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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
21
Market activity shows several issues fluctuating with notable items including Replogle Steel and Royal Dutch NY among others. Trading displays mixed results with some prices advancing while others retreat as investors weigh ongoing sector performance.
Trading action shows mixed results with big drops in oil firms Sinclair Oil and Studebaker while Union Pacific and US Steel retain modest gains. Industrials list reveals varied moves across metals and chemical stocks, reflecting cautious investor sentiment.
A fragmented financial snippet lists oil company names such as White Motor Willys Overland and Patrick oil interests with figures like 400 WSLE 4 009 and 5 000 alongside dividend indicators. The text references ex dividend 70 10% and various percentages, implying a market summary of oil stocks and related entities.
Open high low and last quotes indicate May corn at 18914 to 194 and 194 percent activity. Sept corn at 161 to 16314 with 2 percent move. July oats near 97 to 94 in early trading and Sept oats around 78 to 77 percent.
A jumble of bond issues and securities quotes across multiple issuers and regions. Mentions include Lib 348 Ches O ev 5s, Pac 91.7, NY Cn MC 3s, City of Mars, City of Paris, Pacific 4s, Reading 4s, and many other debentures and 5s ranging from 1920s to 1980s.
Market data for May July October contracts shows open prices with mixed bids and last sales figures. The record lists bid quotes, highs, lows, and carryover notes across several months with last trades near forty dollars per unit and March figures referenced.
The jurors totaling seventy seven continued their examination today as they weigh whether the woman is charged with first degree murder or acquitted on grounds of justifiable homicide.
The 12th juror was seated after Miss Zimmerman used her 22d challenge. Judge Nelson P. Brown and counsel whittled the panel, with many farmers excused. The verdict awaits as the case resumes with the dentist’s death on Aug 7, 1919 described by the defendant.
Miss Zimmerman cried at times in court as she described an argument that led her to draw a weapon and fire at him, nearly killing him. She fled across the street, collapsed, and was taken into custody after the incident. Her tale centers on alleged infidelity by Dr. Zimmerman as the motive for the shooting.
Elmwood in Boston, birthplace of James Russell Lowell, is gratefully recalled. The article traces its purchase in 1818 by Rev. Charles Lowell, the poet’s father, and Lowell’s lifelong affection for Elmwood, its birds and gardens, and his writings about Cambridge and the house. It notes Bremer’s portrait of family prayers and Lowell’s garret study during youth.
The Knickerbocker Hotel at Broadway and Forty second street will close on May 30 and be converted into an office building by a company led by Vincent Astor.
Major Christopher Lowther asked the House of Commons if the United States had seized Taboga Island to fortify the canal entrance and whether Britain would protest or refer the issue to the League of Nations. Cecil Harmsworth outlined US defences plans and postponement, Andrew Bonar Law contrasted with German actions.
The American Legion headquarters ordered official ritual exercises sent to all Massachusetts posts. The program includes post exercises installation of officers dedications corner stone layings burial of the dead and Memorial and May Day activities. The new memorial lines are brief and convey strong patriotic feeling.
Speaker Joseph F. War ner told agency secretaries of savings bank life insurance that publicity in newspapers greatly aided their success in Massachusetts. The annual dinner conference drew nearly 100 attendees last night at the Bellevue.
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