Bulls Hold Edge In Bitter Battle On Wall Street
Stocks swung in a tug of war on the New York Stock Exchange with bulls gaining a slight edge after an irregular open. Trading fell off on the two day holiday, but high grade utilities drew buys from brokers with banking ties and several issues rose 4 to 9 points before profit taking trimmed gains.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
New York
Bulls
Bears
New York Stock Exchange
Call Money
National
J. J. Case
Brooklyn Union Gas
Eastman Kodak
Auburn Auto
Bullard Co
Devoe & Raynolds
Otis Elevator
Safeway Stores
Simmons Co
Florida
St. Louis Southwestern
Pere Marquette
Union Pacific
Tate Confirmed for Interstate Commerce Commission Post
Lough M. Tate of Knoxville Tennessee was confirmed by the Senate as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Forty eight votes supported the nomination with 18 opposing amid charges of ties to monopolies and rail power interests. The roll call showed 34 Republicans and 14 Democrats for confirmation and 8 independent Republicans and 10 Democrats against.
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Washington
Lugh M. Tate
Knoxville
Tenn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Tate
Woodlock
Hoovers To Observe Washington's Birthday
Washington February 21 President and Mrs Hoover will attend the George Washington birthday parade in Alexandria Virginia on February 60 They will be joined by George Akerson and naval and military aides after lunch they plan a motor trip to the city across the Potomac for the celebration The president will work at his desk in the morning and accept no callers to use the holiday for mail and matters from Long Key vacation.
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Washington
Hoover
George Washington
Alexandria
Ill Supreme Court OKs Modern Woodmen Insurance Rates
Illinois supreme court reverses a prior ruling and approves rate changes by the Modern Woodmen of America head camp to maintain solvency, affirming the society had authority to adjust premiums.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Woodmen of America
End of Lieut. Doolittle Flight Rigs in Wheat Market
End of Lieut. Doolittle's first civilian flight saw rigs absorbed as May wheat slid to 15.48 and October to 15.88. Weekend demand and firmer open aided a steady market with rallies later. Early trading was moderately active, with prices fluctuating near yesterday's close and Liverpool buying noted on declines. Midday activity quieted after lifts to about 3 to 5 points above the day’s lows.
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Liverpool Cables
James H. Doolittle
Mitchel Field
Long Island
Doolittle
Chicken causes windshield crash injuring travelers
A chicken leaped from a roadside bank and shattered a car windshield, injuring Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brown of New York on a Canton Florida trip. Mr. Brown required about 50 stitches for facial wounds while Mrs. Brown suffered two broken ribs. both were later confined to bed. The bird survived the collision.
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Canton
James E. Brown
New York
Florida
E. M. Grier
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Heavy Old Crop Selling
The New York cotton market opened steady with a decline of 6 to 8 points as trade interests and liquidations pressed old crop months. March liquidation continued but mainly reflected switching, with the initial offers affected by easy Liverpool cables.
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New York
Liverpool
Explorers Arrive to Enter Untouched Carlsbad Caverns
The Frank Nicholson party of eleven from New York arrives in Roswell to base at Carlsbad Caverns. They plan to descend into unexplored caverns using balloons and rubber boats, with a short wave radio to stay in contact. The expedition aims to reach uncharted recesses deep underground and possibly a second entrance.
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Roswell
N. M
Carlebad
Frank
Ernest Nicholson
New York
Dr. Nicholson
Carlsbad
Mr. Nicholson
Butter and eggs show steady market in Chicago
Butter remains steady with receipts of 9,136 tubs including extras and standards. Eggs stay steady as arrivals total 13,763 cases with various grade ranges noted, including extra firsts and graded firsts.
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Chicago
Taft Condition Remains Essentially Unchanged
Physicians at Washington report former chief justice William Howard Taft is in about the same condition as previously stated. The bulletin signed by Dr. Thomas A. Claytor and Dr. F. Francis R. Hagner notes no significant improvement or deterioration. In Greensboro choir leaders and pastors meet at North Carolina College for Women to plan rural choral improvement and a spring festival.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Bulletin Today
Thomas A. Claytor
F Francis R. Hagner
Greensboro
Guilford
North Carolina College For Women
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Steady
Liverpool on February 21 reports quiet spot trading with steady prices for American cotton. Prices range from strict good middling at 9.32 to good ordinary at 6.67 with 4,000 bales sold, 2,500 American, receipts 7,100 all American. Futures closed steady: March 8.17, May 8.27, July 8.385, October 8.44, December 8.49, January 8.52.
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Liverpool
Wisconsin Round White Potatoes Trade Slows in Chicago
Potatoes market in Chicago on February 21 shows receipts of 75 cars with 248 cars on track and total U.S. shipments at 1,032. Trading remains slow and market dull as Wisconsin round whites dominate activity.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Market indicators hover near yesterday's close
The report notes prices holding steady within a point or two of yesterday’s closing quotations, indicating limited movement and a cautious trading mood across the market.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Easier on March Liquidation
The New Orleans cotton market opened easier with early losses of five to six points as March liquidation and favorable belt weather weighed on sentiment. March dipped to 15.03 and July to 15.54, then rebounded with short covering as wheat firmed. By mid morning, March stood around 15.17 with May and July at 15.44 and 15.66 respectively, as traders awaited upcoming notice days in New York and the holiday.
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New Orleans
New York
A Small Matter Friend
A note quotes two twenty dollar bills found in a borrowed book. The speaker dismisses the discovery as trivial, calling it a couple of bookmarks and a minor matter.
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Newrich
Moustique
Charleroi
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