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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1926
Page
15
The program lists multiple races for three year olds and up with purses around $600 to $1,000. Entries include horses such as Chow Chow, Persia, Fire Median, Skylar Muamy Tou, Lord Renfrew, Tom J, and many others with various weights, odds, and claimed statuses. A postrace style field features numerous riders and connections, reflecting a dense betting card and a wide spread of sprint to mile distances.
Race results list for multiple claiming events at Tia Juana track with seagold horses and odds. Includes times, finishes, and participant names across six races, noting track records and deteriorating footing in places.
The article lists several horse entries and purses for a New Orleans racing meet. It names Margaret Theresa Jovi, Oxalls, Tee Tee, Sweeping Aru, Pop Bell, and other horses with figures indicating odds or weights. It also mentions Second Rache and Tickd Rack purses with various three year olds and up in the field and specific weights and numbers attached to each horse.
Race card lists multiple events for two year olds to four year olds at Tampa. Entries include Undergrowth 106 Dr Ed Keeler 113 Limerick 108 eyal Rally 115 Dick 104 Mack LOS Three b s 10% in first race and maidens in second race with Woody 113 Poison 107 Up and At Bin 114 Endicott 122. Third race shows Tease 108 Black Angel 96 Smooth Ice 108 Keaglant 113 Hidden Jewel 109 Jey Pom 111 Qisdina 10 xDecretful 104 Seitee 112 Miamonides 1te Lady Bess 108 Foxmore 112 Aliso eligible McKenna 104 X Besse Tape 99 xWNipsman 116. Fourth race based on three year olds includes Mabel Seth 101 My Eva 106 era 96 Northern M 106 xLittle Blaze 106 Lady Braxted 104. Winter Haven Handicap for three year olds and up six furlongs Nassau 110 Bradiey’e Toney 113 Seth’s Albi toy Abstract 05 Columbia 117 Monday Morning 118. Sixth race includes Bonfire 100 Ferguson 100 Holt 108 Purity 103 Muriel 3icker Walter Dant 113 Weet Po Maddenstuwa 105 VirginiaLo eligibly dad 90. Seventh race for four year olds and up one mile and seventy yards with Akima 111 Lugs 303 Nora Hayes 10 Repeater 111 Norssland 102 bur grim 108 Gee 16 Apprentice allowance claimed rio 103 Bue.
The card lists six races for three year olds and up with varying purses from 1300 to 1500 dollars. Notable entries include Confidante Uber00 Lilane 411 Why Know Me and Shining Light 118 in race one and Blue Mantle Amir 115 Deb 110 in race two. The program also lists Dr MacMullan 103 Sword 111 Miser 105 and other contenders across the mile to six furlong distances with also noted scratches and apprentice allowances.
Philadelphia March 7 Joe Wright Jr son of Penn Athletic Club coach Joe Wright has been chosen to pose for the $25 000 Howard Hanlan monument honoring the former world sculling champion. The sculpture will be delivered in Emposition Park Toronto next fall Wright Jr rowed with Argonauts and Penn AC elites and is now posing in Toronto Hanlan once dominated Canadian rowing and died years ago Athletic club training at Wan Myers Fla reports a season opener injury to Texas southpaw Joe but not serious Reds outfielder Babe Pinelli a 300 hitter praised for spirit and love of baseball.
Washington March 7 AP An offering of 500 million dollars in 30 year bonds was announced by Secretary Millen. The issue carries interest of 83 4 per cent and aims to meet the refinancing of about 750 million in outstanding securities on March 15 and cover cash needs until June. This marks the Treasury first long term issue this season and offers a rate lower than any postwar bond aside from the First Liberty issue.
A large audience filled the church for a Hamilton College choir recital directed by Professor Paul A. Fancher. The program featured 13 choral selections, including two Burleigh arrangements, with a notable mix of spirituals and classical pieces. The choir roster lists numerous tenors, sopranos, and bass voices from the college.
London reports Britain has won a large Bolivian concession covering fifty million acres in the eastern region with oil and mineral rights. Bo livian Oil and Syndicate leads. Lillop Fangen says the plan funds colonization efforts, farm training for British settlers, and tropical agriculture under expert supervision. Colton crops highly profitable. rail, roads, wireless stations and ships to operate under Bolivian flag with twenty five year import free period.
New York March 7 Overshadowing all developments in the week’s financial markets was a sensational break in stock prices the greatest in history, followed by an irregular recovery. French francs cratered and Wall Street debated future trends while professionals split on prospects.
In Citacaco AP dispatch a jury condemns elderly grandmother Mrs Wirza Nashawum and her ex convict sweetheart John Walton Winn to death and prison after they plotted the death of Albert Nusbaum Veranidma. Winn faces death while Nashawum receives life. Others who pleaded guilty face shares of Nusbaum's estate. Trial motions set for March 29.
Tridgeport merchants move to reflect tobacco tax reduction with March 10 effective date. Reductions are already in force with prices down one to three and a half cents on most cigars. Cigarettes see promotions of two for a quarter as standard practice for popular brands.
Rome stock exchanges buck Wall Street by snapping from bear markets to a sharp rally. In two days they rise six to fifteen percent, signaling renewed demand and confidence amid March markets.
Connecticut state motor vehicle officials began enforcing a new framework requiring owners to show proof of financial responsibility during January. Data show 74 caused property damage, 53 were convicted of speeding, 42 for reckless driving, and 29 for drunken driving. Delinquents face registration suspension or alternative proof options to cover damages up to 10,000 dollars for personal injury or death and 1,000 dollars for property damage. The system, dubbed compulsory insurance by some, offers four methods to prove responsibility, not all mandatory for every driver.
The New York Central and affiliated lines posted stronger results than the prior year, with net income at 48,627,223 steady against a total of 93,430,020. surplus rose to 21,768, and per share earnings reached 12.69 compared with 12.88 in 1924. Operating revenues stood at 38,994,505, up 16,387,574, while railway expenses grew by 10,470,795, leaving railway earnings of 95,058,546, up 5,918,770.
New York March 7 The Labor Bureau Inc reports a continued upward swing in the job market with 66 wage increases in February. The analysis says business prosperity develops momentum likely to carry itself along for a while regardless of fundamental conditions.
A sharp drop in stock prices last week sparked fear of a possible recession, though business prospects remain seen as sound. Analysts warn credit tightening and cautious demand as rail and steel sectors face output adjustments, while regulators reject the Nickel Plate merger, signaling a cautious path for major railroad consolidations.
New York March 7 The wave of ration fear rocked securities markets last week broad selling hit both stocks and bonds. Railroads leading the rally as merger prospects sparked declines with Nickel Plate in focus while Chesapeake and Ohio posted gains on better terms hopes. Bond volume remained near weekly averages despite upheaval.
Connecticut agriculture notes show the new cabbage crop arriving as old stock ends. Two thirds of the fresh crop comes from Texas with Florida shipments rising. eye market may dip due to higher madre egg receipts and abundant western stock. Prices stay firm amid strong demand for live poultry and vegetables. assorted produce prices listed, wheat, potatoes, fruit, and dairy products reported. Professional notes cite market activity across regions and prices for several items.
New York March 7 The United States Rubber Company reports a 1925 sales total of 206 473 727 up 34 384 from 1924 and a net income of 17 309 870 after charges and taxes more than doubling the previous year. Consolidated surplus stood at 47 061 696 with dividends on preferred stock at 6 227 078.
New York Curb Market association announced that as of March 6 deposits for the Nickel Plate stock had not been withdrawn. The market noted no official ruling on trading in the stock despite ongoing interest and misapprehensions in Wall Street.
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