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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1924
Page
11
Amid widespread trading, stock buy orders were well distributed as prices for steel related issues firmed. Reports note favorable money rates and short covering pressure driving activity in rails and metals, with some gains in leading issues and investor interest in durable goods names.
The latest New York stock page shows mixed trading with wheat futures trending and several grain names appearing. Notable entries include wheat contracts, oats, rye, timothy, clover, and alfalfa related prices, alongside livestock notes and dairy futures.
Fragmented text shows live stock and grain market data, city names, prices, and a late Roman date. Subjects include Buffalo, New York, Chicago, and references to brokers, wheat, barrels, and pork prices. A dated closure cites Sylvester in Rome around 330 A.D.
Bond traders showed brisk activity with several issues moving on the market as U S Treasuries posted varied prices. Financing demand and investor interest drove sharp moves across notes and rails while Treasury offerings set new price levels and triggered reassessment by dealers in the session.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention miscellaneous bonds and entities like bliatdy pane & Ca and Opelox amid New York Stock Exchange activity. The text references Am Sue diets Ga and names such as Lee, Pinnant Trese, and Kelly Mersmetfield, but many items are garbled, leaving unclear bond issuers, amounts, or dates.
Fragmented OCR summary mentions sugar market discourse, prices, and trading terms. It references formations of trade groups and prices like 65, with scattered names such as Colton Foods and Wilkie Pub. The passage is garbled but signals a market report on sugar and commodity pricing.
In a New York Stock Exchange style notice, Liberty Bonds are described as supplied by Flords with mentions of members and a shipment listing. The fragmented OCR item hints at a trading or auction context with dated reference and unspecified quantities. The readable fragments focus on bond sale or distribution through the exchange system.
A fragmentary report lists dairy trading figures for New York milk, including butter and milk receipts, packed product percentages, storage and storage periods, and various firm packings. It mentions Ferylpt, Hresh Rathore, Checar firm, and Ad sections with pounds and special run figures for whole milk and flats.
Gratn and provisions from Vive, West Virginia, note two local graduates Carl Randolph Rohinson of the preelectrical engineering course and William Michelo Abbott in the same course. Other WV graduates listed include Arthur Meredith Warr, Orvald Davis, Walter Lindsay Brown, with Christie Benet as principal speaker from Columbia, SC. The class was the largest in the university history.
A historic note reports London intends to extend docks on the Thames to host the largest Atlantic liners. The plan involves improving landings on the river to serve massive passenger ships, with authorities proceeding promptly. The project aims to boost river traffic and harbor capacity along a 20,000 square mile drainage area.
Gettysburg will host a July 4 reenactment using United States Army soldiers and about 100 aircraft. Modern warfare elements including machine guns tanks and barricades will recreate the Blue and Gray clash with aerial maneuvers by scout planes to bombers observed by thousands. High Army and Navy officials are expected to attend while engineers scout landing zones in central Pennsylvania for safe operations.
In Logan Bas Roaze Ingay West Virginia on June 10 two store buildings and three frame dwellings were burned in a fire in the Deskins addition. Loss estimated at 10,000 dollars. Origin of the blaze is unknown.
Miss Helen McKinley sister of former President McKinley dies at home of her sister Mrs A J Duncan in Cleveland. Funeral services are set for tomorrow noon at the Linean home.
Attorney Lon H. Kelly told the Men’s Club of Ruffner Memorial Hall that Americans have overorganized, eroding personal responsibility. He blamed lax morals, law disregard, and weak parental restraint, urging individuals to reclaim responsibility and avoid impersonal committees. He cited Chicago crime and Prohibition as examples of impersonal action replacing personal duty. He concluded with a call to reassert personal accountability.
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