Market Rally Persists Amid Steel Boost and Dividend News
The market advanced with rails leading gains after Baltimore & Ohio declared a full year dividend despite a note issue ahead. Bethlehem Steel held strength as United States Steel outlook looms, while Island Oil surged on new wells and Ventura rumors. Investor commentary warned of earnings risk and noted high grade bonds yielding strong returns.
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Rails
Baltimore & Ohio
American Hide & Leather
Bethlehem Steel
United States Steel
Bethlehem’s. Steel
Gaston Williams & Wigmore
Island Oil
Ventura
Greene-Cananea
Market gains curb as rails lead in New York stocks
Traders note hopeful sentiment on the New York Stock Exchange with rails and shipping stocks buoyant in late trading. Industrial and monetary conditions loom large as the market weighs Britain's new loan and Bank of England gold shifts. Total sales reach 435 000 shares with rails, oils and steels driving gains before a late pullback.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Bank of England
St. Paul
California
United States Steel
United States
Money Markets Current Rates Across Lending Sectors
Current prices show brokers' customers' loans at 5 percent, outside brokers' call loans at 6 percent, customers' commercial loans at 6 percent, individual collateral loans at 6 percent, commercial paper at 6 percent, and year money at 6 percent.
Bond Market Notes and Listed Securities
A scanned market blurb lists U K government bonds from 1919 to 1937 with prices and yields, followed by American Telephone and Telegraph company securities, then various corporate and municipal issues. The fragmentary entries include Atlantic Bond and Erie issues, Standard Oil types, and several railroad and utility bonds with percentage values and serial codes.
Wilson Hosts French Literary Leaders in White House Visit
In Paris on January 23 President Wilson welcomed Georges LeCompte president Abbe Wetterle and General Malleterre leaders of the Society of Men of Letters. Later a Murat mansion reception for about 200 diplomats politicians artists and writers featured guests including Gustave Ador Clemenceau Pichon Jusser Dubost and Mrs Wilson in a social briefing highlighting Franco American cultural ties.
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Paris
Wilson
Georges LeCompte
Abbe Wetterle
General Malleterre
Society of Men of Letters
Murat Mansion
Gustave Ador
Premier Clemenceau
Pichon
J. J. Jusserand
United States
M. Dubost
Senate
L Road Protest Meeting Shows Fare Cut Proposals
About 300 people gathered in Tremont Temple for a Boston American sponsored meeting on the L road problems. Speakers proposed eminent domain state ownership for the Boston Elevated and more measures to reduce fares from eight to five cents.
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Boston
Tremont Temple
The
Boston American
Boston rail fare reform meeting streams resolutions
Improvement association members from Boston gathered to discuss current rail fare policy, with debate over eight cent fares and calls for reduced rates. Key figures included Grenville S. MacFarland, Senator John Jackson Walsh, Jean P. Nickerson, and Clarence W. Rowley, who led nominations for a permanent speaker.
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Boston
Grenville S. MacFarland
Boston American
John Jackson Walsh
Forest Hills
Jean P. Nickerson
Mt. Hope
Clarence W. Rowley
Rowley
Mount Hope
Cornelius Desmond
Dorchester
Senator Mellen
Charlestown
Influenza Deaths Rise Amid Boston Cases Drop
A daily health report notes 123 new influenza cases across the state versus 144 the day before. Boston shows 31 deaths from Dr Woodward's office, eight from pneumonia and 23 from influenza, with Ward 5 reporting 15 cases and Ward 8 twenty. The Mc Grail family of 93 Ashmont Street Dorchester are ill with pneumonia.
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State Health Office
Boston Board of Health
Boston
Woodward
Ward 5
Ward
Beacon Hill
Back Bay
McGrail
Ashmont Street
Dorchester
Howard
Julia
Eleanor
Metropolitan Trust Re-elects Directors
At the annual meeting of Metropolitan Trust Company stockholders the board was re-elected with the resignation of Lewis B. McKee and Percy L. Moses. Eben Hutchinson was added to the board as the company reported its most prosperous year yet and a book value of $2% per share.
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The
Metropolitan Trust Company
Lewis B. McKee
Percy L. Moses
Eben Hutchinson
Flonzaley Quartet Opens Boston Season at Jordan Hall
The Flonzaley Quartet gave the season’s first Boston concert in Jordan Hall. They performed two movements of Albert Roussel’s unfinished quartet, revealing charm and young sentiment, in memory of the Verdun tragedy. D’Indy’s Quartet in D major opened with austere, varied rhythms and noble recitative, followed by Beethoven’s op. 18 no. 6 admired for clarity and melodic eloquence.
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Flonzaley Quartet
Boston
Jordan Hall
Albert Roussel
Verdun
Roussell
Wattrelos
the Marne
D’indy
I’indy
Seven fishing vessels bring 240000 pounds of ground fish to South Boston
A fleet of seven fishing vessels delivered about 240000 pounds of ground fish to the South Boston pier with ex vessel prices for haddock cod pollock hake and halibut. Arrivals include haddock cod pollock hake and cusk from several ships with varying tonnages. The Trafford Hall passenger ship carrying 18 passengers from Calcutta is bound for New York but may disembark in Boston. Two Doane Towboat Company tugs to boost Boston fleet. Metropolitan buoy No 1 to be moved. Melita troopship reports three stowaways aboard seeking landfall in Boston.
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South Boston
Haddock
Frances
Grueby
James R. Clark
C. Santos
Baleine
Mamooir
Frances Willett
Mineola
Frances Grueby
India
Trafford Hall
New York
Calcutta
Doane Towboat Company
East Boothbay
Boston
Lighthouse Department
Metropolitan Gas
Metropolitan Coal Company
Melita
George Hampton
Fred Bliss
George Field
England
Shipping News Arrived and Sailed with Multiple Steamers
Shipping notices list steamers Lake Akkra Cole Newport News Governor Dingley Decker Norfolk and New York Sagamore Berensen Halifax N S Governor Cobb Call Boothbay Harbor Mohawk Whitmore Portland City of Gloucester Larsen Gloucester and towing barges from Providence along with tugs EF L Pills bury Swimm Lynn and George R Stetson for Port Johnson Juno Simpson Beverly and Mahoning. Also ships Lake Conway Norfolk Lucius Robinson Norfolk sailed.
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Lake Akkra
Cole
Newport News
Dingley
Decker
Norfolk
New York
Sagamore
Berensen
Halifax
N.8
Cobb
Call
Boothbay Harbor
Mohawk
Whitmore
Portland
City of Gloucester
Larsen
Gloucester
Socony
Providence
EF. L. Pillsbury
Swimm
Lynn
George R. Stetson
Eagle Hill
Saturn
Cunningham
Port Johnson
Juno
Simpson
Beverly
Mahoning
Lake Conway
Lucius
Robinson
Engineers Install New Officers in Greater Boston
At a special meeting of the Civil Engineers Association of Greater Boston in the old Elks building Hayward place Frank J Nowell was installed as president. Also installed were Vice President George H Sherman financial secretary treasurer William H Cronin recording secretary Herbert L Patterson and a board including John E L Monaghan George W Dakin James P Mogan Arthur Coleman Arthur Hunt Benjamin Bates and William V P Hoar.
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Civil Engineers’ Association of Greater Boston
Elks
Hayward Place
Frank J. Nowell
George H. Sherman
William H. Cronin
Herbert L. Patterson
John E. L. Monaghan
George W. Dakin
James P. Mogan
Arthur Coleman
Arthur Hunt
Benjamin Bates
William V. P. Hoar
Boston Bartenders Seek Higher Wages in 1919 Pact
A midnight meeting of Bartenders' Union 77 at Deacon Hall heard the wage scale committee's report on a new wage scale and working agreement for 1919. The panel prepared to recommend a raise over the current weekly wage, details withheld.
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Boston
Union 77
Deacon Hall
Deaths and funeral details for Somerville resident
Deaths CReam 18 hid Somerville Jan Ae Chase in his 79th year will be put at his late residence 26 Moore St Sunday at 2.
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Somerville
Chase
Moore St
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C. G. Galbo & CO
Standard and Independent Oil Share Specialists
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J. P. Morgan
G.F. Redmond &Co
Fort Hill
Liberty Bonds
Chelsea Investment CO
Room
School Street
James J.benelisha&co
Boston Curb Exchange
Doane Street
Principles of Thrift
E. M. Fuller & Co
Broad Street
State St
G. Clayton CO
Winter St. Col. Wash
Beach
American Bond Co
Dexter Bidg
Shuman’s
Washington St
Mendiow Bros. & CO
School St
Champion Copper
Champion
R. J. Burton & Co
Tremont Bond Co
Winter St. Cor
Tremont, Room
American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Co
American Zinc Lead & Smelting Company
Preserve Capital
E Farwell
Bethlehem
Ennd
Steel
Financial
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Schwab
Iron Age
New York Market
Alaska
Alaska Juneau
Sumatra
Cerro de Asco
Ches & Ohio
Chic Gt West
Pf Asaee
CM & Stereeee
CM & St P
Chic & N'west Case
Ong
CRI
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Erie
Iss
Fear City
Pring
Lee Rubber
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Louis & Nas Uo
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Boston Stocks
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Pacific Pf
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NOT & M Ee
Pacific
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Oklahoma
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ierce-Arrow Eence
Pierce-Ar Pf Tenner
Pitts & W
Rwy
Rep I & Steel
St &Sf Ween
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Sears-Roebuck
Shat-Ariz Aedeves
Sinclair Oiler
Ee Nenee
Twin City
U S
Wabash Pf
West M Lil
Westinghouse
White Motor
Ilson O
Willys-Over Seapere
Wor P & Mac
P & M of B
T&t
Bost
Albany
Bost & Lowell
Bost & Maine Tenn
Butte & Supehewes
Cal & Arizona
Century Steel
Conniver
Davis Daly
East Boston
East Butte
Fairbanks
Indiana
Isle Royale
Kerr Lake
Maine Central
Mohaw
New Cornelia
NET & Teltees
New Haven
Idria
North Butte
U S Steel of
Eevee
Utah Apex Eeesaus
Utah Copper
Utah Metals
Ventura Sete Enna Ale
Walworth Seeenene
War Bros 2d Pf
West End
West Union
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Htower
Upp Motors Ee
Keystone T & R
Maxim Munitions
North Amer Peee
Boat
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Atlantic
Pete Seer
Barnett
Cosden & Co Serene
Elk Basin Pete
Glenrock Sete
Houston
Island O & T
Merritt Oil
Okla Oil Com
Okmul P&r Freee Ween
Ieee Oil Weer
Eset Ereentes
Eon Dutch Shell
Sinclair Gulf, Wesw Et Eee
Enne
Stanton Oil Renee
United Western Old
Ualted Western New
Serene
Tlanta Eseree
Big Ledge
Boores
Boston & Montana
Caledonia
Calumet
Howe Sound
Jerome Verde
Jim Butler
Peso Enseenerees
Kerr Bo Extension
Ereerersereesene
Eee Weneser
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Mines
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Sir Kinick
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Saskia Ae
Chicago Grain Market
Hi Low J. Resmi
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Ails Canal
N. Y
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Wate Eee
Seer Aene
Money Markets
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Moe
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C B& Q
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Chiao Ua
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Seeeee
Seeree
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Settee
Athens
Nort & W
Nor Pacific
Ohio River
Ontario
Pwr
Pacific G & E
Ssewes Penn
Penn
Pee Gas & Coke
Shicago
Pierce Oil
Boner
Indiana Steel
Inter Agricul
Kan
Singh Oil
Waatae
Lehigh Val
Liggett & M
France
Y Wilson
R@WLEY
Niland
Thomas J. Niland
Walsh
M Cobe
Edward A. Stone
Arlington
Metropolitan Trust
BY Olin Downes
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Smith
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