Bridgeport Drives National Prosperity Narrative Across Industry
Hincks Brothers & Co reporters return from a countrywide tour noting Bridgeport’s pivotal industrial role. They report Western and Eastern growth, shipping shortages, and minting a vision of Bridgeport as a premier manufacturing hub amid a broader U S prosperity surge. The piece highlights Seattle Portland San Francisco and Colorado growth and mentions municipal reform in the West alongside Bridgeport’s rising reputation.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Porte
Tacoma
Great Falls
Mont
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Wash
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Ida
Denver
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Hincks, Brothers & Co
Pacific Coast
Portland
San Francisco
West
Tab
Colorado
California
Oregon
Park City
New England
Hincks Brothers & Co
Connecticut
New York Stock Exchange Quotations Reported by T L Watson Co
Bridgeport based brokers list New York Stock Exchange quotations dated June 1 at 1 30 pvr with prices for Allis Chalmers Am Beets Sugar Am Car and Faye Am Can Am Locomotive Am Tobacco Am Smelt Refg Co Am Tel Te s Alaska Gold Atch T and S F Anaconda Copper Baltimore Ohio Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Cen Leather Less Chize Cop Chi M and St Paul Chi and Great W Chino Chesapeake and Ohio Consolidated Gas Col Fuel Iron Crucible Steel Illeries securities Gt Northern Pfd Gt Northern Ore Inspiration Copper Int Mer Marine Pr Kenn Cop Lehigh Valley Maxwell Motor Miami Copper Missouri Pacific Montana Power Nevada Cons National Lead Co Polk and Western Northern Pacific N Y Central N Y N H and H Pennsylvania Ray Cons Reading Repub Iron and Steel P Island Co Ry Steel Spring Southern Pacific Southern Railway Southern Railway Pf Third Avenue Tenn Copper Union Pacific U S Rubber U S Steel Utah Copper Wabash Wabash Pf A Wabash Pf B West Union Tel Westinghouse Electric Boston Prices Over Private Wire of T Watson Co Boston stocks list includes Arizona Com Am Zine Allouez Butte Superior Cal Arizona Copper Range Granby Mohawk New Arcadian North Butter North Lake Old Dominion Osceola Pond Creek Quincy Saint Mary's Santa Fe Superior Boston U S Smelting Utah Consolidated Guit with various percentages listed.
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T. L. Watson & Co
Corner Main
John Sts
Bridgeport
Conn
New York Stock Exchange
Allis Chalmers
Allis Chalmers Ptd
Car & Fay
Can
Locomotive
Tobacco
Smelt. & Re. Co
Chi
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Chino
Chesapeake & Ohio
Consolidated Gas
Col. Fuel _& Iron
Crucible Steel
St Cen
Rio G
Illeries
Inspiration Copper
Maringbau
Marine Pr
Kenn. Cop
Lehigh Valley
Maxwell Motor
Miami Copper
Missouri Pacific
Montana Power
Nevada Cons
National Lead Co
Polk & Western
Northern Pacific
N.Y. Central
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Ray_Cons
Reading
Repub. Iron & Steel P
Island Co
Ry. Steel Spring
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Southern Railway Pf
Third Avenue
Tenn. Copper
Union Pacific
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
Utah Copper
Wabash
Wabash Pfa. A
Wabash Ptd. B
West
Union Tel
Westinghouse Electric E
Boston
T. Watson & Co
Arizona
Allouez Butte & Superior
Cal
Market Summary from New York Opening June 1
The Mexican situation dominated early trading with Mexican Petroleum up 2½ points while other speculative issues showed slight gains. Reading Louisville & Nashville and Soo gained, but most leaders retraced in the first half hour. Beets Sugar, United States Steel, and United Fruit advanced later as marines and reserves boosted sentiment. trading halted on the recovery and bonds remained steady.
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New York
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Great Northern Pfd
U. S
Crucible Steels
Mercantile Marine Pfd
Red Sugar
Chandler Motors
Louisville & Nashville
Soo
Butte & Superior
American Zinc
Tennessee Copper
Continental Can
Bethlehem Steel
United States
Marine Preferred
United Fruit
Transportation department formed at New York New Haven Hartford
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Co. forms a transportation department with J. O. Halliday as superintendent. He will supervise passenger and freight movement, train schedules, and car operations, aided by specialists, with duties including station service, car accounting, and intercompany charge settlements.
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Elliott
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co
Transportation Department
J. O. Halliday
Halliday
Bardo
Building permits awarded for six new one family homes
Last night the building commissioners approved multiple permits totaling 50 480 for frame and brick structures. Grants include six one family houses on Central avenue to Katherine A Kapp and various single and multi family dwellings on Laurel Fairview Sage Capital Main Stratford Willard Lenox Park Courtland Rocton Sherman and East streets, with shows of brickwork and alterations by several firms and individuals. United Realty Co. also listed for an iron advertisement sign on Fairfield avenue.
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Central Avenue
Katherine A. Kapp
Laurel Avenue
Alicia F. Goodsell
Fairview Avenue
H. L. Blackman & Son
Sage Street
Stratford Avenue
Noble Estate
Willard Street
Waltham Grant
Lenox Avenue
J. EB. Bradley
Fairfield Avenue
United Realty Co
Property Allocations for City Lots and Homes
Several parcels are described including a cement block cottage on the north side of Hemlock Street for Charles and Mary Malyas, a frame garage on the south side of West Liberty Street for T and K O'Brien, a frame garage on the south side of Trowel Street for Clarence K. Flint, a two-family house on the south side of Ashley Street for Mary Stewart, and a parcel on Main Street intended for John Bordabk.
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Main Street
John Bordabk
Hemlock Street
Charles and
Mary Malyas
West Liberty Street
T. and
K. O’brien
Trowel Street
Clarence K. Flint
Ashley Street
Mary Stewart
Princeton Coach Praises 1916 Varsity Oarsmen
New York June 1 Dr J D Spaeth Princeton's amateur rowing coach praised his 1916 Varsity crew at a Princeton club dinner stating the crew rose from light material to polished form and crediting grit over knowledge of rowing. He noted the close Cayuga defeat to Cornell and indicated Cochrane is likely to be captain again while four Varsity rowers graduate next month.
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New York
J. D. Spaeth
Princeton
East Twenty-first Street
Spaeth
Major Landon
Cornell
Lake Cayuga
Cochrane
Hot Springs Racing Set to Resume at Essex Park
New York dispatch reports Essex Park in Hot Springs Arkansas will reopen for a 21 day meeting from November 30 to December 23. Promoters invest 325000 in grandstand clubhouse and stables. The track, once well appointed, will not clash with Oaklawn Park which may reopen next spring.
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New York
Hot Springs
Ark
Essex Park
Oaklawn Park
Maryland
Kentucky
New Orleans
Reduction of capital stock at Horace Smith Estates Inc
A majority of directors certify at a Bridgeport meeting held May 12 1916 the capital stock of The Horace Smith Estates Incorporated was reduced from 61600 to 47200 dollars and shares from 2464 to 1888 by unanimous vote. The resolution provides liquidation at par with script exchange for full shares and authorizes the Board to complete the reduction. Certificate dated May 22 1916 with oath by directors Horace W Smith William B W Smith and Richard G Demarest before Notary H F Norcross.
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Horace Smith Estates, Incorporated
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Board of Directors
Horace W. Smith
William, B. W. Smith
Richard G. Demarest
State OF Connecticut
Fairfield
Horace W Smith
William B. W. Smith
Horace Smith
H. F. Norcross
Arms Workers to Meet at Remington Local Transfer
Remington machinists will meet at 27 Cannon Street this evening to begin transferring members from Local No 30 to the new Remington local. Also notes advertising Cyrus Wart Remover at Cyrus Pharmacy 415 Fairfield Ave.
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Remington
Cannon Street
Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Airfield Ave
Kelly's Cigar Store on Fairfield Avenue Ad
Kelly's Cigar Store at 141 Fairfield Ave offers imported and domestic cigars and a complete line of smoking accessories. James H. Kelly runs the shop, highlighting quality products and full service for customers.
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University School
Fairfield Avenue College Preparatory
Civil Service
Etchkiss
Hill
Kelly’s Cigar Store
Fairfield Ave
James H. Kelly
CERTILAX Laxative Promises Gentle Bowel Action
A promotional note extols CERTILAX The Certified Laxative as addressing bad breath by stimulating the bowels and liver to restore natural action It claims cleansing of blood and purification of the system surpassing calomel and harsh cathartics It states the product is non habit forming from a New York specialist formula and endorsed by over five hundred physicians In stores or direct order at 25¢ 50c Curts Chemical Co 117 4th St New York Also a jab about Federation of Woman's Clubs delegates returning home without learning meal planning at steak prices
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New York City
New York
Curts Chemical Co
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