August rail earnings show improvement with Union Pacific near prior year
August reports from 75 railroads indicate gains in some Western lines while overall losses persist. Union Pacific posted only a $33,000 drop in gross compared with August last year and a $71,000 rise in net. The Wall Street Journal tally notes mixed results for the month and year to date, with significant reductions still evident in gross and net earnings across the sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Net
West
Meni
Wall Street Journal
Canadian Pacific
Eee
St. Louis
Southern Railway
Ween
Denver & Rio Grande
Philadelphia & Reading
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
St. Louis Peeres
Delaware & Hudson Sae
Rock Island
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Grand Trunk of Canada
Illinois Central
Burlington Seteere Rereseseee
Financial Chronicle
Minnea Olis
T. Paul &S
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri, Kansas
Ansas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
St. L
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific Consol
Missouri Pacific Consol. 6S. Ween Enn Eees
Missouri Pacific Trust
Morris & Essex Con
Nash., Chatt
Consol
Esseeer
Nashville, Chatt
Nassau
Mexico
New York Air Brake
New York Central
Seeccees
New York Cent
L. Shore
New York
Mich
Icago & St. Louis
Cicago & St. Louis
New - York
Y. Gas
Mon
Ontario & Western
Norfolk
Northern Pacific
BEN
Ces
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Peoria
Reading-Jersey Central Col
Rape
Mecklenburg
Louis
Iron Mt. & So
Louis Southwestern Ist
St Louis Southwestern 2d Inc
St Louis Southwestern Con
Seenee
St P
Minn. & Man. Mont
Minn
Man
St Paul & Northern Pacific
San Antonio & Aransas Pas
Coal & Iron Tenn
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Texas’ Pacific
Third Avenue Consol
Third Ave
Cent
Ctfs
Stud
Third Avenue
Toledo
Western
St. Louis & Western
Ulster & Delaware
Uion Pacific
Union Pacific Cong
United Railways of
Wabash
Ios
Pittsburg
Wabash Pittsburg Terminal
Keuete SS
Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg
S. F
Western Maryland
West Shore
Seeese
Wreerorsin
Central Cen
Teres S
Wewe
Aba
Imperial Japanese
Republic of Cuba
United States of Mexico
New York City
New
Giles
Ralew
Ruling Upholds Tax on Extra Detachable Locks in Guns
The Board of United States General Appraisers affirmed Customs Chicago’s assessment of additional duties on detachable locks and extra parts for double barreled breech loading shotguns imported by Von Lengerke Antoiné. Extra parts, though fitted to specific guns, are classed separately and taxed at 50 percent under Paragraph 158, in addition to 35 percent on the guns themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
United States General Appraisers
Collector of Customs At
Chicago
von Lengerke & Antoiné
Fischer
Extraordinary three pound potatoes grown in East Hampton
Elijah Eton of East Hampton L I raises potatoes of extraordinary size. Some tubers weigh three pounds each with circumferences between thirteen and fourteen inches. At current market price they are worth nearly three cents apiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Eton
East Hampton
L. I
The New York Times Praises Its Financial Coverage
The leading paper reports a surge in financial advertising through September 1908 and claims 504 379 total lines. It states it refuses ads for questionable financial schemes and catalogs stock and exchange transactions for bankers and brokers reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
New York
the Times
New York City
New York Commis sion Maps Estate Parcels in Proceeding
The document outlines a New York commission proceeding to acquire estates in fee simple property. It details parcels to be surveyed and mapped and references approvals and dates. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
Apportioned Lith Day Observed in Local Area
A fragmentary notice notes an apportioned Lith day event in the locality with unclear details. The readable text references a scheduled observance but lacks concrete names, places, or times.
Fragmentary OCR Briefs Report Odd Nonstandard Text
The readable parts show scattered letters and numbers with unclear context. Names, dates, and places are partially legible but no complete event or attribution emerges from the fragment.
Te Hi Ot Fr Si 18 Br Sal
Fragmentary text provides only brief, unreadable hints of names and numbers. No coherent events or identities are recoverable for a meaningful summary.
Fragmentary notice from New York archive page
Incomplete OCR shows a dated notice from New York County with a mention of fall boards and a charter street in Mahathn Borough. Reads like a local government or office record fragment with illegible names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Leslie Crilley
William H. Flitner
Broad Street
Borough of Manhattan
New York City
NEW York Trust Company
CRAVATH, HENDERSON & DE_ GERSDORFF
William Street
Colty
Catherine
Abner C. Thomas
John Colty
Grant Squires
Maurice J. McCarthy
William St
N. Y. City
John M. Rider
Cedar St
N.Y. City
Leopold Sondheim
Eugene Sondheim
Broadway
Public Charities
Sixth Street
Municipal Lodging House
First Ue
Twenty Street
Borough of
Manhattan
First Avenue
City of New York
Twenty-fifth Street
City Record
Robert W. Herrerd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guaranty Trust Company OF
Nassau Street
Lombard Street
London
Fifth Avenue
34Th Street
125Th St
Lenox Ave
148Th St
Charles H. Keep
G. Louis Boissevain
William A. Tucker
Franklin Q. Brown
Frederic G. Bourne
Dumont Clarke
Edward H. Clark
J. Horace Harding
Charles F. Hoffman
William B. Joyce
Samuel T. Peters
Hinsdill Parsons
Herbert L. Satterlee
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Railroad Ferry Terminal
Jersey City, N. J
General Banking and Trust Business—Safe Deposit Vaults
John W. Hardenbergh
Robtns. Ross
WM. J. Field
JAY
Manhattan Trust Company
Wall Street
Edward T. Bedford
Edgar L. Marston
William A. Nash
William H. Nichols
William H. Porter
James Speyer
Montague St
Remsen St
Brooklyn
Fulton St
Jamaica
Jackson Ave
Long Island City
Board of Revision of Assessments
Fletcher Street
Front Streets
Herman A. Metz
Lehigh. Valley
Wees
Atchison
Bowling Green I Co
Edwin Gould
William H. Taylor
Chas
P. Armstrong
John A. Hilton
Pres. & Treas
William ML. Laws
Frank J. Us
Charles P. Armstrong
Frank Brainard
Harry Bronner
Robert C. Clowry
Edmund ©. Converse
Wm. Nelson Cromwell
la Castello
A. Goepel
George J. Gould
Genilito
William H. Taylor, Ys i Ruesell
Win Pa
Eees
Adams Express
American Telephone & Tele
American Telephone &Tele
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Top
Santa Fé
Santa Fé Cony
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
South
Pitts. L. E. & West
Seventh Ave
Porch
Brooklyn Union Gas Aees Jin
Brooklyn Union Elevated
Buffalo Gas
Buffalo & Susquehanna Irons
F. DS
Csece
Canada Southern
Eenses
Canada Southern 2d
Central of Georgia
Central Pacific
Central of
Big Sandy
Chicago & Alton
Bur
Illinois
Jowa
Towa
Sapa Seeem
Chicago & East
Chicago, Ind
Louisville
Mil
St. P
Chi
Pac. & West
Sil
St. PF
Chicago &Northwestern
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific
Chicago, Rock Island’ & Pacific
Indiana
Oklahoma & Gulf
Cin
Cléve
St. L. St. L. Div
Colorado Industrial
Eeneesee
Colorado Midland
Ae Ee
Colorado Southern
Eee O
SU. Stig
Ry. & L. Ist
Consolidated Gas
Consolidated Tobacco
Consumers’ Gas of Chicago
Dallas & Waco
Delaware & Trudson
Ntm
Cfs
St Delaware & Hudson Conv
Detroit United
Detroit City Gas
Aeeee
Distillers’ Securities
Ewes
Va. & Ga
East Tenn
Edison el. Tl
New York -Ist
Con
Boh
Erie
Eh Tenn
Weees Ee
Ser Ae
Fort Worth & Rio Grande
General Electric
Georgia
Carolina & Northern Ist
Georgia Pacific
Green Bay
Hannibal & St. Joseph
Hocking Valley
Houston & Texas Hen
Inter. R. T. Con
J. P
Interborough
International Paper
Ys International & Gt
Northern
International & Gt
T. R
Iowa Central
Kansas City & Pacific
Kansas City
Fort Scott & Memphis
Kings County
Laclede Gas Light of
St. Oe
Lake Erie & Western
Lake Shore
Fees Een
Merdisky Eee
Lehigh Valley of New York
Lehigh & Wueorarre Coal
Lonz Island
Siave Cece Wecesr
Louisville & Reantie Coll
Louisville & Nashville Unified
Louis. & Nash
N. O. Mob
Knox. & Cin
Manhattan Consol
AL Omy
Metropolitan Street
Ty Mercantile Marine Col
Minneapolis & St. Louis
F. A
J. J
Imp. Jap
J. J. Dist
Columbia
F. A. Tee Tamencenee
Pan. Can. L
Q. F
Ee Ae
Peeesteeeerane Ewer
Phil
Is.p.w
Imp
M. N
City
Mary
Ees
Thos City
Y. City
Reg
M. M
Laat
Alabama Currency Fund
J. J. Wereees
North Carolina
Beetest
North Caro
J. J. Pee
Tennessee
Small
Eresecese Ceremte Ee
Decil
WG Va
Virgina
Brown Bros & Co
Virginia Riddleberger
Aia Score Nein
Ba i
THE
Brooklyn Company
Montague Street
Flton Street
Wall
Antiattac
Theodore F. Miller
Samuel W. Boocock
Alexander M. White
David H. Lanman
W. Husted
Tru
Thomas T. Barr
George W. Chauncey
William N. Dykman
William Hester
Francis L. Hine
William A. Jamison
David. H. Lanman Frank Lyman
Tees
Willis L. Ogd
Joseph John J. Charles
MM. George G. Reefnokte
Charles A. J. H. Walbridge
Metropolitan Trust
Frederck T. Martiz E. D. Morgan
Wikia
Guardian
Rust
Capital & Surplus
Frank W. Woolwort
A. E
Goodlage
Lathrop
C. Hayn
Alfred M. Barrett
Lamar Ross
Aie
Gene ‘Trust
York
Serauhey i
Ust
King d
Astor
NEW York Supreme d
Aintemane
Rta
Oren
Fen
A. Uw
Hey Hall Place
Aceul
Tote
Vugis
Mahathn
Tre
Aureex
Zork
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