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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1924
Page
15
Philadelphia report notes improved industrial activity and higher employment in September across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Federal Reserve Bank statement cites gains in manufacturing establishments and overall employment as economy slowly strengthens.
Boston report shows four primary contenders listed campaign expenses with personal time billed. Clarence Venand Grenan claimed nine and a half days at 13 dollars daily totaling 168 dollars as part of official disclosure. Notice also lists annual meeting details for a coastal line company and a Labor Party event at Masonic Temple Broad Street.
Mixed notices from a rural supplier offer GRAPES WINTER APPLES Baldwins Greenings and Roussets with cider vinegar Brailers stewing fowls pears and MORRIS FARM Huntington Road location One mile above Nichols Also IDEAL COAL CO PROMPT DELIVERY Hog stove and nut coal priced at 12 block or 16 cord and thoroughly screened hard coal at 838 Lindley St Nob 2102 safes
Bridgeport and Stratford listings advertise sale of safes timber doors bathtubs sinks toilets and store fixtures. Also offers dairy milk supplies cabinets show cases and counters with delivery options and contact numbers for immediate purchase.
Fragmentary classified notice listing boats and lavatories for sale. Mentions Johnson on Haviland Street and items including engine, ice box, water tank, and a caritan care reference. unreadable lines about price and seller details.
An OCR fragment lists several individuals and addresses offering painting and decorating work including paper hanging and first class finishes. References to weekly Fridays, contact names such as Mrs Luverage, and multiple street addresses appear with unclear surrounding text and sporadic pricing hints.
New York Oct 12 The American Smelting and Refining Company reports earnings for the year ended June showing an annualized earnings rate near 31.39 million on stock estimates. After charges for bond interest depreciation ore depletion and taxes net income reached 5,090,487, up 401,000 from the prior year and up 1,000,000 versus the previous six months of 1926.
Multiple small obituaries and memorial notices dated October 1924 describe services for George Booth at Putney Chapel Milford Conn and Robert G Leonard in Newark and Morristown W J. Other notices mention Michela Chioto wife of Pasquale Chioto and a Leo Leonard with funeral details. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and relatives.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a poultry supplies advertisement with stray terms and partial contact data. The readable elements include references to a Stratford phone number and scattered product mentions, but the source lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities suitable for a fuller summary.
Bishop Sidney Partridge of Kansas City describes China as a vast land with 18 provinces and rich resources. He contrasts Western and Chinese views, notes Chinese self sufficiency, and explains why locals may distrust the West, citing historical civilizations and language contrasts.
Last week’s bond market showed heavy financing with over $10 million in new offerings and $170 million sold before, while German loans reached $6.2 billion in total. Government bonds held steady as oversubscriptions persisted, and a flood of offerings is anticipated to follow after German financing clears the market.
A dense list of securities and bonds including Bridgeport Gas Light Company notes, Hartford Electric Light, New Haven Water, Norwich Electric, Connecticut Power and Light, and Consolidated Railway debentures. The text catalogs various par values, interest rates, and issue identifiers, with scattered company names and currency references throughout.
The We the average movement for week shows price levels of 500 representative commodities and the purchasing power of money, with the index exceeding pre war levels by 147 percent. Professor Irving Fisher publishes the weekly update through Moughton, Milun & Co, noting new devices and data from economic research and price movements for the period ending October 11.
Pioneer of the textile industry in New York state died at his home today after a long career. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate his prominence in the field and residence in the area.
Waterbury Elks to host Bridgeport Night with a large delegation and a social program. The event includes a dinner and entertainment in the lodge hall, featuring local speakers and a pledge to support community activities. Proceeds aid lodge initiatives.
Stratford council prepares for regular session to approve next year’s budget with an estimated tax rate of 23 to 24 mills. School bond figures and higher school costs push total to 4009 046, while insurance, new teaching staff, and facility needs shape the plan. Voters: 380 eligible in upcoming election. selectmen schedule a makeup session for additional applicants. Community drives fund rectory renovations at St James church. Stratford theatre donates space for a fundraising event. One child, Charles Snellman, 5, injured by a car on King Street, is resting well at Bridgeport hospital.
Senator Robert M. La Follette begins a campaign swing across agricultural states west of the Mississippi. He will speak in Omaha and Des Moines midweek, with stops in Kansas City and Sioux Falls tentatively listed, as organizers finalize dates for the lengthy tour.
Police reported the discovery of a long dead man in the Griaan mountain woods near North Canaan, identified only as deceased for about three months. A skull fracture was noted, no weapon recovered, and a sarcenit item was found in the man's pockets.
A fragmentary notice states that tradesmen are forbidden to supply newspaper wrappings. It warns of penalties for violations and mentions a proposed bill restricting wrapping materials, citing danger and enforcement by authorities.
The Tuberculosis Relief Association for The, known as E Z R A, announced it is caring for 70 patients with expenditures totaling 14126. Was reported after a Board of Managers meeting last week. The article notes no requests for treatment wards and mentions two men charged with drunkenness and breach of peace.
Industrial reports show sugar production up 44 percent last week with August and September gains lifting overall output. Steel mills operate at 55 to 60 percent capacity while United States Steel Operations report robust September orders, and grain and cotton markets show mixed shifts amid price fluctuations. Money market steadies with call rate around 4.25 percent as investors await German loans and global recovery signals.
The chart illustrates a definite upward trend in the proportion of a country’s automobile exports of assembled machines abroad. Exports to total production rise since July, with an example noting 20 percent of year’s production as exports. if assembled-after-export cars are included, the ratio would increase markedly. The piece discusses demand, world markets, and the potential for high output at low cost.
Giants players leave for a European tour amid uncertainty about regulars and substitutes. The trip includes visits by managers, a ground keeper, and staff receiving compensation while several players travel and prepare for upcoming games.
The joint British Museum and University Museum team will restart work at Ur of the Chaldees on the lower Euphrates around November 1. Project head Dr Legrain will oversee inscriptions, with 50 cent daily wages for Arab laborers as digging resumes during year three of digs at Ur and nearby Tell Hd Obeid, aiming to push back knowledge of early Babylonian civilization more than 2,000 years.
Gloversville New York October 12 Willard McKegney sixty a featured actor as Seth in Den man Thompsons The Old Homestead died at his home today Funeral arrangements pending authorities said McKegney gained recognition in regional productions and appeared in the noted play The Old Homestead earlier in his career
Bishop J. Connor urges Newark Diocese Catholics to vote, reading aloud from every pulpit in Newark, N J, urging parishioners to perform their duties and cast ballots in the election. The explicit target and outcome are the call to participate in civic duty.
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