The Poor Red Man and Housatonic River History
A Bridgeport Telegram essay recalls the mouth of the Housatonic as a once rich Indian hunting ground with abundant fish and shellfish. It contrasts past abundance with today’s pollution, and reflects on Pequot War era events and the impact of white settlement.
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Lordship
Few London
Manon
Stoughton
Quinnipise
New Haven
Southport
Jussi
Gronder
Fragmented Verse Echoes Loss and Hidden Joy
A fragmentary poem reflects a parentlike resolve to shield a child from grief while acknowledging personal pain. The speaker recalls clear eyes and a joyous secret shared, noting how the act of protecting her happiness lightens his own sadness despite implied sorrow and distant memories.
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Adoot
The Softest Job: Major Atsumi and Japan's Noon Gun
An International News despatch from Japan notes Major Teteus Atsumi who held the softest berth in Japan. He fired the imperial noon gun at Tokio daily with perfect punctuality, even during the 1923 earthquake two minutes before noon when half the kingdom was wrecked.
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Japan
Teteus Atsumi
Imperial Palace
Tokio
Atsumi
Kingdom of Japan
Barnum Life Highlighted In New Connecticut Public Service Biography
A Middletown Press note reviews a new biography on P. T. Barnum, focusing on his public service in Connecticut. It emphasizes his General Assembly work defending public rights, commuter protection laws, liquor regulation efforts, and Bridgeport leadership as mayor, including city benefits like parks, hospitals, and historical buildings. The book portrays Barnum as more than a showman, a student of human nature who valued joy and amusement for all.
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Calfornia
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Middletown Press
P. T. Barnum
Connecticut
Barnum
Bridgeport
Bethel
Lamage
Genare Assembly
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central Africa
Stratford Faces Political War and Tax Hikes
A Stratford letter to the editor blasts the People's General Committee as unaccountable, warning of rising taxes and bond troubles. The writer urges residents to unite against the PGC, calling for removal and a town manager shift while signaling ongoing civic conflict.
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Nome
People's
Stratford
People's General Committee
LeRoy Lewis
Shang Wheeler
Helen Lewis
Lincoln
Carlton Day Reed
Bridgeport
P. G. Co
Reed's Campaign Confidence Rises Amid Smith Blues
The Daily Mirror notes Jim Reed's aura of invincibility and bold campaign stance unsettling Smith supporters, who fear losing grip as Reed eyes primaries in Wisconsin Michigan North and South Dakota. The piece weighs Reed's self assurance against questions of funds endurance and true electability.
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Jim Reed
Reed
Wisconsin
Michigan
North
South Dakota
Political Pointer on Hartford Mayor Race Rumors
Rumor circulates that Colonel Havens, president of the Board of Education, seeks the Republican mayoral nomination. Behreng may run for a fourth term, others circle the race, while Democrats eye ex Mayor Atwater and other figures. City-County politics, hiring drives, and bond issues also fill the chatter.
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Board of Education
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Bartlett
Harrison
Merritt
Sanford
Farmer
Atwater
Sanford Stoddard
George E. Crawford
D. Fairchild Wheeler
Camber of Commerce Group
W. W. Bent
Alderman Hogan
The Overpopulation Alarm and Human Survival
A skeptical voice ponders overpopulation fears and statistical limits on wealth and longevity. It recalls Malthus, notes diminishing returns, and questions why wealth, wars, and sex ratios fail to predict future population trends. The piece ends unsure about what fate awaits humanity.
NEW YORK BANKERS
Walt Mason rails at New York bankers accusing them of reckless meddling abroad and in finance He claims banks fund revolutions and wars while orchestrating disasters to profit He contrasts their global actions with supposed domestic restraint and control highlighting perceived greed and power.
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Cork
New York
France
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Crete
Berkig
Bankes of
Sentence Sermons 44M A Ring of Everyday Power
A meditation on personal agency and hidden forces shaping daily life. The speaker notes unseen ether waves guiding errands, aromas and molecules aiding comfort, evolution’s powers at play, and nature ready to restrain folly when wisdom arrives.
Untitled Questions on Church Representations and Traffic Casualties
A fragment discusses a leader in the Churches of Christ and questions about representation and responsibility in transport policy. It cites 1927 traffic data with 446,370 injuries and 1,4870 deaths in the U S, noting pedestrians and children are heavily affected and that 73 percent of deaths could be avoided with better care by both drivers and pedestrians.
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Vietha
Tve
United States
Charlee F. Upham
Edgar Mills
South Lancaster
Mass
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Massachusetts
Bay State
Commonwealths
Iran
Manhattan Days and Nights from a New York City column
A bustling March night on Broadway distills city life as the Salvation Army marks the wicked corner of 46th Street, taxi talk, and a flood of theater gossip. The piece surveys crime, Prohibition era policing, and traffic safety, closing with reflections on Christian doctrine and the nature of Christ.
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Salvation Army
46Th Street
Nreedway
le Gallienne
Europe
Weather forecast with mixed conditions across Northeastern states
The forecast covers Southern New England Eastern New York and Northern New England with fair conditions and rising temperatures Tuesday. Cloudiness increases Wednesday with rain or snow possible Wednesday night in varying regions. Northeastern storm sits north of Newfoundland while high pressure moves east from Indiana. Winds shift from northwest to northeast as warm air arrives and temperatures rise over the next two days.
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