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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1923
Page
8
Bridgeport Telegram lists publication offices at 14 Middie St Bridgeport Conn Barnum 100 with open daily service. The paper notes bureaus and Associated Press ownership rights for news dispatches and local coverage.
A collage of wry observations and quips from Boston Philadelphia Seattle Northville London and Cleburne Texas. Jests touch on spring signs housing paint prices education romance and fame with playful, sometimes sharp, social commentary.
Increasing cloudiness with showers or rain Tuesday afternoon or night and again Wednesday. A front over New England moves east-northeastward from a Sunday storm centered over Newfoundland while a broad Texas disturbance tracks northeastward bringing snow or rain to the North Atlantic states and the lower Great Lakes. Winds shift from northwest to northeast, overcast skies, with precipitation mainly Tuesday and Wednesday.
Weather observer William J. Mella Bar reports Bridgeport conditions with 26 degree temperature, light northwest wind, humidity 64 percent, and no precipitation. Yesterday's high 50 and low 26. yearly high 43 and low 35.
The obituary-style piece recalls John L. Wessels who served Bridgeport as mayor beginning in 1879 and helped the city grow from 29,000 residents. It notes his era before boroughs merged, contrasts past challenges with today’s, and reflects on how fiscal prudence shaped municipal life.
Astronomers reveal a stellar explosion near Beta Ceti on February 27, seen on Earth only now as it occurred 80 years ago in 1843. Light travel delays mean distant stars reveal past events, likening to hearing a cannon after seeing its smoke.
The passage argues time is not fixed but relative as per Einstein. It suggests in the universe there is no true present past or future, only an Eternal Now. Light waves travel forever, and even opposing daylight saving believers are unaware of what time truly is.
A column critiques Columbia University’s new course Practical Politics and contrasts it with the Fairfield County Republican Women association's view. It argues real government relies on party responsibility, not mere practical manipulation, urging Bürger participation in politics as science. The piece urges aligning education with realities of political life.
The Stat Armory gallery was crowded last night as three local Coast Artillery N. G. companies from First Battalion, Major Lafayette Evans, commanding, passed in review. Major Evans inspected each man’s dress and pack before the parade. Companies 836th, 337th, and 839th, led by Captains Richardson, Hurley, and O'Reilly, participated.
PHaEMEN's Conclave, Decatur Indiana reports the Northern Wiremen's Association annual convention to be held in this city on June 20 and 21.
Free expressions of opinion from Telegram readers are invited. Letters must be signed with correct name and address but can be kept confidential if desired. Letters over 300 words may be reduced in size by editors. Anonymous communications will not be considered.
A letter argues the local city normal school closed due to a surplus of teachers and a diploma deemed useless beyond the area. The State Board of Education now accepts diplomas from Connecticut city and town normal schools if standards match those of State Normal schools, equating them with State Normal diplomas.
The verse satire urges facing income tax with a smile despite pain and embarrassment. It riffs on the dread of taxation, mocking the mournful stance of avoiding it and urging practical acceptance in a lighthearted, village street voice.
In Bridgeport the City Normal School remains able to train teachers for both local service and statewide work, as a severe criticism has been removed paving the way for its continuance CRITIC.
State Road Building criticizes State Tax Commissioner Blodgett and argues against delaying road work for years. The writer contends that waiting for more knowledge would stall progress, urging a constructive program supervised by engineers to tackle highway issues promptly.
This OCR fragment presents a series of trivia Qs and As on metals Washington height disease monuments lost arts jewelry and treaty facts. It notes copper as early metal, Washington at six two, his death from acute laryngitis, stones in the Washington Monument from many nations, lost arts like Tyrian purple and Damascus steel, platinum ring cleaning, the 1921 U S Germany Peace Treaty, and Puritans political context.
A regional verse celebrating native born Americans in the South and the land of cotton. The speaker praises familiar speech and shared heritage, noting roads and villages need repair but welcoming fellowship among natives across the country. The poem emphasizes pride in native birth and regional identity.
An essay on concentration argues that focus is learned and cultivated by aligning tasks with a child’s interest. It describes the mental discipline needed, the role of will, and that steady, early training turns effort into meaningful rewards, guiding a child toward desired outcomes.
Mrs Sulton a longtime Greenwich resident died at her Mason street home at 65. She belonged to the First Methodist church and was active in many church activities and societies. Survived by her husband a daughter Mrs. oArchar Bing of Greenwich two sisters Mrs. William Mercer of Searsdale NY and Mrs. John Mercer Stamford and Mrs. Walter Clarke Stamford.
Funeral services for William Sutton of Long Island will be held Wednesday afternoon at 9 30 from his late home. Rev A J Martin pastor of the First Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Sound Beach cemetery.
Ambassador Harvey was the guest at a luncheon today hosted by the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace. Mrs Harvey was invited but unable to attend.
In this health column Dr Copeland describes Addison's disease with skin bronzing, adrenal function, and possible causes. He explains ductless glands, the suprarenals, and how adrenal failure affects heart action and digestion, plus when to seek medical care.
A reader asks about frequent nosebleeds in Mrs Hrow, G Q M, noting bleeding up to three times in a day. The response suggests that the cause may relate to high blood pressure or a related condition and seeks medical clarification.
New London March 5 A drive to raise 350000 for an additional endowment at Connecticut College for Women will launch March 28. The goal must be met by January 1, 1924 to qualify for a 150000 conditional gift from the General Education Board toward the college's proposed 2000000 endowment fund.
Niee Haven March 5 Harry Hershowitz owner of a service station was charged in West Haven court with failure to report gasoline sales. It is claimed he sold 193 688 gallons with no record or tax paid. State tax would be about 2000. The case was continued.
In Dedham Massachusetts Judge Webster Thayer set next Friday for the hearing on a motion for a new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetto who were convicted of murder in the first degree for the 1921 shooting of a paymaster and his guard at South Braintree.
Boston March 5 A Federal warrant has been issued for the arrest of Colonel Willard E Wood of Boston on a charge of using the mails in a scheme to defraud Police in several New England cities seek Wood on complaints of obtaining money under false pretenses
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