Debated Britain Japan alliance splits opinion abroad
As the Anglo Japanese alliance renewal looms, Australian and Canadian voices push for a modified treaty while American papers warn against tying Britain to Japan without American involvement. Editors from New York to Detroit weigh risks, with many fearing a military entanglement and urging careful diplomacy to avoid hard Continent or Atlantic consequences.
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Australis
Canada
Toronto
Britain
Japan
United States
America
Great Britain
Lexington
Eta
Australia
Ava
Ashieh
New York Post
Und
England
Tanan
London
Bridgeport Telegram reader note and masthead snapshot
The Bridgeport Telegram masthead shows standard daily publication details with subscription information, addresses, and press associations. It notes the paper is published daily except Sunday, by Post Publishing Co, and lists circulation audit and Associated Press credit along with mailing and office locations.
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Post Publishing
Middle Street
Briggeport
Conn
Solembers Audit Bureau of Circulation
Absoclated Press
Associated Press
Flag Day tribute and history of Old Glory
A fragmented piece extols the American flag as Old Glory with valiant quotes from sources like Jono Juul Jones and Captain Stephen Driver. It narrates the flag’s symbolism of liberty, purity, brotherhood, and justice, notes 73 stripes and 48 stars, and emphasizes national unity and enduring dawn of freedom.
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Jono Juul Jones
England
Tomer
Stephen Driver
Henry Ward Beecher
América
America
Go Bird's Nesting and the Open Air Joys of Spring
Editorial notes celebrate bird nesting as an adventurous pursuit blending nature, photography, and patience. The piece cites Samuel Scoville, urges ethical collecting for science, praises nature pictures, and invites readers to explore spring birdlife while avoiding harm to eggs and nests. It also touches on social bits about coal, police mix ups, and a hopeful view of longer summers.
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Qweather
Samuel Scomile
Bem
Tase
Samuel Scoville
Canada
Thorne Named Superintendent of Public Charities
Angus P Thorne arrives as superintendent of the department of public charities in the Welfare building. He previously served 19 years in New York state including five as head of the department of public charities in New York City. He held posts at New York health department and is a member of lodge No 36 and at Gira degree Macon.
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Angus P. Thorne
Department of Public Charleg
Welfare
New York
Thorne
Public Charities
Health
New York State
Department of Public Charities
New Yok City
Gira
Judge Landis Reinstates Groh and Bars Holdout Tactics
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis ruled on Heinie Groh’s reinstatement and rejected the holdout strategy as harmful to baseball. The decision signals players may be required to report promptly and accept contract terms without destructive demands, while clubs and the public are protected from team wrecking. Transitions to potential trades and broader implications for sportsmanship follow the ruling amid other college and industry notes.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Heinie Groh
Cincinnati Wall Club
Groh
Cincinnati Club
Crok
Cincinnati Clu
Judge Landis
Geers
Tollows
ABC
Jandis
Restusiser
Self Praise Versus True Worth Shown In Modest Claims
A speaker rejects boastful self flattery and stresses deeds over empty words. He warns against pride and hype, insisting genuine merit shows through daily actions, not loud claims or public displays. The tone blends self critique with a call for humble, verifiable worth.
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Hart Land Crown
Question and answer column from Washington bureau quiz
A reader Q and A piece from a Washington bureau asks about First Family eye color and hair, Ringling Brothers uniting, butter purification, Afghanistan ruler and heir, origins of Indian giver, Niagara drainage, moth protection for furs, and the Gold Sticks in the royal household with answers and initials clarified.
Bridgeport News Highlights From The Standard 1881
Bridgeport items report a court case against Walker over a suit bias. City officials change: George F. Card becomes Board of Health chair as Tusvine Deck resigns. Temperance rally July 6 at Weyman Viaduct. Rev B C Wondruit preached at Black Rock Church. Circling notices include lodges visiting New Haven and Indianapolis delegates. A corset pressers game at Sherwood’s park ends 6 5 after two extra innings with Bridgeport winning and a supper following.
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Semuaalem Council
George F. Card
Board of Health
Tusvine Deck
Tuly
Weyman
Air Line Road
B. C. Wondruit
Black Rock
Montonese Lodge I. C, O. F
New Haven
Arcanum Lodge
Moe
New Haver
Sherwood's Park
Bridgeport
Can Lindenthal bridge the ocean dream?
New York June 12 Gus Tav Lindenthal, renowned for major U S bridges, travels to San Francisco to study a transoceanic bridge plan. He says such a bridge is technically possible but financially impractical, noting three miles of ocean depth, high piers, and immense cost, with payoff only if funds cover construction and maintenance.
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New York
Gustav Lindenthal
San Francisco
Live Bey
Lindenthal
Gollars
Auantiy Ocean
Wales
Wey Tork
Lindrachal
Brooklyn
Pridize Anish
Manhattan
Queensborn
Hell Gate
Queens- Athera
Hell
Colorado Flood Toll Reaches 106 Deaths
The Associated Press tallies 106 dead from last week’s Colorado floods with casualty counts from Pueblo Avondale Boone Nepesta Mantangla Fowler Bockyfard Olney Springs Onday La Junta Las Animas Sterling Union Denver and other points statewide. The totals reflect widespread devastation across the state as officials confirm the final figures.
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Denver
Colorado
Associated Press
Pueblo É
Avondale
Boone
Nepesta
Mantangla
Fowler
Bockyfard
Olney Springs
Correct English A Daily Quiz and Language Notes
A scanned item presents educational quizzes on pronunciation spelling and grammar. It asks how to correct phrases like I’d rather you didn’t go and explains plural forms such as staves versus staves and Genii versus Genii’s meanings. The piece lists questions and answers from a Saturday quiz.
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Armiss
Sening
Madrid express wreck toll rises to twenty dead
Reports from near Villaverde say a Madrid express train wreck has killed twenty people. Two hundred American soldiers returning home say they have German wives, a sign of war or peace amid the turmoil.
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Madrid
Villaverde
Commencement by Berton Braley
Poem urges mocking graduates to rise above scorn and shape the future. The speaker foresees youth advancing despite derision, calling on doubters to step aside as the next generation takes the lead.
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Hydraulic Carps Board of Directors
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