Gold imports into the United States during World War I
A Foreign Trade Department compilation from National City Bank shows August 1914 to October 1916 gold flows: total imports 353,095,663 and exports 230,828,577, leaving a net import gain of 122,267,086 for the period. The US gold stock rose from 1,887,270,64 to 2,636,009,864, a gain of 748,738,904, with June 1916 the peak monthly import. The war’s 26 months produced higher imports than any prewar year, and the stock more than doubled by 1916.
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United States
Foreign Trade Department
National City Bank
New York
New York and Boston Stock Quotes From Private Wires
Quotations reported from Tt. L. Watson & Co Bridgeport and others show widespread trading on October 26. Listings include Allis Chalmers, Am. Beet Sugar, Am. Car & Fay, Am. Can, Am. Hide & Leather, Am. Locomotive, and many more with varied percentages. Boston prices add further names such as Arizona Com, Cal Arizona, Cal & Sul Centeni, East Butte, Mayflower, North Butte, and Sante Fe among others.
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Tt. L. Watson & Co
Bankers and Brokers
Corner Main
John Sta. Bridgeport
Conn
New York Stock Exchange
Allis Chalmers
Car & Fay
Can
Atlantic
Gulf & W. Indies
Smelt. & Re. Co
Sug. Refg. Co
Tel
Col
Pfa
Cruci
Steel
Cubne
den. & Rio G
Distilleries Securities
Erie
General Electric
Goodrich Co
Northern Pfd
Illinois Central
Inspiration Copper
International Nickel
Interborough
Inter. Mer. Marine
Inter. Mer
Marine Pro
International Paper
Kansas City
Spu
Kennecott
Lackawanna Steel
Louis & Nashville
Lehigh Valley
Maxwell Motors
Mex. Petroleum
Missouri Pacific
Miami Copper
Montana Power
Kan
Texas
Kan, & Tex. Ptd
Nevada
National Lead Co
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
N.Y. Central
Ont
West
Pennsylvania
Ray Cons
Peed Iron & Steel
Steel Sp
Wabash Pfd
Union Tel. A
Westinghouse Electric
Western
Runaway Boys Found Unconscious After Freight Yard Incident
Two young boys, John Prevish and Joseph Peters, about one year old, were found unconscious in the Midland freight yards near New London after attempting to alight from a fast moving freight train. Police notified parents, boys taken for medical care. In a separate incident, two men died when the Los Angeles Limited collided with a freight train wreck near Bushnell, Nebraska.
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John Prevish
Pembroke Street
Joseph Peters
Spruce Street
Midland
New London
Los Angeles Limited
Union Pacific
Bushnell
Neb
Permits Granted for 26 Buildings Totalling 52270 Dollars
Building commissioners approved permits for 26 structures with a combined cost of 52270 dollars. Projects include private garages, storehouses, cottages, tool sheds, two family houses, and a brick store and dwelling across multiple streets and neighborhoods. Named applicants include Harry Gordon A Repka Cornwall ad Paterson C J Johna T J OReiley Mary OReiley Elliott Manufacturing S Pataky Paul Svnkara Martin Deberstein Sidney Ob Morris Feldman William Brick James E Beach M B Hammond F J Pas tor Edith Haynes Julius Weiss William F Chatton George M Loth Black Rock Manufacturing Pasquale Romeo Jennie B Canicola The Mitchell Dairy Co.
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Carrollo
Harry Gordon
Church Street
A. Repka
Silliman Avenue
Cornwall Ad Paterson
C. J. John- A. Om
Norman Street
T. J. O’reiley
Mary O'Reiley
Iranistan
Elliott Manufacturing
Orland Street
Pataky
Jewitt’ Avenue
Paul Svnkara
Taft Avenue
Martin
Pauline Deberstein
Fairfield Avenue
Sidney Ob
Morris Feldman
Carroll Avenue
William Brick
Ayese Street
James E. Beach
Ningdale
M. B. Hammond
Waldorf Avenue
F. J. Pastor
Bostwick Avenue
Edith Haynes
Julius Weiss
Barnum Avenue
William F. Chatton
Wells Street
George M.loth
Midland
Gertrude M. Winstrom
Os Borne
Black Rock Manufacturing Co
Marion Street
Frank Verouese
Washington Avenue
Pasquale ‘Romeo
East Main Street
Jennie B. Canicola
Wood Avenue
Mitchell Dairy Co
Cost of Living Prompts Teacher Salary Request in Pittsburgh
Ten Pittsburgh public schools seek annual salary increases of 50 to 100 dollars each. The total cost to the district is estimated at about 30,776 dollars, with the rise attributed to high living costs. The board considers the plea amid fiscal constraints.
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Pittsburgh
Board of Education
Iron
Prosperity in Bridgeport from Bradstreet's Journal
Bradstreet's reports broad prosperity in Bridgeport with strong demand across several sectors. Tailors, millinery shops, auto dealers, iron and hardware merchants, paints and chemicals, and building trade products show healthy sales as winter approaches.
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Bridgeport
Bradstreet's
Journal of Trade
Stock Market Opens With Mixed Results on Oct 25
The New York open showed irregular tendencies with some declines in Hide & Leather and other issues, offset by strong gains in Industrial Alcohol, American Writing Paper, sugars, and several rail stocks. By noon gains were largely retraced as losses diminished and new records appeared in several names. Bonds remained irregular.
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New York
Hide & Leather
International Paper
Republic Iron
Utah Copper
Colorado
Rock Island
Denver
Rio Grande
Cuba
American Writing Paper
Consolidated Gas
Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel
United States Steel
Registrars Of Voters In Session To Revise List
General Registrars James H. Rooney and William Lounsbury will meet at City Hall Room 4 on Friday October 27 1916 from 9 a m to 5 p m to correct and revise voting lists. No names will be added after October 27 1916. Bridgeport Conn October 18 1916.
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General Registrars of Voters
City Hal
State Street
James H. Rooney
William Lounsbury
Bridgeport
Conn
Elmont sales agent James Hughes killed by trolley
Real estate firm sales agent James Hughes of Elmont was struck and killed by a trolley car traveling from Hempstead to Jamaica. President Wilson plans to depart Shadow Lawn today en route to Cincinnati.
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James Hughes
Elmont
Hempstead
Jamaica
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Cincinnati
Constanza's Fall Menaces Bridge and Danube Control
The article notes General Mackensen's Dobrudja advance placing him near Cernavoda, home to the Danube crossing to Bucharest. It warns that control of Constanza's bridge could block Bucharest and hinder Russian and Romanian efforts while shaping Balkan operations and Galician fronts.
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Constanza
Danube
von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Cernavoda
Bukharest
Russian Bessarabia
Odessa
Dobrudjan
Berlin
Black Sea
Mackensen
Balkans
Bulgaria
Halkenhayn
Roumania
Ferdinand
Roumanians
Avgrescu
Transylvania
Sewer Proposals City of Bridgeport
Proposals for sewer construction in Chalmers avenue Sterling place Berkshire avenue Holland avenue Pacific street Eagle street Salem street will be received by the Paving and Sewer Commission until Thursday October 26 1916 at 7 30 p m in Room 22 City Hall. A 5 percent certified check accompanies each bid and the Commission reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Bernard Keating Secretary.
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Paving and Sewer Commission
City Hall
Chalmers Avenue
Sterling Place
Berkshire Avenue
Holland Avenue
Pacific Street
Eagle Street
Salem Street
Commission
Bernard Keating
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Bradstreet
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Railroad Ave
Frisbie’s Pies
W. D. Cook & Son
Water Street
Helen Keller
Galicia
Roujves
Saloniki
Sarrail
Sous
Brailay
Harest
Cernave
Dessa
Segara
T. L. Watson & CO
Bankers Corner
Main and
John Streets
T. B. Warren
Golden Hill St
H. Fleming
Main St
City Savings Bank
the University School
Vincent C. Peck
Barnum
State OF Connecticut District OF Bridgeport Probate Court
Edward Franke
Court of Probate For
District of Bridgeport
George A. Kuhl
The
City National Bank
Savings Department
Wall Street
Connecticut National Bank
Bridgeport Cor
Wall Streets
James Staples & CO
Bridgeport, Conn
Georgia
Florida
Bermuda
Nassau
West Indies
Mexico
Loewith & CO
Bank St
Bristol
West 49Th St. N
Isroadway
Fifth Ave
T. E. Tolson
Pres
Mer
Consolidated Rolling Stock Company
Connecticut
Charles G. Sanford
First Bridgeport National Bank
Main Street
Fairfield County
City OF Bridgeport
Wooster & Bowersock
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co
Publc
Albert E. Lavery
J. W. Blakebrough
Brookfield, Vermont
Poli
Coruna
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