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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1927
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram records its publication details and rates while noting a Associated Press report about a Baltimore merchant Charles Bernstein who fired pistols in a broker’s office. The piece condemns gun use and urges restrictions, reflecting a moral stance on pistol violence.
Following a disaster to Ola Glory and its crew friends of Schice and Brock appeal to Secretary of the Navy to stop the homeward flight from Japan. Wilbur shows sympathy but has no power over civilian flyers. If Schlee and Brock complete the round the world journey, lives may be risked on loaded dice as recent failures show. The ocean flights have shifted from glorious adventure to dangerous daredevil risk with high fatalities.
Mark Sullivan in The Telegram argues Al Smith leads in delegates and party influence while Dry forces wane after Wayne Wheeler's death. The piece notes Democratic hunger for patronage and Smith's broad appeal in states like New York and Pennsylvania, plus his sweep of light wine talk. Republican worries grow as Coolidge fades and Smith is seen as likely Democratic nominee with a milder platform.
Jasper McLevy, Socialist party nominee for Bridgeport mayor, launches a keen campaign challenging municipal governance. His platform attacks the alleged Republican machine and Democratic Leader Cornell over tax abatement suits, signaling a pivotal clash with the old parties.
The article outlines McLevy’s milder stance on tax suits and opposition to attacking big employers, while highlighting a platform condemning patronage in city contracts and the Yellow Mill bridge scandal. It notes the Socialist ticket urging bond skepticism and free park concerts, with Jasper MacLary set to press municipal questions.
Hartford Courant reports the death of aviator Daniel G. Cline after a forced landing near Dudley Massachusetts. He is praised for duty and courage, choosing to save a passenger and continue despite adverse weather. The piece reflects on the risks of air service and progress through danger.
Free expressions of opinion from Telegram readers are invited. Letters must be argued with correct name and address though the name may be confidential if requested. Letters over 300 words may be shortened at editors discretion. No attention paid to synonym non rationalization.
A Bridgeport Telegram editor's September piece on equipment for ocean flights is praised as crucial. The author argues that current planes are dangerously unstable, calling ocean flights a "gift of death" and urging rapid adoption of a stronger, safer aircraft to prevent future losses and advance aviation globally.
The piece notes many books on New England scenery flowers birds and trees with authors such as Louisa Closser Hale Stephen Jenkins Clifton Ways Thomas D Murphy Ethel Huaton Winthrop Packard William Nutting and others. It lists titles including The Important Timber Trees of the United States Picturesque America Flower and Playgrounds and Nature s Garden and encourages library visitors to choose what they seek.
Washington columnist outlines how deadlocks have shaped party nominating battles from 1894 to 1932, noting key contests in McKinley Bryan Taft Roosevelt Parker Hughes and Harding eras. He highlights periods when leading candidates faltered and outsiders rose, including the 1924 and 1932 conventions.
Reports detail Mary Lynch's promotion to school supervisor at Hallen and enrollment news while City hall discussions flag a busy Board of Relief with new assessors and appeals. Connecticut foresters meet, urging vigilance. Hartford considers modern voting machines. Italian American Republicans back Mayor Tower with a mass gathering at Morris Cove.
A fragment of a poem praising girls at play in a sunny scene. Vivid images of fair heads above green bowers, sparrows, buttercups, and dew, with a playful question about distinguishing maids from mowers.
A letter from John T Ring of Philadelphia asks the editor for recommendations of a book praising diverse trees flowers and birds of the United States with a focus on New England and other scenic beauties. He cites an Elm eulogy previously printed and signs as a reader seeking titles.
A 1927 column argues for solitary creative genius over collective consultation. It cites Rupert Hughes on film, endorses a supreme single arbiter, and sides against compromise in art and leadership, praising absolute monarchy as the efficient governance model.
Herbert Corey reflects on taxi drivers and police in New York City, contrasting courteous, helpful cabbies with disruptive, combative ones. He sketches street life, the role of cops, and the morale of the force as seen through anecdotes from the Gas House Range to Coney Island.
Fair and warmer weather expected Friday and Saturday in the eastern states. Northeastern disturbance moving slowly east over Newfoundland. Various city observations show mostly clear to cloudy conditions with temperatures ranging in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Almanac notes follow on sun rise and tides.
Reader letters debate prayer types, visualize God, and impersonal force. A Burlington correspondent argues public prayer serves obedience to divine law, rejects imaginary or impersonal concepts, and emphasizes God’s ongoing dialogue through worship.
A man remarks that another took the rest of the roll and drove off, causing a detour through midtown. The driver explains he mistook the speaker for a local stranger, apologizing as the Belmont route to the Waldorf-Astoria costs 86 cents, and suggests another time.
The passage urges a fair chance for every child through government science and warns against excessive hope for the millennium. It calls the church to stop theology quibbling and religion to reduce atheism, while practicing charity toward human faults and tolerating others opinions.
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