Municipal talk and opera in city life and fame
Bridgeport column notes on public figures and civic manners. It questions why residents seek to meet mayors, recounts Boston and Crawfordsville exchange over inviting officials, and praises municipal opera in St Louis as cultural booster. It also mentions Illinois Central line restrictions and Chicago urban transit debates.
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Tolloharas Abiford
Audit Bureau of Ctrvatation
Pohiahien
Iepe
Elao
Boston
Congress of America
Excent
Congress
John C Snyder
Grawfordsvile
Ind
Snyder
Alfeston
Carters
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Boston Transcript
Nichols
Major Harding
Ghue
Geta
St Louis
New York
Ieee At
Tate
Heer
America
Forest Park
Overhead Pantograph System Aimed at Electrified Railways
A wartime column notes New Haven road developed pantograph slider for high voltage overhead lines, overcoming early controversy over sub stations and contact safety. It claims standardization nationwide and mocks New Haven while lauding Chicago’s progress, fifteen years late. The piece moves to a unrelated issue about international travel and prohibition.
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New Haven Road
New Haven
Chicago
Pay as We Go Plan Defended by Hartford Times
The Hartford Times argues against debt despite crowded Middletown Insane Hospital. It notes $1,106,357 in planned improvements across Norwich, Mansfield, Cheshire, Meriden, Mystic, Niantic, and other sites, plus $420,000 for Storrs College and $820,000 for pathology labs. The piece credits the pay-as-you-go approach and urges prudent economies while continuing funded projects.
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Hartford Times
Middletown Insane Hospital
the Times
Norwich Insane Hospital
Connecticut State
State Farm
Connecticut Reformatory
Ab Cheshire
Connecticut School For
Meriden
Long Lane
Middletown
Mystic Oral School For
Eeaside Sinatorium
Niantic
New Britain Normal School
Middle Town Hospital
Mantle
Mansfield
Storrs College
Connecticut
Manhattan Days and Nights in a Wartime Perspective
A first person reminiscence on freedoms and policing along American beaches. The author contrasts U.S. and European treatment of citizens, recalls wartime camera rules at Coney Island, and laments customs and police conduct while praising casual civilian defiance and the pull of public opinion.
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Coney
New York
Abolishing billboards idea sparks Darien note
A reader urges Darien to follow Long Island towns in banning billboards along the Post road to restore natural beauty. The letter imagines removing ads would reveal scenery and curb unsightly signs, arguing smokers and soap buyers do not need such reminders.
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Darien
Long Island
Post Road
Mars
Two Girls by Mne Campbells
A reflective poem contrasts two paths for young women, one pursuing comfortable campus life while the other faces hardship. It warns that wealth and ease cannot buy inspiration or peace, as the girl with inner strength enters a demanding future with steady resolve.
Sentence Sermons on Womanhood and Dignity
A reflective compendium extols the happy woman as proud of motherhood and content with womanhood. It urges respect for the female sex, glorifying womanliness with understanding and forgiveness as noble in the eyes of God amid fluctuating weather.
Political pointers and local government notes in New Haven area
Report on jail account probes and rumored involvement beyond ex jailer Baldwin. Includes Hine appointed clerk to the Ansonia board of assessors with a six year term and 6500 salary, replacing duties. Smith Smith article on Democratic rally at Savin Rock endorsing Gov Alfred E Smith. Meriden funeral of William G Gallagher, US Senate guard. Norwalk airport discussions. Waterbury and Danbury city updates. New Haven pidemen slated to hear Sunday sport permit proposal. New Britain sewage plant concerns. city directory stats with common names and demographics.
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Board of Assessors
Ansonia
Cook
Board of Finance
Airceman
Assessment Board
Hine
Board of Charities
Meriden
William G. Gallagher
United States Senate
Gallagher
James Gallagher
Universalist Society
Fifteenth
Connecticut Regiment
Army of the Potomac
Senate
Pratt
Norwalk
Board of Trade
Civic Committee
Frank Goodchild
State Chamber of Commerce
Boston Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber
Trumbull
Patrick O'Donnell
Board of Aldermen
Eugene Conaty
William H. Boyle
Joseph Armstrong
Conaty
New Haven
Engineers Wanted Not Statesmen By Dr Frank Crane
An editorial urges replacing politicians with practical engineers to tackle national projects. It highlights Mississippi and Imperial Valleys flood risks, calls for action by a nonpartisan problem solver, and spotlights Herbert Hoover as the capable choice to manage river harnessing, warning against partisan politics.
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Frank Crane
Missippi
Colorado
Mississippi Valley
Wall Street
West
Arizona
Herbert Hoover
Mississippi
Mons
Questions on scandal and God as Father in modern thought
A magazine letter from Worcester Mass mixes advice to a woman facing anonymous accusations with reflections on gender in theology. It cites Mrs Eddy and argues God can be called Mother or Parent, while praising Cardinal Mercier’s life and lamenting war costs revealing true character. The tone blends moral inquiry with devotional tribute to a revered priest.
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New York City
Garl
Mrs. Eddy
Netter
God
Wother
Nood
Christ
Worcester
Mass
Cardinal Mercier
Christendom
The
Church Universal
Mellon’s view on Hoover and Dawes shapes 1920s politics
Washington rumors swirl over Secretary Mellon’s leanings for president as Coolidge steps back. The discussion cites past support for Dawes, doubts about Hoover, and possible labor and banking alignments. It notes Mellon’s ties to Dawes and the Dawes plan, plus concerns about McCortahy and Coolidge era politics.
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Washington
Secretary Mellon
Coolidge
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary Hoover
Mellon
Mr. Hoover
Treasury Department
Hoover
Mr Mellon
General Dawes
William M. Butler
White House
Dawes
American Debt Funding Commission
Secretary of Commerce
Judge Kenyon
Europe
McFadden
Federal Reserve
Coollage
M cCortah
The Sleeper Wakes by Walt Mason
Poet Walt Mason rails against nightly crime and wearying headlines. He prefers sleep over the dangerous garish streets, urging readers to retreat to bed for safety and calm away from the danger of night.
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Walt Mason
Daily Paper
Anc Swat
Weather report for Eastern New York and New England
Fairly cloudy Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. High pressure extends from New England to the Atlantic. Expect mostly fair conditions east of the Mississippi for the next two days. North of Sandy Hook winds stay southeast to south, overcast with possible fog Thursday. From Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds are northeast to moderate with overcast skies and possible rain in southern areas.
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New England
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
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Angelo M. Paonessa
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New England Insurance Exchange
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