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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1927
Page
8
Bridgeport paper announces daily operation with telephone connection to all departments. Open daily and nightly to promote services and advertisements. Mentions Associated Press credit and republication rights.
A critical column examines President Coolidge’s dispute with the U S Chamber of Commerce over a proposed 400 million dollar tax cut versus treasury guidance at 25 million. It argues that true tax relief requires cutting expenditures and notes rising civil outlays despite claims of economic efficiency. The piece also covers atheism advocacy, court action, and national income debates led by Professor Irving Fisher, questioning how income and wealth are measured across classes.
Admiral Willem H G Bullard former chair of the Federal Radio Commission died suddenly in Washington. A naval officer, he urged strong government effort to advance American radio, helped consolidate patents into Radio Corporation during WWI, and promoted broadcasting as America led the world in radio.
The Holland American historian Hendrik Van Loon writes America with a sharp, negative view. A review accuses him of denigrating his adopted land to sell books, portraying Civil War losses as proof of national decline and blaming puritan justice and postwar industrial greed for a fallen republic. His hope rests on recent European influence and renewed optimism.
A humorous verse about medical bills driving patients to pay cash for doctor and druggist services. The speaker recalls debts from doctors, druggists, and credit plans, noting how high bills ruin hope and strain livelihoods while urging thrift and self reliance.
The Daily Mirror notes Senator Hiram Johnson denies presidential craving while listing peers like Couzens Wagner Smoot King La Follette Warren Terris Simmons Overman McLean Randell Fletcher Bruce Metcalf Walsh Reed Curtis Jones Gillett Fees Smith Swanson du Pont and others, suggesting many are likely unwilling to run though some may still hope for the White House. The column questions who among the 96 senators might actually pursue the presidency and mocks the idea of universal ambition.
The column reviews local politics and figures. It notes Charles E. Williamson becomes compensation commissioner January 1 and was longtime Darien Town Court prosecutor. Stamford sues to interpret borrowing limits. high school bonds and street program costs are debated. Meriden Republican campaign opens with Welsh de Bussey and tax cuts highlighted. Senate chaplain candidates draw ministerial candidates and local traffic light petitions gain traction. Yale Aeronautical Society cites two New Haven airport sites, costs and land purchase estimates.
Readers are invited to send signed letters expressing opinions to Tale gram Readery. All letters must include the author’s correct name and address for confirmation. anonymous submissions are rejected. Letters over eight hundred words may be shortened for clarity and brevity.
In the fifth year of the drive the American Distemper committee states that scientists have confirmed the disease’s primary cause and achieved immune puppies through inoculation. They predict a method to render dogs immune, though broader public funding remains scarce with only about five percent contributing. Charles H. Tyler in Boston appeals to dog owners nationwide to donate as science progresses toward success. Samuel F. Wadsworth M.D. endorses the plea.
In a column from New York on November 27 Herbert Core reflects on evolving New York underworld figures. He notes modern gangs are smaller, preferring money through extortion and protection rather than grand battles, while lamenting the loss of notorious “big names.” The piece blends social critique with anecdotes about night clubs, insurance, and shifting criminal landscapes across Sixth Avenue and Little Wall Street.
A compact aphorism urges humility and open-mindedness by warning against pride toward the rich or poor. It counsels listening to others and using personal judgment rather than status to define greatness. The fragment hints at broader thoughts on national identity with a provocative line about a so called pure American history written by an Indian and Chicagoans as invaders.
Eastern New York mostly cloudy and colder with rain possible in the far south Monday with Tuesday rain and a gradual rise in temperatures. Northern New England will turn fall and colder Monday with Tuesday snow or rain and a slow warming trend. Southern New England under cloudy skies with a cooling Monday and Tuesday rain and gradual temperature rise. A northern disturbance near Newfoundland drives occasional rain in the North Atlantic states Monday into Tuesday as winds shift from north to northeast.
A reader asks about youth demands, parental guidance, and the role of home, church, and school. Responses discuss immortality as a belief supported by resurrection, divine revelation, and the expanding human spirit, and compare Judaism and Christianity while honoring common ethical aims.
The piece argues grief is a lifelong teacher shaping outlooks on sorrow, aging, and human nature. It contrasts youth and old age, notes how tragedy often stems from trivial causes, and emphasizes learning from fear and suffering rather than avoiding it.
The piece voices fatigue in the speaker and Anne Campbell as tired eyes that witness a weary world. It recalls past joys and asks about dawns that never fully arrive, ending with the speaker seeing their own truth mirrored in tired eyes and confessing shared weariness.
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