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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1926
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription rates by mail and 1 cent per day for six months, with pricing for weekly and daily editions. The paper notes telephone connections for Milford and Fairfield patrons, and mentions Associated Press news service usage. It also comments on internal Bridgeport peace and references Leavesh and Shere.
A discussion of Coolidge era views on executive power and checks by Congress and courts. It argues the founders split government into three independent departments and warns against overreach by any branch. It notes Coolidge’s patronage tactic and contrasts public appetite for decisive leadership with constitutional protections.
William G. Thompson of the Boston Bar Association urges the Legislature to create a statewide military-style police force to combat crime, arguing local police are limited by geography and follow up suffers. He contrasts with Connecticut’s state police and notes Massachusetts needs broader reach and rapid pursuit capabilities.
The Christian Science Monitor analyzes Senator Brookhart of Iowa on the Volstead Act and prohibition enforcement. Brookhart, who supported dry policy, argues from his state experience of local prohibition, while Edwards argues against rigid federal enforcement and questions universal applicability.
A Bridgeport Telegram letter criticizes federal involvement in health policy and education. The writer clashes with the American Medical Association stance and warns against expanding Washington power over children’s health and vaccination.
A wary dreamer in a small town buys a thousand Plymouth Rock and Leghorn hens to start a poultry business. Despite diagrams and grand plans, disease strikes, eggs stop, and profits vanish. He contemplates returning to old trades as confidence falters.
De Hart argues county jails are a principal, overlooked cause of crime across the United States. He notes archaic jail systems under sheriffs with poorly trained staff, overcrowding, minimal pretrial separation, and few rehabilitative programs, leading to worsened inmate outcomes and widespread reform needs.
City officials and political leaders follow the Peace Conference and tonight's committees meeting for stance on harmony with upstate wings. The piece notes reformers and remarks on women candidates, debt debates in Congress and upcoming state party reorganizations with speculation on outcomes.
Fragmentary verse evokes longing as dawn breaks and shadows fade. A speaker imagines someone named San or Waren amid daytime scenes, with scents of fresh words and dew as longing intensifies through the day and into evening.
The submarine V-1, largest of Lyncle Bam's undersea fleet, sailed from the base at noon for tests off Block Island to determine if it will be accepted for active service. Maneuvers this afternoon are preliminary and the main test ends tomorrow with the craft to a 710-foot depth. Earlier, 320-foot depth was reached with a well found. at 200 feet water pressure will reach 8.8 pounds per square inch.
National Adjutant Oliver S Perr of Cincinnati may address the John J Banville post No 3 Disabled American Veterans tonight at 8 oclock in rooms on State Street Fred Rowe commander said Perr is in New York and may stop by tonight The meeting will outline a new government insurance plan and urge Bridgeport veterans to convert their coverage
Residuary estate of Lowen L D Price of Fort Worth died February 4 is left to a charitable foundation he founded for alleviation of human suffering and public welfare. The will, admitted to probate, sets widow at $100000, daughter Josephine Price Kiir of Pasadena at $20000, two more siblings and other family bequests. Trustees Walter M Anderson and the widow are to invest incomes for younger beneficiaries with specific sums for Elwood Winsdon and others. The document notes estate value and absence of real estate.
A fragmented critique of Nordic mythology and aristocracy, noting supposed Nordic superiority and xenophobic views. The piece discusses German operations, European nobility, and mixed American ancestry, questioning claims of Nordic purity and comparing wartime racial hierarchies and national identities.
A new corporation registered at 12 Wade Street names Joseph tlotlamder Al iaufas Lori as principal officer. The filing lists Dr Bernat Berkewila and Tend Eiphuider as incorporators. The Stack 8S appears to be a share structure note with DON xhapes WA pert Yate to Blea.
Cambridge Mass professor Maelon Wan of Harvard University resigns from the faculty after long service and plans to devote time to writing and editing. He became assistant professor in 1887 and full professor in 1897, with a career focused on American history and seminal works.
Attendance reached 100 percent as Dr George Wood Anderson evangelist delivered a non sectarian sermon at the Stratfield hotel luncheon of the Bawanis club The talk titled The Pure of Heart Shall See God urged vision comes from a pure heart and warned that envy malice and wickedness blind judgment He contrasted keen sight with spiritual perception and shared parables about wealth and perception to illustrate the point.
A fragmentary weather bulletin from New York and southern Long Island reports increasing cloudiness Friday into Saturday with a chance of showers, followed by clearing at night. It notes a cold front moving east from the western storm zone, high pressure over Ontario, and variable winds from the northwest to southwest with rising temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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