United States Shipping Board Seeks Private Sale of Tankers and Refrigerators
The United States Shipping Board through the Emergency Fleet Corporation invites offers to purchase multiple steel cargo and refrigerator vessels. Vessels include the CHAS H CRAMP and HENRY S GROVE at Baltimore with quadruple expansion engines, CAPE HENRY and CAPE ROMAINE at Norfolk, NEPONSET refrigerated ship, LIBERATOR at Norfolk, WESTHAVEN at Seattle, WEST IRMO in New York, and WEST CAWTHON at Baltimore, with details on deadweight tonnage, gross tonnage, engines, boilers, fuel types, and builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Shipping Board
United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
Chas. H. Cramp
Baltimore
Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company
Philadelphia
Henry S. Grove
Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship Engine Building Company
Cape Henry
Norfolk
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Sparrows Point
Cape Romaine
Alameda
Calif
Westhaven
Skinner & Eddy Corp
Seattle, Wash
New York
Ames Shipbuilding Company
Seattle
Wash
Investors Ask Inquiries On New England Stocks
A Boston Post financial column outlines readers inquiries about listed and unlisted New England stocks and war finance topics. It notes the editors will give impartial data from credible sources, and asks correspondents to provide full names and addresses for responses.
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Boston Post
New England
Post
Financial
Boston
Mass
Woolen and Worsted Prices Signal Buying Rush in Market
Indications that robbers have become aware of rising woolen and worsted goods prices show in New York markets. Jobbers in the trade are bidding for large quantities in advance to secure supply.
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New York
Navy
England Tax Rates Compared to United States
The article notes that taxation in England is roughly three times higher than in the United States, highlighting a stark difference in government revenue systems between the two nations.
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England
United States
Market Review and Outlook Signals Mixed Week Trade
Markets zigzagged through last week with a midweek purge and later partial recoveries. Industrials and rail shares rose briefly while marine issues led declines. Crucible Steel reported a large annual loss, while Cerro de Pasco and Remington news affected sentiment. Banking, finance, and carload data suggested improving production and a cautiously optimistic outlook for mid‑next year.
Industrial Activity Seen Rising in New York Area
New York reports indicate sustained industrial activity with strong steel output at 75 to 81 percent of capacity. Textile mills consumed 534000 bales in October, a new high since June 1920, while soft coal production remained around 10.7 million tons weekly, near post strike highs.
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New York
Associated Press
Market and trade outlook shows seasonal slackening
Week ended Nov 4 saw 994000 car loadings, about 20000 below the prior week’s peak. Wheat rose above 1.20 a bushel, corn surpassed 72 cents, and cotton hovers around 25 cents as traders see better farmer income. Federal Reserve reserve ratio declines to 75.2 percent while money rates ease. In Europe, England and France align on Turkish policy, with unresolved reparations potentially impacting next year’s trade.
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Federal Reserve System
New York Stock Exchange
England
France
Relief of Refugees Described by Dr Krass in Boston
Dr Nathan Krass of the Central Synagogue New York spoke at the Boston Young Men Hebrew Association opening forum in Roxbury detailing refugee suffering in Poland and Ukraine. He outlined Joint Distribution Committee relief efforts feeding millions and planning aid including horses harvest gear underwear bedding and other essentials.
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Nathan Krass
Central Synagogue of
New York
Joint Distribution Committee
Boston Young Men's Hebrew Association
Seaver Street
Roxbury
Europe
Poland
Ukraine
Ican Relief Administration
Bond Offerings Dip After Market Collapse In Early Week
New bond offerings last week totaled 36.9 million dollars, down from 66.6 million the prior week and 72.3 million two weeks earlier as heavy selling of foreign issues spurred a price drop. Consumers regained confidence later, with domestic and foreign bonds recovering. large issues included Commonwealth Edison 21-year 5 percent bonds and Nevada California Electric public offering.
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Marine Issues
National Biscuit Company
International Mercantile Marine
New York
Associated Press
Consolidated Gas Company of New York
Western Electric Company
Nevada-Californi Electric Corporation
Commonwealth Edison Company
Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Railway Company
Old Corner Book Store Memories in Boston Letters
The document recalls Boston literary life centered on Ticknor and Fields and the Old Corner Book Store. It notes Hawthorne Longfellow and Whittier frequenting the shop, Hawthorne’s letters from abroad, Hawthorne and Ticknor’s Europe trip, and Howells' first Boston visit guided by the store’s reputation and social circle.
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Boston
Longfellow
Icknor and Fields
Hawthorne
Italy
Mr. Ticknor
Concord
Park Benjamin
Benjamin
Perley Poore
Giovanniompson
Captain Sumner
Fields
Ticknor and Fields
Whittier
Willam Tvm Howells
Jesuit Fr. John F. Quirk Dies in New York
The Rev. John F. Quirk Sr a prominent Jesuit leader died yesterday at St Andrew on Hudson in Poughkeepsie New York The shock touched Boston College alumni and the Catholic community of Greater Boston Remembrance and tributes follow from his years of service with the Jesuit order.
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John F. Quirk
United States
St. Andrew On Hudson
Poughkeepsie
New York
Greater
Boston
Boston College
Fr. Quirk
Reverend Father Quirk Dies After Long Clerical Career
The Rev. Father Quirk of Roxbury born July 28 1859 in the Quirk family. He studied at Dearborn Grammar School and Boston College entered the Jesuit order in 1876 and was ordained in 1891. He taught at Fordham Boston College Loyola Georgetown and served as vice president and president in several colleges. He authored works and judged at the St. Louis Exposition and led clergy retreats. He is survived by his mother a sister Mrs John J MacAndrew and his brother Charles J Quirk. two brothers predeceased him.
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Father Quirk
Roxbury
John
Julia Kidney Quirk
Dearborn Grammar School
Boston College
Cardinal Gibbons
Woodstock College
Maryland
Cardinal
Fordham University
Loyola College
Baltimore
Resuit
St. Joseph's College
Georgetown University
Quirk
John J. MacAndrew
Newton Centre
Charles J. Quirk
Proclamation designates American Education Week
President Harding issues a White House proclamation setting December 3 to 9 as American Education Week. He urges national state and local authorities and parents to support closer school home cooperation and to revive interest in national education.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Commonwealths
Communists Seek Labor Grip in United States
An American delegate to the Third Internationale said the U S Communist party failed to gain traction because it lacks influence over the American Federation of Labor and other unions. He warned that the Communists must first win broad labor backing to advance their aims amid capitalist attacks on workers.
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U. S
Moscow
Communist Party
United States
American Federation of Labor
Third Internationale
Anton
Tome
Setiay
Evasions Denied by Germany Refuted by Official Communication
Berlin. An official communication today emphatically refutes Premier Poincare s assertions in the French chamber that Germany evaded reparations and was wasteful in administration while seeking to conquer world markets. The statement counters the claims as untrue.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Germany Defends Versailles Payments and Trade Decline
Germany replies to France stressing total Versailles payments of 41 billion gold marks and disputes claims of reckless trade, noting exports at one third prewar levels. It cites US raw materials imports and postwar federal wage rises, calling German industry prosperity a Poincaré fabrication.
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Germany
United States
M. Poincare
Middle brow and high brow defined in lecture at Ford Hall
Margaret Slattery defined high brow as a self important opinionated person and praised middle brow readers who combine emotion and reasoning. She urged the audience to value those who can give, feel, and sympathize with the world and criticized unthinking low brows.
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Margaret Slattery
Ford Hall
Miss Slattery
Has Run Away 3 Times and Is Only 4 Years Old
Thomas H Brundage Jr four of 163 Lexington avenue Cambridge wandered from home yesterday at 1 pm. Police and parents faced worry as Cambridge and Belmont officers searched. He was picked up six hours later by Cambridge Patrolman McAuliffe on Mt Auburn Street near Sparks Street near the Charles River.
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Thomas H. Brundage, Jr
Lexington Avenue
Cambridge
Belmont
McAuliffe
Mt. Auburn Street
Sparks Street
Charles River
Earthquake Shakes Ariege Department in France
An eight second tremor struck the Ariege department in France on Sunday. No damage was reported. The report mentions white men arriving and a stray unrelated note about North American Indians and taming dogs before.
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Paris
United News
Department of Ariege
Investigate Before Buying Securities Adage for Investors
A Wall Street adage warns Lamb buyers to investigate securities before purchase. Readers are urged to assess property value, earning power, and price fit with risk. The Post Financial Department offers answers to questions on securities and investments by mail when space is limited.
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Wall Street
Post Financial Department
Inquirer
Mad Ae
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Sun Shipbuilding Company
Chester, Pa
Department OF Ship Sales
Washington, D. C
Ices Shipping Board
Granby Consolidated
Pro- K. Co. M. Field
Granby Consolidated Min
Grand Forks
Granby
King Capital
Mby
Nby
British Columbia
British
As Paper Company
Treasury
Holyoke
Manchester
Lancashire
Hill Company
Yokohama
Rochester
N.Y
Gloversville
WN. Y
Fatreb
Reese Sebes
Crucible Steel Co
Remington Typewrite R Co
B. F. Winchell
Central Leather Co
Wassermann Bros
Cerro de Paseo Copper Co
Mitchell
National City Bank of New York
Armour & Co
Morris
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Justice
Secretary of the Treasury
Coden & Co
Selelowe
Illinois
Louisville Gas & Electric Company
Sioux City Gas and Electric Company
Tidewater Power Company
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