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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1919
Page
21
The daily bond market wrap reports varied yields across U S Treasuries and corporate issues. Several issues from Bak & O to Penn, Edison, and Pacifi c lines show price movements and yields around the 4s, 5s, and near 7 percent ranges amid broad activity.
The steamer Simon of the United Fruit Company sailed for Cuba with machinery for a Havana sugar mill, plus large quantities of shafting, crushers, steel, and other equipment. Passengers included Dr. Vincent Castro and Mrs. Castro of San Jose, Alfredo Castro, and Emery N. Leonard of Boston. Advices note Coppename left Port Limon for Boston with about 30 000 bunches of bananas and other fruit and 28 cabin passengers. Prices and details of fish arrivals and vessel freight accompany the report.
Current prices show brokers' customers' loans at 6 percent, outside brokers' call loans at 6 percent, brokers' commercial loans at 6 percent, individual customers' collateral loans at 6 percent, and commercial paper ranging from 4 to 6 percent.
The Waterfront calendar lists the 281st day of the year with autumnal detail. It records morning high tides at 4 inches and evening tides at 10 feet 4 inches, plus phases for the new and full moons and morning visibility of Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn.
The engineers of ocean tugs resist settlement talks and most owners ignore demands. A fleet of tugs and barges sits idle, slowing anthracite coal movement as the strike continues.
Shipping columns note numerous vessels arriving and sailing including steamers Katahdin Macbeth Jacksonville Charleston America Hansen Philadelphia Grecian Page Ctc Bay View Wallace NorfolK Calvin Austin Robinson New York Ransom Fuller Strout Portland City of Gloucester Lars en Gloucester and tugs Nottingham Blizzard Port Johnson tow ing barges Musconetcong Canisteo Devon May Ross Maurice River N J tow ing Edward A Schlear Varina Pallas Perkins Sandwich and more. Several vessels sail to Norfolk Baltimore Newport News Portland New York and other ports with barges and lighters in tow.
A July blaze at the Broken Hill mine in Australia caused over 250000 in damage. Fire fueled by dry timber used to support underground galleries spread rapidly despite ventilation. Earlier Calumet copper mine in Michigan was sealed with clay to extinguish a similar underground fire.
At Mansion House London Premier Lloyd George praised Britain as truly democratic following the railway strike. Speaking after granting Field Marshal Allenby the freedom of the city he urged unity across ranks and classes and said public opinion must prevail in the new era of national solidarity.
A detective describes an experimental psychology method using word association to reveal guilt. Prisoners read word lists and pronounce related terms. innocents respond quickly to all words, while the guilty may hesitate before mentioning crime related terms like blood or dagger. An electric device records hesitation time.
The Associa tion of Theatre Managers of Boston re elected Robert G. Larsen president David E. Dow vice president Thomas B. Lothian treasurer and John W. Lyons secretary Directors include M Douglass Flattery Fred E. Wright Charles J. Rich Charles H. Waldron and Nathan H. Gordon A committee with Mayor Peters' citizens' committee will supervise the Memorial Drive for the Actors' Fund event on December 5 with special performances across theatres to donate proceeds.
A humorous exchange shows a professor losing an umbrella on a train and realizing the loss only after talking with his wife. The theme centers on a misplaced item and a lighthearted misunderstanding.
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