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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
7
The Bridgeport Times discusses Governor Lake's power to sign bills after adjournment and the legal ambiguity surrounding several acts potentially worth 300000 dollars. A special session may be required if these bills are invalid, prompting public concern over legislative timing and constitutional interpretation.
P AUSTIN in The American notes in the June issue that U S manufactures now exceed forty percent of world total. Based on preliminary 1920 census figures, 1919 factory output is sixty two billion five hundred million dollars, 2.5 times 1914, over three times 1899, and four times 1905, signaling the Best Ever and challenging isolationist policy.
Rumors from Washington say Congress faces discontent within the Republican majority over the tariff program. Fordney seeks Harding support to pass the measure as opposition grows. The lumber schedule looms large, with tariff and Canadian lumber limiting imports needed for large building plans.
The Buffalo Lockwood committee led by Samuel Untermeyer has driven dissolutions among three large Buffalo combines. Attorney General Daugherty may meet with Untermeyer to pursue federal action against interstate building material firms. Bids on school buildings exceeding by millions are likely to be rejected due to investigation findings.
Secretary Hoover proposes four actions to halt fish mortality from coastal pollution. He cites millions in annual losses from oil dumped by ships, and notes Connecticut’s oyster industry has nearly collapsed due to water contamination. If federal measures clear the Atlantic waters, fish and oysters may rebound.
Still doing injustice. Despite evidence of the incorrectness of the so called Slacker List shown up by the press, the War Department continues to send them out. The latest issues remain no more correct than those previously published.
A New York newspaper story highlights a veteran of the Fighting Sixty-ninth who was gassed in action and lost an eye. His name later appears on a government draft evader list, marking a troubling postwar record from the era.
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The text cites the loss of Liberty bonds sunk in Charleston mud flats and a sweeping critique of government waste. It contrasts booming quotes about saving taxpayer money with a vivid example of misused funds, suggesting high-level hypocrisy and urging accountability. The piece riffs on a satirical idea of signatures from public officials and hints at broader financial skepticism.
Nine volunteer firemen died at a city grade crossing in Perth Amboy. The piece urges a rigorous investigation to find human factors causing the tragedy and argues that abolition of the crossing is the only real solution to prevent future losses.
The New Republic argues that production for use should drive civilization, uniting church and society around ethical and economic reform. It portrays the consumer and average citizen as central, challenging the present order as indefensible and proposing the community as arbiter of social change.
Former Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo told a Wellesley audience that the United States should join the League of Nations to shape Europe’s postwar recovery, cut war expenditures, and pursue free foreign trade. He said the choice is disarmament or bust, with Mellon largely agreeing on disarmament.
Anstruther McKay in the Yale Review argues Egyptians favor personal rule over parliamentary government. Ambition aims at a famous ruler accessible to all, not to joining legislative bodies, with Milner proposals seen as English liberalism rather than Egyptian nationalism.
Storrs Connecticut specialists promote a new slogan Eat more lettuce amid a bumper lettuce crop. They note lettuce spinach and similar greens supply iron vitamins and minerals aiding growth and preventing anemia scurvy and dental issues while urging greater consumption among children.
Mexico City reports a Vera Cruz dispatch noting 83 percent of first cabin passengers aboard the Dutch steamer Frieza in Friday were Germans and intend to settle in Mexico. The government also approved a temporary ban on foreign laborers to protect Mexican workers, with repeal expected after industrial depression eases. Army officers tied to Gonzales revolutionary plots have been arrested and will face court. among the prisoners is Mendez, linked to an uprising in S Potosi.
Preparations are complete for Stratford's special town meeting on June 21 to vote a two thirds mill tax for urgent fire department needs. A Mack Interna tional triple combination truck costing about 11 200 plus nearly 1 000 for new hose is favored to provide higher pressure and carry all available crew, with voters urged to attend and support the measure.
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