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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1913
Page
16
Brown Shipley and Co announces a special convenience for travellers at its London West End office. The feature aims to aid passengers with quick access to financial services near major travel hubs.
The Boston Post announces a weekly Monday column answering reader inquiries on listed and unlisted New England stocks and bonds. It pledges impartial data but no market forecasts and requires full name and address with inquiries addressed to the Financial Editor in Boston Massachusetts.
Opinions on American Telephone Company and government ownership plans remain uncertain as stock trends stay weak. Bethlehem Steel shows limited common equity with high debt and uncertain dividends though trusted leadership by Charles M. Schwab offers some investor confidence. American Beet Sugar has a history of limited common dividends tied to tariff protection, with resumed payments then suspended in 1912.
The market declined further with prices near the year’s low as railroad stocks weakened and a broad readjustment follows tariff changes. Bank clearings fell while New York reserves rose from loan reductions, and London and European rates hint a tighter credit stance. Telephone stock holds steadier than peers, yet fears of government ownership linger as a possible impact on long distance lines.
In a long standing investment Q and A Missouri Pacific at under 30 dollars a share is seen as a fair speculative purchase if it avoids receivership. The firm faces a financial reorganization, with 25 million in five percent notes maturing next June and a 10 percent yield reflected in prices. Earnings improved to a 2.6 percent surplus for the year ending June 30 1913, but prior deficits and the risk of receivership shape the outlook.
The statement notes that the asset is currently classified as an investment and remains purely speculative at this stage. It emphasizes the uncertain nature of potential returns and market developments.
The Tide Water Broken Stone Company of Quincy shows a small profit loss figure but weak working capital and rising accounts payable. Dividends halted for years and no near recovery expected. mortgage not shown in filings and capital increases failed to sustain growth. Consider placing funds elsewhere.
Elections near with three candidates for the presidency but little public interest or campaigning. Voters show no factional enthusiasm, no parades or banners, only a few posters announcing the candidates.
General Hugh Bancroft, chairman of the Port of Boston Directors, returns from Europe aboard the Cincinnati and says Boston will gain many new or improved ship lines next year. He visited Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, and Liverpool, studying docks and port facilities and expects Boston to become a world seaport.
The review notes Melba’s focus on Puccini and Verdi where she displays beauty and artistry, especially in Mimi’s farewell and Otello. Debussy songs lack atmosphere and conviction, while the encore S es ar an Rose is praised less as a vehicle for her voice.
The concert closes with Mme Melba performing Comin Through the Rye and John Anderson My Joe plus Good bye. She dons a fur overcoat and says she must depart for a train. Mr Burke shows a rich baritone overshadowing earlier flaws, delivering Duparc and Caldara with strong legato and emotion, and adds his own numbers to the program.
Charles Sumner Bird denounces Gardner for false statements about his labor practices in a Massachusetts campaign. Bird accuses Gardner of misrepresentation and personal attacks, defending wage rules, union relations, and immigrant labor portions while asserting the truth of his business records and policies.
Mme. Melba's concert in Symphony Hall drew a packed house with standees on aisles and platform, aided by Ed mund Burke baritone Marcel Moise flutist and Gabrielle Lapierre. The program included Debussy songs and extracts from La Boheme and Otello, delivered with refined purity and eloquence.
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