Control of General Motors Changes Hands
The article reports a shift in control of General Motors with western interests led by W. C. Durant gaining influence after an all stock plus cash dividend plan was proposed by eastern interests. It notes GM’s strong assets and potential further stock increases, while citing broader market implications for wool, textile machinery, and iron ore as major players adjust holdings.
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State Street
General Motors Company
W. C. Durant
Ford
J. P. Morgan & Co
Buick
General Motors
United States
Business Improves Says First National Bank Letter
The September note from First National Bank of Boston says domestic business is slowly improving. It notes stronger activity across New England, high demand for skilled labor, and looming steel capacity constraints with 1915-16 contracts already sold out. Railroads may lag but demand could drive long revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Boston
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
New England
Metal markets show firm copper with limited domestic orders
Copper holds at 18c with no significant domestic orders and weak foreign demand. Second hands price 17 7 8 to 18 1 2c for Lake metal to December, electrolytic 17 38 4 1Sc, casting 16 5 8 16 7Sc. Spelter steady, spot 13 14 1 8c, September 13.55 13.80c, October 13.20 13.45, later 12.96 13.20c. Joplin zinc ore $70 80, lead $4.50c, Joplin ore $50 51, Straus tins 33 1 4c.
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Joplin
Trust
New York
Straus
Boston
Northern Iron
Southern
Birmingham
No. 2
Virginia Iron
Harkness Elected Director of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Charles W. Harkness has been elected a director of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company succeeding the late Norman B. R. Ream. Copper exports for the week ended September 16 totaled 1985 tons, with 5427 tons exported since September 1.
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Financial News
Charles W. Harkness
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Norman BR Ream
Poor's 1915 Manual of Industrials Expands With New Statements
The 1915 edition grows by 412 pages over 1914 to include hundreds of new statements on companies of public interest. It compiles from official reports and details reorganizations of International Steam Pump and International Mercantile Marine. An appendix covers railroads and utilities, including Missouri Pacific receivership and major bond issues such as New York Central and Pennsylvania railroad notes.
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Poor’s
Manual of Industrials
International Steam Pump
International Mercantile Marine Companies
Missouri Pacific
New York Central Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Bedford Sells Bonds for Roads and Bridges
New Bedford Mass has sold twelve thousand dollars in four percent bridge bonds dated Aug 1 1915 and twelve thousand nine hundred eighty four and a half? plus thirty seven thousand? wait. bonds were sold to Cropley McGaragle and Co at 100532 with other bidders listed. Manchester NH will receive bids for a temporary loan of one hundred thousand dollars dated Sept 23 due Dec 8 1915.
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New Bedford
Mass
Cropley, McGaragle & Co
Manchester
N. H
Williams Men Return to Practice After Heat
Williams College football resumes on Weston Field in Williamsport Mass after a two day lay off due to extreme heat. Forty five candidates report to Coach Daly and Captain Tomkins with ten of last year’s varsity returning. Named players include Brown Garfield Hubbell Jones Overton Tomkins 1916 Blodgett Laplante Welch and H B Wright 1917.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams
Weston Field
Daly
Tomkins
Brown
Garfield
Hubbell
Jones
Overton
Blodgett
Laplante
Welch
H. B. Wright
St. Louis Beats Brooklyn 2 0 in Pitching Duel
St Louis won 2 to 0 over Brooklyn in a pitching duel between Falkenberg and Davenport. Both pitchers allowed two hits and St Louis broke through in the eighth inning with bases loaded. Miller drove in two runs on a two base hit while Johnson scored on Magee's error.
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ST. Louis
Falkenberg
Davenport
Brooklyn
Myers
Johnson
Miller
Magee
Marsans
Market Prices Specialties Rise Amid Record GM High
Market notes show General Motors shares climbing to 291 a new record as ore from Great Northern gains prominence. Colorado fuel activity remains strong with Ventura and Boston features highlighted in the trading roundup.
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General Motors
Great Northern Ore Springs
Colorado
Ventura
Boston
Market Report Highlights Big NY and Boston Moves
Yesterday's market activity shows New York total sales at 730 700 shares and Boston at 22 912. General Motors leads NY gains rising to 280 from 17, while Soo Leased Lines sinks to 70 from 84. In Boston, Boston Elevated jumps 31 percent to 81, and Am Woolen preferred falls to 93 from 94.
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New York
Boston
Great Northern
Ventura Oil
General Motors
Soo
Am. Woolen, Pfd
New York Stock Exchange
Alaska
Elbak Ee
Tel & Tel
At& SF
At&s F Pf
Baldwin Loco
Eait Ohio Te
Ealt Ohio Pf
Beth Steel
Beth Steel Pf
Butte & Superior
Bklyn R
Cal Pet Corp
Can Pacific
Ches & Ohio
Chi RI & P Ry
China
Crucible Steel
Cub Am Sug Co
Deere & Co P
Erie
M&s
Goodrich
F Co
Ins Co
Int
Agr Corp Pf
Int Harvester
Paper Pf
Lack Steel
Lehigh Valley
Loose-Wiles Co
Maxwell Motor
Pf Ca
Bose
Mont Power Co
Nynh&h
Nor & West
Nor Pac
Pacific Mail
Petti-Mul Pf
Wall Street War Shares Rally Amid Record GM Dividend
Enormous dealings in war shares and related stocks dominated the New York market. General Motors surged on a 50 percent cash dividend, opening at 280 and closing at 280 after peaking at 291. Colorado Fuel and Great Northern Ore also climbed, while United States Steel rose despite heavy offerings. Total volume reached 737,000 shares with bonds steady as Anglo-French loan talks remained tentative.
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Great Northern
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Supreme Court
James J. Hill
Great Northern Iron Ore
New York
Colorado Fuel
United States Steel
Republic Steel
Crucible Steel
Westinghouse
Studebaker
Willys-Overland
Goodrich
General Motors
London
Continental Exchange
United States
Zinc Stocks Rally Amid Renewed Buying in Copper Market
Boston market notes a zinc uptick signaling renewed demand while copper shares largely flat. Greene-Cananea climbs 13 14 percent as Boston Elevated gains on anticipated earnings. Ventura Oil surges to 25 8 with rising production and New Idria Quicksilver declares a 50 cent dividend. Quincy Mining maintains 4000 tons daily with No 7 shaft joint venture with Hancock. Algomah resumes shaft sinking and ore quality remains steady.
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Boston
Greene-Cananea
Massachusetts Electric
Public Service Board
Ventura Oil
Idria Quicksilver
Quincy Mining Company
Quincy
Hancock
Cotek
Algomah
Boston Stocks State of Trade on Boston Exchange
The high low and last prices of securities traded on the Boston Stock Exchange are listed with comparison to the previous close. Names of securities and figures follow in a tabulated format.
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Boston
Boston Stock Exchange
Boston curb t assessment paid
The report notes that the assessment was paid and records total sales of 22,099 shares.
Money Market Rates and Silver Prices Reported
Current quotations show call loans at 3 percent for brokers and outsiders 3 percent. Commercial loans range 4 to 6 percent while collateral loans run 4 4 to 6 percent. Commercial paper sits at 3 to 4 percent and yearly money at 4 4 percent. Bar silver in New York at 48 34 per ounce and Mexican dollars at 0.4 for 38.
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New York
Irregular Bond Prices Show Wide Moves Across Major Issues
New York bonds traded with uneven bids across issues including Atchison general 4s Chicago Great Western 4s and Westinghouse convertibles while Alaska G Mines and Erie assets touched varied quotes. Totals recorded The Exchange handled sales of 2 177 030 dollars versus 2 263 909 yesterday and 3 128 000 a week earlier.
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Atchison General
Chicago Great Western
Mercantile Marine
Lackawanna Steel
Third Avenue Adjustment
Westinghouse
Burton Named Director of American Agricultural Chemical Co
George B. Burton is chosen director of the American Agricultural Chemical Company, succeeding Ross L. Coe who has resigned from the post.
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George B. Burton
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Ross L. Coe
Thirteen Vessels Arrive with Fresh Fish at New Fish Pier
Thirteen vessels arrived at the new fish pier with fresh catch including five groundfish and seven mackerel. Several ships tabled haddock cod pollock hake and swordfish while mackerel lots topped thousands of barrels and counts. The Calumet schooner reached Liverpool with a cargo of deals from Quebec after a 45 day passage.
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New Fish Pier
T Wharf
Haddock
Starling
Ralph Russel
Pontiac
Commonwealth
Klondike
Constellation
Independence
Wood & Mack
Doris
Dolphin
Anna T
Frances
Willard
Gloucester
Eva
Mildred
Carrie
Clara
Boston
Calumet
Liverpool
Quebec
Emery
Adventist Advent Church Sermons Prominent in City
At Adventist Church 160 Warren Street Rev C O Farnham D D preaches at 10 50 a m on Did the Apostles each Future Probation for Hither Jew or Gentile and at 7 15 p m on The Tall Sons of Anak Advent Church Putnam Street Somerville Elder F E Gibbs speaks at 10 50 a m on The Signs of the Times and 7 30 p m on Jesus Christ s Last Great Message illustrated by charts Baptist
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Advent Christian Church
Warren Street
C. O. Farnham
D. D
Advent Church
Putnam Street
Somerville
FE. D. Gibbs
the Times
Jesus Christ
Local Church Sunday Services and Lectures in Boston Area
A list of morning and evening worship services across numerous churches including Clarendon Street Church Ruggles Street Baptist Church Tremont Temple Baptist Church Warren Avenue Baptist Union Square Baptist Brighton Avenue Baptist First Free Baptist Dudley Street Baptist Broadway Baptist Christian Scientist First Church of Christ Scientist Christadelphian and TAS Christianity Failed lecture at various times and venues.
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Brighton Avenue Baptist Church
Union Sq
Austen
Herbert R. Whitlock
Roxbury
Horace H. Hayes
Fred Selfridge Lynch
Harold Abbot
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Charles A. Fulton
D. D
Bible School
Broadway Baptist Church
Cambridge
Austen T. Kempton
Christian Scientist
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Motiter
Falmouth
Norway
St. Paul Streets
Boston
Christadelphian
Christadelphians
Franklin Union Building
Berkeley Street
The
Warren Street
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Bowstreect
Union Square
Longrville
Ernest Lyman Mills
Neon
Ralph B. Fillen
Edna Spry
Bromfield-Tremonyt
Tremont
Concord
Worcester
Kelley Jenness
Pleasent
Liverpool arrivals and coastal shipping updates
The Sachen Thdt left Sept 3 for St Nazaire with 800 cattle for France and returned to Liverpool. The May reported from Cahoon's Hollow after a coast guard boarding and repair to a broken condenser. Captain A Frankel bought the Agnes Manning for about 18000 and will load case oil in Philadelphia for Bordeaux. The Joseph W Fordney arrived from Archangel with fire damage liability estimated under 40000. cargo valued at 400000. The Hermod brought Mexican sisal fibre from Progreso while the Bananar arrived from Bocas de Torrey with tropical fruit. Sumeric from Calcutta called at the Clyde. Various tugs, barges, and vessels including the Landman, Mars, and Ocean ferries are listed with movements along the harbor and to New York, Philadelphia, and Newport News.
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Liverpool
Sachen
St. Nazaire
France
May
Alvon
Elizabeth
Cahoon’s Hollow
Coast Guard
A. Frankel
New York
Agnes Manning
Philadelphia
Manning
Bordeaux
York
Joseph W. Fordney
Archangel
Russia
Thurz
Eidisthopenht
Fordney
Hermod
Wirsepormn
Pronreso
Mexico
United Fruit
Banan
Bocas de Torre
Sumeric
Calcutta
Wight and Light
Clyde Street
Shipping News Arrived With List of Vessels and Tugs
Shipping arrivals list numerous steamers and tugs including dermod Irsebom Pro upeso Mexico Kumerie Newton Cal cuita Colombo TGanan Olsen Boeus de Toro Nacoochee Dizer Savannah Persian Nickerson Chase Uleward Crowell James S Whitney Bay State Strout Lanye Hathorne Kath Albert J Stone Nelson Undercliffe with towing barges Albany Binghampton Jus saic 741 42 795 Kennebec Lancaster and more from Perth Amboy Sewalls Point for Denversport Bangor and Portland passages noted.
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Dermod
Nor
Irsebom
Proupeso
Mexico
Kumerie
Bri
Newton
Calcuita
Colombo
Tganan
Olsen
Boeus de Toro
Nacoochee
Dizer
Savannah
Nickerson
Philadelphia
Uleward
Chase
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Colberth
James S. Whitney
Crowell
New York
Bay State
Strout
Portland
Belfast
Lanye
Bangor
City of Bangor
Local church service listings across Roxbury and Boston area
Multiple churches report morning services with specific pastors and sermon titles. Lutheran St Marxs Roxbury, Methodist, Bromfield Tremont, Whirst Reformed, First Presbyterian Columbus Ave, Salvation Army Bowdoin Square, and New Jerusalem Bowdoin Street all announce dates, times, and speakers for worship and programs.
Spiritualist Meetings Schedule Across Boston Area
A compilation of spiritualist gatherings on Sunday September 19 across multiple venues in Boston and nearby cities. Includes lectures by Rev. Mary S. Vanderbilt and various speakers, with train and trolley directions for attendees and invitations for Boston mediums to participate.
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Unity Camp
Lynn Association of Spiritualists
Mary S. Vanderbilt
Boston
Cliftondale
Scollay Square
Spiritualist Society OF
Salem
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Washington Street
Lyceum
Lizzie Butler
Katie Burns
Minnie Clark
Margaret Taylor
Louise Butler
Lacey A Johnson
First Science Bible Spiritual Church, Inc
Washingon Hall
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Rebecca G. Treadwell
Worcester
George Bracken
George Griswold
M. A. Graham
Cambridge Hall
Massachusetts Avene
George W. Nutter
Bret
Hall
Fishburn
Crawford
Morgan
Stoddard
Jennings
Carter
McLeod
Spiritual Endeavor Society
Louise Hall
Pleasant St
Malden
Adele C. Williams
Tremont Street
Church OF the Higher Spiritualism
Pearl Street
Somerville
Whittier
Sears-Hill
Crouch
Betts Armstrong
Bible Lecture and Meetings at Steinert Hall Series
International Bible Students Association presents a Bible lecture at Steinert Hall 162 Reylston Street on Sunday September 19 at 3 PM Herman P Gleason speaks on The Sound of a Trumpet Seats are free no collections New Thought Forum led by Dr Male at 4 30 PM Woman Suffrage Its Cause and Effect Katharine Thompson meetings The Value of Worldly Experience at 08 Huntington Chambers Paine Halls 3 PM Lieutenant Governor Cushing on Sectarian Schools Patriotism Meeting at People's Temple postponed due to heat
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VREB
International Bible Students’ Association
Steinert Hall
Reylston Street
Herman P. Gleason
Male’s
Ehurch
Marion ‘Tooth Kelly
Catharine Thompson
Huntington Chambers
Paine
Death Notice Charles H. Snow 98
In Prighton Vaneuti district Charles H. Snow in his 98th year funeral services at his late residence 70 Car Square Ave Sundar at 108 Interment at Dover
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Snow
Prighton
Vaneuti
Charles H. Snow
Car Square Ave
Sundar
Dover
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Ore Co
Lake Superior District
du’ Pont
Rockefellers
Metal Markets
Issue Poor’s
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Rep 1
Rumely Co Hey
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Sl&sf
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U S
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Fuller Ae Ene Aly
Humboldt
Majestic
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Triangle Film
Venture
Money Markets
Boston Reserve Bank
Daina Ikea
Hilen Nor Io
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NEW York Bonds
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Office of the Post
Adventist
Madisong.peters
Clarendon St
Cor. Montgomery
America
Ruggles Street Baptist
Gabriel Reid Maguire
Brotherhood
Tremont Temple Baptist Church
Cortland Myers
Lotus
Lora May Lamport
Temple Chorus
A. J. Fairbanks
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
West Canton Street
Frederick FE. Heath
Dumba
Olive E. Russell
Isabel Melville
Pilgrim
Guy F. Mitchell
William S. Sargent
Union Square Baptist Church
Walnut Street
F. O’brien
Zachariah
Man On the
Harvard
Jew
Mgr. Peters
Congregational
Park Street
Park and Tremont Streets
A. Z. Conrad
Conrad
Marietta
John Hermann Lond
Cy KE
Central Church
Newbury
Berkeley Streets
Willard L. Sperry
Sullivan
Parker
OLD South Church
Bi. Butler
Episcopal
ST. Paul
Artley B. Parson
Henry Goddard
Edward T. Sullivan
Church OF the Advent
Mt. Vernon
Brimmer Streets
William Marman
van Allen
S. 3
Father Nattress
Father Cabot
ST. Mary's Church
Cushing Avenue
Upham's Corner
Walter FE. C. Smith
Newport
International
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Shipping News
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Winthrop Street
Edwin Lann Miller
Methodist Episcopal
Whirst Reformed Presbyterian Church
W. J. Mchwight
United Presbyterian Church
Werren Avenue
Brookline Street
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus Ave
Berke Eyst
W. M. Tufts
Tufts
Salvation Army
Bowdoin Square Tabernacle
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