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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1911
Page
13
The day saw a slight market reversal with leaders like Union Pacific and Steel common advancing while specialties fell. New York and Boston activity showed notable gains and losses, amid weak overall sentiment ahead of tariff debates and the 1912 election. American Beet Sugar traded near yearly highs on dividend expectations.
Indiana shares rose on the news of a $1.50 per share assessment but closed lower after fluctuating intraday. Amalgamated North Butte Utah Consolidated Franklin and North Lake showed brief strength before giving back gains, while Steel common and Indiana led in volume. Telephone issues saw moderate activity with little price change as market tone ended irregular. York identified as "The Father of the Curb" for his work with the institution.
The Boston Market report lists bond yields and stock quotes with high and low figures. Items include Am Trust, Am Ag Ch, Mass Gags, Ariz Com, and West T and T notes, with percentages and transaction totals shown in compact tabular form.
Bond market brief notes New York issues listing 24 Milk Street Boston Massachusetts as a data point with price moves and trading activity. Details appear as compact market snapshot for investors monitoring municipal and corporate bonds in the era. Given OCR fragmentary text, the item records a locality tied to bond dealings.
Indiana Mining Company sets a 1.60 per share assessment payable November 1 with record date October 1 making shares 9.50 paid in. American Telephone and Telegraph offers Missouri and Kansas Tel stockholders a seven for three exchange until November 16. Curb broker E. S. Mendels of New York has died.
The readable fragment mentions a purchase or offer involving an entity and a person. No clear event, date, or concrete parties are established in the text. Further readable detail is needed to form a precise summary.
The Booth Manufacturing Company sold to Hayden, Stone a 500000 first mortgage 4 1 2 percent convertible bonds due 1981. Redmond & Co opened a New York branch on Congress Street led by Eugene J. Cropley. Kuhn Loeb sold 5000000 in five percent secured notes for Associated Simmons Hardware. Quincy Massachusetts invites bids until Oct 19 for a temporary 35000 loan in anticipation of taxes maturing April 12, 1912.
National Carbon Company announces quarterly preferred dividend of 18 4 per cent with books closing Nov 4 and reopening Nov 16. J. B. Brill Car Company sets 13 4 per cent preferred quarterly with books closing Oct 26 and reopening Nov 1. West Pennsylvania Railways Company declares 11 4 per cent preferred quarterly with record date Oct 25. American Thermos Bottle Company pays $1 quarterly with record date Oct 20. Peoples Gas Company Chicago posts 1 3 4 per cent quarterly with record date Nov 3 for Nov 25 payment.
Calendar listing today shows meetings for Illinois Central Mergenthaler Linotype Western Maryland and Denver Rio Grande with Books Open. Mines La Rose Nipissing and Anaconda Mining noted. Ex Dividend Great Northern preferred listed at 50 cents.
Pal Moore of Philadelphia outboxed Bat Nelson at the Armory A A last night to win a clear decision after 12 gruelling rounds. Nelson's bid for a comeback was halted as Moore controlled the bout with sharp attacks and defense.
The former lightweight champion showed persistent grit and stamina but diminished power as he absorbed punishment from Moore, while Nelson remained gamely persistent. The undercard featured Walcott versus Lee and Connors versus Shea with disqualifications and crisp bantam action.
A column argues that public service securities require full public reporting of earnings and costs. Regulators, states, and investors benefit from complete, accessible data, ensuring investors see true facts before choosing securities.
Dr J T Gallagher and Dr O'Brien of Charlestown deny any indignation gathering on the curb stone after a Plymouth Theatre disturbance. They say they arrived late, left early, and did not see or speak to those named. They request the correction be published in the Post.
The freshman class of the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University faces severe bans for rowdyism and vandalism after attempting to burn bridges over the railroad in the college area. Director Russell H. Chittenden deprived the class of all athletic and musical participation for an indefinite period.
At Navillus Hall Dorchester last night the wedding of Miss Marion Libby of 94 Wayland Street to Ralph Wolfe of 15 Hampden Street Roxbury occurred before a large assemblage of friends. The ceremony was performed by Rabbi Schoeher.
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