Milford Fair haven direct telephone connection benefit
Bridgeport Telegram era transcription shows Milford and Fair Haven direct telephone linkage for news items and advertisements. The notice mentions open daily and night service, a circulation membership, and Associated Press credit guidelines, indicating the paper’s intent to provide timely local notices and paid content through the Milford office. The garbled text retains entities Milford Fair Haven Bridgeport and Associated Press.
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Milford
Fair
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Fairftela
Associated Press
The Name Was Everything and Tax Anxiety
The piece quibbles with government inquiry tactics and public figures like Secretary Mellon and Hays, musing on names, consent, and sensational exposure. It then shifts to a reflection on privacy, the Bishop, and the shrinking sense of home under surveillance, ending with Gershwin’s tax thoughts and a call for simpler income tax forms.
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Nye
Banda
Will Hays
Mellon
Sinclair
Hays
Mr. Mellon
The Gas Tax as Ideal Tax Reform
A historical essay argues a simple gas tax could replace complex income taxes. It envisions equitable distribution, minimal exemptions, prompt settlement, and payments only as money is spent, avoiding annual penalties or back taxes.
Open covenants and open plumbing in a frank age satire
Six critiquing lines reference old habits and reformers, noting worn norms and dated terms. The piece mocks modern tensions with humorous exaggeration about dams, prices, and social mores, framing a satirical view of contemporary culture.
Reed's Texas tour signals fading bid for Democratic nomination
Washington dispatch from March 13 reports Senator Jim Reed’s west tour stirring crowds but failing to win Texan delegates or alter sentiment against him. The Baltimore Sun notes Reed’s speeches draw attention yet Texans show little interest beyond Missouri delegates.
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Washington
Jim Reed
Baltimore Sun
Houston
Reed
Rockies
alMouts
Smith
Texas
Lkely
Letters to the Editor on Telegram Tenders and Confidential Signatures
Readers respond about telegram tender expressions and correct signed submissions, noting confidentiality of names. Restrictions on anonymous letters include length limits and editorial discretion. No attention given to abortion topics.
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Edilard
Citizenship papers for World War II veteran in noble discharge
A reader asks if an alien veteran with an honorable World War I discharge can obtain second naturalization papers without first filing. Frederick Beach, naturalization clerk, says no waiting period is required for veterans who served in the US Army or Navy and have an honorable discharge. the matter rests with the naturalization examiner.
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Mien
United States Army
United States Navy
Frederick C. Beach
Superior Court
Army
Navy
Manhattan Days and Nights reminiscences on New York life
A Manhattan Dispatch notes confessions about New York boredom and fascination from a Washington aide de camp. He laments skyscrapers and crowds while recounting a string of vivid vignettes from Madison Avenue jewelers to Childs restaurant and a diamond market tale. The piece also ponders political stump speech effectiveness and past campaigns.
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New York
George Forster
Summerall
Washington
First Division
Forster
Hanover
Madison Avenue
Multilingual Bedlam on Sixth Avenue Amid Noon Crowd
A chaotic sixth avenue scene shows flower and garment workers spilling from tall buildings as diverse tongues fill the air. Police interpreters bring eight men whose language barriers confound witnesses while a frightened immigrant hides in the subway for two days before being found. The Slath avenue corner becomes a hub where all tongues meet.
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Eixth Avenue
Bedlam
Sixth Avenue
Slath Avenue
Hartford Rolls In Playoff Victory Over Maroons
Hartford defeated the Meriden Maroons in a playoff game to advance in the American League. Referee Rorty ejected Bil Duggan from Hartford in the final period after a strong protest from the Hartford bench.
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Hartford
Associated Press
Meriden Maroons
Rorty
Bil Duggan
Dovislune
Political Pointers on City Politics and Samoa Annexation
The article outlines how city politics favor keeping garbage collection in-house for patronage gains, mentions the YMRA rise, and reports on Senator Hiram Bingham proposing Eastern Samoa annexation. It covers Amherst topics like water rights disputes, local officials’ travels, birth and death statistics, and upcoming party events in Connecticut towns.
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Hiram Bingham
U. S
Senate
Samoa
Tutuila
Manus
United States
Finghan
Congress
Tlands
Eastern
We Are All Condemned to Die Aboard the Death Clock
A columnist discusses the dread of execution describing the certainty of death for convicts, the terror of knowing a fixed hour, and the contrast between spectator fear and actor inevitability. The piece cites Hugo and Shakespeare to reflect on mortality and religious reflection prompted by imminent death.
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Victor Hugo
Aoloner
Inter
Aet Fa
Vieult
Anne
Naver
Masa
Reader questions Beacon Lights history volumes and Gandhi books
A reader in South Walpole Mass asks about adding John Lord's Beacon Lights of History to a minister library and compares it with J C Hearnshaw's Medieval Contributions and other works. The letter critiques reconstructive religious scholarship, praises Gandhi and Mayo critiques, and notes debates on Christianity, Genesis, and India's path to freedom.
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South Walpole
Mass
John Lord
Carlyle
J. C. Hearnshaw
University of London
Acholata
King's College, London
D. C., Somervell
South
End
Ind
Christ
Israel
Jesus
Tolem
Obya
Katheine Mayo
Bndia
Miss Mayo
America
Philippines
India
Miss May
Sharan
Gandh
Mra. Besau
Chicago
Advertising and Trust in the Modern Market
The piece critiques advertisers and merchants who push truth in ads claiming honesty and reliability. It recalls earlier deceitful practices, noting the shift toward higher standards in commerce as the public learns to demand trust and consistency from sellers and their promotions.
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James
Sidewalk Book Stall by Anne Campbell
Poem portraits a street book stall with quotes and plea for readers. The speaker invites passersby to buy Heaven for a quarter Dreams for a penny and Souls on sowed pages while lamenting unread authors and essayists harried.
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Heaven
Fragmented moral aphorisms on happiness and friendship
A garbled OCR style passage lists terse moral lines about finding friends happiness and meat. It critiques laziness and excuses, labeling poor proofs of happiness and divorce as malice. The text reads like notes or sermon fragments with missing context and unclear attribution.
May Cooper Captures Gramercy Handicap at Jefferson Park
May Cooper, a 3 year old owned by J. W. Marchbank, led early and held on to win the Gramercy Handicap at Jefferson Park 5 1 3 furlongs. Pigeon Wing II placed second with Beggar Boy a head back for third. time 1 3:06. Weather was hot and spectators shaded themselves.
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New Orleans
J. W. Marchbank
Lily May Cooper
Gramercy
Witchmount
Watch On
Weather update for Southern New England and nearby regions
Rain and colder conditions forecast for Wednesday across Southern New England and Eastern New York with a clearing, fair, and colder pattern by Thursday. Northern New England to expect rain then clearer, while a disturbance south of Maine travels east toward Newfoundland, with overall improving conditions east of the Mississippi on Wednesday and Thursday.
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New England
New York
Vermont
Maine
Newfoundland
Ontario
Atlantic States
Mississippi River
North Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Noutheast
Hatterass
Wiernoun
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