Wheat Prices Soar Amid Wild Chicago Market Action
Wheat prices leaped in Chicago with opening gains and persistent strength, reaching the highest averages since the war began. Analysts note light leadership from professionals as amateurs step in, millers buy heavily to cover flour needs, and margins rise amid unsettled market conditions. Government crop reports show cotton conditions improving slightly, with potential increased supply. Some districts face low cotton prices encouraging fields to ro t. Experimental talks on restricting unlisted securities spark debate over legality and bank collateral risks. Brokers weigh protecting collateral against possible government action.
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Chicago
Texas
Federal Light & Traction declares seventeenth preferred dividend
The board declares a quarterly dividend of one and one half percent on the preferred stock for 1914. It is payable September 1, 1914 to stockholders of record at the close of business August 31, 1914 and will be mailed. Book transfers are handled by ey & Gerry, Treasurer.
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Republic Iron & Steel Company
Federal Light and Traction CO
Broadway
New York
Federal Light & Traction Company
Ey & Gerry
Walpole Tire Sale Date Postponed by Court
At the request of creditors Judge Dodge of the United States District Court postponed fixing a sale date for Walpole Tire and Rubber Company until October 15.
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Judge Dodge
United States District Court
Walpole Tire & Rubber Company
Dodge
Walpole Tire & Rubber Co
Foreign Exchange and Stock Exchange Reopening
The article explains that a large foreign credit balance is needed to restore normal exchange rates. It notes the current rate around 5.08 versus the legal 4.87 and asks how restoration will affect business and a stock market reopening. The piece previews a special financial page discussion in tomorrow's Boston Post.
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London
Stock Exchange
Boston Post
Wheat Jumps Market As European Demand Surges
Wheat climbed sharply as European need for supplies grows, with a 37 8 to 41 8 cent gain and a firm close. Corn and oats fluctuated while hog prices helped lift provisions. analysts noted North American shipments dominate world supply and English traders worry American farmers hold wheat for higher prices.
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Chicago
Atlantic
North America
United States
Liverpool
Longs
Financial notes on court delay and rail stocks
Judge Dodge postponed a company dispute to Oct 15. July Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha grossed 1,557,280 with 451,168 net and a 224,442 surplus. Chicago & Northwestern reported July gross 7,310,08 net 1,616,875 surplus 1,020,641. Copper exports totaled 19,151 tons in August, with June and July at 36,182 and 34,145 tons. Weather and crop reports across states show mixed conditions. several rail and brokerage firm changes noted. Louisville & Nashville annual meeting set for Oct 7. Lake copper demand stronger. one Lake company sold 5,000,000 pounds last week in New York. Interest and dividend disbursements listed for September.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Oere
Chicago & Northwestern
Tremont Trust Company Formed With Notable Officers
United States District Attorney Asa P French was elected president of the Tremont Trust Company at a stockholders meeting at 14 State street. W P Burhoe was named assistant treasurer and board member. Edward Shannon, Henry Siskind, and others joined the directorate and officers for the savings bank department were appointed along with legal advisers. formal opening announced for the Devonshire building quarters.
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United States
Asa Pp. French
Tremont Trust Company
State Street
French
Randolph Savings Bank
W. P. Burhoe
First National Bank
Edward Eb, Shannon
Shannon Bros. Millinery
Henry Siskind
George F. Hughes
Glad Colony Trust
Herbert &. Ellis
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Henry C. O'Shay
Savings Bank Department
James M. Swift
Edward R. Mansfield
Trust Company
Devonshire Building
Senate voting on Clayton bill tightens holding company rules
In Washington on August 31 the Senate failed to strengthen the Clayton anti trust bill against holding companies. An amendment removing the word substantially broadened the provision. Senator Reed and Cummins proposals to prohibit all holding companies and bank rail stock deals were defeated. Debate time was limited to 15 minutes per senator.
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Washington
Senate
Reed
Cummins
Death Man Davis Longtime State Electrician Fails Health
Joseph di Goia of Erie County and George Coyer of Herkimer County were electrocuted at Auburn prison in the morning. Di Goia killed a rival in Little Falls while Coyer killed his wife after she left him for cruelty. The executions end 23 years of service by E F Davis of Corning as state electrician. he did not officiate due to ill health and will not officiate in the future. His assistant E B Currier was absent and an unknown person oversaw the procedure.
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N. Y
Joseph di Goia
Erie County
George Coyer
Herkimer County
di Goia
Little Falls
Coyer
E. F. Davis
Corning
Davis
Boston Theatre Debuts New Regime for Western Hit The Virginian
Boston Theatre opens under William H. Leahy with Majestic players backing Dustin Farnum in The Virginian. Farnum portrays the sturdy hero while Edna Baker as a schoolteacher and Charles Stevens as Trampas elicit strong support. The Virginian runs through the week with The Squaw Man to follow on Labor Day.
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Boston
William H. Leahy
Majestic
Leahy
Dustin Farnum
The
Virginian
Owen Wistar
Farnum
Mr. Farnum
Edna Baker
Peg O My Heart to Open at Cort Theatre Monday
A Boston company will perform Peg O My Heart at the Cort Theatre starting next Monday with a Labor Day matinee. The cast includes Florence Martine H R Smith Hassard Short Peter Bassett Miss Lisle Leigh Miss Alma Tell Miss Amy Clarke Lewis Broughton and Frank Burbeck.
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Peg O'My Heart
Cort Theatre
Boston
Florence Martine
H. R. Smith
Hassard Short
Peter Bassett
Lisle Leigh
Alma Tell
Amy Clarke
Lewis Broughton
Frank Burbeck
Vaudeville Bill at Norumbega Park Delights Large Audiences
A two show bill at the open air theatre features Silverlake with a novelty act by Traynor Hunt and Leslie Burt Gene Meldrum Clem Bevins and Company in Daddy Brazil and Brazil an equilibrista act and several motion pictures. Norumbega season nears end as the grounds display peak floral beauty.
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Norumbega Park
Silverlake
Traynor
Hunt and Leslie
Burt Gene Meldrum
Clem Bevins
Brazil
Norumbega
Lexington Park Presents Noted Vaudeville and Edison Exhibit
A brisk Lexington Park program yesterday featured a strong vaudeville bill plus new motion pictures. An open-air casino offers dining with top service and cuisine. Edna Frances Simmons' orchestra performs concerts after noon and in the evening. The Edison electric farm exhibit draws thousands with its ingenious devices.
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Lexington Park
Edna Frances Simmons
Edison Electric Farm
Money Markets Boston Quotation Summary
Boston money markets show customers loans before the stock market close at 7 3 10 percent. Outside brokers loans at 8 percent. Loans negotiated since closing at 8 percent. Customers commercial loans 6 percent and up. Commercial paper 7 percent and up. Year money 6 percent and upward.
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Boston
Stock Exchange
Dixey Heads Keith's with Castle Romance in medieval comedy
Henry E. Dixey headlines B. F. Keith's Theatre presenting Castle Romance by Edgar Allen Woolf, portraying Prince Heinrich of Batavia and Marie Nordstrom as Princess Mathilda of Morella. The bill includes Harry Cooper with Charles Henderson in a Mail Carrier skit, Maurice Wood's Rainbow Girl act, and other acts featuring ventriloquists, singers, and acrobats.
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Henry E. Dixey
B. F. Keith
Mr. Dixey
Edgar Allen Woolf
Heinrich
Batavia
Mathilda of
Morella
Marie Nordstrom
Miss Nordstrom
Harry Cooper
Charles Henderson
United States Post Office
Maurice Wood
Rainbow Girl
Eva Tanguay
Cecile Weston
Louise Leon
Rice
Sally
Scott
Ward Baker
Sutton
McIntyre
Sue Smith
American Singing Commedienne
Wills
Hassan
Tremont Temple Showcases Biophone Talkies In Boston
Audiences flock to Tremont Temple for a two week biophone exhibition touted as a new talking picture marvel. The program features arias from familiar works with lifelike performances by Johan Lembach of the Royal Dresden Opera and artists from Royal Vienna Berlin Duke Weimer and St. Petersburg opera houses.
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Tremont
Toni
Wild Oats at Majestic Theatre Opens Labor Day
Wild Oats a three act comedy by Porter Emerson Browne opens at the Majestic Theatre next Monday Labor Day. The play follows Rittenhouse Kip a rich family scapegrace who reforms after disownment and service to a cab horse with Homer B. Mason in the lead and a cast including Charles Erin Verner Harrison Garrett J E A Eberle Marguerite Keeler and Edith Luckett.
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Porter Emerson Browne
Majestic Theatre
Rittenhouse Kip
New York
Kip
Homer B. Mason
The Wrath of the Gods at Modern Theatre
A powerful photo play adapts a Japanese legend. Lord Yamato, last of his line, and his daughter hide from a curse that forbids marriage to their kin. The gods decree doom and a volcanic eruption provides a dramatic climax.
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Modern
House of Yamato
Buddha
Yamato
Provincetown Steam Boat Sail Draws Crowds at Cape End Season
As the season ends on Sunday September 13 crowds resume daily sails from Boston Harbor to Provincetown aboard the Dorothy Bradford. Observers report unexcelled views of sea shore scenery fortifications and lighthouses from the observation decks aboard the steamer Dorothy Bradford.
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Boston Harbor
Cape Cod Bay
Provincetown
Dorothy Bradford
Waldron's Casino Burlesque Featuring The Happy Widows
Two renowned burlesque comedians Joseph K Watson and Murray T Simons head The Happy Widows company at Waldron's Casino for a week. They perform a two act burletta In Dreamy Mexico with a lively cast including Helen Van Buren Fay Odell Howard Hall Irving Hay Phil Smith Arthur Brooks Carrie La Varge Ed Weldon and a chorus of twenty four costumed girls. An aria by Temple quartet and a novelty piece Nearly A Manager round out the bill.
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Murray T. Simons
Happy Widows
Waldron
Mexico
Watson
Simons
Helen van Buren
Fay Odell
Howard Hall
Irving Hay
Phil Smith
Arthur Brooks
Carrie la Varge
Ed Weldon
Temple Quartet
Joseph K. Watson
Kompany
Howard Atheneum Show Highlights Boston Burlesque
Andy Gardner stars in Garden of Girls burlesque at the Howard with Huckleberry Finn role creating a royal reception. Ida Nicolai Roxie girl Virginia Kelsey and Boston girls Helen Lawton Esther Powers are praised. The lineup features Frank De Mont Keit Three Shaws Kid Lonzo Davis sisters Moss and Frye and others with a travesty Without the Law and a lively vaudeville bill led by Frank Bush.
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Boston
the Howard
Mr. Gardner
Huckleberry Finn
Ida Nicolai
Roxie
Virginia Kelsey
Helen Lawton
Esther Powers
Frank de Mont
Keit
Three Shaws
Kid Lonzo
Howard
Frank Bush
Davis
Moss
Frye
Skinner
Woods
E. Toli
Gaiety Theatre Shows Star and Garter Burlesque
The Star and Garter burlesque revue at the Gaiety Theatre debuts the 1914 edition with new sensational dancers and musical numbers. The cast features Billie Hill Jack Conway William Singer Mark Thompson Tom Welch Mabel Clarke Ethel Howard Edward Griffin and others in a modern touring program.
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Star and Garter
Gaiety Theatre
Billie’’ Hill
Jack Conway
William Singer
Mark Thompson
Tom Welch
Mabel Clarke
Ethel Howard
Edward Griffin
Frank Mansfield
Catherine Howard
Inez Dale
Robbie Roberts
Nellie Remington
Lillian Martin
Mazie Osmund
Caroline Lees
Edith Howard
Lillian Welch
Flossie Heck
Etta Cecil
Jessie DeWolfe
Ethel Kent
Irene Mills
Marcus Loew Presents St James Week of Theatrical Acts
Marcus Loew offers a lineup at St James with Big Jim the wrestling bear performing the bunny hug and modern dances. The Lester Trio in The Bath Tub Mystery, Will Davis the monologist, Hugh Lloyd and company on the bounding rope, Kammer and Llow land in songs and acro dances, Virginia Holland the new beauty. Kenney and Hollis lead Thursday with a new nonsense collection, plus Roland West Players in When We Grow Up.
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Marcus Loew
St. James
Big Jim
Lester Trio
Bath Tub
Will Davis
Hugh Lloyd and
Company
Kammer and
Llowland
Virginia Holland
Kenney
Hollis
Roland West
Tremont Theatre Set to Open New Season With Fannie Ward
Tremont Theatre ends summer break and reopens next Monday September 7. Fannie Ward returns to perform in Madame President with a strong supporting company led by W. J. Ferguson. Seat sales begin Thursday at 8 am at the Tremont box office.
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Tremont Theatre
Fannie Ward
Miss Ward
W. J. Ferguson
Kenney and Morris headline Orpheum weekly review
The Orpheum features Kenney and Morris with a smart conversational act mixing sense and nonsense. Roland West's Players present When We Grow Up a well acted rural comedy. Other acts include Ergotti and his Lilliputians Joe Kelsey Hugh Lloyd and company and The Bath Tub Mystery. Big Jim the wrestling bear is slated as a headline feature Thursday.
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Marcus Loew
Orpheum
Kenney
Morris
Roland West
Ergotti
Joe Kelsey
Hugh Lloyd
Big Jim
Wrestling Bear
Colonial Theatre Presents Sari Captures Boston Audience
The Colonial production Sari at the Colonial drew a large Boston audience last week and yesterday evening, with Mizzi Hajas as the Hungarian maid delivering entertaining performances. Charles Meakins Henry Leone Bert Gilbert Irene Powlaska and others in the company acquitted themselves ably.
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Sari
Colonial
Boston
Mizzi Hajas
Charles’ Meakins
Henry Leone
Bert Gilbert
Irrene Powlaska
The Model Maidh at Majestic Theatre Features Notable Cast
Majestic Theatre Florence Mackie Alice Hegeman Anna Weaton Donald MacDonald Joseph Lertora and a bevy of pretty girls form the coterie presenting The Model Maidh at the Majestic. It is a novel piece with bright lines and music and has met public favor. Philip Bartholomae shows inventive skill in the plot. Next week the attraction will be Wild Oats a new play by Porter Emerson Browne. Seat sale opens Thursday.
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Majestic Theatre
Florence Mackie
Alice Hegeman
Anna Weaton
Donald MacDonald
Joseph Lertora
the Majestic
Philip Bartholomae
Porter Emerson Browne
Nantasket Beach Steamboat Service Prepares for Summer
Nantasket Beach is highlighted as a prime late summer destination with the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company ready to offer the best possible harbor trips this month. The journey from Pemberton to Nantasket gives a close view of Weir River and nearby shorelines, creating an inviting coastal voyage.
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Nantasket Beach
Nantasket
Pemberton
Weir River
Bowdoin Square Theatre Hosts Merrie Maids Farewell Week
A large Bowdoin Square crowd enjoys Violet Mascotte's 40 Merrie Maids in farewell week. Harry LaMarr, replacing Neil Burgess in The County Fair, headlines alongside Tom Levine. Moving pictures include The Rival Railroad's Plot and The Violin of M'sieur. Vaudeville features and nightly specials run through Friday.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Violet Mascotte
Bowdoin
Harry LaMarr
Baltimore
Neil Burgess
County Fair
New England
Tom Levine
M’sieur
Fred and
Albert
Simmons and
Dean
Bowery
Billy O'Malley
Roxbury
George Driscoll
Grand Opera House Burlesque Show Delivers Merriment
The Grand Opera House features the Bohemian Burlesquers with Billy Mc Intyre as Jasbo delivering original humor in The Belle of the Boarding School. Marceline Montague and Josephine Knoll sing well, Cycling Berlins display skill, and a moving picture is shown daily. Thursday hosts wrestling pitting Scotty McPhee against Already plus George Tuohey. Friday adds circus and amateur acts to burlesque.
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Billy McIntyre
Jasbo
Marceline Montague
Josephine Knoll
George Tuohey
Scotty McPhee
Worcester
Vaudeville and Photos at Scollay Square Olympia
This week at Scollay Square Olympia Theatre features Aeroplane ladies aerial novelty Church City four Coates and Marguerite Sully Guard and company in Southern Davis Fred St Onge trio in The Whimsical Wheelman Reed St John trio in Colonial Days Gardner Vincent and company in Winning a Queen and selected photo plays including The Kaiser's Challenge The German war machine on the French border an aeroplane battle in midair and Mary Pickford in The Twisted Trail.
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Scollay Square
Olympia
Church City
Coates
Marguerite
Sully Guard and Company
Davis
Fred St. Onge
Reed St. John
Gardner Vincent and Company
Mary Pickford
Wilbur Theatre Opens Season With The Road to Happiness
The Wilbur Theatre begins its regular season next Monday with William Hodge in The Road to Happiness. Box office sales start tomorrow morning. Company includes Gertrude Hitz Hazel Sexton Ida Vernon Emily Lorraine Marie Haynes Scott Cooper A W Clark A L Evans Joseph Rieder George Lund Howard Morgan Taylor Carroll Edward Melvin.
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Wilbur Theatre
William Hodge
Gertrude Hitz
Hazel Sexton
Ida Vernon
Emily Lorraine
Marie Haynes
Scott Cooper
A. W. Clark
A. L. Evans
Joseph Rieder
George Lund
Howard Morgan
Taylor Carroll
Edward Melvin
Medford Theatre Presents Other People's Money and The Village Choir
Yesterday on Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre stage two capacity crowds watched the farce Other People s Money which proved a season hit. Manager Gorman also presented The Village Choir as a special feature with lively tuneful numbers and sharp lines.
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Medford Boulevard
Gorman
Paragon Park Cabaret Delivers Strong Season Finale
Nantasket Beach Paragon Park hosts a high grade cabaret in the Palm Garden this week led by the Pendleton sisters in a return engagement. Mlle Emerle returns for the final week with a sensational daring disrobing act on the flying treeze and De Tello offers a clever female impersonation. Despite season end on Labor Day, the dansant salon will stay open for dining, dancing and cabaret in the evenings.
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Palm Garden
Paragon Park
Nantasket Beach
Pendleton Sisters
Mlle
Emerle
de Tello
Bass Point and Nahant Carnival Sets Sail Tomorrow
Preparations are complete for the Bass Point and Nahant carnival to be held Thursday and Friday in Nahant Town Hall. The Maoris Club hosts a varied program with vaudeville, an oldtime midway, and games. Coupons with round trip tickets grant carnival admission.
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Bass Point
Nahant
Vaudville
Villa Napoli Seaside Resort Closes Season Soon
At Villa Napoli Nantasket the season nears closure as crowds enjoy days by the seaside. Manager Di Pesa continues a high class cabaret with stars Bessie Warren Edna Ayer and Ida Gunther while daily dansants remain inviting.
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Villa Napoli
Nantasket
di Pesa
Bessie Warren
Edna Ayer
Ida Gunther
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