Severe Decline in Market Prices Hits Major Firms
Market prices fall sharply across sectors with Bethle hem Steel Mexican Petroleum and Mo tor facing drops. Butte & Superior leads the local market as broader recession fears rise under May 10 laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Steel
Mexican Petroleum and Motor Issues
Butte & Superior
Market Highlights From Yesterday’s Trading With Totals
Yesterday’s totals show New York sales at 684 900 shares and Boston at 53 918 shares. Bethlehem Steel led losses in New York with a 7 percent drop to 128, while J S Case preferred rose to 82. In Boston Pennsylvania gained 2 to 107 and Calumet & Hecla fell 20 to 545.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Steel
Butte & Superior
J. S. Case
Pfd
Bethlehem Steel
Pennsylvania
Calumet & Hecla
New York Market Faces Anxiety Over World Situation
The May 14 market report shows broad declines with 3 to 10 point drops in many stocks and war stocks leading losses. Dealers warn cautious trading amid tense U S Germany relations while banks advise closing speculative accounts and favor cash sales. Total stock volume reach 720009 shares. Francs hit new lows and Italian remittance steady as bonds weaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
U. S
Panama
New York Clearing House
France
New York Stocks Mixed With Ex-Dividend Notes
Market rundown from New York Stock Exchange shows today’s high and low prices with fast figures and a comparison to the previous close. Ex dividends noted for listed issues.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Bond market notes from New York May 14 1915
Revenue bonds and corporate issues listed with numerous quotes and maturities. Entries include New York State, coal and gas utilities, railroads, and Western companies with 4s 5s and 6s notes, prices around 90s and 100s, and several exemp and convt specifications.
Voting machine sale tied to curiosity in Boston
In Boston a community notice reports a sale tied to a voting machine dispute and a 104 share interest. The fragment mentions the Post and a reference to bidding or bids as part of the sale process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pour Bida
the Post
German Crisis Dominates Boston Market Then and Now
The Boston market declines as traders await Germany's reply to the President's note, with zinc shares holding steady while others fall. Submarine Signal declares a first-ever 2 percent dividend amid wartime optimism, and New Arcadian reports strong ore yields. United Shoe Machinery awaits a court decree extension on an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Butte & Superior
Allouez
Calumet & Arizona
Copper Range
Centennial
Granby
Mohawk
Osceola
Tamarack
United Fruit
Shields
New Arcadian
Franklin
Submarine Signal Company
United Shoe Machinery
Boston Stocks May 14 Highlights
Boston traders receive high and low price data from the Boston Stock Exchange with quick price movements and comparisons to the prior close. The brief lists securities traded with noted changes and market activity for the day.
German crisis triggers orderly stock liquidation in market
Prices fell heavily amid a German note and Lusitania fears but declines were orderly with no major collapses. Key issues like Steel common and Reading traded near week lows while New England Power earnings surged and money movements signaled bank strength. Missouri Pacific seeks note extension to avoid possible receivership as war talk clouds the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Missouri Pacific
Wilson
Germany
Washington
Philadelphia
Amalgamated
Union Pacific
Maxwell Motors Common
Bethlehem Steel
Births Engagements And Deaths From Local Bending Entries
In Braintree May 14 Charles Saw yer Rogers to Mr and Mrs William F Mabel Sawyer Rogers Pleasant st Braintree. Kendall Green engagement Caroline Emma Burnside daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Burnside to Joshua Ellis Gammons West Newton. Jamaica Plain May 12 Margherita Brigham to Arthur Binney Lane. May 14 Elmer Chickering 58. May 18 Francis P Breen 14 6 21. May 18 J J Johnson 57. Roxbury May 12 Maria De Francesco. May 13 J Joseph Dennis. May 12 Louise B Fitzgerald. May 18 William J Fitzgibbon. May 13 Martin Hasenfuss. May 135 Catherine Hennessy. May 14 Washington Irving Johnson 57. May 13 Mary Nolan Killilea. May 14 Mary Lambert. May 14 Lempi Teinonen 18 9. May 13 Annie H Long. May 13 Angie Lundahl. May 11 Charles Olson. May 14 Elizabeth Sheridan. May 14 Daniel P Sullivan. May 13 Jennette Lincoln Tilden. May 13 Michael White. May 13 Thomas White. In Memoriam notices line many names and dates with churches and funeral details. A mass of requiem for Joseph A Williams noted. Funeral notices for Catherine Williams Bagley and Mary Percy appear.
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Frank Burnside Pierce
Kendall Green
Caroline Fmma
Joshua Ellis Gammons
West Newton
Lane Brigham
Jamaica Plain
Charles F. Dole
Margherita Brigham
Arthur Binney Lane
Boyden
East Dedham
Benjamin Boyden
Breen
Cambridge
Francis P
Peter J
Isabella A. Breen
Coulter
Webster Ave
St. Patrick’s Church
Chickering
Elmer Chickering
Clark-Stewart
Boston
Sarah
John Stewart
Doran
Walter F. Clark
Gold St
St. Augustine's Church
Scotland
Crilley
Dorchester
Adams Sr
Eliza J
William Crilley
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Cushing Ave
Uphams Corner
DE Francesco
Roxbury
Maria
Francesco
Matilde Perillo
Brown St
Holy Cross Cemetery
Dennis
J. Joseph
James J
Ellen Dennis
Third St
Gate of Heaven Church
Fitzgerald
Louise B
James Eb, Fitzgerald
Keenan
Liverpool St
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Chicago
Ill
Fitzgibbon
William J
Mary Fitzgibbon
Dewire
Whitney St
Mission Church
Flynn
John J
Grace Flynn
Freese
Cumberland Mills
George H. Freese
Boston & Maine R. R
Alfred G. Ochs
Dudley St
Eighth Regiment
Gardella
Caterina Gardella
Sacred Heart Church
Mt. Auburn
Greenleaf
Bowdoin Ave
John L. Greenleaf
Greenwood Memorial Church
Washington St
Dakota St
Harrington
Ella Harrington
Moran
John T
Mary J. Harrington
Kelleher
London St
Church of the Sacred Heart
Higgins
Irving Higgins
Glendale St
Lucy
Heuce
Royat
Hasenfuss
Martin
Agnes
George B. Hasenfuss
O. P
Atherton Place
Holy Trinity Church
Shawmut Ave
Holy Trinity Court
New York
Pittsburg
Penn
Columbus
Hennessey
Catherine (Nee Leary
Andrew J. Hennessey
St. Philip’s Church
Harrison Ave
Johnson
Washington Irving Johnson
Waterman Chapel
Concord
N. Killilea
Mary (Nolan) Killilea
Lawrence Killilea
Kensington St
St. Joseph’s Church
Circuit St
Lambert
Mary Lambert
William Lambert
Dovecourt
St. John’s Church
Blue Hill Ave
Leinonen
Brighton
Lempi K. Teinonen
Dumas St
Long
Annie EH
Nee Powers
Thomas F. Long
Anson St
St. Thomas’ Church
Wate
Branch
Holyhood
Lundahl
Lynnfield Centre
Angie
Edward W. Lundahl
Olson
Charles
Hildia Olson
Hanson
Richard C. Kirby
Bennington St
Longshoremen’s Union
Swayer Lodge
Sheridan
Carney Hospital
Elizabeth J
Michael Sheridan
Ward St
Randolph
St. Mary's Church
Sullivan
Daniel P. Sullivan
Thorndike St
Church of Sacred Heart
Tilden
Scituate
Jennette Lincoln
Thomas Tilden
White
Michael
Catherine White
McDonald
Tate
Sacred Heart Holy Name Society
Mary White
Paul Ossian Peterson
Peterson
Forest Hills
Joseph A. Wiliams
Catherine Williams
Thomas Rice
Columbia Rd
Ellis & Cleary
Florist Ad Offers Quick US Delivery by Telegraph
A Bromfield Street florist advertises nationwide flower delivery with a promise of a few hours notice. The listing cites Members Florists' Telegraph Delivery and provides a contact phone number for ordering.
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Fort Hill
Hartford City Gas Light Acquisition Negotiations
Bodell and Co of Providence and Boston are said to be negotiating to acquire from United Gas and Electric Company of New Jersey, a subsidiary of United Gas and Electric Corporation of Connecticut, all its holdings. The deal appears to involve a full purchase of assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodell & Co
Providence
Boston
United Gas & Electric Company of
New Jersey
United Gas & Electric Corporation of
Connecticut
Hartford City Gas Light Company Dividend History Record
Hartford City Gas Light Company, incorporated in 1848, shows $760,000 8 percent preferred stock and $1,250,000 common stock outstanding with United Gas & Electric Company owning 1.92 percent of preferred and 71.84 percent of common. The firm also has $600,000 first-mortgaged year 4 percent bonds due in 1935. In 1914 it paid 14 percent in common dividends and has averaged about 18 percent on the common issue for years, maintaining an uninterrupted dividend record since 1848.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City Gas Light Company
United Gas & Electric Company
Point Judith Wins Philadelphia Polo Opener
Point Judith defeated Devon with a 11 to 4 handicap influenced scoreline in the Bryn Mawr polo opener. The winners tallied 11 goals while Devon was credited four by handicap and three scored outright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Judith
Devon
Bryn Mawr
Advent and Baptist Churches Offer Sunday Services Across Boston
A dense schedule lists sermons at Advent Church 160 Warren Street by Rev Farnham on The Seven Trumpets and The Transfiguration Scene. Tremont Temple and Ruggles Street Baptist churches host multiple services with titles such as Watchman What of the Night and Fighting God’s Battles led by Rev Myers and Rev Maguire. Other congregations including South and Union Square Baptists, Christadelphians, First and Second churches present varied programs, music, and lectures through the day with Lusitania themes and processions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Warren Street
Co. O. Farnham
D. D
God
Baptist
Temple
A. J. Fairbanks
Bible School
Brotherhood and Girls
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Gabriel Reid Maguire
Brotherhood
The
Gideons
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
West Canton Street
Frederick E. Heath
Olive B. Russell
Miss Melville
Pilgrim
Guy T. Mitchell
William S. Sargent
South Baptist Church
Fourth and
Union Square Baptist Church
Walnut Street
Somerville
Francis W. O’brien
O’brien
Lusitania
First Baptist Church
Centre
Myrtle Streets
Jamaica Plain
Walter Calley
Eleanor Fox Allen
Bay State
First Free Baptist Church
Holborn _ street
Roxbury
Horace H. Hayes
Immanuel Baptist Church
Adams Street
Field’s Corner
de Cromwell Hughes
Gabriel R. Maguire
Africa
Dudley Street
W. H. Clough
Providence
Union Congregational Church
Columbus Avenue
West Newton Street
Ernest Graham Guthrie
Georgie Pray Lasselle
Old South Church
George A. Gordon
Willis H. Butler
Episcopal
ST. Paul
Dean Rousmaniere
Artley B. Parson
Hughell Fosbroke
Arthur Ketchum
Hyde Park
Chauncey H. Blodgett
Arthur H. Wright
Newburyport
Charles T. Hall
Arlington
John H. Rosebaugh
Boston
Church OF the Advent
Mt. Vernon
Christ Church
Salem
William H. Dewart
Old North
Diverse Religious Services Gather in Boston Churches
Boston churches list a morning service at 10:30 led by Rev A H Nazarian with Dr Henry Crane speaking and a lecture by Dr Julius Ward on The Footsteps of Jesus. Other halls host lectures, concerts, and spiritualist meetings with numerous pastors, mediums, and choirs across Tremont, Boylston, Bowdoin, Huntington and adjoining streets.
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Congregational Central Church
Newbury
Berkeley Streets
W. L. Sperry
Christ
Grant
Barnby
J. C. Bartlett
Francis Thompson
Park Street
Park and Tremont Streets
A. Z. Conrad
Conrad
Ariel
John Hermann Loud
People’s Temple
Columbus
Berkeley St
A. H. Nazarian
Henry H. Crane
Crane
The
Julius BE. Ward
of Jesus
Temple Chorus
Boston
Bromfield-Tremont
Tremont
Concord
Worcester
Kelley Jenness
Do. D
Golden Glass
Yellowstone
Glacier
Ranier Parks
G. Wu. Penniman
Tremont Quartet
Salvation Army
Church OF the New Jerusalem
Bowdoin Street
State House
James Reed
H. Clinton Hay
Mr. Hay
New Church
King’s Chapel
School Streets
Howard N. Brown
D. D
Sydney B. Snow
Mr. Snow
International Bible Students’ Association
Steinert Hall
Boylston Street
W. Gleason
Satan
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Street
Dr. Slattery
Hibernians
Slattery
Barnes
Tremont Temple
Lorimer Hall
M. McKinstry
F. A. Blackmer
Alice Chamberlain
Flora Corbett
NEW Thought Forum
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Smelt & R
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At& SF
Ohio
Beth Steel Abt
Beth Steel Nf
Bklyn
Brown Shoe Co
Butte & Super’ Ne
Cal Pet Corp
Cal Pet Corp Pf
Can Pacific
Ase J 1 Co
Ches & Ohio
China
Am Sug Co
Erie
Goodrich
Fee Gt Nor Cre
Gug'h’m
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Inter-Met
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Louis
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Miami
Mont Power Co
Tata
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Nynh&h
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Pac
Peeves Eeer
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South Pacific
Ie Ry Milling
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Studebaker Pf
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Ewnee
Alaska
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Bay State Gas
Bingham Mines
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Butte & London
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Calaveras
Cal & Mont
Champion
Davis D. Soca
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la Rose
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Remington Typewriter Cabbie
Reker-Hegeman Etee
Money Markets
Boston Reserve Bank
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Treasury Credit
Treasury Credit New York
Sub-Treasury
Pecetecone
Standard Oil
Anglo-American Oil
Atlantic Refining
Borne-Scrymser
Buckeye
Cheseborou
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Ws Ee
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Galena Signal Oil Pf
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Wees
Ohio Oil
Pierce Oil Corporation
Prairie Oil
Mra Keen Ene Ak
Solar Refining
South Penn
Cal
Vanenene
Ind
Ereaee
Kan
Standard
Neem Manenanee
Eteenees
Eames
Swan & Finc i
Union Tank Line
Stock Exchange
Beige
Bilyn Rap T
Bilyn Ul
Cal Gas & Elee A
Cen Teather
Cen Pacific
L& C
Serene Cay
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Beas
Ea. Lis
Ry Steel
Speta
Ocean
Montana
Nor & W
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L&n
St Louis
L&nsen
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L&n Sic
OS Pac
Ric Nio O
Alaska G Mines
Eeetee Am Smelting
T&t
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Gsiess Balt & O
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Senses
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Mil & St P
Mil & St Eg CM
West Electric
Puget
Weetee Soos Westinghouse
Cc & PW
Westinghouse
West Shore
Seenee | C St PM & Om
Bret
Wilkesb & Ae
Wisconsin
New Yorks
Duluth
St. Louis
Kansas City
Esseeseeves Ss
Kpcence
New Orleans
Liverpool
Coppers Pavilon CO
State ST
Boston, Mass
Alaskas
Boston Stocks
Boston Stock Exchange
At&t
Pond Creek
West T & T
Algomah
Amal Rts
Ag Chem
Tel& el
Arizona
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Ad Gulf Pf Ee
Bos & Albany
Bos & Lowell
Bos & Maine
Bos & Wor
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Butte & Sup
Butte Ballak
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Cal & Hecla
Centennia Ri
Chino
Co Range
Aly Oeeeene
East Butte Eewaree
Edison Elec
Fitchburg Pf
Nklin See Neeee
General Elec
Gt North Macons
Greene Can
Hancock Eereereee
Hedley Gold
Ny&n
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North Lake
Old Colony
Old Dominion
So Pacific
South Utah
Sup & Bos
Swift & Co
Superior
Tamarack Ee
Utah
Apex
New England Power Company
Missouri Pacific Note Extension
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Rogers
Braintree
Charles Sawyer Rogers
William F
Mabel Sawyer) Rogers
Pleasant St
Mary E. Percy
A. T. Percy
Petes
Florist
Bromfield Street
Hartford City Gas Light
Office of the Post
Adventist
Christian Scientist
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Mother Church
Falmouth
Norway
St. Paul Streets
Jewish Templar Israel
Commonwealth Avenue
Blandford Street
Harry Levi
Henry L. Gideon
Sinai
Lutheran ST
First Reformed Presbyterian Church
Ferdinand and Isabella Streets
W. J. McKnight
Alue
Methodist Episcopal
Bowdoin Square Tabernacle
Bowdoin Sq
Mass
W. A. Antrim
Charles Minors
John Strautin
R. Quigley
Second Society OF Universalists OF Boston
Sewall Avenue
Coolidge Corner
Brookline
Stephen Herbert Roblin
Ministry of Surprises
Stainer
Alpha and Omega
Butow
Huntington Chambers
Spiritualist
Frederick A. Wiggin
Unity Church
Jordan Hall
Huntington Avenue
Gainsboro Street
Arthur A. Myers
Adele C. Williams
Tremont Street
H. Harwood
Gertrude M. Hemler
Alethian Head
Medford
L. D. Francis
Mabel R. Witham
George Bartlett
First Science Bible Spiritual Church, Inc
Washington Hall
Massachusetts Avenue
Rebecca G. Treadwell
Lee Hall
Tremont St
Lucy A. Johnson
Mabel Herbert
Claire Curtis
Jollimore
Top
Thomas Cass
Harmony Hall
Appello Brothers
School of Grand Opera
Josephine Webster
Frederick Pierce
Louise Hall
Malden
Lyceum
F. H. Roscof
Mass. Ave
George W. Nutter
Hall
Perry
Miss McLeod
Harvey Redding
Public
American Psychical Research Society, Inc
Progressive Spiritual Society
Washington Street
F. H. Escoee
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