Commodity prices soar as war fuels markets and wheat gains
Widespread price advances ripple through sugar, flour, metals, and cereals amid wartime demand. Sugars hit 418 cents a pound ex duty as England purchases large volumes, while wheat, corn, and oats surge on tight supplies and expected exports. Foreign exchange and bank reserves shift as emergency currency supports liquidity.
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England
New York
Cuba
United Fruit
London
Imilarly
Grain markets update with varied wheat and oat prices
Inside outside markets report shows No 2 red wheat around 94 95% with other grades priced variably from No 3 red to winter and spring varieties. No 2 white oats trade near 40 cents with standard oats around 39 to 40 cents. Market details include multiple grades and locations across the grain complex.
Copper output rises in July and merger plan outlined
Calumet and Arizona produced 5.14 million pounds of copper in July up from 4.63 million in June and 5.48 million in May. Shareholders of Butte Milwaukee Copper authorize sale to Butte and New York Mining for 500000 dollars with exchange of 2.5 Butte Milwaukee shares for 1 Butte New York share. Kerr Lake mines to close amid silver market uncertainty. James A. Baker of Houston named receiver of International and Great Northern Railway. National Bank of Denmark cuts discount rate to 6 percent. Detroit Stock Exchange reopens with local stocks. prices sit roughly half a point below prior close.
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Butte- Milwaukee Copper Company
Butte and New York Mining Company
Butte-Milwaukee
Butte & New York
Detroit Stock Exchange
Investment Bankers New York Boston Higginson & Co Chicago
New York and Boston based Higginson & Co. expands presence with Chicago dealings. Investment bankers pursue deals across major markets through offices and affiliates.
Storm Hits Waterbury with $100000 in Damage
An unusually heavy rain storm accompanied by thunder and lightning caused about $100,000 damage in Waterbury Connecticut. Several houses were struck by lightning while streets and sewers flooded. manholes became geysers during the storm phase tonight.
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Waterbury
Conn
Heatwave Burdens Boston With High Humidity
Excessive humidity reached 92 percent at the peak, making yesterday uncomfortable in Boston. Two prostrations were reported at the Haymarket Relief Station, and a fisherman allegedly slashed a companion’s throat at the South Boston fish pier amid the heat.
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Boston
Haymarket
City Flood Drenches Basements And Streets In Severe Storm
In the heart of the city waters reached three feet in cellars while five feet covered streets near Union depot. Water rose to trolley car floors on several blocks as repairs washed away ties and bricks. Naugatuck River overflowed. a rail washout delayed NY, NH and Hartford trains. about two hundred telephones were knocked out by lightning.
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Union Depot
Naugatuck
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Marines Sent to Make Peace in Santo Domingo City
A full regiment of U S marines plus gunboats Castine and Marietta will accompany Secretary Daniels order to Santo Domingo City. The Hancock with the fifth marine regiment sails from Guantanamo. arrival is expected late tomorrow. No landing orders yet but presence signals U S resolve to halt revolutionary disturbances.
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Washington
Castine
Marietta
Wilson
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Daniels
Hancock
Fifth Marine Regiment
Guantanamo
Cuba
Santo Domingo City
United States
Weather notes and relief records mark dry August
A southwest breeze brought comfort as the 10:30 p.m. wind rose to 2 miles per hour, up 10 mph from noon. The day’s high held near 88, dropping to 75 by 8 p.m. and steady to midnight. Forecast calls for fair cool weather with light northwest winds. Rainfall for July and August to date stands at .17 inches, 1.25 inches below average, with .67 inches since July. Two people, Miss Adeline Lewis and Charles Williams, were prostrated yesterday and taken to Haymconet Square Relief Station.
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Weather Bureau
Adeline Lewis
Tremont Street
Charles Williams
Haymconet Square
Harvard Doctor Reported Missing in War Zone
Friends and family of Dr. C. B. Faunce, instructor at Harvard Medical School, fear for his safety after he left on a honeymoon research tour in Europe. He was last heard from in Cologne en route to Paris, with planned August arrival, but no word has reached his relatives since.
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C. B. Faunce
Back Bay
Harvard Medical School
Europe
Germany
Walter J. Faunce
Metropolitan Avenue
Cologne
Paris
Rita Power
Philadelphia
Emergency Ship Bill Passes Senate With Ownership Clause
The Senate approved a bill allowing the President to admit foreign built ships under five years old into American registry. Before final passage a House amendment requiring American ownership of a majority stock in registering corporations was adopted by 26 to 25.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senators Clash Over Emergency Measure In War Context
Opponents of Cummins proposed amendment expect defeat in conference. Debates saw similar proposals voted down by large margins. Supporters argue limiting presidential discretion harms emergency response to European war. Williams wins Gulf and Lake trade inclusion in the Jones amendment expanding admittance to foreign-built ships.
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Cummins
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Williams
Gulf Coast
Gulf and Lake
Dividends Declared by Major Companies
The list shows American Sugar Refining and Canadian Pacific paying quarterly or semiannual dividends in October for common and preferred shares. Crescent Pipe Line reduces its quarterly and Central Mississippi Valley Electric Properties issues a high value on preferred. National Biscuit and Quaker Oats announce quarterly yields with record dates. Swift & Co and others post varied percentages and payout dates. Philadelphia Electric and Riker & Hegeman outline their regular distributions to shareholders.
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American Sugar Refining Company
Central Mississippi Valley Electric Properties
National Biscuit Co
Quaker Oats Company
New Campaign for Suffrage by Massachusetts Union
A fundraising effort starts tomorrow by the Massachusetts Political Equality Union. A large Melting Pot display will be placed at 174 Tremont Street to collect money or saleable items for suffrage support, under the National Congressional Committee's guidance and led by Mrs. Frederick P. Bagley. The local committee includes Mrs. Susan W. Fitzgerald and several prominent women.
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Massachusetts Political Equality Union
Hugh
Tremont Street
National Congressional Committee
Frederick P. Bagley
Massachusetts Congressional Committee
Susan W. Fitzgerald
James M. Curley
Robert Gould Shaw
Francis Peabody Magoun
James A. Parker
David J. Johnson
George P. Morris
Frances Curtis
Louise Stanwood
Revision of Patent Laws Aims to Break Trusts
Washington Aug 11 A bill to completely revise patent laws to curb monopolistic abuses will be reported to the House by Rep Oldfield chairman of the Patents Committee. The report criticises existing laws and says revision would stop delayed applications prevent price and use restrictions and curb patent suppression to curb competition. It notes a monopoly of about 98 to 99 percent of the shoe industry through ownership of thousands of patents.
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Washington
House
Oldfield
Patents Committee
United States
Middlesex county notes fail to attract bids
No bids were received for 100000 Middlesex county notes that were to be awarded yesterday. Portsmouth New Hampshire invites bids for 35000 four per cent street paving bonds until 11 am August 17 dated September 1 1914 with annual maturities of 5000 in 1915 1917 1919 1920 1921 and 10000 in 1922. Waterbury Connecticut failed to sell 110000 four and a quarter school bonds.
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Middlesex County
Portsmouth
N. H
Waterbury
Conn
Doctor 72 Marries 60-Year-Old Housekeeper
Dr. George Albert Stewart aged 72, retired physician of 16 Templeton Street Dorchester, has wed Clara Belle Smith aged 60, a divorcee who had been his housekeeper for the past year. The marriage comes as a surprise to friends who did not suspect the housekeeper would wed him. The first wife arrived about a year ago responding to a housekeeper advertisement.
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George Albert Stewart
Templeton Street
Dorchester
Clara Belle Smith
Stewart
President's sister arrives in Havre en route home
Havre reports Mrs. George Howe sister to the President reached the city today. She will sail to Liverpool to take passage home aboard the Megantic.
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Havre
George Howe
Wilson
Liverpool
Megantic
Deposits Help Stranded Americans Seek Return From Europe
About $25,000 was deposited yesterday in the wake of the States treasury by people aiding relatives and friends to return from Europe. The heaviest daily total was $20,205 from 43 people last Friday. Yesterday’s donors were fewer in number but gave larger amounts.
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Europe
Steamship Docks for the Red Cross
A dispatch from Rotterdam reports the Holland American Line has offered its Hook of Holland premises to the Dutch Red Cross for emergency use in case of a North Sea naval battle. The move underscores wartime aid preparations and civilian support networks in August.
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London
Daily News
Rotterdan
Holland-American Steamship Line
Hook of Holland
Dutch Red Cross
North Sea
Fresh Groundfish Prices Steady as Vessels Arrive at New Pier
Prices for dock and various fish remain low while large quantities flood the markets. Twenty four vessels docked at the new fish pier as dealers listed prices for Had dock to swordfish and reported hefty sales totals for many boats, including the Cruiser and Etta bringing swordfish arrivals yesterday.
Vessels and Prices Highlight Harbor Day in City
Mildred with 79 fish. Lear C carried 8000 mackerel. Ben Smith 8000 tinker and 500 medium mackerel. Swordfish price rose to 20 cents per pound after a low of 12 to 14. Boston Floating Hospital sailed to escape dust. George W. Armstrong Day named for Mrs. Flora G. Armstrong. Rodney Parker ran aground at Low Tide. salvage efforts failed at first. United Fruit plans to place steamers under American flag if registry law passes. ships now fly English flags with English crews. fleet numbers 43.
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North End Park
George W. Armstrong
Flora G. Armstrong
Rodney Parker
Greenlaw
Lower Middle
Port Eaton
Long Island
United Fruit Steamship Com
Atlantic Shipping News from New England Ports
United States torpedo boat Macdougall with Palmer and Newport arrivals Aug 7. Numerous steamers and schooners from Britain, Norway, and Canada listed with ports like Portland, Gloucester, Newburyport, Bath, and Rockland. Battleship Rhode Island and tugs towing barges also noted. multiple vessels depart or arrive via Eastport, Portland, and neighboring harbors.
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United States
Macdougall
Palmer
Newport
R. L
Koln
Ger
Jachens
Bremen
Numidian
McKillop
Glasgow
Annetta
Durie
Sousua
S. D
Lowland
Nor
Tergesen
Banes
Cuba
North Star
Dennison
Yarmouth
N. S
Bunker Hill
Holmes
New York
Dorchester
Hatch
Norfolk
City of
Kromm
Stockton Springs
Cobb
Clark
St. John
N. B
Eastport
Portland
Camden
Sawyer
Bangor
City of Rockland
Linscott
Bath
Edith
Oakley
Antique
B. W
Samuel S. Thorp
Pierce
Maurer
N. J
Ethel I
Merriam, Hansen
Newburyport
Mass
Rodney Parker
Eaton
Port Eaton
Pochasset
Tomassen
Albany
N. Y
Rhode Island
Liverpool
Evangeline
Halifax
Hawkesbury
Charlottetown
Prince George
Esparta
Ontario
Quantico
Philadelphia
Nacoochee
Savannah
Herman Winter
Malden
Sewalls Point
Edison Light
Ve.ty
Devereaux
Hercules
Scituate
Ada F. Brown
Northern Light
South Gardiner
Edward
Eveleth
Plum Island
Mary Brewer
Rockland
Mercedes
Clementport
F. & T. Lupton
J. Kennedy
Millbridge
Lillian
Gloucester
Albert J. Stone
Undercliffe
Binghamton
Marion
Pittston
Catawissa
Pocopson
Beverly
Pickering
Lenape
Cacoosing
Coalico
Indian Ridge
Prudence
Horace A. Allyn
Reading
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Kidder, Peabody & CO
Wall Street
Investment Securities Commercial and Travellers Letters of Credit
Baring Brothers & Co., Ltd
Pt Niet
Canada
OES Siey Yikes
Belgium
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Bank
Bank ‘of England
Congress Street
Principals Financing Corporation
James J. Benelisha
Deane St
Chicago
Va Hetetesee
van Cette Ae
Minneapolis
Money Markets
Toxton
Treasury
Ives
Calumet
Arizon
Kerr Lake
James A. Baker
Houston
Texas
International & Great Northen Railway Company
National Bank of Denmark
Uncle Sam
C.B. Faunce
Himself
Bride
U.S
Crescent Pipe Line Co
Swift & Co
Philadelphia Electric Company
THE
RED Cross
Haddock
Joe Hake
Nellie
Goodspeed
M. Goulart
Mil Robison
Ee M. Santos
Aes L. Lowell
Rick H. Heckman
Enos
Ee E. Gray
Ies
VINE
Re Coto
Hunt Ellis & Co
Embers Consolidated Stock Exchange of
State Street
Broad Street
Shipping News
Standard
Mugan
S. C. Co
Georges
Brooks
Baltimore
Bennett
Glendower
Skippack
Manheim
Mars
Calhoun
Hampshire
J. B. King & Co
Yemmassee
Providence
May
Goodwin
Maurice River
Elizabeth
Karl
Lynn
Plymouth Rubber Co
Canton, Mass
Bowdoin SQ
Revere House
Scollay Sq
Violet Mascotte
Alice Cheslyn Dudley
Alice Dudley
Merrie Maids
Mildred
Ruth
A. E. Tobin
Fred Bolton
Witmark & Son
Billy O'Malley
Roxbury
Mary Pickford
Bill
James
Lottie
Lottie Collins
B.F. Keith
George
the Czar
Kaiser
John F. Conroy
Bert Fitzgibbons
Homer Lind Melville & Higgins
Corio & Binns
Beaumont & Arnold
Burns & Linn
Marg & Snyder
Shubert
Majestic Nance
Leo
Camille
Howard
Maxim
O'Neil
Scollay Olympia
Richard Henry Warren
Theatre de Luxe
Estey
Plymouth
King Philip
Edw. W. Dixon
Commercial Wharf
North Shore
Cape Ann
Central Wharf
State St
Merchant
G. Mer
Sorensen
Fara
Lina Lewis Nautical Orchestra
Betty
Ben Laren Rowe’s
RED Sox
New York Fenway Park
Wright & Ditson’s
Walpole ST
Cincinnati
Burke’s
Adams House
Filene’s
Grounds
of the Cape
Ut Cape
Shubert Theatre
Herriete
Iberndalgen
Lexington Park Rustic Theatre
Villa Napoli
Nantasket
Dansants
Dorothy Bradford
Atlantic Ave
Ft Hill
Jabez S. Dyer
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