Bridgeport Telegram Establishment and Rates 1901
Bridgeport Telegram announces its 1901 establishment year and details subscription rates payable in advance. The paper, published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co., provides contact information and direct phone connections for Milford and Fairfield patrons to place ads or submit notices without toll charges.
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WHE Post Publishing CO
Widdin Ae
Bridgeport
Milford and
Fairfield
Milford Call
Milford
Odd Editorial Echoes on America and Europe
A fragmented AP based opinion piece argues America should aid Europe’s development and adopt new ideas while noting American readers and steamship companies stir debate. The text praises American initiative and hints at public support if given opportunity.
Lloyd George land program unsettles Liberal ranks in America
An American readers view of Lloyd George’s radical land tax plan. The piece claims Liberals desert the party over a program taxing land and controlling sales, with public boards to oversee leases, shifting profits away from owners. It cites tenant farmers and real estate boards as key targets and speculates on funding campaigns.
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David Liozadl George
Lloyd George
Torr
Liberal Party
Henry George
Moscow
Moglana
America
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Crushing the Minorities in Washington Clash
Congressman A Pratt Andrew of Massachusetts argues against centralized government urging respect for state and local authority. He, along with Senator Bingham and Congressman Merritt, criticizes the federal steam roller used to crush minority views and asserts public opinion will no longer tolerate such overreach.
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A. Pratt Andrew
Massachusetts
Washington
Bingham
Merritt
Marion Talley Debut Draws Public Awe and Doubts
The 10 year old Marion Talley from Kansas City made a radiant Metropolitan debut on Wednesday night and charmed radio listeners. The New York press remains cautious about her verni diction and stage promise, while the public clings to curiosity and belief in her rising talent.
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Marion Talley
Kansas City
Metropolitan
New York
Verny
Muay ‘Valley
Ariel
Capital Punishment and the Leopold and Loeb Case
The article recalls Phemas Marshall’s opposition to capital punishment and his account of a murder case where jurors reversed to impose death, influenced by his stance. It cites future pardons and notes a broader debate on life imprisonment versus execution as a check on murder, mentioning Leopold and Loeb and a 1930s-era discourse.
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Phemas TR. Marshall
Cone
Ife
Mr. Marshall
Inliana
Chicago
Loeb
Leopold
Joliet
Marshal
Loep
Political Pointers Race for Next New York Governor
The piece notes betting odds for Governor candidates including Mitch, Nicholas Murray Butler, and Orden L. Mills, with Laughlin as a leading Democrat. It cites graft rumors and a New York snow removal contract probe, plus Washington Senate activity on naval funding and constitutional measures. Hartford Times adds ex-senators Charles Hemingway and Frederick Latimer to its staff after Charles Perkins’s death, signaling editorial shifts.
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New York
Mitch
Nicholas Murray
Utler
Teriblcans
Orden L. Mills
George J. Laughlin
Red Lo
Senate
Washington
Bingham
Hartford Times
Charles Perkins
Charles C. Hemingway
Frederick PD. Latimer
Grobon
House
Judiciary Committee
Nathaniel Wheeler
Greatk Paule
Wheeler
Latimer
Fragmented Sentences on Society and Politics in Whimsical Echoes
A collection of quips and maxims spans money virtue marriage and Americanism. It includes satirical lines on politics religion and social norms, with jokes about alibis indented to reflect a long newspaper column.
Texas Ferguson Feud Rekindles Texas Politics
A 1926 article analyzes the bitter clash surrounding Governor Miriam A. Ferguson and her husband James E. Ferguson. It traces how party, court rulings, and anti Klan sentiment shaped Texas politics, and considers a possible bid by Attorney General Dan Moody, with Ferguson supporters threatening to run if probed politically.
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James KE. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Verguson
Jim
James E. Ferguson
James BE. Ferguson
Moody
Highway Commission
James4. Fe
Fergusén
Legal Department
Ferrusons
Attorney General
Mergusone
Dan Moody
James
Ferguson
Ale
The Compound Called Character in Human Life
The text argues character forms from two ingredients: environment and inherent nature. Circumstances influence fate, but a person’s destiny emerges from how one meets events. Calamity can spark heroism or collapse, depending on the mixture of situation and spirit.
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Ark
Fden
Isadora Duncan
Isadora
Snow Love by Anne Campbell Poem Card
A fragmented verse poem describes clean snow transforming gray streets and dreary yards into tranquil loveliness. It compares love to snow, healing distress with jeweled flakes, and imagines love lingering after winter wanes and spring returns.
Post Telegram Carriers Enjoy Theatre Party
More than 400 Post Telegram carriers from Heslorss city praised a Lyric theatre show. They gathered at the Publishing building on Middic Street at 7 o clock, marched to Majin Street, and were chaperoned by A Nickolas Richard Bradsbusy T Carroll Otto Kay and Frank Koscal. The boys behaved well and asked the manager Dowald to invite them again. They left at 9 36 pm to rest before Telegram routes at 4 am.
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Overland Limited
Lyric Theatre
Middic A
Oldlock
Majin Street
A. Nickolas
Richard Bradsbusy
T. Carrol
Otto Kay
Frank Koscal
Post and Tele-gram
Dowald
At & A. m. Best
Music at Home Brings Joy and Contentment in Verse
A humorous verse vignette describes a lively household filled with music. A man drums while women and nieces work, singing and phonograph records play. The scene celebrates domestic happiness, with music easing grief and trouble and bringing familial harmony.
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Tam
Galli Curei
Tony
Fin
When Black 15 Read Ungrammatical Verse
A fragmentary verse fragment presents a quirky line about a pet not a lamb, with a misquoted chant and a mock dialogue. The speaker attributed is Frank Kenney, suggesting a satirical or experimental note from a columnist or author.
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Mary
Frank Kenney
Old Chad Votes on the Phone in Quirky Exchange
An odd transcription shows a caller asking a shopkeeper on the phone to send an item. The brief dialogue captures a playful, old time exchange with a casual owner reply.
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Itello
Shep
Fun Shop Humorous Mix From Maxson Foxhall SupEt
The item showcases a collage of light verse and parodies from The Fun Shop edited by Maxson Foxhall Supet. It includes quips about punning, a comic tale of a minute steak, and cartoon captions, plus humorous sketches and a call for readers to submit original humor and epigrams with payment details.
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Fun Shop
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Fun Shop Headquarsters
Bridgeport Telegram
Traffic officer injured as auto knocks him down
Three people were injured in separate city accidents last night. Officer Francis Shaack was knocked down on Fairfield avenue Harrison street by a car driven by Maurice J. Sistand of Wood avenue and treated for a sprained wrist. A truck collision on North avenue led to Anna Hargraves being severely cut. Lil en sky of McKinley avenue and Lillian Erhardt of Beecher avenue were also involved or hurt with minor injuries. A second incident at Colorado and Fairfield avenues involved a driver and trolley car with no injuries.
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Francis Shaack
Fairfield Avenue
Harrison Street
Maurice J. Sistand
Wood Avenue
Harrison Avenue
Colorado
Fairfield Avenues
D. Teb-rado
Sound View Avenue
Stratford
George Josephson
Denver Avenue
Lecturer Left Fortune to Temple University and Hospitals
The estate of Br. Russell H founder of Lempie University shows personal wealth of nearly $11,000,000 reduced to less than $9,009 after funeral expenses. Inventory and appraisement revealed large lifetime earnings donated to Temple University two hospitals and other charities.
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Br. Russell H
Lempie University
Cllergyman
Conwell
Temple University
Weather outlook for Eastern New York and New England
Eastern New York experiences rain and mixed precip Friday into Saturday night with colder conditions Saturday. Southern New England sees rain Friday, colder Friday night, then Saturday fair and colder. A deep disturbance moves northeast with increasing intensity, bringing precipitation to the mid-Atlantic and north Atlantic states. Much colder air follows across the Washington forecast district with frost possible Friday night as far south as central Florida.
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South Parl
New England
Ulineis
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Washington
Florida
Mississippi River
Atlantic States
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
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