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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
19
Damaged text fragment mentions court actions, debt, and dates with garbled phrases. Readable items reference a court gate, mate of Rilderpers, and a request for a marriage or payment deadline. No coherent event or names clearly identifiable.
Fragmented obituary listing multiple names with funeral details, interment locations, and dates. Mentions include individuals such as Richardson, Myers, Sandland, Schetting, Trink, Wirga, Pardo, and others, with scattered addresses and cemetery references, reflecting a crowded local death notices page.
New York December 28 AP reports curb market trading rose sharply as end of the year approached. Total stock volume hit a record high, with about 125,000,900 shares traded, bonds and issues saw record movement, and curb exchanges tightened membership and eliminated some unknown intrinsic value issues. Market tone mirrored the closing of the New York Stock Exchange, while Montreal and other U S and Canadian markets eyed shifts in clearance and reporting.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a New York banking matter with a credit balance and a figure around $990. The text mentions caring house, debts, and bank balance while referencing creditors and notes of financial activity.
New York reports show Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio improving November net operating income versus a year earlier. Other rail and energy firms including Chesapeake and Ohio leasing moves, General Gas and Electric gains, and Southern Railway eleven month surpluses reinforce a broad upturn in 1926 results with higher revenues and profits across multiple sectors.
Chicago grain market opens with heavy exports weighing on prices. Wheat declines 1 8 to 3-4 cents, then steadies. corn slides 1-8 to 7 1-2 cents before partial recovery. oats mixed. December wheat at 1 3/4 to 1 1/2, May 1 4/7, July 1 3/4. corn December 81 1/2, May 81 3/8, July 4 1/0. Provisions steady to up slightly.
Realty records show deeds transferring Fairfield avenue Herkimer street Willard street Overland avenue and Grover avenue properties among individuals including Frederick Hall Yale Kaplin Esther Greenspun Janes Bray John London Vincenzo Cureio Max Hoffman Carl Anderson. Mortgage deeds record Sadie Alderman to Samuel Katz and William Randall to Mechanics and Armor Savings Bank.
Shipping notices list arriving vessels and routes from Seattle to Yokohama, Manila, Kobe, and New York. Ports include San Francisco, Southampton, Genoa, Liverpool, and Jamaica with multiple December dates. The brief item notes a passenger cruise to Wavana aboard the vessel Dorie from New York.
Seligson of New York and Jacobs of Baltimore advanced toward a possible title clash as both won into the fourth round of the national Indoor junior and boys tennis championships. Donald Strachan of Philadelphia, a Tilden protege, also reached the fourth round, while Warren F. Coen of Kansas City and Sydney Wood of New York, both seeded, moved through the second round with little opposition.
A column muses on corruption in professional sports, weighing incentives for cheating in baseball and boxing and the struggle to keep games fair. It notes gamblers, owners, and promoters as drivers of fakes, while praising some honest performers and urging legal action against burglary in sport. It also lists unrelated financial notices from New York firms and railways.
Races listed include six furlong sprints with payouts of 700 dollars and top finishers such as EVGudiane and Sunny Girl. Oblique wins the fourth race at 6 furlongs, time 1 1 4. Little Jennie second and others like Rusted Heels and Miss Babe also raced. The fifth race features a mile and 70 yards with Careim and Three Sixty among notable runners, time 1 42 2 6. The sixth race for 2 year olds and up at 1 1 16 miles lists Bultae and Brown Leaf as top contenders with a final time around 1 49.
Daily racing program from New Orleans lists first race details for three-year-olds and up over six furlongs with $1,000 claiming, names numerous entrants and weights. second through seventh races cover maiden special, turf, and longer routes with varying purses and notable horses. weather is cloudy and track muddy with many horses eligible.
Race card lists six races from two year olds onward with performances and payouts. Giou Shank and Klaxon among winners, times range 1:13 to 1:50, with related runners such as Rich ard Murray and Deputy noted as participants. Also ran lists and betting lines included for each race.
Weather clear track fast as horses race in six furlongs two maiden and three claiming events. Silver Tips and Rambler top the field with multiple entries across six divisions including High Skip Eileen Of Ransvaal Laiy Coutte and Watch the Time in maidens and allowances.
Readable fragments list teams Wolves Blars Lions and Mippos under Sokol Lodge League. No clear event or result is given, marking this as a brief standings or team listing item from a local league page. Further details missing.
A detailed historic card lists Jefferson entries across six races for 3 year olds and up, with horses such as Garr, Dever, Nept, Greenbark, and Sweet Mandy. Included are weights, times, jockeys like Mangan, Johnson, Workman, and Garners, plus also ran entries and minor placings for each event. The page records race conditions, distances from 6 furlongs to 1 mile 70 yards, payout figures, and time stamps for each race segment.
Race card style entry list with fractional times and odds for multiple horses across events. Notable names include Pascuma, Lissel, Ryan, Broadview, Streiton, Algerian, Bache, Belair, Zavner, and Asse. Secondary race notes show purses around $700, with entries such as Kathleen KO, Rauley, The Colonel, Donald, Beg Pardon, Tryon, Mandy, Natrolleht, Gold Colonist, and Leslie.
Directors recommended capitaliz ing increased profits and stockholders approved raising capital stock from 10000 to 500000 shares at a Detroit special meeting. Rutter and Goss will rename to J A H Simmons and company in New York. Comstock and Davies continue as partners. French revenue in November fell vs October, Bankers First notes a monthly gain. New York Central reports November net income of 593,000 and eleven month total of 366,268,000. Chila Copper calls all 6 percent Series A bonds due 1932 for redemption on April 1, bonds convertible to stock at 35 a share until March 21.
The article reports Cobb and Tris Speaker seeking redress amid allegations they conspired to fix a game. Cobb denies resigning in Detroit and plans meetings with attorney James Murfin while awaiting possible legal action and a broader inquiry by Senate leaders.
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