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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1920
Page
18
Market review notes violent oscillations in the stock market with an eight day swing from slump to rebound. Industrial shares gain about five points. railroad stocks recover near January losses and surpass October highs. Analysts expect possible profit-taking and a cautious outlook as commodity prices trend downward and steel demand rises.
A financial survey discusses railroads leading the rebound, questions whether prices reflect true value, and the need for stable earnings as capital costs fall. It notes New Haven stock activity, expected meat price declines, and Canada US exchange discount tied to trade balances.
The Boston Post column answers inquiries on three railroads Baltimore & Ohio Southern Railway and New Haven with government guarantees and prospects if the Esch Cummins bill passes. It also reviews Tobacco Products stock showing rights subscriptions and rising earnings from 1914 to 1918 with cash dividends since last year.
Madrid reports that the International Woman Suffrage Alliance abandoned plans for a Madrid congress next May. The Marquesa Del Ter, president of the Union of Spanish Women, cited difficulties but said progress remained possible. She noted broad sympathy across society except for clerical opposition and the archbishop’s anti feminism stance.
Rabbi Harry Levi spoke at Temple Israel on Commonwealth Avenue about a hypothetical Washington alive today. He argued Washington would condemn petty politics and prejudice, urge real democracy, and anticipate a hopeful future after a long period of political apprenticeship.
Charles Franklin Jones delivered an address at the Young Men's Forum in the Boston Y M C A on Huntington avenue. He discussed what it means to be a patriot and urged men to work for their country, speak carefully, and act fairly.
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