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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1928
Page
12
A long notice discusses a hydroelectric project and its backers, arguing the water power asset has waited centuries for utilization. It critiques monopoly claims, praises technological progress like radio, and reflects on human spirit and scientific achievement through a 1920s lens.
The piece debates ending Prohibition as an experiment while weighing the harms of continued enforcement. It cites Hoover’s stance, contrasts science-like trial with policy results, and warns against expanding state welfare without risking tax burdens and moral erosion. It also critiques social aid programs and the push toward modernized public institutions and pensions.
Connecticut Light and Power engineers pioneer a water pumped uphill to generate hydroelectric power. Water drawn from the Housatonic at 250000 gallons per minute is pumped to Lake Danbury, with six months to reach top level and years before dividends.
Ansonia Sentinel reports Harold Hinkler known as Bert Hinkler completed an 11,890 mile solo flight from Croydon London to Bundaberg Australia in a small Meht aircraft. He logged 17 stops, the longest leg 1,600 miles, and achieved several aviation firsts while costing about two cents a mile.
The column rails at Frederick Moore a recent immigrant to criticism and mocks New York’s booster culture. It weaves in satirical scenes from banking and politics, cites Charles Merz and Garrett, lampoons education value, and closes with thoughts on Levine and Chamberlin amid a broader urban discontent.
Readers express varied reactions to online punctuation and style in letters to the editor. The misspelled phrases suggest a playful, fragmented approach, while the text hints at attention to format and reader involvement without a clear cohesive argument or event.
The editorial praises Coulter for his straight forward voting in the Ninth District. It notes his support for Carleton Dayheed and opposition to hiring a new town manager at a higher cost. The piece argues for more men of calibre in Stratford’s town leadership.
A cryptic poem-style fragment contemplates gold and moral themes. It provocatively blends images of wealth, desire, envy, and purity, with references to cleansing and shining bright. The text reads as a fragmented meditation rather than a coherent narrative.
The piece discusses political maneuvering through party influence for Lavery’s renomination as an orator in the Twenty Fifth district, fund raising by clubs, and the social roles of patrolmen associations. It notes city hall modernization, a new Hamden post office site, and changes in local governance, education, and vaccination policy affecting students. It also covers a Connecticut naval bill committee, Stamford tax rates, and the New Haven Water Company ownership debate with editorials praising thorough, pragmatic analysis over political rhetoric.
An essay tracing slavery from ancient times to modern era, noting John Wesley’s critique and Emancipation efforts in Sierra Leone. It argues freedom grows from the free classes and civil progress, citing historical gains and the long road to liberty.
A compact meditation outlines contrasts in life. It notes success requires constant struggle and that boasting or possession erode faith, love, and friendship. Happiness grows when not chased, while laughter hides unspoken burdens. It concludes with God knowing our worst yet believing the best.
A review highlights Gibbon as a cautious eighteenth century writer who underplays miraculous claims while tracing the Roman Empire’s Christian era. It notes omissions identified by Harnack and others, and compares Gibbon to Byron, with focus on his treatment of Christian origins and the moral factors behind crime. The piece also includes a private advice column on marital betrayal, divorce options, and child support, weighing trust and reform versus independence for the affected wife.
In Washington and Ohio a battle over Hoover era politics unfolds as Willis and Maschke clash with Anti-Saloon League sentiment and shared ambitions. Thompson stalls the rhetoric with fiery daily attacks while Maschke bets on a Hoover win. Cleveland outlets flag the heated struggle in the Republican delegate fight.
A weather synopsis notes a disturbance moving from the Midwest into Northern New England bringing cloudy skies and rain or snow east of the Mississippi by Friday night. Temperatures rise slowly toward Friday with colder conditions in northern New England and eastern New York. Winds shift from fresh westerly to northwest, with fair to the south and along the coast.
The poem laments the vilification of Trotsky by tyrants and editors, notes his fall from power, and calls for justice and restraint. It contrasts past fame with current weakness, urging humane treatment and cautious scrutiny by a wary public.
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