Bridgeport Telegram Establishment and Advertisements
The Bridgeport Telegram outlines subscription rates and daily publication details. It mentions open access by the Post Publishing Co and a policy to route news and advertisements without toll charges, while discussing licensing for medical specialists and general practitioners within the profession.
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Miford and Fairhield
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Merritt Caps National Education Dept Fears in Connecticut
Congressman Schuyler Merritt warns against creating a national Department of Education with a cabinet secretary. He argues federal funding would lure states into central controls, weaken state oversight, and mirror failed road grants where federal standards override state needs. He stresses Connecticut should reject central dictates and avoid federal meddling.
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Atvfield
Greenwich
Schuyler Merritt
Department of Education
Svanta
Eeanta
Husky Tess Son
Connecticut
Nevada
Macdonald
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The New Morality and Law in Daily Life
A Waterbury letter comments on moral reform and enforcement of the Volstead Act. It imagines conversations where citizens report neighbors and police for minor violations, arguing the Higher Duty of duty citizens may create prigs, and questions reform costs versus past lax behavior.
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Tor Tuna Chutley
Taye
Marine Corps
Waterbury
Hanty
Tie
Age of specialists debate in New York assembly
Senator Leigh G Eding denounces shortage of country physicians and rising specialist trend. He cautions that young doctors prefer lucrative urban posts over general practice, leading to higher patient costs and fewer accessible country medical services. The discussion centers on balancing expertise with broad care.
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Tim
Leigh G. Eding
New York State Assembly
Sn Uel Sen
Pin stabbers and the troubled mind in Joestown
The article discusses a pin stabbing mania troubling Bridgeport and possibly Boston, questioning how society handles violent individuals. It critiques reform efforts for criminals by choice and urges attention to unstable or insane persons roaming communities, suggesting mental health clinics as a preventive measure and warning of dangerous cases that go unchecked.
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Joeston
Bridgeport
Pin & Bers
Boston
Political Pointers and Local Civic Turmoil Across Town
The piece surveys political figures including Dr. ex JT Robinson in the South and long-time town chairman Alex Robinson, amid city hall buzz over taxes and office fittings. It notes upcoming alderman meetings, party dynamics, retirements of longtime teachers, and a new sewer plan while touching on state and national political moves and Bertha Ko Landes’s Seattle mayoral victory and its reform implications.
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JT. Robinson
Busliers
Alex Robinson
John T. Wing
Janecure
Alimo
Cerium
Iconoclasm and the fall of national idols
A narrator laments a wave of iconoclasm among storians who discredit revered figures like George Washington. He recalls Old Bil Tel and Theo Chris Columbus as failed idols, then confronts a moral paper alleging Washington drank and swore. The piece questions the reliability of celebrated heroes and the smear of public memory.
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Bil Tel
Theo Chris Columbus
George Washington
George
Washington
Girates
Sentence Sermons For Calm Conduct And Understanding
A fragmented reflection urges finding good in every man and seeking harmony with the universe. It discourages envy and possession and emphasizes developing one’s own virtues while allowing others to share ideas. The text advocates prudent thinking and graceful resolution over bitterness.
The Spirit of 76 and Philippine Independence Debate
A 1926 essay argues Americans must reassess the Philippines amid lingering calls for self rule. It cites Moorfield Storey, Marcial Lichavee, and critiques Taft Forbes policy, Jones Act 1914, and Woods Morbes report while urging understanding to prevent fresh crises. It notes Coolidge era promises and the Philippines’ readiness question.
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Philippine Islands
Warooi
Philippines
America
England
Ireland
Moorfield Storey
Marcial P. Lichavec
United States
Spain
Cuba
Taft
Iricu
Forbes
Woods- Morbes
Dent Coolidge
Testa
The World Court by Dr Frank Crane
Dr Crane explains the World Court, its origins, and the Senate debate over joining. He notes the League of Nations Covenant, the Hague court attempts, and the lack of an international police force. Public opinion, not force, enforces decisions, with criticism from Senators on the record.
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Frank Crane
Yew
Senate
League of Nations
League
Hague
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Mugse
Council of the
League of Nationes
Antryman
League of Iions
Boruh Gt Idahy
Reed
Missouri
Sturdy Shoes and Small Hearts in Fragmented Text
A garbled piece quivers with childlike lines about sturdy shoes and a little heart, interwoven with stray political reference and a Mussolini photo caption fragment. The readable bits hint at a domestic vignette and scattered opinions on governance.
Public pressure forces hearings on wet and dry split
Reported lawmakers push to hold hearings on Volstead laws amid party factions. Subcommittee chair Setarot Means of Colorado plans a program to hear wets and drys. discussion includes reactions from Wheeler and Coolidge era figures. The prevailing mood favors a shift toward a practical approach despite opposition.
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Setarot
Colorada
Wheeler
Coolutre
Prisors
Thomas W Phillips, Jr
Af Pennsylvai
Tae
Man Arrested in Glove Theft at Madison Avenue Store
A man named G Mittean of cular Street was arrested after allegedly stealing gloves from a store on Madison Avenue. Police report he took a quantity of gloves and was detained by the store owner, facing charges of theft and related offenses.
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G. Mittean
Cular Street
Steve
Hud
Madison Avenue
McClemi Geauiest
Bill for Return of Alien Property Ready
Washington report on Mellon drafted bill to authorize immediate payment of American claims against Germany and return of alien property seized during the war. Provisions include funding via bond issuance and revenue adjustments under the plan, with likely forward to Congress this week.
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Washington
Murel Dd
Germany
Mellon
Congress
Broadway press agent Joseph Drum dies at 52
Joseph Cornelius Drum a famed Broadway press agent and brother of Brig Gen Lingh Drum died of tuberculosis in Bellevue hospital. He was fifty two years old and had represented many leading actors and plays during his career.
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York
Joseph Cornelius Drunn
Broadway
Lingh Drum
Tudayan Belleyne Hospital
Me. Diu
Einy Pions
Weaer
Romance and Dredging in Long Island Sound Treasures
A wreck recovered by a dredge near Pleau sur Beach sparks reflections on sunken treasure. The piece covers dredging methods, dangers to divers, and famous salvaging tales from Kidd to Merida, noting copper and gold recoveries, salvaging delays, and the perils of deep sea work.
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Bridgeport
Soine
Pleasura Beach
Davy Jones’ Tucker
da Jones
Davy Jones
Davy Jones Locker
Bne
Neptune
Ampihilrite
Ton
Treasury
Frome
Duck
Long Island Sound
Science
Romaner Tomance
Igatoo
William Kidd
New York
Wight
Long Island
Buccaneres
Merida
Sion
Virginia Capes
New Ted
Foyt
Ben
Engineers to Present Bridge 10 Report Tuesday
Johns Greiner of Baltimore and five other engineers of national repute will testify before the Yellow Mill Bridge commission on Tuesday about the Stratford avenue bridge and the proposed Yellow Mall Bridge. The hearing will include input from Connecticut company officials and a review of maintenance versus design issues.
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John Hi. Greiner
Baltimore
Stratford Avenue
Public Works
A. J. Northey
Yellow Mill Bridge Commission
F. William Behrens
Yellow Mall
Greiner
Connecticut Company
Frank E. Squires
Squires
J. B. Potter
Connectleut Company
Potter
Major Behrens
John W. Greiner
Way, Spofford and Thorndike
Boston
Edward A. Buegler
Cheshire
George W. Webster
Philadelphia
Weather forecast for eastern New York and surrounding regions
Eastern New York and southern New Hampshire expect increasing cloudiness with rising temperatures and a chance of light rain or snow. Monday and Tuesday should be mostly fair in the regions east of the Mississippi, with scattered light rain or snow in the middle and Northern Atlantic gates. Winds are northwest to west, with generally fresh coastal breezes as a disturbance departs from western Ontario and a trough extends to southern Illinois.
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Quebec
Iinois
Mississippi River
Atlantic
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