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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1922
Page
10
Bridgeport Telegram details subscription rates and publication info. The Post Publishing Co. of Bridgeport, Conn operates daily with Sunday edition. Copyright and Associated Press notices appear in the issue.
Morning notes skim a chaotic mix of misprints and jumbled phrases. References to ships, trains, jazz, Moon, and world events appear beside odd quips about marriage, crime, and fashion. The piece drifts without a clear single story or focus.
A Gulf of St. Lawrence disturbance moves eastward with cooler air sweeping the Atlantic states. Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday east and west of the Mississippi with rising temperatures in the Ohio Valley and Lower Latere- Bian Thursday. winds vary from northwest to north.
The piece compares Clemenceau's American visit to Wilson's 1918 Paris trip, noting mutual distrust and political tensions. It argues Americans will welcome Clemenceau, seek his explanations of France's recent actions, and urges thoughtful interpretation rather than bitterness from either side.
Rev James B Nihill proposes a Brooklawn to Oak Street trolley link via Pequonnock Street to ease center congestion and improve the overall system. Chamber of Commerce discusses Father Nichell plan as a low cost way to add about half a mile of track. Brooklawn would join Oak Street, with termini at Congress and Main or Golden Hill and Water Streets, Stratfield line extending to Fairfield or State.
The piece praises Senator George P McLean for shaping tariff policy with committee influence to aid Connecticut farmers and industries. It argues a reelection would keep him on key panels, possibly as Finance Committee chair, and frames his platform Connecticut First and a Fair Deal for All as essential for national prosperity and protection of American enterprises.
A New York broker’s clerk and her husband are drawn into a tragic tale where a petty quarrel over boiled eggs escalates. After she leaves, he later discovers her body in his motor boat named Little Pal. Notes reveal she killed herself, blaming the husband who had given the boat a pet name and preferred “a thing of wood and iron” to her love.
In Port au Prince Haiti on October 17 the best families’ sons seek commissions in the Haitian Rural Guard. Thirty hold commissions, twenty-one more await final examinations after a year of training. Officers, including Lieut. Cal Douglas McDougal, will attend a two year military school and serve with American officers. The gendarmerie strengthens Haitians in command as a native force under Martiza colors.
Westport report notes four bankruptcy estates settled after delays due to a creditor's filing. Final accounts show dividends totaling 17 percent for creditors of Mentes Paselal and related estates, plus sufficient assets to cover administration costs for Losin Kobm and Julia Angiello estates. Jacob Friedman estate final accounting closes. Halloween dance planned at Ripper barn Greens Farms on North avenue.
A worn speaker laments beggars seeking bread and chicken at his door. He argues against charity that enables idleness, insisting the hungry must work and labor to survive, while describing his own harsh method of forcing effort and self-reliance. A rooster crow marks the grim, rural setting.
Antonio Rivie, known as Tony the Barber, admitted manslaughter in Savin Rock for the July 14 shooting and killing Frank Cozzo. The defendant, previously not indicted for murder, faces sentencing next Tuesday as state and defense teams argued at superior court.
The Y M and Y W H A announce a juniors program this afternoon at o o clock. Miss Matsur Zatkind chairs. The program includes songs by pupils, a piano violin duet, dances, a talk by J Cohen, a Boy Scouts troop display, girls table selections, orchestra numbers, a junior Y M W H A address by Gerald Pratt, and moving pictures.
From the readable text, New York is described as about 16 miles long and 16 miles wide in extreme dimensions, while Chicago’s greatest length is stated as just over 26 miles. The item discusses city boundary extents and irregular shapes to compare the two cities.
The speaker vows to rebuild despite devastation describing shattered home and arches. They refuse to yield to ruin and promise to persist, rebuilding with renewed effort and resolve to withstand the world’s challenges.
Observing Angelo Patri, the piece discusses youths harboring private treasures and the parental urge to control, arguing that children think and live with growing independence. It emphasizes guiding rather than coercing, noting trust builds confidence and moral development over forced reform.
John T. Neff Jr of Stamford files a writ of replevin in Superior Court seeking release of goods claimed by New England Products, alleging improper seizure by Sheriff Taylor of Stanford. Supplemental writ named Edward Daler in charge of property. attachment made October 4.
Reported discussion at a London meeting of British zoologists on intersex and sex transformation in animals. Attendees cited experiments where hens changed into cockers and goats exhibited male and female traits, suggesting full reversal of sex characteristics under study.
Dr Royal Copeland answers reader questions on skull injuries brain structure and function. The column outlines brain regions gray and white matter ventricles and tips for headaches dizziness and general health. It includes patient questions about protruding ears fainting weight advice and skin concerns with brief medical guidance.
Miss Lola explains that prominent veins in limbs are a natural condition with no cure. The question also asks about a lateral curvature of the spine causing intermittent back pains and whether any curvature is present.
Judge Paul L. Miller is set to be the luncheon speaker at the Lions Club in Street, addressing The Bar. Dee Williams will preside, with Ernest Don Whigs as attendance prize donor. Lions groups plan chatter night banquets in Worcester and Springfield. a new Greenwich club is being formed.
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