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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1916

Page

16

Market Review and Outlook Signals Bear Phase Emergence

A steady downward turn in prices follows the President's note on German submarine warfare. The sixth month trend shows a likely lasting bear market with weak rallies possible on favorable Germany responses. Rail stocks and war shares lead the shift while durable issues like Steel and Reading show resilience despite broad liquidation.

Congress Germany Steel Anaconda Reading Union Pacific

Answers to Inquiries in the Boston Post Finance Column

Monday mornings the Boston Post will answer inquiries on listed stocks and bonds of New England industrial companies. The column will also address other securities and financial topics as feasible. Inquiries must include full name and street address for attention by the financial editor.

Loew's Theatre Orpheum St. James Globe Theatres Boston Orpheum Theatre Associates Boston Post New England The Inquirer Reates Mass

Investment in War Munitions Stocks Promoted

A Springfield reader asks if investing in preferred stocks of industrials involved in munition making is safe for conservatives. The reply says those firms with wartime profits should see intrinsic value greatly rise this year.

Springfield Mass II. M

Financial counsel on preferred stocks and American Tobacco

Analysts urge prioritizing safety of preferred issues by repaying floating debt and reducing short-term notes before increasing common dividends. American Tobacco stock moved from high 20s to the mid 190s amid dividend rumors, then steadied near 196 as officials denied cuts.

American Tobacco Malden Mass Tntil

Boston College to choose new track coach this week

The graduate board of Boston College will meet this week to select a track coach. Temporary coach Arthur Ball is performing well with about two candidates reporting since the college holidays began, including Bob Fowler as a potential hire.

Boston College Arthur Ball Ball Bob Fowler

Eight Vessels Arrive at Fish Pier Amid Strong Prices

Eight vessels docked at the fish pier with the trawler Foam and seven other boats. Groundfish prices look lower this week after heavy Lent demand and last week's high rates. arrivals included the Fannie Belle Atwood and Elizabeth W. Nunan among others. Additional ships are listed as due from foreign ports later in the week. The Governor Cobb brought 65 passengers and 50 fishermen to Boston, docking at India Wharf due to freight congestion. The first of four new Essex trawlers will launch in May for Gorton-Pew fisheries and Gloucester operations. The Landsman

Fannie Belle Atwood James & Esther Elizabeth W. Nunan Genesta Edith Silveira Titania Lucinda Lowell Patriot William Mooney Yarmouth Prince George Govenor Cobb St. John N. B Boston India Wharf Central Wharf Galileo Hull Eng Slingsby Huelva Spain St. Michaels Dromora Liverpool D. A. Gordon Louisburg C. B City of Durham Calcutta Colombo Oceana Progreso Brassburg Montevideo Singapore Durban San Jose Port Limon Havana Ninian Manchester British Monarch Glasgow Osterdyrk Rotterdam Aros Castle Cape Town Essex Gorton-Pew Fisheries Gloucester Bay State Fisheries Company Clan Macphee Simpson East Boston Governor Foss Gorton Pew Co Fred Thompson Foss Landsman

Shipping News Arrives with Port Movements Across Atlantic maze

Shipping list details vessels arriving and sailing including Prince George, MacKinnon, Ingalls, Bond, Lehigh, and City of Gloucester. Ports named include Yarmouth, N B, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Belfast, Bangor, Portland, Baltimore, and Gloucester with several steamer lines and cargo movements.

Stemmers Prince George MacKinnon Yarmouth Governor Cobb Ingalls J. John N. B Ontario Bond Norfolk Tuscan Thacher

Cambridge Business Men Drill to Show Belief in Preparedness

A Cambridge group of business men will meet every Friday night at the Cambridge armory to train as an auxiliary to Uncle Sam's reserve army, demonstrating their support for national preparedness.

Cambridge Uncle Sam

Cambridge Business Men's Training School drills begin with 50 men

The Cambridge Business Men's Training School, organized by Captains Dwight Cushing and Thomas I. Brown of the Eighth Regiment, M. V. M., held its first drill last Friday night with about 50 men present. Sergeant W. S. Davidson of Company C led half an hour of setting up exercises and drilling as the unit plans to muster 100 for future sessions and receive natty service uniforms in time.

Cambridge Plattsburg W.S. Davidson Company C Eighth Regiment Cambridge Business Men’s Training School Dwight Cushing Thomas I. Brown

Cambridge thief foiled by broken axle on Easter morning

George F. Harrington of 46 Parker Street Cambridge tried to steal a Harvard freshman Je rome A. Johnson’s car in front of 10 Channing Street. The axle was broken and Harrington was arrested after the owner called police. Harrington faces attempted larceny charges.

George F. Harrington Parker Street Cambridge Harrington Willard S. Martin Channing Street Jerome A. Johnson Harvard Gore Hall Martin Martins Canney Largenton Tevlin

Motor Car Trade Tales and Big Race Contests

Willys-Overland distributor reports King Alfonso of Spain has ordered a Willys-Knight touring car to Madrid. Studebaker's R T Hodgkins plans a Boston visit to meet local distributors. Belgian driver Josef Christiaens sails from London to race in the Indianapolis Sweepstakes on May 30 after years in Entente service and a sixth place finish two years ago.

W. J. Connell Connell & McKone Company Willys- Overland Alfonso Spain Washington Madrid Josef Christiaens London Indianapolis Christiaens

Austrian Press Sees Wilson Note as Serious Crisis

A Reuters despatch from Amsterdam reports Austrian newspapers view President Wilson's note as creating a grave crisis between the United States and Germany. They say Wilson abandons impartiality for anti Entente powers and expect Germany's reply to reflect its dignity and rights.

London Reuter Amsterdam Vienna Wilson United States Germany

Harvard Professor Advocates Inherited Ideas in Shakespeare Criticism

Professor George Lyman Kittredge of Harvard University argued in Sanders Theatre Cambridge that preconceived inherited ideas bias Shakespeare criticism. He spoke yesterday on how these ideas shape reception and interpretation of the playwright's work.

George Lyman Kittredge Harvard University Sanders Theatre Cambridge

McCall Scofes At Baconian Theory At Shakspeare Tercentenary

The Boston Opera House hosted a Shakspeare tercentenary event with 97 unticketed attendees and police on standby as tickets allegedly leaked to speculators. The program featured Berlioz and Mendelssohn pieces, Shakspeare readings, songs by Grace Bonner Williams and Michael J. Dwyer, and remarks by Governor and Mayor. Julia Arthur appeared from Toronto for readings.

Bacon Shakspere John Milton Avon's Forest of Arden Hawthorne Stratford London Grace Bonner Williams Dvorak Symphony Orchestra Julia Arthur B. P. Cheney, Jr Toronto

Tercentenary Exercises Open Amid Ticket Debates

Tickets were not confiscated though some were sold outside the opera house. The mayor’s tercentenary committee directed ticket holders to the side entrance and required proof of admission. Unticketed attendees waited while late arrivals were admitted at 2 35. Mayor Curley praised supporters and the press. Governor McCall attacked a Chicago judge who questioned Shakspere’s authorship, defending the tradition and wit of Jonson and Shakespeare.

Opera House Curley McCall Chicago Shakspere Bacon Ben Jonson Jonson

Rabbi Calls Shylock Ban On Stage And In Schools

Rabbi Harry Levi urged banning The Merchant of Venice from stages and public schools in a Temple Israel sermon. He blamed Shylock for harming views of Jews and argued Shakespeare’s portrayal reflects his era’s bigotry and vice.

Rabbi Levi Shylock Harry Levi Shakspere Temple Israel England St. Paul's

Funeral notices from Boston area April 23 1926

A long list of obituaries and funeral notices from Dorchester Roxbury East Boston and surrounding communities. Many entries give names ages addresses and funeral arrangements including dates times churches and burial details. Local relatives and friends are invited to attend and observe traditional rites.

Burke Dorchester Alice M John J Eleanor M. Daly Burke Edison Green Calkins Elizabeth F Richard H. Carney George St Clarke Mary E. Clarke Waterman Chapel Washington St Roxbury Collins Boston John J. Collins Mary A. Collins Healey Chelsea Eutaw St Sacred Heart Church Doherty Alice Davis Harry F. Doherty Maxwell St Durrant Medford Joseph H Henry Rose E. Durrant Henry St Estey Charles A. Estey Masonic Temple Corner Meridian Eutaw Sts East Boston Shirley St St. Cecilia's Church Belvidere St Back Bay Gleason Brighton Jon Annie Gleason Grady West Roxbury Patrick Grady Baker St St. Theresa's Church Lowell North Station Hanrahan Margaret Byron Hanrahan Hennessey Wentworth St St. Matthew’s Church Harlin Cambridge Helen Marion Harlin St. Peter's Episcopal Church Massachusetts Ave Vernon St

In Memoriam and Death Notice for Albert T. Percy

Union Lodge A M and A F and A M notify death of Brother Albert T. Percy on April 22 1916 with funeral at St Marys on Tuesday April 25 at 2 pm. Also memorial for Mrs Josephine M Schmitt died April 24 1914 from daughter Marie A Monpiton.

Leonard Forest Hills James B Patrick Mary Leonard Keenan Hyde Park Ave St. Thomas’ Church Linderdahl Watertown Edward Manuel and Sophia Linderdahl Fred A. Linderdahl Prescott St St. Patrick's Church M’devitt Boston Sara (O’donnell Hugh McDevi West Th St Berkeley St Cathedral Bartenders’ Union No M'Kown Somerville Frank &S. McKown Flint St Geneva Ave St. Hugh's Church Nannini Giuseppe Enrico Nannini Melagodi Maverick St Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Springfield Mass Connecticut Nelson Roxbury Angusta C Nee Andersen Charles Nelson Smith St O'Brien James H Ellen O'Brien Crowley Kempton St St. Cecilia's Church O'Connell Everett Francis E. O’connell James J Delia O'Connell Jennings Chelsea Jeremiah H. O'Connell County Rd Our Lady of Grace Church O’rourke Dorchester Mary C Thomas W. O'Rourke Windermere Rd St. Peter’s Church Palmer Frederick Palmer David Fudge & Son Summer St Percy Charles,st Albert T. Percy St. Mary’ Episcopal Church Cushing Ave Price Mattapan Martha Theresa Moses Bridget Price Sullivan Walkhbill St St. Angela's Church Ryan JI James F Catherine Ryan Dower West Second St St. Vincent's Church Constantine M. GC. O. RF Holy Cross Saunders William FE Nellie F. O’brien Cedar St Smith Harriet Smith Mary Ann Smith Whitfield St St. Matthew's Church Stanton St Charlestown Mary T O'Keefe Thomas R. Sullivan Soley St St. Mary's Church Warren St Michael Margaret Sullivan Moreland St Highland Court No. 52

Belanger Dies of War Wound in France

New Bedford residents Mr and Mrs Armand Belanger 1358 Pleasant Street learn their son Jean Baptiste Belanger 26 died April 6 from wounds suffered in battle in France. He had joined the British Army at the outbreak of war after being delayed at the Canadian line due to French parentage claims. He had been in service since war began.

New Bedford Armand Belanger Pleasant Street War Office Jean Baptiste Belanger France Ieee Ten Jean B. Belanger Canada United States

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