Automobiles and public notices in Bridgeport era
A cluttered Bridgeport Telegram fragment discusses subscription incentives, local postings, and a prominent note from the Automobile Club of New Haven County offering 100 reward for evidence leading to the conviction of hit and run drivers. It cites Milford turnpike fatalities, condemns drivers who flee accidents, and urges motorists to aid in capture and punishment.
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Automobile Club
New Haven County
Milford Turnpike
Community influence vs schools in citizen formation
Glenn Frank argues the community shapes citizens more than schools. William H. Allen expands, warning that public waste and ignorance by officials undermine schooling’s role in forming informed, courageous, merit driven citizens amid political pressure and unequal pay.
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The
Post
Glenn Frank
Educational Review of Reviews
William H. Allen
Marriage Intention Law Faces Municipal Resistance
The state superintendent of vital statistics insists that marriage intentions filed five days before licenses become public records, while town clerks in Tourhngton and Torrysiie refuse compliance. The move aims to publicize marriages, reviving banns, but clerks resist, arguing overreach and confidentiality concerns. The debate centers on enforcing state policy versus local authority.
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Wiliam G Welling
Connecticus
Tourhngton
Torrysiie
The Art of Living and Cosmic Unity
Fragmented text describes living as two great reliztar lessons guiding humane conduct and unity. It mentions shaping spheres and cultivation as art, with a focus on cooperation and shared growth, though sentences are unclear and garbled. The piece reads as an abstract philosophical meditation on living together.
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Grint
Living together in a single globe of human life
The text argues for fraternalism as a community principle and urges nations to form covenants akin to tribal agreements to live together. It contends centuries of conflict have softened hate and greed, promoting conciliation and tolerance as humanity’s path, since all are inhabitants of one small world sailing through space.
Center of Population Shifts Near Meriden in Connecticut
Meriden remains the state’s population hub as official papers confirm the center of population lies about 3.1 miles southwest of the Meriden post office. The long time nickname hub in the state, Meriden, is near South Meriden sewer beds and close to the Wallingford Line as Connecticut’s population center slowly shifts westward over centuries.
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Meriden Daily Journal
Meriden Journal
Connecticut
Meriden
New Britain
Waterbury
Charlie Sorries
Ernie Raven
Artie Roth
Wallingford
Silver City
Washington
Wallineierd
Hartford County
Fairefield
New Haven
New York
Hartford
Letters to the Editor Notice on Submissions
Readers are invited to send letters expressing views to Tele ern rencnra. Include a real name and address though kept confidential if approved. Letters over 860 words may be shortened by the editor.
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Teleern
Milford Turnpike Speeders and Bright Lights Plague Night Driving
A reader criticizes Milford turnpike crashes as caused by bright lights and slow drivers rather than speed. He recalls late night encounters with John and Jane couples blocking lanes, urges police to target dangerous behavior, and warns of his own avoidance of the road after dark. He advocates focusing enforcement on inattentive drivers and illuminated distractions.
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Milford
John
Jane
Johns
Janes
Mittore
Jahna
Broadway
Milforc Turnpike
Jonne
Apple
Critique of social controls and accident blame
A reader questions class bias in Bridgeport and argues for addressing root causes of accidents. The piece condemns fear driven paternalism and cites emergency hospital overcrowding from unrestrained youth with access to items like blank cartridge pistols and cars, urging sensible action at the source rather than sensational rhetoric.
Manhattan Days and Nights by Herbert Cokey
A reflective column in lively 1920s voice discusses youth, Europe-bound dreamers, and shipboard life. It contrasts old maritime openness with modern gatekeeping for aspiring stewards, noting social schemes, Prohibition quirks, and urban bustle as ships sail and crowds press through docks.
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Manhattan
Herbert Cokey
Cherished Traditions of Celebrations Across Centuries
A fragmented OCR note compares Fourth of July observances from 1847 to 1927, noting Bridgeport’s rowdy celebrations with injuries deemed not serious and mentions of festive pranks involving firecrackers and improvised devices. The text mixes dated phrases and unclear references, reflecting an archival snippet rather than a coherent event report.
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Bridgeport
Norwalk zoning debate shifts as mayor defers changes
Political pointers indicate Mayor Behrens will not revise the Zoning Board decisions on a Noble avenue and Putnam street gas station. The mayor’s stance preserves the new act’s limits, while petitions mount for expansions as hearings loom and political calendars hint at August events and September shifts.
Best College Men Work Through College Philosophy
In a 1927 piece Dr. Fre argues the top college men are those who earn their way through school. Working builds character, rewards practical learning, and self supporting students rival professors in earnings, with Abraham Lincoln cited as example of education earned by labor. He notes diverse occupations among male students and praises work over luxury.
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DR. Fre
Abraham Lincoln
University of California
Earl Miller
Saya
Jnor
Selaine
Ohio
New York
Ernest Thompson Seton
Black Wolf
Mr. Seton
Miller
Jeffersonian boom guides Democratic mood in 1928 scene
Washington dispatch notes surge of Jeffersonian sentiment across Democratic factions. Key figures such as Jim Reed and Albert Ritchie align with Jefferson ideals, while debates over states rights and federal power influence the party’s search for unity. Monticello’s restoration and Clyde Bowers’ book boost Jeffersonian appeal ahead of convention.
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Washington
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Jim Reed
Albert
Jefferson
McAdoo
Monticello
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Clyde Bowers
Hamilton
Penitent letter seeks guidance on restoring faith and family
A confused husband writes from Pawtucket seeking advice after years of drinking and estrangement. The response frames his abstinence as a mercy, urges commitment to family, and stresses the path of reform, faith in God, and personal responsibility. The piece blends religious reflections with commentary on doctrine and church influence.
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New York City
Trio charged with hold up sentenced in city court
Judge Buckley imposed suspended six month jail terms on Harry Shimanski 19 of Ogden street John Stafford 19 of 629 William street and John Hawiey 17 of 24 River street for attempted hold up of Albert Lederer 1826 Noble avenue Lederer said the youths sought to steal a bag containing the day’s receipts from the Colonial Gas filling station Rose Juliano 18 of 176 Park street was fined five dollars and costs for slapping Mildred McMullen 87 Colonial Street at Beardeley park McMullen’s action followed an incident where Juliano’s sister allegedly laughed as a younger girl fell into the water at the park Edward Flynn 65 of 681 Broad street was granted a continuance for drunkenness and John Lockett 37 of 174 Hurd avenue was given a continuance until today on breach of the peace and assault investigation with bond set at 81 000
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William J. Buckley
Harry Shimanski
GBA
Ogden Street
John Stafford
William Street
John Hawiey
River Street
Albert Lederer
Noble Avenue
Lederer
Rose Juliano
Park Street
Mildred McMullen
Colonial Street
Beardeley Park
McMulley
Juliano
Edward Flynn
Broad Street
John Lockett
Hurd Avenue
Wader
Something in a Hill by Anne Campbell
Poem expresses a hillside as a source of wonder and spiritual awe It compares hill landscapes to magic in books and tunes It links altitude with longing to climb and closeness to God The speaker envisions hills revealing sacred truths and divine love
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Anne Campbell
God
The Great Blessing By Walt Mason Recounts Illness To Healing
A humorous piece describes a narrator's drastic illness and feverish poetry before a learned physician diagnoses and cures him. The narrator recounts past pain and despair then gratitude as he recovers and walks the street renewed and content.
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Walt Mason
Cawn Tne Street
Despair Lifted by Edenic Renewal Amid Warbling Virda
A fragmentary verse piece contrasts despair with renewed joy as the virda warbles sweetly. It describes bright sun and Edenic breezes and rebukes mournful voices, urging appreciation of health and strength as the path to a grand song of life.
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Eden
Sentence Sermons Life Knows
A compact meditation on achievement ingratitude motherly love hypocrisy and effort. The excerpt contrasts positive and negative human experiences noting that success endurance and honesty outshine hypocrisy while quitting destroys hope. It presents a stark moral contrast in brief aphoristic lines.
Weather notes for Eastern New York and New England
Local showers and possible thunderstorms expected in the region with a trend toward slightly warmer Thursday and cooler Thursday night. North Atlantic states to see continued showers with overcast skies and fresh southerly winds, mainly Thursday night. Small craft advisories not specified.
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New York
New England
North Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Shady Hook
Hatteras
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George H. Day
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Hartford Lodge of Elks
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