Bridgeport Telegram Advertising Rates and Ownership Notes
Fragmentary OCR shows rates for advertising and printing details. Mentions publishing office in Ken and associates in New York, with references to circulation and Associated Press reprint credit. The readable text hints at publishing terms and proximity branding, plus a stray quote about distant gardens and religion.
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Editorial Notes Mixed Fragments Hint At Times
A jumble of garbled notes references politics liquor/fleet news and daily life. Mentions a Democratic convention a proposed investigation into Wood’s expenditures and veterans pensions while weaving in casual remarks about travel fashion and local concerns.
Eskimo Uke Comedy By Walt Mason Tricky Verse
A fragmented verse lifts Walt Mason into a satirical Eskimo scene. The narrator pokes at domestic life and gender roles with playful misreads and clipped phrases. The poem riffs on homes, chores, and cultural clash in a chaotic, humorous voice.
Rent profiteering criticized as harmful to housing supply
The piece argues New York and Wisconsin should curb rent profiteering with strict limits on annual increases and profits. It cites usury laws as precedent, warns against landlords who jack up rents amid housing shortages, and urges legal, constitutional action to end exploitation while preserving new housing.
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No Half Peace: Congress Cannot End War With Germany
The piece argues a peace with Germany requires a formal treaty and negotiations by the executive branch. It contends a congressional resolution cannot replace a treaty or alter relations, and would embarrass the President and the American people while awaiting a negotiated peace. The armistice terms remain in effect until a mutual treaty is adopted.
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Controversy Over Police Interrogation Tactics
A Michigan case raises doubts about third degree police methods after a suspect initially confessed to a murder he later denied. The article argues coercive interrogations risk false confessions and allow actual killers to go free, challenging the assumption of guilt until proven innocent.
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Michigan
Wonder What the Waate Basket Thinks About
A fragmentary noisy musing on peanuts cigarettes and life shifts, mixing scattered names and items. It hints at daily reads and future harvests with unclear, dreamlike references to people and events.
Bath tubs and guineas reflect rising American living standards
An industrial note argues demand for bath tubs in the United States far exceeds production, signaling broader prosperity. It notes workers and savings rising, while some spend extravagantly, and contrasts thrifty savers with those lamenting high living costs amid a booming economy.
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America
United States
Oliver Twist
Bridgeport Tales and Local News From May 8 2330
Bridgeport items report a large plate broken at Preyler’s candy store on State street and a former Bridgeport officer Morey receiving votes in a Waterbury police chief effort. Also noted: a boy named William Loring injured in a milling accident but retaining use of the leg. church and civic meetings set, dog registration deadlines, reindexing work proposals, and local parade plans. A horse accident on Fairfield Avenue, scientific society talk on death definitions, trial updates in a Buchols case, and excursion details aboard Tosedate Idlewood and Rosedale. Marriages and deaths listed for Stratford and Norwalk residents with services and burial notes.
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City Taxi Cabs For New York Officials
New York officials to switch to municipally owned taxicabs with 65 added cabs to the municipal garage. 268 yellow cabs will be removed. Each cab will have a meter to record mileage and wait time, with charges billed to the respective department for business use only.
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Trolley Strike Averted In Cleveland Amid Bargain Talks
On May 6 the threat of a streetcar strike in Cleveland was postponed after Mayor Fitzgerald and International Vice President W. B. Fitzgerald announced that car men union and Cleveland Railway Company leaders agreed to let council committees draft a schedule rearrangement. Workers to vote Friday on Stanley's wage plan.
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Local Strike Situation Stagnant In Waterbury Report
Waterbury May reports show no major events in the local strike. no new arrests for intimidation since yesterday morning. The strike committees of the New England Workers' Association meet and discuss mediation with Governor Halcomb, appealing for intra-state mediation efforts.
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Thought Flashes on Swift Quote about Marriage Nets
A compact reflection notes Jonathan Swift stating that few marriages succeed because young ladies invest time weaving nets rather than cages, implying a satirical view of courtship and domestic roles. The remark frames romantic effort as misplaced craft.
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Favorite Poems Fragment Teaches Death and Inheritance
A fragmented verse offers reflections on the dead among us and our chains of being. It contemplates mortality as mould for imperishable life and the fate of our legacy across time and death.
Allies Deliver Hungarian Peace Terms As Deadline Set
The allied reply to Hungary's objections to the treaty terms was delivered to the Hungarian mission at Verwallles this afternoon. Hungarians now have 10 days from tomorrow to accept or reject the pact. The covering letter notes the Allies hope Hungary will help build future stability while recalling responsibility for provoking the world war.
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Arraignment Set For Bluebeard Murder Charges In L A
Los Angeles May 3 A confessed murderer known as Bluebeard alias Watson Jalian Newton will be brought before the county jury tomorrow for indictment on five counts of murder among twenty five wives. After the 15 indicted, Wayvey faces a superior court arraignment on first degree murder with expected guilty plea.
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Bluebeard” Blarr
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Opposition to Dye Licensing Bill Grows in Senate
May 3 reports bipartisan Senate opposition to a bill aimed at licensing foreign dye imports for three years. Leaders plan revisions and a conference to consider eliminating the licensing provision. Senator Thomas of Colorado argues the plan would create a monopoly favoring American Aniline and Du Pont, harming American dye consumers.
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Pulp Shortage Forces Paper Price Increase
Washington May 1 International Paper Co to raise print paper prices on July 1 per a telegram from Chester W Lyman vice president to J Purier Jr publisher of The St Louis Post Dispatch. Message cited pulp wood shortages rising costs and transportation charges will push higher prices for two quarters with uncertain extent.
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China Denies Recognition of Russian Bolshevik Gov
The Chinese legation in Washington today denied extending recognition to the Russian Bolshevik government as reported in a Moscow wireless dispatch. It stated China will not act on any peace proposals from Russia except in conformity with its general policy. May, Washington.
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Sinn Fein Posters Warn Irish Recruits Against R I C
In Dublin in May Sinn Fein circulates a joke warning youths about joining the Royal Irish Constabulary. Posters urge Irishmen to join the army and navy to “see the world” and laugh at joining the R I C with the caption Join the R I G and see the other world.
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Tug Strikers to Hear Wage Demands Despite Walkout
Washington May 5 the railroad labor board allowed John H. Pruett of the Masters Mates and Pilots association to press wage demands of striking tug and ferrymen in New York despite opposition from B T Whiter chairman of the railroad executives conference committee. The board said the demands would be heard and then ruled on proper presence.
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Telegram Information Bureau In Washington Answers Inquiries
Readers can request facts on any subject by writing to the Telegram Information Bureau in Washington under director Frederic J. Haskin. Send questions clearly with a 2 cent return stamp. inquiries are confidential and answered without charge beyond postage.
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Frederic J. Haskin
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Washington
Average salary of county school teachers cited
The Bureau of Education notes 47 states report for 1919-1920. Three counties were random from each state. elementary and high school teachers included. The average salary found is $603.30.
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Letters to the Editor Free Expression Invited
Readers are invited to submit opinion letters aligned with the correct note and address. Names will be kept confidential if desired. Letters exceeding 200 words may be shortened at the editor's discretion. Anonymous communications are not acknowledged.
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Correct Pronunciation Debate Among French Speakers
To the Editor a reader asks which is correct Nashug Nashashow or Nashway for Nashug Nashshow. The writer notes French people sometimes mispronounce English words and observe French endings.
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Fresch
State pauper support raised to five dollars a week
Hartford May 5 Colonel Roberts state agent sent to judges of probate and selectmen a letter stating future indigent care costs in state institutions. Town pays 24 weekly per pauper charged to town with state covering the balance. If inmate has capable relative or owned property, support comes from those sources. Postponement agreed in Buenos Aires May 5. Pan American postal bureau talks with Argentina as part of Southern American postal union.
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