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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1919
Page
25
The paper argues the zone system is fair as a means to balance rising operation costs with freight wages. It notes the Connecticut Company employs 2,500 union workers, paid far more now, and warns that without higher fares overall service and employment could suffer.
A band of fifty to sixty rebels under General Guzman, recently deserting the Carranza army to join General Almazan, attacked a passenger train on the Monterey and Gulf Railroad near San Antonio. Four passengers were killed and several wounded as the Carranza guard returned fire, killing several rebels.
Galveston Oct 30 Four generals from Felix Diaz staff were captured and 25 followers killed in an encounter with Mexican federal troops at Misantla Vera Cruz last Tuesday. Diaz escaped but his party was trapped. the report comes via Meade Fierro Mexican consul.
Corn advanced as unfavorable weather and car shortages pushed values higher in Chicago. A weak New York stock market trimmed gains. December and May contracts rose modestly while oats fell slightly and provisions were steady or down. Unwelcome rains delayed husking and hauling, signaling bulls may hold the edge.
New York stock trading featured wild fluctuations with a late rally. Motors oils steels and equipment fell two to ten points while tobacco and rails dipped. A strong final-hour rally lifted Republic Steel United States Rubber American and International gains of five to nine points amid heavy bond activity and about 1,500,000 shares traded.
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