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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
10
Bridgeport Telegram publishes as a daily paper with standard rates and delivery options. The text lists subscription prices, carrier delivery, and advertising contact details, noting it is a member of the Associated Press and audited by the Bureau of Chewing? with a segment of a poem by Kendrick Bangs.
Editorial notes discuss Chicago conventions and candidate housing, plus: a light weather scoop, Denmark buying coal, a projected peach crop, New York waiters seeking a nine hour day, and a machine that captures over 20 000 frames per second.
The excerpt comments on rising expenses and public discontent with modern life. It notes a costly habit of grumbling, a belief that improvements may come but unsettling attitudes persist, and hints at social critique of workers and poets amid inflation and wage concerns.
A harsh critique of the Post Office Department highlights wages for postal clerks and letter carriers as a national embarrassment. It argues Congress hesitates to act until issues reach a boiling point and calls Representative Mondell to lead investigations into postal conditions and working hours.
A plea from Armenia asks for aid as we face persecution and hardship while the U S Senate Foreign Relations Committee debates the president's request for authority to accept a mandate over Armenia. The message contrasts with a concurrent Senate vote praising Armenia's new sovereignty and critiques the committee.
A Bridgeport crowd laughed at a prohibition joke about bootleggers wearing badges. The piece criticizes lax enforcement of laws and questions the new prohibition era in Bridgeport. It contrasts youth views with the elders, noting veterans and families bore war costs and many retirees face financial strain.
A condensed letter from a Hungarian university professor describes grave hardship in Hungary and Austria after the war. Supermarket goods scarce, money devalued, salaries inadequate, and basic items like meat bread clothing and shoes hard to obtain. The American Relief Administration at 115 Broadway is cited as delivering aid.
Local readers report a fragmentary message filed under Briggs rights, hinting at a court matter or public notice but with garbled text and missing details. The readable parts indicate a contested home relocation or deadline, but no clear names, dates, or actions are provided.
Bridgeport items recount local events from the period including building expansions, civic notices, church activities, and social events. Mention of Memorial Day Washington's Birthday observances, local manufacturing, and political notes. Accounts cover public meetings, military commands, and community happenings with multiple named individuals and organizations.
Sara Reilly of Bridgeport files as interested party in a Metropolitan Life Insurance suit with Panini Harris of Providence to decide who inherits a $500 policy William Farris left at his death on April 25, 1917. The case before Judge Thomas in Hartford opened March 1917 with Harris widow claiming entitlement and Reilly asserting she aided the decedent and Harris’ aunt.
Milford reports the death of 77 year old Mr. Garner of Bridgeport Avenue, Devon, after a prolonged illness. Survived by daughter Christine, funeral arrangements set for Friday at St Peter’s Church with Rev. G Edward Knalimey officiating. burial at an unspecified location after the service.
Traveler from an ancient land recalls a statue in a desert. Two vast legless stone remains stand, a shattered visage reflects a cold command. The pedestal bears the line My name is Ozymandias king of kings Look on my works ye Mighty and despair. Nothing else endures in the lonely wreck and shifting sands.
Washington June 2 Attorney General Palmer rejected his prepared remarks on critic- isms of Assistant Secretary Labor Fost to address House rules committee about deportation proceedings in a report by two committees of 12 lawyers released by the National Popular Government League He said he did not know all signers but was not favorably impressed by those he did know noting some appear to counsel Communist and Communist Labor party members in deportation hearings and questioning their claim to uphold the U S Constitution.
Paris on June 2 reports a five thousand currency payment for an exquisite eighteenth century miniature dating artwork. The buyer paid for a removable egg object described as art rather than edible, highlighting a high price tag and ambiguous purpose.
France has lost its sweet tooth as official statistics show sugar was unattainable during wartime. Children born between 1904 and 1919 were educated by parents to avoid sugar in drinks and food, causing consumption to fall below prewar levels.
Harvard's baseball run was halted as University of California defeated the Crimson 10 to 6 in Cambridge Massachusetts. California jumped ahead with two runs in the first inning, Harvard cut the gap to three by the sixth, then the visitors scored four in the seventh and replicated in the ninth to seal the win. Key players Bilison Dexter Peltom and Blair contributed for Harvard.
Clinton C. Bingham of Westport was fined $90 and costs after pleading guilty in New Itay entity court yesterday morning to theft. Detectives charged Bingham with systematically stealing money from Dillespie s drugstore cash register.
Daniel E Johnson of 1580 Park Avenue and No 6 engine house leads Bridgeport Fire Department. He has headed the department for five years and is noted for exceptional firefighting skill with a long career dating to No 3 company in the West End.
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C provides prompt factual answers to reader questions on any subject. Readers urged to state questions briefly and send a penny stamp for return postage. Confidential service, no charge beyond postage.
A health pamphlet titled Health Ang proves popular as US Public Health issues a paper shortage. The Red Crab, a noted precursory merit, is allocated for distribution despite constraints. The pamphlet, once hung on a kitchen nail, signals sunrise and moonrise and offers scientific facts plus official guidance for staying well. Send for Washington Information Bureau today by coupon.
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