Denominations Included 100 500 and 1000 Dollar Notes
A brief note lists currency denominations issued in amounts of 100 500 and 1000 dollars indicating the range of values available in the new issue.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1915
Page
14
A brief note lists currency denominations issued in amounts of 100 500 and 1000 dollars indicating the range of values available in the new issue.
Half of saloon passengers booked to sail from here to the Mediterranean on the White Star liner Canopic have cancelled due to the torpedoing of the Italian steamer Ancona. The Canopic sails via Naples through waters where German and Austrian submarines are active. Many steerage passengers, mostly Portuguese bound for the Azores, have not cancelled. The White Star liner Cretic, two weeks out, is in dangerous Mediterranean waters with many Boston people aboard and six first class passengers. She is expected to arrive Naples today.
The Rev. John E. Cracknell aged 80 died yesterday at a private sanitarium on Mountain avenue Revere after several weeks illness. Born in London England he spent years doing missionary work among prisoners in Boston and New York. He leaves a widow and daughter Mrs Gladys Hamilton clerk in the assessors office of Revere.
The Boston Post announces Monday inquiries on listed and unlisted stocks and bonds from New England industrial public utilities banks and mills. It also invites letters on other securities and financial topics. Respondents must provide full name and street address for attention by the financial editor.
Investors wonder why Union Pacific trade around 137 after reaching 219 earlier. The drop follows an 8 percent dividend versus 10 percent previously, due to stock distributions from the treasury that reduced revenue. Market speculation and railroad-record efficiency in 1909 also explain past highs. recent cycles temper prices and outlook.
War stocks fell 10 to 55 points on Wednesday but rails and copper held firm. Steel mills show record activity with 847 000 tons of unfinished work and rising orders. Copper lead and zinc demand climbs while money remains cheap with banks reporting large surpluses and easy rates.
The report notes a lean ore body found after thousands of drill holes will delay reaching target production. Despite lower operating costs and ore grade meeting early estimates, management doubts the commercial ore extent under the lean zone and whether remaining ore will match prior expectations.
The Hampden Association of Congregationalists meets Wednesday at Second Church Chicopee with Rev. Neil McPherson of Springfield delivering the sermon. A lineup of talks covers Laymen in the Making Lay Evangelism Making the Church a Brotherhood The College Man and the Church and The Church and the World.
Jackson and Curtis offer the common stock of Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company of Baltimore. The company serves Baltimore City and Baltimore Howard and Anne Arundel counties. Listed on the NYSE, the issue yields nearly 6.25 percent to investors.
A notice reads that Rev. Francis D. Stanley, formerly pastor in Hallowell Maine, has accepted the Cohasset Second Congregational Church call. He is expected to begin duties around December 1.
A contest offers a $1000 prize for the best play. The notice mentions a photo credit to Sarong but provides limited context on event dates or organizers.
Grace George announced a $1000 prize for the best American college student play. The winning work will be produced by her repertory company with royalties arranged. Judges include a metropolitan drama critic, a noted playwright, and a renowned stage director. Contest ends June 1 1916 with faculty approval required for undergraduates.
The Rev. Harold Lionel Pickett, pastor of the Second Parish Unitarian Fallen Church of East Lexington, has received calls to lead the Unitarian Church at Castine Missouri and the Unitarian Church at Hudson Massachusetts. He plans to consider both and will resign from East Lexington effective December 1 after nearly three years in the pulpit.
Silas Lapham, a Vermont born miner turned Boston industrialist, seeks a Beacon Street home for social ascent with his wife Irene and daughter Penelope. He befriends Thomas Corey through family introductions and takes him into the paint business, amid tensions at a dinner with Mrs. Bromfield Corey.
Corey confesses love to Penelope Lapham in a Boston drawing room as a heated, intimate conversation unfolds about duty, restraint, and possible consequences. Penelope, surprised and unsettled, struggles with her response while the pair confront the risk of scandal and heartbreak.
Former Congressman Samuel Powers told the Hebrew Association in the Warren Street clubrooms that if Colonel Roosevelt had followed Grover Cleveland’s dignified exit from the White House, he would be America’s greatest man. He criticized modern orators and argued for strong military preparedness while preferring democratic consent before entering any war.
Boston fish pier dealers seek to rename hake to boost sales with suggestions including sea fruit Lily fish Hoganfish and a dealer backed by Captain Hogan. Captain William Tyde opposes changing the name saying hake will sell or not regardless of label. He warns a fancy name could reduce demand and echo past schemes of relabeling fish.
Church notes report missions for women at Our Lady of Lourdes Beachmont and for men, conducted by Oblate and Jesuit orders. Cardinal O Connell leads St Marys Infant Asylum Dorchester charity, with new officers elected. Also mentions St Patrick Roxbury mission weeks, and Home for Destitute Catholic Children admissions and dispositions.
The Quincy police raided a Sunday craps game near the Braintree line and arrested three players after complaints from citizens. The operation ended a long standing informal gaming activity in the area.
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