Answers to Inquiries Financial Column Opens Each Monday
The Boston Post will publish a weekly Financial Editor column answering inquiries about listed and unlisted stocks and bonds of New England companies. It pledges impartial data though it does not guarantee accuracy or predict market movements and asks inquirers to provide full name and address.
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Questioning American Telephone Investment Value
Readers ask about American Telephone prospects and possible risks. The analyst notes its current earnings and dividend safety, compares to railroads, and cites public demand, potential cost reductions from obsolescence, and possible government ownership pressures.
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American Telephone
American Telephone Company
the Post
Massachusetts Lighting Companies Declares Dividend
The trustees of the Massachusetts Lighting Companies declare a dividend of 1.50 per share on preferred shares and 0.25 per share on new common shares payable January 15, 1918 to shareholders of record at close of business December 26, 1917. George F. Howland, Boston, Dec. 22, 1917. Treasurer.
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Massachusetts Lighting Companies
George F. Howland
Boston
Crown Oil CO
B. V. Hole
Fifth Ave
New York
Electric Light and Power Company of
Abington and
Rockland North
Abington
Massachusetts
Rockland
Stone & Webster
United Gas & Electric Company
Broadway
Board of Directors
J. A. McKenna
Haverhill Gas Light Company
Armour Boston Raid Probed Packers Information
Francis J. Heney of the Federal Trade Commission said Armour & Co did not disclose ownership in the Chicago Stocks Yards in its schedule to the FTC. The claim follows Armour's denial of an effort to hide information, after agents seized correspondence between H Prince and J Ogden Armour in a Boston safe deposit box weeks earlier.
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Washington
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Federal Trade Commission
Packers
Francis J. Heney
Commission
Armour & Co
H. Prince
Boston
Halifax Disaster Toll Rises to Fifteen Hundred
Halifax Nova Scotia December 23 The latest estimate places dead at 1500 from the December 6 explosion. Mortuary chairman Barnstead says over 1100 bodies recovered and about 300 missing. Additional fatalities occurred after transfer to hospitals outside the city. Over the past week 139 bodies were moved from the mine.
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Halifax
Barnstead
Mortuary Committee
Market Review and Outlook for Stocks in Early New Year
Prices fell last week then rallied, leaving only a small weekly loss. Leaders like Steel, Anaconda, and Reading held above prior lows, signaling potential for a broader recovery as optimism grows that the worst may be over and a January rise could come.
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Steel Common
Anaconda
Reading
New York
Europe
New York City
Germany
Midnight Mass in New York Churches Urges Victory and Peace
In New York thousands of Roman Catholics will attend a midnight mass tomorrow with prayers for victory and peace. Soldiers home for the holidays will fill the congregations, giving a military aspect to the service as the mass is offered for peace.
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New York
New York City
Col Arnold A Rand Dies at 80 Former JH Mutual Leader
Colonel Arnold A Rand longtime vice president and general counsel of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company died yesterday at his Brookline home at age 80. He led the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Civil War and had been ill briefly.
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Arnold A. Rand
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry
Beacon Street
Brookline
Colonel Rand of Boston Civil War Officer and Lawyer
Colonel Rand born in Boston pursued private schooling there then at Vevay Switzerland. He served as second lieutenant and led the Fourth Cavalry in the Civil War before law practice with Rand Vinton Wakefield. He later became general counsel for an insurance company, chaired finance, and held M C Loyal Legion G A R Algonquin Club roles. He leaves a widow and a brother Captain Frederic H. Rand of Sanford Florida.
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Boston
Vevay
Switzerland
Blake Bros. & Co
First Massachusetts Cavalry
Fourth Cavalry
Boston University
Rand, Vinton & Wakefield
Massachusetts Commandery
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Algonquin Club
Frederic H. Rand
Sanford, Fla
Longtime Boston Post cashier George E Kimball dies at 63
George E Kimball 63 a cashier at the Boston Post for 82 years died at his home 7 Prescott street Charlestown after a short illness. He lived in Prescott street for 60 years and in Charlestown since youth. He was retired 11 years and left a wife who died two years ago. Funeral services at his home at 10 30 this morning conducted by Rev Charles Talmadge.
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George E. Kimball
Boston Post
Prescott Street
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Kimball
North Andover
Hannah Parker Kimball
Edna E. Noyes
Alice S. Dayton
Charles Talmadge
Green Street
Boston Leads New England in Red Cross Drive Push
Boston campaign heads into a final whirlwind to reach 135,000 new Red Cross members in one day as organizers report eastern Massachusetts exceeding quotas while Boston lags. Leaders urge urgent effort across districts, churches, and schools to meet the national target and boost morale against German aims.
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Boston
New England
Jordan Marsh Erects 20 Foot Red Cross Rally Beacon
Jordan Marsh Co. erects a 20 foot Red Cross window beacon at Avon and Washington streets to rally Boston for the final day of its Red Cross membership drive. All staff have joined, customers signed up at in-store booths, and mass meetings led by Mary Boyle O'Reilly are held with a final gathering planned for today.
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America
Boston
Red Cross
Greater Boston
Mission Church Hall
Allston Theatre
Joe Mitchel Chapple
Judge Dowd
Mr. Liggett
Jordan Marsh Company
Avon
Washington Streets
Washington Street
Boston Common
Sam
Mary Boyle O’reilly
Concord Prisoners Give Red Cross Seventy Dollars
Massachusetts Reformatory at Concord reports 129 prisoners contributed to the Red Cross last week. Seventy dollars was raised from gifts ranging from one cent to one dollar, with 47 inmates giving a dollar each, according to Superintendent Percy W. Allen.
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Massachusetts Reformatory At
Concord
American Red Cross
Percy W. Allen
Lake Division Over Quota In Red Cross Drive
Cleveland reporter notes the Lake division surpasses its 1 715 000 membership quota by 150 000 as the Red Cross Christmas drive ends tomorrow. Chapters press house to house canvassing and division HQ expects Ohio Indiana and Kentucky totals to exceed by at least 500 000.
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Red Cross
Lake Division
Indiana
Kentucky
Brockton District Nears Double in Red Cross Drive
The Brockton Red Cross district reports 21 775 new members, 78 percent over its 12 200 quota, with Brockton city workers adding 18 769 members or 87 percent above the 10 000 goal. District Manager D M Debard says Brockton leads eastern Massachusetts and perhaps the state.
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Beverly Saatesepible
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Fitchburg
Framingham Oo
Franklin
Gloucester
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Ewer
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Newburyport
North Attleboro
Plymouth
Reading Centee
Ewe
Worcester
Esiela
Unique and Historic Christmas Message From Britain
London papers announce a unique and historic Christmas message will be sent from Great Britain to the United States on Tuesday.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
United States
Thieves Hit Glendale Baptist Church in Everett
Everett police report a burglary at Glendale Baptist Church. Thieves opened eight missionary boxes and stole $5, with Acting Inspector John Lonergan suspecting local youths as the culprits.
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Glendale Baptist Church
Everett
John Lonergan
Two Soldiers Lost Overboard in Sea Disaster
Washington reports General Pershing announced the loss of two soldiers swept overboard and drowned from a transport on December 17. He also confirmed two other soldiers died from gunshot wounds.
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Pershing
Soldiers and kin listed among war casualities and cause of death
The report lists men feared lost at sea and those dying of wounds or natural causes. Names include Corporal Samuel H. Kehl Private William F. Smith Sergeant Grover Goodall Corporal William Fauntleroy and others. Relations cited include mothers aunts wives and brothers. Died of influenza acute nephritis and lobar pneumonia on various December dates.
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Samuel H. Kehl
Letty Andrews
Shenandoah
Penn
William F. Smith
Amanda Taylor
Chicago
Grover Goodall
Ellen Goodall
Sharon
William Fauntleroy
Stevedore Regiment
George Fauntleroy
Kingsdale
Cruger
Miss
Vincent Shivers, Jr
Armistead
Floyd P. Diamond
E. L. Diamond
Winnsboro
Gas workers to vote on strike at Wells Memorial
Inspectors street men and other Boston Consolidated Gas Company workers plan a Friday night meeting at Wells Memorial to decide on a strike to press wage increases and improvements. The Boston Central Labor Union backs the plan after executives ignored union communications. Organizers McCarthy and Jennings will seek one final meeting with company executives before Friday.
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Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Wells Memorial
P. Harry Jennings
Frank H. McCarthy
Boston Central Labor Union
McCarthy
Jennings
Milk Wagon Drivers Vote Post Santa Donations
The Milk Wagon Drivers Union 380 members voted a $50 donation to Halifax sufferers and $10 each to Post Santa Claus and the American basket fund. The Wells Memorial building election list includes A. W. Clarke for president Samuel McKeeman Leo Miller for vice president Matthew A. Dunn as recording secretary Walter Walsh James McFague James Aikens and James Dunn as trustees Thomas Leahy James Guinan Walter Williams Earl Shea Joseph S. Hurvitz and Charles Las Carbeau.
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Santa Claus
American Basket Fund
Wells Memorial Building
A. W. Clarke
Samuel McKeeman
Leo Miller
Matthew A. Dunn
Walter Walsh
James McFague
James Aikens
James Dunn
Thomas Leahy
James Guinan
Walter Williams
Earl Shea
Joseph S. Hurvitz
Charles Las Carbeau
Death in ambulance after collapse on street in North End
Carmelio Goia aged 37 was found unconscious on stone steps at 88 Charter street in the North End yesterday forenoon. He died in the ambulance en route to Relief station. He lodged at 5 Margaret street. his brother lives in New York while his wife and family are in Italy.
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Charter Street
North End
Margaret Street
New York City
Italy
Labor News Girls Vote Wednesday
A strike vote ordered by the Boston Telephone Operators Union will be held at a special meeting Wednesday at Washington Hall. Australian ballot used. polls 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Federal Mediator David W. Benjamin is en route to Boston to participate in the talks.
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Washington Hall
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David W. Benjamin
Washington
Boston Telephone Operators Consider Strike Over Wage Demands
The union seeks a weekly maximum of 1 for members after six years with 3500 notified for a ballot. The company offered 15, operators now earn 14 weekly. vote likely for action though strike date may be set by officers and wage committee. The Women’s Trade Union League backs the plan and pledges unified support to clients’ aims toward the wage goal.
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Mary A. Mahoney
Julia S. O’connor
Mary June
G. M. Bugniazer
The
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Girls' Union
United States
Women’s Trade Union League
Washington Street
New England
Boston
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Labor notes show unions influence in Boston area
Freight Handlers' Union 97 raised five dollars for the striking lamplighters benefiting the union fund. Public Works Department Teamsters' Union 149 reelected Thomas J. Hannon as president at Wells Memorial building. Leather Handlers' Union 308 plans a new wage scale and working agreement to employers on January 1 with terms not yet released. All members reportedly at work.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Paine Memorial Hall
Thomas J. Hannon
Public Works Department Teamsters’ Union 149
Wells Memorial Building
John C. Fitzgerald
James D. Reidy
Daniel F. O’neill
John Jones
James Burns
Michael Fitzgerald
Boot and Shoe Workers
Italians Raid Enemy Posts on Piave Front
The headquarters report three successful Italian raids on enemy posts and several failed attempts nearby. Artillery actions on the Piave plain were of moderate intensity with related combats noted.
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Rome
General Headquarters
Piave
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