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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1914
Page
14
Local bankers praise Treasury Secretary McAdoo for threatening to remove deposits and deny emergency currency to hoarding banks. A Boston official notes New York banks are stretched beyond legal reserves and country banks hoarding worsens the crisis, urging stockholders to replace them.
Bankers plan a 100 million dollar gold pool to ease exchange between New York and Europe as cables rise and demand bills on London surge. Market moves reflect expectations about a British moratorium and unauthorized dealings in unlisted stocks. Tennessee extends some maturities. weather in the Midwest shifts trade and farm activity.
Bradstreet's notes mixed trade trends with more unsatisfactory than favorable factors. Fall trade is below normal. industrial operations are quiet and unemployment marked. bank clearings and stock markets show a downgrade. failures rise, and buyers focus on near term needs. US failures for the week total 366, Canada 66.
Charles Hayden of Hayden, Stone & Co. joins the bondholders’ protective committee of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad. The committee is expected to unveil plans to acquire the operating company’s stock for distribution to bondholders within days.
The Kelsey Company Inc Waldorf Lynchsystem announces Dividend No 3 and 2 on precapital and common capital stock. A quarterly dividend of 1 percent on pre capital stock and 4 percent on common stock is payable Oct 1 1914 to stockholders of record Sept 25 1914. Harry B Kelsey president.
New England Power Company announces a quarterly dividend of 1 percent on its preferred shares for the three months ending October 1, 1914. Payment will be made on that date to stockholders of record as the close of business September 19, 1914. AYLING & C. transfer agents.
The directors of United States Smelting and Mining Company declare a one percent dividend on preferred capital payable October 15, 1914, to stockholders of record at the close of business September 30, 1914. F. W. Batchelder, Treasurer.
England hosts 291 bird species in total yet only 140 stay resident throughout the year. The rest migrate or are seasonal visitors, reflecting regional avian diversity and changing habitats across the island.
Private Herbert H. McGuire, 18, of Stoneham High School, a first year militia member, scored 175 across four ranges at the Bay State range Wakefield in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia annual state shoot. Captain Parker and Captain Bullard posted top scores. eight regiments competed with Eighth Regiment leading.
A war correspondent describes a gray clad soldier hobbling by Bismarck's statue before the Reichstag on Sedan Day 1914. His young lover clings to him as his bandaged leg marks his return, while others tell of deafening shellfire and endless siege fighting across seven days and nights in the Aisne and Paris hospitals.
A French gunner reportedly tapped a telephone line between German stations and learned of two badly needed German relief trains. He used the information to initiate a quick ambush between Peronne and St Quentin, destroying both trains in the attack.
A stampede of about 2000 Yeomanry horses on the Newbury race course ran wild across the camp and course on Saturday evening. Horses escaped into the town, trampling carts and crashing shop windows. Several animals were killed and many injured. some were recaptured about 1 1/2 miles away.
The German commander in Liege issues threats to civilians citing hostage use and execution for noncompliance. He orders civilians to remove hats and salute officers and promises death for those who fail to raise a hand when commanded. Priests and city officials are prioritized as first class hostages.
Many soldiers in the Battle of the Aisne suffer a curious form of aphasia. Army physicians study the ailment in all its phases as they assess its impact on wounded and recovering men.
The family of Major C. du Pont of the French artillery learns of his heroic death after leading 700 men to a meadow position. Dense fog lifted to reveal German quick firers at 1500 yards. In moments nearly all were shot down. only two officers and 30 men survived.
The Paris dispatch cites Mme Thebes predicting the Kaiser will die on September 29, a Berlin revolution on October 4, French entry into Berlin on October 29, and the war ending November 1 after three months and five days.
Nikola Tesla, the inventor, calculates the total cost of the general European war at not less than 70 billion dollars. He includes wealth shrinkage, non negotiable securities losses, industrial and property destruction, human losses, and daily military operation expenses.
A $30,000 suit against John J. Galvin, a South Boston liquor dealer, has been entered in Norfolk County Superior Court at Dedham after transfer from Suffolk. Dennis Creedon of Quincy alleges he was permanently injured when struck by the defendant's automobile on May 31, 1914, on Adams street in Quincy.
In New York the groundwork for a large new structure was set before the prior building was demolished. The move marks the start of a major construction project as crews prepare the site and clear the old footprint.
More than 30 high school football teams play today across St. Mark s Roxbury Latin Groton School Boston Latin Cushing Academy Worcester Monson Dorchester Hyde Park Medford Nashua Melrose Lexington Malden Revere Everett Alumni St John s Preparatory Johnson Wellesley Milton Watertown Concord Natick Manchester N H New Bedford Plymouth. The warm spell has slowed practice and left many players less developed than last season as the opening contests begin.
The piece previews several high school football games around Greater Boston as teams adapt to poor weather. Everett High faces Marlboro High after cancellations, Dorchester meets Hyde Park at Dunbar Ave grounds, Medford hosts Nashua High, Malden meets Revere, Boston Latin travels to Groton, Melrose opens vs Lexington, St Johns Prep's Jim Carroll leads Danvers clash, Wellesley hosts Milton, Waltham eyes a fourth straight win over Natick, with Watch City piling up points.
The upcoming card pits Colin Bell the Australian heavyweight against Langford at the local club on October 6. The Atlas A A reports a busy fall with Sam's tentative October 2% engagement with Gunboat Smith as part of a larger slate. Bell disputes the Wells bout timing saying he was not fit that night in London.
Quincy High School defeated Hingham High at Merrymount Oval with a final score of 81 to 0. Jepson opened scoring with a touchdown, and Bogan plus Captain Larkin and Hanlin produced four second half touchdowns through sharp forward passing.
Harvard lines up against Bates in a pre open college game attracting hundreds of undergraduates to Cambridge. Bates brings a few veterans to meet the Crimson in today’s 3 o clock kickoff with ref Nate Tufts umpire E G Hapgood and head linesman George W Brown.
Team drills focus on light practice with kick passing and dummy scrimmage. Withington will replace R. R. Cowen at right guard while Cowen remains on probation awaiting an oral French exam. Bob Fisher conducts the linemen training at the stadium gridiron.
This afternoon’s cross country meet at Fresh Pond, run under St. Mary’s gym, features nearly all top long distance runners in the area. Notable entrants include Joe Lorden Festus Madden Jimmy Hennigan Arthur Roth and Clifton Horne.
In Philadelphia on Sept 25 Mrs E H Fitler beat Mrs C H Vanderbeck 3 up 2 to play to reach the Berthelyn cup final at Huntington Valley CC She will meet Mrs C F Fox who defeated Mrs Milton Herold 4 up 3 to play The article also notes the deepest sea depth measured 32 089 feet.
Police reveal Mrs. Harold Brown of Newport owned the $18,000 bag of jewels lost between the Commonwealth pier and the Copley Plaza Hotel. Detectives search for clues after Brown disappeared from Boston to Providence. Transporting a touring party in Europe, she and companions endured a police-robbery incident near the Swiss border.
Current Boston quotations for Sept 24 show brokers customers loans 7.8 percent prior to stock exchange close with outside brokers loans at 8 percent. Loans since closing at 8 percent. Customers commercial loans 6 percent and up. Commercial paper 7 percent and up. Year money 6 percent and up. Sept 25 year ago bar silver in New York 53 cents and Mexican dollars at 50 cents.
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