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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
12
The Bridgeport Telegram advertises subscription rates payable in advance and lists office details at 40 Middle Street Bridgeport. It mentions representatives of Metropolitan News and audit bureau affiliations with Associated Press content.
Incomplete OCR reads as a stanza fragment by John Kendrick, referencing a battle with fear and love. Lines mention clouds looming above and meeting without tears, feverence, stormy sea, and light, suggesting a dramatic, lyrical meditation.
Fragments discuss thunderstorms delays and August events, references to Connecticut, campaigning, polls, and a mayoral home guard drawing. Mentions include Maom J Bryan potential run, Henry Ford engine for a cup, Canadian farmer pricing, and detectives sifting clues on a mystery.
Judge Banks upholds city power to regulate jitneys but faults the initial ordinance as beyond the Chapter 283 authority. Bridgeport’s transit clash tests fares, service adequacy, and timing as the council weighs a second ordinance. Meanwhile, concerns about fair wages and functional theory of wages raise questions for professors and workers alike.
Raymond dei French of 7 East Eaton Street, traffic manager at the Columbia Graphophone company, has spent 24 years in transportation. He faces a difficult period as strikes and embargoes clog routes, complicating efforts to move goods. He claims to know every railroad line in the United States, Canada, Mexico and much of Europe.
The piece argues future presidential candidates may come from city schools, yet Cox and Harding symbolize a last era of farmborn leaders. It notes Roosevelt Taft Wilson origins and suggests the era of roughhewn self-made figures is fading as rural youth adapt to urban pulls, forecasting less inspirational biographies ahead.
A Bridgeport reader mocks long distance commutation tickets on trolley signs and questions Public Utilities Commission policy. The letter contrasts transit law with practical city needs, noting how local grocers and butcher shops provide year round food reserves via stores, and warns a blizzard or rail outage could strain city supplies without factory stores.
A snapshot of Bridgeport society and city life includes plans for courthouse improvements, police expansion, and courtroom changes. It notes local events such as a Sioux excursion accident, a Birmingham fire brigade visit, a Naugatuck fishing trip, and a temperance picnic with speeches and songs. Also mentioned are military encampments, a retiree leaving the railroad, a yard theft, a new business block, and oblique tributes to Col. Pairichild and other local figures.
A fragmented poem reflects leisure contrast with hardship as beachgoers ignore dearth of gasoline and social woes. Evicted tenants, rising unrest, and distant sorrows linger beyond the shoreline while carefree days persist for those with means.
A verse fragment by MIOMAY MOORE reflects on enduring love beyond beauty and youth. It compares the beloved to a sunflower that remains loyal as time passes, asserting that the heart remains faithful even as appearances fade.
Washington correspondence laments delays in road construction amid scarce labor and rising material costs. He notes rail freight car shortages hamper supply and notes the need for modernizing highways with durable surfaces tailored to local soils, including concrete and other alternatives, to sustain growing traffic.
In bankruptcy proceedings filed here today, The Lowes Yek Company Inc plumbing contractors of Mesport reported assets of 500 and liabilities of 2 707.58. The Treiani Beatle Company of Wood Street Bridgeport posted a statement showing liabilities of 4783. Stockholders include Louis Vironzoll, Cummins Brualti and Murlo Clacel.
The article describes a $100,000 auto seizure program led by Chief Prohibition Officer Thomas McAuliffe. It outlines that nearly every car type is included, owners may bond to obtain release, and seized vehicles are stored at a central location during court action. Government bears costs for detention and damages while enforcement pursues violators.
Willis Redfield of the American Russian Chamber of Commerce released a letter to Bainbridge Colby alleging Soviet confiscation deprived U S citizens of millions. The note claims cases involve $300,000 and $1 million sums, stating former trade officials violated no laws and that citizens faced taxation without compensation.
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