Financial Outlook Clearer Amid War Risks and Market Shifts
In New York Aug 5 a clearer financial outlook emerged with London cables hinting at a possible early cut in the British bank rate. Banks showed willingness to deliver Olympic securities for future delivery, while foreign exchange remained nominal and domestic contracts uncertain.
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New York
London
Wall Street
Sub-Treasury
Washington
American Tobacco Company
Stock market activity and bank lending in quiet trading
Reports show inquiry into well known stocks from local and distant sources with prices upticks but overall sales modest and trading limited to outside brokers. Money markets stay steady while banks raise loan rates and hold renewals, preparing to finalize large loans up to fifty million dollars.
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Executors file suit against merchant Matsuki
Executors William A. Gaston and Jonathan P. Harlow sue Bunkie Matsuki of Brookline a noted Japanese merchant with 12 stores on Newbury Street in Superior Court. They state a $2250 note indorsed by the late Charles G. Weld of Newport failed at maturity, and the executors seek recovery.
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Bunkie Matsuki
Brookline
Newbury Street
William A. Gaston
Jonathan P. Harlow
Arnold Mills
Charles G. Weld
Newport
Matsuki
Mr. Weld
Ambition by Wladyslaw T Philomena Benda
A double page drawing titled Ambition by artist Wladyslaw T Benda appears in the next Sunday Post Magazine. The work showcases the artist's distinctive style and thematic focus on aspiration and drive.
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Wladyslaw T’ Benda
Next Sunday Post
German Freighter Ockenfels Evades Seizure Off Coast
The German steamer Ockenfels from Calcutta Rangoon and Colombo reached Mystic wharf with jute tea skins and curios. Crew under Captain von Aswegen reported anxious hours near British French and German warships while wireless messages from German vessels were intercepted near the American coast.
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Calcutta
Rangoon
Colombo
Europe
von Aswegen
Germany
Mystic Wharf
New York
Wilson Line
Idaho
Hull
England
Cape Race
Grand Banks
Boston
Cobb
Union Wharf
St. John
N. B
Willehad Arrives After War Confusion Near Newfoundland
The Willehad, a North German Lloyd steamer, pulled into Quarantine just before dark after a mistaken report of being captured off Newfoundland. The ship had left Montreal and carried over 200 reservists en route to Austrian service. It heads to Rotterdam partly loaded with freight, with its stack painted red to avoid enemy seizure.
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Lloyd Line
Willehad
Newfoundland
Montreal
Germany
England
Rotterdam
Boston modistes pivot to New York for fall styles if war endures
Boston dressmakers and milliners plan to base designs in New York for fall models as war continues. Mme Driscoll and Mrs Eames, among the city’s leading modistes at Boylston streets, study Paris fashions abroad and may not return, forcing supply shifts from Paris to New York.
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New York
Paris
Boston
Mecca
Gotham
Mme. Driscoll
Lfe
Mary A. Dolan
Boylston Street
G. H. Eames
Saugus Hikes Tax Rate to Record 25.40
The Saugus tax rate was announced as 25.40, the highest ever, with last year recorded at 71.30. Town government explains the increase and its impact on residents.
Flamand Predicts Short War in Europe
French consul J. C. J. Flamand in Boston predicts a relatively brief European war though bloody. He expects a sharp Allied victory spurred by a decisive naval battle that defeats Germany’s ships of war.
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J. C. J. Flamand
Boston
Germany
Kaiser's Sea War Predicted as Britain Joins Fight
Consul Flamand warned that after Britain's entry Germany would face harassing coastal attack from allied fleets while united armies push inland to defeat, foreseeing a decisive early sea battle and a short yet bloody war with heavy casualties.
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Flamand
England
Germany
Great Britain
Big Fire Destroys Four Buildings at Hampton Beach
A large blaze at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, destroyed four buildings and damaged nearby cottages. The fire began at 8:30 PM in a general store owned by Joseph Langford and spread to several nearby homes. Damage reached about 15000 dollars before the local fire department contained it. spectators at the nearby Casino witnessed the alarm and rush of residents toward safety.
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Hampton Beach
M. H
White Island
Joseph Langford
Raymond
N. H
George T. Little
Rochester
Josephine Witham
Smithtown
A. M. Thistle
Wxeter
Baldwin Apple Discovery discussed with commemorative shaft
Mrs. Pendergast argues a 1793 discovery by Samuel Thompson of North Woburn produced the Baldwin apple during canal surveying in Wilmington. Records note Thompson grafted fruit and shared with neighbors including Colonel Loammi Baldwin, while a granite shaft at South Wilmington commemorates the event.
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South Wilmington
Samuel Thompson
George Henry Pendergast
Broadway
Somerville
Post
Baldwin
Pendergast
Samuel Thompson Esq
North Woburn
Thompson
Middlesex Canal
Wilmington
Loammi Baldwin
Howard Theater Opens Season With Maxim's Burlesque Show
The Howard Atheaum opens its season Monday with a lively burlesque production The Girls from Maxim's and an advance box office sale. Management plans high quality vaudeville features in connection with the burlesque.
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Howard Athe.naeum
Maxim’s
Oddities and Unusuals Graced the Page of The Daily Chronicle
A full page roundup showcases oddities from around town and beyond. Curiosities include peculiar artifacts, unusual hobbies, and quirky local feats attracting reader interest and discussion.
Roosevelt Endorses Hinman Sparks Progressive Meeting
At a New York gathering of 600 Progressives Theodore Roosevelt endorsed Harvey D. Hinman a Republican for the Progressive party gubernatorial nomination. His remarks drew cheers but also objections and disorder as T Douglas Robinson struggled to control the meeting which adjourned unresolved.
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New York
Harvey D. Hinman
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Mr. Hinman
T. Douglas Robinson
State Committee
Progressive split feared as Colby Garfield clash erupts
Bainbridge Colby warns of a serious Progressive split and urges no action while Amos Pinchot calls for a policy question list. Roosevelt pushes for fusion with Hinman, declaring the aim is honest government and anti machine politics. Disorder ends with a committee to frame Hinman questions.
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Bainbridge Colby
Amos Pinchot
New York
Hinman
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Mrs. Frank Rowell Celebrates 103rd Birthday in Brookline
Mrs. Frank Rowell of 12 University Road Brookline marked her 103rd birthday with an informal reception. Relatives and neighbors sent telegrams letters and flowers while she remained alert and active until a June fall caused a left hip fracture. Her recovery is progressing and she remains mobile and independent.
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Frank Rowell
University Road
Brookline
Rowell
Woman Cannot Locate Boy in Malden Guardian Seeks Son
Miss Cornelia Peck guardian to 10 year old William McDonald has not found the boy. Once in a Melrose family, his board allowance ended and he was turned over to the State Board of Charity. Detectives found him on Fort street Roxbury but were dismissed when seeking custody.
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New York State
Harvey D. Hinman
Hughes
Barnes
Murphy
William McDonald
Cornelia Peck
Florence Street
Malden
Melrose
State Board of Charity
Miss Peck
Fort Street
Roxbury
Hostilities Suspended in Mexico Amid Agreement
Provisional President Carbajal and General Carranza reached a full agreement on turning over the government to the constitutionalists. An amnesty is expected to be declared soon, and hostilities were suspended today in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Carbajal
Carranza
Constitutionalist
Peace Pact Near as Mexican Leaders Meet
After a noon conference between President Carbajal and War Minister Velasco, an official said Carranza would grant the guarantees demanded and a peace pact likely to be ratified at a Cabinet meeting soon. Velasco favored evacuating the capital and avoiding forceful entry, with a proclamation by Generals Robles and Rodriguez pledging peaceful entry and good public impression.
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Carbajal
General Velasco
Carranza
Velasco
Robles
Rodriguez
Irish County Clubs Pledge Support For Volunteer Movement
Delegates from Irish County Clubs of Boston meet at Deacon Hall and pledge financial and moral backing for the Irish National Volunteer movement. They forward 200 to T P Fitzpatrick, national treasurer of the United Irish League, oppose excluding any Irish county from home rule, and vow to aid Redmond and raise funds for the volunteer cause.
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Boston
Central Council
Deacon Hall
T. B. Fitzpatrick
United Irish League
Ireland
Redmond
Two Lynn Boys Die After Lying on Train Rails
Frederick Jordan eight and Peter Lorago ten, Lynn youths, were killed when a Boston and Maine elevated track train struck them as they lay across the rails with four companions on the foot of La Cconia street. Police say a passing outward train masked the inbound sound. Jordan died instantly and Lorago died later at Lynn Hospital.
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Frederick Jordan
Peter Lorago
Lynn
Boston & Maine Railroad
lLacconia Street
Jordan Boy
War's impact on Gloucester fisheries split among managers
Gloucester leaders debate wartime effects on the fishing trade. Thomas J. Carroll of Gordon Pen Fish Co predicts growth in western hemisphere export business, especially for West Indies, while fearing naval service may cripple Nova Scotia and Newfoundland fisheries. Reubin Brooks of Russian Cement Co sees foreign trade suspension as serious and cancels Panama-Pacific Exposition exhibit plans.
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Gloucester
Thomas J. Carroll
Gordon Pen Fish Company
West Indies
Europe
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Reubin Brooks
Russian Cement Company
Outing for Somerville Business Men at Bass Point
Two hundred business men from Somerville enjoyed an afternoon outing at Bass Point ending with a fish dinner at Bass Point House. Guests included Mayor Cliff and John H. Corcoran of the State Board of Trade. Rough water canceled boat travel. the group traveled by train to Lynn and then by special electric cars to Bass Point.
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Somerville
Bass Point
Bass Point House
Cliff
John H. Corcoran
State Board of Trade
Lynn
Postponed Moonlight Sail Of St John Council K of C East Cambridge
Cloudy skies forced the postponement of the St John Council K of C East Cambridge annual moonlight sail. About 60 members chartered the steamer General Lincoln for a Bass Point Nahant voyage set to depart at 7:30 p m. The event will be rescheduled for next Wednesday.
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St. John’s Council
K. of C
East Cambridge
Bass Point
Nahant
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