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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
12
The Bridgeport Telegram notes subscription details and city-wide access through the Post Publishing Co. It also critiques government efficiency, naval yard practices, and the impact of socialist talk versus real policy, reflecting local concerns about industry, public works, and prices.
The Telegram notes strong but uneven public interest in a single question: the return of light wines and beer. It cites low turnout potential, urges careful inspection of ballot results, and highlights a jail episode involving a radio booster. It also covers remarks before Congress on government contracting, praising civic involvement while criticizing policy arguments.
Dr Wayne Wheeler faces logical clash over prohibition. He argues temptations shape character and oppose banning cedling yet advocates outlawing the thing itself to curb abuse. The writer notes inconsistency when extending prohibition to marriage or all auto criminals.
The piece recalls the first telephone message to Thomas A. Watson by Alexander Graham Bell and compares the moment to radio novelty. It reflects on the magnitude of early communication breakthroughs from the telegraph to telephone and hints at the awe surrounding new tech.
A letter to the editor argues for sanitation and open air living as the main defense against contagious diseases, opposing vaccines and serums. It questions the role of health guardians, urges improvements in drinking water and food purity, and asks the editor to explain the department’s methods beyond serums and vaccines.
City plans to repurpose the Plaza with white stripes and cleared spaces for a future municipal parking area while police supervision and protection are proposed. Separately, a probe into Bridgeport’s post office history notes ownership by St John’s church until 1878, sale to the City Market, and a then value of 10 000 dollars. The government purchase later raised land values. officials push council action amid utilities and street issues.
A 1926 essay argues radio can unite nations by distributing thoughts and voices of leaders across continents. It cites General John J. Carty and Sir Herbert Samuel as leaders praising radio’s power to shorten distances, foster world understanding, and aid the League of Nations in pursuing peace through informed public minds.
The Senate votes 48 to 20 to confirm Charles Hunt for another term on the Federal Trade Commission. Republican insurgents and 13 Democrats opposed, while 12 Democrats and a few Republicans supported. Debate centered on Hunt’s role under the Harding-Coolidge era and FTC practices affecting the Aluminum Company of America, where Secretary Mтe is a stockholder, and Hunt’s vote to withhold DOJ evidence.
A fragmentary poem in Scots describing sunflowers and hollyhocks, praising sturdy growth and simple care. The text mashes dialect words and imagery about plants, spring and summer, with lines about tending and avoiding wasteful work. The piece reads as reflective garden verse rather than a news item.
The essay argues that organized Christian religion invites opposition from others, especially when proselytizing. It notes Buddhistic and Chinese sensitivities to missionary activity, while praising benevolence and service. It cites modern religious movements and cautions that organized religious effort often provokes counter movements, though ethical living by Jesus remains unopposed.
A fragmentary verse framing a harsh stance on brutality and intolerance. The lines critique rigid religious zeal, dictatorial power, and unhappiness tied to conviction, urging a harsh, provocative examination of mindset and behavior.
A man in Waterbury was felled by a collapse and became wedged between a marble pillar and a wall. After hours of fear and wandering the Connecticut victim crawled to safety, calling for help as passersby and shot with effort. He regained his footing and was rescued, though he did not know where he was at first.
Haven March 10. Robert Houdass aged 56 of 2 Vale Street worked as a watchman for the New kia- Votre. He was fatally hurt when struck by studs at the gate Thavert rel re rad tunnel during the shift.
Milford March 11 Special Mrs Mlovenne M Beardsley wife of Charles J Beardsley of 26 Hill Street died at Milford hospital this morning after an illness of seven weeks. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 30 with Rev W Atkins officiating. Burial in Milford Cemetery.
John D. Rockefeller Jr announced a nation wide Phi Beta Kappa fund drive to raise 2 million dollars for restoring scholarship and teaching. The plan splits into a large gift canvass and a fall memorial building at Willam and Mary College to honor its fifty founders plus annual scholarship prizes for teachers and graduates within ten years.
Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G Woods filed a report with Mayor Paonessa on the February 4 disaster at North and Judd Manufacturing Co where eight died. He details the catastrophe and building, notes possible negligence, and insists on substantial evidence before charging criminal negligence.
A satirical verse critiques fashion and marriage ideals, warning that pursuit of beauty and status harms homes and husbands. It references the Order of the Carter and Locarpo treaty, mingling social commentary with literary allusions and playful rhymes.
Oscar Flicker an 18 year old freshman from the College of the City of New York returned home to the Bronx after a Johns Hopkins Hospital operation in Baltimore removed a brain tumor described as the size of a horseball. The tumor caused suicidal impulses and required removal of a skull section. Recovery began with skull sector replacement after healing.
Harold Mackey of this city sues Frank C Hayes of Bristol for 10000 alleging permanent injuries from a March 9 1926 incident. Mackey was moving furniture and using a third floor veranda railing that gave way due to rot causing a fall. He says the back injury will require him to wear a brace permanently.
Waterbury March 10 Lous Xll. Lcwht Hare fifty five of Watertown died in Waterbury hospital yesterday from injuries sustained Saturday night when struck by a Connecticut Company trolley car operated by James Griffin. Dr Al A Crs pronounced death due to intra cranial injuries. Coroner John T Monza investigates.
Eastern New York and southern New England expect decreasing cloudiness then rain Thursday and likely Friday with warmer temperatures Friday. Northern New England faces rain or snow Thursday and Friday as a disturbance moves southeast from Colorado to Texas, then toward the Atlantic states. Winds vary from fresh northwest to northeast with overcast skies and rain, while areas from Sandy Hook to Hatteras see fresh southeast to east winds and rain by Thursday.
Daily almanac notes temperature observations at 75th meridian, with weather bureau records for New Haven. Mentions Middlebrook Almanac copy and sea rise observations, indicating coastal water levels and tides.
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