Prohibition debate and Geneva talks loom in policy brief
The column analyzes public sentiment on prohibition, noting opposition to bone-dry lines. It contrasts American and British naval power, referencing Austen Chamberlain and Geneva negotiations on cruiser limits. It argues common sense and enforcement are key amid international tensions.
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Eno
Montreal
United States
Cnwardicu
Austen Chamberlain
Great Britain
Geneva
America
Admiral Bridgman
Great
Britain
Germany
Austen
Empathy and Cooperation Highlighted in Public Discourse
A discussion defines empathy as seeing life through others' eyes not for pity but to grasp another’s point of view. It argues empathy fuels cooperation as a mental process long known to psychologists and now embraced by the public as essential to humane society.
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Webster
New International
Ufe
Isa
Christ
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Paul
Asia Minor
Amanuenses
Stephen
IL Corinthians
St. Pal
Connecticut Vacations Highlight Shoreline and Countryside
A Connecticut travel piece praises Long Island Sound beaches and diverse scenery from Stratford to Great Barrington, noting rolling hills valleys lakes and quaint towns. It emphasizes appeal to visitors from afar who come to admire New England beauty and enjoy summer resorts.
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Connecticut
Green Hills
Long Island Sound
Housatonic
Stratford
Great Brovincton
Waramaug
Bantam
Twin Lakes
Litchfield
Sheron
New England
Enos Plan Praises Montreal Law Over Boston Prohibition
William Phelps Eno argues that strict government control in Montreal reduces drunkenness while Boston’s Volstead era increases arrests and bootlegger profits. He cites 1921 to 1923 figures showing Boston far higher in arrests and per capita drunkenness, contrasting Montreal’s declining crime with mounting costs and gains under prohibition.
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MR. Eno
Wiliam Phelps Eno
Westport
Eno
Quebec
Montreal
Bostor
Boston
Windshield Wiper Law Sparks Connecticut Chatter
The New Canaan Advertiser notes drivers must maintain windshield wipers, highlighting failures of automatic models and the state’s demand they perform. Smaller car owners fear garage disputes as the law takes effect, promising tense moments for motorists and mechanics alike.
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New
Readers invited to send letters to editor at aplulen
Free expressions at aplulen from Teles Rram readers are invited. Letters must be signed with correct name and address, but names will be kept confidential. Letters exceeding 300 words may be shortened by editors with no attention to anonymous communications.
Punishing Drunken Drivers Should Include Revoked Licenses
A reader argues for harsher action against intoxicated motorists. The letter advocates permanent license revocation, maximum fines, and lengthy jail terms, criticizing judges who leniently treat drunken drivers. The writer cites personal concern for children and calls for stricter enforcement and reduced repeat offenses.
Scouts Movement Praised for Youth Welfare in Bridgeport
In a letter to the editor, a Bridgeport writer extols the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts for shaping youths. He argues proper environment prevents crime, urges community support, and credits scouts with teaching clean living, healthful habits, outdoor activity, and civic worth as future citizens.
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Hoy Senuts
Nathan
Bridgeport
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Wwe
Scout
Fat Nis Poy
Gil
Lars
Greay Hiy Booth
Lie! Beoul Elyumeutlou
Uf Ou
Rest breaks urged to ease national nervous tension
A Bridgeport health executive warns modern life drains the nervous system. He cites rising heart disease deaths, cholera? No, heart failure 176 875 in 1924, cerebral hemorrhages 93 633, cancer 91 139, tuberculosis 79 594. He links caffein and tannin from coffee and tea to overstimulation and urges two daily ten to fifteen minute rest periods to reduce stress and improve corporate health.
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Chicago
Bridgeport
Indicted Ten Cent Store Over Optometry Claims
A Massachusetts ten cent store faces indictment for posing as optometrists without lawful authorization. The case grows from concerns over consumer access to affordable eyewear, with commentary noting high glasses prices and a public push for regulation and safe eye care. The writer suggests some stores overcharge and criticizes the lack of price controls.
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Massachusetts
Taplin Still Hopes for Eastern Rail System Clash
The Daily Mirror reports F P Taplin’s continuing railroad ambitions after Van Sweringen’s seizures. He argues a charter clause blocks Western Maryland’s sale to rivals, plans a consolidation to form an eastern network from Toledo to Baltimore, and remains a persistent figure in the fight for access to the Western Maryland, Wheeling and Lake Erie, and related lines against Baltimore and Ohio and others.
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Washington
Taplin
F. P. van Sweringen
Wheeling and
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Maryland
Toledo
Atlantic
Baltimore
Wheeling
Lake Erie
van Sweringen
Baltimore and Ohio
I T
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheeling and Leake Erie
Val Sweringen
New York Central
Wnien
Deep reform needed beyond creed study or law
The text argues deeper change is required beyond creeds and study, beyond election methods and church structure, to reform education, curb divorce, stop law breaking, and prevent hollow political performances. It emphasizes addressing underlying character and societal forces rather than surface reforms.
Political Pointers on Hedging and Local Politics
A crowded political snapshot covers Hartford and New Britain themes. It notes Arthur F. Connor quitting as postmaster, New Britain mayoral plans, hedge trimming clashes with street work, and local figures like Richard B. Bulkeley and John T. Robinson shifting party loyalties. Hamden debates police strength while state officials discuss road and park matters. The Young Men's Republican club outing at Lighthouse Point draws 1000 plus, with leaders and many women attendees shaping fall slate chatter.
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Stevens
Hartford
Richard B. Bulkeley
Bulkeley
John T. Bobinsey
Robinson
Young Men's Republican Club of
New Haven
Lighthouse Point
Trumbull
J. Henry Roraback
Brainard
Tower
Robert O. Eaton
Internal Revenue
Charles W. Birdy
United States
Jacob D. Walter
James A Haggerty
General Assembly
New Haven County
Henry H. Townsend
Isant M. Ullman
Louis Ullman
Republican Club
Micnic
Board of Aldermen
Clarice G Willard
Upstate
Leon Smith
Roger B Jones
Thomas J. Tracy
Edward J Maroney
The Peacemaker by Dr. Fra on Nicaragua policy
The piece lauds the U S peacekeeping effort in Nicaragua after Marines helped rebels and government lay down arms. It argues against imperial designs or annexation, stresses protecting American citizens, preserving contracts, and maintaining peaceful relations with Latin America. It cites past war talk and echoes Sheridan on not seeking conquest.
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Nicaragua
Uncle Sam
Niaragua
South America
Peru
Chu
Argentina
Central
Sheridan
Texas
Schmarm
Warners
United States
Mexico
Fleeting Fame at Punktown County Fair
Walt Wason narrates Reuben rising on a greasy pole at Punktown fair and becoming celebrated as a local hero. Crowds hailed him and telegraphers spread word nationwide before Ginger Jones’s superior horseshoe win eclipsed Reuben’s moment. The piece ends with questions about the Wrightame winner and the fate of the aspiring mapmaker.
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Walt Wason
Rumble
Punktown
Birthe
Debonair
Reuben
Eusy
Ginger Jones
Jones
Dear reader seeks guidance on leaving or staying with family
A meager Q and A column from Cleveland Ohio discusses a woman torn between staying with her husband and leaving for the sake of her two young children. The Rev Dr Parken Cadmat counsels she remain with her family, urging firmness and measure, while noting a difficult marriage and an elder son. The page also includes a Q about St Pauls thorn in the flesh and scholarly theories on its meaning.
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Pittsburgh
Manhattan Days and Nights in a Fuller City
New York July 14 The city swells with people this summer not in size but in bustle. Crowds flood Fifth Avenue and busy transportation hubs while ferries, parks, and entertainment districts hum with activity. Couples kiss on riverfronts as diners, moviegoers, and shoppers contend with longer lines and crowded venues. The metropolis feels busier, louder, and more restless than last year as privacy fades and summer leisure shifts to crowded streets and theaters.
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New York
Fuller
Fifth Avenue
Carroll
Metropolitan Museum
Waldorf
Grand Central
Pennsylvania
Battery Park
Newy
Nes
Broadway
Mother
Sunday Leisure Shifts in New York Questioned
The excerpt notes a shift in New York’s Sunday pace, contrasting today’s busy scene with a year ago when strolling was easier. It laments the lack of a true Sunday respite and wonders why the city now seems never to rest.
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New York
At the Railway Station by Anne Campbell
A fragmentary verse scene at a station shows a couple torn by practical marriage pressures yet clinging to shared love. Their parting marks a sorrowful farewell as she faces a somber future while both seek new beginnings, eyes dim with tears.
Weather forecast for Eastern New York and New England
Partly cloudy to overcast with local thundershowers likely Friday and Saturday. Temperatures expected to be slightly cooler in the North Atlantic states with moderate to fresh south and southwest winds. Sandy Hook to Hatteras expect south or southwest winds and damp, overcast conditions with showers in the north portion.
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New York
New England
Mt Cloucy
East Maine
Grier
United States
Canada
Lake
Middle Atlantic
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