War drives prices higher across commodities and finance
Speculation surges as war sustains demand for wheat cotton pig iron sugar wool and chemicals. Inflation expands with Britain’s loans and gold flows while U S banking power grows. copper remains key with high prices tied to ongoing conflict and uncertain peace timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Great Britain
United States
Federal Reserve
New York
Britain
United Kingdom
London
United
Ips
Industabse
Stratford Boys Drive Healthy Pig to Death by Own Action
Stratford youth court minutes: twenty three boys aged 7 to 14 from two football teams plead after releasing a pig from John MacEwen’s pen, the pig swam to the Housatonic and drowned. Several fined for disturbances. restitution ordered. Also notes Camp Fire Girls fair preparation and All Saints Day church redecorating delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Frank E. Blakeman
Stratford Town Court
John MacEwen
Housatonic
Ivan N. Morehouse
Henry Callahan
Fred Callahan
George McCabe
James Cullen
Jeremiah Spotlow
Walter Cullen
Robert Cullen
Adolf Eght
Antonio Spotlow
Harold Olah
Dominick Fellows
John Homa
Lewis Sabo
Fred Grutz
Frank Berry
Joseph
Lewis Capabonica
Sedgwick Avenue
Christ Episcopal Church
NYSE Quotations Reported From Private Wires Network
Report at 1:30 p.m. from T. L. Watson & Co Bridgeport shows NYSE quoted prices for Am Alt Be Sugar Am Can etc and other major stocks. Notable entries include Am Zinc Arm Co. Pittsburgh list with percent bids and varieties, plus Boston market readings with Copper Range and Wolverine readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Watson & Co
Bankers and Brokers
Corner Main
John Sta
Bridgeport
Conn
New Yorks Stock Exchange
Allis Chalmers
Car & Fdy
Can
Hide & Lea
Adl Gulf & W. Indies
Smelt, & Re. Co
Tel
Woolen Am
Zinz Ateh
Anaconda Copper Baldwin Loco
Baltimore & Ohio
Butte
Boston
Tik Watson
Arizona
Com. Am. Zinc
Allouez Butte & Superior
Cal
Hecla Copper Range
East Butte
Hancock Island Creek
Isle Royale
Michigan North Butte
North Lake
Old Dominion Pond Creek
Shannon Superior
Tamarack U. 8
Wolverine
Stock Market Opens Cautiously as Noon Gains Broadly Expand
New York stocks opened under caution with motors and equipment shares slipping fractions to over a point, while United States Steel and several others rose modestly. By noon the market turned more confident with Steel and locomotives steady gains, fertilizers and paper rising, and American Writing Paper hitting a new high. Bond activity remained steady as traders assessed mixed early signals. General Bertholet of the French army was appointed commander of the Iguana REIGN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Marine Ptd
United States Steel
Rock Island
Colorado
Union Pacific
Reading
Crucible
Lackawanna Steels
Republic Iron
American
Baldwin
General Electric
Westinghouse
Canadian Pacific
Bertholet
Annual Bridgeport City Meeting Warned for November 7 1916
Notice to Bridgeport voters sets the annual city meeting for Tuesday November 7 1916 to elect twelve aldermen and four Board of Education members. Polls and voting machines operate 6 am to 5 pm at district polling places listed with street addresses and precincts. City mayor Clifford B. Wilson signs the notice dated October 31 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Board of Education
Beach Street
East Main Street
Seaview Avenue
Lincoln School
Stratford Avenue
A. D
Clifford B. Wilson
Egan Defends Labor Picketing in Connecticut
J P Egan editor of the Weekly News Lett er criticizes Section 1296 of the Connecticut statutes as used to restrain labor. He argues injunctions burden workingmen, contends police statutes cover coercion, and asserts courts bias labor as property while defending business interests against limitations on strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
J. P. Egan
Weekly News Letter
Great American Federation of Labor
Egan
Plaza Theatre
Farmer
National Congress
Bridgeport Electors Meeting Sets Choices for Local and National Officers
Electors of Bridgeport will meet on Tuesday November 7 1916 to vote for President and Vice President United States United States Senator Representative to the 65th Congress Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary Treasurer Comptroller Senators for the 21st 22d and 23d Districts Two Representatives to the General Assembly a Probate Court Judge for Bridgeport District and twenty seven Justices of the Peace at 1251 State Street Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
United States
Newt General Assembly
District of Bridgeport
State Street
Kiefer Street
Auburn Street
Norman Street
North Avenue
Main Street
East Main
Shelton Streets
Annual Town Meeting in Bridgeport for Five Selectmen Voting
Bridgeport holds its annual town meeting to choose town officers required by law including five selectmen. A separate note lists locations at Beach Street and Seaview Avenue for elector voting and registration. The surrounding text discusses labor issues, injunctions, and comments by Mr. Egan on tariff politics and state conditions regarding workers and law enforcement.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Glews
Parker
New York Stock Exchange
Are Erie 1St
General Electric Goodrich Co
Northern Pfd
Northern Ore
Ind
Alcohol Inspiration Copper International Nickel
Interborough
Marine Inter
Marine Pf International Paper
Kansas City
Kennecott Copper
Lackawanna Steel
Lehigh Valley
Maxwell Motors
Mex. Petroleum
Missouri Pacific
Miami Copper
Kan. & Tex
Nevada
National Lead Co
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
N. Y. Central
N. H
Pennsylvania
Republcan & Stel
Southern Pacific Southern Railway
Es Southern Railway Ptd
Studebaker
Third Avenue
Tenn
U.S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
Utah Copper
Virginia Cafe Chem
Wapbagh
Wabash Pfd. A
Wabash Pfd. B
West
Union Tel
Westinghouse Electric
Western Maryland
Willys Overland
Bridgeport Trust Co
al Pee Gao Oy
Barnum
Bridgeport Dime Messenger
Consolidated Rolling Stock Company
Enero Connecticut
Charles G. Sanford
First Bridgeport National Bank
Fairfield County
Daniel N. Morgan Charles G. Sanford Stiles
E. Goodsell
F. N. Benham, Jr
Johnson
O. P
Mr. Egan
Hughes
Zoe
Bankers Corner
Main and
John Streets
T. B. Warren
Real Estate and Insurance
Golden Hill St
H. Fleming
Main St
City Bank
The
City National Bank
Savings Department
Wall Stres
Connecticut National Bank
Cor
Wall Streets
James Staples & Company
James Staples & CO
Loewith & CO
Bank St
Anderson
John Street
Wooster & Bowersock
Frisbie’s Pies
the University School
Fairfield Avenue
Vincent C. Peck
Pequonnock Dock
N. Y
H.R
BE. R
Catharine St
22Nd St
J. H. Cosgrlfp
New England Steamship Co
W. D. Cook & Son
Water Street
Mullin
Poli
TOC
Corona
Kelly’s Cigar Store
Fairfield Ave
James H, Kelly
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