Milford and Fate Retenate adrift with phone links and notices
Local notice page includes subscription rates, carriage charges, and circulation details for the Bridgeport Telegram. It cites Milford and Fairfield connections, plus a public discussion of marriage notices and the role of officials in concealing intentions. The column reflects era chatter on newspapers, science icons, and naval parity debates.
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Milford Turnpike praised as safest highway by Macdonald
Highway Commissioner Macdonald defends the Milford turnpike as the safest stretch between New Haven and the New York line. He faults not the road but drivers and faster cars, urging state police patrols and public safety focus to curb speeding and reckless driving to prevent deaths on the road.
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Macdonald
New Haven
New York State Line
Darien
Extravagance cited in state and national budgets
Howard Elliott, ex-New Mavenrong and now Northern Pacific chairman, notes that federal expenditures have not fallen in real terms while state and local costs rise. He warns extravagance is widening the tax burden, as cities absorb war-time savings and push costly, inefficient reforms rather than self-financed improvements. Public records and marriage-intention laws face enforcement questions as officials must comply with openness obligations.
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Howard Elliott
New Mavenrong
Te Northern Pacific
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Elliott
Nowar Yy
Butler Says Congress Worthy But Critics Dismiss It
The Daily Mirror notes ex Senator William M Butler of Massachusetts praises Congress in a National Committee pamphlet, calling it the best legislative body and essential to government. It criticizes party journals for pale praise and highlights Butler’s excerpts praising Congress and its work.
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Congress
Willam M. Butler
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Butler
Congress of the
United States
Coolidge
National Committee
Chairman Butler
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Bible wine debate fuels temperance musings in Hartford
Hartford Courant letter writer Buell B Bassette argues that biblical wine is grape juice when favorable and fermented wine when condemned, mocking Yale professor Kent's "Shorter Bible" raisin cake substitution and urging consistency in Prohibition views. He cites 2 Samuel 6 19 and disputes raisin cake as a thirst quencher.
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Buell B Bassette
New Britain
Charles Foster Kent
Yale
Kent
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Baasette
St Paul
Timothy
Paul
Bassette
Burlesque Scene and Vanderbilts Echo Through New York
A July Bowery burlesque scene in Manhattan draws laughter and risqué songs as patrons throw paper wads and smoke fills the air. Amid talk of bronze doors, Vanderbilt houses, and Mussolini jokes, interwoven reflections critique Prohibition era language and values in a bustling New York moment.
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Political pointers and party maneuvers in the twentieth century
Reports from the Tenth district describe friction at a bridge operation club over President Peabody and his knickers with members pushing for officers to wear civilian clothes. National party chiefs discuss fall conventions, court of appeals seat, and Appalachian ward politics amid warnings of a Democratic split if Governor Smith is nominated.
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Joseph L. Peabody
William Sadler
Peabody
New York Republican State Committee
Wiliam L Ward
Weathester
Govenor Smith
Republican Reserve
Court of Appeals
Benjamin Codorze
Smith
John G. O'Brien
The Public Idol by Walt Mason
The narrator warns against overwhelming adulation for public heroes as fans swiftly turn on once adored figures. He reflects on Dewey and others, noting how praise fades and criticism or mockery follows triumph, urging caution about collective idolatry and its fickle loyalty.
New Parts for Levine Plane Arrive in France
July 17 Cherouagh Cherbourg France report that John Catrisi factory superintendent of the Columbia Aircraft corporation arrived aboard the Aquitania with spare parts for the trans Atlantic monoplane Columbia used by Charles A Levine planning a return flight to the United States. Doc Kinkade, Wright motor expert, met Catrisi at Cherbourg and they departed for Paris.
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France
John Catrisi
Columbia Airocraft Corporation
Aquitania
Columbia
Charles A. Levine
United States
Doc” Kinkade
Wrights
Cariai
Cherbourgh
Parte
Readers invited to send signed letters to Tele agam
Letters to the editor from Tele agam readers welcome expressions of opinion. Letters must be signed with name and address, though the signer may request confidentiality. Letters over 300 words may be shortened by editors. anonymous communications will not be acknowledged.
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Julius Ceasar
Mussolini
Teleagam
Snonymone Communications
Judge Buckley Praised For Drunken Son Assault Case
Reader lauds City Court Judge William J Buckley for sentencing a drunken assailant who beat his elderly mother. Description notes the offender’s actions, the police entry through a window, and the mother’s injuries. Questions surrounding prohibition policy are raised in the letter to the editor.
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William
J Buckley
Thay
Lexington Avenue
Automobiles Raise Alarm Over Sunday Traffic in Town
A letter to the editor laments rising car ownership and rising accidents around Bridgeport. The writer cites Barron s data showing high ownership rates in the U S and abroad and argues safety would improve if drivers used common sense when selling cars. The piece notes peak travel times on Sundays and weekday evenings.
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Capital Punishment Debate by Dr Frank Crane
Dr Frank Crane revisits capital punishment in light of the Snyder case. He contrasts punishment with vengeance and argues imprisonment under a governor appointed commission with limited pardon power best serves justice, protecting society while avoiding brutal, irreversible punishment.
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Snyder
Hite
Bible Accounts of Creation and Evolution Debate
A reader questions the claim that the Bible contains multiple creation accounts and the misuse of Genesis chapters. The response notes Genesis 1 and 2-3 differ in order and detail, cites Psalm 139 as poetical, and argues harmonization without teaching materialistic evolution. It emphasizes that the Bible speaks of creation by God and light, not scientific evolution.
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Restaurant Men Held After Patron Assault Case
Grbor Crazer proprietor of a restaurant at 496 Hancock avenue and Martin Bodnar assistant were arrested on assault charges after Stephen Morenko of Fairfield said he was attacked over a drink price dispute. Morenko suffered multiple scalp lacerations and was treated at St. Vincent's hospital. Both men posted 4500 bonds pending city court arraignment. Earlier, Henry Brennan, 17, of Reservoir avenue, was seriously injured after a noon motorcycle fall on Sylvan avenue and admitted to Bridgeport hospital with possible skull fracture.
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Hancock Avenue
Martin Bodnar
Stephen Morenko
Fairchild Avenue
Fairfield
St. Vincent's Hospital
Morenko
Cherry Street
Mormake
Henry Brennan
Reservoir Avenas
Bridgeport Hospital
Bylvan Avenue
TWO MEN HELD AFTER MILFORD DISTURBANCE
Milford dispatch reports two Brooklyn men, Peter Jepson and James Callahan, both electricians, arrested for taxi fare evasion and breach of the peace. Callahan, battered during arrest, faces assault and resisting an officer along with drunkenness and evasion charges. Callahan held on $500 bond, Jepson released under $25, both in Milford. Officer Rowan Hurd and local painter Eugene Merritt assisted in the arrest.
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Peter Jepson
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
James Callahan
Linden Boulevard
Callahan
Jepson
Rowan Hurd
Eugene , Merritt
The Blind Man Sees A Sunset Beyond Sight
A blind shopkeeper, finishing his day, recalls a sunset from long ago. He faces west with a smile, claiming a spirit that can see heaven, while others remain unable to follow. The scene unfolds in a small, sunlit shop as darkness approaches.
Sermons Warn Against Letting Wealth and Pride Cloud Life
The passage urges not to let fat success, friends, enemies, business, or money govern you. It cautions against debt to family, blindness to opportunities, and ambition corrupting conscience, stressing balance and discipline in life.
Two Women Arrested After Street Fight in High Street
Emma Sherman of 19 High Street and Robet Suckley of 265 Catherine Street were arrested at 6 pm yesterday after a street brawl on High Street. Both alleged to be intoxicated, they fought amid a crowd until an officer intervened and charged with breach of the peace. Each is held on $50 bond.
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Emma Sherman
High Street
Robert Suckley
Catherine Street
Weather Summary for Eastern New York and New England
A United States weather digest notes cooler interior and coastal conditions Monday, generally cooler Tuesday with a chance of local thundershowers in extreme southern areas. Northern New England sees a mix of showers Monday morning and cooler temperatures, with fair conditions Tuesday. Southern New England clears Monday with cooler interior and night. A Wisconsin disturbance moves toward Quebec with higher intensity, a high pressure region near Bermuda, and a trough extending to Virginia. North of Sandy Hook expects fresh southwest winds with overcast skies and possible showers Monday. from Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds shift to west and northwest with likely local showers Monday. The Daily Almanac from Middlebrooks New England Almanac provides sun and water data for Eastern Standard Time.
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