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the Post Publishing Co
Mindie St
Bridgeport
Conn
Ember Audit Bureau of Circulation
Barium
Exchange
Ole Milford
Fairfield
Radio listeners seek variety in Sunday programs
The Hartford Courant reports a straw poll showing 65 readers oppose jazz on Sundays, while most want some jazz and a mix of programs. Testimony notes reformers push others to change behavior, not themselves, as listeners favor diverse options beyond strictly religious broadcasting.
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Hartford Courant
Courant
WMCA
New York
Meo
Lst
Public Opinion On Volstead Law Trials
Opinion piece argues juries err by acquitting those charged under the Volstead act. It notes jurors must not judge law's wisdom but only if the accused violated the statute as written. The author laments lay juries undermining enforcement and political aims of Prohibition.
Legal Challenge Highlights Enforcement Gap at Pulte
A grim note on the struggle to enforce a law that Pulte struggles to uphold. Critics say the issue proves the law’s weakness and suggests changes are needed to ensure compliance across the board.
Laugh and Grow Sane Says Modern Psychology
The piece urges turning up the corners of the mouth to laugh despite life’s trials. It argues laughter strengthens morale, cites the Psalmist about morning joy, and notes sorrow fades with daylight. It contrasts grave seriousness with the cheerfulness of great souls and champions laughter as mental health.
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Nature
Hughes plan proposes 18 departments for New York
The Citizens Commission led by Charles Hughes urges compressing 180 bureaus into 18 departments. It backs a four year governor’s term with strong appointment and removal powers, placing cabinet like heads in the governor’s control and stripping the legislature of administrative interference.
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Citizens Commission of
New York State
Charles Xvane Hughes
New York
Hughes
Merih Oy
Smith
London Morning Post Critiques Opera Enthusiasm in New York Welcoming
A London Morning Post column ridicules the notion of London lacking opera while commenting on the reception of a Malion Taller event in New York. The piece questions how readers can claim greater refinement when exposed to scarce opportunities for opera at home and cites the contrast with American hospitality.
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London
New York
London Opera Outlook Compared With Metropolis Standards
The writer laments London cannot sustain a grand opera house and notes limited seasons at Covent Garden. Summers bring sporadic Met and continental company appearances, while past Covent Garden successes like the Beggar's Opera remain memorable. The piece mocks the Morning Post for praising mellow opera in New York as if London matches it.
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London
Convent Garden
Metropolitan
Oltine
New York
France
Germany
Italy
The
Morning Post
Political Pointers on City Spending and 1928 Democratic Talk
A city budget report notes talks with the administration and board over a pay raise for laborers and a $30,000 annual impact. It also cites fund limitations, a pending snow removal deadline, resignations in the Charities Department, and Republican and Democratic chatter about 1928 candidates including McAdoo and Gov Donahey.
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Board of Apportionment
Pubic Works
Fragmented Ode to Spring and Oddities in Daily Life
A garbled column blends whimsy and economic quips as it surveys racing, oil turning profits, fan salaries, and spring training lore. It lampoons Cabinet minutes, miners, and idle talk while mixing hard numbers with playful misstatements.
Trade Balance and 1926 Outlook for U S Exports
The article analyzes 1926 import export gaps, noting improved prices yet a favorable trade balance. It highlights optimistic prospects, with exports rising in 1925 and strong demand in Europe and Asia, while warning against artificial restraints raising U S prices for imported foods and raw materials.
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Mr. Klein
Straits Settlements
South America
Africa
Gecania
Europe
North America
Asia
Aéla
United States
War seeds and the case for free trade in 1926
The speech before a House committee denounces government control of raw materials as a wartime relic. It argues business should self regulate, warn against monopolies like rubber and camphor, and claim nations err when mixing Wbargain and policy. It urges governments to foster peaceful trade rather than seize revenue.
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Secreta Eloover
House Interstate
Rfereign Commerce
Senate refuses to invade Chicago
Washington March 23 AP Chicago must keep its own house in order the Senate immigration committee decided unanImously against a Senate investigation of outlawry in that city The committee refused to entertain the petition from the better Government association of Chicago and Cook county and to refer any complaints to federal agencies Some senators urged sending the gunmen importation charge to the immigration bureau while others proposed flagging the brewery police protection claim for Treasury or immigration authorities Chair Inman Johnson said the Senate should act or not act at all
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Washington
Chicago
Senate Immigration Committee
Senate
Better Government Association of
Cook County
Treasury
Italy
Immigration Bureau
Som
Inman Johnson
Buying on Tick by Walt Mason
A humorous monologue on the temptations of charging purchases. The speaker recalls reckless past shopping, paying with credit and credit-like costs, and the toils of rising bills. He contrasts carefree buying with careful spending, noting the urge to charge versus paying ready coin.
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Walt Mason
Jones
Jinks
Sarge
Bon Voyage by Anne Campbell Poem Snippet
A lyrical fragment by Anne Campbell celebrates Michigan scenery and travel as a journey through green acres and blooming daffodils. References to robin songs, maple lanes, and a longing for home evoke a traveler’s dream and wistful return to familiar places and loved ones.
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Anne Campbell
Moemaries
Michigan
Acres
Daily Mirror Barred at Canadian Border
Ottawa reports the Daily Mirror, published in New York, is barred from Canada by orders of the customs minister G H Bolvin. The department cites objectionable tone in certain articles. Two other American publications are under investigation.
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Ottawa
The
Daily Mirror
New York
Canada
Department of Customs and Excise
G. H. Bolvin
House of Commons
Department of Customs
DeVer Warner Plans 100 Foot Yacht Nevada On City Island
DeVer H Warner head of One Warner Brothers plans a new 100 foot yacht to be named Nevada. keel laid in January at City Island under T B Nerina Inc. two 110 hp Standard Diesel engines will cruise at 14 mph. guest quarters for six and crew including captain mate engineer and steward. heated by hot water, radio, and large fuel and water tanks with extensive living spaces.
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City Island
DeVer 17
Warner
Warner Brothers Company
Placia
Mevada
Tama and Kong
New York City
T. B. Nerina, Inc
Nevada
Cw, Sturdevant
Robson Place
Fairfield
Southport
Harbor
Black Rock
Senator McLean Announces a Wave of Connecticut Petitions
In the Senate yesterday Senator George P. McLean of Connecticut introduced petitions from Hartford and Bridgeport groups opposing the Gooding long haul bill. Other petitions protested mandatory metric use, urged prohibition enforcement, and advocated against unsaelled goods and anti conservation measures. The filings also supported stronger penalties for National Prohibition Act violations and wider pensions for Spanish-American War veterans.
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George P. McLean
Connecticut
United States Senate
Hertford Traihe Association of
Hartford
Manufacturers Association of Bridgeport
New England
Manufacturers' ‘Association of
Bridgeport
Burvan of Social Serves, Inc
Council of Catholic Women of
Greenwie
Chamber of Commerce
Greenwich
Senate
Connecticut Forestry Association of Hartford
Connectcut
Woman's Cristian Temperance Union
Willimantic
National Association Advancement Colored Vesples
Stamford
Coldwell Colt Rolinson
United States
Leonard Wood
Veteran Soldiers’ Sailors’ and Marines’ Association
Hertford
Erring couples wed to ease court woes amid tragedy
In Trumbull, Abram Smith aged sixty married his adopted daughter aged eighteen who is mother to his two children. The ceremony by Justice of the Peace altered their relation to wife and husband. Grace Sweet and Stephen Jacowitz of Bridgeport, awaiting trial, wed as police investigated misconduct. Mrs Sweet later died by inhaling gas after her husband’s suicide.
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Criminal Superior Court
Abram Smith
Trumbull
Amith
Justice of the Peace
Arthur B. Hull
Grace Sweet
Stephen Jacowitz
Bridgeport
Geduldig
Senate Approves Beetle Fight Fund For Connecticut
Washington March 2 The Senate approved an appropriation of 6000 for fighting the Asiatic beetle which has damaged vegetation in southern Connecticut The bill will return to the House for approval of Senate amendments Connecticut officials urged 15000 for further beetle control as hearings noted the pest known as anomala orientalis has damaged lawns gardens and fruits in the state
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Bridgeport Telegram
Washington
Connecticut
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Senate Appropriations Committee
William M. Slate, Jr
American film firms to quit Hungary in protest
Budapest March 2 AP The Metro Goldwyn Paramount and First National Film corporations have dismissed all their workers in Hungary and plan to quit the country to protest government interference and demands for producing what they call crank war films.
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Budapest
Metro
Goldwyn, Paramount
First National Film Corporations
Weather Outlook for New York and Atlantic Coast Regions
Eastern New York faces fair cold conditions with rising temperatures by Thursday. Southern and northern New England will see fair skies and cooler air on Wednesday then warmer Thursday. Disturbances over Ontario and the middle Atlantic states forecast unsettled Atlantic weather with storm warnings from Hatteras to Eastport Maine.
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New Enland
Ontario
St. Lawrence Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Maine
Plains States
Mixvissippi Valley
West Gulf Coast
Bermuda
Mississippi
New England
Middle
South Atlantic
Atlantic
Hatteras
North Carolina
Eastport
Sandy Hook
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Charlties Department Legal Aid
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Aluminum Company of America
Fannie Dixon Welch
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Ohio
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Department of Commerce
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