text_original: There were the Union organizers; there was a score or more of reporters; there were investigators of all degrees of intelligence and hysteria. Among these Ralph circulated. He had bought the _Argus_ but a few months before the disaster. His very lack of personal acquaintance with the stockholders, officers or active managers of the mine left him without any of the moderating personal feeling which a man who had long known the town might have had.
text_transcription: THERE WERE THE UNION ORGANIZERS THERE WAS A SCORE OR MORE OF REPORTERS THERE WERE INVESTIGATORS OF ALL DEGREES OF INTELLIGENCE AND HYSTERIA AMONG THESE RALPH CIRCULATED HE HAD BOUGHT THE ARGUS BUT A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE DISASTER THIS VERY LACK OF PERSONAL ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE STOCKHOLDERS OFFICERS OR ACTIVE MANAGERS OF THE MINE LEFT HIM WITHOUT ANY OF THE MODERATING PERSONAL FEELING WHICH A MAN WHO HAD LONG KNOWN THE TOWN MIGHT HAVE HAD
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː ðə jˈuːniən ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzɚz; ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ skˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ʌv ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾɚz; ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾɚz ʌv ˈɔːl dᵻɡɹˈiːz ʌv ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ænd hɪstˈɪɹiə. ɐmˌʌŋ ðiːz ɹˈælf sˈɜːkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd. hiː hæd bˈɔːt ðɪ ˈɑːɹɡəs bˌʌt ɐ fjˈuː mˈʌnθs bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə dɪzˈæstɚ. hɪz vˈɛɹi lˈæk ʌv pˈɜːsənəl ɐkwˈeɪntəns wɪððə stˈɑːkhoʊldɚz, ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɔːɹ ˈæktɪv mˈænɪdʒɚz ʌvðə mˈaɪn lˈɛft hˌɪm wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ pˈɜːsənəl fˈiːlɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ɐ mˈæn hˌuː hæd lˈɔŋ nˈoʊn ðə tˈaʊn mˌaɪthɐv hˌæd.