Bridgeport Telegram 1881 Subscriptions and Borah Speech
Subscriptions rates listed for Bridgeport and surrounding towns. Borah of Idaho urges focus on U.S. domestic problems over Europe, citing wasteful oil drilling and Mississippi flood losses. Education, democracy, and the role of media as educators are discussed, with emphasis on self-improvement and national attention at home.
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Boran
Borah
Idaho
International Advertising Association
Denver
Ioans T
Europe
America
United States
Mississippi
Bengtor Borah
Winthrop College fires Burgin over liberal teaching aims
The Winthrop College board of trustees re elected all but Prof William Garner Burgin head of sociology. Critics accuse him of atheism free love evolution and birth control while supporters led by President David B Johnson praise his preparation and character. Burgin continues teaching in the summer session as the faculty and students rally around him amid uncertain future.
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Waterbury Republican
Winthrop College
Rock Hill
S. C
Stupadkes
Vassar
Radcliffe
Bryn Mawr
Mr. Holyoke
Winthrop Colege
Willam Garner Burgin
David B Johnson
Burgin Rer
Burgin
South Carolina
Radio as a tool of propaganda and democracy risks
A Jeffersonian Democrat laments radio’s centralizing power of propaganda. The piece condemns radio as a dangerous engine for democracy when controlled by a few, warning of manipulation by governments or parties and the perversion of public perception through centralized broadcasting authority.
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Jack
New Republic
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Roumania
Russia
Senate
Kent Crew Excels at Henley Regatta Abroad
The Kent school eight, racing 4,000 miles from home, were eliminated in the first round yet earned praise from British crowds. The Henley regatta features veteran oarsmen and university crews, not just schoolboys, and the Connecticut boys drew enthusiasm despite the setback.
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Britain
Kent School
Connecticut
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Letters to the Telegraph Renters Opinion Page
Readers invited to send letters to the Telegram renters opinion section. Include full name and address. Letters should not exceed 800 words. Anonymous submissions will be ignored by editors.
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Connecticut Wife Rights to One Third Estate and Support
A legal note explains Connecticut law for spouses on death of a husband or wife married after April 20 1877. Survivors get life use of one third of estate. distributions by probate court fix the share. If no will and no children a larger absolute share may go to survivor, up to $2000 or half the remainder. Wife may receive reasonable support from the estate during settlement unless abandonment is proven.
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Law On
Henshaw Ward Explores Radio Broadcast Views
In a to the editor piece Henshaw Ward discusses the controversy over radio broadcasting power. He critiques propaganda risks and outlines his concerns about manipulation via the airwaves in his new publication Exploring the Un sure. The essay signals Ward’s call for caution and reform in broadcasting practice.
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Guyn Henshaw Ward
Promanda
Eult
The Lind bergh exploit spawns a startling airman tale
Washington June 30 The Lindbergh craze yields a striking army anecdote about a sleepy passenger who woke midair after a torch lit the plane and fell from several thousand feet. He parachuted to safety after pulling the release, escaping serious injury.
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Waco
Tex
Nn Pfiat
Teennone
The Car's Progress by Walt Mason
The poem recalls early cars with satire on horseless carriages and stalled autos. It contrasts old horse travel with new machines, noting broken workings, frantic drivers, and calls for mules or local mechanics while the narrator reflects on patience and change.
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Gil
Thase
Tax pointers mix politics and public duties in Norwalk
The piece surveys tax collectors and political rivals in Norwalk and surrounding towns, noting threats and public safety prompts, retirement honors for officials, and a conference on police platoon reform. It references Governor Al Smith and NY figures, local finances, aviation field talk in Wallingford, and changes to tax clerk bonding and town debt reductions.
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New York
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Norwalk
Raton Point
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Department of Highways
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Kings County
United States
Robert Wagner
George Olvganey
Tammany Hall
Charles W. Berry
Wallingford
Raoul Lufbery
Luthery
Blake
Snyder murder case towers over front pages of 1927 press
The Snyder murder case dominates coverage, eclipsing other news like the Mississippi disaster. It features a seemingly ordinary suburban couple who confessed, sparking debate on capital punishment. The piece likens the crime to medieval atrocity and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, underscoring human depravity.
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Snyder
Mississippi
Parle
Berlin
America
NK Crane
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Roses and Verses Then a Political Aside
The fragment mixes Anne Campbell poetry about roses with disjointed notes on Republican platform, marriage, Lindbergh, and liberty. It interleaves floral imagery about roses with stray political and social aphorisms, citing dangers of arguing with fools and freedom concepts.
Prohibition Debate and Missionaries Echo Faith and Law
A letter discusses prohibition’s failures, arguing evil persists despite bans and urging temperance through moral uplift. It contrasts drunken commerce with reform, cites biblical reasoning, and condemns forced virtue while urging missionary humility in China and reliance on spiritual power over force.
Boots and the Big Chief of New York
New York commentary riffs on high boots and friendly access at the Hotel Belmont. A veteran detective, Val O’Farrell, laments changing crime dynamics from old times when cops and crooks knew each other, praising personal contact and straightforward methods over today’s impregnable safes and anonymous crowds.
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New York
Frank Vanderlip
National City Bank
Sentence Sermons 1 Know Noq Man
Fragmentary lines ponder self discipline forgiveness and humility in a preachy tone. The garbled text questions who can make grouches profitable resist a friendly salesman and reconcile preaching with practice. It hints at emotional balance and atonement but lacks a coherent narrative.
The Mysterious Safe Breaker Jimmy
Mr. O'Farrell laments the unresolved safe break in which an educated thief left no marks. Jimmy, praised as a smooth crook, escapes with a fine life unseen by investigators. O'Farrell notes modern crooks move quietly and with wealth, making capture difficult while acknowledging eventual catching remains possible yet sad.
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Jimmy
Mr. O'Parrell
Weather Outlook for Southern New England and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy conditions forecast for Southern New England with Friday and Saturday fair and warmer. Eastern New York partly cloudy and warmer Friday with Saturday fair, followed by thundershowers in the north portion. Northern New England shows increasing cloudiness Friday and Saturday with interior showers. High pressure over Newfoundland extends westward to New Brunswick and into New England. outlook remains mostly fair in states east of the Mississippi. Winds include strong northeast near Sandy Hook and fresh northeast to east from Sandy Hook to Hatteras, with overcast weather Friday.
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Mississippi River
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