Market Review and Outlook for the New Year
Wall and State streets see heavy buying of stocks and bonds as investors reinvest in year end funds and absorb securities in January. The market favors bonds and high grade issues as rail earnings rise with strong national bank clearings. Major railroads like Atchison Union Pacific Southern and New York Central post gains. overall money market shows no signs of extreme rates, with financing expected to support industrial development in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Atchison, Union Pacific
Southern Railway
New York Central
Atchison
Union Pacific
New York
Twelve Years of Growth in Railway Earnings 1907 1908
The article analyzes a large table of railway results showing 1908 earnings decline in operating income but gains from non transportation sources. It highlights New York New Haven Hartford and Southern Pacific, noting a $300000 rise in operating earnings for the latter and a $21000000 increase from non transportation sources. It projects higher total net earnings for 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Company
Southern
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Eeene Seeve
Illinois Central
Louisville & Nashville
Norfolk & Western
Renee
Eeaeereeerae
Chicago & Northwestern
Emet
Six Years of Staple Farm Crops Production and Wealth
Data shows six year U S crop outputs ending 1908 with corn leading value at 1 615 billion dollars and every crop improving. The report argues farm wealth surpasses corporate assets and hints at continued gains in wheat flaxseed potatoes apples and other staples across 1904 1906 1908 figures. The piece notes corn wealth can fund national debts canals and battleships, with farm wealth dominating even major industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama Canal
Union
Stock Exchange
Steel Company May Open Norwood Shops
Norwood rumors say the old brick repair shops at Norwood Central station, five buildings long, will be reopened by a Western steel company. The site may become a large distributing plant for a Pennsylvania steel company with a manufacturing unit to handle rush railroad and manufacturer orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood
Norwood Central Station
Western Steel Company
Pennsylvania
Free Vivisection Plea Spurs Harvard Talk
Dr David W Cheever urged greater freedom in vivisection during his talk on Fifty Years of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He argued experiments on animals saved thousands of lives, defended anesthesia and post mortems, and highlighted modern aseptic methods reducing surgical deaths and enabling previously impossible operations.
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David W. Cheever
Harvard Medical School
Dr. Cheever
America
Cheever
Morton
Officers Installed by News Paper Men's Div AOH
The Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 60 of Boston installed new officers in Parkman Hall. Officers include Edmonds as president and O'Reagan as vice president with Lyons as spiritual director. A committee was named to draft sympathy resolutions for the Italy earthquake victims and to forward relief donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Hibernians
Parkman Hall
Boylston Place
Boston
C. J. Fay
James A. Punch
Alonzo D. Edmonds
John O’reagan
Michael J. O'Donnell
George L. Young
Emanuel J. Fernands
Bertram P. Mullaney
Sentinel
Henry J. Dillon
P. J. Lyons
J. J. O'Leary
John J. Conway
James E. Doyle
Italy
Robbed Pastor's House in North Attleboro
In North Attleboro on January 3 burglars ransacked the Rev. Albert Crabtree's County Street home while he assisted Bishop William Lawrence in Mansfield. About $500 in money, jewelry and silverware were taken. two men were seen ringing the bell, suspected to confirm an empty house. The article also mentions a separate storm-related account of the ship Frances, detailing a severe gale and massive waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Attleboro
Albert Crabtree
Attleboro Episcopal Church
William Lawrence
Boston
Mansfield
Crabtree
Frances Sailors Reach Charlestown After Salt Laden Voyage
The schooner Frances, delayed eight days by a hurricane, berthed in Charlestown with hundreds of tons of salt. The crew, eager to land, left Turks Island on Dec 12 and faced rough seas before arrival late yesterday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Frances
Charlestown
Turks Island
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William E. Soule
Standard Oil Company
Steel Trust
Hawaii
Puerto
Wright Kramer
Detroit
Detroit, Mich
Marion Powers
C. F. Jonasson & CO Mining Curb Brokers
Broad Street
Curb & Mining Outlook
Eclipse Oil Company
State Stt
Mass
R. Loring Merrile
Treas
Miss Powers
Hendricks
van Dykes
Venice
Kramer
Luzerne
Pat Campbell
Steel Company
Newspaper Men’s Div
A.O.H
Night Workers’ Division
The
Jordan Hale
Albert Spalding
Symphony Hall
Jesse Yeon
St. Louis
James Ryan
HUB Billiard Palace
Hay
Court St
Bankers’ Trust Company OF New York and
N. A. McMillan, Trustees
London
Amsterdam
Messrs
Speyer Brothers
Teixeira DE Mattos Brothers
New York Stock Exchange
Europe
B. F. Yoakum
Speyer & CO
Pine Street
ST. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern Railroad Company
San Francisco
Franz Rainer
Alps
Marie Bogner
Sicily
Tom Malcolm
Harry Lauder
Lauder
Theatrical Managers’ Association of Boston
Tremont Colonial
Mats
Clyde Fitch
Daly’s Theatre
Were
Charles Cherry
Florence Reed
Ruth Maycliffe
Amy Ricard
Zelda Sears
Herbert Standing
ALL Star
Cressy and Dayne
Town Hall
Bernardi
Emmét Devoy
Tremont Theatre
Ziegfeld
Nora Bayes
ST. Theatre
Charles Frohman
John Drew
Mars
Jack Straw
Orpheun
Vesta Victoria
Comedienne
Father” Brenges
Rappo Sisters
Yankee Comedy Four
Mlle
Louise
John F. Clark
Globe Swerss
Dockstader
Minstrels
Kintire Receipts
Daily Man
Frank Daniels
Holland
Golonial Theatre
Frederic Thompson
Mabel Taliaferro
Polly of the
Margaret Mayo
Bowdoin
Vsks Theatre
S&s
Garry Owen
GLOBE
Castle Sq. Sy
John Coy Steck Company
Temple Place
Haslemere
Opera House
Howard
Rocky Mountain Express
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Vera Taf Rwin
Caiety Blue Ribbo Res. Orch
Oxford
Weitcomb
Peberuary
Florida
Nassau
Old Mexico
California
Raymond & Whitcomb CO
Washington St
Old South Church
Bos
Fifth Ave
Chestnut St
Pri
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