Bridgeport Telegram Founded 1891 and Post Office Listing
The Bridgeport Telegram is noted as founded in 1891 with post office matter and subscription rates in advance. Advertising representatives are listed in New York and Newport. The paper is published daily by The Post Publishing Co with audit bureau membership and exclusive republication rights for Associated Press dispatches.
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Lis Ligepert
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Audit Bureau of Cirrulation
4 LINE 0 CHEER BY JOHN KENAI TO BANGS
Poem fragment urges returning to childhood through laughter and joy, resisting scorn. Narrator seeks release from strain and pain by recapturing carefree youth and simple happiness.
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John Kenai
Bangs
Editorial Notes From The Evening Pages
A collage of brief dubious items notes shortages and pricing shifts. Mentions a social club suspending activities, looming murder tale theater seating, Swiss naval plans and a cabinet job, gasoline price cuts, a mayoral street extension, tipping law opposition, and fashion price drops. A photograph exhibit shows cork kings and a Butler joke headlines.
Demonstration Critics Church Aid Posture Amid Unemployed Walkout
An unemployed New York group marched on a church demanding shelter and work and rejected Salvation Army drafts and lodging tickets. The display drew propaganda as hypocritical, since the group refused aid offered and used the act to mock religious charity.
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New York
Salvation Arms
Triumpt
Christ
Nat Christ
Gee
Umiminen
Good and Bad of the Towner Bill
The paper urges support for the Sheppard-Towner bill but warns of government intrusion and high costs. Florence Kelley argues for broad benefits, while opponents fear paternalism and loss of self reliance. Readers see potential enlightenment yet recognize flaws and dangers alongside possible benefits.
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Florence Kelley
United Church
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Convin Kelley
Urgent call for harsher auto theft penalties and vigilance
Senator A J Delaney proposes a bill to impose severe punishment on automobile thieves, arguing theft has become an organized nationwide problem that inflates insurance costs and enables other crimes. The piece urges strict road monitoring and long prison terms to stamp out theft and related offenses.
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A. J. Delaney
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Larceny in Verse by Walt Mason Snippet
Fragmentary verse attacking theft and moral decline with references to notable phrases. The piece critiques crime and social behavior through ironic, archaic style, mentioning names and moral judgment in a jumbled, damaged text.
What Made Our Rivers Turn Back Word Dilemma Prompted By Editor’s Note
A reader recounts a personal interest in a summer camp named Sentinel Island near Silver, discusses local geographic and political lore, notes extensive river and valley descriptions, and critiques water and environmental issues while urging federal action to protect the watershed and prevent further harm.
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Goodyear Island
Sintinel Island
Waraniaig
Andlan Lev
Weston
Wally Mountaii
Lowa Gross
Ehlettuin
Falls Mountain
Boardmen's
Dodge
Beldegeor Pel gains Ilfommadion in Woalipelon event
Fragmentary OCR text suggests Beldegeor Pel gains Ilfommadion in a Woalipelon context with unclear details. Names and places appear garbled, but indicates a possible local competition or event tied to Illfommadion or similar terms.
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Beldegeor
Fragmented Washington bureau query on liberty loan guns and forms
A garbled Washington telegram asks about machine guns, liberty loan drives, wireless operators, and form origins. It questions who supplied Liberty Loan gear, the meaning of various forms, and common names of plant or civic terms, reflecting a chaotic wire service exercise.
Mooney Case Sparks Doubts Over California Justice
The article reports that John McDonald, once a key Mooney witness, admitted perjury and described pressure from prosecutors. Following fresh revelations by Poleeman Mand and others, questions arise about Mooney’s conviction and potential new indictments. Governor Stephens faces scrutiny over possible pardons as the case tests judicial integrity.
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Mooney
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Wilhness
Jon
Stephens
California
Mootey
Spresters
Gmuust
York
Kansas miners strike draw as UMW faces new law charge
President of United Mine Workers Kansas district is jailed on charges of violating the new prohibition era strike law. The arrest follows earlier detentions of union officials amid protests described as peaceful by some, while others warn of broader industrial unrest. The piece critiques legislative attempts to regulate conduct, attributing tension to Kansas political and social clashes.
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Dimgalowle
Whoa
United Mine Workers For
Kansas
Boon
Agin
Asus
Ubis Lin
Harman
Orane
Were Ory
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago Brings Local Chatter and Trials
Bridgeport notes rough justice and social bustle with a jail term for stealing undergarments, a masquerade ball, a probate court order, church funerals, and plans for a grand Knights of Pythias lodge gathering. Local officials, societies, and residents are detailed in a dense review of events.
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Matha
Grand Army Waly
Indy Friends of the Order
Bridgeport Athletic Club
Elght
Hitchcock
Tower
Hawes
Carlos Curie
W. G. Lineburgh
John J. Pand
Chia Alty
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Pembroke Mt
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Taylor
Cannon St.o
West Stratford
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Sherman Dt
Weal
Whispers of Valor in a Turbulent War Era
A fragmented poem recalls heroes who perished in the Great War. Vague lines honor Alan Seager and others who sacrificed life for France and liberty, with shifting imagery of fields, dreams, and distant battle echoes. The piece blends memory and tribute in a somber, reflective tone.
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