War News Shakes Markets In Early 1918 Trade
Market activity shows gains in New York and Boston as investors react to war news. Oil stocks Mexican Petroleum and Oil rise sharply while United States Steel and Baldwin Locomotive advance on hopes for a quick peace, offset by doubts about a long armistice.
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New York
Boston
Steel
Superior & Boston
Wilson
Byustria
Bulgaria
Germany
Fket
Consenus
United States Steel
Americanteel Foundries
Baldwin Locomotive
Stock Market Substantial Volume Amid Confusing Peace Prospects
Trading volume surged to 532000 shares with several pools dominating activity as Mexican Petroleum led activity next to Steel. Grain prices slipped while cotton rose and foreign bonds held steady, with Swift stock advancing over two points and a proposed exchange offering profit potential for Swift holders. Arlington Mills forecasts $50 million gross this year with 6500 workers and $4 quarterly dividends.
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Mexican Petroleum
Texas Oil
Arlington Millis
Acadia Mills
Arlington
Boston Faces Influenza Crisis as Hospitals Buckle
Disease toll shows a drop from the prior day while Massachusetts appeals to the War Department for medical staff. Boston officials close theatres and churches, open temporary hospitals, and seek nurse aides as doctors warn of overcrowded wards and scarce personnel.
Bond Market Summary Amid Sparse Readable Text
Fragmentary OCR notes show references to bonds and yields with unclear details. Mentions include Pacific locations, shop references, and possible 4s or 6s bond notation but specifics are unreadable. No clear event, names, or figures can be confirmed from the legible portions.
Boston rushes 500 doctors and 1000 nurses for influenza
Federal officials and the American Red Cross say 500 doctors and 1000 nurses are en route to Boston to combat the Spanish influenza. The first batch should arrive within 24 hours, with reports indicating scattered cases nationwide and fears the epidemic could sweep coast to coast if unchecked.
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American Red Cross Society
Boston
Europe
Theatres and gatherings closed in Massachusetts lockdown
In response to the emergency public health committee, all Boston theatres moving picture houses and dance halls were closed last night. Clubs lodges and places of gathering are shut indefinitely. Protestant churches may close and some Catholic churches silence bars. Public funerals are banned by local boards of health.
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Emergency Public Health Committee of
Massachusetts
Boston
Moving Picture House
Cardinal O’connell
Brookline
Malden
Quincy
Boards of Health
Massachusetts General Hospital
Quircy
2000 Cases in Chelsea Civilian Deaths Low
Chelsea reports only three civilian deaths so far from the outbreak yet estimates about two thousand people infected. The state appointed Mrs. Anna M Staebler to organize local nursing in cooperation with the Chelsea Board of Health and Public Safety Committee. Several Protestant churches announced no services tomorrow including Mt Bellingham Carey Ave First Universalist St Luke's First Congregational Central Congregational First Baptist Horace Memorial and Advent Christian. Dr George B Fenwick chairs the Board of Health and is ill along with several Chelsea physicians confined to their homes.
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Chelsea
Anna M. Staebler
First Baptist
Horace Memorial
Advent Christian Church
George B. Fenwick
Board of
Iil
John Milton Wells
Frank A. Mahoney
HK. B. Shallenback
Red Cross Announces Influenza Mask Distribution in Boston
James Jackson announced that gauze masks for influenza caregivers are being manufactured and will be delivered this morning at Station rooms in the State House, 561 Massachusetts Avenue, 142 Berkeley Street, and Newton Red Cross Headquarters. Masks and gowns will be free and available to hospital workers at the same locations.
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James Jackson
Red Cross
Boston
State House
Bernine W. Billings
Massachusetts Avenue
District Nursing Association
Mary Beard
Berkeley Street
The
Newton
Cambridge Teachers Volunteer to Aid City Nurses in Epidemic
Cambridge educators released from duty by school closures join nurses in the grip effort. Superintendent Fitzgerald calls a 10 AM meeting at the Latin School hall. about 500 teachers invited to assist as helpers or drivers, with younger staff prioritized. Automobiles loaned to the Board of Health will shuttle nurses case to case. Schools to stay closed at least another week and many city institutions suspend activities.
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Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Homeopathic Hospital
Cambridge
Fitzgerald
Board of Health
Weeks seeks $1 million for influenza campaign
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts introduced a resolution to appropriate $1,000,000 for the Public Health Service influenza campaign. He urged immediate availability of funds, citing tens of thousands affected in New England and Camp Devens reporting 10,000 cases as hospitals fill and nurses and doctors strain to cope.
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Washington
Weeks
Massachusetts
Public Health Service
Appropriations Committee
Martin
New England
Senate
Camp Devens
BETTER IN QUINCY A health report shows improvement in influenza cases
Dr I E B Stowe naval lieutenant and emergency agent of the Board of Health says Quincy has about a 30 percent drop in calls and milder symptoms. A city canvass records about 2000 influenza cases. Sixteen patients were discharged today and nine deaths were reported since Thursday midnight.
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Quincy
I. EB. Stowe
Board of Health
Stowe
Chief Phone Operator Henrietta McCarthy Dies at 27
Miss Henrietta McCarthy aged 27 of 78 Brookline Avenue Brookline died yesterday afternoon of pneumonia brought on by influenza. She was chief operator of the main Boston exchange and had served the telephone company for over 12 years, acting as chief operator for about two years.
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Henrietta McCarthy
Brookline Avenue
Brookline
Boston
Miss McCarthy
The
Telephone Company
Boston Elevated cars disinfected amid influenza outbreak
Officials said every car and train of the Boston Elevated was thoroughly disinfected last night and will remain germ proof as they leave the barns this morning and during the Spanish influenza prevalence.
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Boston
Massachusetts soda fountains may be closed during epidemic
The emergency health committee urged Massachusetts soda fountain proprietors to stop selling the drink for the epidemic. A similar move was expected for bars. Later the committee revised the request placing responsibility on the dispensers.
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Massachusetts
Emergency Health Committee
Lexington Man Dies By His Own Hand at Home
G. Irving Tuttle, a Lexington resident and son of Henry E. Tuttle of the Lexington Board of Assessors, cut his throat at his Hancock street home last evening after a period of illness thought to have affected his mind. He leaves his father and mother.
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G. Irving Tuttle
Lexington
Henry E. Tuttle
Lexington Board Oar Assessors
Hancock Street
Acrostic urging Fourth Liberty Loan support
Somerville Massachusetts residents urged to fund the Fourth Liberty Loan by uplifting every family member to give. The verse calls on mothers and fathers to dig into savings, pledging loans to support American troops abroad and press Kaiser into defeat.
Bulgaria Must Fully Surrender in Peace Talks
Washington dispatch reports Bulgaria suing for peace after defeat with border strongholds under Allied control. The note emphasizes no peace terms allowing Germany influence and no return of spoils to Bulgaria as Berlin's tool.
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Washington
Bulgaria
Germany
Berlin
Bulgaria Seeks Armistice as Allies See Path to Peace
Diplomatic circles note Bulgaria asked for an armistice to discuss peace terms while allied leaders stress conditions for disarmament and surrender. If Bulgaria quits the central powers, entente aims may include reopening Dardanelles and Black Sea routes and gathering support from Romania and Jugoslavs for a broader eastern front overhaul.
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Bulgaria
Germany
Austria-Hungary
United States
Macedonia
Austria
Turkey
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Russia
Rumania
Ukraine
Money market rates listed at 6 percent across categories
The report shows current money market prices with all categories including Brokers' customers' loans Outside brokers' call loans Customers' commercial loans Individual customers' collateral Commercial paper and Your money recorded at 6 per cent. The uniform rate highlights a stable financing environment.
Americans Halt German Night Push Northwest of Verdun
German forces made a stubborn stand along the American front but were forced to yield position after position as American troops pressed their advance. The initial rapid push slowed yet continued, drawing praise from French officers observing the operations.
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Verdun
Associated Press
American Forces Press Argonne Push Through Dense Forest
In the Argonne area near Montblainville and Eclisefontaine American troops battled German forces through mud and dense woods. Tanks and planes aided advances as artillery moved up, driving German detachments from strong positions and forcing withdrawals along several shattered lines.
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Charpentry
Montblainville
Eclisefontaine
Argonne Forest
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