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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1926
Page
10
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The text contrasts prison conditions with harsh hard labor on the rock pile, arguing that nonviolent punishment fails to reform. It suggests that demanding work terrifies habitual criminals more than whipping and promotes self respect, framing hard labor as the true corrective force.
Free expressions of opinion from Telegram readers are invited. Letters must align with correct hate and address but names kept confidential if desired. Letters exceeding 200 words may be shortened at editors discretion. No attention paid to eponymous communications.
A columnist criticizes the Bridgeport Board of Education for banning married teachers, arguing public posts should reward merit and service not finance or personal gain. The piece questions using marriage as a criterion and defends hiring the best educators for students.
A newspaper column argues against lenient pardons and whipping, cites New York Governor Smith and a Boston case where a well behaved parolee concealed crimes. It decries court decrees overridden by parole boards, noting a rise in crime and criticized parole practices as undermining justice.
The piece notes Congress nears adjournment while tackling World Court debates and ignoring key matters. It cites coat supply, farm relief, prohibition, and radio legislation as urgent, arguing lawmakers dodge decisive action despite public demand and the industry impact.
The essay argues history should focus on everyday life, ideas, and social customs rather than royal chronologies. It cites Macauley and Buckle to contrast old and new approaches, noting discoveries and economic facts can outweigh wars in shaping humanity.
A Newark prisoner case prompts an inquiry into who enabled escape from Levshurs Prison. Officials review gaps in security and aim to assign responsibility.
The letter criticizes Connecticut lawmakers for opposing a measure to limit bag hats on migratory game birds while CT backs similar legislation. It cites a committee of prominent sportsmen and officials from multiple states, urging passage to save ducks geese and brant from extinction amid shotgun and automobile threats.
Citizens and officials travel by a water utility bus to Hart for a hearing on proposed rate increases. Hearing likely to adjourn for a week as testimony is presented for and against the plan. City preparations include data compilation by B Earle Shook while George McCarthy’s stone calendar used elsewhere. Connecticut politics feature New York influences and apportionment debate amid tax issues in Middletown’s 1924 books closure by Frederick L. Phelps.
A fragmented poem speaks of roses gifted to school children and how the flowers evoke memory, joy, and childhood diadems. It reflects affection and artistic musings while noting copyright and potential penalties for unauthorized performance.
A feature on the Moonlight Schools founder winning a five thousand dollar award and leading a National Illiteracy Crusade to wipe out illiteracy by 1930. It details past illiteracy levels, 1917 draft shock, and the coordinated effort across states, with leaders like William Allen White and Jane Addams driving a broad campaign across schools churches libraries mills and other venues.
A humorous reminiscence on early prohibition era turmoil as citizens retreat from illegal home brewing to simpler remedies. The verse parodies the frenzied demand, high prices, and eventual decline in demand for bootleg liquor, predicting a future where people choose water over illicit spirits and reflect on whiskey's past appeal.
This passage argues the x value or unknown quality drives success in business arts and academics. It asserts that talents, or common sense, depend on an undefined "something" beyond knowledge, with vitamins and electricity used as analogies. The central quest is to determine the value of x.
A doe died after drinking from a river near Geneva when police were knocked down by electric shocks. The river was electrified by an escaping factory current. A New York radio program with an organ and orchestra was broadcast first time ever, with the organ played five miles away.
Showers Monday with colder afternoons the central and northern regions turning much colder at night Tuesday brings fair conditions for Southern and Northern New England. Atlantic area expected showers and thunderstorms Monday with windy, overcast skies. temperatures around 73 at New Haven with fluctuating high and low tides noted.
The Connecticut Sesqui-Centennial Committee plans a Philadelphia display using a faithful reproduction of Hartford’s old State House. The design mirrors the 1796 building with a portico, brick walls, a 46 by 14 foot porch, and a dome crowned by a justice figure. The exhibit will house state departments and provide public restrooms and staff quarters.
In cooperation with the Majestic theatre Bridgeport observers arrange National Music Week with nightly recitals at 8 o clock. Tonight soprano Mrs. Julia Adams Hambrock and tenor Bruce Young perform. Each evening features a different artist or duo culminating Saturday with the St Cecilia choir directed by Mrs C C Marshall.
Two burglary attempts were reported to the detective bureau yesterday morning. Thieves tried to enter the Weingarten Fur store at 1282 State Street after removing rear window coverings but fled. A second group attempted to force a window at William Yate’s home, 1499 North Avenue, about 4 30 am and were frightened away.
A compact exhortation list urges confidence in abilities for world needs. It emphasizes learning from teachable individuals and not clinging to failing methods. It promotes reverence for God and humanity, valuing minutes, knowing one’s business, and pursuing perfection despite cost.
A garbled OCR item lists a ship launch in Peru with wine spilled on spectators, notes Borby Leach surviving Niagra Falls ordeal, and reports a Moscow coffin maker charged with provoking death. It also mentions a divorce suit of Yale Towne heir, a Bristol worker’s remarks, a lengthy elderly resident’s transit aversion.
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