New York Port Sets September Export Record
The port of New York posted the highest daily export averages for September in history, with about 10.8 million dollars per business day, led by battlefield goods. September totals reached 269.9 million dollars, about 53 percent of national exports, surpassing prior months except August. New York remains the world's leading exporting port, rivaling London and Liverpool in scale.
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New York
Foreign Trade Department
National City Bank of New York
Custom House
Sptember
Bow
Europe
Liverpool
London
Hamburg
United States
Opening Stock Market Rally Drives Gains Across Sectors
New York opening shows Ralls leading with gains of 1 to 2 points for major issues including Louisville & Nashville New York Central Reading and Lehigh Valley. Trading ranges from 1,000 to 2,500 shares with enthusiasm in equipment munitions and miscellaneous specialties. Central steels firm Moon trading shifts to steel and metals with notable advances in Anaconda Inspiration Kennecott Copper and National Lead. Central Leather hits a new maximum at 80 and American Woolen tops its class with over 5 point rise. Bonds firm.
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New York
Ralls
Louisville & Nashville
New York Central
Reading
Lehigh Valley
New
Grucible Steel
Studebaker
Westinghouse
Barrett Company
Moon
Anaconda
Inspiration
Kennecott
Central Leather
Wall Street Quotations From New York Exchange
NYSE quotations reported on private wires show prices for numerous stocks led by Allis Chalmers at 26% and 81% for different issues, with many major names listed including Am Tel & Tel, International Nickel, Interborough, Kansas City Southern, Kennecott Copper, New York Central, Chesapeake & Ohio, General Electric, U S Steel, Union Pacific, and more. Values vary across a wide range, including several high and low points, with percentages indicating current trading at 1:30 pm on Oct. 5.
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Tloe & Co
Bankers and Brokers
Corner Main
John Sta. Bridgep Conn
New York Stock Exchange
Allis Chalmers
Allis Chalmers Ptd
Car & Fdy
Can
Hide & Lea, Pfd
Locomotive
Gulf & W. Indies
Smelt. & Re. Co
Sug. Refg. Co
Writ
Atch, T. & S. Fe
Baldwin Loco
Baltimore & Ohio
Inspiration
International Nickel
Interborough
Inter. Mer. Marine
International Paper
Kansas City Sou
Kennecott Copper
Lackawanna Steel
Louis & Nashville
Lehigh Valley
Maxwell Motors R
Mex. Petroleum
Missouri Pacific
Miami Copper
Montanta Power
Nevada
National Lead Co
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
N. Y. Central
N. Y
N. Y., Ont. & West
Brooklyn Rapid Trans
Butte & Sup
Canadian Pacific
Callf, Petroleum
Cen Leather Co
Chi. M. & St. Paul. i IR
Chi. & Great W
Chi. & Great W. Ptd
Chi. Rk. Island & Pac
Chile
Connecticut Inventors Awarded Patents October 3 1916
A list of patent rights issued to Connecticut inventors includes David Petri Palmedo of Bridgeport for a spacing mechanism for type bar making machines, William H Gates of New Haven for a nipple making machine, Frank Rupf of Hartford for a special carriage testing typewriters, Norbert Schikel of Stamford for a motorcycle frame, H H Cosgrove of New Haven for a time recorder, Edson F Gallaudet of Norwich for two aeroplane patents, Nile H Anderson of Middletown for a type writing machine, and prints noting Winchester Repeating Arms Co from New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster &Bowersock
Solicitors of Patents
Main Street
Bridgeport
David Petri-Palmedo
Goddard
Stratford
William H. Gates
New Haven
Frank E
Rupf
Hartford
Norbert H. Schikel
Stamford
H. Cosgrove
Time-Rcorder
Edson F. Gallaudet
Norwich
Nile H. Anderson
Middletown
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
Blew Haven
Winchester
Weather Forecast For New Haven And Region
Forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Friday with warm interior temperatures. South winds will be moderate and pleasant conditions prevail in most districts east of the Rocky Mountains. Rain has fallen recently along the south Atlantic coast, the upper Mississippi valley, and northern regions.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Rocky Mountains
South Atlantic
Missisippi Valley
Russian Loan Twice Oversubscribed Says Report from Japan
Tokio reports a 70 million yen Russian loan was twice oversubscribed as Japanese public support signals faith in Entente victory and Russia's rehabilitation. The six percent issue funded Russian treasury bonds, with potential further loans planned to reach 250 million yen to pay for munitions purchased in Japan for Russia.
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Tokio
Russia
Japan
Newtown Selectmen Reorganize Amid Road Patrol Changes
The new board of selectmen led by E. D. Briscoe restructured and set Oct 14 for minor officer appointments. Danbury fair week patrols will cover Main Street and Sandy Hook bridge with two new electric lights funded by Harris Wire Co. reducing staff costs. Community groups discussed women’s enfranchisement at an Equal Franchise league meeting, and local residents at Danbury Fair.
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Newtown
Board of Selectmen
E. D. Briscoe
Newton M. Curtis
William B. Glover
Danbury
Main Street
Mount Pleasant
Liberty Pole
Sandy Hook Bridge
Harris Wire Co
Equal Franchise League
A. G. Muzzey
Henry Mitchell
Anna M. Betts
Amy Frost
Louise Bigelow
May Hoyt
E. J. Thrall, Jr
Danbury Fair
Anna Troy
Berkshire
Hiram Lodge
A. M
Masonic Hall
Sandy Hook
Harold
A. L. Peck
Danbury Hospital
Mary Keane
Newtown High School
State Normal School
R. H. Beers
John C
Eli Beers
Charles G. Peck
W. B. Glover
Louise Gibson
Brooklyn
Gibson Villa
M. Swanson
John Leavy
Josiah A. Tilson
Mr. Leavy
Andrew Donnellan
Walnut Tree Hill
Jersey City
Kate Tibballs
Chicago
W. H. Egan
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
W. J. Driscoll
Nora Madigan
Waterbury
Mary Brew
Dayton Street
Charles Hammond
Bridgeport Residents Tax on Debts Clarified
Bridgeport residents face local tax on taxable notes bonds and evidences of debt owned. The state tax applies to estates of those who fail to pay, with balances payable in Bank rather than Savings Banks. Local authorities outline liability and payment rules for overdue balances.
Harry Glenn Seeks McAuliffe Bout in Bridgeport Show
Al Jennings lists four boxers under his stable including Harry Glenn of Baltimore. Glenn will fight next Monday night at the Casino opening the card to showcase his abilities after recent wins over Willie Jones in Brooklyn and other contenders. Tony Marengo of Boston, a noted 143 pounder, aims to impress in Bridgeport against top eastern rivals.
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al Jennings
Charley Griffin
Red Cap Wilson
Tony Marenge
Boston
Harry Glenn
Baltimore
Glenn
Jennings
Young McAuliffe
Bridgeport
Willie Jones
Hamilton A
Brooklyn
Darkey Griffin
Marty Allen
Bushy Graham
Paul Edwards
Frankie Maher
Jimmy Murray
Kid Black
Tony Marengo
Pennsylvania
Anniversaries of ring battles recall Rudie Unholz
Rudie Unholz the 1881 born Mannheim light welterweight boxer died in Los Angeles last June from tuberculosis. A fund of 1000 dollars was raised by Southern California boxers for his widow and three children. Though long linked to the Boer label he was a Teuton and a veteran of rings in South Africa England Australia and America.
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Rudie
Boer) Unholz
Mannheim-on the-Rhine
Germany
Unholz
Los Angeles
California
Anholz
South Africa
England
America
New England
Milwaukee
Mark Anderson
Clarence English
Cyclone Johnny Thompson
Ogden
Utah
San Francisco
Australia
Hugh Mehégan
Johnny Summers
Ad Wolgast
Fond du Lac
Steamship Schedule Naugatuck Weekly Run for New York
Fare sixty cents with weekday departures from Pequonnock Dock at 5 a m for New York Pier 70 at 11 45 a m return from Catharine Street 3 00 p m and East 22nd Street 3 15 p m to Bridgeport by 7 15 p m agent H Cosgriff of The New England Steamship Company announces the service with schedules and pricing for travelers bound between Bridgeport and New York City.
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Bridgeport
Port Jefferson
Geo. M. Tooker
Naugatuck
Pequonnock Dock
N. Y
B. R
Catharine St
Foot East
H. Cosgriff
The
New England Steamship Co
Monroe Caucus for General Assembly and town posts set
A town caucus will meet at Town hall Monroe center on Saturday evening October 14 1916 at 8 oclock to nominate a candidate for representative to the next General Assembly as well as justices of the peace and town committee Monroe October 4 1916 per order of Town Committee FF Wheeler Chairman Seymour Wells reelected president of the Dingbat club at the annual meeting at Main street club rooms officers named and seventy members present a supper followed Stratford Women’s Suffrage Association met at Miss Alice Judson’s home East Broadway speaker Mrs Charles Lay of Putney spoke on Current Events Louis Cope secretary of Bridgeport Y M C A Boys Department will speak to the Combined Men’s club Congregational church Cutler club and Boy Scouts on October 9 with a supper to be served
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Town
Monroe Center
General Assembly
Justices of the Peace and Town Committee
Monroe
W. Wheeler
Seymour Wells
Dingbat Club
Main Street
William Appleyard
Robert Higgins
Fred W. Nettleton
Olly Clinton
Walter Hanford
Joseph Johnson
Harry Edwards
Stratford Women’s Suffrage Association
Alice Judson
East Broadway
Charles Lay
Putney
Louis Cope
Boys
Bridgeport
Congregational Church
Cutler Club
Boy Scouts
Weategue Country Club Holds Stag Dinner Honors Builders
Stratford October 5 Thirty members of the Weategue Country club and their friends attended a stag dinner at the club rooms last evening honoring members active in expanding the club. The event featured musical selections and included John M. Otis Harry A. Barnes Howard W. Curtis William W. Church Zalmen Goodsell De Ver H. Warner Charles H. Canfield William Wheeler Walter Wheeler Jonathan Godfrey and D Fairchild Wheeler among the guests.
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Stratford
Weategue Country Club
John M. Otis
Harry A. Barnes
Howard W. Curtis
William W. Church
Zalmen Goodsell
de Ver H. Warner
Charles H. Canfield
William Wheeler
Walter Wheeler
Jonathan Godfrey
D. , Fairchild Wheeler
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Finance
Chesapeake & Chi Consolidated Gas Col, Foal & Iron
Corn Products Corn Products Pt
Cuban Cane Sugar Crucible Steel Distilleries Security Fria
Erie Ist
General Electric Goodrich Co
Northern Pfd
Northern Ore
Illinois
Wabash Pfd
West Union Tel
Westinghouse Electric Western Marylane
Willys Overland
T. Lk Watson & Co
jArizona
Butte & Superior
Cal
Arizona
Hecla
Centennial Copper Range
East Butte
Hancock Island Creek
Isle Royale
la Salle Mohawk
North Butte
Old Dominion
Osceola
Pond Creek
Quincy
Baint Mary's
Sante Fe
Shannon Superior
lTamarack
U, S&s. Smelting
Dopid
Consol
Farmer
Eeme
Iptmane Tere
L. “Watson & CO
Bank of Strength and Service
State Street
Bridgeport Trust Company
North End
North Main Trolley
Box A. L., Farmer
Box O
T. B. Warren
Real Estate and Insurance
Golden Hill St
Board of Assessors
City of
Board OF Relief
Conn
State OF Connecticut
District OF Bridgeport
Harriet E. Bishop
Court of Probate
H. E. Bishop
Fairfield Ave
State OF
Treasury Department
S. Chamberlain
Bullard’s
Bullard
Broad St
Railroad Ave
McAuliffe
City National Bank
Savings Department
Wall Street
Connecticut National Bank
Bridgeport Cor
Main and
Wall Streets
James Staples & CO
Bermuda
Bank ST
Telephone Barnum
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co
Albert E. Lavery
Benton
J. W. Blakebrough
Brookfield
Vermont
Main St
Poli
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