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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1926
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram established 1891 outlines subscription rates and daily publication details. Notes direct telephone connections for Milford and Fairfield patrons, staff contact, and mentions an audit bureau and Associated Press affiliation.
Five of seven parolees from New York confess to the 8,000 payroll robbery at Roosevelt Hospital on July 1 and other crimes. The piece argues parole systems foster crime, noting the men spent time outside and still terrorized the city, while one gang member died and another remains jailed.
Professor H ston University MRared criticizes American congregations for low worship returns while praising intense organ and choir performances at Chatau guit New York. He argues current church music fosters only a form of saintly organists and questions how to correct reliance on ornate displays over genuine worship.
The census bureau reports malt production and sales rose 60 percent from 1923 to 1925, with malt manufacturers output reaching 24,053,000 dollars versus 16,431,000 dollars in 1924. The data suggest home brewers’ enthusiasm remains dampened only slightly, if at all.
In political notes a line cites John T. King on Seaside Talk’s value as a potential park asset. The note argues the park’s financial heft could soothe Bridgeport’s debt, noting Warren Ohio’s cash woes and praising the park’s municipal value beyond private sale. It says the park’s worth far exceeds four million, as a public pleasure asset.
The piece critiques U S attitudes toward Europe and creditors, noting three debtor types abroad. It laments harsh names and emphasizes national unity, debt denial, and acknowledgment. It contrasts old rhymes with modern discourse from Maine to California.
A clipped remark laments that amid confusion and restraint America may struggle to win Europe’s affection. The tone hints at humility and politeness masking stronger emotions about foreign opinion.
Discussion covers Seaside Park appraisal at 4 million, city debt, and past statements about a 10.6 million city debt. Mentions John Hurley, Roraback influence, and Hartford district gains. Notes newspaper takes vary from New Haven to Hartford on reforms, with reflections on party leadership and local figures.
An overview of Soviet Armenia, its status as the only political Armenian state, and the impact of Bolshevik governance. The piece notes autonomy, language and cultural protections, irrigation and industrial projects, education gains, and shifting loyalty as optimism for long term benefits grows among Armenian leaders abroad. It concludes with a reflection on peace, order, and the regime despite an oblique quoted fragment.
An essay praising Henry Ford as the exemplar of profit driven benevolence. It argues wealth creation sustains social good, cites Ford redeveloping Detroit and the railroad, praises merit over seniority, commits to fair testing of labor value, and asserts profit tested by outcomes benefits all. Copyright 1926.
A reflective poem traces how earlier doubters dismissed inventions, then admits breakthroughs followed. It recalls predictions of air travel, wireless messages, horseless carriages, airships, and lunar travel, noting doubt fades as progress proves the forecasts sound. The speaker foresees humans traveling to the moon and Mars within a lifetime.
A reflective verse follows a child who climbs the highest stair alone and gains insight into his mother’s care. It traces his early effort to reach a goal and acknowledges the people guiding his path as he matures into a person with purpose.
The passage questions who can wait for full facts and resist campaign hype while urging independent judgment. It notes Bolshevists opened a Moscow university exclusively for Chinese students as part of shaping youth and international relations.
The Rev Dr Cadman answers readers on popular government and democracy, Russian reform, scripture and psychology, crime trends, and moral improvement. He argues popular rule works, Russia needs reform, Bible hosts autosuggestion and faith, crime rose pre 1914 then worsened postwar, and moral effort can curb crime.
New Hampshire extension service will hold a hand mowing contest during Farmers and Home-Maker Week in Durham next month. J C Kendall cites the scythe’s historical value and urges old-time scythe users to enter by August 16. Also notes boys in Dover Foxcroft, Maine, catching salmon by hand, and police guarding schools in Worcester and Boston after window pane damage.
Mayor F Willian Behrens and Supt. Patrick J Flanagan of the Police department received invitations from Harris Whittemore Jr of Naugatuck to attend a August 4 Hartford conference. Police officials from cities and WTIC radio staff will discuss cooperation in handling major crimes using wireless. The meeting is at 11 80 a m in the old Senate chamber with a buffet lunch to follow. Sept Flanagan may attend.
A white woolly male llama from the Andes has been added to Beardsley Park Zoo as a gift, joining two recently imported female llamas. The Beardsley collection now includes a rare white llama among roughly 70 llamas in the United States.
Eastern New York sees showers with little temperature change while a tropical storm centers along the Georgia coast north of Jacksonville and moves north northeast. Gusts near Savannah and Charleston reach around 60 miles per hour, with warnings from Savannah to the Virgin Islands and south of Savannah. Forecast calls for general rain in the Atlantic region and Appalachia, steady temperatures, and offshore winds shifting from southeast to east.
The note outlines a temperature calculation for a Telegram related to the Middlebrook Abnanar case. It references Sun riges Suan sete Niah wate Low mater and discusses measurement or data processing steps in a technical context.
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