about geology and history. It references multiple countries, people, and events in a garbled mix, suggesting a clipped page with diverse trivia and questions rather than a single coherent story.
A fragmentary, semi coherent piece evokes poet Walt Mason and a monologue on contentment, rules, and distant rewards. The text blends unrelated phrases and lines, reflecting a rough OCR draft with scattered references to philosophy, Sanest Week, and evening reflections, hints of a public speaking style.
A fragmentary historical note discusses business reading and authorship. It mentions a theme of self improvement through literature, referencing catalogs and publications. The garbled text cites a press, possibly The Washington letter, and various publishers without clear dates or places.
Alvat Yey Terenas 4 MN Ley ede is a brief note segment with unclear context. Key names appear but details are fragmented. The readable items suggest a regional or legal notice style reference, with limited concrete events or dates to identify a clear action or outcome.
State authorities plan to move the operator's booth at Bijou Theater following a fire last week. Proprietor Tehep Dawn will relocate the moving booth several feet behind the pier, into the balcony area, to address safety concerns and reopen the venue.
Community items list baptisms church gatherings and meetings. The paper notes religious services, a Coloured Minstrels performance, and social events at Union Armory. It covers funeral arrangements, a city parade plan for Garfield and Arthur Day, and upcoming concerts and lectures.
Federal agents raided a Beaville area operation seizing five homes and large quantities of whiskey. The suspects include Gano Bagots and Frank Vigo, with ties to Grange Street and 40 Highland Avenue, as authorities allege possession of stolen whiskey and a distillery setup. The action followed a probe into illegal liquor distribution and the holdup of a local house.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Irish societies planning a meeting this evening. Mentions of wound bridgeport venue and independence headquarters in New York appear, but text is garbled with unreadable segments.
Fragmentary OCR item notes an event involving vanishing or healing and a group or place named Capes. Readable names include Lincieh and Capes. precise facts, dates, or locations are unclear. The text appears as a scrambled brief, offering no coherent reportable outcome.
Reports from Viadivestok say a group of Russians, believed to be former officers, attacked Americans during an attempted holdup. Several were wounded and authorities suspect involvement by a Russian civilian minister in instigating the disturbance.
At the annual meeting held at the Devon school Harold Baldwin was elected president for the coming year. Other officers named include vice president George Stalling secretary Donnald Mathew treasurer. Ten trustees Willis Plat Cesil Sailing Henry Mathews. Fifer James Bosses named fife sergeant. The corps plans a competition tour with prospects for the new season.
An Austrian official, Viess of the foreign ministry's commerce department, set to join a Paris conference. The conference aims to discuss 290,900,000-franc corporate aid authorized by the recent Temes council decision.
A fragment of verse discusses moments of love and money, imagining a bus ride that measures time and value. The lines weave coin and minted gold as a measure of worth within a fleeting hour.
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