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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1925
Page
12
Subscription rates and publication details for the Bridgeport Telegram issued by The Post Publishing Co. The paper serves Milford and Fairfield with direct telephone connections for ads and news items and lists Milford and Fairfield contact numbers.
The piece argues that Westport's Compo Beach ordinance has no penalty and is unenforceable, aimed only at dissuading outsiders. It warns any enforcement would invite false arrest suits and possible damages while noting state park efforts to relieve congestion. The piece calls for equal application of parking rules and discusses Sherwood's Island park proposal.
An article reveals that the criminal Gerald Chapman and associate George Anderson used aliases, masking true identities. It states Anderson’s real name may be Ira S S Von Teller, with origins abroad and multilingual education. The piece notes both men are dead or imprisoned, highlighting deception in crime.
Fragmentary text describes Chapman and Anderson as the duped perpetrators in a petty crime. It characterizes them as cheap, shabby and somewhat stupid, noting Anderson’s arrest after attempting to pass counterfeit money to a girl in a candy store who notified police. The passage labels them as the masterminds behind the incident.
A fragment from an Illinois Trust Company president displays eight epigrams on contracts, industry, wages, economy, banking strength, and national wealth. The lined set includes quotes attributed to Bacon, Cicero, Leverhulme, Hartley Withers, and others, reflecting views on finance and production.
A Cologne restaurant faced a romance dispute after a waitress kissed a waiter in business hours. A guest complained, the owner fired the waitress, and the court awarded her $10,000 in damages while ruling the guest a nuisance and the proprietor an idiot.
The piece honors Chauncey Olcott, beloved Irish tenor, noting his simple singing style and deep brogue charm that move audiences. His illness casts doubt on future performances, prompting sorrow among Irish supporters who prize his contributions to Irish melodies and national sentiment.
A Telegram reader urges thorough vetting of every candidate for public office before elections. The letter argues that revealing complete histories would deter undesirables and force morally and intellectually qualified leaders to be chosen. It asserts city affairs are private matters and calls citizens to engage in the battle for clean government.MISS E. F, TURNEY
A collage of humorous lines and aphorisms probing social mores, language quirks, and cultural shifts. The items mix wordplay on money and rights with reflections on education, propriety, and gender roles, concluding with a grammar correction dialog.
A quirkily worded snippet collection shows The Fun Shop on furniture shifts, a Father Money riddle, and a Lee Shippey penned School Days piece with playful songs about teachers and students. It includes jokes about moving costs and neighborly life, with short anecdotes from Sarah Rummey and Ruth Stein.
A 1925 retrospective lists notable figures and events from twenty five years earlier. Names include Hung Chang, McKinley, Bryan, Roosevelt, Hanna, Carnegie, Stevenson, Dowie, Fitzsimmons, Jefries, Astor, Lipton, Hay, and Powers alongside events like the Boxer Rebellion and the Boer War.
Democratic mayoral candidate Thomas J. Cullinan blames voter confusion over the Home Rule question tied to the ripper law for the party's defeat. He cites multiple factors but notes Home Rule as the principal obstacle and says the public misunderstood the issue amid campaign slogans. He plans to devote time to his business while believing Bridgeport would benefit from changes to the governing machine.
The article outlines insurgent Republican moves led by Willam H. Burnham targeting the state committee and primary battles. It notes King’s departure for New York after a parade, shifts within the party, Budgets, and the impact on 1926 elections, with references to Cullinan, Ripper interests, and intra party loyalties across New Haven and Bridgeport.
A long tale of Daniel Defoe who faced repeated publisher rejection yet persisted. He climbed many stairs and faced scorn, but a found publisher finally released his Crusoe, whose sales grew over the years. The piece urges perseverance against dismissal.
Takoca hall on Bostwick avenue will host indoor activities this winter. The Board of Recreation announced the opening on December 1, three afternoons weekly, for children aged between eight and fifteen, with West Enthads Basketball as a planned feature, aided by Stephen F Chernitzky of St Stevens church.
A nostalgic verse on the old home road by the river shore. The speaker recalls a farmhouse, meadows, silo, and red barn while lamenting that city life has overtaken the familiar path and the past remains unreachable.
A compact reflection urging soft tones under pressure and steady ideals. It emphasizes valuing others opinions, uplifting peers, and exuding gentleness in daily presence to inspire friends to their best.
The monologue chronicles Tessie’s anxious barber shop visit with requests for specific styling, mirrors, and comfort items. She frets over sight, asks for slight side and back adjustments, and comments on the barber’s talkativeness and licensed status. The piece includes internal dialogue and hints at social observations around beauty routines.
Readers may submit original humor pieces including anecdotes poetry burlesques and satires to Fun Shop Headquarters Bridgeport Telegram. Accepted submissions paid 1 to 10 dollars per piece and 25 cents to 1 dollar per line for poetry. Unaccepted manuscripts will not be returned.
About ten Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce members will visit Newark to tour the port development. They will be hosted by Newark Chamber officials and guided by port engineers with luncheon provided as part of the event.
An inquest examined the death of William Murphy nine of 274 Pembroke Street crushed beneath a trolley near Yellow Mill bridge. Traffic Officer William Booth testified the boy ran into traffic after darting from the north sidewalk, narrowly passing a westbound trolley before colliding with a car and being crushed. George Sherwood, owner of the automobile, claimed he did not see the boy until impact. Motorman Patrick Kennedy testified he stopped, then released brakes as the boy was flung forward in front of the trolley and wedged beneath the front truck.
The liner Berengaria, en route from New York to Cherbourg and Southampton, faced a string of storms ending in a severe sea state. A large number of passengers and crew aboard were injured, many with arm and head injuries, as the ship reached Cherbourg. Notables aboard included Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Viscount Gage, Sir Harry and Lady Peat, King Chie Amoah WJ of the Gold Coast, and international businessmen.
Joseph A. Kuhn, thirty, was convicted of shooting Suzanna Andreogzi at 74 Atwells Avenue on July 6. He received four years and four months at hard labor in the state prison from Judge J Jerome Hahn in Superior Court.
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions on Thursday followed by rain at night or Friday. Friday brings colder weather Friday night with rain likely in the Atlantic states. Northern New England and southern New England will be fair Thursday with interior warming. Friday turns warmer. Pressure remains high over the Atlantic with center over New England and winds shifting from northeast to east. Gale conditions are expected from Sandy Hook to Hatteras in the south, diminishing northward.
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