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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1917

Page

3

New Easy Way to Buy Liberty Bonds by Slices

Federal Reserve New York introduces a simplified sale of ten dollar certificates that convert into bonds later. Purchasers need no red tape or personal details and can buy through stores and institutions across the district, with certificates bearing interest only after five are accumulated and exchanged. The scheme aims to broaden Liberty Bond participation and support democracy.

Retre Jay Federal Reserve Bank of New York Federal Reserve Bank of New Haven England France Treasury Department Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Bank New York Reserve Banks Liberty Loan Committee Wall Street Liberty Loan Committees Federal Reserve Banks

Edison Emerges To Urge Liberty Loan Support At Park

Thomas Edison, working long hours on government projects, has left his Menlo Park lab only twice in six weeks to advocate Liberty Bonds. He urged 7,000 Edison employees to buy liberally, urging citizens to serve their country and consider future generations, then returned to his lab.

Thomas Alva Edison Menro Park New Jersey Edison Liberty Loan Committee Uncle Sam Liberty Loan America France Washington Lincoln Wilson

Wall Street Quotes From Bridgeport Wire Service

Reported at 1:30 p m by T L Watson Co brokers in Bridgeport Conn the NYSE quotations list prices for Allis Chalmers Am Beet Sugar Am Car Fay and others with many percent figures. Stocks include Anaconda Baldwin Bethlehem General Electric Goodyear and 60 plus more across Industrials each with price in fractions or percentages reflecting market activity.

T. L. Watson & Co Corner Main John Sta Bridgeport Am. Tel. & Tele Alaska Chile Chino Chesapeake & Ohio Col. Fuel & Iron Crucible Steel del. Hudson Distilleries Securities Erie Erie 1St Ptd General Electric Nig Googfrich Co. Ie Northern Pfd Northern Ore International Interborough Inter. Mer Marine Inter Mer Marine International Paper Kennecott Copper Lackawanna Steel Lehigh Valley Maxwell Motors Mex Petroleum Midvale Steel Nevada Coal Northern Pacific _ i Central N. Y Ont. & West Pittsburgh Coal Pennsylvania Pressed Steel Car Ray Cons Reading Ry. Steel Spring Sinclair Oi Sloss Sheffield & Iron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Corp'n Third Avenue Tenn. Copper Texas Oil Union Pacific United Cigar Stores U. 8. Steel Utah Wabash Wabash Ptd. A West Union Tel Westinghouse Electric

Stock Market Slips Then Recovers on Mixed Volume

New York June 1 The stock market opened with irregularity after a fortnight of activity. Morning losses were capped by strength in equipments metals oils and industrial alcohols. United States Steel traded around 130 to 131 1 8 after a 4 1 4 dividend, later showing a 1 4 point gain. Railroads were inactive as port closures by the navy department affected tempo.

New York Stock Exchange United States Steel Navy Department

Wanted Inventors to Send for Patent Booklets

An advertisement seeks inventors to request booklets on U S and foreign patents by Mercer D Blondel patent solicitor. Office is in the Conn. National Bank building.

U. S Mercer D. Blondel Conn National Bank Casey Henry C. Reid and Son Main A.M. Wooster U.S. Patent Office Main Street Bridgeport

Market Tumble Follows Early Gains As Traders Sell Off

Price action showed widespread liquidation in early trading with Steel at 126 3 4 as large holders sold off. Motors weakened ahead of a broad retreat across equipments and munition stocks. Railroads fell less than peers, while during the second hour rallies trimmed losses. By noon, some rebounds emerged and bonds held steady.

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