New Haven 6 per cent Debentures Seen With High Yields
Opinion on New Haven 6 per cent convertible debentures notes they yield about 10 per cent to maturity or 9 per cent on a stock basis, reflecting high market yields rather than anticipated interest suspension. The low price reflects high capital costs and expected gains under 1920 rail legislation. converts into common stock after Jan 15 1923, with bonds issued in $1000, $100, $10,000 denominations.
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New Haven
H. M. H. Fall River
United States Supreme Court
Railroad Valuation Committee
Punta Alegre Sugar stock analysis and history
Punta Alegre Sugar is trading near par after a peak of 120 last April and 74 in February. The holding company owns Cuba land via subsidiaries and controls Florida and Trinidad Sugar holdings. earnings were strong in 1919 with 41.5 percent on $50 par, and dividends of 5 percent began last October.
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Conn
Punta Alegre Sugar
Florida Sugar Company
Trinidad Sugar Company
Leither
Cuba
Punta San Juan
W. R. Dorchester
Penn Seaboard Steel
Market Review and Outlook for Bear Market Signals
The piece notes a partial recovery after a mid April bottom, with industrials leading and railroads and coppers steady. Minor upswings are expected to extend two weeks or more, while the main bear trend may resume after a possible June to July top. Political conventions are unlikely to derail the money-driven downturn.
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Lusitania
Market notes on oil stocks and rails and tractors impact
Financial Editor discusses seven months of bear market since November 3 1919 with oil stocks and railroads showing varied declines. Highlights Pan American and Bigheart Oil relative resilience, Transcontinental and Sinclair among weaker. Observes trader sentiment shifts and cites government rail funding and Morgan involvement in General Motors. Also recalls 1896 Bryan scare and possible Johnson influence.
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Transcontinental
Pan American
Bigheart Oil
Boston Exchange
Sinclair
Ventura
Bryan
Johnson
Rosevelt
Feathered pound weighs more by grains of measure
The statement notes that gold uses troy weight with 5760 grains per pound while feathers use avoirdupois with 7000 grains per pound, per English standards. Thus a pound of feathers would be heavier in these terms.
Distinguishing Codfish Haddock and Halibut Size Facts
In letters to the editor the author asks how to tell cod from haddock and which grows larger. The answer notes a whitish lateral line on cod versus a dark line on haddock, and states cod rarely exceed 10 pounds while halibut can weigh up to 30 pounds.
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Eost
Sir
Clarifying Astigmatism and Blurred Vision
To the Editor of the Post explains astigmatism as irregular eyeball shape causing light rays to diffuse on the retina leading to blurred vision. The letter defines the condition and its effect on focus and clarity.
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Sir
Banker Urges Move to Bolster Farming
Eight years before the war, Mr. Gaston cites James J. Hill, the Western railroad man, predicting that the United States stood at the end of its national surplus of food production.
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Mr. Gaston
James J. Hill
Great Western Railroad
United States
Massachusetts
Gaston
Rhodesiana
Union
Europe
America
Phinney Theatrical Manager Dies In New York
Arthur 8 Phinney theater manager dies in New York at age 44. Born in Van Wert Ohio he guided tours of The College Widow The Merry Widow Madame X Parsifal Everywoman and the original Madame Butterfly company in England.
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Phinney
New York
Arthur
van Wert
England
Massachusetts Food Shortage Warns of Growing Strain
Speech cites Massachusetts density and rail delays raising food costs and imports. It notes farm labor shortages, declining dairy output, milk per person, and reduced corn and potato crops, urging officials to push measures and citizens to cooperate.
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State Board of Agriculture
Massachusetts
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crops
State Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department of the States
Commonwealth
Post Letter Box Reads Requests for Reader Answers
Readers are reminded letters are answered in order received and many replies go by mail. Please include full names and complete addresses for prompt handling.
Tom Paine's Final Years in New York City Home
The aged writer of The Age of Reason spent his final days at 309 Bleeker Street New York and died in a small wooden house in the rear at what is now 59 Grove Street.
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Tom Paine
Bleeker Street
Grove Street
New York City
States and territories named Columbia Franklin history note
A letter to the Post discusses whether a State of Columbia ever existed and traces the District of Columbia naming changes. It notes the Territory of Columbia became Territory of Washington and then Washington state to avoid DC confusion, and that Tennessee was called the State of Franklin from 1784 to 1788.
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State of Columbia
United States
District of Columbia
Cap Smith did not wed Pocahontas as claimed
The statement is clarified: Pocahontas married John Rolfe, an Englishman, not Captain John Smith, who survived her life-saving gesture.
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Sir
John Smith
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
One Vote Victory Claims in U S Presidency and Governorship
The text notes that President Rutherford B. Hayes had 185 electoral votes with Tilden one less, implying a one vote margin in a contested sense. It also states Marcus Morton won Massachusetts governorship by two votes over Edward Everett in 1839, indicating a narrow election outcome.
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Sir
United States
Massachusetts
Hayes
Mr. Tilden
Marcus Morton
Edward Everett
Gold and Feathers Weigh the Same a Pound Each
A pound is a pound whether of gold or feathers, so both weigh one pound. The trick lies in mass versus force. gold’s density affects volume, but the weight is equal when measured as a pound.
Mars Ruler Sammael Folk Belief Links Satan to War
The text notes a tradition that Satan as Sammael ruled the planet Mars and still does. It claims people born under Mars are prone to war and conflict, and that many hold this belief.
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Sir
Satan
Earth
Sammael
Mars
Caruso Reflects On The Challenge Of Staying On Top
Caruso notes that remaining at the peak is tougher than reaching it. The remark appears in an exclusive Sunday feature.
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Caruso
Love Letters Between Czarinas Reveal Private Tensions
The czarina writes to the czar criticizing delays and suggesting her husband would endure assaults on his wife. She asks her confidant to defend her and mocks the czars procrastination as the Danish bummelzug, reflecting on Danish ancestry in the czar’s lineage.
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Denmark
Belashiev
Fredericks
Don’t Dawdle Deary From Tzarskoye Selo December 16 1916
Personal letters recount frost and snow at Tzarskoye Selo as the Empress requests forgiveness and plans to attend communion. She praises Kalinin’s firm stance, criticizes Rasputin and Protopopov, notes political tensions in the Duma, and reflects on family and court life amid public rumor.
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Botkin
Shvedov
Levy
Kalinin
Petirim
Gregory
Rasputin
Protopopov
Olga
Volodia Volkhovsky
Vague Memoir Letter on Court Rank and War Policy
A dated letter reveals plans to prune court lists and remove perceived traitors amid war talk. It references Prince Galitzine, Lila Narishkin, and officials like Sazonoff, Trepov, and Miliukov, noting police watch and public articles. The writer asks for swift action and emphasizes military matters over politics.
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Frederick
Paney
Zizi
Miliukov
Lila Narishkin
Likhtenstein
Mme. Zizi
Elizabeth Narishkin
Sazonoff
Astoria
Old Shvedov
Fancy
Trepov
Council of the Empire
Sturmer
Kaufmann
Last of the Czarinas letters on Rasputin death
The final correspondence from the Czarina, reporting Rasputin's death, will be printed in tomorrow's Post.
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Rasputin
Albanian Forces Annihilate Italian Battalion Near Alessio
Vienna report quotes Belgrade dispatch that Albanian insurgents wiped out an Italian battalion near Alessio. Italian warships shelled the city as skirmishes occurred near Scutari and Aviona with Italian forces reportedly retreating.
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Alessio
Vienna
Exchange Telegraph Company
Belgrade
Scutari
Aviona
Police seize three gallons of whiskey in Roxbury raid
Officers with a search warrant raided the apartment of Mathriias Lemmeisa at 47 Hampden Street Roxbury and seized three gallons of whiskey. Police allege Lemmeisa previously sold a pint of whiskey to plainclothes officers for 33.
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Roxbury
Mathriias Lemmeisa
Hampden Street
Leimmeissa
Miss Grace McDonald Weds Alan Wilkie in Dorchester
Miss Grace McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas McDonald of 176 Westville Dorchester married Alan Wilkie of Charlestown yesterday afternoon The Rev John Coughlin officiated at St Peter's Church Meeting House Hill A reception followed at the bride’s parents' home The groom works as a buyer in a large Boston department store
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Thomas McDonald
Westville Street
Dorchester
Alan Wilkie
Charlestown
John Coughlin
St. Peter's Church
Meeting House Hill
Boston
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