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Washington reports from Bernmunda that most onion seeds are imported, with many from the United States and California. Trade details show Czech hops exports, bristles for razors, and brisk Dutch tomato and produce trade. Consumers face rising fur, optical, and ice industries with numerous US factories concentrated in twelve states.
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Cole E. Morgan
Washington
Newcastle
Merrel
Ber ‘Nuda
Bernmunda
United States
Spain
California
Trade and Finance Show More Cautious Tendency
New York reports a cautious tone in financial circles as buying slackens and wage boosts sober sentiment. Sugar futures dip on an attorney general petition for a restraining injunction while exchange dynamics and a smaller Cuban crop influence prices. Rail traffic slightly lagging Easter holidays, steel demand steady, and money markets show uneven shifts with bankers' acceptances firming.
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New York
Associated Press
Sugar Exchange
Attorney Generale
Ion
Cottron
Steel Corporation
Wholesale price rise signals healthy business conditions
The Commerce Department reports wholesale prices rose 1.3 percent in March, placing them 12 percent above March last year. Fuel prices fell, metals led March gains, and building materials rose 3 percent that month. The report notes a strong, reliable market with price advances consistent with ongoing economic health.
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Ralph F. Couch
Wlashinttorn
United States
Department of Commerce
Labor Department
Collins
Advan Ing
Monin
March Earnings Signals Strong Railroad Profits Ahead
March earnings reports from railroad firms point to record or near record revenues, with one trunk line expected to surpass prior highs despite ongoing post-crash effects. Wall Street awaits official monthly returns this week as other sectors discuss wage hikes, stock exchanges, and sugar futures government action.
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Wall Street
Casting Memorials Across the Nation From New York to San Francisco
A fragmented description recalls a nationwide effort to cast memorials for national figures including Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, noting a Lincoln highway marker in New York and a limestone slab from the Panama Canal area. It references Garibaldi on Caprera, Livingstone’s heart, and memorials in Africa and Zululand.
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Foty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
New York
San Francisco
Culebra
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Theodore Roosevelt
Coomer Roosevelt
Gaehals
Waeter
Caprera
Sardinia
Garibaldi
Atv
London
Afrita
David Livingstone
Westminster Abbey
Africa
Zululand
South Africa
Melville
Coghill
Very Gallant Gentleman Oates Remembered From Expedition
The passage honors Lieutenant Oates of the Antarctic expedition, noting his self sacrifice as he stepped into the blizzard to not impede Scott and the others. It reflects on the enduring inspiration his actions and those memorials provide for future generations.
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Oates
Scott
Cardinal O Connell Sails for Liverpool
Cardinal O Connell sailed from Boston for Liverpool aboard the Carmanta seeking rest. He traveled with Monsignors Habertin and Splaine and his three nieces Alice Anna and Josephine OConnell of Brookline. The party plans a brief stay in England before returning to America.
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Boston
Cardinal O/Connell
Liverpool
Carmanta
Cardinal O’connel
Monsignor
Habertin
Splaine
Roxbury
Alice
Anna
Josephine O’connell
Brookline
Cardinal
England
America
Wandsworth
London
Belgians to Reinforce Troops in the Ruhr
A Brussels Havas despatch says Belgian forces in the Ruhr will be reinforced soon. The move aims to hold more mines, to tighten railroad surveillance, and to replace French troops withdrawn with the release of the French class of 1921.
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Ruhr
Palis
Havas Des
Brussels
Sheep jailed at police station shocks bewildered staff
A sheep was found wandering on Main Street near Grand Street and was locked in a police cell. Police ask the owner to claim the animal. meanwhile a report notes Ceylon exported 171,392,249 pounds of tea last year with 70 percent to Great Britain and the United States as the second largest customer.
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United States
Groves
Prague
Main Street
Grand Street
Ceylon
Great Britain
Irving Fisher's Weekly Index Explained
The article describes Irving Fisher's weekly index of 260 wholesale commodities and money purchasing power relative to 1913. It notes the May 1920 peak at 147 percent above pre war levels, and credits new devices from Fisher's book The Making of Index Numbers for the effort. It mentions Dun's Weekly Review as the quotation source and War Industries Board weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Fisher
Houghton Mifflin & Co
Pollak Foundation of Economic Research
Newton
Harbor Scene as Wrecker visits City Dock in Wall Street area
Hundreds of harbor workers and tugboat captains gathered at Bridgeport facilities to view the Sound Salvage wrecker docked after arriving Saturday night for repairs on lifting gears. The scene included Capt. David Goldstein of Bridgeport’s junk business and other local crewmates as cargo ships and tugs charted a tentative course for ongoing salvage efforts amid rough seas and derelict freighters like Calvin Champkins.
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Fort of Wall Street
Sound Salvage Company
Bridssport Towing Ling
Yidd. Navy
Caplin
David Goldstein
Bridgeport
Goldstein
Sparky
Guilmed
Chelsea Fire Likely Incendiary in Mass City
Chelsea Mass April 22 Fire believed incendiary Fire Marshal George Neal said investigation found a blaze near a vacant section of a building district where $190,000 in damage occurred within an hour and a half Firefighters battled the flames as investigators weigh arson theory amid limited cooperation from doctors over reporting practices
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Chelsea
Mass
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U. S
World
Pte
FB. R. Dickover
Kabe
Meziea
Jenzer
Lee R. Blohm
Agusttalientes
Zacatecas
Holland
Raymond Davis
Rotterdam
Germany
Stovall
Savannah-by-the-sea
Switzerland
Wilson
Phackara
Paris
Thackara
Vet Sus
Tountry
Census Bureau
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Ohio
Missouri
Kanas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Florida
Kentucky
Virginia
Barnum
Equitable Industrial Loan Society, Inc
Fairfield Ave
L. TR. Steel
L. A. Steel Corporation
Liberty Building
Equity
Albert J. Feleke
Detroit
Chaman
Samuel Blumbere
Wirth Avenue
Kenefick, Cooke, Mitchell Bs . Marine Trust Building
Buffalo
Federal Court
William W. Reilly
Charles Bk, Smith
David M. Lewis
Zfarm
Materals
Touildins
Mer All
Ove
Ana
Ington
Hincks Bros. & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Connecticut Trust Fund Securities
Main St
Conn
Bethlehem
Cluaranty ‘Trust Company
Tordaorrow
Beth- Yehem Steel Corporation
Midware Steel and Ordnance Company
New Haven Railroad
New Haven
Bnt Buckland
Connretivut
Massachusetts
Irving Fisher’s Weekly Index
Harbor News
Takana
Sanford Ross Deedsing Cempany
Bridgeport Towing Line
Iva
William Metuger
Crowler
Toca
Sound Salvage Co
Ing. Oa
Andy
Quesence
Otto I. Kahn
NOBLE
the Electric Shop
Edison
Thor Electric
the United Illuminating Co
COR
Broad & Cannon Sts
Arco
Sawyers
White Rock
C &C
STATE
THE
Bridgeport Trust
Ofel Tuhe
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