Baltimore & Ohio Declares Full Dividend Amid Earnings Dip
Baltimore & Ohio directors announce a regular 3 percent common dividend and a 2 percent semiannual on preferred shares despite earnings shortfall of about 300 to meet the common dividend. Harriman influence cited as prompting use of surplus to cover the uneaned portion as Union Pacific and associated lines watch closely. The stock rose briefly on the news before settling, with eleven months of the year showing a $7 million earnings rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qrall Street
The
Baltimore
E. H. Harriman
Baltimore & Ohio
the & Ohio
Mr. Harriman
Oscar G. Murray
James Stillman
James Speyer
Samuel Rea
Norman B. Ream
R. Bacon
Joseph R. Foard
R. B. Keyser
George F. Randolph
Direct
Ripley Sees Good Business For Railroads After August
P. Ripley, president of the Atchison road, said after a directors meeting that Crop prospects and farmer prosperity in the line's territory signal higher earnings from August 1 to January 1. He warned that comparisons with last year show heavy losses, and urged relief for railroads through rate increases or wage cuts to resume needed improvements. He disputed a flat 10 percent freight rate raise, suggesting gains from higher charges on certain undercompensated commodities.
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P. Ripley
The
Atchison
Road
Middle West
Ripley
Brown
New York Central
Mr. Brown
Creditors Name Trustee for Coster Knapp & Co
Creditors of the failed brokerage firm met at Peter B Olney’s office and chose William A. Ge Long as trustee to manage the estate. About 1.5 million in claims were filed including 25000 by Henry Braker and 290000 in securities conversions. Rumor claims the C C a C B account tied to Mr Coster’s speculative dealings may involve major creditors.
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Coster, Knapp & Co
Fim
Peter B Olney
William Street
William A. Ge Long
Henry 3. Braker
William Litttaver
William Kittridge
Anthon
Public men urge plans to salvage railroad assets
Public officials state that the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railroad faces dismemberment but other roads appearing connected are viewed unlikely by interests with stakes. They cite complex mortgages and obligations making any plan impractical and warn protective committees will press harder to reach a settlement.
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Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Glass Makers' Association Sets 12 Percent Price Rise
In Gererang on July 9 the United States Mit ow glass manufacturers approved a 10 percent advance and 2 percent per Stat in glass prices. W Morenus, president, announced the raise noting a 22 percent drop in recent months and a near halt in monitoring. He cited increased demand and factory restart needs as reasons for the raise to cover costs and renew operations.
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Gererang
Mit@ow
United States
W. Morenus
Asso
W. 34Th St. Bet
Aves
Samuel D. Styles
Frederick N. Cheshire
Charles F. Turton
Peepie’s Line Arranges Matai Wireless Telegraphy
The Peepie’s Line operating between New York and Albany on the Hudson River plans Matai wireless telegraphy for the steamers C. W. and Adirondack using the United Wireless Telegraph system.
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New York
Mt Albany
Hudson River
Matai
C. W. Band Adirondack
United Wireless
Bond Issue Approved for Delaware & Hudson Mortgage and Bonds
The Public Service Commission for the 24 District approved a mortgage of 50 million dollars and bond issue of 26.5 million for the Delaware & Hudson Company. The decision disallowed certain note-backed items, approved a 50 million first mortgage, and allowed 6.5 million in bonds with 4 percent max interest to retire existing debt, plus a 13.276 million bond exchange provision, under specified limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission For
24 District
Martin S. Decker
Delaware & Hudson Company
Delaware & Hudson
Adirondack Railway
Delaware & Hudson Properties
Schenectady & Duanesburg Railroad
Delaware & Hudson Propertes
United Traction Company
Troy & New England Railway Company
Hudson Coal Company
Coal Corporation
Delaware ¢ Hudson Company
Decker
Canada
Commission
Subpoena greeting widens Widener contact in New York
Peter A. B. Widener, Philadelphia traction man and Metropolitan Securities director, arrived in New York on the Adriatic from Southampton. A subpoena required his appearance as a witness in the Metropolitan Street Railway case before the United States Circuit Court in August. Also aboard, Dr. William J. Holland, Carnegie Museum director, toured with casts of a diplodocus cast sent to France and Germany in Carnegie’s name, and Andrew Carnegie was honored by France and Germany.
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United States Circuit Court
Peter A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
New York
Southampton
Widener
Metropolitan Securities Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
William J. Holland
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
France
Germany
Andrew Carnegie
Holland
Falliares
Legion of Honor
Carnegie
South Kensington Museum
England
High Pressure Service in Fire Test on West 24th Street Stable
A three alarm fire started yesterday morning in a stable at 531 to 535 West 24th street and spread to a rear charcoal factory on 25th street. Firemen credited high pressure water service for holding the blaze. damage estimated at $60,000. Fifty girls from Mutual Laundry fled to the street as fifty horses were saved from upper floors. Traffic along Ninth and Eleventh avenues and nearby streets halted for hours.
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West 24Th Street
Er. B. Newman
25Th Street
Mutual Laundry
James J. Duffy
Patrick Condon
Duffy
William McCullough
2D Street
Eleventh Avenue
Croker
Ninth and
26Th Streets
New York
Westinghouse Agencies Win New Contracts in July
Telegraph reports in Pittsburg that Westinghouse electric and machine companies secured new contracts totaling 15000 dollars. June business rose 15 percent from May, indicating strong growth and robust activity in the firm’s order book.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric and Machine Companies
Insurance saves big loss in East Boston fire
The July 9 blaze on East Boston waterfront largely falls to insurers. About a quarter mile of shoreline and the Boston and Albany Railroad property valued at $1,000,000 were destroyed, including Cunard Steamship Company piers and a grain elevator. The disaster prompted marine and fire insurers to cover the losses under policy clauses protecting goods at wharves awaiting removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Boston
Boston & Albany Railroad
Cunard Steamship Company
Roston
Noted hairdresser murdered in New Orleans
Alphonse Durel a noted hairdresser lay dead in the rear of a Bourbon Street shop after about a day. A bloody hatchet lay nearby, the weapon of the presumed murder. Durel long ran a fashionable salon in the old French quarter.
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New Orleans
Bourbon Street
Alphonse Durel
Durel
Figures As Of Call O Capita Decreased From
A garbled OCR item notes figures as of call or capital figures, reporting a drop or decrease in capital or capita amounts. The fragment hints at financial data, but lacks clear entities, dates, or figures to confirm specifics.
Unlawful Rebate Ordered Against Union Pacific
Washington July 9 The Interstate Commerce Commission barred Union Pacific Railroad for two years from paying any allowance to Peavey & Co for grain received at Kansas City and Council Bluffs elevators or grain in which Peavey has interest not reshipped within ten days. The order covers grain mixed weighed or inspected in UP elevators and notes that unlawful advantages may occur without direct rebates. The ruling follows rehearing on protests about elevation allowances and discrimination claims.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Peavey & Co
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
Peavey Company
Chicago Board of Trade
CUT ERIE OUT OF PITTSBURG
Pittsburg reports a deal moving Erie traffic out of the Pittsburg district. The Lake Erie and Pittsburg Railroad Co is sold for 5 million dollars with 2.5 million paid to Kennefh and Carter. The Pennsylvania Railroad adds its Kent to Lorain line for 2.5 million, reshaping lake traffic routes.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Vanderbilt Railroad System
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Erie Railroad
Lake Erie
Ohio
Pennsylvania Company
Kent
Lorain
Vanderbilts
Youngstown
Cleveland
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Note
Maritime briefing gives sunrise and sunset times and high water marks for Sandy Hook Gov. Island and Hell Gate. Wireless reports list Lusitania Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Cedric and California positions with distances east of Sandy Hook and expected docking times.
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Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
I. M
Sable Island
Cedric
California
Transpacific Mails and Pacific Shipping Schedule Notes
A fragmentary schedule outlines maritime mail routes and steamer connections. It lists destinations including Saramacca Surinam and shows times for departures and close dates in New York Vancouver Victoria San Francisco and Honolulu with vessels Marama Corea and Mariposa and notes July dates and August 1 schedules.
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New York
Australia
New Zealand
Samoan Islands
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Vancouver
Victoria
Marama
Hawaii
Japan
Co Pine Islands
San Francisco
Corea
Tahiti
Marquesas Islands
S Francisco
Mariposa
Secesse
Shipping News Update From Atlantic Port List
A detailed shipping column lists numerous steamers with routes, arrivals, and departures including Anglo Mexican to W R Grace and Co with noting of noise. Eugenia to Phelps Bros & Co. Antilles to Southern Pacific Co. Orinoco with 65 passengers. Umbria with 108 cabin and 156 steerage. Adriatic to White Star Line. Adriatic and other vessels arriving at the Bar with times. It also notes sailings past Sandy Hook and arrivals at various ports including London Havre and New York, with wind and sea conditions reported.
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Anglo Mexican
Calvert
Sejillones
Pisagua
Montevideo
St Lucia
W R Grace & Co
Hotham Newton
Anderson
Cardiff
Philip Ruprecht
Eugenia
Bohm
Venice
Palermo
Phelps Bros & Co
Bar
Antilles
Woodward
New Orleans
Southern Pacific Co
Moise
Orinoco
Langmaid
Barbados
Baranquilla
Cartagena
Colon
Kingston
Sanderson & Son
Ltd
Umbria
Turner
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cunard Ss Co. Ltd
Chesapeake
Hastings
Baltimore
H C Foster
Phenix
Nor
Larsen
Till Cove
N F
American Metal Co
New York
Porto Rico
Casilda
Smith
Buenos Ayres
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Havana
Boston
Norton & Sons
Floride
Mace
Havre
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Adriatic
Southampton
Cherbourg
White Star Line
Altai
Ger
Kirchoff
Port de Paix
Gonaives
Port Au Prince
Petit Goave
Mira—goane
Jeremie
Aux Cayes
Jacmel
Savanilla
Santa Marta
Inagua
Hamburg-American Line
Mexican
Bond
Halifax
Western Union Telegraph Company
Jefferson
Dole
Banes
Pan
Colson
Baracoa
Cuneo Importing Company
Sandy Hook
N. J
Liverpool Market Notes Wheat and Corn Hold Steady
In Liverpool on July 9 prices show spot wheat steady with No 2 red Western winter at 2%4, No 1 California firm at 7s 7d, and futures for July 7s 5d, September Ts 17d, December 7s 174. Corn firm with old American mixed at 6s 3d, futures steady. Peas Canadian steady, hops in London Pacific Coast market steady, beef and pork prices mixed with Western fats firm, lard and cheese at firm to steady levels, and various bacon and shoulder items showing strength.
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Liverpool
California
London
Pacific Coast
India
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Gaims
C.H
Udson Steamers
Pemisnesty RL
Day & Co
Albany
al & Heoia
Franklin Grandy
Quincey
Fawgerine
UU & Smelters Co
Mir
Public Service Commission
Application of
P. A. B. Widener
Europe
Westinghouse
Franklin
New York City
Montague St
Brooklyn
Edwin Packard Darwin R. James William H. Wallace
Joseph E. Brown
Albro
J. Newton Crowell
Hadden
Hi. E. Pierrepont
George M. Olcott
George H. Southard
Robert B. Woodward
Stewart L. Woodford
George H. Prentiss
Henry C. Hulbert Gates D. Fahnestock
William G. Low Lowell M. Palmer
Charles J. Peabody
Francis M. Jencks
Broadway Manhattan
Edward S. Harkness George Frederick Victor William B. Lane, M.D
William Allen Butler, Jr
Hugh D. Auchincloss
Moses Taylor Pyne
Charles A. Peabody
Edwin S. Marston
Arthur King Wood
William H. Wallace
Charles A. Peabody Arthur King Wood
Clinton W. Ludlum
Frederick W. Richt
Gates D. Fahnestock
Znd
Henry C. Low, Jr
George H. Southard, Jr
Thornton Gerrish
Brooklyn Trust Companies
Clinton Gilbert
Astora
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Columbia
Commerce
Empire
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Fifth Avenue
Fidelity
Fulton
Flatbush
J&j
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Guardian
Hudson Ae
Hamilton
Kings County
Knickerbocker
Asttmeans
Lincoln
L. I. Loan
Manhattan
Morton
Ape
Q-J
Mutual Alliance
Life Ins & Tr
J&d
Nassau
van Norden
Windsor
Union Pacific
ERIE
Marine Intelligence
Lusitania Eoseesess
Taverpbos
Cunard
Parima
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Quebec Co - White Star
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Hugin
Cienfuegas
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Ross
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Carating
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Sarnia
Hamib
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RM S&sp
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F Fahia
Brazilia
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Atlantic
Tran Vaceriand
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Altory
Nche
Panama
Saramacca
Surinam
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Shipping News
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la Lorraine
Aoe Ey
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Kherson
Russ
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Plymouth
Riosenceres
Crown Prince
A. Santos
Christiania
Pernambuco
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Nsw
Netherlee
St Vincent
C V
Fremantle
Marseilles
Winifred
Naples
San Giovanni
Ital
Carmania
Swansea
Wells City
Santos
Sieglinde
Genoa
Nord America
Majestic
Fastnet
Sallust
Manchester
Irving Sstronox
Chambers St
W. H. B. Totten
George B. Dunning
H.e.tener, Jr
Franklin Savings Bank
8Th Avenue
42D Street
Wm. G. Conklin
J. Hallock Waring
East River Savings Bank
Dick S. Ramsay
Chas. A. Whitney
Park Place
H. F. Hutchinson L. A. Stuart
North River Savings Bank
NEW York Savings Bank
N. W. Cor
14Th St
William Fellinger
James L
Greenwich Savings Bank
6Th Ave
16Th St
E NU
James Quinlan
Ogharles M. Dutcher
Treasn J. Hampden
R . Francis M. Bacon, Jr
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Bowery, Cor. Canal ST
Henry Hasler
Henry Sayler
Emil A. Huber
James H. Breslin
Guntan Te Stockham
Breslin
Wolcott
Thirty-first Street
George T. Stockham
Evelyn M. Breslin
Berlitz School
LANG
RYE Seminary
J. Life
Misses Stowe
Rye
Oravian Seminary
Bethlehem
J. Max Hark
D. D
Park Row
American and Foreign Teachers’ Agency
M J Young
Union Square
Charles H Beckett
County of News
William F. Palmenberg
County of
Sackett & Gs
N. Street
Borough of
City of New York
Dorothy M. Palmenberg
Sackett & Lang
Executrix
Nassau Street
Borough of Mathatum
Cit
Rush
Mary H
Charles H. Beckett
County of New York
Mary H. Brush
Brookline
Mass
Charles P. Latting
Pine Street
Manpeltah
Reese Frances A. Findlay
William M. van Buren
Pine St
Vf Court
Cccouxty
Ada L. Harris
Dwight M. Harris
Joseph H Hoadley
Cyrus Field Judson
Joseph Letter
Wellman, Gooch
Wellman, Gooch & Smyth
Joseph H. Hoadley
Henry A. Bischoff
State of New York
Wellman, Gooch & Smyte
NEW York Supreme Court
New AN York
Gerald Hull Gray
Joseph Hoadley
Wellman, Gooch & Smite
Wall St
Supreme Court of the
County Court House
Vy Eg
ORKN
Fortunma Machine Company
Minette
Benno Fischer
Summions
Redding, Greeley & Austin
Borough of Manhattan
Benro Fischer
Charles L. Guy
Anacos
Board of Assessors
Bronx
24Th Ward
Grand Avenue
Fordham Road
St James Street
Herman A. Metz
Compstrailer
City of
Borough OF Queens
1St Ward
Willow Street
Main Street
Hoyt Avenue
6Th Avenue
Briei Street
Graham Avenue
6Th Street
Verton Avenue
Jackson Avenue
2Nd Ward
Grove Street
Onderdonk Avenue
Woodward Avenue
23Rd Ward
Madison Avenue
Boesum Avenue
Murray Street
Panama Rail Road Company
State Street
F. C. Nordsiek
F. C. Nordsier
Besara Ieee
Fort Wood
Y. S
U. S&s
G. C. Burnell
Upreme Court
New York County
Hamilawton Bank of
Plainuf
Annie Linder
Exchange
Vesey Street
City and County of
Joseph P. Day
North Melrose
Morrisania
Westchester
West Farms
Andrew Findlay
Register
Courtlandt Avenue
Courtlandt Avenues
Louis Lese
Joseph Pool
Gifford, Hobbs & Beard
Eee Street
Ciupreme Court
Ss Guardian Trust Company of
Mogollon Mountains Investment Company
Exchange Sales
Little Fannie Mining Company
Mineral Creek Milling
the Creek Mining Company
Silver Creek
Gran Colvin
New Yorks
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