Cereal Brew Exposé Sparks Connecticut Politics Debate
Major Chester P. Mills, ex prohibition administrator, is quoted in a magazine article alleging political interference by Congressman John Q. Tilson over a cereal beverage permit for the Weibel brewery in New Haven. The Bridgeport Telegram editorializes that in 1927 America, even non alcoholic cereal drinks require bureaucratic permission, mocking the notion of freedom.
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Chester P. Mills
Connecticut
John Q. Tilson
New Haven
New York
Tilson
Weibel
Major Mills
Congress
Mills
America
Prohibition Department
Postmaster Position Draws Interest in Bridgeport
Civil Service officials pushed back the exam date and requested more candidates. Representatives are conducting a house to house canvass in Bridgeport to recruit volunteers for the job, signaling a renewed emphasis on filling the post.
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Uncle Sam
Bridgeport
Civil Service Commission
Not a Frankenstein and Other Echoes of Science
A column reflects on science as both boon and bane with Dr C E Kenneth Mees of Eastman labs citing science’s role in eradicating navies and making conquests futile. It notes a Soviet death sentence for Albert Goyer and eight others, mocks Sacco Vanzetti committees, and humorously critiques American tourists amid fake European college duels.
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C. E. Kenneth Mees
Eastman Laboratories
Detroit
Mees
Albert Goyer
Vanzetti
Russia
Spectator Sees The Hatquities Of Chinatown And Paris Nightlife
A fragmented account describes a wary observer in China town and an American in Paris, noting staged depravity and furtive glances at a German student scene. The piece contrasts eyes that see and those who are taken in by theatrical abroad life.
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Chinatown
Paris
Cerman
Enforcing the Law to the Limit in Wake of Drunken Driving
The South Norwalk Sentinel urges stern action against drunken driving after a delivery truck was seized by on-duty employees who drank, caused a two-vehicle crash in Washington street, and left one man hospitalized. It calls for city wide and eventually national education campaigns and harsh court penalties.
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South
Springwood
Wats
Washington Street
the Sentinel
Sentinel
Urging the sales tax as fair and efficient
The Kansas City Star argues the sales tax is the least burdensome form of taxation, collected like the gasoline tax as money is spent. It lauds fair distribution while condemning wasteful administration, costly returns, and excessive examinations, urging a system with minimal cost and nuisance.
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Kansas City Star
Letters to the Editor Free Expressions of Opinion
The item informs readers that letters to the editor are free expressions of opinion and must be signed with a correct address while keeping the author’s name confidential if requested. Letters over 300 words will be trimmed by the editor.
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Ele Bram
Eilitorr
Airplane Dangers and Calls for Safer Testing
Reader Letter asserts airplane accidents can occur anywhere from land to coast, criticizing current flight risks. It argues that pilots face sudden loss of control, with failing engines and weather as constant threats, and urges stricter measures to prevent crashes.
Primaries Shape 1929 Nomination Odds in Gop Race
Washington analysis weighs direct primaries and convention power for 1929 Republican nomination. Mooney Newark New Hampshire Michigan California and Oregon lead with 86 delegates. Lowden edges North Dakota Wisconsin Nebraska and South Dakota with 74. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania favor Mellon or renomination, New Jersey West Virginia Maryland undecided. total direct 492 delegates. Women’s politics and public spending bluntly noted amid erratic musings on Mussolini and unrelated oddities.
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Mooyer
Hampsire
Michigan
California
Oregon
Lowden
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
South Dakota
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Masschusetts
New Jersey
West Virginia
Maryland
Edge
Calmer Aircraft Vision and Safe Flight Promise
A reader argues for a proven remedy to dangers from submarines and so-called airplanes. He cites decades of mechanical and commercial experience, including work with submarines and airplanes, and promotes a stable, safe aircraft design based on balance and control to reliably fly over land water or sky and land upright.
Good Investments One Share of Ford Stock Yields $94000
Reader asks how one share bought in 1864 could yield such a large return. Editor explains Mr Andrus held the stock for 63 years, receiving all dividends and stock rights, with value gains from Ford Motors as the industry expanded. Such cases are exceptional.
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Ietter
Andrus
F. Rodgers
Andrua
Ford Motors
Political Pointers on Mayor Races and Local Votes
The piece surveys New London Norwalk Madison and West Haven elections with YMRA backing for Bartlett, open questions about city manager charters, and a June to September electoral cycle. It notes low turnout, notable candidates like James May and Mrs Weed, plus a 26 year old May as a potential young mayor.
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Young Men's Republican Association
Bartlett
YMRA
Iuemuch
New London
James A. May
Bitgood
Lucius B. Whiton
William C Fox
Norwalk
E. J. Hill
Weed
Republican State Central Committee
la Follet
Republicans
Sentence Sermons on the Road to Hell
The piece warns that many drift into bad choices despite awareness and good upbringing. It cautions against repeated defiance of laws and questions the reliance on future improvement, noting how wealth shaped past norms.
Los Angeles Growth and Wealth Rise Quoted in 1927 View
The article argues Southern California’s rapid growth with Los Angeles County as the nation’s wealthiest per capita area. It cites Los Angeles as the largest Pacific Coast city, a major oil port, and a booming producer of wealth. It notes a population of about 1.288 million and rapid construction versus other cities. It mentions Bakersfield diamonds mimicking a local claim and praises real estate-led home ownership.
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Dr Fra
California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
America
Pacific Coast
Los
Angele
Collins
Bakersfield
New York City
Coast Guard Recaptures Fast Boston Motorboat
Boston reports the steel motorboat Cum-An-Go, described as a swift craft, was captured by the Coast Guard for failing to stop at a boarding signal. Taken by the destroyer Burroughs off northern Maine near Grand Manan, N B after attempting to flee. Earlier the vessel evaded a patrol near Boston Light and its owners posted bond in federal court pending a hearing.
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Boston
Preas
New England
Coast Guard
Burroughs
Meine
Grand Manan
N. B
Boston Light
Bandits Hung From Trees in Mexico Reported
Nogales dispatches say 38 bandits were found hung singly and in groups from trees and telegraph poles along the Nayarit railway. Federal troops claimed the victims were summarily tried and executed as the government moves to crush outlawry. Trainmen reported bodies between Compostella and Ahwacatlan as troops mass along the Southern Pacific line.
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Nogales
Ariz
Associated Press
Nayarit
Guaymas
Sonora
Compostella
Ahwacatlan
Freddie Welsh remembered in an old Walt Mason verse
An old Walt Mason poem recalls Freddie Welsh as a beloved fighter who died young. It contrasts past riches with his modest end, noting how champions of old spent little on themselves and how a single tear marked his poverty in a squalid room. The piece laments lost wealth and fame.
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Walt Mason
Freddie Welsh
Freddie
Fredadie
Rand
Across the Mountain by Anne Campbell
The poem recalls walking at aventide across a mountain road where berry bushes and trees frame a journey toward a beloved. The speaker contrasts paths toward the town and the mountain, and finds the straightest path to the loved one as the quest's true destination.
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Anne Campbell
Aventide
Canadian Literature and Biblical Questions in 1920s Dialogues
Reader asks about Canadian literature and notable works. The reply surveys authors and titles on Canadian letters and poetry, mentions W. T. Preston and Laurier, notes poets Pauline Johnson and Rob erts, and discusses biblical authorship, noting parallels between Virgil, Homer, Dante, and the New Testament.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Susanna Moodie
Non
Quebec
Gilbert Parker
F. ©. Call
Dominion
Haliburton
Murdoch
Alison
Nova Scotia
Alec Begg
Scholefield
Howay
Ontario
H. A. Kennedy
W. F. Butler
G. M. Grant
George Bryce
Northwest
W. T. R. Preston
Strathconia
Watson
Queen's University
T. B. Kilpatrick
Canadian Bookman
Lionel Stevenson
Wilson Mac Donald
Joseph Schull
Planes Reach New York Await Start of Air Rage
Eleven airplanes arrived in New York as the Spokane derby entries move toward the race at Felis Field Spokane. Classes A B and non stop feature separate routes with multiple overnight stops. Prizes total tens of thousands for top finishers and pilots include Duke Schilier and Royal Windsor among the noted entrants.
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Roosevelt
N. Y
Associated Press
Spokane
Felis Field
Duke" Schilier
Phil Wood
Royal Windsor
Windsor
Ont
England
Tate Pots
Nicholas Mamer
Buhl Alister
ONS Motor
E. H. Lee
Maywood
Wil
Wackley
Quad City Messenger
J. G. Smith
Tacoma
Wash
Eaglerock
OXS
B. Story
Jack Ashcroft
Towanda
Waco
Johnson Missoula
Mort
Swallow
W. S. Charles Richmond
Eddie Burgin
Garden City
L. I
L. O'Donnell
Whitter Calif
Travelair
A. L. O'Donnell
Crarg McMahon
Miles Cry
American Eagle
General Mile
Eugene Dettmer
Jack Asher
Waca
Monoplane Royal Windsor set for Windsor challenge
Ler and Phil Wood prepared to depart Wind sor Ontario at 8 am EST aboard the monoplane Royal Windsor. They aim to contest non stop honors in the Wind sor flight via Albany and Buffalo after fixing ignition trouble that delayed them returning from Harbor Grace Newfoundland.
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Ler
Phil Wood
Windsor
Ont
Royal Windsor
Albany
Buffalo
Harbor Grace
N. F
England
Ones Fined in Stratford Rum Case
Ernest Varrone of 22 Pembroke Street was fined 150 dollars and costs by Judge Harford in Stratford Town Court for manufacturing liquor. He posted a 500 dollar bond. Cases against Joseph Stange Ca road Michael Ailo and Samuel Addio were continued after a raid on a Stange farm found a fully equipped still and liquor valued at 3000. Stange and Addio were present. Aille and Varrone were later detained. A stray line mentions Cyniciam and a woolly dog.
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Pembroke Street
Harford
Stratford
Joseph Stange
Ca’ Road
Michael Ailo
Samuel Addio
Nichols
Canaan Road
Stange
Addio
Aille
Varrone
Weather summary for New England and Mid-Atlantic region
Fair Friday and warmer Saturday across New England and Eastern New York with partly cloudy skies. Moderate northerly winds and rising temperatures into Saturday. Low pressure persists over the Canadian maritimes with a trough to Virginia. Herrington Que reports 20.20 inches.
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Seturia
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Canadian
Maritime Provinces
Virginia
Herrington
Que
Dakotas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Ilinoia
Washington
Sandy Hook
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Middlebrook
New England Almanac
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