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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
12
A clipped page notes subscription terms, publishing details, and a burst of editorial bits. It mentions the Euprems Court batting average in Prohibition League, references to bears and Kaiser era figures, jazz in Fairfield, a $7 a week maid, and sugar theft humor amid a seasonal roundup.
A fragmentary verse by Walt Mason mocks anarchists and agitators while imagining Americans being sent to Russia. It rails against tyranny and praises schooled violence as a means to enforce “freedom.” The text employs satirical tone and caricatured patriotism with rough circa early 20th century diction.
The writer argues Attorney General Palmer overreaches, insisting current laws already punish violence and conspiracies. Freedom of speech should remain intact, with wrongdoing limited to actively advocating or using force. Any attempt to curb citizen opinion is warned as dangerous to constitutional liberties.
The piece questions a Social Democratic push for a volunteer citizens force led by former army officers to counter a potential monarchist revival. It warns the allied powers may insist on a strict 100000 man army limit while fearing a future coup by the Hohenzollerns and a possible return of the monarchy amid Germanys humiliations.
The article notes that forty-one years after the French Academy began revising its dictionary, completion is unlikely before 2020 and possibly never. It argues war coinages will force additions and may render the dictionary obsolete. It highlights new words from the war such as camouflage ace and other terms like salient attrition autonomous plebiscite.
Bridgeport notes mark a busy period with local society, economy, and civic matters. The Bridgeport and Connecticut National Bank declares five percent dividends while Amos Fuller conducts a city school census. Public works advance as a new car arrives for the street railway, gas fixtures are installed in the Capitol dome, and officials discuss locating Barnum’s fountain in Sea Side Park. Jurors are named for the coming year, and council hearings approve Wall Street extension amid mixed views from Aldermen.
Poem excerpt from William Blake’s The Tiger. Lines probe immortal hands and the fire in thy eyes. Questions chess the creation of thy fearful symmetry. Classic verse questions divine craftsmanship with vivid imagery.
A reflective line proclaims that a library is the strengthener of all that is great, repelling meanness and trivial chatter. society’s gossip would fade if only truly worthwhile books were read.
The letter argues De Valera seeks recognition of Ireland's independence without provoking war with England. It recalls Civil War memories, discusses potential U S actions, and critiques Sinn Fein and the Peace Treaty stance. It also notes local politics with Patrick Kennelly for Road and Bridge Commissioner and lists recent deaths.
Readers can obtain accurate explanations by writing to the Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C under director Frederic J Haskin. State questions briefly and enclose a 2 cent stamp for return postage. Inquiries are confidential and returned directly to the seeker. There is no charge beyond the 2 cent stamp.
Questions and answers cover whether the Sweet bill grants increased compensation retroactively from the original award date. Examples show a soldier moving from 30 to 60.60 dollars monthly and a lump sum arising from the retroactive increase. Additional Q A topics include Christmas gifts for employees and tattooing as an old custom.
In Waterbury the men rounded up on federal warrants were mostly clean-cut, prosperous, and young, some with hank books and at least one with a large roll of bills. They dressed better than the officers, one wore an expensive fur. The papers brought to headquarters would mislead readers into thinking capitalists oppress the working class, and the commentators suggest tackling their psychological heredity rather than the facts.
Bolivian congress passes a bill legalizing gold as a medium of exchange and orders a decree to fix equivalences with American gold standards. The move follows a 1908 gold standard law and aims at monetary unification amid broad economic significance.
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