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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1920
Page
14
Monday inquiries will be answered impartially from data on listed and unlisted New England stocks and bonds. The Boston Post reserves the right to limit or omit responses if addresses are missing and will not guarantee data accuracy or market forecasts.
Boston Elevated operates under state supervision with a 51 2 percent dividend guarantee and a plan to reach 6 percent by the end of the state control. Loew’s Theatres reports a stock around 12 dollars, ownership of Globe Vaudeville Company stock and stakes in New State and Fine Arts theatres, with assets near 2.96 million and recent profits around 1.54 million after taxes. The market review notes a bullish turn, improving crops, and favorable sentiment for rails and industrials.
Erie shares surged on Saturday with common up to 207 8 and preferred near 29 as rails attract public buying. Convertible A and B bonds offer high yield around 9 percent, while Southern Railway shows renewed accumulation after a period of stagnation. A building-cost outlook from J Edward Fuller cites demand, wages, and material prices as key drivers.
In 1920 the company earned about 10.21 per common share for six months at an estimated annual rate near 20, suggesting strong earnings and an extra 1.00 per share dividend in July. Homestake details its assets, including water rights and timber lands, and notes a reconstruction phase after 1919 fire and flood disruptions.
Paris reports doubt over Deschanel's successor but public opinion favors Premier Millerand. Journals say he will likely accept due to lack of other candidates and anticipate cabinet changes if he becomes president.
In Hazelton Pennsylvania officials of the United Mine Workers predicted a general return to work in the anthracite fields tomorrow except for the Schuylkill district. Most of the vacation strikers reportedly voted to resume work while wage talks continue.
New York Sept 19 The Evening Post prints an interview with Governor Cox the progressive presidential candidate. He recalls early local battles in Dayton to end grade crossings and reform child labor and industrial accident laws. He explains pushing Ohio constitutional change to allow pension laws and argues for the League of Nations as a path to worldwide progressive legislation.
A speaker describes a hard self made ascent from limited schooling and scarce funds to success. He cites three central figures Jefferson Lincoln Roosevelt and argues for maintaining fair chances for the average person against injustice, war, and labor abuses.
Frederick H. Prince, at his home in Hamilton, issues a statement defending his plan with F. H. Prince & Co. to transfer stock yards to a holding company. He argues the move separates yards from packer ownership and that the court can set necessary conditions to ensure permanent separation. He disputes the commission’s claim of reduced competition, noting yards are terminals and do not compete across commodities.
Jimmy Challoner a London social figure is drawn to Cynthia Farrow but bedding Christine leads to a tangle. Christine's mother dies, Christine suspects infidelity after a Cynthia accident, and Jimmy must choose loyalty as Christine leaves with a warning note of presumed betrayal.
Christine sits on a moving train wrestling with the truth of her marriage to Jimmy Challoner. She recalls a happier past at Upton House while a curious stranger shows sympathy and interest as she travels toward Osterway and Upton House.
Cardinal Gibbons urged Catholic pastors to mobilize Baltimore’s congregations for Babe Ruth Day events. He slated his presence at the reception Thursday night, aiming to greet the hometown hero in a city famed for its sports stars.
A long list of steamers, tugs, and barges arriving and sailing between ports including Baltimore New York Portland and Norfolk with vessels such as Prince George Yarmouth Yosemite Governor Dingley and North Land plus towing barges Sea King Chenango Sylvanus Hattie Flora and Nay Aug among others listed with origin and destination notes.
Observations show a barometer reading .665 with 80.05 mean temperature and 84.00 mean dew point. Relative humidity 48.00 percent, maximum and minimum temperatures around 0.6 and 0.46. Total precipitation listed as Ol. J. W. Smith, Meteorologist.
A brief note indicating ongoing continuation of content scheduled daily in the Pay and Sunday Post until the work is completed. The message sets expectations for readers to return for subsequent installments and confirms daily publication cadence.
Martin E. Hawes 85 of East Weymouth died at home on 21 Fairmount Avenue. He served as the oldest living past master and long time chaplain of Orphans' Hope Lodge of Masons, holding a Massachusetts record for continuous lodge chaplaincy. A Weymouth native, he led East Weymouth Congregational Church Sunday school, chaired Fairmount Cemetery Association, and Reed Cemetery Association. He also served as Weymouth representative in 1908 and 1909.
Registration opens at 9 a.m. at Wellesley College. At 10:30 a.m. the Massachusetts D A R Founders Society meets at the Art Museum with Edwin Hipkiss speaking on the tercentenary exhibition. 5 p.m. school committee meets at Mason street building. 7:30 p.m. conversational Spanish classes begin at the Boston Public Library under State University Extension. 8 p.m. Charitable Irish Society meeting at the Boston City Club.
Anna F Larkin beloved daughter of Thomas F and Mary J Larkin nee Connolly died in Neponset on Sept 19 Funeral from 7 Lorenzo street on Sept 22 at 5 30 am Requiem high mass at St Ann s New Church at 9 am Relatives and friends invited Motor cortege
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