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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1926
Page
19
An OCR fragment lists specials with prices including a $4 item and a $1.99 offer, a $12 gateleg table, and a $5.95 daily special. It mentions limited days only and a Shorey Inening Bear and Stun Reg reference, though many words are garbled.
A garbled OCR page lists properties and items for sale, including mortgages, auto accessories, tailor services, baking goods, tools, furniture, and farm animals. It mentions Stratford and nearby towns with ads for realty, loans, horses, poultry, and household wares, all in a dense classified-style jumble.
Racing results and entries for July 11 feature a Bells 3.30 Maiden 2.30 card with six furlongs races and claiming events. Notables include Welitnbe Richardas, Jerer Tiki, Dudley and Black Bark among listed runners. Conditions show Cloudy and fast track with various weights and allowances noted for three year olds and up.
The list records Tampa entries with dozens of horse names and owner notes for claiming races. Entries include ages three and up, various sires, and race details such as distances and purse amounts. Strong entities include Tampa, race terms, and named horses and people.
The page lists several race entries and purse amounts across multiple events. Names include Gat Girl 89 Dora Lute 103 Polycarp 11a and more, with divisions such as first, second, and third races. Details show mile distances and maiden qualifications, along with various horse names and entry numbers.
Obituary column lists multiple funeral notices for residents including Anna Lynch and Michael Csorba, with residences, dates, times, and churches. Entries reference St Michael's Cemetery, Sacred Heart Church, First Hungarian Reformed Church, and Lakeview Cemetery. Also mentions Mary Mars anniversary mass at St Anthony Church.
Race entries list for New Orleans features claiming races across multiple tracks including two year olds at four furlongs and three year olds up at distances from one mile to one and one sixteenth. Names like Pamphylia Lenn Sheprado Bill's Hope Huey Maude and Lilywances appear among a long roster of horses with various weights and odds noted.
Entries and purses for two horse races listed with multiple horse names and allowances. One mile race features several entrants with mixed odds and claiming details. Nine headlined horses include Mirasol X, Vanderburg X, Wood Lady X, and others on the circuit.
A robust opening session signals a quicker rebound from fall losses. Traders watch steel and industrials as prices jump early, then drift with gains in most sectors. General Electric, American Can, and U S Steel lead rallies while shorts rush to cover amid broad market strength.
A homeowner on Broutdown Avenue reported a burglary with entry forced by breaking a door catch. The intruder fled as the resident sounded an alarm, with no valuables missing. A rear window showed forced entry at another address as detectives investigated the scene.
Fragmented dispatch notes Britain resisting preemptive plans for the League of Nations. The government declines to arbitrate or impose terms, insisting on Germany’s rights and a broad interchange of views within the Woodrow assembly.
Mrs Watson narrates a custody dispute over Stanley Beach, seeking support and questioning the Beach family's moral influence. She alleges a 100 weekly offer to fund expenses, reveals Mrs Beach and Frederick the lawyer debated payment, and notes lapsed life policies totaling 10,000 dollars leaving Stanley destitute if fathered support ends.
Palretld March 4 Special Board of Finance set a 19 mill tax rate, one mill higher than last year. The board reviewed the Abbott building program and referenced the spring town meeting. The Town Plan Commission urged paving the Post ryad in Burfield center from curb to curb with 50 percent abutter consent, estimated at $12,509.
Thirty men with six horses cleared a five mile stretch of snow in four hours to reach the North Adams hospital for the birth of Owens son to Mrs William Lousell of Readsboro Vermont. One of the men died. the mother and the other twin are expected to live.
Report describes a chaotic event involving an armored car from Adams Express company attacked by a truck near a protest zone. Police intervened as the crash occurred, several people were injured including two photographers.
Philadelphia Mar 4 AP The coal strike reduced Lehigh Valley Railroad revenue for 1923 The annual report shows total operating revenues of 1 744 73 and net operating revenue of 10 997 182 Net income 8 946 5
Obituaries for Mrs. Timothy J. Donne, Mrs. John Donahue, Patrolman Thoms Barns's sister, and others from Bridgeport area homes list services at local churches and cemeteries. Many are residents of Main Street, Park and Mount neighborhoods with services at St. Michael's, St. Charles, and Holy Name churches. Burial sites include Mount Calvary and Lakeview cemeteries.
Bridgeport Republican leaders debate leadership as King contemplates retirement. Mayor Behrens confirms talks with Roraback on home rule and ripper law reforms while town committee plans a new five member panel to safeguard the organization’s interests in ongoing peace talks.
A proposed Auto Club aims to unite four large county regions to influence state motorist legislation. Benefits include bond protection, towing insurance up to ten dollars, and aid for mechanical distress, with a central information bureau and legal services. Membership would link to the American Automobile Association and provide a social framework through New Haven County activities and annual gatherings.
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