The Nation attacks the American Legion in critique
A Nation series titled Thy Truth About the American Legion targets the Legion and its stance on politics. The piece accuses opposition to Haywood and to a 1919 speech, while defenders say the Legion seeks to uphold the Constitution and maintain law and order amid postwar tensions.
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Americans Legion
Phtthur Werner
Mr. Werner
American Legion
Tle
Pelites
Fle
Haywood
Bridgeport
Flerry Congdon
Irwin St. John Tucker
Werner
Legion
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United States
Big Bill Haywood
Big Bill
Russia
Wernertsi
John Tucker
Wiw
Advertising Rates and Dispatch Policy Notice
Advertising representatives in New York and Bridgepars publish notices about rates and a daily press service. The paper credits the Associated Press for dispatches and preserves news content per republication rules.
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Cartier
Metropoltan Bower
New York
POST
Middle Street
Bridgepars
Auutt Burau
Chewlatton
Associated Press
Associated Fresco
Tewe
Focal News
A LINE CHEER
Unreadable verse fragment by John Kendrick Bangs praises a hidden good purpose at work within a person, urging perseverance and noting it is worthwhile despite sorrowful times. The text references cheering and inner strength as a moral force guiding action.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Fragmented Editorial Snippets Reflect Early 20th Century Rant
A garbled editorial page mixes social quips and political jabs about speed, creditors, insomnia, and prosperity. It comments on conservatives and Congress, insisting talk is cheap and restraint is needed, with scattered notes on manners and work.
Weather Forecast and Almanac Snippet
Weather forecast notes no significant temperature changes for the eastern half of the United States over the next 48 hours. High Atlantic pressure remains, with local showers and thunder possible along Atlantic states. Temperature readings are listed for many cities, including New Haven and Boston, with varied conditions across regions.
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Washington
Atlantic
United States
Atlantic States
15Th
New Haven
Werther
City
Block Island
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Hatteraa
Kansas City
Neatucket
Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Tifisias
Pittsburgh
Portland
Lovie
Paul
Bridge- Port
Middlebrook Almanac
Spread of seeds and pests shaped world crops and life
A lively survey traces how peaches, prune trees, peanuts, date palms, carp, sparrows, rabbits, and other species spread from their origins to distant lands. It notes seeds and accidental introductions by travelers and soldiers, suggesting a hidden natural process guiding global dissemination of life.
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Louis Peller
America
San Jose
Cal
Virginia
Tom Rowland
Norfolk
Mekran
Persiz
Alexander the Great
India
World
Asia
Armenia
Representative Tilson Earns Praise for Connecticut Tariff Stand
A message lauds Representative John Q. Tilson of Connecticut for supporting the Fordney tariff through the House Ways and Means committee. The piece argues he protected state industries, avoided class legislation, and sought fair competition in a global market. Connecticut's manufacturers are urged to compete openly with others.
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John Q. Tilson
New H
House
Ways and Means
Connecticut
J House
Tilson
Washington
Tilsan Hig
Ren
His Worst Foe in the Bleak Village Tale
A fragmented reader tale follows Jasper Piffleton who drifts from promise to ruin. Once warned by a banker and friends, he sinks into poverty as jobs vanish and mobs gather. He freelances menial tasks, loses wealth, and ends with regretful echoes of a wasted life.
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Mien
Jaaney Piffleton
Jasper
Piffleton
Jaspers
Public discourse on postwar peace and women’s roles
A clipped montage of opinion pieces discusses the shift to peace with Germany, Bryn Mawr summer school for working women, bobbed hair as a social signal, and the rising presence of women in business and public life. It notes cautious political strategy, educational access, gendered fashion debates, and juror gender dynamics in high profile cases.
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Detroit
Angela
Miss Sheridan
Akidta
Hivis
Washington Q and A on science law and history
A Washington inquiry column answers varied questions on hydrogen presence in air, labor boards under the Transportation Act, why ice floats, penalties for marking patented items, oyster egg counts, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Hadden Hall location, removing mercury from glass, anatomy of a silkworm, Benjamin Franklin’s schooling, French surnames, and Solomon’s anointing.
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United States Railroad Administration
Jitnear Arrested Over Seaside Park Driving Case
Jitnear faced arrest for driving a car at Seaside Park as officials questioned violations of a city ordinance restricting commercial vehicles near the park. Prosecutor Vincent L. Keating urged that action against Victor Cinamn be dropped, while Judge Boardman suggested referring the ordinance issue to the board of aldermen for review.
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Jitnear
Seaside Park
Arting Contyis
Vincent L. Keating
Willista Boardman
Victor Cinimn
Ayho
Eating
Boardman
Tthe
Mather
Board of Aldermen
Ah Park Willinange
Troy
Luis OF
Eoarmis
Endowment rank Knights of Pythias meet. many local items
The Wednesday July 18 1891 issue notes the Knights of Pythias endowment rank monthly meeting this evening. It covers Garfield’s recovery prayers, regimental encampments, Bridgeport city streets, real estate moves, hotel changes, show returns, rifle club scores, factory work, and local civic notices including obituaries and marriages.
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Knights of Pythias
McMehon
Garfield i
Yorktown
Annex al
Million Dollars Offered for Assets of Shelton Bank
A bid exceeding one million dollars was placed for the assets of the defunct Shelton Bank and Trust Company, including land and building in Shelton and the bank’s doupstar notes, by Franklin S. Jerome of Orange Conn, as reported by receiver Marcus H. Holcomb in Superior Court. Jerome proposes to assume all mortgages and notes and pay 2000 for the land and buildings valued at 23000, with stockholders awaiting official notice and a stockholders meeting before consent. If no protest arises by Friday, Judge Keeler will likely approve the sale.
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Stratly
Shelton, Bank and Trust Company
Tie Land and Building
Shelton
Marcus H. Holcomb
John EB. Keeler
Franklin
Jerome
Seymour Manufacturing Company
Orange
Conn
Holsomb
Keeler
Origin of the Letters on KP’s Quiz
A reader asks about the origin of the letters on KP’s quiz terming the phrase a rarer per’ and debates whether the answer is “employee” in English usage. The correspondent notes the old form and wonders how it relates to modern spelling and communication by letter.
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Haden Hall
Hadden Hall
Ratewell
Twerbyshire
England
The American Girl Berton Brale’
A sketch extols the American Girl as wise, fearless, and modern. The piece compares her to her grandmother, praising independence, savvy in business and life, and a confident, stylish demeanor amid social scrutiny. It notes her dancing, swimming, and playful charm while acknowledging older critics.
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Joe
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