Inquiries on Stocks and Bonds by Boston Post Financial Editor
Boston Post's weekly financial column answers reader inquiries on listed and unlisted New England stocks and bonds. The piece discusses Utah Copper dividends after excess profits taxes, Ventura Consolidated Oil Fields, and factors depressing Russian rouble and bond prices with analysis and expected outcomes.
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Liberty Loan Campaign Opens with Five Billion Goal
The second Liberty loan aims for five billion dollars and ten million subscribers over four weeks. Secretary McAdoo launches a nationwide drive with banks, press, and organizations mobilized to meet the $3 billion minimum and broader quota. The campaign runs through Oct. 26 with events, speeches, and promotions across the country.
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Second Liberty Loan
McAdoo
Cleveland
Question on Utah Copper dividend rate after excess profits tax
The query asks for an estimated dividend rate Utah Copper can sustain post excess profits tax and whether the reader will incur liability. No clear official figures or context are provided.
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Utah
Market Review and Outlook Faces Mixed Week
The market showed early strength with many leading issues up 10 points from monthly lows, but recent days saw a retracement erasing about half the gains. Analysts note a bottom hit on Sept 4 and question how far a steel stock rally can carry the overall trend, with money markets likely tightening but rates kept near 6 percent by Federal Reserve efforts. The government bond issue and second loan sale loom as market factors, while tax policy and war demands influence sector adjustments, prompting cautious optimism for a partial recovery to week-ago highs.
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Federal Reserve
United States
Congress
President to Distribute Flags to Top Boy Scout Bond Sellers
President Wilson will present an American flag with a streamer showing it came from him to the Boy Scouts of America troop that raises the most funds for the Liberty Loan in each state during the campaign. The idea came from Mrs. William G. McAdoo, wife of the Treasury Secretary and Liberty Loan chairwoman.
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Manufacturers’ Associations
Score
Boy Scouts
Central
Women's Liberty Loan Committee
W. G. McAdoo
New York
Wilson
Boy Scouts of America
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Liberty Bond
State Street
F. N. Higginson
McAdoo
New England
Barrett Wendell
Massachusetts
S. Tucker Burr
Boston
Federal Reserve Bank
Brockton Woman Sees Foot Crushed by Train at Station
At Camp Devens a Brockton woman Miss Alice Roy of 15 Glenwood Square narrowly escaped death when a Boston and Maine train halted at the station. Her left foot was badly crushed as the vehicle plowed into the platform while hundreds waited for the 6 o'clock train.
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Camp Devens
Boston & Maine Railroad
Alice Roy
Glenwood Square
Brockton
Campaign for Liberty Loan Is on Today
The notice urges purchases of Liberty Bonds to fund the war effort, promising four percent interest and safety. It frames bond buying as patriotic, essential to allies, and vital to maintaining free maritime rights and democratic ideals against German autocracy.
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Russia
United States
Treasury
America
High Seas
Europe
Kaiser
Free America
League of Patriots
Boston Readies Second Liberty Loan Bond Drive
Boston launches the second Liberty Loan drive to fund World War I efforts. The campaign targets $3 to $5 billion with Boston’s district asked to raise $500 million. Posters, public outreach, and a speaking tour by Newell Dwight Hillis accompany a broad publicity push across New England.
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Rochester
Nashua
Portland
Hillis
Hisory
England
Arlington mobilizes for Liberty Loan second drive
Arlington roars into the second Liberty Loan with plans led by H. A. Phinny and Hollis M. Gott. Gott heads the town executive committee and will appoint members to launch a house to house canvass, aiming to secure bonds totaling about one to one and a quarter million.
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Arlington
Selectmen’s
Arlington Town Hall
H. A. Phinny
Arlington Committee of Public Safety
Hollis M. Gott
Liberty Loan
Liberty Loan Committee
Boston Bids Farewell to Second 40 Percent Army Quota
Thousands gathered at Braves Field to honor new soldiers as weather forced ceremonies to move to the armory hall. City leaders Mayor Curley Lieutenant-Governor Coolidge and Father Hayes spoke of duty to families at home and national honor. Col J Payson Bradley led veterans in support as preparations began for the next draft quota with contingents from Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Connecticut and Massachusetts. Rain and a moonlit sky framed a night of songs and humor from the Oh Boy company for the troops at the cantonment.
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James Hayes
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Roxbury
J. Payson Bradley
Philip Nordell
Boston
McCall
Old Bay State
Father Hayes
Phillip Nordell
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Grand Army
America
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Cantonment
Helen Shipman
Oh Boy
Revere
National Army
Alfred S. Hall
Counccil
First Pay Muster at Camp Devens Draws Massive Crowd
New England national army recruits and officers muster for pay amid record crowds of 200,000 visitors and 35,000 autos at Camp Devens. The day includes a theatre performance for soldiers, a city ring gift for Revere troops, and a regimental retreat by the 308d Field Artillery.
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Camp Devens
New England
National Army
Boston
SCI Chairman Fred E. J 4 ve Division Exemption Board
The board announced that secretary Judge Thomas Co contribute the money they earn and expenses to aid a man of B Company listed at Camp Devens. Members plan to waive $4 a day for expenses, totaling more than a certain amount.
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Judge Thomas Co
Camp Devens
German Chancellor in Poor Health Rumor Reported
A telegram to the Westfälische Zeitung from Amsterdam on September reports the health of the German chancellor, Dr. leaves much to be desired. the message hints at a serious condition and potential changes in the leadership.
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