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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1920
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR reveals Bridgeport Telegram details with founding note and local department listings. Mentions Metropolitan Tower New York and Peonlen Gas Bids with unclear context. Publication info shows Post Publishing Co and Associated Press credit, dated historical press lines.
A garbled OCR style excerpt laments excessive taxation on personal items and clothing. The speaker mentions shoes, coat, promissory notes, chickens, goat, socks, coal wood, necktie, hats, spats, and other belongings, expressing inability to pay. No clear event or date.
Disjointed editorial fragments reference Gov Cox Tonight Liberty ads bank messengers and war soft money notions. Mentions of gamblers swag pillows and umpteenth verses imply political satire or critique. Scattered items touch on liquor restrictions embassies grand jury investigation and vague election-era tensions.
Editorial condemns Japan's military actions in Manchuria and Siberia as pretexts for conquest. It accuses Tokyo of inciting anti Chinese outrage to seize resources and the Chinese Eastern Railway, aiming to dominate Asia's rich trading routes through force and indemnity claims.
The article contrasts the Second Internationale with Bolshevism, noting the former’s democratic, nonviolent stance and opposition to violent revolution. British delegate Thomas Shaw reports on conditions in Soviet Russia, describing suppression of liberty, regime autocracy, and dire laboring-class distress with arrests and limited bread.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New York wins a landmark test case in Mount Vernon New York where Socialists were arrested for street speaking without a permit. Justice Keogh rules the ordinance unconstitutional restoring free speech rights. The decision signals a return to traditional American ideals and trust in courts to safeguard constitutional freedoms.
The piece muses on women with precarious marital status gaining a “coup de main” during leap year and warns men to beware moonlit moments. It questions whether equal rights and women’s votes will make every year open to proposals, implying social change and caution for susceptible men.
Boston news reports that a Weders Grand Jury, ordered in special session for October 27 by U S Attorney Daniel Gallagher, will decide if high hotel and restaurant prices amount to criminal profiteering. An exhibit shows a ham sandwich costing a few cents to make sold for 20 cents.
Mo Sweet and Her Family a comedy playlet presented by the Ladies And Society of the Devon Union church last night attracted a large crowd and proved a success. Mrs. Albert H. Flood and Mrs. H. Riddell led the cast of the night with engaging performances. musical numbers included piano solos by Miss Gertrude Gifford and selections by the quartet.
Franklin D Roosevelt’s niece, Mrs. Roosevelt, donated $109 to the National Committee fund. The Temporal National committee received her contribution, announced today by the committee's women's auxiliary.
Milford, Oct. 19. James J. Korwin, chairman of the Democratic town committee, is completing plans for a Democratic campaign rally at the town hall on Thursday evening, Oct. 28. Rollin A. Tyler, gubernatorial candidate, will be the principal speaker along with United States Marshal William K. Palmer and a prominent woman speaker to be announced.
Mrs. Frederick J. Berger hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Jeanette Berger as guests including Elizabeth Savage Mae Noonan Vary Tulle Day May Axenny May Bolan Florence Schmidt Margaret Henry Alma Rice Helen Quillivan Lorraine ser Edith Weed Anna Albright Catherine Quinlivan London Eliza beth Nolan William Kenney and others. The decor used Halloween colors. Artificial flower making is noted as a Japanese art.
Bridgeport notes from the Standard for Wednesday October 20 1880 recounts Mr P T Barnums free house plant offer drawing hundreds of working people. Mentions donations to the Pairchild Monument Fund, and reports on local business like Hawley Co enlarging its hardware store, a Republican parade to General Grant in Stamford, and civic meetings. Also covers veterans, the Board of Trade, school and church events, and notes on the Mollies entertaining guests from New Haven and Waterbury.
A satirical dialogue critiques profiteering and taxation through a chain of tradesmen. A grocer, tailor, butcher, and doctor vent complaints about rising costs and government actions, with each accusing others of greed while the pots and kettles metaphorically judge public wrongs.
The Open season for deer hunting is mocked in a satirical piece detailing new by laws. It parodies restrictions requiring horn length and notes comical penalties for hunters and tailors alike. It mentions institute counts and club orders in a provincial tone.
A report to the International and Daily Press Association convention suggests a softening newsprint market. W J Pape of Waterbury chaired the committee presenting findings on the paper price outlook and supply situation.
A poem urges a young man to awaken, use mind and heart, and harness knowledge and skill to bring progress. It frames industry, truth, and genius as powers shaping the world, warning against ignorance and encouraging courage in battle and craft.
A 1920 Q&A discusses pension eligibility under the act of June 6, 1920 for Spanish American War veterans with service-related disabilities and poor earning capacity. It notes monthly pension ranges from $12 to $30 based on age at 62 to 75, and mentions additional annuity provisions. It also answers varied questions about tobacco, navy beans, wood vs grain alcohol, consular salaries, Annapolis terms, and other topics in a period trivia format.
An editorial urges a national fight against rats, noting a large human population shares space with them. It claims $100,000,000 yearly is spent to feed the rat pest, which spreads disease and waste. The piece promotes a 24 page Agriculture Department booklet, available for two pennies in stamps, to learn eradication methods.
Chief Sea Scout James A Wilder visits Bridgeport to assess making the city the East Coast base for Sea Scout movement. He stays with the local Boy Scouts of America and reviews Slack Rock harbor. accompanies by aide G Horton and former navy lieutenant Albert W W Smith commands the local unit.
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