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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1920
Page
9
The slate includes U. S. Senator Augustine Lonerson of Hartford Governor Rotlin A. Tyler of Haddam Lieutenant Governor Ernest Warner of Salisbury Secretary of the State Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch of Columbia Treasurer Emil Marzano of Hartford Comptroller Alfred P. Walsh of Danbury.
The Times notes a pattern of forced contributions from firemen and policemen to the Republican campaign in Bridgeport. It recalls a previous list of names published by The Times and warns that such illegal fundraising will be prosecuted under current law. The piece calls for an end to coercive political payments by public servants.
A 1914 meditation links Galveston’s sea wall to a global peace order, praising the League of Nations while lamenting U S Senate politics. The piece argues the wall of international pledges could curb greed and war, but notes the United States remains outside the framework due to partisan obstruction.
Washington reports Edmund Platt vice governor of the Federal Reserve Board says easing of the credit situation will come from the lower prices in leading trade lines. He notes profiteering influences and weak demand help drive the downward trend and argues manufacturers should not rely on government aid.
Bridgeport transit mood shifts as trolley service faces collapse and bus hopefuls promise new capital. Waterbury jitneys win court victory prompting return to center stands, while Bridgeport jitneys resume in Waterbury area amid ordinance disputes and rising ride demand.
A Connecticut bar committee reports revised minimum legal fees but the Bar Association votes against adopting a fixed fee schedule. The motion says such a schedule is undesirable and could imply price fixing, protecting the profession’s reputation.
New York Republicans announce an effort to spread Front Porch gatherings from Marion Ohio to Connecticut. Mrs Alexander Carlile Pfeiffer of Boston spoke in New Britain on September 21 and Mrs Horace Stilwell of Indiana is set to speak in Torrington on September 28 after addressing Newport on September 24.
Corrected figures from the naturalization court show 335 new citizens admitted over a four day session. Judge Keeler will convene the court at Danbury on October 1. In Bridgeport about 600 alien enemies remain until the peace treaty with Germany and Austria Hungary is signed.
Senator Warren G. Harding urged an end to economic chaos and promised business partnership if elected. More than 2,000 traveling men from New York, Chicago, Cleveland, and other cities gathered on Harding’s Marion porch as bands played and trains arrived. He criticized the Wilson administration and pledged a shift from autocratic governance toward counseled, stable policy.
Officials investigating the Fairfield blaze allege incendiary origin. The fire destroyed a two family residence and a nearly finished moving picture house of John and Louis Medvey at 75 Ash Street on King's Highway. Building was unoccupied with no electrical or plumbing work done recently. investigation ongoing with possible developments.
Dennis Galvin funeral attracted many from his home at 214 South Avenue and Sacred Heart Church for a solemn high mass led by Rev. T. P. Mooney with deacon Rev. J A Sullivan and sub deacon Rev. Dr. R H Moore. Choir sang Thy Will Be Done and Domine during offertory. pallbearers included George Standish Edward O Malley and Henry Donnelly. interment at St Michael's cemetery with committal by Rev. J A Sullivan.
The case against Wilhelm Igny Testo alias Berger, arrested on May 286 on a breach of the peace charge, was nolled in City Court this morning by authorities. The filing cited procedural issues and no further action was released.
Questioning whether the people of the United States will be blocked from contributing to major national efforts by peak nut polities. Note: idiosyncratic phrasing may reflect opinion or editorial commentary.
The article notes extensive coal resources in Pennsylvania and a national network to deliver to New England. Recurrent strikes and rail inefficiency raise heating costs each fall, prompting a call for state or federal authority to diagnose the trouble and mandate a solution.
The piece notes Ellis Island overtaxed by immigrant arrivals causing 48 hour landing suspensions. It highlights a refrigerator car shortage in New York peach country and wasted fruit near eastern markets. It contrasts Texas cotton pickers earning high wages with scarce teachers and closed schools. It ends with autumnal reminders of cooling days.
Lively second district Republican convention in Willimantic explores four candidates for seat of Rep. Richard Freeman with talk of a dark horse. Candidates include ex Senator Moro Keeney of Somers State Senator Edward W Hazen of Haddam and Byron D Bugbee of Putnam amid tense debate and last minute arrests in a separate case.
The Bridgeport Times features the famous comic artist C. M. Payne 3 with a Say Pop strip. It centers on homely family moments and the playful interactions between Pop Ambrose Ma and the family cat as a bundle of small adventures.
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