Bridgeport Telegram Established 1891
Bridgeport Telegram, founded 1891, lists subscription rates and advertising options. The paper notes daily publication by The Post Publishing Co with a Milford Fairfield direct telephone connection for toll-free ads and news items. It is a member of Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press.
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the Post Publishing CO
Middle Se
Bridgeport
Conn
Milford and Fairfeld
Milford
Fairfield
Fairfeld
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Mystery of Mrs Hall's Arrest in New Jersey Double Murder
An aged sensational case unfolds as Mrs Hall, widow of a wealthy New Jersey clergyman, is jailed for her husband and Mrs Mills’s deaths. After years with no indictments, new testimony alleges an alibi breach and ties to an affair, prompting a fresh push by investigators to produce witnesses and contradict prior statements.
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Edward W. Hall
New Brunswick
James Mills
Thiefo
Iis
Omar Terer
Hall
Mia
Mills
Hail
Vhis
Mee. Hall
Noty
A Way to Pay the Debt and European Troubled Times
A garbled editorial fragment discusses paying debt amid European trouble. It references a board and leaders, mentions Thomas Gray, and critiques U S government actions toward Europe and taxation on Americans. The readable portion suggests debate over economic and moral dimensions of foreign policy.
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Europe
United States
Debt and wine trade shape US stance on European debts
The speaker argues US citizens funded Europe’s debt via wages and urges that funds owed to American taxpayers not be spent abroad. Citing France, they say revenue fell when US buyers stopped purchasing wine, proposing to reopen imports to help debt repayment.
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Europe
Middle West
Far South
America
Paris
Payroll Robbery Highlighted By Salisbury Case
The article notes a Salisbury payroll theft involving about $65,000 carried loose in a baggage car. It emphasizes the casual handling and insider feel of many payroll heists, arguing for stronger crime prevention as the public grows alarmed by careless breaches.
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Salisbury
Davis Opposes Unit Rule and Two Thirds Plan
Democratic candidate John W. Davis in 1924 condemns the unit rule and two thirds requirement that hampered the Democratic convention in Madison Square Garden. He argues the rules are anti Jeffersonian and undemocratic, alienating many Democrats though South and West factions defend them as a shield against Tammany influence. He notes the clash between reformers and party bosses ahead of the June convention.
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John W. Davis
Madison Square Garden
Mr. Davis
Jefferson
South
West
Tammanny
Tammany
Tast
Moonshine and Death in Prohibition Era Insurance Stats
The Mercapolitan Lite Insurance department reviews data on death rates from alcoholism among Metropolitan policy holders since prohibition began. Early figures show a drastic rise, with a 690 percent increase noted in the period studied. The article cites policy seal counts and broad population context to contextualize the findings.
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New Haven Register
Mercupolitan Lite Insurance Rampant
Prohibition Echoes Warn Against Alcohol Dangers
The text cites misleading anti Saloon League claims on liquor mortality, noting deaths among policy holders reached 8 per 100,000 in 1920, then 2.9 in 1925 and 3.6 in early 1926. It argues this shows rising adulteration and danger from violators of the liquor laws, serving as a warning.
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anti-Saloon League
Political pointers outline city road and bond plans
Administration leaders deny a plan to advocate before the next legislature. Rumors spread about a bond bill for the city and a commission to extend Broad Street. Main aims are widening John and Middle streets and extending Lafayette and Harrison streets in the downtown area.
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Broad Street
John
Middle
Lafayette
Harrison
Let the Farmers Earn Their Way
An editorial argues farmers must organize to market crops nationally under producers who control production, pricing and distribution. It attacks wealth influence on Washington, warns against loan schemes, and endorses the Curtis Aswell bill to enable a unified commodity system for stable prices and profits.
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Sinai
Congress
Washington
Poli
Weath
Curtis Aswell
Agricultural Committee
Senate
House of Representatives
Justice Denied To No One In Cruelty Case
A Los Angeles divorce case shows a judge ignoring twenty years of alleged cruelty after applying a four year limit. The piece critiques the ruling as perverse, noting the motto Justice is denied to no one and lampooning the legal logic as hypocritical and flawed.
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Fran
Los Angeles
Hizgginner
Hizzoner
Justica
Hall of Justice
Kirkwood Takes Ownership Of Kansas City Star Properties
Irwin Kirkwood and associates became owners of the Kansas City Star properties after bidding 13 million dollars at sale to satisfy William R. Nelson trust terms. A mortgage of 8.5 million and 2.5 million in cash were delivered to university trustees. Nelson is founder of the Star. his will required sale of estate papers within two years. Mrs. Kirkwood died in February.
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Kansas City
Star
Nelson
The Boss Mechanic Trix Restores My Car With Worthy Price
A village tale praises Trix, a high priced master mechanic, for curing a stubborn car while others failed. His skill and cautious but thorough work restore the engine and delight the narrator, who pays a hefty bill with humor and a new hat as a reward.
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Trix
Sentence Sermons On Great Determination And Victory
A compact study of perseverance shows that initial setbacks did not hinder key figures. West Point did not stop Grant from reaching Richmond, Demosthenes stayed driven to speak, Disraeli endured humiliation, Washington faced defeats before Yorktown, and Jackson rose to the presidency.
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Grant
Richmond
Demosthenes
Washington
Yorktown
Questions and reflections from Cadman on wealth, classics, and law
Cadman answers readers on wealth as a moral tool in the New Testament teaching. He urges wealth be consecrated, not renounced, and discusses mammon as a test for virtuous use and service to God and humanity. He argues for study of classics and law obeyed under constitutional and federal law, citing independence and the eighteenth amendment.
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Arthur EF
Connor
Pbringerirt
Hhis
S. Parkes Cadmen
Federal Council of
Lexington
Jesus
Alma
Brooklyn
George III
Federal Congress
Supreme Court of
Cemeteries in France to be beautified by commission
Washington July 29 American World War dead in Europe will sleep in cemeteries of great architectural beauty under plans by the Battlefields Memorial Commission chaired by General Pershing. Monuments will be artist approved. three major monuments costing about $1,000,000 are proposed for Meuse Argonne St Mihiel and Aisne Marne. There are 30,957 American dead in France England Belgium with 3,415 missing. More than half, 46,214, were returned to the United States.
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Washington
Europe
Battlefields Monument Commission
John J. Pershing
General Pershing
Igurupe
Congress
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Aisne-Marne
France
England
Belgium
United States
Brookwood
Brittah
Temperature Calculation For The Telegram Almanac
Temperature notes from The Middichbrook Almanac outline high and low water figures. The short item hints at a weather based calculation or table for tides and temperatures. Specific values or dates are not provided in the fragment.
Rudy Still Seeks Fight With Editorial Writer
Rudolph Valentine returned to Chicago and said he still wants to fight the Chicago Tribune editor who mocked him in an editorial titled Pint Powder Puffs. He challenged the editor to meet in a boxing or wrestling arena after the writer refused.
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Chicago
Rudolph Valentine
Anxiou
Chicago Tribune
Valentina
New York
Jem Acker
Weather Forecast for Eastern and New England Regions
Eastern New York will see mostly fair conditions with a few showers in the southern portion on Friday and possibly Saturday with little temperature change. Northern New England remains mostly cloudy Friday and Saturday with light showers Friday and a small temperature shift. Southern New England may have localized showers Friday with possible light rain for four days, again with little temperature change. The tropical disturbance moves northwest between Atlanta and Montgomery with a lowest pressure around 29.74 inches at one location, bringing heavy rains to parts of the South Atlantic and East Gulf states. Minor disturbances over the upper St. Lawrence valley and Canadian northwest, plus showers over the Middle Atlantic, North Atlantic, parts of the low Lake region, upper Mississippi valley, Plains, and Central Rocky Mountain areas. Expect fair skies Friday and Saturday in much of the eastern states east of the Mississippi, with showers likely in a broad area. Winds north of Sandy Hook to Hatteras may be fresh, from the south or east, with showery conditions Friday.
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New York
New England
Alanta
Georgia
Montgomer
Alabama
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
St. Lawrence Valle
Canadian Northwest
Middle Atlantic
North Atlant States
Low Lake Region
Miselesip Valley
Plain States
Central
Rocky Mountain Regio
Mississippi Rns
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
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