Bridgeport Telegram History and Publication Details
The Bridgeport Telegram established in 1897 provides post office entry as second class. It lists subscription rates and advertising terms, with contact details at 440 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and includes Associated Press content rights.
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Geubiiahed Daily Excunt
Suestays
ME Post Publishing CO
Middle Street
Bridcenert
Conn
Meabers Audit“Bureau of Circulation
Omembess
Associated Press
Pews
Kendrick Bangs Faces Odd Water Trial in Cheerful Tone
A garbled clipping describes John Kendrick facing a peculiar water ordeal. Despite distress, the tone remains oddly light as he steps into hot water and a soothing bath, with cheerful remarks about his fate and resilience.
Bridgeport Gas Rate Change Sparks Consumer Outcry
The Bridgeport Gas Light Co removes the monthly service charge and raises gas rates on a sliding scale, hitting middle class households hardest. Consumers using 3,000 feet or more face substantial increases, with late payments adding extra charges. The shift may push some back to coal while electric ranges gain appeal.
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Bridgeport Gas Light Company
Sas
Rene He Vk Arts
Fonsaboya
Benet Gas-Light Company
Benes
Bridgeport
United Nluminating Company
Bolicys
Sidewalk Snapshots of Arthur Wakfaslan Wakeman at Detorken Pharmacy
Arthur Wakeman, pharmacist at Detorken Pharmacy on Barnum and Seaview, has 25 years in the business in Erieport and Newark. Native of Denbury, he lives with wife and child at 24140 Barnum Avenue. He is captain of the Schwaben Duck Pin Bench, a hobbyist who enjoys pewling.
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Arthur S. Wakfaslan
Arthur
Wakeman
Detorken
Barnum and
Seaview Waveaues
Newark
Barnum Avenue
Denbury
Eriéreport
The Making of a Newspaper Fourth Estate Feature
A Fourth Estate feature details the scale of a Metro daily newspaper operation. It cites a recent fifty page issue with 647,848 circulation, 207 tons of paper, 1500 pounds of ink, and a 4500 mile long one page wide sheet stretch.
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Stereotype
Stereotype Department
Fernace
Jon
Nory
Pearls in Pawn Clash Over Real and Artificial Gems
Paris jewelers debate the value of pearls amid fears of a Japanese Pebble menace. The municipal pawn office considers refusing pearls as pledges. The London Daily News notes past thefts of emeralds during synthetic stone discoveries and questions how to tell genuine from artificial gems.
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Paris
Ment de Piere
Lomtan Daily News Star
Rail wage cut sparks mixed editorials across papers
Across several newspapers, editorials react to the reduction in wage scales by the railroad labor board. They frame the move as economic law balancing employment stability against living costs, with unions cautiously supportive and business papers predicting broader price and trade effects.
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Hallroaad Leber
Minneapolis Journal
Ind
New York
Ratlford Labor Board
Pen General Industrial Contions
Tara
Jersey City Journal
Int
South Bend
Turner
Peble Vm
Manchester Union
Attiude
Oenm
Utien
Temputeil
Dew
Nihampl
Denrosaian
Baltimore
Syracuse
Buffalo Times
Dem
Oklahoma City Oklahoman
Harvard Times
Mit
Harrismirg Tatriat
Herm
Cairn monuments mark Captain Cook’s death site long preserved
Centuries after Captain Cook’s fatal incident in Flaagril, a rugged cairn and a palm stump memorial endure two miles from the historic seashore. A copper plate honors Cook for discovering these lands in the Year of Our Lord 1778, while other relics show age and later vandalism.
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Flaagril
Brent
Capain Cook
James Cook
R. N
Urs
Humble Mongmert
Nat
It's A Winner Walt Says An Optimistic Note On Earth
The text argues the world remains a winner despite disasters and sorrow. It notes people imagine a happier world, yet judge departure as wrong. The speaker claims life on this planet blends gumbo and granite, offering justice and hustle amid trouble, with hope that everything ends well.
Bridgeport Notes and Events From The Standard 1881
Bridgeport items cover society notes, meetings, and local plans. The Connecticut Madieud society lists 484 members while parades, tests, and planned excursions shape a busy Bridgeport week.
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Connecticut Madieud Society
Mrs Lloyd-George a Good Politician and Wife Alike
Mrs Dearil Lloyd-Gee wife of the British premier prides herself on control of her name at Downing Street. She can still make political speeches and campaigns in Wales, with a personal triumph noted from the Bedford district visit.
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Mey
Charnes Te ‘Soungest
Dennett Taylor
Searce
Fairfeld
Edward Managin
Wend
Sundae
Tairele
Ira Tice
Thuvid Jennings
Nears
Pindral
Slewney
Terese
Hanford Hull
Mir
Edmund R. Wood
Bedford
Caali
Eiblin
John Bunyan
Coloye-Geerse
Wellington
Wales
Questions and answers from the era on civil service, science, and geography
A collage of Q A items covers reinstating ex servicemen in civil service without exam five year rule, methods to remove brass corrosion, telephone cable links, why grapefruit is sour, causes of bathing in saltwater, lightning repeats, Penn Avenue width in Washington, center of population latitude longitude, seven deadly sins, states that seceded, largest state building, Tod railway bridge cost, and Navajo Reservation size.
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Civil Department
A. Stapeteaut
Fennssivania Avenue
Washington
Treasury
Penney
Ection
United States
Een County
Tadisan
Tawar Bridge
Tower Bridge
Thames
Landon
Correct English a Daily Quiz
A garbled historical quiz item questions corrections of misused phrases and spelling in a faux old newspaper style. It references phrases about pronunciation and grammar, a Bucksaw anecdote, and miscopied lines. The piece asks to rewrite and improve the phrasing for clarity and accuracy.
Fighting Man Rivalry And Dempsey Quote From Interview
A fragmentary sports feature discusses Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier as fierce contenders. It portrays Dempsey as a relentless, hard hitting fighter and comments on public perception of their rivalry, noting “fightin’ guy” nicknames and expected mischief in the buildup.
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Jack Dempsey
Walt
Carpentier
Fehl
Jack
Georgen
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