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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
25
Retailers brace for autumn demand as wool prices stabilize and store inventories tighten. Merchants discuss stock levels and anticipated showrooms while buyers monitor market signals to avoid price declines and sustain customer traffic.
A garbled notice discusses alleged shoddy sums used in wool purchases and a public denial of the right to buy virgin quality wool. It mentions national and interstate concerns, with references to manufacturers, houses, and congressional adjournment affecting supply and pricing.
Retail jewelers report weak sales but repairs surge across Fifth Avenue shops. Crowds form at repair desks with watch repairs taking priority. Many customers complain about low workmanship standards on recent American made watches and the competition from Swiss models.
Cotton goods dealers ease pricing as inventories rise in the dry goods district. Newcomer jobbers cut prices to move stock amid late deliveries from mills. Department of Justice to examine profiteering lines in apparel pricing in two conferences this week. Drug and chemical markets report declines in crude prices, while textiles slow and European imports rise. Flour markets fall, with mills cutting prices to $14 to $14.55 per barrel.
United States District Court records show Cotton Inc facing an involuntary bankruptcy petition. Names of petitioners include Goldin and Simon. assets and liabilities are cited with amounts around 200000 and 110000, with a bond of 200000. Court appointments and pending schedules are noted, along with related defendants and creditors.
A crowd of names and figures appears in a New York County judgments record listing creditors and amounts. The document shows numerous entities including Pettit, Rubber Works, Sperber Engel, and the City of New York, with sums like 100.00 and 3,085.47 alongside dates and case references.
A sprawling list of retailers and products appears, detailing clothing, furniture, and household items from stores in Albany, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, and beyond. The fragmented OCR shows names like Gutman & Co, Taylor ornaments, H. Ritter, and Me Alfred Pant, with varied merchandise including ready wear, rugs, stoves, blankets, and jewelry.
Governors of the New York Stock Exchange met behind closed doors to try Allan A. Ryan on charges tied to the Star Motor corner. Ryan declined to appear, asserting that the board would expel him and produce a formal execution. The exchange’s ruling, announced at 10, is awaited as details emerge from the proceedings and related stock actions.
Weather report notes a slight lift in cotton prices as conditions in the growing regions improve. Market observers say gains are modest and driven by modest demand expectations and seasonal harvest timing.
The corn market opened weaker as prices fell from the prior session amid forecasts of bigger receipts and soft cash demand. Reports from western regions hinted at shipping delays, while favorable crop prospects and weak demand tempered the market before prices recovered later in the day.
Funeral notices report Edwin Nagle's burial in Yonkers age 60, and Katherine Hoffmann aged 96 among Brooklyn figures. William Daniel Moore, 63, a long time builder, dies of heart disease at 2029 East Fifteenth Street. Mrs Moore, and Mrs Hoffmann, among civic members, noted for roles in Ladies Auxiliary and hospital work.
Dr Thecesphore Chagnon of Brooklyn dies after apoplexy at 60. He came to the country at sixteen and practiced medicine in eastern Brooklyn. Survived by a brother Louis Adolph and other relatives. Details note death notices may be telephoned for next day publication.
A terse notice records the Vernon-Duant marriage between Hunt Rowicz and Mr Ironless tolee the Duane, naming the couple and confirming the essential binding event.
An obituary notice records the passing of the widow of Thentin We Annsen on June 3. Details ailing in the text mention family links and a late life sentiment, with scattered references to locations and names. The readable portions identify a death notice from a local newspaper page segment containing names and dates.
A garbled OCR fragment lists deaths, trials, prices, and notices across multiple names and places. It mentions June dates, various events, and legal actions with references to individuals such as Mina, Jen, and others, though many terms are distorted and unclear.
A fragmented OCR of monthly earnings for multiple entities shows gross incomes and after tax figures. Notable entries include New York Duck C9 with 24,027 gross and after-tax amounts, Adirondack Electric Power with 29,988, and Pennsylvania Railroad with 400Nnast indicating after tax outcomes. The text lists several companies and months with partial figures and accrual notes, reflecting a payroll or earnings summary.
The nesting of the directors of the Hiraonsay Biiann Company is noted with appointment of an treater to Intedh. The Guaranty Trust Company of New York is named as cursing agent for stock of Vherry Tabbe Company.
Sister Marie de Sales formerly Elizabeth Frances Kane died at the Westchester Protectory convent school on June 16 at age 70. She was born in New York and survived by two brothers, James Kane and A. J. Gordon Kane, with a nephew Major in the Royal Marines noted for service in World War I.
R Hamilton, longtime manager of the Hamilton Athletic Association and noted sport promoter in Westchester County, died after a lingering illness at 559 Westhunter Avenue. He was 53 and a vice-president of a builders' association, a member of the Knights of Pythias, and survived by his wife, son, brothers, and sisters.
A. R. Hoffmann mother of John Phill died in her Rinety seventh year after a paralysis stroke. Born in Germany she lived in Brooklyn for years and was twice married. Her first husband Jacob Hill and son John P Hy served in Civil War units under Custer. Her second husband Adolph Holman died twenty five years ago, a Civil War veteran. She is survived by her family.
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