Bridgeport Telegram Sheds Light On Mixed News Items
A jumble of copy includes subscription terms for the Bridgeport Telegram and assorted notices. The text then shifts to a Brooklyn Kings County hospital hazing incident with Jewish interne complaints, hospital reactions, and a rabbi’s testimony, followed by broader remarks on anti-Semitism and internal hospital discipline. It closes with a 1846 Amos Lawrence note on business, money, and moral lessons, ending with a nod to John Lawrence’s descendant as a modern figure.
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New York City
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
Tcoice Mace
Amos Lawrence
New England
John & Lawrence
New England Council
Buy in America Club Speaker Urges Patriot Purchases
Danbury Rotarians hear Williem H McMasters urge buying American goods to boost prosperity and keep trade at home. He argues Americans must compete globally and notes Britain promotes British made products, yet American items often outperform them.
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Williem H McMasters
Buy In America Club
Sims
Danbury Rotarians
Lin
Great Britain
Huckleberry Finn and Mark Twain Enduring Best Sellers
The note praises Huckleberry Finn as a lasting top seller with 50,000 copies sold last year and says Twain, though dead twenty years, remains highly valued. It notes Twain’s Connecticut roots and his later life at a home in Reading Hill, reflecting enduring literary appreciation.
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Mark Twain
Connecticut
Redding Hill
Letters to the Editor Free Expression Standards
Readers are urged to sign letters with correct name and address. Unsubmitted unsigned items will not be printed. Letters over 300 words may be shortened by editors, and anonymous submissions are not accepted.
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Upman Tom
Story of Civil Liberty to the United States reviewed by veteran
Op ed reviewing Professor Leon Whipple's Story of Civil Liberty to the United States. The piece traces how minorities historically faced persecution from Puritans to Mormons, Catholics, and others, noting misinterpretations of rights and inconsistent protection under law across eras. It emphasizes the need to understand democracy through the lens of liberty and intolerance.
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Leon Whipple
Liberty
Watch and Ward Society of Boston
Boston
National Security League
League For Civil Liberty
France
United States
Haun's Mill
Missouri
Rhode Island
Tyler
America
Mr. Whipple
Pay Should Elevate Professors and Clergy, reader argues
A reader argues that college professors and clergymen deserve fair salaries to ensure quality teaching and preaching. The letter notes current pay inadequacies impact futures leaders and lambasts the idea that money is unworthy in such noble fields. It urges college executives and congregations to seek more donations to raise annual salaries.
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Thia
Smoking College Girls Spark Letters at Smith
A Saturday letter to the editor by a coed criticizes Mrs. Ernestine Schumann-Heink for offering to sponsor the first child born to every Smith girl who would forswear smoking. The writer hammers the idea as harmful to Smith college pride, while defending the actress’s charitable intent and urging restraint in critique.
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Gil
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Smith College
Smith
Schumann-Heink
Uttle Ilapper
General Crowder's Draft Law Insight From Army Career
General Crowder, West Point graduate 1881, shaped Civil War era conscription study into his Army lawyer role. His early posting at Yankton, a frontier outpost abandoned, sparked legal focus on compulsory service. He rose to Major General and Judge Advocate General in 1917, guiding draft instructions with clarity for boards and war mobilization.
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Crowder
West Point
Yankton
Pate
Law School
University of Missouri
Judge Advocate General
General Crowder
Sentence Sermons in Wan Is Wiserable
A garbled old verse fragment questions who enjoys poor health and bears troubles alone. It mocks self pity and selfish thinking while hinting at missed empathy and gratitude. The text includes corrupted phrases and unreadable names, limiting clearer attribution.
Political pointers on Schwarz Behrens aims and local scandals
A city shakeup tale centers on John Schwarz Jr and Mayor Behrens amid boardroom brawls over Texas Co fueling station bids. The piece recalls Averill’s deputy appointment, Lawlor’s athletic post, and Democratic machine tensions, while musing on bootleggers, Prohibition remnants, and past corruption echoes in Waterbury and beyond.
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John Schwarz, Jr
Behrens
Schwarz
Building Commission
Appeala Board of Zoning
Texas Co
Texas Company
Manhattan Days and Nights at the Races Before Atlanta
Bill Dwyer spent a day at the New York racecourse with friends watching horses and jockeys, noting a pleasant afternoon. He soon departs for Atlanta, a euphemism implying a penitentiary sentence, as many men from New York head there each year.
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Dwyer
Bill Dwyer
Atlanta
New York
Bill Ywyer
The Pioneers by NR FR in praise of daring flyers
The article lauds early aviators Nungesser and Coli as bold pioneers whose Paris to New York flight symbolizes progress. It casts them as archetypal risk takers whose courage and wit drive human advancement, while noting the danger and tombstones inherent in such ventures. It reflects on heroism in peace and war and the enduring allure of unknown frontiers.
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Alr
Colette Nungesser
Coli
Paris
New York
North Pole
Ink Crane
Fragmented verse and garbled notes mix self expression
A damaged text blends poetry lines about parting and time with garbled numbers and stray phrases. The piece contains romantic imagery, odd insertions, and scattered questions, producing an incoherent mosaic of words and fragments without a clear narrative.
Transcendental faith and prayer in a city paper debate
An excerpt discusses Emerson and Transcendentalism, arguing for a Supreme intelligence behind the universe. It contrasts atheistic mechanistic views with the necessity of a creator, then contemplates unanswered prayer and the value of submission to divine will. The piece cites Christian teaching and moral reasoning from West Terre Haute and Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
West Terre Haute
Ind
Dave
Dow
Ness
Modest Hero Poem by Walt Mason Satirizes Fame
A playful poem depicts a fearless flyer hailed by kings and crowds after a sea crossing from Gotham to Paree. The shy hero longs for anonymity and simple life, while admirers shower praise and police are needed to manage the throngs.
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Walt Mason
Gotham
Paree
County Jar
Jane
Boy Confesses to Killing Woman 78 in New York
A sixteen year old Negro boy confessed to police that he attacked and killed Mrs Frances Thomasson a seventy eight year old white woman at her New York home yesterday. Thomasson was in the penitentiary here tonight after arrest early today. The body with throat cut was found yesterday afternoon by Frank Biggers and his wife who live nearby.
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Columbia
Frances Thomasson
New York
Willam M. Thomasson
Frank Biggers
Thomasson
Weather Snapshot for Southern New England and Beyond
Fair conditions across Southern New England and Eastern New York Monday with minimal temperature change. Northern New England also fair, with rising temperatures and increasing cloudiness Tuesday. A north northeast trough remains near the Gulf of St Lawrence, high pressure nearby, and a general fall weather outlook for the Mississippi area. Winds from Sandy Hook north to Hatteras remain fresh, with overcast conditions Monday.
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New England
New York
Theouth
St. Lawrence
Gulf of St. Lawren
Carolin Coast
Take
Bermuda
Mississippi River
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Fifteen Planes Set for 4000 Mile Air Tour Start
Detroit June 26 AP Fifteen airplanes in the 4000 mile national air tour were tuned and ready for the flight scheduled to begin at 10 am tomorrow A total of 51 passengers will be carried with 13 competing for the Edsel B Ford trophy for best time Two non competing planes include a naval machine and a large three motor Ford plan. Tomorrow the flight heads to Buffalo visiting Geneva and Schenectady. The route continues to Boston New York Philadelphia and Baltimore by July 1.
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Associated Press
Naval
Ford
Buffalo
Geneva
Schenectady
N. Y
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
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