Bridgeport Telegram History and Ops Snapshot
Bridgeport Telegram details its founding in 1891, publication daily except Sunday, postal address at 140 Middle Street, Bridgeport, and operations with Barnum 6300 telephone, regional advertising reps, and AP membership. It notes subscription rates, open around the clock for all departments, and Bureau of Audit membership.
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Post Publishing Co
Middle Streat
Bridgeport
Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
A Line of Cheer A July Thought
A fragmentary note reflects on the passing of time as July arrives, recalling the brand new Year and the hot season ahead. The piece remarks on the relentless wheel of time and the heat of midsummer.
Editorial Notes Oddities and jests haunt public discourse
A stream of satirical fragments critiques war, politics, and society. Observers mock tax leaks and treasury frailties while lampooning public spending, labor hopes, veterans bonuses, and wartime rhetoric. The text tags Irish-British music, failed jobs, and a drift toward bureaucratic absurdity.
Weather forecast and mixed Atlantic conditions
A fragmented weather notice cites England forecast with fog and rain, while Atlantic states report cooler spells. The mid Atlantic and north Atlantic regions expect mostly fair conditions Friday and Saturday, following unsettled coastal weather, with minimal temperature changes overall.
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England
Massacha
Gulf of
Nova Scotia
Atlantic States
Atlantia
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Lure of the Far North Captures Arctic Explorer’s Reflections
Captain Joseph F. Bernard, explorer scientist, recounts three years on the North Polar fringe. His 1936 voyage north of Hudson Bay faced crushing ice and isolation. He warns Arctic natives face extinction from disease and rifles, notes open questions about future settlement and aviation altering mobility.
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Hudson Bay
Arctic Islands
Atlantic Ocean
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Arctic Ocean
Captain Bernard
Far North Islands
Bridgeport
Canada
Germany’s industrial revival and reparations impact
Observers say Germany is rapidly rebuilding its industry and productivity while keeping strikes down. Strong organizational efficiency and evolving forms of economic management are cited as keys to reestablishing European industrial dominance within a decade, despite reparations debt.
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Germany
Prohibition and the Crime Wave Debate
The National Surety president William Joyce argues prohibition drives a global crime wave citing burglaries and embezzlements. Critics say the crime wave predates and transcends prohibition, urging deeper analysis beyond one company’s claims.
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William 4. Joyce
National Surety Company
Joyce
Lessez
United States
Esan Crime
Predictions on the Fight from Bridgeporters
Bridgeporters weigh in on the upcoming Carpentier versus Dempsey bout with witty, divergent views. Some praise the entertainment tax and potential revenue, while others predict outcomes ranging from a seventh round knockout to Carpentier’s brute strength. The column notes home viewing and newspaper readers as winners regardless of the result.
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Bridgeport Post
Seward B. Price
Pinion
Dempsey
Cauliflower Ears and the Cash of Trite Boxing
A sardonic verse condemns prizefighters and tainted publicity hounds who profit briefly from fame while workers like scientists scholars pastors teachers and writers struggle with low wages and aging clothes. The poem laments the gulf between front-stage glory and real toil.
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Mason
Tom Champion
Immigrants Trials and Global Patriotic Voices
A multi‑section slice covers immigrant entry chaos after a new law, Czechoslovak Legionaries pledge loyalty and democracy, Germany’s postwar freedom, US Japan talks as peace pivot, and a columnist on President Harding’s public duties in America.
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America
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Czecho Slovak Legion of America
Chicago
Herding
Washington
Lincoln
American
Grecho Slovak Legionaries of
Mueder
Principla
Iwozice
Utania
Gesrnost
Canaries and questions in early Washington Q&A column
A collage of trivia prompts and answers from a Washington bureau quiz section. Topics include country policing laws, canary origins, President Harding military training plans, consular agents, croquet origins, Pariah meaning, French word usage, and lay brothers in monastic life.
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Harding
Woman's menagerie sparks neighbor complaints in Hackensack
In Hackensack New Jersey on June 30 police removed fifty seven cats and two dogs from the home of Mise Hatelis Lawten Tettenfield. The animals were taken to the local pound under observation as neighbors suspected neglect.
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Atlanta
Atlantic
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Cacinnati
Chicago
Denver
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Detroit
Hertford
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Nantucket
Clay New Haver
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Portland
St. Louis
Bt. Paul
Washington
Riley Almanac
Bridgeport
Middlebrook Almanac
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Mise Hatelis Lawten
Correct English and Daily Quiz Dosa Queries
Answers to Thursday's Queries. The word changes with pronunciation in medical terms and common nouns. Clarifies singular or plural forms and the correct pronunciation of biomechanical terms. Notes about everyday usage reveal confusion in historical spelling and dialect.
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England
Ross
Bridgeport Notes and Town Affairs in 1881
Bridgeport items cover local meetings and notices. Isaac Hurd, aged 78, dies in West Stratford after a long public life. The article notes stock, bids, a steamboat excursion plan, school and health actions, and a yachting tragedy report from the Sophia incident.
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West Stratford
Isaac Hurd
Fright Walls Workshow Lights Up Interior
A New Exhibition Showcases brighter productions with notable effort and improved conditions. Emplores are enabled to go forward as favorable circumstances uplift the display and visitor experience.
Astronomy Gains Its Own Telegraph Service
The text discusses how astronomy has its telegraph service via newspapers, noting that only one science field has a robust telegraphic news network. Since 1873 the Smithsonian enriched this cross Atlantic service, now spreading cablegrams on discoveries, orbital calculations, and urgent astronomical data worldwide.
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Calvin Fraser
Europe
Smithsonian Institution Ias
Long Delay in War Debts Sparks Frustration After Victory
A reader laments the postwar period and argues the nation should honor promised debts from the war. The speaker recalls rapid enlistment and victory over the Germans, then questions why payments and aid have not yet arrived. The text frames ongoing hardship and demands timely compensation.
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Hermles
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