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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1927
Page
15
Taxpayers must correctly report net income for 1928 on Form 1040.4 single abstract. All net income from business or professions including farming must use the larger tax. Return details require accurate reporting of salary, wages, and profits.
Fragmented OCR reads oddly about perennial taxes and financial terms. It references actions, Farag ADMA, January, medita timing, and a net figure around $4.00 with a five cent tax mention. Unclear context and many garbled terms hinder precise meaning.
Gold teamports at New York this week totaled 316,667.000 of which LO 18s ways from Bartee and 5900.00 from Canada. The movement from Prange hike tar totals 14,655.000 and from Canada mince thve Stree to the grir, 37,500.000. The week's exports of gold were 6,235.000 of which 4,982 100 went to Germany representing earmarked gold held by the federal reserve bank for the account of the Reva bank.
Mexico City reports that a renewed demand for American wheat is forecast for the year due to disrupted Mexican crops in 1926. Government actions include land reform, locust relief, and farmer training, while imports may be temporarily duty free to meet urgent needs.
Three youths, Lee Yorman aged seventeen, Anthony Barron seven terms, and Irving Frischer sixteen, were arrested after a new sedan was seen driven through town. Det. Sgt. Henry McArdy of the New York prizes took them to jail for questioning.
A yellowed police blotter item reports Wallace Mitchell of 155 Beverly Avenue Mount Vernon New York is jailed after a Saturday crash that wrecked Emo automobiles. He faces charges for reckless driving and will be arraigned in Fairfield court. Joan Jacques of 1749 Grand Concourse New York City and John Fads of Howard Avenue Fairfield were arrested on separate charges for parking violations and related offenses. The Fairfield court schedules await.
Police report two men attempted entry at a Fairfield residence while Mr and Mrs Martin were away on a trip to California. Police arrived but found no one nearby and no entry gained as officers searched the area.
A note from Chinese officials indicates plans to hand a message to Foreign Monten tomorrow. The American Chamber of Commerce urges government action to improve conditions, making it safe and profitable for Americans to continue business operations.
Hundred Marines are staged at Bremerton, part of an expeditionary force of 1,090 marines assembling for foreign duty, likely in the Orient. Details were not released, with official sources refusing to comment.
A dense OCR list covers stock prices and company names across many sectors led by General Motors, American Can, Reading Railroad and United fruit lines. The column records bid and ask levels, percent changes, and notable tickers such as Ford, Chrysler, Bethlehem Steel, International Harvester, and Pan American, with scattered prices and percentages.
A dense compilation of commodity price indexes and dollar purchasing power with figures from Irving Fisher. The list names numerous companies and prices across sectors, followed by weekly and historical index data for wholesale prices and international comparisons. The document reads like a financial ledger with extensive entity references and per cent movements across weeks and quarters.
In Berlin on January 29 AP reports one year old Miss de Margerie, daughter of the French ambassador, made a debut to the elite at a farewell party for Interallied Commission members. Her father explained she would host as no diplomat could begin too early, while guests admired the infant debutante who remained quiet through speeches.
The article notes a joint session of Congress scheduled for February 22 in Washington. It mentions President Coolidge and the Senate and House convening in the House chamber at noon. The report reflects early 1920s political maneuvering and procedural planning.
Ten Army pursuit planes from Selfridge Field in Michigan completed a Good Will tour of Canadian cities and returned tonight. Two planes were left behind near Trichester, New York, while a convoy proceeded to Oswego under Major T. N. Langhier.
Philadelphia January 10 reports Rev Joseph L N Wolfe national chaplain of the American Legion urged perpetual readiness for war. He warned the nation must never again be unprepared as in the prewar period and stressed that if war were declared, American boys would not be slackers.
In New York on January 30, Senator Burton Wheeler denounced U S actions toward Mexico Nicaragua and the Caribbean. He condemned diplomatic leverage and alleged bribery by wealthy interests, urged presidential restraint, and called for congressional inquiry into foreign concessions and interventions abroad. He warned of arms and riots if policy did not change.
In New Haven on January 30, an American Forestry Association meeting urged optimistic conservation. Forester Dave urged protecting remaining forests, planting trees, and funding safeguards with relatively small expenditures to ensure homes, streams, and landscapes improve and the nation remains self supporting rather than relying on inheritance.
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