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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1927
Page
12
Fragmented OCR reveals Bridgeport Telegram notice about subscription terms and price, noting 20 cents per month and postage details. It references office location at 140 Media St, Bridgeport and includes unrelated editorials on public tastes and media accountability.
The article recounts a dramatic rise in Fort Motor Company value from 1903 to 1919, with profits reinvested rather than paid as dividends, provoking disputes among shareholders led by the Ford and Dodge families. It notes government tax assessments, differing views on profit distribution, and a historic debate on corporate capitalization and governance. It also references state prohibition enforcement debates in New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York, highlighting gubernatorial positions and legislative chances.
New England confronts railroad discrimination in coal pricing as Pennsylvania fields power most shipments. July developments threaten cheaper West Virginia fuel while regional industries rely on water power and wheat markets. Congress faces pressure to hold railroads accountable for votes on related legislation.
The Haven Register summarizes the 1913 American Federation of Labor yearbook noting a shrinking union rate among workers, with 825 thousand members and a one third drop over the period. It highlights the steel industry, nonunion plants, and the challenge of unionization amid political tensions, urging Republicans and Democrats to address labor unrest and worker wages.
Fragmentary note suggests workers seek wage gains by aligning with management to run a company through a joint venture or nonstandard alliance. It mentions steel and automotive industries as examples and hints at lower dues paid to unions.
The piece argues Senator Reed forced President Coolidge to appoint Woods to the Interstate Commerce Commission to aid Pennsylvania coal interests by raising rates on West Virginia coal. It claims Woods lacks the Ne w England stakes and warns Massachusetts voters that Senator Walsh should not abandon New England industries for political debt.
Columnist Clinton W Gilbert mocks Senator Heflin for performative rhetoric and theatrics in politics. He cites Heflin’s exaggerated Cotton Plant metaphor and poems on diversified farming, claiming the senator favors stunts over conviction and relies on flowery prose to sway listeners.
Local Republican leaders head to Hartford for the general assembly as committee assignments unfold. Henry McCathron is reelected president of the Fire board amid Democratic nominating support. Stone remains a key Republican critic. District clubs plan dinners in February while charter amendments and tax questions stir Middletown and Norwalk, with Hamden weighing expanded voting districts.
A satirical verse profile of J Topham Tinner, owner of a large department store, praising wealth and enterprise while critiquing his management style. The piece portrays his rise from humble beginnings, the basement store activity, and a chorus of workers and critics.
Cadman discusses the prophet Isaiah, outlining his age, message, and chief traits in chapters 40 through 56. He reflects on exile, redemption, and God’s sovereignty, noting the era’s moral and intellectual gifts shaping spiritual guidance.
A reflective piece discusses the dangers of fame and attention. It notes how prominence invites judgment, intrudes on private life, and provokes envy and speculation. The author cites Admiral Dewey and political figures, warning that even small faults become news when public figures are involved.
A fragmented poem by Anne Campbell describes moments while passing a town. It hints at withheld joy and friendly thoughts, with scattered imagery of seating, gleaming cans, and a late night whistle as a gentle emotional backdrop.
A heavily garbled OCR fragment presents stray phrases about sin, truth, and theology, mentioning responsibility for pain, warship, and Saturday recaps. The text reads like disjointed sermon notes with incomplete names and unclear references.
Four with rising temperatures Thursday. Friday rain and warmer. Eastern New York expect increasing clouds and warmth Thursday, with rain in the south and rain or snow in the north and central areas Thursday night and Friday. Northern New England fair Thursday, with rain or snow Friday. A coastal disturbance moves northeastward north of Newfoundland. Temperatures rise east of the Mississippi, with a disturbance over Texas moving toward Iowa in 48 hours and rain spreading from Thursday night. Winds north of Sandy Hook, with moderate to squally southwest gales.
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