Union Pacific slips amid heavy liquidation and caution
A stock letter reports Union Pacific hit a new low during a broad decline with aggressive short covering then a late rally, but selling pressure resumed near close. Washington hints at Supreme Court findings in coal cases next Monday, prompting cautious buying. Paine letter notes continued liquidation, but lower levels saw good support and a sharp rally on short covering. Officials of the New York Stock Exchange will testify as the money trust inquiry continues, and senate polls indicate the US will not arbitrate Panama tolls with Britain. London reports steady Bank of England rate and uneven American stocks. steel orders remain strong while most industrials and rails fall.
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London
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Steel Company
Mining Dividends Mark New Record Across 1912
The mining industry reports 147 dividend paying companies boosting 1912 totals. Copper properties lead in yearly and cumulative disbursements, with United States, Mexico, and British Columbia operatives contributing. Gold silver lead zinc firms dominate, paying substantial dividends despite Mexico’s troubles.
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Mining and Engineering World
American Mines and Works
United States
Mexico
British Columbia
Great Northern Railroad Profits Rise in November
The Great Northern reports a vigorous rise in gross income in November, with seven percent annual dividend fully earned by November and monthly gains outpacing October. Traffic growth is fueled by a bumper spring wheat crop and ore shipments from Missabe, with projections of $75,000,000 gross for the year and monthly ore proceeds of $900,000 to $1,000,000.
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Boston News Bureau
Tony Ciscrssesass
Steel Corporation
Missabe Range
Yuan Shi Kai Welcomes Chinese YMCA Delegates
In Peking Yuan Shi Kai president of the Chinese republic received 440 Chinese delegates to the sixth triennial world convention of the YMCA, which opens tonight. He spoke appreciatively of the association s work in China.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Chinese Republic
Young Men's Christian Association
China
Mark Cross Leather Goods Ad at The Clothery
Exclusive agents in Montana for Mark Cross leather goods including gloves purses bags traveling sets jewelry boxes and small pocket sets. Located at 31 North Main Street The Clothery.
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Mark Cross
Clothery
North Main Street
Advy
Belgians Return From Siberia With Tramway Concessions
A party of Belgians has returned from Siberia and Central Asia bringing about 20 concessions for electric tramway lines and lighting plants. Most concessions are for a limited time and may be transferred to the Belgian tramway trust. A Belgian group plans woodworking factories at Novoborissov with land already purchased.
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Siberia
Central Asia
Belgian Tramway Trust
Novoborissov
Echo of a Bank Failure Echoes in Denver Suit Details
Denver, Dec. 12. James A. Hill and William Barth, directors for Denver Savings Bank depositors, sue Guy Leroy Stevick, receiver, former Judge John K. Mullins, and others for 593000. Litigation spans seven years since the bank closed in August 190. Hill and Leonard Imboden were convicted of conspiracy to defraud in 1910. The suit alleges solvent closure and improper discharge as receiver. It aims to recover full depositor claims, now paid at 79 percent.
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William Barth
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Guy Leroy Stevick
John K. Mullins
Hill
Leonard Imboden
Stevick
Mullins
Imboden
Girls in burning building escape after fierce Chicago fire
Chicago on December 12 saw over 18 girls barely survive a five story blaze at North Fifth avenue and Westlake street. As flames spread workers on the fifth floor crawled to a roof ledge and were rescued by firemen while others escaped through skylights to safety.
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Chicago
North Fifth Avenue
Westlake Street
Montana Ibex Mining Stockholders Meet On December 23
An adjourned stockholders meeting of Montana Ibex Mining company will be held on December 23 at 10:80 a.m. at the secretary's office 119 West Broadway to elect a board of directors and handle other business. T. J. Schweninger, Secretary.
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T. J. Schweninger
Diamond Heist at Fifth Avenue Jewelry Store
New York on December 12 reports a $25,000 diamond robbery at a Fifth Avenue jeweler. Joseph Varga, head of Varga Jewelry, said the store was entered last night by a hole sawed in the ceiling. Thieves smashed four showcases and carried the gems away before escaping through the ceiling using a rope.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Joseph Varga
Varga Jewelry Company
Sixteen Hour Day Bill For DC Women Introduced
Washington December 12 A bill to set an eight hour day for women in District of Columbia factories and a six day work week was introduced by Senator La Follette. The proposal would bar any woman under eighteen from starting before 7 a.m. or finishing after 6 p.m.
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District of Columbia
la Follette
Wireless Greeting Signals North American Link Complete
Communication was established today between Port Arthur Ontario and Queen Island north of Victoria British Columbia as wireless stations exchanged congratulations and greetings marking a successful link.
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Manitoba
Port Arthur
Ontario
Queen Island
Victoria
British Columbia
Weird initiation at abandoned jail shocks Greeley girl
In Greeley Colorado on December 12 a sorority initiation in an old jail left a candidate fainting after being blindfolded into a ghostly scene. About twenty sisters wore robes and waved bloody turkey wings while a lit bathtub provided the only light. Deputy Sheriff Frazier had earlier killed several turkeys, their blood spattered the floor.
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Col
Frazier
Discrepancy Found in Fisher Shooting Investigation
Bay City Michigan December 12 Sheriff Bates of Lake County arrived to probe Frank Hale of Fremont Ohio claim he witnessed the September 19 shooting near Baldwin Michigan Hale’s affidavit followed questions and revealed lack of acquaintance with the Fisher Auerbach case Bates noted Hale’s timing from 2 to 4 pm conflicts with the record of an early morning shooting and a brush location unseen from any road.
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Lake County
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Ohio
Harry Fisher
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Auerbach
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Fisher- Auerbach
Standard holiday edition on sale next Sunday
The Standard announces an 80 page holiday number due Sunday the 15th with 25,000 copies printed. Orders should be placed today or tomorrow at the Butte or Anaconda office by listing the names for delivery. Price is five cents per wrapped copy while the edition lasts.
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Butte
Anaconda
Metals in Antiquity The Rise of Smelting and Gold Mining
Prof W Gowland in a Huxley memorial lecture traces smelting to primitive campfires and ore reduction. Prof Rowland links copper and iron metallurgy to Western Asia, notes large scale gold extraction in ancient times in the Sudan. Egypt issued the world’s earliest mining map 1350–1330 B C.
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Royal Anthropological Institute
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Sudan
Egypt
Early Roman water systems and African iron smelting noted
The article notes Roman emphasis on water supply and baths, mentions ancient African iron smelting dating back to early times, and cites a Florentine bas relief proving Egyptian awareness of the iron work. It also reports a motorcycle engine weighing 10 pounds delivering 6 horsepower at speeds up to 50 mph.
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