Wall Street Hit Records as Rail Shares Soar
New York November 7 extraordinary demand for rail stocks pushed the market to one of its most active sessions in years with total sales above two million shares. United States Steel led gains with rail carriers at new peak prices and oils turning stronger amid higher Gulf coast crude prices.
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New York
Wall Street
United States Steel, Common
United Drug
American Smelting Preferred
Laclede Gans
Loose Wires
Simms Petroleum
China Copper
New York Central
Southern Railway
Irregular Changes Feature Cotton Market on Friday
New Orleans market notes detailed fluctuations in cotton futures and spot activity. Prices swung with private crop estimates, government report expectations, and milling demand as December and January hovered near recent lows before closing near their highs for the day.
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New Orleans
Hesters Weekly Cotton Statement Summary
Field study of cotton statistics shows week by week and year over year comparisons. Data covers sight for week, month, season receipts, world totals, and regional exports with references to last year and the year before.
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Wwaton
Rome
Port Receipta
Werland
Milla Nod Canada
Aca
Torelza
Serihern Sphnters
Canada
Cotton Movement Report Across U S Ports and Cities
The report lists cotton market data by port and city including middling prices, receipts, exports, shipments, sales and stocks. Highlights include New Orleans Galveston Memphis Houston Norfolk Charleston and Atlanta with varying middling quotes and large seasonal totals for receipts and exports.
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Orleans
Galveston
Enies
Charleston
Norfolk
Baltimore
New York Sts
Memphis
Augusta
Yoo
St. Louis
Houston
Midling
Atock
Little Mock
Etook
Attlanta
Dallas
Montgomery
Agles
Gtock
Liverpool Cotton Market Report from Liverpool
Cotton prices remain steady with mid and higher grades quoted. Sales reach several thousand bales including American lots, futures show slight movements for November through January, spots and arrivals noted with mixed quality grades and varying prices.
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Liverpool
Bond Market Rally Lifts Rail and Utility Stocks Today
New York bonds staged a strong rally led by semi speculative issues as trading expanded to about 24 million dollars. Rail bonds rose to year highs on merger and dividend expectations. Gains of one to three points were seen in Seaboard issues and Western Maryland, with New York Central 6 leading higher. Public utilities and industrials also advanced, while Wilson and Bethlehem Steel showed weakness on payment doubts.
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New York
Congress
Seaboard
St. Paul
Western Maryland
Chicago and Alton
Chicago Great
Nashville
Wheeling and
Lakerie
Maryland
Wilson & Issues
Bethlehem Steel
Bradstreet's Report on Market Movements and Prices
New York reports show optimistic expression after the election with limited durable effects due to short time since the vote and warm weather. Notable actions include price advances in stock and bond markets and expected certainty of steel orders. Cotton goods prices fall in parts due to New England mills contending with Southern mills, while grain prices rise from a recent low point. Weekly bank clearings total $9,129,276.
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New York
Bradaucer
New England
aWeekly Bank
Hubbard Bros & CO
New Lork
Jnsand
Eevuce Roltan
Manchenter
Neture
Liverpool
Cottonseed Oil Prices Rise on Export Sales and Coverage
In New York on November 7 cottonseed oil advanced amid strong buying by commission houses and short covering. Export sales reached about 2,000 barrels, with active months closing 27 to 81 points higher. Total sales 20,700 barrels with 600 barrels to purchasers. Prices closed for December and January at 1051, March at 1010, May at 1078, all bids.
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New York
Weekly Metal Market Review in New York
The week showed steady metals activity with Coolidge’s approval easing nerves. Copper zinc antimony and lead advanced while producers held back on sales awaiting higher forward prices. Copper for nearby and near-term delivery sold around 13 8 8 to 13 4, with January shipments to Connecticut valley at 18 3 4. Zinc rose above 12 1 2 cents delivered. exports varied 13.70 to 13.85. Lead steady and prompt buying remained strong with forward deliveries near current prices.
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New York
Heelvetian
Coolidge
Connectic Cut Valley
Buffalo
Points West
Middle West
St. Louis
Suver
Three face charges of arson in Lamar county
Barnesville Ga November 7 Joe Greathouse white and Lou Reeves and Tell Kendall Negroes were placed in Lamar county jail Thursday charged with burglarizing and burning a storehouse on the farm of A H English five miles west of town Wednesday night The building served as a commissary for English and it contained provisions and a bale of full cotton Sheriff Elliot and County Policeman Waller recovered some of the goods at Greathouse home Englishs loss runs to several hundred dollars
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Barnesville
Joe Greathouse
White
Lou Reeves
Tell Kendall
Hegroes
Lamar County
A. H. English
English
Elliot
Waller
Greathouse
California Wright Act irrigation bonds set as tax funded
The Wright Act guides California irrigation districts to issue bonds backed by land assessments and taxes. Imperial Irrigation District shows strong performance with a 5.50 to 5.60 percent yield on long maturities. Bonds come with 40 year limits and annual retirement requirements beginning in year twenty-one, with federal and state tax exemptions.
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United States
California
United States Supreme Court
Imperial Irrigation District
Irrigation District
Imperial Valley
Rhode Island
Stone 10 Represent Union in Legislature
Stone of Blairsville, president of the Georgia Forestry association, was in Atlanta after Union county's Democratic ticket swept to victory. He will represent Union county in the next House term, defeating strong Republican opposition, and is noted as a key figure among northeast Georgia mountain lawmakers.
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Bouwell UH. Stone
Blairaville
Georgia Forestry Association
North Georgia
Atlanta
Union County
Union
Stone
House of Representatives
Georgia
Two Frenchmen slain in Forbes street duel
In a vacant room of a Forbes street building Pittsburg two Frenchmen died by gunshot end. Pierre Biagioli and J N Fournaire met to settle alleged infidelity involving Fournaire’s wife Georgette mother of two. Fournaire, who had been jailed on a separate charge, shot himself after Biagioli was killed.
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Pittsburg
Forbes Street
Fhis
Fournaire
Biagioli
Fourmaire
W W Kitchin III Dies in Scotland Neck Report
W W Kitchin III former North Carolina governor and congressman from the fifth district is reported seriously ill and dying in Scotland Neck. Relatives were summoned today. Kitchin was brother of the late Representative Claude Kitchin.
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Scotland Neck
N. C
W. W. Kitchin
North Carolina
Congress
My. Kitehin
Claude Kitehin
Mayan City Ruins Explore To Jamaica Then Honduras
London reports archaeologist Dr. Gann and companions voyage from Jamaica to British Honduras to explore Mayan ruins discovered earlier in the year. They seek inscribed jade painting, pottery, and the earliest known Mayan date.
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London
Gann
Honduras
Yucatuan
Jamaica
British Honduras
Dis Gunn
Samogie Library Elects Four New Directors
The city council elected Curtis Orrett Abs A M Lambdie Mrs P Cotter and Mrs J A Corry to the Samogie Library board. W B Smith is board president. After 40 years Mary Hammond returns as librarian. The library serves student bodies Rodette New Bedford Moss Gordon Sixth District Austanvlied for Livorce Schook.
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Barnesville
Samogie Library
Curtis Orrett
Abs
A. M. Lambdie
P. Cotter
J. A. Corry
W. B. Smith
Mary Hammond
Charlotte M
Rodette
New Bedford
Moss
Hasj
Gordon
A. Austanvlied
Livorce
I & BE. Schook
Information Sought of Missing Youths in Centerville
Parents seek Hubert Moore 17 and Murphy Campbell 16 missing from Centerville near Stone Mountain since early Wednesday. Police forecast they headed toward Florida likely Miami. Moore lived with mother C L Moore. Campbell with father Autrey Moore. Last seen wearing a cam brown suit and bag, and brown overalls respectively. Holdups include descriptions of height 5 feet 11 inches for Moore and 5 feet 6 inches for Campbell, with fair complexions.
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Hubert Moore
Murphy Campbell
Centerville
Stone Mountain
Flovida
Miami
Hubert
C. L. Moore
Murphy
Autrey Moore
Constitution
Young Moore
Young Campbell
Two Deaths, Six More Plague Cases Reported
In Los Angeles two more pneumonic plague deaths were recorded within 24 hours, lifting fatalities to 25 since the outbreak began last month. Six new cases were found in the quarantined area as health workers intensify inspections, with about forty suspects under watch and 38 confirmed cases, 28 of which died. Rat extermination drives are underway in harbor districts, quarantine zones, and Pasadena.
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Toa Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Here
Philadelphia to Hold Celebration in 1926
Philadelphia announces dates for the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The plan calls for a June 14 start and a September 17 close, with a $3 million construction program including an administration building parkway beautification and museum improvements. A $2 million city stadium is not in the builder plan. The project seeks federal and state funding for a temple of American fame and state exhibit buildings. foreign governments will not be invited.
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Philadelphia
Wbout
Logan Square
Horticultural Hall
Association
Temple of American Fame
Bobbed Blonde Held as Two Gun Bandit
Beatrice Rheufman a 20 year old with bobbed blonde hair was arrested in Brooklyn as the confederate of four men who held up the Kings County post of the Veterans of the World War last Saturday night. They robbed 14 members of jewelry and cash totaling 2500 dollars. Two of the four men were also arrested. The woman sat in the bandits’ automobile outside the building during the hold up.
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New York
Beatrice [Rheufman
Brooklyn
Kings County
Wheat Market Rally Near Season High in Chicago
Wheat surged in Chicago on November 7 as export demand and crop woes in Argentina and Australia fueled buying. Prices neared the season’s top for May delivery, with strong cash premiums and broad support from Liverpool prices and a weak dollar. Corn, oats, and provisions also rose on wheat strength, while local markets showed mixed cash readings across regions.
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Chicago
Argentina
Australia
Board of Trade
Liverpool
Market Ends Higher as Curb Stocks Lead Gains
New York trading sees a broadly firmer curb market with demand lifting prices. Vacuum Oil jumps 41 25 points after a $1 dividend boost and expected record earnings. Standard Oil of Indiana up strongly in active turnover. Nickel Plate allies push ahead with common up 3 1/2 to 78 and preferred at 83 34. Public utilities mixed with American Gas and Electric up 1/2 and Cities Service down 9 1/2. Radio shares slip on profit taking, while Dubischer rises 17 8.
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New York
Standard Oil
Indiana
Algo
Stock Exchange
Amerean Gas and Electric
Rommon
Otters
Dubicher
Barber Shop Laws Tighten Rules Start Next Year
State board of barber examiners announces new enforcement will begin January 1 with strict prosecution for violations across barber shops beauty parlors and hairdressers. Board shifts from educational to punitive approach, noting all operators including home workers must be licensed and under state law.
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State Board of Barber Examiners
Cotton receipts at Savannah port rise 91 percent
Savannah Ga November 7 Special Receipts of cotton at the port for the 1923 04 season nearly doubled those of the previous year showing a 91 percent increase. E R Teadsale superintendent of the Savannah Cotton Exchange reports this. President G Arthur Gordon in his report urges hiring a competent independent traffic expert. Election of officers will be held Monday.
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Savannah
E. R. Teadsale
Savannah Cotton Exchange
G. Arthur Gordon
German Robin Hood named to Reichstag
Berlin November 7 Max Hoelz Germany s Robin Hood now serving a 20 year sentence in the penitentiary for brigandage and insurrection heads the Communist list of candidates for the Reichstag a bold political move amid postwar turmoil in Germany
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Robin Hood
Reichstag
Berlin
Max Hoelz
Germany
Rail stock surge tied to mergers and dividends prospects
The Day in Finance notes heavy out-of-town demand for railroad shares after the election and a shift by the public from industrial stocks. Analysts expect railroad mergers aided by a surplus, with Southern Pacific potential dividend rise to 7 percent and moves to gain Rock Island control. New York Central seeks bond-to-stock conversions ahead of a convertible deadline.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Coolidge
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
el Paso-Southwestern
New York Central
Markets Rally In Upward Push As Rail Shares Lead
News Views And Reviews reports a brisk market with New York Central and Union Pacific rising over 4 points, Atchison and Frisco climbing sharply. Industrials like Alcohol steel and oil shares see active trading, with a 47 090 share turnover in heavy activity hours. Experts note bulls outweigh bears, though warnings of shifting momentum persist amid favorable business conditions.
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Fenner & Beane
New York
New York Central
Union Pacfic
Atchison, Frisco
Lie
Industriala
Uo Indus
Rink Alccohol
Poot Oil
Atovka
A Attered Industriala
Cotton market trends and market activity report
New Orleans and New York market notes discuss weather aided cotton yields, large ginning outputs, and strong export demand. Reports from Ellis & Co and Hubbard Bros & Co cite improved prospects, mixed prices, and continued selling into bureau estimates. Liverpool futures and world markets show buoyancy despite local declines.
Portugal Blocks Communist Plan This November Anniversary
Lisbon authorities moved to curb agitators who planned manifestos for the Magcow Internationale anniversary. Communist posters appeared on walls, but police tore them down at once to protect public safety.
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Lisbon
Thei T
Fall in auto output and wage disputes hit New England mills
Production figures show October auto output at 284000 versus 365000 year ago, with September at 286000 and July at 245000. Durham Hosiery directors declare a 4 percent dividend on preferred stock. Everett Mills to close until November 18 on a three day week. United States Steel October orders to be disclosed next meeting. Amoskeag Cotton Mills workers reject over 10 percent wage cut outstanding. talks stall with no date set. Southern mills gain business from New England as wage costs differ. Autumn auto industry boom questioned by bankers.
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Durham Hosiery Company
Everett Mills
Lawrence
Maas
United States Steel Corporation
Amoskeag
Amnagement
New England
Noth
Consolidation of Baldwin Aragon and Aragon Mills in Chester Whitmire
Chester announces the merger of Baldwin Cotton Mills of Chester, Glenn Lowry Manufacturing of Whitmire, and Aragon Cotton Mills of Davenport forming Aragon Baldwin Mills. The combined operation runs 126040 spindles and 3106 looms with 146000 dollars capitalization including 250000 dollars in preferred stock. Alexander Long of Rock Hill serves as president and treasurer of the new group.
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Chester
Baldwin Cotton Mil
Glenn Lowry Manufacturing Company
Whitmire
Aragon Cotton Mills
Vdveek Oil
Aragon Baldwin Aps
ER. Luccas
Baldwin Mills
Mates of Economy
Alexander Long
Rock Hull
Baldwin and Aragon Ills
Rock
Aragon Baldwin Mill
North Georgia A. M. E. conference meets in Cedartown
Cedartown Georgia November 7 Bishop Flipner presides over the fifty first session of the North Georgia A. M. E. conference at A. A. E. church. Eighteen items rush to four close with reports on missions education and church state of the country. Trustees announced for Wilberforce and other institutions. Sunday school program set for sixty two teachers. ordinations and financial reports planned.
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Cedartown
Flipner
North Georgia
W. A. Fountain, Jr
Wilberforce University
Cooper
Methodist Church South
Ferrell
Jocal Baptist Church
Maide
Coruits
Miosigaa LD
Hamultan
Morrs Brown University
KB Raman
Sfl Harris
W. A. Fountan, Jr
J.tr. Wilkinson
J. C. Neeley
A. Wingfield
J. K. Davis
Fly Per
A. N. Nichols
Blippee
Profesor Gordon
Cave Spring
Con
C. A. Wingfield
Flipper
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American Sugar Refining
United States Industrial Alcohol
American Ice
Loose Wiles Biscuit
Reichsmarks
Voncclessett
Shorts
New York Cotton Exchange
Sterling
Hester’s Weekly Cotton Statement
Cotton
Hine Ripyot
Atorke
Thars
Bradstreet
Weekly Metal Market Review
Lamar
Paul Willard Garrett
W. W. Kitchen III
Cash Grain
Y. Sac
Kansas City
Livingston & CO
Newa
OST & Flagh
Rhs
Atreisén
Cry Atiamer
Ieee
Sun
C F, Ellis & CO
Bureau
Naeless
Ukety
Oavis Bros, & CO
Ereot
Wweeke
Liverpool Duez
Beer
Ourmin & Co
Portugal
Carolina Mills
Oklahoma
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