Bridgeport Telegram Publication Details and Rates
Bridgeport Telegram founded 1891 announces subscription rates and mailing terms. Notes advertising reps in New York and Chicago and publishing details by Post Publishing Co Bridgeport Conn with postal class and price references in the text.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Post Ofica
la. Klein
Metropolitan Tower
New York
Joan Glass
Peoples Gas
Chicago
Barnum
TUE Post Publishing CO
Bridgeport
Conn
Indicted dealers and odd editorial jabs spark tense roundup
A chaotic clipping reports burlesque of crime trials with several references to indicted dealers in New York and Bridgeport. It mentions a secret service arrest, a city treasury note, and a Connecticut wage talk, all set against a collage of misprints and social commentary.
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New York
Secret Service
Engineer Sidney Cipcwheia Remains Noted Bridgeport Leader
Sidney Cipcwheia a veteran marine engineer aged 34 of 661 Newfield Avenue Bridgeport presided over mechanical departments on several Long Island Sound steamers and served as chief engineer on the steamer Charles McWilliams. He formerly led the Stephen J. Babcock’s fireroom before it burned in Black Rock harbor, sustaining severe burns but aiding his crew’s escape.
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Ney Caldwell
New, Field Avenue
Imarine
Bridgeport Tmenie
Long Island Sound
Charles McWillams
Mr. Caldwell
Bridgeport
Stephen J. Babcock
Black Rork Harbor
Commencement marks opening of a new American era
The piece exhorts 1920 graduates to see commencement as America’s threshold. It contrasts past beliefs that opportunity had passed with a vision of a rebuilding nation expanding industry, rail, and enterprise, urging graduates to join in shaping the growing republic.
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America
Connecticut Women Voters Urge Action for 1920 Suffrage
In a call to action, the piece argues Connecticut must vote to advance woman suffrage ahead of the 1920 election. It praises the suffrage movement's progress, urges Governor Holcomb to act, and notes the national trend toward giving women the vote while warning of ongoing barriers.
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Congress
Holcomb
Connecticut
Lynching Debate Drives Federal Action Urges Law Change
The text outlines a push for federal anti lynching legislation, noting lynching violates U S principles and state and local failures to protect citizens. It cites constitutional questions, supports from Taft Palmer and Slughes, and argues mob violence harms national character and economy.
Bridgeport News in 1880 Reflects Local Events and Obits
Bridgeport items detail schooner sale, fire department excursion plans, milk shipment figures, outdoor concerts, university speakers, Union and prison reunion in New York, police board changes, bankruptcy settlement, local fundraisers, club visits, primary ballots, and obituaries including Magie Tunis and Giuseppe Luigiold with ages and addresses.
Farmers Seek Revolving Loan Fund to Save Agriculture
Farmers' National Council urges Congress to authorize a revolving fund of 25 to 40 million dollars to buy livestock machinery and other necessities. Benjamin C. Marsh asks both houses to enact the measure before the convention recess, repaid as crops mature. The plea follows Supreme Court questions on the Farm Loan Act and contrasts with rail funding. The public hopes Congress acts in farmers' and consumers' interest.
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Supreme Court
Farmers’ National Council
Congress
Benjamin C. Marsh
Sen
Debts, Deflation and a Remonetized Silver Dollar
George A. Carden, a Wall Street lawyer, argues for keeping prices high and remonetizing silver to create a cheap dollar. He says paying debts with deflated dollars cheats bondholders and questions the government's ability to benefit debtors. He advocates paying debts in dollars as issued.
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George A. Carden
Wallstreet
Mr. Carden
A Bigger Job for Vice-President
A proposal by Senator Mdge argues the vice-president should run the national budget and oversee fiscal policy as a permanent governmental fixture. He envisions the vice-president as a full time executive, comparable to Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, to raise the office’s standing and usefulness.
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Fdge
United States
Lae Fainese
Mdge
Great Britain
Government as Trust says to serve the people in law
Quote attributed to Henry Clay emphasizes that government and its officers act as trustees for the benefit of the public, framing public service as a fiduciary duty. The note echoes timeless ideals of accountability and public duty in governance.
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Henry Clay
Em Hayes
Bluebeard Watson and the Bride Bridegroom Tale
A lurid recounting depicts Bluebeard Watson as a feared con man who wooed multiple brides across towns, then murdered them and stole their fortunes. The speaker derides moral failings, contrasting virtuous suitors with his predatory pattern and noting the women’s swift vows before tragedy.
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Walt
Mason
Bluebeard Watson
Dham
Carnal
Attempt to dispossess Myrtle Beach tenant case noted
The Myrtle Beach dispossession case of John J. O’Brien v Louis and Nellie Behtin drew interest in the amusement area. Buckmehan handled the town court proceeding with W Platt for the plaintiff and Benjamn F. Vde for the defendant. jury not called.
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Myrtle Beach
Milford
John J. O'Brien
Louis
Nellie Behtin
Myrtle Beark
Norman S
Buckmehan
W. Platt
Lambf
Is Lynching Our National Sport?
A historical column debates lynching as a national issue and the push for a federal anti-lynching bill. It cites international horror at mob violence, calls out state neglect, and notes repeated failures to punish perpetrators, with emphasis on the plight of Black Americans.
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Wolepee
America
Colon
Spain
China Seeks Triple Anglo Japanese Alliance
Pekin and Tien Times call for China to join the Anglo Japanese pact as a third member to ensure peace in the Far East. The series argues inclusion would protect China’s integrity and guarantee equal commercial opportunities among nations amid recent colonial tensions and regional disputes.
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Pekin Tune
China
Farst
Pekin and Tien
Pury
Jem & Periwus Udpesee
Far East
Q and A on census, etiquette, and women’s clubs from 19th century queries
A reader gathers varied Q A items: census confidentiality and fines for false data, rabbit breeding frequency and meat flavor, tuberculosis mortality by gender, proper table silver placement, Leigh Hunt lese majeste punishment, state appointment methods, and the Sorosis women’s club as America’s first.
Asphalt debate and oddities from historical Q and A
The text discusses whether asphalt is a liquid or a solid, noting liquid asphalt in some deposits and solid sources in the United States and Trinidad. It also touches on a saying about a guinea pig, Bob Fitzsimmons' weight in boxing history, and the origin of the name Tammany Hall linked to the Delaware Indian chief Tammany.
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Delaware
United States
Trinidad
Tammany Ball
Tammany Tall
Tammany Hall
Tammany Society
Wisdoman Council
Four Taken In Raid at Columbus House
Police raided a Columbus residence yesterday at nine o clock and arrested Stella Smith a 40 year old negress as keeper of a disorderly house. Two other negresses and a white man were detained as frequenters. The raid was conducted by Policemen Simpson Curray and Quinn.
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Columbus
Stella Smith
Simpson, Curray
Quinn
To-day's Worth-While Verse She Walks in Beauty
A damaged, early 20th century verse fragment adapts Lord Byron’s She Walks in Beauty. The piece shifts to imperfect lines about a woman’s beauty seen as quiet and serene. Errant spellings and typos mar the poem, with stray phrases like cloudless dimes and starry skies and mismatched punctuation.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Magic Heers
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