Wall Street Stocks Mixed as Oils Weaken and Oils Rally
The morning trading saw a two sided session with rails and selected specialties advancing while oils and public utilities lagged. General Electric hit 320 after crossing 319, Pan American and Standard Oil of California fell to new yearly lows, Wabash seen amid merger speculation, call money at 4 percent, market closed steady.
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New York
Genem
General Electric
General Electricston
Pan American
Standard Oil
California
St. Joseph Livestock Market Report
Hogs receipts 6,500 with 25 to 35 cents lower prices, top 13.50 and bulk 12.50 to 13.40. Cattle receipts 3,500 steady to strong, steers bulk 8.00 to 13.50, top 14.10, cows and heifers 3.25 to 4.12, calves 5.00 to 11.00, stockers and feeders 5.25 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 1,500 steady, lambs 13.50 to 14.65, ewes 6.00 to 7.50.
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ST. Joseph
Wheat and corn prices in St Louis cash market
St Louis cash grain report lists No 2 red wheat at 1.70 to 1.72, No 2 hard 1.62, corn prices for white and yellow grades around 1.05 to 1.14, with oats No 2 white about 41 and No 3 white around 30 to 41 percent.
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ST. Louis
Grain and Hay Prices Steady in St Louis and Kansas City
In St Louis on August 12 hay markets hold steady with No 2 timothy and No 2 light and heavy clover mixed quoted at 19.00 to 20.00 and choice western alfalfa at 27.00 to 28.00. Kansas City reports hay unchanged with No 1 prairie priced 10.50 to 11.50.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Hay
Prairie
Omaha Cash Grain Prices Report
Omaha August 12 Wheat No 1 hard 1.64 to 1.69 No 2 hard 1.62 to 1.71 No 1 mixed 1.614% Corn No 2 white 96 No 1 yellow 1.03 No 2 mixed 98 Nos 1% Date No white 40 No 2 white 39 39%
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Omaha
Chicago
Flour Prices Dip In Minneapolis Trade
Minneapolis August 12 flour markets show a 25 to 40 cent drop with family patents quoted 8.70 to 9.00 per barrel. Shipments reach 34 752 barrels as market activity cools with barn wording noted at 25.90.
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Minneapolis
Sugar market quiet as Cuban offers solidify prices
New York August 12 raw sugar remains quiet at 4.33 duty paid with Cuban offers, refined sugar steady at 5.85 to 5.50 for fine granulated.
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New York
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago August 12 livestock report shows hogs at 16 000 receipts slow and uneven with declines for light weights and slaughter pigs mostly steady to 10 cents lower. Cattle receipts 11 000 with choices steady. vealers up 25 cents. Sheep receipts 15 000 with fat lambs active and near 15.00 for good native lambs. Official estimates: hogs 20,000 cattle 11,000 sheep 13,000.
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Chicago
Dept. of Agric
Produce and Poultry Market Reports Across Cities
Chicago reports poultry alive firm with fowls 18 24 cents and broilers 20 27, eggs lower at 80 81.5 cents and butter mixed with creamery extras at 41 41.5, potatoes varied with center receipts and district quotes. Kansas City and St. Louis add minor shifts in eggs butter and poultry prices.
Market Receipts Report for Butter Eggs and Poultry
New York market figures show Butter Easy with receipts 18 396 and creamery extras 92 score 43 ages irregular 25 635 fresh gathered extras firsts 34 35 to firsts 81 33 do seconds 30. Nearby henneries brown extras 1 4s5 Cheere steady with receipts 236 pounds state whole milk flats resh fancy to fancy specials 241 44 do average run 23. Live Poultry firm with broilers by freight 26 30 by express 25 82 fowls by freight 24 28 by express 22 28.
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New York
Henneries Browns
Express
Chicago grain prices move through mixed trading
Chicago cash grain reports list wheat at various No 2 and No 1 grades with values around 1.60 to 1.69 per bushel, corn in mixed lots near 1.05 to 1.07, oats and rye showing limited activity. Lard ribs and bellies also priced, with beef and other fats noted.
Horse and Mule Market Prices
Fast St. Louis buyers report strong demand with horse prices ranging from 45 to 175 dollars for various draft and eastern lines. Mules priced from 60 to 225 dollars by height and size, with 14.8 to 15.2 hands fetching 60 to 100 dollars.
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St. Louis
Wheat market in Chicago upswing amid UK weather and Kansas crop concerns
Chicago traders saw an early rise in wheat on unfavourable British weather and reduced Kansas crop estimates. Liverpool opened higher than expected while U.S. prices for September and December advanced, with a late surge as buyers bought up scarce offerings. Corn eased after initial gains and oats followed wheat, while provisions rose despite weak hogs.
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Chicago
Great Britain
Liverpool
Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Omaha market report shows hogs receipts 8 500 with mostly steady to 15 cent declines on light weights. Cattle receipts 5 300 with choice fed steers steady to firm, grass cattle steady, stockers and feeders mixed. Sheep receipts 500 with lambs 25 cents higher and top fat lambs about 14.75.
Liberty Bonds Market Report from New York
Liberty bonds closed with various issues shown. Prices include Liberty 314s at 100.94 First 4148 at 101.27 Second 445 at 100.25 Third 4s at 101.14 Fourth 44s at 101.31 Treasury 43 at 102.22 U.S. Treasury 444s at 106.9.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
E. G
Liberty
Treasury
U.S. Treasury
Seed prices at Toledo market bid and ask quotes
Clover seed cash 16.95 with Oct 15.50 bid and Dec 14.50. Timothy seed cash 53.95 with Sept 1.30 and Oct 4.10 asked.
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Toledo, O
Clover
Timothy
Visitors and residents arrive for short local visits
Vera Morgan of Kent arrives for a short visit. Mrs. D. Eastman returns from Chicago. Harold Stanley of Bedford and Mrs. J. Wright of Glenwood arrive for business and visits. Miss Betty Mae Lamb travels to Marshalltown with Mrs. George Hawker. John McDerott returns home from a brief business stay. Mr. and Mrs. A. Strauss back from New York Atlantic City and Chicago with Strauss Dry goods purchases. Gene and Jerry Stapleton visit family in Des Moines. Bernie Kelly recovers from appendicitis at Greater Community Hospital.
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Vera Morgan
Kent
D. Eastman
Chicago
Harold Stanley
Bedford
J. Wright
Glenwood
Prank Susan
North Spruce Street
Claud Lamb
Betty Mae
Marshalltown
John Schmidt
Mr. Schmidt
Des Moines
Lamb
George Hawker
John McDerott
Bridgewater
A. Strauss
New York
Atlantic City
Strauss
Strauss Dry Gods
Larger Railroads Tax Values Reduced in Iowa
Des Moines reports acknowledge reduced valuations for the state’s larger railroads for the upcoming biennium, while smaller roads stay unchanged. Twelve lines keep previous figures, six rise, seven fall. interurban protests fail to sway most valuations, with only Cedar Rapids and Marion, Mason City and Clear Lake, and Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern lowered.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Executive Council
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Northwestern
Rock Island
Pacific
Burlington and Quincy
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Mason City
Clear Lake
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Disapproves Fund Drive For Bryan Memorial
New York plans for a nationwide drive to fund a William Jennings Bryan memorial in Florida are denounced by Mrs. Bryan widow. Miss Dionesa Bryan Evans claims approval for a Clewiston site on Lake Okeechobee with a monument showing Bryan erect with Bible and children. Mrs Bryan at Cocoanut Grove denies knowing the young lady or approving any such campaign.
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Associated Press
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Florida
Arington
Washington
Dionesa Bryan Evans
Mr. Bryan
Lake Okeechobee
Clewiston
Fla
Birth on roadside ends in infant death in Phoenix village
Mrs. Anne Cooper, 19, deserted by husband, gave birth on a roadside in Phoenix southwest of Chicago. The newborn died hours later from exposure and prematurity after both mother and infant were taken to an infirmary in a hearse due to no ambulance. Coroner to be asked to hold an inquest amid eviction tensions and family hardship.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Anne Cooper
Phoenix
Cooper
John Max
Pickford Kidnapping Case Heads to Jury
Attorneys in the Mary Pickford kidnapping case prepare for a verdict as arguments to the jury begin. Louis Geek, a police informer, testifies amid defense claims that he engineered the plot for publicity while the state pins the scheme on defendant Charles Stephens who allegedly suggested kidnapping Miss Pickford and others.
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Associated Prassy
Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Pickford
Louis Geek
Miss Pickford
Geek
Charles Stephens
Stephens
Jackie Coogan
Peggy
FE. L. Doheny
Hold Vandervoort Funeral Today
Reinbeck is home to the funeral for Rev R J Vandervoort with five Methodist ministers in attendance The 17 year old son Warren who killed his father and wounded his mother did not attend and remained at the Allison county jail Mrs Vandervoort was recovering in a Waterloo hospital after surgery the brain injury remains under close watch
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Associated Press
Reinbeck
R. J. Vandervoort
Reinbeck Methodist Episcopal Church
Warren
Parkensburg
Allison
Vandervoort
Waterloo
Tornado sweeps through Holland causes heavy damage
A Dutch tornado that struck eastern Holland Monday night killed 12 and left 400 injured and over 2000 homeless. The storm moved into northern Germany, with demolition near Weterzen and destruction across Didam Doetinchem Oldenzaal Hengelo Zwolle and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
London
Holland
Germany
Wetersen
Altona
Schleswig-Holstein
Jlst
Hamburg
Bremen
Lubeck
Didam
Doetinchem
Oldenzaal
Hengelo
Zeiland
Zwolle
Hiangelow
West Virginia Embezzler Arrested in California
Joseph Ward, alleged to have embezzled 300000 from the Bank of Benwood while an assistant cashier, was arrested in Los Angeles on August 12 after reportedly confessing to a conspiracy with other bank officers.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Joseph Ward
West Virginia
Bank of Benwood
Ward
Embezzlement Case Tied to Widow's Trust Fund
An institution official testified that a small portion of funds was received in an embezzlement tied to a widow's trust under the control of another official. The case centers on misappropriation of money diverted from trust assets.
Steck Leads Brookhart In Ballot Count In Iowa Senate Race
The statewide recount in 44 Iowa counties shows Democrat Daniel Steck with 174,753 votes to Republican Jacob Brookhart’s 170,839. Steck’s challenged ballots total 877 and Brookhart’s protests 3,009. An unofficial tally compares to the state auditor’s report, indicating Steck gain of 612, with Lee county’s supervisors noting Steck net gains of 263 or 287.
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Washington
Iowa
Lee County
Daniel F. Steck
Brookhart
Steck
Senate
Bookhart
Senator Brookhart Attacks Highway Commission in Salem
Mount Pleasant Aug 12 State Senator James Brookhart brother of United States Senator Brookhart denounced the State Highway Commission and argued the highway law fails to locate state highways through population centers. He defended opposing Chairman Holden’s confirmation and opposed bond issues for paving. He urged economy in public expenditures, especially in road construction.
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Associated Press
Mount Pleasant
State Highway Commission
James Brookhart
United States
Brookhart
Salem
Holden
Highway Commission
Reprimand Tragedy Follows Boy Takes Poison in Oakland
Glenn Woodside a 15 year old Oakland schoolboy died after taking poison following a mother's reprimand for failing to finish an errand. He disappeared for an hour before his mother found him in the bathroom in a fatal condition.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Glenn Woodside
Alfalfa Tour Planned Across Iowa August
An extensive alfalfa tour is set for August 18 with multiple stops. Farmers who own the land will share experiences in growing the crop. H W Warner of the Ames extension department will speak on his soil observations in the state.
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H. W. Warner
Ames
Klansman Lovejoy Charged With Embezzlement
J Lovejoy secretary of the Blackhawk county Ku Klux Klan is jailed for embezzling 394 dollars from the Klan. Bond set at 2000 dollars. Case to be heard in municipal court Saturday at 10 a.m. Information signed by R L McKnon Des Moines director of the Klan.
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J. Lovejoy
Blackhawk County
Ku Klux Klan
Lovejoy
R. L. Mc
Belgian war debt talks falter as commissions stay apart
A counter proposal by Americans for settling Belgiums war debt was rejected by the Belgian commission. Details of both proposals were withheld, and the Associated Press notes the two commissions remain widely separated, signaling continued difficulty in reaching an accord.
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Fromw
Washington
Dance in Rain Connects Lovers at Open Air Pavilion
In Clinton on August 12 a couple kept dancing under a parasol despite sudden showers at an open air pavilion. The rain did not deter their enjoyment though equipment limitations prevented others from attempting the stunt.
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Clinton
Creston Church News Midweek Services Start at 7 45
Crest on Christian Church announces midweek services at 7 45 pm with the theme A Memorial led by Rev. H H Twyford. Meetings are described as engaging and the study of the lessons interesting. Everyone is welcome.
Adventist Evangelist John Howell to Lecture Thursday
Adventist Church evangelist John Howell from South America will lecture at the North Oak Street church Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Public invited to attend with no admission charge. H. L. Dawson.
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Adventist Church
John Howell
South America
North Oak Street
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