Answers to Inquiries in the Boston Post Finance Column
Inquiries on all listed and unlisted New England securities are answered impartially from trustworthy data. Readers must include full name and address when writing. Questions cover low priced rail stocks, Wilson & Co, Utah Metal, Hood Rubber, and Standard Woven Fabric. Answers note market factors, earnings history, dividend policies, and share structure.
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Boston Post
New England
Post
The
Inquirer
Financial
Boston
Mass
Great Northern
Market Review and Outlook
The week saw broad industrial downturn as price fixing for coal unsettled markets. Copper and steel shares fluctuated while labor shocks and anticipated taxes kept traders cautious. Rail and specialty stocks held steadier amid regulatory shifts. gains hinge on finalized price rules and tax measures.
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Bethlehem Steel B
Wilmington
Delaware
Portland
Oregon
Department of Labor
Anaconda
Congress
Russia
Petrograd
Maxwell
Dividend history and liquidation terms of new non-convertible preferred stock
The document outlines liquidation value at $110 per share plus any unpaid accrued dividends and voting rights at meetings. It requires a 2 percent sinking fund yearly starting 1918. For year ending 1916 net earnings were $234,282, well above the 6 percent preferred requirement, with prior dividend gaps from 1911 to 1913 and again 1914 1915, and a resumed 6 percent in 1916.
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Wilson & Co
F. H. Framingham
United States
Europe
New York Stock I Exchange
Utah Metals
Fitchburg
Cuay J
Utah Metal & Tunnel Company
Utah Metal Mining Company
Bingham-New Haven Copper & Gold Mining Company
Hood Rubber Company
Standard Woven Fabric Company
Dr Hovey Reaches Home After 66 Day Ice Crossing
Dr Edmund O Hovey head of the MacMillan relief party arrived in New York from Copenhagen. He traveled 1100 miles across the ice from Etah to Godhaven using ice sledges in 66 days with Eskimo drivers and dogs. The voyage included narrow escapes from thin black ice but the party survived.
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New York
Edmund O. Hovey
American Museum of Natural History
Donald B. MacMillan Crockerland
Copenhagen
Dr. Hovey
Godhaven
Disco Island
Greenland
Hans Edge
Etah
Draft Board Names and Addresses List
A long directory of individuals with street addresses labeled as draft board members. Notable entries include Edmund Ward at 65 Hillside Avenue, Joseph Gately at 820 Parker Street, Francis Reynolds at 12 Sunnyside Street, Harry Kantrowitz at 83 Lawn Street, Norman Innis at 50 Fagewood Street, and many others across streets such as Hollander, Humboldt, Townsend, Segal, and Crawford.
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Theodore
Humboldt Ave
Jacobs
Harry
Sawyer
Walter M
Woodbine St
Bergson
Jacob
Townsend St
Creban
Michael
Dromey St
McNeil
Cyrus
Rockland Ave
Falkow
Benj
W. Cedar St
Ledwalk
Alfred M
Quincy St
Harley
Maurice E
Copeland St. Alberts
Emanuel
Bennett
Joseph H
Waumbeck St
Tevin
Intervale
Coverdale
Alfred
Copeland St. Daalosta
Nile
Harrishof St
Mish
David
Bower Pk. Fine
Harold M
Maywood St
Residents Listed With Addresses on Several Streets
A long list of names appears with street addresses including 21 Salem, 141 Leverett, 103 Ardale, 21 Seymour, 14 Alberta, 15 Cotton, 72 Walter, 19S Dudley, 51 Ashland, 84 Walter, 93 Birch, 162 Baker, 1016 South, 17 Linden, 3 Congreve, 650 Smith, 1839 Centre, 5 Metropolitan ter, and 8 Congreve.
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Morley
Linden St
McGrath
Phillip
Henshawter
Hurley
Joseph F
Congreve St. Day
George R
Smith St
Residents listed by street in Malden and Roxbury segments
A compiled list shows names and addresses of many residents across Malden and Roxbury areas. The entries include Frank W. Crowell Louis Walsh Peter O Peterson James Keddy Daniel McPhee Richard OConnell Abner Cohen and numerous others with street addresses in Regent Square Mayfair Circuit Blue Hill Avenue and nearby streets.
Voters Listed Names and Addresses in Arlington and Winchester
A long list of residents with full names and street addresses in Arlington and Winchester appears in the notice. The roster includes Walter T., Leonard Toit P., John R. Cameron, Eugene J. Sheehan, Paul Fraser, Thomas Langford, Francis M. Oliver, Joseph Burchill, Angelo Luciano, Thomas Twohig, James J. Rogers, Henry J. Snyman, Edward L. Kerrigan, David O. Hamilton, Vincent P. Lusk, Henry P. Sullivan, Joseph F. Quinn, Arthur B. Peirce, Gerard B. Jadda, Ralph L. Perrin, William Jouett Apsey, Wm. Merrigan, Charles R. Smal, Henry Trainor, Albert G. Watts, Glendon Lake P., William Harvey, Vincent Earle Van Buren, John J. Toomey Jr., Joseph Romano, Harry Canal, Holbrook Emerson Ayer, Austin A. Doherty, John Tamberton, Samuel Stephen Smitherman, Martin Wendell, Edwin Lincoln Murphy, Moses Garabed Balrosian, Cecil Patrick Kelley, Lester Winfield Stivers, Herbert B. Hooper, Jas. William Haggerty, Nils Alfred Haltgren, Edward A. Reardon, Albert Edward Lennon, Lawrence T. Nutting.
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Black
Walter T
Water St
Arlington
Leonard
Toit P
Harvard St
Winchester
Cameron
John R
Marathon St
Sheehan
Eugene J
Trowbridge St
Fraser, Paul
Cottage Ave
Langford
Thomas
Wendell St
Oliver
Francis M
Fairmont St
Murch
Joseph B
Warren St
Luciano, Angelo
Park Ave
Twohig
Thomas W
Clematis St
Rogers
James J
Bridge St
Snyman
Henry J
Richardson St
Kerrigan
Edward L
Harlow At
Hamilton
David O
Loring Ave
Lusk
Vincent P
Crescent Hill Ave
Sullivan
Henry P
Swan Pl
Quinn
Joseph F
Peirce
Arthur B
Academy St
Jadda
Gerard B
Willow Pl
Perrin
Ralph L
Main St
Apsey
William Jouett
Symmes Rd
Merrigan, Wm. J
Central «T
Smal
Charles R
Magnolia St
Trainor
Henry
Beacon St
Watts
Albert G
Glendon
Lake P
Lake St
Harvey
William L
Westmoreland Ave
van Buren
Vincent Earle
Mass. Ave
Toomey
John J., Jr
Belknap St
Romano
Joseph
Oxford At
Canal
Harry
Randolph St
Ayer
Holbrook Emerson
Cambridge St
Doherty
Austin A
Canal St
Tamberton
John
Yale St
Smitherman
Samuel Stephen
Spruce At
Greeley, Martin
Murphy
Edwin Lincoln
Balrosian
Moses Garabed
Kelley
Cecil Patrick
Thompson St
Stivers
Lester Winfield
Mans. Nve
Hooper
Herbert B
Haggerty
Jas. Wm
O'Connor bribery arrest linked to Watch and Ward probe
Evan W. Sears of the Lynn Watch and Ward Society said Michael O Connor of 24 Western Ave Lynn offered him 25 a month for protection from the society. Police arrested Michael and Patrick J O Connor after a setup at Sears home. Patrick faced lottery charges. Michael released on bail.
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Evan W. Sears
Watch and Ward Society
Lynn
Michael O’connor
Western Avenue
Patrick J. O'Connor
Sears
O'Connor
Watch and Ward
Edward D. Callahan
Arthur Vaughn
Wilbert Staples
O’connor
Callahan
Patrick
Michael
Draft Men to Be Officers in First Increment
Washington August 26. About 25 000 men of the first increment of the selective draft army who are about to begin training will be given commands as officers. The War Department plan creates a new army of young officers to train the second increment when drafted next spring. Recruits unlikely to reach officer ranks may be limited to captain while standout trainees advance to first or second lieutenant.
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Wyoming Oil Producers
Glenrock Oil Company
Glenrock Petroleum
Hall Oil
Superior Petroleum
Big Muddy
Pilot Butte
Elk Basin
Grass Creek
Lost Soldier
Dry Creek
Wyoming
Montana
Midwest Refining and
Ohio Oil Companies
Washington
War Department
National Army
Arctic Expeditions Echo World War In News
The diary recounts learning of the U S war with Germany from a first newspaper in a year. It notes departure from Etah March 24 and arrival at Godhaven May 29. Dr Hovey left in 1915, ship frozen in at North Star Bay, then motorboats and dog teams to Utah. Two Hovey led expeditions followed. one halted by ice, the other reached MacMillan and returned safely.
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MacMillan
Small
Robert Bartlett
Neptune
Bartlett
St. John’s
N. F
Edmund 0. Hovey
American Museum of Natural History
Danmark
Disco Island
Greenland
North Star Bay
Cisco
Peary
Melville Bay
Etah
Wilson Home Sound
Herbert Island
Parry Sound
Tevil's Thumb
Elmer Ekblaw
University of Illinois
Maurice J. Tanquary
Ensign Fitzhugh Green
Ekblaw
Upermark
Disco
Hunt
Rorsild
Dr. Grenfell
George B. Cluett
Etuah
Dr. Hovey
Roosevelt
New York
J. G. Knowlton
United States
Germany
Godhaven
George Cluett
Utah
Hovey
Religion Made Too Gloomy at Shawmut Church Sermon
Rev. Dr. Willam T. McElveen of Evanston Illinois argued that religion should not be gloomy and opposed to dancing or cards. He compared Pharisees unfavorably with Puritans and said Jesus Christ enjoyed dinner parties, urging a kinder, good-natured faith.
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Shawmut Congregational Church
Willam T. McElveen
Evanston
Ill
McElveen
Dr. McElveen
Jesus Christ
Mushroom Show at Horticultural Hall
The Boston Mycological Club hosts a mushroom exhibition at Horticultural Hall today from noon to 3 PM. Readily found wild varieties are featured as a practical response to high living costs through nature’s bounty.
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Horticultural Hall
Boston Mycological Club
Division 4 Boston Residents Listed by Street and Stree
A wartime style roster lists numerous individuals in Division 4 Boston with their addresses on Hanover Wall Harris Minot Commercial Prince North Salem Endicott Margin Cooper Webster Sheafe Flanover Richmond Stillman Hull North Hull Thatcher Wiget Hull and other streets. The long list names Salvatore Insalaco Nunzio Boneccors Domenico Cinelli Louis Eiseman Tony Serlo Haroutim Toulonkian Nicola Mirabili Walter Marks Michele Coscia Antonio Moleo Constantino Mansolilli Nathan Levin Stephen Carrigo Frank Siciliano Joe Polito North Margin Ores Ventura Charles Smith Pasquale DeBenedictis Rocco Andreotti Andrew Giannoscoll Selvitella Antonio Pucci Demerico Dominic Fralli Giovanni Forte John Paraboschi Domenic Voci Louis Pacardi Carlo Malatesta Caprio Shiffres Benjamin see Cuneo Nicholas Frank.
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Pacardi
Louis
Salutation St
Cripples for German Army Recalled for Service
Copenhagen Aug 26 German interpellation in the Reichstag exposes the difficulty in filling ranks. It states pensioners with 50 percent disability or more are being recalled to military service and that cripples with supplementary pensions are forced back, with some taken from hospitals before treatment ends.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Reichstag
Davidson
Bernhardt Opens 10th American Tour in Atlantic City
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt opened her 10th American tour at the Nixon Theatre in Atlantic City delivering two performances to crowded houses. The tour spans 18 months coast to coast and into South America with strong ovations from visitors and residents.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
New Nixon Theatre
South America
Mme. Bernhardt
Guards block Ruggles Street to protect Camp One Hundred First Engineers
A guard line across Rug gles street halted pedestrians on a patrol beat last night causing friction between police and camp officers. Patrolman Noonan refused passage until Sergeant Byrne and Major Chase cleared the blockade. The guard aimed to keep outsiders from tents storing over 49000 dollars in goods.
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Ruggles Street
Michael Noonan
Station 10
Patrick Byrne
Porter B. Chase
Chase
Cettine
Man Caught in L Train Door At Rowe's Wharf Station
Lee F. Kelly of Lynn was caught in an elevated train door while trying to board at Rowe's Wharf. He was carried beyond the station, fell to the roadbed, and suffered scalp wounds and contusions to his left elbow and right leg. He was taken to Haymarket Relief Station.
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Rowe’s Wharf
Lee F. Kelly
MacMillan Returns Tells of Polar Expedition
MacMillan reports that Peary's polar expedition suffered four days of mirage deception. He says the misperception led to a mistaken route and later claims about the party's progress.
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MacMillan
Peary
MacMillian Party
MacMillan Expedition Aims at Crocker Land and Greenland Survey
The MacMillan expedition organized by the American Museum of Natural History and the American Geographical Society with the University of Illinois aimed to confirm or refute Peary's Crocker Land and to survey the Greenland ice cap. MacMillan did not deny that the project would seek such goals.
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MacMillan
American Museum of Natural History
American Geographical Society
University of Illinois
Greenland
Drowning Rescue In Charles River Near Moseley's
John J Fitzgerald 19 of USS Rhode Island and Michael Colhane 17 of Norwood were saved from drowning in the Charles River opposite Moseley's by Montague of West Ravbury police station and several citizens after their canoe capsized.
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John J. Fitzgerald
Rhode Island
Michael Colhane
Allen Road
Norwood
Charles River
Moseley’s
Charles
Montague
West Ravbury
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R. R
General Rubber Co
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the National City Company of
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National City Bank Building
R. C. Boston
Atchison
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Hood Rubber
E. Boston
Arizona Southwestern Copper
JOHHE
Allen & CO
Ice
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Victoria
Summerville
Colorado
H. E. Wade & Company
Devonshire St
Massachusetts Corporation
Standard Real Estate Co
School St
the City Realty Trust
City Realty Trust of
Forris W. Norris
Chester I. Campbell
Louis H. Parkhurst
Conncticut Power Company
Connecticut
Connecticut Power Company
Grone & Webster
Glenrock Oil Company Incorporated
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R. C. Megargel & CO
New York Stock Exchange
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Roxbury
Hickey
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Israel
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Cout
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Munro St. Freeman
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Lerach
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McRae
Tierney
Freedman
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Quincy
Axberg
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Highland Ave
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Stewart St
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Macleod
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Washington St
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Hellman
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Morse
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Heyer
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Concord St
Hutchison
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Arlington and
Haltgren
Nils Alfred
Reardon
Edward A. J
Grafton St
Lennon
Albert Edward
Bow St
Nutting
Lawrence T
Garfield Ave
Watch
Ward
Man
Museum of Natural History
Crocker Land
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Jonathan C. Small
General Aid
Coe
North Sydney
Diana
Borges Point
Labrador
Erio
Ita
Ian Small
Bob
Paris
Atlan
Tic City
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