Bridgeport Telegram Established 1891
Bridgeport Telegram publishes daily except Sundays from 140 Middle St Bridgeport Conn with advance subscription rates for 6 months 11 for week carrier and other terms. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press and is published by The Post Publishing Co Barnum 6100.
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Weather and whimsy from a quirky column
A string of brief quips notes weather mood, social maxims, and light commentary. It mentions holiday spending, double crossing as a peril, babies crying like a sax, drivers aiding pedestrians, job tips for women, can goods shortages, idle leisure, and boxers with new faces, ending with a pun about an umbrella name plate.
Narrow Minded Ser mon in a Sentence Sermons style
A compact, period voice critique of a narrow mindset. It describes limited vision and crooked actions, noting the speaker rarely inspires hope or broad, leveling influence. The text portrays a person who sees life from a single angle and cannot wield wide influence.
Weather review and finance quip from New York Evening Post
Cloudy and colder in the region with Monday and Tuesday mostly fair elsewhere. A weather chart notes low pressure off the mid Atlantic and high pressure inland with rain along the South Atlantic and snow in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valleys. In Washington district generally fair Monday and Tuesday with possible snow flurries north of the border. Senator Copeland is lampooned for claiming a loan would fund a bonus via a tax noted by Mellon as unproductive.
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New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Sey
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Maryland
Columbia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Middle Atlantic
Interior
Rocky Mountains
North Pacific
South Atlantic
North Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Ohio
Mississippi
Missouri
Rocky Mountain
Washington District
Atlantic States
Tennessee
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Ohio Valley
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Copeland
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New York Evening Pom
Political Pagans and Law in Philadelphia Reform Clash
The column labels three groups as political pagans opposing law enforcement in Philadelphia. It argues law should be the political religion, condemns license, and targets those who pressure officials or claim above the law. It praises General Butler and Mayor Kendrick resisting such influence.
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Philadelphia
Lincoln
France
Robespierre
Russia
James Bryce
General Butler
Butler
Kendrick
Separating Chaff From Wheat On Tax Reduction Debate
The piece notes widespread discussion of Secretary Mellon’s tax reduction proposal seen as thoughtful and grounded in business principles. It highlights Mellon’s carefully prepared document and reliable data, with his Congress report underscoring war tax levels once considered impossible but now challenged by patriotic public sentiment.
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Mellon Plan Still Holds First In Tax Reform
The article argues that after wartime taxes and high rates, Congress should align tax structure with normal conditions. It credits the Mellon plan as scientifically sound and practical, contrasting it with theoretical proposals. It contends critics oppose it for expediency rather than substance.
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Mellon
Dark Georgia law: grandfather clause limits Georgia suffrage
In a sharp exchange Representative Hill of Maryland quoted Georgia’s grandfather clause restricting franchise to descendants of Revolutionary War and other veterans. The piece notes the absurdity of applying such an 1860s standard, pointing out inaccuracies about the nations involved and the exclusion of Union soldiers. The writer attacks the statute as ignorant and undemocratic, likening it to an old jurist’s quip.
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Georgia
Representative Hill
Maryland
Representative Upshaw
United States
Mexico
Confederate States
Tribute to Daylight and the Hen Proxy War
New Haven Register laments daylight time debates from April to September. Readers push standard time versus daylight saving while critics attack artificial light for hens. The piece argues keep social harmony, noting hens will not notice the shift and life continues.
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New Haven Register
Not a New Philosophy in the clam digger tale
The piece discusses a novelist story about a clam digger and a librarian, comparing old themes to the so-called Main Street and new philosophies. It notes a desertion and a suspected kidnapping, questioning whether recent writing reflects moral decay or shifting tolerance. The tone warns of poison in ideas and calls for caution in outward trends.
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Ninaywillcox Puthans
Pitsworth Vassett
Time frankness and the rise of modern poetry
In a Kansas City Star excerpt the writer critiques time bound frankness in literature and the removal of praiseworthy meanness via reading. They contrast Tristram Shandy style obnoxious terms with the covert harm of Black Oxen while noting a Madison librarian distributing contemporary novels to local youth.
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Madison
Flonn
New England
Kansas City
Democratic tax plans spar over Mellon program impact
The article contrasts Democratic leaders in Congress with the Mellon plan, noting contrasts in tax reductions. It discusses proposed exemptions, broader cuts for lower incomes, smaller cuts for higher incomes, and support for earned income relief. It argues the Mellon plan aims to stabilize revenue and discourage capital flight, while Democratic tweaks may lower revenues and shift surtax rates.
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Nansa City Star
Our Defiant Senators and Connecticut Bonus Debate
A critical assessment of Sen George McLean and Sen Brandegee on the bonus bill. The piece argues McLean dodges public sentiment, bristles at exceeding costs, and questions Brandegee's zeal for bonus legislation, claiming both men fail to reflect Connecticut opinion and threaten national prosperity. It cites Chamber of Commerce opposition and calls for fair treatment for all ex servicemen.
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Political Pointers and Campaign Moves Across States
President Coolidge vows to veto if Mellon Tax bill is weakened and will press Congress until business is settled. Governors and senators mobilize for campaigns as Johnson and King court delegates. New York faces auto plate scandal and state unity discussed for New England support. Democratic circles doubt McAdoo activity while Clarke of Ohio appears as a potential nominee. Mayfield inquiry proceeds with Senate support for investigation despite opposition. O Callaghan battles Spellacy as party rifts head to the courts.
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Congress
Peter O'Callaghan
Middletown
Supreme Court
O'Callaghan
Thomas J. Spellacy
State Committee
Spellacy
Lost Money by Walt Mason Found and Returned
A wandering narrator discovers seven dollars lost by a delegate on a village hill. Tempted by wealth the speaker imagines a spree but is urged by voices of sainted aunts to do right. He returns the money to the Daily News after learning an old widow lost the coin, and his life brightens.
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Walt Mason
Prince John of Wurttemberg Arrives in New Orleans
One Hundred Years Ago report notes Prince John of Wurtemberg arriving aboard the Mandan from St. Louis. The explorer has spent a year traversing western waters studying natural history, ascending the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and facing fatigue to expand German literary interest in the United States.
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United States
Prince John of Wurtemberg
New Orleans
St. Louis
Missouri
Domestic Service Shifts as Labor Needs Evolve
The piece argues the servant shortage is easing beyond minor gaps with second-rate staff and a rising pool of professionals. It notes possible future domestic tasks but says many households will not rely on a new generic labor force, given space, equipment, and living standards. It mentions Miss Vice and a commissioner visiting Shanghai as U S. domestic commerce efforts expand to aid exporters and manufacturers.
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Rochester
The Book Agent: Advocate for Culture and Mind Fuel
Dr Frank Crane promotes the book agent as essential to culture and citizenship. He credits agents with delivering encyclopedias and reference works, presenting difficult subjects in plain language, and expanding education. Agents are reliable, educated, and bring informed guidance, like specialists for books.
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Laughter a stimulant by Royal S Copeland MD
A well known actor extols laughter as a powerful therapeutic force and a positive influence on health and community. He argues cheerful, caring behavior boosts blood flow, aids recovery, and fosters social well being, urging everyone to share and cultivate merriment.
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Copeland
Books by Anne Campbell and Armour & Co history
The piece blends poetry about reading as solace with mixed prose on Armour & Co stock and ownership. It references private corporation structure, stockhold and employment and ends with musings on industrial democracy and fallen arches in a disjointed editorial style.
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