Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rates and Publication Details
Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription rates in advance and offers daily editions from The Mevents of oot Milfod and Wate. The paper is published by TiST PUBLISHING CO in Bridgeport Connecticut. The Mevnts and Milford items are delivered by phone line installs at the rate office. The paper credits Magen Lee Associated Press for republication rights.
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RIMINALS AND THE SENATE clash over representation
The article argues against Barron Binghams view on removing a senator lacking criminal conviction and asserts that a majority Senate cannot bar a state’s representation without due process. It condemns censorship by a Senate majority and blasts sensationalist crusaders and revivalists in public life.
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Clergyman Backs Elmer Gantry Theme in Parish Lecture
Reverend D. Od. Steels of Saint Luke and the Epiphany church endorses Sinclair Lewis novel's central critique. He argues Gantry is a composite satire reflecting flaws in organized religion, noting the work draws on life though the character is not literal.
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Commodore Hull theater named in Connecticut pride
A Connecticut valley town seeks to honor naval hero Commodore Hull by naming the state park after the commander of the Constitution. The move follows pride in Hull and the ship’s fame for defeating the Guerriere and escaping the British fleet. The proposal calls on the state park commission to act.
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Our Extravagance and the Connecticut Budget Enigma
A columnist argues about state spending and personal excess in Connecticut. The piece critiques luxuries such as movie tickets chewing gum perfumes and cosmetics toys and soda drinks while contrasting private indulgence with public taxation and funding for institutions. The tone is satirical highlighting the tension between individual pleasure and collective responsibility.
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Letters to the Editor Greet Readers on Opinion Trade
The notice invites signed letters to the Editor, with name and address required and confidentiality available upon request. Length limit is 290 words, anonymous letters are not accepted, and longer submissions may be shortened at editors' discretion.
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Simpson Criticizes Police Graft Demand Names
The editor is urged to expose detectives involved in graft and to name the police department officials accused of aiding illicit payments. The Rev. J. Simpson faces questions about not providing names or evidence, challenging his duty as citizen and clergyman to back up sermons with proof.
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Police Leadership Criticized Over Graft Claims
The letter argues Superintendent Planagan is ignorant of constitutional locations and weak enough to have his hands bound. It warns reformers can trigger crusades by veiled graft charges without naming officials and urges presenting facts over generalities to hold police to account. The judge cites desire for concrete evidence.
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Alabama and Liquor Amid Prohibition Rhetoric
A letter to the editor discusses Alabama’s firm stance on church and prohibition and cites a governor involved in a whiskey case. It notes the governor and eight friends were arrested for playing cards in a room with 13 quarts of Scotch, but the case was dropped when a colored man pleaded guilty and was fined. The piece condemns law enforcement methods as corrupt yet insists the law must be upheld.
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Manhattan Days and Nights in New York’s May Mirth
A fragmentary column vignette from Manhattan chronicles city life and moods. It mixes playful quips on German visitors, public health notes from Dr. Lumsden, jests about reformer Roger Baldwin, and vivid street scenes from Fifth Avenue to Broadway. The piece ends with stray reflections on wealth, urban life, and subterranean New York.
Will Rogers and Stamford Pension Reform Duel in CT
Will Rogers dined near Governor Trumbull in Harford as talks swirl in Hartford about a two party pact to settle long running disputes within the Democratic faction. Stamford passes pension retirement reform for police and fire by two thirds council vote. House and Senate clash over mayoral race and party leadership as Waterbury pushes ripper bill to restore seniority and a Waterbury Bridgeport focus.
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Immigration limit debate and power of labor forces
The piece argues the United States needs more workers, but this should not block immigration. It contrasts immigrant labor with native labor and highlights industrial progress from steam, electricity, and transport. It cites Franklin Gout and the synchronizing condenser from Westinghouse as a leap in transmitting power, imagining electrification reaching every farmhouse and boosting national labor capacity.
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Jewish humor books and the flapper in a social fabric
A reader asks about genuine Jewish humor versus grotesque depictions in English works. Richie references Hebrew stories and authors like Mangwill, Gaster, Yabara, Abrahams, and Isaac as authentic sources, noting how humor reflects Jewish life across centuries. The letter also urges class unity, urging sympathy for all women from flappers to working girls, stressing a shared social fabric beyond caste. It closes with reflections on revelation and Jesus's authority as the embodied gospel.
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Irish Mothers by Anne Campret
Poem praises Irish mothers with affectionate lines about love care and warmth. It contrasts Irish and Trish mothers highlighting nurture humor and strength in motherhood across verses. The piece blends playful dialect with tender imagery to celebrate maternal devotion.
Heroes and Villains by Walt Mason
A reflective piece on Scott and Cooper stories noting recurring heroes and villains. It contrasts moral weight with real world cynicism, mocks modern realism, and questions the value of popular fiction and its uplift. The essay touches on virtue, romance, and the shifting tastes of readers.
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Fragmented Satirical Verse on Taxes and Moral Reform
Fragmented lines critique sermons and reforms that tax others while avoiding self reflection. The piece alludes to moral failings, calling out knowledge of schemes over action and suggesting intrusive temptations toward neighbors and their children, in a terse, satirical register.
Weather outlook for Southern New England and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions with rising temperatures across Southern New England and Eastern New York through Monday and Tuesday. Western storm intensifies and moves northeastward while low pressure persists over Canadian maritimes. Winds shift southeast to south near Sandy Hook to Hatteras with overcast skies and chance of local thunder showers in the west.
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