Railroads See Costs Outpacing Revenues in September
In September class one railroads posted operating revenues of 540.741 million against expenses of 381.576 million, yielding a net operating income of about 159.165 million. Expenses fell versus 1929 and August 1924, with maintenance cuts and lower equipment upkeep contributing, while the nine month total net operating income reached 677.928 million, about 4.21 percent return on property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Railway Taconomics
Obituary notices and funeral details from Norwalk area
Multiple death notices dated November 1924 for residents of Connecticut towns including Saugatuck Norwalk and Derby. Entries list names such as Tiina Allen George Abcock Michael Baltovicil Margaret O Mara Marcus Reynolds Charles Smith Mary Stein and Mary Donnelly with ages and burial or funeral arrangements at local parishes and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orb
Tiina
John H. Allen
Saugatuck
Conn
Charles Fable
Festport
Willowbrook
Westport
Abcock
George A. Babcock
Ponnevly
Anth
Caroline B
William Lyon
August G. Beker
Stratford Avenue
Union Cemetery
Stratford
Derby
Gomarbra
Margaret
Robert O'Mara
Grand Street
St. Justine’s
Michael's
Jlcynolds
Marcus Iswis Reynolds
Priends
Shelton Street
St. Paul's
Kossuth Street
Smith
Charles EF. Smitth
Shenden Street
Lakeview
Tein
Mary Anna
Michael Stein
Henry Pauw
Barnum Avenue
Joseph’s RC
A. m
Persistent Bond Demand Steadies Market Amid Strong Financing
A robust demand for bonds kept prices firm last week as money rates guided market trends. New financing included a $30 million Swedish government issue, a $25 million Brooklyn Edison loan, and over $100 million in foreign bond subscriptions. Liberty bonds remained firm and U.S. banks adjusted balances as proceeds moved toward Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Monty
America
J. P. Morgan &Co
Berlin
United States
Germany
Brooklyn
Werther
Sugar
Railroads Report Record Freight Car Efficiency Gains
Railroads show improved efficiency as idle freight cars drop below 100000, with better car maintenance, heavy new car purchases by Class Que roads, and higher average carrying capacity and locomotive power. Buyers trend to smaller, more frequent purchases amid rising carloadings and steadier prompt deliveries.
Foreign Population Center Moves Westward in U S History
A Census Bureau analysis shows the center of foreign-born residents shifting west, away from New York and Eastern cities. Since 1890 it wandered through Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois, now resting in Western Indiana as California and the Far West gain foreign-born populations led by Greeks Armenians and rising Japanese immigration into Nebraska and other states.
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America
New York
Atlantic
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Cincinnati
Onlo
Far West
California
Los Angeles
At- Meniang
Eigners
Nebraska
Chicago
Y York
Chico
Tal
White County
New Mexico
Orth Twadeota
South
Birmingham
Rhode Island
New England
Fall River
Phiadelphia
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Norwich Bank Declared Sound After Major Theft
Norwich November 2. Bankers Trust Co reports after a week of defalcations by former treasurer G. Al Finn totaling 146000 the bank remains solvent and sound. Principal liabilities include 214697.02 savings deposits 687.46 general deposits 45000 bills payable 100006 capital and 20600 surplus with loans and securities totals listed ending with 47926.10 cash items.
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Norwich
Bankers’ Trust Company
Sgo
G. al Finn
Mate Banking Deparmiment
State Department
Dasslentians
Ooka Securities
Slush fund may reach fifteen million in campaign finance
New York Nov 2 Special counsel Samuel Untermyer and Frank Walsh told the Senate campaign funds committee that Senator La Follette’s four to five million estimate likely understates the amount. They claimed the Republican party controls a vast undisclosed slush fund nearing fifteen million, with details still being compiled before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
LaFollette
Republicans
Samuel Unteremyer
Frank P. Walsh
Borahoc Milttes
Republican
Republican Party
General Motors Earned 10 Million in Third Quarter
General Motors Corporation reported earnings of 10,849,423 in the third quarter of 1924, compared with 9,480,962 a year earlier. Nine months totaled 37,416,412 after preferred dividends, leaving 13,406,871 for addition to surplus. The report also discusses demographic shifts, noting foreign-born populations rising in northern manufacturing centers and affecting regional population patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
New York
General Motors Corporation
Week Brings Little Change In General Business Outlook
A week of market rally ease in money and firmer metals marked business and finance. Crude oil production declined with continued drafts on stocks. refiners raised prices. Motors show improving quarter results but forecast lower output. auto trade and retailers face weaker wealth. U.S. Steel reports strong third quarter earnings, signaling resilience. Rail freight set a record weekly load while bank debits and clearings rise, signaling robust trade. money remains easy as capital flows eastward and reserves are ample.
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W York
Cassociated Press
Motors
Western Farm
U. S. Steel Corporation
Addi
Thia
Irving Fisher Weekly Index of Prices and Purchasing Power
The piece describes Irving Fisher’s Weekly Index showing movements of wholesale prices for 200 commodities and purchasing power of money, relative to 1918. It notes May 1920 prices 147 percent above pre war, and ten dollars worth 40.5 prewar cents, with 300 price quotations weighed for weekly publication based on Fisher’s method and Dun’s Weekly Review data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Fisher
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Poliak Foundation For Economic Research
Newton
Mass
Dun
Y Industries Board
Hauser Mystery Disclosed in Old Bavarian Cell
The Hauser mystery, involving the boy found in Nuremberg in 1835 known as the man with a hidden life, nears resolution as an ancient duchy cellar is uncovered. A hidden panel, cord remnants, and earthenware fragments suggest the famed prisoner’s confinement site may be found, prompting renewed investigations into his origin and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Whitsunside
Litt Mare Place
Nurembens
Murembers
Diaspar Hauser
Mauser
Nuremberg
Haurey
Pirth
Theo Qvas
Lord Stanhope
Vauser
Louis I of
Bavariac
Angeline von Wenerbach
Vonenerbach
Hauser
2 Nach
Hie
Goie
Ansbach
Laconteau
Ies
Caspar Hauser
Mmanna
Old but Yet New Jewels Mirror Russian Pieces
Old but yet new describes gin jeweled necklaces inlaid with colored swamyls. The items are exact copies of ancient Russian pieces, blending historic design with contemporary craft.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Manes
Ster
Japanese Imperial Railway
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Charles L. Dennis Undertak
Funeral Home
Bay State St
HS Auy
Eos
Loxze
Norwich Bank
Irving Fisher’s Weekly Index
United Loan Corp
Sagar Bldg
Fairfield Ave
Cor
Water St
Wade
Hawley Avera
Shawmut
Briggs-Maroney Co
THE
Conlin Company
Bridgeport
Elm Street
Lincoln Hardware CO
Stratford Ave
Hannon Supply CO
Barnum Ave
Madison Hardware CO
Madison Ave
Blank Paint and Hardware CO
Riccio Paint CO
Lexington and
Harral
R. E. Debiase
Main Street
Stephen Zold
Jennings Road
Fairfeld
Edward Pryor
Tunsis Hill
Post and Telegram
Utica Gas & Electric Company
Jenkins Brothers
American Power & Light Company
R. Hoe & Company
National Surety Company
Capital
Westchester Fire Insurance Company
Capital Stock
Yale & Towne Mfg
National Shawmut Bank OF Boston Capital
North American Company
Rogers Peet Company
D. M. Read Company
Warner Brothers Company
Investment Department
Noble
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