Bridgeport Article Reflects On Trees Morality And Prohibition
A Bridgeport Telegram page piece discusses civic tree planting in Leonia New Jersey as a model for community value and public property care. It also critiques President Coolidge moralizing and recounts a Indiana ducking stool incident highlighting reformers vs. individual choice.
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New England
Wunhapp
Leonia
Englewood
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Bridgeport
Detroit
Modern chemico detective work rivals Sherlock Holmes
The New Haven Register recounts a Oregon Washington train robbery case where a chemist studied overalls and clues to describe a left handed lumberjack under 25. Police tracked three brothers, two twins, arrested in Ohio and the Philippines, highlighting methodical detective work behind the evidence.
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New Haven Register
Bwin Yous
d'Autremont
Ohio
Oregon
University of California
Washington
Iolea
Philippines
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Letters to the Editor on park litter in Bridgeport
A reader laments careless picnickers leaving debris at Seaside and Beardsley Parks after Pleasant Sundays. The letter calls for fines and a social reminder that others’ property deserves respect and tidy upkeep of city beaches.
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Seaside
Beardsley
York
Public Playgrounds Open to Bridgeport Taxpayers’ Children
To the editor the Bridgeport Board of Recreation held 35 examinations for playground instructors hoping to staff public playgrounds funded by taxpayers. If successful, children may enjoy Seaview and Connecticut avenues facilities once more and the padlock could be removed.
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Bridgeport
Board of Recreation
Texpayers
Seaview
Connecticut
Punishment Sought for Accountant in Nun Nungesser Coll Hoax
In Chicoutimi Quebec an accountant who staged a hoax claiming he found aviators Nungesser and Coll admitted the joke to relieve monotony. The editor notes the harm to the widows and warns of possible consequences for the prankster, a young man who may not grasp the seriousness of the act.
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Ryliaitt
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Middle West
New York
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Mellon
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Jersey
Thy
Jordan
John the Baptist
John
Jesus
Agein
Christ
A Defense of Mr Rabbit: A Babbitt Style Satire
The text argues that Mr Babbitt embodies straightforward Midwestern virtue. It defends his sanity morality and civic responsibility while critiquing urban modernity and sensationalism shaping negative opinions of him. It lauds honesty debt repayment patriotism and respect for law as core civic traits amid changing times.
Courteous Mail Box Idea Aids Houston Motorists
Postmaster in Houston Texas unveils a courtesy mail box beside a no parking zone near the street car herd to ease letter drops during congested hours. The innovation, praised by motorists, has drawn endorsement from Washington officials including First Assistant Postmaster General John H Bartlett who advised other cities to adopt the scheme where feasible.
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Flousten
Houston
Texas
Post Offices Department
Washington
John H. Bartlett
A. West
Manhattan Days and Nights on Wealth and Power
New York June 16 A witty narrator recalls how Waldorf guests include many millionaires and how wealth buys social protection. He mockingly notes the rich cling to luxury hotels while others chase favor, citing Mellon, Dupont, and a legal settlement ethos.
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Waldorf
Jim Brady
Plaza
Ritz
Avenue
Middle West
Political Pointers and City Hall Traffic Moves
A busy week looms at City Hall with a Zoning Appeals borra meeting, Common Council session, and a Board of Education job on Monday. Reports cover party endorsements for Mayor Behrens, traffic engineering changes, and a Wallingford airport proposal with Planners weighing a Laibery Memorial Field.
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Board of Education
Behrens
Wallingford
Court of Burgesses
Clarence M Knox
R. L. Pollet
Colonial Air Transport Company
Laibery
Raoul Laibery
Questions on love and faith probe enduring bonds
The Rev Dr Cadman answers reader queries from a debate on love ethics in marriage, child welfare, and spiritual symbolism. A New York City reader asks how long true love lasts, while Cadman cautions against illicit passion and urges focus on parental duties and divine ideals.
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New York City
Tam
Henry Esmond
British diehard movement portraits in Washington critique
The article seats Sir William, Mr Amery, Lord Birkenhead, and Mr Churchill as key players in a diehard British political movement. It praises Birkenhead’s Disraeli-esque ascent, mocks Amery as impractical, and lauds Churchill as bold and entertaining. It notes the challenge of securing cabinet seats and warns about extremist Russian politics influencing Britain.
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William droynson-Hicls
Dr Amery
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Amery
Jix
Lord Birkenhead
Winston Churchill
Birkenhead
Disraeli
Churchl
Amey
EB Smith
Pritlatt
Lady Oxford
Bishop Nilan Names New Assistant Pastors
Hartford June 16 Bishop Nilan announces several appointments at Catholic churches. Frederick Ho Olhefskt is named assistant at St Lawrence Oreole’s Hartford. Rev James Forgan moves from St Rose’s Menden to Immaculate Conception Waterbury. Rev Stephen Carr to St Rose vacant post and Rev John T Hynes named assistant at Church of the Blessed Sacrament Waterbury.
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Hartford
Associated Press
Prederick Ho Olhefskt
St Lawrence Oreole’s
Milan
Catholic Transcript
James Forgan
Rom St. Rose's Church
Menden
Immaculate Conception
Waterbury
Stephen Carr
St Rose Church
John T Hynes
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Waltham Watch declares stock dividend and cash payout
Dividend accumulations on the prior reference stock of Waltham Watch and Clock company were cleared today with a distribution of 12 60 a share in addition to the regular quarterly of 175 both payable July 1 to holders of record June 30.
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New York
Associated Press
Waltham Watch and Clock Company
Holden
Alas The Enduring Chorus Of Doom In A Modern Age
The piece rails against modern culture and politics, laments moral decline, and mocks popular entertainment. It recalls past eras of supposed virtue, contrasts them with current leaders, policies, and trends, and ends in a nostalgic digression on Britain's chronicles. The text blends satire with resignation about societal decay.
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Britain
Weather forecast for Southern New England and broader eastern U S
Frigid sounding bulletin outlines fair weather to Friday across Southern New England and New York with rising cloudiness by Saturday and showers. It notes fair conditions in northern New England with minimal temperature changes and showery prospects in the eastern lower lake region. Overall, Friday and Saturday remain partly overcast east of the Mississippi with variable winds from the northeast to east.
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New York
Lower Lake Region
Mississippi River
Sandy Hook
Sendy Hook
Hatteras
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