Answers to Inquiries on New England Stocks and Bonds
A Boston Post financial column presents reader inquiries on listed and unlisted stocks and bonds. It analyzes General Motors first preferred and American Can Company preferred, weighing profits, dividends, and security, and advises on investment potential based on recent earnings and dividends history.
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Boston Post
New England
Gatm
Post
Inquirer
Boston
Mass
American Can Preferred
Mass. M. M. A
American Can Company
Calendar of Today’s Financial Notices
Calendar lists stock issues and bonds with closing dates and payment terms. Notes include Cent Ry ext 10 and 40 percent options, Liberties Gas Co. dividends, Elec. and Steel Corp. bond and share details, and Nickel and other corporate items with partial text readability.
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No. Liberties Gas Co
A Steel Corp
Elec. Bond & Share, Pft. Nickel, Pt
Wiles Nae
Bonny
Investment offerings from Boston Post security list
The Boston Post presents a Monday selection of attractive securities from leading investment bankers. Included are City of Waterbury bonds with 1913 assessment data and a 4.15 percent yield, Montreal Protestant School Board 4.5 percent gold bonds yielding 4.65, Continental Gas & Electric 5 percent first lien bonds yielding 5.75, Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction 5 percent bonds at 6.20, Springfield Railway & Light 5 percent bonds at 5.87, Toronto Railway 4.5 percent bonds at 5 percent, and Western United Gas & Electric 5 percent bonds at about 5.05. Each issue shows denominations, maturity details, and earnings coverage.
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THE
Boston Post
Waterbury
Conn
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Ohio
City of
Montreal
Canada
Protestant Board of School Commissioners
Protestant School Board
Continental Gas & Electric Corporation
Gage County Gas Light & Power Isles
Gage County Gas Light & Power Company
Beatrice
Neb
York Gas & Electric Company
York
Nebraska Lighting Company
Plattsmouth
Peoples Gas Company
Shenandoah
Iowa
Power, Heat & Light Company
Red Oak Electric Company
Red Oak
Red Oak Gas Company
Cass County Light & Power Company
Malvern Light & Power Company
McCool Light Company
Messrs
Ford, Bacon & Davis
Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Company
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction System
Terre Haute, Indianapolis
Eastern Traction Company
Indiana
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Richmond
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Springfield Railway & Light Company
Springfield
Missouri
Light and Power and Gas
Electric Light Perpetual
Toronto Railway Company
Toronto
Western United Gas & Electric Company
Rhode Island Savings Banks
Coal Products Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Aurora
Elgin
Joliet
McAdoo Heads New York Bankers Crisis Conference
Secretary William G. McAdoo arrived in New York with John Skelton Williams and other federal officials to urge relief measures. Banks prepared to issue clearing house certificates and draw emergency currency under Aldrich-Vreeland to avert a national financial crisis.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
Treasury Department
Wilson
New York Clearing House Committee
Clearing House Association
Washington
J. P. Morgan
Henry P. Davison
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City
A. Burton Hepburn
Chaco National Bank
Francis L. Hines
George F. Baker, Jr
First National Bank
Alexander J. Hemphill
The
Guaranty Trust Company
Stephen Baker
Clearing House Committee
Clearing House
Market Review and Outlook on Stock Exchange Closings
The article analyzes the forced closing of U S stock exchanges amid a sharp market decline. It compares current rail and industrials losses with 1907 and 1873 panics, debates whether closures were necessary, and notes bankers’ cautious view that a broader war could destabilize markets. It warns against sacrificing securities without necessity.
U S Promises 100 Million in Currency to Banks Nationwide
Treasury officials and bankers met to address the gold shortage and the need to conserve gold. The Treasury will distribute 100 million in currency to banks upon application and compliance, with a Clearing House Association meeting planned for tomorrow to act on recommendations.
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Treasury Department
Clearing House Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Messrs
Harding
Hamlin
Clearing House
Clearing House Association
Washington
New York
BIG LINERS RETURN FROM EUROPE AS WAR NEWS SHAKES FORTUNES
Hundreds of passengers aboard the liner President Grant were recalled to New York after war interruptions. The ship reached Brooklyn at 12 35 today as travelers weighed whether to book other crossings or head home. Europeans linger in New York unsure of next steps amid the unsettled outlook.
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New York
President Grant
Europe
Brooklyn
Sandy Hook
German steamships recalled by wireless amid wartime alert
Captain Meichercks reported the President Grant received a recall order at 10 30 pm Friday with the ship 500 miles out to sea. The Hamburg American line returned toward New York with about 20 000 paid passengers and heavy freight losses. The Grosser Kurfverst and the Frederick der Grosse also turned back, carrying numerous Austrian and German reservists as fears of war spiked.
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State Banking Department
Europe
London
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Washington
McAdoo
Sub
Treasury
Treasury Department
Max May
Guaranty Trust Company
Ulrich
Treas
Meichercks
Grant
President Grant
Steamship Company
Lloyd
Dietrich
Breman
Frederick der Grosse
Lloyd Line
Wer
Baltimore
Bremen
Fritz
Dresden
Friederich der Grosse
Child Falls From Window In South Boston Tragedy
Two year old Catherine Duffy daughter of James Duffy of 23 Woodward Street South Boston fell from a third story window to the sidewalk last night and is in critical condition at City Hospital doctors fear she will die. Catherine played with her sister Rose aged 3 in the front room as their mother prepared supper. She climbed to the window sill and lost her balance. William Smith of Say ward Place picked her up and she was taken to the hospital where doctors found a fractured skull and internal injuries.
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Catherine Duffy
James Duffy
Woodward Street
Boston
City Hospital
Catherine
Rose
William Smith
Sayward
Worcester Man Dies After Street Car Collision
Dana Blanchard, 55, of Millbury, is dying at City Hospital after a street car struck him near Fisherville as he crossed the street. An empty car returning from the barns rounded the corner and could not avoid him.
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Worcester
Dana Blanchard
Millbury
City Hospital
Fisherville
Quincy Horse Makes a Wild Runaway in the Square
Pedestrians in Quincy were startled when a horse pulling a buggy owned by Edward Devine Pf Pf Quincy bolted through Seville Street toward the depot. The animal dashed past crowds near cars, narrowly avoiding several autos as it ran through the square in the afternoon.
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Quincy
Quincy Square
Edward Devine
Seville Street
Auto Knocks Boy From His Bicycle in Quincy
Olli Kasasini of Fifth street Quincy was thrown from his bicycle when struck by Henry Litchman of 303 Water street Quincy yesterday afternoon and was badly cut and bruised.
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Olli Kasasini
Fifth Street
Quincy
Henry Litchman
Water Street
United States Extends Aid to Stranded Americans Abroad
The U S government will aid Americans stranded overseas by enabling embassy checks and exchanging letters of credit for embassy certificates. Diplomatic offices will help deposit funds and arrange loans, with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan overseeing measures. If needed gold shipments or currency from foreign governments could be used to cash checks.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Bryan
Europe
Mexico
Wilson
Sugar from Philippine Islands Sets Port Record
A historic sugar cargo to Boston from the Philippines arrived aboard the Indrasamha, weighing over 4500 tons. The ship’s deck crew included forty-one Chinese, with three guards aboard. Nearby, the Canadian from Liverpool neared port with sixty passengers, signaling potential wartime news, while the Manitou from Antwerp lagged behind, not expected to dock today.
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Philippine Islands
Indra Line
Indrasamha
Standard
South Boston
Yokohama
Hiogo
Moji
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Iloilo
New York
Norfolk
Manila
United States
W. H. Bullock
Leyland Line
Liverpool
Grand Junction Piers
Boston
Boston Light
Dafoge
Shipping News Arrived With Multiple Steamers and Tugs
Shipping reports list steamers Indrasamha Jones Sixada Glenn Prince Arthur and City of Augusta plus Kureka and other vessels reaching ports from Havana to Newburyport. Tugboats and barges move up and down the coast including Perth Amboy South Amboy Portland Saco Vinalhaven and Bangor with several vessels towing barges and awaiting cargo at multiple harbors.
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Indrasamha
Jones
Japan
China
Hailo
Cebu
New York
Sixada
Glenn
Bocas del Toro
Havana
Prince Arthur
Kinney
Yarmouth
Calvin Austin
Mitchell
St. John
N. B
City of Augusta
Borum
Savannah
Ontario
Bond
Norfolk
Quantico
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Colberth
H. F. Dimock
Crowell
Cto
City of Philadelphia
Krumm
Stockton Springs
City of Bangor
Hawthorne
Bath
Belfast
Brown
Bangor
Bay State
Strout
Portland
City of Gloucester
Linneken
Gloucester
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Kureka
Benner
Newburyport
Daniel Willard
Nelson
Undercliffe
N. J
Marion
Pittston
Binghamton
Blake
Lehigh, McGoldrick
Perth Amboy
South Amboy
Saco
Wyoming
Clark
Swatara
Phillips
Herndon
Temple
Maple Hill
Gardiner G. Deering
Nash
Newport News
Allens Boughton
McDonald
Prince George
N. Y
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Brown Brothers & Co
State Street
Brown, Shipley & CO
West End
Pall Mall
S. W
Andrew Kerr Co
Plymouth
J. S. Orler & Co., Inc
Devonshire St
Blackstone Valley Gas & Electric Co
Pawtucket & Woonsocket
Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company
Stone & Webster
William B. Kerr
General Motors
Milford
General Motors Co
Madoo
New York State Savings Banks Association
Stock Exchange
Cabret
Berlin
Russia
France
U.S
Wirich
Boy
Bosworth Street
Lewis J. Bird CO
Walpole
Tire & Rubber Co
Walpole, Mass
Robert C. Fisher
Robert O. Harris
Tremont Bldg
Manitou
Red Star Line
Antwerp
Shipping News
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