Financial Inquiries on Erie Common Stock Status
Inquiries column notes Erie stock rose to above 23 amid railroad strength. It faces April 1 maturity of 15 million dollars of two year notes and may rely on government support while under federal control. Erie controls coal lands totaling 12 500 acres anthracite and 67 000 acres bituminous and owns most of Pennsylvania Coal Company stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Newburyport
Mass
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Rock Island stock outlook and Maxwell Motors dividend prospects
Question No 3049 details Rock Island common stock with a projected 4.50 percent equity balance after debt service, plus $16 million rental and $1.9 million other income under government control. It notes a potential post-closure dividend and a $9.7 million War Finance Board loan at 6 percent awaiting director-general approval. past fixed charges reduction could boost surplus if private control resumes. Question No 3050 discusses Maxwell Motors common stock dividends, citing the omission of the preferred scrip dividend lowering prices, a $233,000 quarterly saving, large inventory liquidation, and peace-basis readjustment costs likely near $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
L. L. Providence
R. I
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Commor
War Finance Board
Maxwell Motors
J. Newport
Maxwell
Creation by Choral Union at Symphony Hall Boston
The People's Choral Union of Boston conducted by F W Wodell presented Haydn's Creation with a patriotic prelude in Symphony Hall. Soloists Edith Goudreault Charles Hart and Frederick Patton and pianist Mildred Vinton supported a Boston Symphony Orchestra ensemble under Jacques Hoffmann. The performance showed refined blend and diction and underlined the group as capable of major choral works. Chadwick's Land of Our Hearts opened the program, sung with good effect as Wodell conducted with authority.
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Symphony Hall
People’s Choral Union of Boston
F. W. Wodell
Haydn
Gounod
W. H. Harling
Chadwick
Edith Goudreault
Charles Hart
Frederick Patton
W. A. Shedd
Mildred Vinton
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jacques Hoffman
Goudreault
Hart
Patton
Spartacans badly beaten in Dresden clash
In Dresden Germany on January 19 Associated Press reports Spartacan forces tried to seize the plant of the Dresden Volkzeitung but were repulsed by heavy machine gun and grenade fire. The clash left 20 dead and several wounded. Itacan leader Rhuele was captured.
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Dresden
Germany
Associated Press
Dresden Volkzeitung
Itacan
Rhuele
Wad
Market Review and Outlook Dominant Steel Influence Wanes
The market showed little net change over the week with a slight overall decline. Steel common edged to new lows, signaling a resumed downward trend despite some strength in miscellaneous issues. Earnings and dividend decisions due Jan 28 may shift sentiment. railroad policy moves offer cautious optimism for future efficiency and growth.
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Steel Common
Berlin fighting leaves many Reds dead as truce holds
In Berlin the uprising faces a quiet period after a Friday night truce between government forces and Spartacans near the Tageblatt plant area. Both sides patrol routes to the publishing houses while civilians resume daily tasks under a 12 hour notice to resume hostilities. The Tageblatt building shows heavy damage and Spartacans claim higher losses though government reports cite two wounded troops.
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Ledebour
Ebert
Reds
Tageblatt
Vossische Zeitung
Lokal Anzeiger
Spartacans
Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden
Five Collisions Reported in Berlin Friday
Berlin despatches in Frankfort papers via Amsterdam say five clashes occurred Friday between Spartacans and government troops. In street fighting Thursday near the chancellor's palace, 20 killed and more than 40 wounded as Spartacans pressed the main attack.
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London
Berlin
Frankfort
Amsterdam
Paris Hears Revolt in Berlin Is Losing
Berlin reports indicate the insurrection is waning as loyal troops hold Berlin with Field Marshal von Hindenburg present. Spartacans shift battles to the provinces and appear to be regaining ground away from the capital. Karl Liebknecht is reported to be involved in ongoing events.
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Paris
Berlin
Hbert- Scheidemann
Marshal von Hindenburg
Karl Liebknecht
Proclaimed Red Terror and General Assembly Election Date
Proclaimed a red terror and a dictator ship the text notes a general strike to save the revolution It calls for January 19 as the fixed election date for the General Assembly with proletarian mobilization referenced.
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General Assembly
Fitzgerald Urges Labor Fight Against Prohibition
Congressman-elect John F. Fitzgerald urged labor to oppose the dry movement during a Bartenders Union meeting at 386 Harrison Avenue. He hinted he would back the anti prohibition effort in Congress while condemning high taxes and urging a local Orient Heights hospital to aid returning veterans and boost Boston's port appeal.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Harrison Avenue
National House
Boston
Massachusetts
Orient Heights
Telegraphers Protest Wage Award at Western Union Meeting
Resolutions from across the country will be sent to the Post Office wire administration protesting the recent wage award. The protest also seeks reinstatement for unjustly discharged employees and action on alleged discrimination. The Western Union Division No. 2 meeting at Young's Hotel approved the plan.
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Post Office Department
Western Union Division
No. 2
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Young's Hotel
Coal and Public Works unions hold installation in Wells Memorial
Labor notes report that the Teamsters unions Local 68 and Public Works Department Teamsters Local 149 held installation exercises in the Wells Memorial building yesterday. John M. Gillespie acted as master of ceremonies for Local 149 and a committee was appointed to urge the Mayor to abolish the contract system for ash and garbage collection in Dorchester and to fill vacancies from the civil service list.
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Union 68
Public Works Department
Union 149
Wells Memorial Building
John M. Gillespie
The
International
Local 149
City Men’s Union
Dorchester
Exposes Big Bogus War Funds in New York
Assistant District Attorney Kilroe reports on 534 war charity groups revealing actual thefts exceeding 3 million dollars in one year and millions wasted on expenses. Of 150 others investigated, all showed faulty methods corrected. He notes 30,000 war charities since 1914 and nearly four billion contributed to them.
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New York
Kilroe
Men of National Promince
Labor union actions and meetings across districts
Coal Teamsters Union 8 authorized Business Agent John J. Fenton and John R. Lynch to adjust a grievance at a Cambridge coal dealer. A 1919 wage agreement was slated for discussion at the next meeting. A $10 donation supported the Mooney defence league. District 50, IAM, elected officers in Lynn with William Millard as president and George McCabe as business agent among Lowell-based officers. Leather Handlers Union 808 gave American Hide & Leather Company 11 days to adopt a new wage schedule or face arbitration or a strike. Mooney case ties seen as labor solidarity. O'Donnell sent William Kobs to Chicago for Indo men at a convention highlighting Mooney pardon. The Mooney mass meeting at Grand Opera House was postponed due to Bourke Cochran's travel constraints.
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Coal Teamsters’ Union #8
John J. Fenton
John R. Lynch
Cambridge
Mooney Defence Leagne
International Association of Machinists
Lynn
Boston
Quincy House
William Millard
Lowell
John Church
Lawrence
C. J. Sullivan
George McCabe
Boot & Shoe Workers
American Hide & Leather Company
East Street
William Kobs
Chicago
Thomas Mooney
San Francisco
California
Mooney
Grand Opera House
Bourke Cochran
Up-State Sentiment Shapes Boxing and Sunday Baseball Bills
Up-State legislators hear sustained support for restoring boxing and Sunday baseball. Proposals face clergy opposition and prior repeal fallout, but fans insist changes reflect shifted mood. Bills expected to be introduced in both houses this month, aiming to reverse the earlier defeats.
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Albany
N. Y
Whitney
State Boxing Commission
Bronx
Movement to rename Yellowstone Park to Roosevelt Park
Cleveland Jan 12 A city driven movement led by Mayor Harry Davis and prominent locals seeks to rename Yellowstone Park Roosevelt Park to honor Theodore Roosevelt. The plan aims to memorialize his role in creating the park system and protecting public lands.
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Cleveland
Yellowstone Park
America
Roosevelt Park
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Davis
Brookline Khaki League Delivers Comfort Kits to Wounded
The Khaki Social League of Brookline has furnished 483 comfort bags to convalescents in army hospitals near Boston. Yesterday 50 kits were distributed at Base Hospital 10 Parker Hill, each including pipe cigarettes stamped envelopes writing pad safety razor extra blades socks lead pencil and chocolate. The league formed August 1 191 by Mrs W J Scott is president Miss Mary Meade secretary and membership includes girls from nearby towns mainly telephone operators from Main Fort Hill Roxbury and Haymarket centers. Brookline Town Hall is at the league's disposal.
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W. J. Scott
Brookline
Mary Meade
Main
Fort Hill
Roxbury
Haymarket
Trains Collide Head-on Leaving Twenty-One Dead
Train Southwestern Limited rear ended the Wolverine as the latter stopped for a second engine before a steep climb between South Byron and Batavia. The crash fatal for 21 aboard Train No. 11 and likely others unconfirmed.
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Southwestern Limited
South Byron
Batavia
Wreck of Wolverine Causes 21 Deaths In Train Collision
Late reports show up to a dozen victims identified by authorities as salvage teams from Buffalo cleared wreckage in Batavia and Syracuse. The Southwestern engine struck last car of the Wolverine causing a steel Pullman to topple, trapping passengers and killing most instantly. Engineers Freundley and Brill survived as the block signal and lighted fusee factors were debated by railroad officials. A watch found among the debris and the crash’s final timetable details added to the somber timeline of the disaster.
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Batavia
Buffalo
John Friendley
Southwestern
Friendley
Brill
Wreck Fatalities Include New York Couple and Flint Woman
Sleeper trains halted at 3 30 and 3 38 a m after a night wreck. Coroner and railroad inquiry set, with a Batavia hospital treating Miss Flora Doherty of Flint and Mr and Mrs Nathan Lichterman of New York. Eleven bodies recovered by noon, nine more later, no others believed in the wreckage.
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Nathan Lichterman
New York
Flora Doherty
Flint
Mich
Batavia Hospital
Doherty
Lichterman
Chicago
Two Alarms For Factory Fire In South Boston
Two alarms were sounded shortly after 1 am for a threatening fire at 383 Dorchester Avenue in South Boston. Patrolman Shaughnessy discovered the blaze spreading to the Hunt Spiller Manufacturing Company building. Firemen confined the fire to the origin and to the lumber loft, delaying 55 workers briefly. both buildings suffered heavy water damage.
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Shaughnessy
Dorchester Avenue
Boston
Hunt-Spiller Manufacturing Company
Hunt-Spiller Company
Hunt- Spill
Service Men Form Council in Springfield
About 500 unemployed soldiers and sailors organized a United States World War Veterans Relief Association. They urge six months pay after discharge and that manufacturers hire returning service members by dropping aliens with exemptions. Ward leaders reject radical groups and stress returning to work without violence while trusting Uncle Sam for a square deal.
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Springfield
Soldiers and Sailors’ Council
United States World War Veterans’Relief Association
I. W.W
Uncle Sam
Red Cross Internationalization Discussed in Paris
President Wilson met in Paris with H. P. Davison of the American Red Cross to discuss a plan for internationalizing the organization. The talks covered placing the Red Cross under a single head to improve efficiency.
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Paris
Wilson
H. P. Davison
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Many Casualties in Fighting in Ratisbon
In Ratisbon Bavaria numerous persons were killed or wounded during fighting Friday afternoon. Five hundred state railway employees were called upon to restore order. A state of siege was proclaimed.
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Ratisbon Basse
Ratisbon
Bavaria
Chaser 148 Destroyed Hun U-Boat
The United States cruiser Seattle arrived here from Brest with 1542 officers and men of the American overseas forces. The transport Abangarez arrived from Bordeaux with 95 officers and 11 men.
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New York
Seattle
Brest
Abangarez
Bordeaux
Official credit for sinking U boat to Chaser 148 crew
British admiralty announced that Chaser 148 under Lieutenant J P Morse of Pittsfield Massachusetts sank a U boat on Feb 22 off the Isle of Wight after depth charges and oil surfaced. The Seattle, departed Brest Dec 31, faced heavy seas 800 miles out, briefed by Major General Shanks that soldiers would be held aboard until tomorrow for debarkation at Camp Mills.
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J. P. Morse
Pittsfield
Mass
Isle of Wight
Seattle
Brest
Hoboken
Shanks
Tomorow
Camp Mills
Hubert Wellcome
Waltham
No Man's Land
Italian Ship Sends SOS Near Sable Island
The Italian steamer Ansaldo dispatched a wireless SOS off Sable Island, reporting “Help, disabled” and needing immediate assistance at 40.38 north, 68.20 west. Uncertainty hovered over which Ansaldo it was among four similarly named vessels in the North Atlantic.
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Halifax
N.S
Ansaldo
Sable Island
Philadelphia
Genoa
Gibraltar
Doyle Harding Ryan Deaths Notice Trio in Boston Area
Doyle in Chelsea Jan 12 wife of the late Patrick Doyle obituary to be scheduled. Harding in Medford Jan 12 George L beloved husband of Greece Harding services Jan 14 in Medford and Revere. Ryan in Dorchester Jan 11 Veronica Donovan wife of John J Ryan funeral Jan 14 Dorchester Avenue residence and St William's Church High Mass details provided.
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Doyle
Chelsea
Patrick Doyle
Harding
Medford
All
George L
Greece Harding
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R. E. Stafford
United Fruit Company
John W. Damon
Public Service Investment Company
Public Weere Company
Choral Union
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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United States Steel Corporation
Fitzgerald
LABOR
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Empire
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Brookline’s
Khaki Social League
NO. 10
William Rascaw
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Helen McKenna
Connie Donahue
May Kenny
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William J. Scott
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