Stock Inquiries On Studebaker White Willys Overland
Boston Post financial editor answers reader questions about Studebaker and White Motor, noting debt and inventory worries, potential dividend changes, and recent earnings patterns. Also covers Willys Overland sales growth, 1916 financing impacts, and Curtiss Aeroplane contracts shaping future earnings. International Nickel Company details include structure, nickel output, earnings, and dividend history.
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Studebaker
White Motor
I. EB. L
Erskine
White Motor Company
New York Stock Exchange
Cleveland
Pere Marquette Sets Quarterly Preference Dividend
Pere Marquette Railway Company declares a dividend of 1.66 2-3 per share on prior preference stock for April through July 1917 payable August 1 to holders of record July 18. Board plans future quarterly payouts on February May August and November 1 each year.
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Pere Marquette Railway Company
Board of Directors
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
James
Alexander
Francis R. Hart
Henry R. Hoyt
Frederick Strauss
Eugene V. R. Thayer
Robert Winsor Beekman Winthrop
Sierra Pacific Electric declares quarterly preferred dividend
Sierra Pacific Electric Company Nevada Rey Mr. SeseA Oe Sas nee ee Ate Oe A declares a quarterly dividend of 1.50 per share on preferred capital stock payable July 1 1917 to stockholders of record at the close of business July 18 1917 with WEBSTER as transfer agents.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Broadway
New York
Anaconda Coper Mining Company
Sasebory
Ae A Aye Melin
Sesea Oe Sas Nee Ee Ate
Sierra Pacific Electric Company
Or Ona
Webster
Market Review and Outlook Faces a Quiet Correction
Prices across railroads, industrials, and coppers edged lower to fresh short term lows after a month of volatility. Steel common held near its prior trough as volume shrank, while analysts expect a next recovery due to improved technicals and a forgiving money outlook. The new excess profits tax will curb war profit dividends, but many railroads show durable earnings and may resist heavy tax impact.
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Boston Post
New England
Post
The
Inquirer
Financial
Boston
Mass
Senate Finance Committee
Atchison
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Louisville & Nashville
Southern Railway
Rock Island
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pania
Svere
Motor Group
Dividend Rate and Voting Trust Details
The company currently pays a 24 percent dividend or $6 per share. A majority of both preferred and common shares are held in a voting trust that ends early in September.
British Report of Air Fights in France
British headquarters in France reports continued air activity with large formations. Our pilots broke up formations and attacked enemy airfields depots and troops causing damage. Six enemy aircraft were shot down and ten driven down out of control. eight of our planes are missing.
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London
France
Irish Fishermen Blown Up by German Mine
Dublin report says near Spiddal County Galway a group of Loughambeg fishermen hauled a dark object from the sea. They towed it to shore and were shocked by the blast, a tragic incident attributed to a German mine. Royal navy and local authorities likely investigating further.
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Dublin
The
Press Association
Galway
Spiddal
County Galway
Loughambeg
Explosion Blasts Mine Killing Nine Men and Wrecking Village
A powerful blast at a mine near Loughambeg blew nine men to pieces and wrecked nearby houses. The explosion shattered windows at Spiddal barracks, and its roar was heard in Galway sixteen miles away. Police reached the scene while German characters were reported on parts of the mine.
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Spiddal
Galway
Loughambeg
Five killed in Essen bombardment near Krupp works
A Handelsblad correspondent reports five dead and several houses destroyed during a night bombardment of Essen, home to Krupp. Telegraaf notes bombs on Krupp works with conflicting damage reports. Attacker numbers range from 15 to 40. a German contends eight bombs caused 2000 marks damage with no casualties.
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Amsterdam
Handelsblad
Essen
Krupp
Telegraaf
Muenster
Westphalia
Crown Prince Again Checked on French Aisne Front
Across a seven and a half mile front north of the Aisne the French repulsed German attacks, regaining lost trenches and pushing back the crown prince’s efforts. In Galicia Russian forces expanded the front to 30 miles, repulsing German advances toward Halicz and Stanislau. On the Meuse in Verdun sector the French captured three salient positions, while British raids in France yielded no major ground gains. Aerial combat saw German planes downed while British aircraft damaged air dromes and depots.
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Cerny
Aisne
Petain
Ailles
Meuse
Verdun
le Mort Homme
Galicia
Halicz
Lemberg
Godov
Kontuchy
Brussiloff
Brzezany
Stanislau
Huta
Berlin
France
Turkish Army in Sad Plight at Saloniki
Dispatches from Asia Minor report the Turkish army in severe strain due to manpower losses from epidemics and famine as commissariat failures drain supplies. Gendarmerie units are mobilized, mutinies rise among Arab and Kurd troops, and Enver Pasha hurries to Mesopotamia to address the crisis.
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Saloniki
Asia Minor
Commissariat
Enver Pasha
Mesopotamia
Russian Offensive Spreads Toward Halicz Front
Semi official reports say the Russian offensive extends north and south of Halicz in eastern Galicia. Three Russian armies push across a front of over 30 miles along the Narayavka River amid rising troop enthusiasm. A train of 500 sailors from Reval passed through Petrograd to form a storming battalion. Government frees Polish prisoners held with German ranks.
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Petrograd
Halicz
Galicia
Brussiloff
Lemberg
Narayavka
Reval
War fronts report renewed attacks and gains
French troops repulsed German assaults on the Aisne front and seized positions in Verdun. Russians halted by German Austrian fire in Galicia. British and French offensives near Ypres Champagne Verdun reported repulsed. Teutonic counterattacks in Galicia defeated. A KaHan raid over Idria dropped explosives on mercury works causing fire.
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Aisne
Verdun
Paris
Galicia
Berlin
Aisne Front
Ypres
Champagne
Verdun Front
Teutonic
Petrograd
Idria
Mercury
Rome
Germans Repulsed by French on Aisne Front
Paris July 8 reports a renewed German assault on the Aisne front with heavy losses after a failed effort to recapture positions along Chemin-des-Dames. French forces mounted determined resistance and repelled the attack.
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Paris
Aisne Front
Chemin-des-Dames
Verdun Front Highlights French Defensive Success
The report notes four sectors of attack with French troops driven back overall. They held part of the first line between Bovettes and Froidmont farm. West of the Meuse French forces captured three organized salient positions and repelled counterattacks.
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Bovettes
Froidmont Farm
Verdun
Meuse
Ready for New Army Draft in Washington
The article notes an announced draft selection to be held in Washington with anticipation that a device akin to a jury wheel will be used. It mentions the general presumption of this method being employed.
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Washington
Exemption rules and draft call process outlined by local boards
The circular details exemptions for relatives support and not for agricultural or industrial reasons. It sets seven days to file claims after designations, ten days for filing proofs, and three days for board decisions. Exemption for agricultural or industrial work goes to the district board within five days of posting. Appeals to the higher board within ten days. The drawing and red ink serial numbers determine call order, with published lists and local board postings guiding registrants. Sept. 1 is tentatively the assembling date for 600,000 men in cantonments for training.
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Lot
District Board
Aieaetriet Haaete
Pershing Urges Courtesy and Honor in France
Major-General Pershing issues a general order to American troops in France calling for perfect deportment toward French people, restraint in curbing private property, and uniform courtesy to all, as the U S forces fight beside French and Allied troops for three years. He emphasizes respect for French laws and customs and maintaining cordial relations.
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Paris
Pershing
France
United States of America
Turmoil in Germany Over Cry for Peace
The article reports internal German political upheaval led by Mathias Erzberger against the chancellor and emperor. It notes fears of government collapse, public uproar over war prospects, and disillusionment with promises of victory and gains as U boats fail to end the war.
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Mathias Erzberger
Germany
Clerical
Centre Party
Reichstag
Erzberger
Britain
Berlin Explosive Reichstag Opens With Reform Push
Berlin reports a day of political upheaval as Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Ludendorff meet the Emperor. The Reichstag shows unity against annexation schemes and calls for sweeping electoral reform. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg awaits decisive action as discussions continue.
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Berlin
London
Reichstag
von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
Tageblatt
Mathias Iizerberger
Ilerr Erzberger
Stockholm
Germany
Social Democrats
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Zeitung Am Mittag
Social Democratic Party
Emperor Hsuan Tung Abdicates After Chang Hsun Failure
A Reuters cable confirms from Pekin that the young emperor Hsuan Tung abdicated after General Chang Hsun, who had restored the monarchy, resigned in disappointment. The edict announcing abdication followed.
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London
Pekin
Hsuan Tung
Chang Hsun
Reuter
Republic forces tighten grip around Beijing as Chang Hsun retreats
Despatches from Pekin indicate Hsuan Tung remains a puppet under General Chang Hsun, while Republicans seize Lang Fang and Nankow pass. Desertions shrink Chang Hsun’s army as Republicans close in from southeast, southwest and north. foreign diplomats may mediate at imperialist request.
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Hsuan Tung
China
Chang Hsun
Pekin
Lang Fang
Forbidden City
Exchange Telegraph Company
Crisis in Berlin and Copenhagen on Reform and Submarine War
Berlin faces a government crisis over internal reform and peace terms tied to the submarine war. Erzberger attacks the admiralty and Pan-Germans in secret Reichstag talks, while moderate voices claim progress. Radical press push to prolong the crisis, though censorship limits full discussion of key speeches.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Germany
Mathias Erzberger
Admiralty
Germania
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Herr Erzberger
Tageblatt
Reichstag
Erzberger
von Capelle
Helferich
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City OF
City of New York
State of New York
Greater New York
Comptroller
Studebaker and White Motor
Willys-Overland
F. G. Wakefield
Willys-Overland Company
Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Corporation
International Nickel Company
C. J. A. Portland
Colonial Nickel Company
Canada
Barnett Oil & Gas Co
West Virginia
Kentucky
Wright-Martin
Ohio Cities Gas Steel Alloys
Blarke
Wnam Sr
Philadelphia
Newark
Indianapolis
Nevada
Rey Mr
the National City Company
State Street
Crown Prince
Chemin Des Dames
Laffaux Mill
U.S
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