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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
10
Hawking syndicate offers Canadian Pacific certificates and New York notes as investments show promise. A ready sale of 2.70,000 in Canadian Pacific 44 percent trust certificates favored by a banking syndicate, plus inquiry into short-term notes in New York City, reflected relaxed monetary conditions.
Bertha Bates of St. Louis inherited $250000 from her fiancé William R. Donaldson Jr. after his death following a car accident. The couple had planned to marry the night of his injury, but the ceremony was postponed to the next day. Bates is a descendant of Edward Bates, former U.S. Attorney General, and lives with her widow mother. The story also notes Civil War-era prominence in St. Louis and includes unrelated market listings excerpts.
Chicago reports export buying and anxiety over prolonged dryness in the winter crop belt driving wheat prices higher. A strong close reflected concerns about reduced in-state moisture, especially in Kansas, with other staples also drawing attention. Reports from New York and Boston indicate money markets steady to easy, with varied commodity receipts and prices across cattle, sheep, oats, and wool markets.
New York on December 4 reports Smith and afe ell's restaurant and hotel a landmark for 60 years on Washington and Freenwich streets may be closed. The aged owners and staff faced winding up, with plans for home in a ranch near Ven hrm Cal. The piece notes the historic business practices and the potential end of an era for travelers relying on the ferry entrance era.
A chipped listing lists claims and mines including Barnes-Etus Anaconda 100 and Amalgamated 10 Greene-Canan 100 North Butte with Keating Gold and Butte Superior 10,00 Huullwhacker reference. The fragmentary item hints at property names and locations in the Butte area with numeric markers and company names.
London letters claim copper price rises are driven by American producers to pressure Britain into paying higher prices. Reports note strong copper demand in London and rising prices, with some suggesting U.S. interests aim to push the British government to pay more for seized copper. Possible German shortages and ammunition trade rumors also surface amid war strains.
A promotional notice touts a free sack of flour with any $25 purchase or more. It lists multiple flour types with prices, prepared foods, produce and meats, contrasting with higher local prices, and urges customers to compare values and shop through the advertised sale next week. The promotion emphasizes free flour, home delivery, and out-of-town orders.
Forecasts suggest Argentine wheat shipments from January through July will not exceed 72,000 900. American shipments are expected to steadily fall to a weekly minimum of 4,000,000.
New York December 4 The King county grand jury results in the dismissal of Thomas McCormick as warden of Sing Sing prison after favors to David A. Sullivan now facing three indictments for grand larceny in connection with payments diverted from a mortgage on Union Bank property. Sullivan, serving a two year sentence for wrecking the Union Bank of Brooklyn, is expected to be arraigned soon to plead to the charges.
George N. Farrin of Portland, a Republican attorney and former attorney general candidate, was barred from practicing in Oregon by the Oregon Supreme Court. The ruling cites willful deceit and misappropriation involving a $40 endorsement of checks for Alvip and J. A. Smith without their knowledge, connected to Weyer Salem and Mansfield interests.
The snippet records grain and commodity quotes including Wheat December 3.10 percent high 41-14 low 1.14 percent May 1.90K No. 3 Northern 1.78 No. 2 Northern 1.04 No. 2 Hard Montana 41.39 No. 2 Durum and flax prices, with December flax 40 percent and $1.48.
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