TROLLEY BATTLE OVER FARES AND REFORMS IN BRIDGEPORT
A letter page debate criticizes the Connecticut Company’s zone fare system and calls for five cent Bridgeport fares. It urges local action by Mayor Wilson and the traffic commission, argues eight to ten cent rides burden workers, and proposes separating Bridgeport lines with safe Birney cars for five cent service.
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Connecticut Company
Toledo
Wilson
Common Council
Conginecticut
Stone
Goodwin
Focal Lines
Bridgeport
Trafic Commission
Peyton Clark
Bse
Traffic Commission
Land Settlement Plans Raise Hopes For Ex Service Men
A 1940s era survey discusses land settlement for ex service men, noting the California initiative to house 300 families on 40 acres in Merced County, with 1,000 applicants seeking allotments. It compares Canada’s program, mentions Prof Elwood Mead, and references the Lane Mandel plan and wartime policy debates.
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Mindie
Cicitvinia
Hher Peere
Merced
Durham
Elwood Mead
Sacramento
Cal
Canada
California
United States
Nada
Lane
Lane-Mandel Hill
Subscriptions Rates and Advertising Details for The Post
The Post Publishing Co Bridgeport advertises subscription rates payable in advance and outlines advertising representatives in New York. It notes offices at Cannon Street Bridgeport and claims affiliation with the Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press for news dispatches.
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Pereign Advertising
Metropolitan
New York
N. XY
the Post Publishing CO
Cannon Street
Bridgeport
Conn
Bere Audit Bureau of Circulation
ERS
Associated Prinss
Associated Press
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A Line of Cheer Through Summer and Winter
A reflective verse speaks of a tree’s steady service across seasons. It contrasts summer shade with winter cold, noting how the tree provides comfort, beauty, and warmth through sacrifice. The poem honors the tree’s enduring, loving aid.
Seeing Ourselves Through Others Eyes Eclipse Message
Toward month end a solar eclipse will be visible if rain clears. The piece explains light travel from the sun to Earth and how we see events staged in distant stars and galaxies. It imagines observers on distant worlds watching Earth’s battles unfolding in light.
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Space
Suffragists Mock Connecticut Governor In Ostrich Metaphor
In Bridgeport speeches suffragists called Governor Moleambt an ostrich, a sharp dig that contrasts his public stance with their push for rights. The remarks, though pungent, reflect heated tensions in early state reform debates.
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Bridgeport
Molemamb
Punkind
Poleambt
Bridgeport Notes and Local Affairs From November
A compendium of Bridgeport items recounts police, social events, court matters, and community updates. Details cover a public sale, charity events, a sailor’s recall, a forged-check incident involving Demorest’s agent, a wedding in a police station, a local crafts showcase, weather observations, and notices of appointments and appeals within the community. The prose weaves mundane civic life with small-town color, naming residents, businesses, schools, and institutions active at the time.
May Withdraw Support From Newtown High School
Fortiv-eight pupils from Newtown High School have transferred to the Community school amid a funding dispute and board deadlock. With only about thirty pupils remaining, the State Board of Education may withdraw financial support. A town meeting set to elect a school board opposes Hickson. Hartford’s State Board decision is awaited. Miss Lucetta Koster will teach in the Community school, with Prof. Raymond Hall joining to teach mathematics and science.
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State Board of Education
Newtown High School
Lee T. Wickson
State Board of Duecation
Sunset Cottage
M Street
Tavour Rooms
Hickson
Newtown
Hartford
M. Clare M. Spring
Lucetta Koster
Miss Spring
Raymond Hall
Cone
Ameriga Honors Its Heroic Dead
In New York a November rain ceremony on an army pier honored American soldiers who died in northern Prussia and navy operations in the far north. Eighteen caskets, draped in stars and stripes and flowers, symbolized the supreme sacrifice as Congress, the army, the American Legion, and relatives paid tribute. The event contrasted with subsequent local notices of marriages and obituaries amid a fragmented page.
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New York
Foeboken
Prussia
Navy
Congress
Die i United States
Army
American Legion
United States
Wadsworth
Lloyd George denies Bolshevik interviews
Prime Minister Lloyd George said in the House of Commons that no person acting for him or with his knowledge had interviewed Bolshevik representatives to learn if negotiations would open and on what terms. He rejected peace advances claimed to come from hostile countries through unrelated agencies.
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AL Brigut
Mancy Fluods Séraporinn
Mime
Demorest
New York
W. W. Snow
Iain
Caylor
Baylor
London
Mremiar Lloyd-George
Horse For Commons
Nova Scotia Urges Keeping of Bees in Valley
In the Annapolis Valley, beekeeping is encouraged with a push for growers to provide one hive per orchard. Despite garbled text, the notice promotes bee maintenance and local agricultural guidance.
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Nova Scotia
Kuntville
N. Seo Bea
Annapolis Valley
Nya Aeyos
Orehard
Ask Questions One Way To Become Informed
The Standard Telegram Information Bureau offers prompt, confidential answers to reader questions. Write Frederick J. Haskin in Washington D C with brief questions and a 3 cent return stamp. No charge beyond a 2 cent return postage, inquiries are confidential.
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Standard Telegram
Washington, D. C
Frederic J. Haskin
Standard Telegram Information Bureau
Frederick J. Asking
How are the President and Congressmen paid
Q and A cover federal pay methods noting thePresident receives a settlement warrant via treasury messenger twice a month while Senators and Representatives can be paid by check or cash through congressional disbursement checks.
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Treasury
Washington
John
John L. Sullivan
United States
G. BR. A
Secretary of the Treasury
John Burke
Roosevels
Theodore Roosevelt
Cai
Rome
Alberta Prepares for Immigrants in New Facility
Edmonton reports Alberta plans a $40,000 immigration tail to handle expected next year influx. Government aims to boost intake capacity with new processing steps and staff to manage increased arrivals.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Some Sweet Day and the Work of Everyday Chores
A fragmentary poem reflects on future utopia when wrongs are removed and harmony reigns, contrasted with present duties. The speaker contemplates chores, bills, and paying workers, suggesting small acts of daily labor help the world. It hints at shared life with a partner and a longing for brighter days.
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Germany
Austria
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Wheelie & Wilson
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Dwight Wheeler
Forgmana
Sanford Hatchery
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Ladies’ Charitable Society
St. John’s Wall
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Hampton Roads
Madford
Mass
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Haim
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H. E. Laseyer
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Migs
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