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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1926

Page

21

Four Routes Set as Parallels 10 Boston Post Road

Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald will seek legislative authority to build a road after surveys of four routes between Stratton and the New York line. An airplane survey covers a ten mile north and west strip from Stratad lighthouse to the state line with photos showing trees, houses, and fences.

Boston Post Road John A. Macdonald Stratin New York State Hartford New York State Line

Connecticut highway plan to ease Post Road traffic

Engineers mapped ten tentative routes and now conduct field surveys for a new highway for passenger vehicles to serve the state. Widening the Post Road from the New York line to New Haven should finish by December 1927 while a parallel route is built through new territory. The two roads will run to capacity but only just meet current traffic through the Connecticut bottleneck.

Connecticut Office of Highway Commissionet Macdonald New York State Line New Waren Connecticut ‘Bottie

Red newspapers owned by the working class in Russia

Soviet newspapers differ from American press in ownership and censorship. None are privately owned. all are government or party organs under state control. Advertising is scarce. issues run four to eight pages at about 2 1 2 cents. Domestic news dominates. speeches by Bolshevik leaders fill pages. foreign news is limited unless sensational. Crimes are rarely mentioned. spontaneous events are minimized. Politics and economics drive the content as the stock in trade of Soviet pubs.

Moscow Communist Party Russia Newa Stalin Bukharin Zinoviev Trotsky Tomsky

City Democratic Campaign Shows Small Post Election Deficit

The Democratic party reports a deficit of 1.60 after spending 1,061.60 on the municipal campaign that saw mayoral candidate Thomas M Cullman defeated. Treasurer Moran notes receipts of 1,050 with detailed listings ofContributor totals and worker costs.

Democrats ENUS Thomas M Cullman Democratic Party William J. Moran John F. Caldwell Moran Signere Archibald McNair Jr John J McGuinness John A Cornell Willam J Keough William Annin H. D Fairchild Wheeler Sonny Cornell P W. Wren Thomas F White Samuel Drew Sanford Stoddard Thomas M .Cusliman Fred Atwater F. D Baker William J Moran Wiliam B Flanagan James Caney Harry Silverstone Charles Weingarten John J. O'Rourke Richard H Murphy Charles Stuart Canfield Michael H. Small James F. Coleman Charles F. Greene William T. Mulling Frank J. Brennen Clifford J. Buckley George E Crawford Hugh J. Lavery John J. McGuinnes John F Dowling Joseph J Devine Samuel Mellitz Arthur B Weiss Daniel J Cuffara Thomas Collins James Small Fifth District Democratic Club Robert D. Goddard James E. Murphy Vincent L. Keating J. Delbia James O'Neill Paul Goldberg Dominick Kunkle John Haggerty

Policeman Seeks Divorce After Violent Home Strife

City police officer Blair testifies that his wife assaulted him with a carving knife and chairs amid quarrels at 395 Railroad avenue and on street patrol. He details attempts at reconciliation, accusations of infidelity, and a separation on June 2, 1926, as authorities note ongoing tensions and a resumed court session.

Blair JuHn Blatt Railroad Avenue Mra Blair Ia Courtland Street Fayerweather’s Island Mra. Blair Patrick J Flannagan

Queen Marie of Roumania Visits Indianapolis in Snow

Marie Queen of Roumania arrives in Indianapolis amid mishaps on the Chicago to Indiana trip. The royal party endures rain and cold with the princess Ileana briefly ill, but the queen receives a welcoming banquet, a gold key, and poems autographed by locals.

Ileana Chicago Indianapolis Marie Roumania Indiana Nicolas Danville Hli Noid John L. Duvall James Whitcomb Riley State House Ed Jackson Columbia Club Marte Means Clu

Cleveland Plans to Guard Queen Marie in Vast Escort

Cleveland officials ordered a permanent guard of 740 policemen and 300 firemen for Queen Marie and her royal party during their stay. The plan faced opposition at a City Council meeting where Hungarian residents protested that receiving Marie is beneath Cleveland citizens, a protest letter read by none.

Cleveland Marie Edwin D Barry Plana iCleveland Mariejas Peter Witt

Consuelo Belmont reflects on marriage and divorce legacies

The report traces Consuelo Vanderbilt Belmont and her mother Mrs. Belmont through marriages and separations from 1905 onward. It covers dowry provisions in a Duke of Marlborough settlement, Consuelo's Paris and London life, divorces, remarriages, and the matriarch's public stance that marriage is a side issue and women should seek independence.

New York Central Railroad Riverhead N. Y Eitl Boston Duke of Marlborough Consuelo Ing of Robins Oakdale Vanderbilt New York England Queen Mary London Gladys Deacon Belmont National Women’s Party Apeak Jacques Balsand Tendon France

Queen Marie Seeks Romania Spotlight in America

Queen Marie of Romania arrives in Chicago to say she has come to put Romania on the map. She declares her love for the adopted country and warns that belittling Romania treads on the heart of a queen. She speaks of six children who speak Romanian and calls Romania essential to her life and family.

Chicago Marie Roumania Victoria Wea America

Women urged to seek independence through work not marriage

A broad stance argues against women depending on men, praising self support through business and careers. The text notes some men pressing for marriage, yet contends women today can obtain social and financial goals independently, shaping their own unions and life paths. It discusses Marlborough dynasty divorce publicity and linked church reactions, including comments by Canon Carnegie and Bishop Manning on Catholic authority and marriage validity.

Sara London Willam T. Manning Duke of Marlborough Gladys Deacon Boston Oxford Associated Press Canon Carnegie Manning Church of Hingland Westminster Stapearet’s Westminster Abbey House of Commons Mary Endicott Salem Joseph Chamberlain TV Am Carnegie Church Agaimbly Church of England

Sick Man Offers 50 For Stomach Medicine

A reader praises Adlerika for indigestion relief and overall bowel cleansing. The ad quotes several doctors and users extolling benefits, claiming improved digestion, reduced gas, and daily work capability. It notes Adlerika as a saline cleanser with laxative ingredients and urges readers to buy at druggists, with a Bridgeport location mentioned.

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