Rumor of War Drives U S Business Ties With Scandinavia
Commercial interest grows as rumors of possible Scandinavian involvement in the war boost exports. United States firms report sharply rising shipments to Denmark Norway and Sweden from 1914 to 1917 driven by food copper cotton and manufactured goods. Shares of imports from Germany Britain and Russia decline as trade shifts amid wartime shortages.
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United States
New York
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Toden
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Stock Market Opens Mixed as Gains Offer Rebound Hope
In New York on December 5 opening trading showed modest support but quick shifts. United States Steel, Union Pacific, Reading, Utah Copper, and Crucible Steel advanced early, while Continental Can rose briefly. rails and iron industries slipped, bonds steady, Liberty 4s near 97.5, triplets announced for Mr and Mrs G Fontano of Hackensack New Jersey.
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New York
United States Steel
Union Pacific Reading
Utah Copper
Cru
Continental
Liberty
Probate Court Limits Claims For Estate Of Edward M Bennett
In Bridgeport Connecticut on December 3 1917 the Probate Court for the District of Bridgeport set a six month period for creditors to file claims in the estate of Edward M Bennett deceased. Creditors must present properly attested accounts for settlement or be barred from recovery. He executor John J Broderick is to receive immediate payments from those indebted to the estate.
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State OF Connecticut
District OF Bridgeport
Catherine Connor
Bridgeport
Court of Probate
Edward M. Bennett
John J. Broderick
Birth of the Middleweight Title and Famed Fighters
A historical note traces Jack Randall as the originator of the middleweight class, defeating Ned Turner in 34 rounds on December 5 1813 to claim the early championship. It also recounts boxer Georges Lavigne’s rise from Saginaw to welter and middleweight fame, his bouts with Rowan Siddons Lotto Walcott Burgo Erne and McFadden ending his career.
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Jack Randall
Ned Turner
England
Randall
London
Chancery Llane
Hole In the Wall
William Hazlitt
Lavigne
Saginaw
Mich
Tommy Ryan
Andy Rowan
New Orleans
George Siddons
Joe Lotto
San Francisco
Joe Walcott
Jack McAuliffe
Dick Burgo
Buffalo
Frank Erne
George McFadden
Kid Lavigne Greatest of Lightweight Boxers
George Kid Lavigne once considered the era’s best lightweight rival to Jack McAuliffe was born in Bay City Michigan to French Canadian parents. After retiring he faced ups and downs, squandered money from boxing, ran a Detroit saloon that failed, then rebuilt his health and life with a strong physical comeback.
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George ‘‘Kid” Lavigne
Jack McAuliffe
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Detroit
Spy Arrested in Havana With Fortifications Plans
An Atlantic Port dispatch says a spy was arrested in Havana after officers aboard an American steamer seized plans of Cuba’s fortifications. The prisoner claimed to be Russian. The arrest occurred as the vessel arrived from Havana.
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Havana
Cuba
Bridgeport Hospital Annual Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the corporation of the Bridgeport hospital will be held at the hospital on Grant St. Thursday, December 6 at 2 o'clock p.m. Executive Committee members Lyman Catlin Morris Godfrey Lavery listed.
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Grant St
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