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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1926
Page
12
A garbled OCR passage presents scattered phrases about political reform and voting enthusiasm. It mentions images, lines, and lines of argument with few coherent names or events, making the overall point obscured and hard to interpret.
The article reviews congressional elections during President Cleveland and his successors, noting party shifts in Congress, the impact of minority presidencies on power balance, and the pattern of candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties shaping the next term outcomes. It highlights how elections produced transfers between districts and the role of party strength in Congress.
Fragmentary verse urges perseverance amid heaviness and troubles. The lines promote standing firm with clear purpose and courage, inviting a steady, hopeful mindset despite ongoing challenges.
Republican clubs plan to build a pension eligibility list as district work proceeds led by A J Merritt with district prep in the Fifth. Hartford registrars prepare tax enumerations and mayor Robins delays his annual message to council. Dr William Hornaday joins Hartford park board after Langley resignation. Louis Feinmar and New Haven figures honor Fanmark moving to Norwalk. Greenwich physician Dr Albert Bennett dies of pneumonia. Norwalk city offices show resignations and retirements as Butter and Buttery contemplate future posts. Ansonia’s mayoral remarks praise past cooperation and signal continued progress.
Fragmented OCR passage reflects on travel abroad and self development. It discusses experiences in France and other places, the value of education, appetite for culture, and the idea that one gains wealth of understanding only by living and learning beyond home. It emphasizes personal growth over material wealth with a call to self reliance and contemplation.
Ansonia faced a record daily rainfall as a thunderstorm swept through, flooding streets and disrupting services. The Derry Gas and Electric Co plant shut down, plunging Ansonia Shelton and surrounding areas into darkness. Power and telephone lines failed, trolley service halted, and mills dependent on electricity paused operations during the outage.
The Wrigley Company declares an additional dividend of five cents per share beyond the regular twenty five cent dividend, payable to shareholders of record. The action mirrors standard corporate payout practices and aligns with prior distributions from the firm.
A reader correspondence from Cooperstown NY to Rev Dr Cadman covers whether the millennium comes through faith or divine intervention, and debates fairy tales versus real hero stories for children. The piece reflects on imagination, Santa Claus, and the value of literature in child education with a 1926 copyright note.
State authorities deny the proposed Phi Industrial Bank of Bridgeport after months of applications by Oxs Keine Samuel Theiner Mun orien and others. The planned location was 100 doors east of the Morris Plan Bank on line 1 street. The project faced opposition from the Morris Plan Bank and its attorney Frederick Morgan led the opposition.
A Waterbury firm sues plumbers claiming damages after a faulty product destroyed stock valued at 30 dollars and caused a 9000 dollar business loss due to canceled contracts and supply issues. The case references a trial in New York with cited parties Daly and Ahlers.
A Roxbury man rescued two people from drowning when a truck plunged into a pond during a night ride. He leaped from the vehicle, swam to safety, and guided the injured to shore as Orange personnel praised his quick actions.
In Norwalk harbor a storm yesterday afternoon swept two men overboard in an open skiff. Olfinger White, 45, a South Norwalk contractor, and Frank Thompson, 43, of New Canaan, were likely drowned. Search parties found the skiff adrift near Peach Island with oars aboard, but no sign of the missing men despite island sweeps.
Nellie Cavanaugh of Whitpituck district died at home Wednesday after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Dennis and Ellen Bahen Cavanaugh and is survived by two sisters Margaret and Mary, and two brothers Michael and James. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 4 from St Rose’s Church with a solemn mass of requiem.
The forecast covers southern New England and East New York with a three day trend toward Friday fair and rising temperatures. Northern New England remains fair Thursday and Friday with colder conditions Friday. A Gulf of St Lawrence disturbance brings strong winds and precipitation to the North Atlantic states. warmer weather is expected east of the Mississippi Thursday and Friday with diminishing winds.
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