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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1925
Page
13
Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription rates by mail and by carrier with prices. The publication details its address at 340 Middle St, Bridgeport Connecticut, open daily with night hours, and notes AP affiliation and audit bureau membership.
Editorial notes critique late night work hours and Prohibition director picks. Observations on manners, education, pornography, and public virtue punctuate reflections on modern life. The piece questions social norms and the state of public discourse with witty, sometimes pointed, prose.
A fragmented reflection on encouraging folly in others. The speaker suggests finding markets for foolishness as art, posing unanswerable questions, and arranging lavish distractions to mock or handicap the fool. It urges seeking a wise, serious stance while exposing the folly.
Unsettled pattern with showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, followed by warmer conditions on Wednesday. High pressure over Ontario shifts eastward to Quebec as another high forms over Alberta. Temperatures rise across the Missouri and Upper Mississippi Valleys with variable winds along the Atlantic coast.
A Harvard Alumni Bulletin excerpt urges Yale Harvard and Princeton athletic committees to cap head football coaches salaries at 8000 dollars as a curb on professional bidding. It notes outside earnings via alumni gifts and business ventures may inflate total compensation and questions the practicality of enforcing a salary cap amid varied reward systems.
The Hartford Courant argues Hartford's budget grows due to state taxes on insurance and trust companies, a burden not shared by other towns. In 1924 Connecticut collected 1 929502.04 for Hartford, more than for the rest of the state combined, prompting calls to either end the state tax on insurance or pool such revenue for statewide benefit.
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce approves a June Progress Week exhibition of industrial, mercantile, and city department work. A large circus tent will house the displays to sell Bridgeport to itself and to the wider world, countering claims the city is industrially dead since the war.
The piece examines New Yorks play jury idea to shape public opinion on theatre. It discusses selecting jurors from diverse viewpoints, including prudes critics and indifferent readers, and questions whether a truly representative opinion can emerge from such filters. The outcome of the experiment is awaited.
A Danbury Republican gathering described as a political pow-wow with state and local leaders is planned for Tuesday at Hotel Green. The article notes mixed local and state representation, debate over Bridgeport corridor projects, and ongoing Senate issues including Cuba treaty delays and leadership changes amid questions about Senator La Follette’s health.
A prophetic speaker warned of Earth's end on Groundhog Day, prophesying doom as in Mother Goose tales. The predicted catastrophe did not occur. neighbors mocked the seer and one man saw his home harmed by a brick, while others laughed at the forecast. Berlin obituary notes a mother of Husain Stinnmes died at Hlugo's.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Newby and Newby engaged in a playful argument about kisses and compliments. The terse exchange hints at social banter and romantic tension within a domestic scene.
A jumble of comic pieces and parody features from The Fun Shop includes verses about a mare and foal, a crow and rooster dialogue, spoof ads, and regular columns like Barnyard Bits and Wally the Mystic. Mrs Traprock arrives in a tale of theatrical curiosity, while readers are invited to submit original humor, poetry, and anecdotes for payment.
The piece argues that postwar Congress failed to join the World Court and urges adherence as a duty to peaceful international order. It critiques Senate inaction, cites Grotius and Erasmus, and pleads for reason over brute force. The author laments American delay and seeks courage for enduring peace.
Ida Hughes was resentenced today to die on the gallows with April 24 set for execution for the December 31 murder of her mother-in-law Mrs. M C Hughes. The State Supreme Court reviewed her conviction and affirmed the death sentence, with the date to be carried out by hanging in electric execution machinery.
Dr Mordecai Soltes of Columbia analyzes 1943 Yiddish editorials from The Daily News Forward Morning Journal Warheit and Day. He finds 64 percent on American issues, 26 percent Jewish matters, 10 percent world topics. Immigrant readers lean toward naturalization and citizenship while denouncing sabotage and urging assimilation.
A playful poem of a lonely house filled with music from unseen occupants. The narrator admires wires strung outside that glow in the sky, suggesting a happy radio scene where even politicians inspire and joy resides inside.
In Kansas City local readers discuss a statue of George Washington and the nearby billboards. Public attention centers on placement near the Waton station area with debate over architectural merit versus revenue from billboards. Citizens weigh the comical ads against memorial aesthetics as the city ponders the memorial's visibility.
Ten students at Virginia Junior College protested the suspension of Thomas Tiddell, upperclass president and basketball captain. The student body walked out, classes were cancelled, and officials offered a return date on a Saturday pending the outcome of disciplinary action.
The Navy arranged a mail run aboard the airship Los Angeles for a Bermuda trip carrying 200 pounds of prepaid unregistered letters and 50 post cards. The bulletin notes the voyage is set for March 16.
Washington March 9 The Supreme Court refused to modify its recent decision in the boundary dispute between New Mexico and Colorado. The denial follows New Mexico’s request to alter the ruling and maintain the existing boundary arrangement.
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