Bridgeport Telegram Established 1991
Bridgeport Telegram dated 1991 details subscription rates by mail and weekly carrier options. The paper, published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co, lists open offices at 140 Middle St Bridgeport Conn and notes Barnum 6100 as a telephone contact. It is a member of Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press.
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Editorial Notes On Russia Pride And The World
A string of quirky aphorisms and observational quips on politics religion birth and society. It muses on Russia gender war democracy time and the differing duties of engaged men and women with brisk, wry tone.
Bryan's Final Scopes Argument Appears Posthumously
William Jennings Bryan could not finish his Scopes cross examination due to death. He planned a final summary revised before his passing. The Telegram prints his manuscript verbatim to ensure fair presentation of his conclusions and arguments.
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William Jennings Bryan
Scopes
Clarence Darrow
Preas
Weekend toll of accidents and the blame in Bridgeport
A Bridgeport weekend report details over twenty crashes in the area with four injuries. The piece calls out careless driving, failure to signal, disobeying traffic rules, unsafe passing, and alcohol impairment as chief causes, urging better road mentality and adherence to safety. It contrasts intelligent driving with reckless behavior and warns that innocent victims often bear the consequences. It closes with anti-gossip, anti-waste, and calls for responsible budgeting and public integrity.
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New Haven
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Weather Outlook Eastern New York and New England
Partly cloudy Wednesday with showers possible in northern areas. Thursday looks fair with cooler southwest portions. Disturbances move through Atlantic states, bringing scattered showers near the lower Great Lakes and northern New England. Most regions forecast fair Thursday, with a cooler high in the mid Atlantic area and minimal temperature changes elsewhere. An active weather pattern tracks from coastal Nova Scotia toward North Carolina, with unsettled conditions along the eastern seaboard.
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Atlanta
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Sandy Hook
Hatteras
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Frigid Venus Belied as Hot Name Says Mount Wilson Expert
Dr C E St John of Mount Wilson Observatory reports Venus is frigid with daytime temperatures near freezing. He notes night temperatures remain near freezing before sunrise and after sunset, suggesting an extremely slow rotation and a day as long as the year. Oxygen on Mars is about fifteen percent of Earth's.
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Mount Wilson Observatory
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Venus, Love Goddess, Shines Across Climes and Skies
The passage muses on Venus as the timeless guiding inspiration for lovers, noting Mars warmth and atmospheric data at 30,000 feet while declaring Verus and Venus as enduring symbols of romance. It states Venus is never cold to love and remains Cupid’s partner across eras.
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Gladstone Brothers Challenge Wright Over Defamatory Text
Thirty years after William Ewart Gladstone’s death his sons Viscount Gladstone and N H Gladstone challenge Captain Peter Wright over insults in Wright’s Portraits and Criticisms. Publishers apologize for slurs, the dispute hints at a legal duel, while Gladstone rests in Westminster Abbey.
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Westminster Abbey
Bernard Shaw Again Puzzles Over Hanging and Fame
The article reviews George Bernard Shaw’s sharp wit and controversial opinions. It notes his humor, friendships, and public misgivings about his outspoken views. It mentions readers’ familiarity with Shaw and the broader tendency to offend before gaining respect.
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George Bernard Shaw
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Fire Chief Honored. Republicans Plot in New Britain
Fire Chief Daniel E. Johnson receives an unusual honor as visiting chiefs from New England attend. Fifth District Republicans celebrate a block party. in the Tenth district workers review last year’s voters and assign primary quotas. Narrative touches on New Britain’s growth, local politics, anti-King efforts, and silence around tax officials’ appointments amid vague charges.
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Daniel E. Johnson
New England
Republican Club
Posable
Mil Plain Drug Store Holds Up Attempt Foiled
Reuben E. Holmes of Mil Plain fought off a masked armed bandit in his Mill Plain drug store. The intruder ordered a holdup but Holmes lunged for the pistol, was driven to a corner, and the bandit fled without taking any money or goods.
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Reuben E. Holmes
Mil Plain
Holmes
Mill Plain
Patience and Radio Woes Move a New Bride to Speak
An elderly advisor counsels a newlywed tormented by her husband’s radio obsession. He urges patience as the couple navigate lack of attention, emotional strain, and the peril of distraction, framing calm endurance as the remedy for marital distress.
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William James
Mattie
Woman Mysteriously Shot Aboard Yacht Off Sandy Hook
Mrs. A W Middleton of Brooklyn wife of the Consolidated Telegraph and Eraffic Subway Co. president was brought to Sheepshead Bay on the yacht Evelyna with a back wound from a stray bullet. Off Sandy Hook the yacht was struck as coast guard and harbor police suspected a prohibition patrol fired.
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New York
A W Middleton
Brooklyn
Consolidated Telegraph and Eraffic Subway Co
Sheepshead Hay
Evelyna
Sandy Hook
The Fun Shop Comic Notes and Humorous Verses
A collage of light verse and sketches including The Policeman parody, jokes about a nursemaid, a barber diary diary entry, dress satire, and humorous snippets about a pre-war supply and a kiss for help. The piece invites readers to submit original epigrams and poetry with payment details for contributions.
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Bun
Bridgeport Telegram
Plan for New Sunday Law Fight In New York
The Lord's Day Alliance announced plans to draft a new Sunday law for the next legislative session. Led by Rev. A W Brooks the group aims to base the bill on Jenks proposals that failed previously. The plan seeks a Sunday as a day of rest free from unnecessary work and commercialization to protect quiet, moral and cultural life.
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Lord's Day Alliance
A. W. Brooks
Educational Department
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Play Your Recital Piece Poem Reflects Family Pressure
A child laments parental insistence that every outing and camp stay feature a recital piece. Recounting days of practice and public performance, the speaker sighs at the routine demand and fatigue from constant preparation. The piece captures stage fright, exhaustion, and the longing for independence.
Sound Doctrine misprint in Trumbull Polities column
Hartford Courant notes a typographical error changing a governor statement about appointing Senator Challenger and Mr Kelly. The corrected wording shows the governor trusted the Wild Report ripper board and would let its members judge outcomes, contrasting with a civil service idea of handing assistants to public officials.
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Bridgeport Ripper Board
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Prohibition Director Puts Enforcement on Course
New Haven July 28 AP Frank T Putney prohibition director states that enforcement work will continue in the future as in the past until orders for a change are received from Washington.
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Frank T Putney
Prohibition
Washington
Present Guardians of Peace by Dr. Walter Hines Page
A 1925 reflection on postwar era, noting four fragile assurances of peace. It argues progress from war weariness, the draft replacing enlistment, modern warfare’s grim realism, and a surge of war literature. The piece urges using respite to build lasting peace and avoid renewed conflict.
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Great Britain
America
Corfu
Ruhr
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Lloyd George
Assdrai Cn
Preservation Plea for Elbow Room and Wildlife
A reflective lecture laments habitat loss from civilization, noting vanished pronghorn, bison, and seabirds. The author urges today’s action to protect flora and fauna, critiques hunting excess, and extols wildlife in natural settings while warning against artificial, overworked landscapes.
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