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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1913
Page
7
Moderate rallies tuned to early deals gave way to mixed trading as railroads and industrials traded in a narrow range. Union Pacific and Steel common led activity with New Haven advancing about five points amid profit taking. Texas Oil surged late, while the Goel tone remained steady.
Commodity receipts show cattle at 1 000 head and 8 082 head later, with market firmer for cattle and mixed grains. Wheat and corn futures move across December to May contracts, while oats and rye quote varied by market and region.
A chaotic list details prices and conditions for fruits vegetables and meats in New Orleans markets. Entries include onions peppers pineapples potatoes squash strawberries tomatoes and greens with crate and per bel prices, plus notes on coal deliveries and manufactured goods.
The market reports uneven trading with prices quoted for several items like meat and produce. Observed figures include highs around 8.15 and lows near 6.10, with overall strength noted in some markets and general price volatility.
Fragmented OCR report mentions Petter Creamery extras and dairy items with prices such as 28 cents and 36 24c. References North Iowa and New York markets, butter and creamery seconds. Indicates market strength and assorted goods like brick and Swiss loot with unclear amounts.
A fragmented OCR list notes various meat items and prices such as beef cuts including short ribs shoulders and belly, with percent discounts and round numbers like 10 12 and 18 cents. It references Family Meats and New York cut beef with mixed legible entries and quantities.
The readable fragments show a list of goods and prices including wool, corn, and clothing items. No clear event, date, or proper names are present to identify a specific notice or article.
Readable fragments show a local market list with items like coffee and groceries. The text is partial and jumbled, but indicates everyday goods and ordinary household purchases in a small community setting. No clear names, dates, or prices are discernible.
Cincinnati's foreign trade ranks with the nation's larger importing centers and could gain materially from a federal information bureau. The Chamber of Commerce proposes a government clearinghouse of foreign trade data, modeled after New York, with cooperation from its foreign department.
St Xavier students will present Shakespeare's King Henry IV in the school auditorium Friday night. The cast features E Unnewehr C Purdy and James O'Connell. A matinee for school children is scheduled tomorrow afternoon.
In New York on December 29 a two weeks old baby boy survived severe burns after being placed in a pasteboard box and discarded on a bonfire by several boys at play. Doctors said the infant will recover despite the serious injuries.
Traveling salesmen and officers from the Edwards Manufacturing Company outlined a program of trade expansion for the coming year at their annual banquet at the Business Men's Club. Addresses by W. Edwards H. W. Edwards G. R. Edwards and Dalton Myers. More than 60 members attended as the Pork Chops Band entertained after supper. Souvenir menu cards were hand painted and distributed.
John L. Shuff, an insurance man, leads a movement to reunite fathers and sons. He proposes a New Year’s Day union where fathers and sons meet, shake hands, and promise to be closer at home in the future.
The Pi Tau Pi Fraternity accepted an invitation to hold its next convention in Cincinnati. The meeting will run December 26 to 30, 1914, with an expected attendance of 75 to 100 members.
Columbus Ohio December 29. A search was started tonight for Chick Caldwell and Edward Barnes two white convicts who escaped from a Toledo deputy sheriff en route to the penitentiary after three men assaulted him near the penitentiary and aided the escape.
Obituary notices list numerous individuals with ages and addresses across the city. Entries mention exhausted conditions, inquests, and various street locations such as 881 Mast Street and 1903 Delta Avenue, reflecting a fragmented posthumous register.
Birth notices list many names with scattered addresses and partners, including Sibert and Mary Lawrence, Joseph and Nellie Keegan, Alphonse and Alma Gruber, Henry and Mary Kev Scheetier, and Frederick and Mary Lewing, among others. The fragmentary text includes numerous street references and possible dates, but the overall content records newborns and parental pairings in a community column.
Police report a performer known as Mabel Samoe, real name George Secor, died by self harm during hours after intense stage work at the Revere Hotel. Authorities attribute the death to nervous hysteria from hard work on a new act.
A long list of river gauges from Cincinnati to New Orleans reports levels with cross city movement. Several sites like Portsmouth Louisville and Cairo show rising stages while others such as Greensboro Pittsburg and Huntington display falling gauges.
Real estate transfers include Emus Hassel to Mathilda Eek for 20 by 85 feet on Pleasant Street and other lot trades in Beechwood and Hinman subdivisions. Transfers cover Lot 1043, 1082 and multiple Beechwood parcels with prices up to 140 dollars. Mortgages feature Kevin W. Wipper and others with Usance notes and cancellations noted for Hassel Garfield and related properties.
The Chamber of Commerce protests Pathe's Weekly for featuring a Seattle building as the tallest outside New York. Pathe's Weekly disclaims inventing the overlook and promises further Cincinnati scenes. It calls on the Chamber to supply suitable subjects for future features.
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