Securities Trading Returns in Private Cash Deals
The New York Stock Exchange authorized private cash trading after its closure, with members allowed to tender buy or sell lists to the clearing house at prices near the July closing values. Boston factions adopted similar rules restricting transactions to cash, with price floors tied to the latest closing marks, and a focus on assisting borrowers and lenders during the market interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Boston
New York
Joans
Stock Exchange Houses
Bankers to Confer on Grain Shift to Europe
Washington August 12 bankers and commercial leaders from across the country will meet at the Treasury Friday to discuss moving grain to Europe and restoring the market for foreign drafts. Secretaries McAdoo and Houston and Federal Reserve Board members will attend, with President Wilson to see the delegation afterward. John H Fahey of Boston and a Chamber of Commerce committee also join the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Europe
McAdoo
Houston
Agricultural Department
Federal Reserve Board
Department
Foreign Exchange
Wilson
John H. Fahey
Boston
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
London Backs Bank of England to Save Trade
London announces government guarantees to cover losses for the Bank of England on discounted trade bills from home or foreign banks dated before August 4. The bank will discount at the bank rate with no recourse, allow postponement of payment at 2 percent over bank rate, and approve standard currency bills and acceptances from British or foreign firms active in Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bank of England
Great Britain
Three Men and a Girl Arrested in Drummers Case
Police say three men Jacob Bremer Frank Adams Moses Seigerman all of New York and a young woman Sadie Hamilton were arrested at a South End hotel by Special Officer Anderson and Patrolman Sullivan. The trio allegedly stole a drummer's case containing 50 silk petticoats in Springfield on August 5 and brought the woman to the city.
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Anderson
Sullivan
Lagrange Street
South End
Jacob Bremer
Frank Adams
Allas
Louis Seigerman
Joseph Adams
Moses Seigerman
New York
Sadie Hamilton
Dalton
Springfield
Loan rates quoted by Boston brokers and customers
The report lists loan rates: customers loans before the exchange closing 73 10 per cent. outside brokers loans & per cent. all brokers loans since closing & per cent. customers commercial loans 6 per cent and upwards. outside commercial paper 1 per cent and upwards. year money & per cent and upwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Stock Exchange
Dividends Declared by Several Companies
Buckeye Pipe Line Company 35 dollar share dividend payable Sept 15 to stock of record Aug 25. National Cloak and Salt Company quarterly 1 percent on preferred payable Sept 1 to stock of record Aug 20. Porto Rican American Tobacco Company 5 percent series B serip dividend payable Sept 3 to stock of record Aug 15. United Cigar Stores Company of America ordinary quarterly 1.75 dollars on preferred payable Sept 15 to holders of record Aug 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
National Cloak and Salt Company
Porto Rican-American Tobacco Company
United Cigar Stores Company of America
Copper mines cut shifts as unions face indefinite curtailment
Copper Range Consolidated plans half time work after Aug. 15 for an indefinite period with day and night shifts for 15 days monthly and shutdown in the latter half. Wages will drop 8 to 10 percent next month. Arizona Commercial ships high grade ore daily from 1300 level and begins concentrating ore. Braden Copper output rose in July to 1,332,000 pounds versus June 662,000 and last July 1,046,000. South Utah Mines & Smelters nearly ceased with pockets of high grade ore. Cananea Consolidated announces immediate closure affecting 1900 workers due to copper market unsettled conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copper Range Consolidated
Arizona Commercial
United Globe
Old Dominion
South Utah Mines & Smelters
South Utah
Braden Copper Company
Marriage of Maxine Elliott and Nat Goodwin Highlighted
Nat Goodwin discusses his marriage to Maxine Elliott in the upcoming Sunday Post while the calendar notes dividends payable from Dominion Bridge at 2 percent and Reading Co. at 2 cents per share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bridge
Reading Co
Nat Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Sunday Post
Rush to Join Ancient Union
Several hundred city officials and employees in the new City Hall annex are pressured to join a so called clock watchers union. The group enforces early quitting as elevators shut exactly at the city day’s end causing workers to hike stairs to the street.
Bailey Will Be Candidate for Senator in 1918
Former U S Senator Joseph W Bailey announced at the Democratic State convention in El Paso that he will run for United States Senate in 1918 if the platform resolutions advancing national prohibition and woman suffrage are defeated. The resolutions were rejected 645 to 107.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Bailey
O'Brien MacKay Wedding in South Boston
Miss Nellie G Mackay daughter of Mrs Robert Ogden of 95 H Street South Boston married John J O'Brien of 2 Beacon Street in a Gate of Heaven Church nuptial mass. Groom’s sister Margaret O'Brien served as bridesmaid and brother Charles Mackay was best man. The couple, who honeymoon to Washington, will reside at 28 Hinkley Street Dorchester after returning.
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Nellie G. Mackay
Robert Ogden
H_ Street
Boston
John J. O'Brien
Beacon Street
Gate of Heaven Church
Father Burns
Margaret O'Brien
Killarney
Charles Mackay
Washington
Hinkley Street
Dorchester
Nelllie G. MacKay
Anxiety Felt for Pike Sisters Missing in War Zone
Cambridge residents seek news of Miss Marion H. Pike and her sister Ruth, both last heard from in Italy about two weeks ago. Marion, secretary at Rindge Technical School, and Ruth, a Cambridge public schools kindergarten teacher, are believed to be in danger in a war zone.
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Pike
Cambridge
Marion H. Pike
Fayette Street
Ruth
Italy
Miss Pike
Rindge
Willie and Mugegsy Return in Sunday Post
Willie and Mugegsy are back with their old tricks in the upcoming Sun Day Post offering. Readers are invited to not miss the duo's latest antics and comic mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Mugegsy
Ingersoll-Cunningham to Wed in Grace Church
The wedding of Miss Theresa Van den Heuval Ingersoll to Dr. John H. Cunningham Jr. will be held on October 8 at Grace Church chantry in New York. A reception will follow at the bride’s parents home. Miss Celine Ingersoll will be maid of honor with Misses Emmet and Haven as bridesmaids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Ingersoll
New York
John H. Cunningham
Back Bay
Theresa van den Heuval Ingersoll
Colin Macrea Ingersoll
East Seventy-first Street
John H. Cunningham, Jr
Gloucester Street
Grace Church Chantry
Celine Ingersoll
Edith Leslie Emmet
Alice Haven
Miss Ingersoll
Turtle Camp
Theresa van den Heuvel Ingersoll
Colin Macrae Ingersoll
Conspiracy Charge in Bankruptcy Case Involving Maloney Creditor
Daniel L. Collins of High Street was arrested and held on a $1000 bond on a charge of conspiring to defraud creditors of M. Vincent Maloney provision dealer. Authorities claim attempts were made to conceal assets during bankruptcy proceedings. The case was continued to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel L. Collins
High Street
M. Vincent Maloney
Maloney
No Word From Malden Man in Heidelburg
F. R. Zoeller Jr of Malden seeks word on his father F. R. Zoeller Sr who has not been heard from since July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Heidelburg
F. R. Zoeller, Jr
Highland Avenue
F. R. Zoeller, Sr
American traveler plans several weeks in Germany
Mr Zoeller, an American citizen, is staying near Heidelberg, Germany. In a letter he expresses the intention of spending several weeks touring through Germany.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Zoeller
Iceman Injured in Fall From Freight Train
John Perry twenty three year old iceman of 28 B street Fitchburg fell from a Fitchburg division freight train of the Boston and Maine I cisted railroad tonight. He was taken to Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital with concussion of the brain and a serious scalp wound. He is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
John Perry
B Street
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital
Differ On Sanity Of Kendrick In Probate Hearing
Frank B. Kendrick once of Boston appeared in Lebanon New Hampshire on August 12 for a hearing before Judge Bingham in the Probate Court. The petition seeks revocation of a decree declaring him insane and removes guardian Scott Sloane appointed earlier. Attorneys Roland Stevens and Raymond A. Smith appeared for the petitioner while J. J. McCarthy and Alec Nelson represented respondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
N. H
Frank B. Kendrick
Boston
Bingham
Scott Sloane
Roland Stevens
Hartford
Raymond A. Smith
Woodsville
J. J. McCarthy
Alec Nelson
Kendrick's Guardianship Hearing Affirms Impulsive Yet Sound Ties
Witnesses describe Lebanon businessman Kendrick as impulsive but capable, with Dr. Bancroft noting temporary improvement after governance action. Dr. Gile finds no mental illness, while Allard asserts good health for age. Testimony spans several days as guardianship proceedings continue, with Mrs. Kendrick present and daughter absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kendrick
Lebanon
Kendrick
J. M. Gile
Hanover
C. P. Bancroft
State Hospital
Frank E. Allard
Boston
Ralph Wood
Cristobal Becomes First Large Vessel To Navigate Panama Canal In Both Directions
The steamer Cristobal arriving from Cristobal August 12 becomes the first sizable ship to traverse the Panama Canal in both directions. She passed the Narrows and entered the bay amid bunting and salutes from several vessels offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cristobal
Canal New York
Panama Canal
Miss Swift Sues Progressive Leaders for Owed Fees
Miss Saidee M Swift, a Barristers Hall stenographer, sues Massachusetts Progressive party executives Matthew Hale Charles F Ware Jr Lawrence G Brooks and Stephen French in Superior Court to recover 111 30 claimed for reporting the state convention last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Progressive Party
Saidee M Swift
Superior Court
Matthew Hale
Charles F Ware, Jr
Lawrence G. Brooks
Stephen French
Miss Swift
Chided for Impatience in Collector Dispute
Miss Swit, a bona fide creditor, says she waited three months before pushing collection. Lawrence G. Brooks, treasurer of the Progressive organization, admits the debt but declines to discuss details. A reporter asked if she would be paid soon, and Brooks replied that they hope to have enough money to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence G. Brooks
Progressive Organization
Miss Swit
Suffragists to Melt Jewelry for Cause Exhibition
At noon a large suffrage event will place the famed melting pot at its exhibition site. Thousands of supporters will cast jewels and trinkets into the three foot opening to fund the suffrage movement. Honorary escorts include Miss Mary A. Carson Mrs. George P. Curtis Mrs. Susan FitzGerald and Miss Inez Kjelstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Carson
George P. Curtis
Susan FitzGerald
Inez Kjelstrom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hornblower & Weeks
Chicago
Congress Street
Detroit
Boston & Maine
International Harvester
The
Wall Street Journal
New Haven
Boston and Maine Railroad
Commonwealth
Boston Holding Company
Harvester
St. Paul
Supreme Court
Bank of England Discounting Exchange
Cinse
Minneapolis
Duluth
St. Lous
Kansas City
Tenes
Teledo Weber Emeseeys
Rose
Money Markets
British Columbia Copper Company
Tamarack
la Salle
James S. Douglas
Cananea Consolidated Mining Company
Cananea
Sonora
Ancient Union
City Hall Annex
Senate
O’brien-Mackay
Revere Houss
Scollay
Violet Mascotte’s
Alice Dudley
Alice Cheslyn Dudley
Merrie Maids
Mildred
A. E. bin
Fred Bolton
Witmark & Son
Billy O'Malley
Roxbury
Mary Pickford
Bill
Lottie Collins JR
Lottie Collins
Minde
B.F. Keith
King’ George
Czar
Kaiser
John F. Conroy
Bert Fitzgibbons
Homer Lind Melville
Majestic O’neil
Camille
Olympia
Richard Henry Warren
Fs Ae
Joa Pfani
Theatre de Luxe
Estey
Jack London
Dover
Washington Str
Oxford
Maxim
Eva Mull
Plymouth
Coamure
Lexington Park Rustic Theatre
Villa Napoli
Nantasket
Cabaret Dansants
Bull Moose
Saidee M. Swift
Progressive Party
Dainty Eva Mull
Howard
Delaware
Lena la Couvier
Helen Douglas
Garcennetti Bros
Tom Herron
Bert Howe
Rube
Rubeville
Fred
al Rt
Brown
Fraser
Howardgram
RED Sox
New York Fenway Park
Wright & Ditson’s
King Phillip
Edw. W. Dixon
Commercial Wharf
Gloucester
North Shore
Quaint
Cape Ann
Sorensen
FaYon
FCOLD
Central Wharf
State St
Slee
Speal
Lina Lewis
Betty Alden
Rowe
Whart
Provincetown
Dorothy Bradford
Atlantic Ave
Ft. Hill
Jabez S. Dyer
General Man
LSS Et Machigonne
Gen. Lincoln
Otis Wharf
Bass Point
Nahant
Revere Beach
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