Stocks Rally On Taft Victory Hopes In 1908 Market
The stock market rose on expectations of Taft's presidency with heavy volume and new high yearly records. United States Steel, Union Pacific, and other leaders surged while brokers reported strong London buying and widespread public participation despite early profit taking.
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London
United States
United States Steel Common
Union Pacific
United Es Steel
Great Northern
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Pas
Pac
Louisville & Nashville
Boston Stock Market Sets Rally Record in 74-Year History
The Boston stock market on Nov 6 saw trading reach 178,149 shares as a broad, steady advance pushed prices up 1 to 6 points. Every stock listed profited on a spectacular, rising market, marking a historic day in State Street.
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Tribune
Boston
State Street
Copper Sales Soar With Record Day in Local Market
Local merchants and agencies sold over 4.59 million pounds of copper yesterday, the heaviest day this year and a half, at 4 and 14.5 cents per pound for lake and electrolytic with shipments next month. London Paris and Reston saw large Thursday sales, October totals projected at 125 000 pounds, and New York Metal Exchange posted another 4 cent advance. The market, buoyed by a three week buying surge, is expected to rise toward 15 cents by January as demand grows and surplus copper disappears.
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London
Paris
Reston
Europe
New York Metal Exchange
Walker
Toledo Shipbuilding to Build New Drydock Facility
With the national election behind them Toledo shows industrial gains as the Toledo Shipbuilding Company announces a new drydock project to cost between $290,000 and $396,000 and will begin soon. The move signals expansion and increased production capacity for the coastal yard.
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Toledo
Toledo Shipbuilding Scompens
Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Steel Freighter Project Expands in Toledo Plants
A new steel freighter project will cost $500.00 and involve Toledo firms including the Toledo Machine and Tool Company Edward Ford Plate Glass Company Toledo Malleable Castings Company and Toledo Furnace Company. The plan will move to full-time operation affecting about three thousand workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Machine and Tool Company
Edward Ford Plate Glass Company
Toledo Malleable Castings Company
Toledo Furnace Company
Railroads Prosperity Claim From Interstate Commissioner
Washington reports Franklin K. Lane Interstate Commerce Commissioner says railroads show rapid improvement in finances and traffic. He cites record operating revenue per mile for year ending June 30 1908 and notes rising orders for cars and rails as shortages ease.
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Washington
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
United States
Full Time For Thousands At Three New Jersey Plants
The H. R. Worthington Company said all of its more than five thousand workers at Harrison will be full time by January 1. Lidgerwood Manufacturing of Newark plans full employment for about two thousand workers. Both firms had been operating on part time and awaiting order dependences on the election result. The Stewart Hartshorn Shade Roller will shift all Harrison plant workers to full time starting next Monday.
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H. R. Worthington Company
Harrison
N. J
Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company
Newark
Stewart Hartshorn
Building boom drives record October permits nationwide
Chicago reports October building permits for 36 cities totaling 9 792 structures with an estimated value of 43 074 775 dollars. New York leads with 15 341 970 dollars in permits, up 112 percent from last year. Brooklyn and Philadelphia also show large gains along with rises in Chicago Denver Portland Mobile Grand Rapids Davenport Des Moines Rochester and Worcester.
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Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Denver
Portland
Ore
Mobile
Grand Rapids
Mich
Davenport
Iowa
Des Moines
Rochester
Worcester
Mass
Trenton Sees Prosperity Surge After Election
Trenton business leaders report a sharp rise in orders in the two days after the election, with Charles Howell Cook of two potteries stating all four plants will run full time through Christmas. The Trenton Malleable Iron Company adds workers to fill orders placed before the vote, some tied to possible Bryan cancellation. Rail transport shortages hinder shipments and raw materials access.
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the Tribune
Trenton
N. J
Charles Howell Cook
Pennsylvania
Trenton Malleable Iron Company
Bryan
Bishop Sees Returning Prosperity From Election
Bishop J W Hamilton of Cincinnati told the Methodist Episcopal general committee on foreign business that iron firms have rehired workers under conditional contracts since the election. He cited renewed confidence in business circles and Taft's promise that lawful energy can be directed toward prosperity, signaling better times ahead.
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Tribune
St. Louis
J. W. Hamilton
Cincinnati
Methodist Episcopal General Committee On Foreign Business
Bishop Hamilton
Taft
Citizens and Farmers' State Bank Closes in Arkansas City
The Citizens and Farmers' State Bank of Arkansas City Kansas closed its doors this morning. President William A Wilson resides in Kansas City Missouri. The failure is attributed to inability to collect on seventy thousand dollars of paper due.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Citizens and Farmers’ State Bank
William A. Wilson
Kansas City
Trade optimism grows as season advances across industries
Iran's Review notes stronger retail and manufacturing activity with many new undertakings. Textile mills and shoe factories show pickup, raw material prices rise, and credits loosen. Bradstreet's cites election results and better weather boosting wholesale and manufacturing, with higher capacity and longer runs. Outlook remains hopeful for next year after a prior downturn.
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Kefforts
de Spite
Lancashire
Police Shakeup In New York City Promotions Follow Mass Transfers
A major police reshuffle in New York City shifts inspectors to new precincts and promotes several to captain and acting inspector roles. Notable moves include S John H Russell to the 1st precinct, George McClusky back from the Bronx to the Tenderloin, and Schmittberger to Brooklyn as borough inspector.Captain Edward S Walling becomes acting Inspector to head the traffic squad. Acting Captains John O’Brien and William Boettlier receive promotions, while Murphy Ivorys and others are moved to desk duty.
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New York City
Burfeind
Hussey
East 2d Street
Fintbush Avenue
Patrick Corcoran
1Th Street
Bingham
Chesty George’” McClusky
Bronx
Burfelnd
S. John H. Russell
John F. Flood
Brooklyn
George McClusky
Max Steinbruck
Bureau of Repairs and Supplies
George Titus
Max Schmittberger
Edward S. Walling
John O'Brien
Flushing Avenue
West 30Th Street
William F. Boettlier
Traffic Sound
Building Code Committee Recommends Height Limits
The Board of Aldermen held a public hearing on a report proposing building height limits tied to street width and park adjacencies. Critics from architectural groups and fire underwriters argued the plan would not solve congestion or fire risk and could harm small property owners.
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Building Committee
Board of Aldermen
Building Code Revision Committee
Ernest Flagg
Code Revision Committee
Grosvenor Atterbury
John Martin
Committee
New York
C. F. Shallcress
New York Board of Fire Underwriters
Committee On
Rochester suspects confess to beating and robbing Dinkel
Detectives Hawkins and Conroy brought Albert Underhill and Stephen Murphy from Rochester after they allegedly confessed to the October 29 assault on Mrs. Sarah A. Dinkel of West 90th Street. A third man helped recover about 668 in stolen jewelry and implicated the two. All four were held in 2500 bail for Monday hearing.
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Rochester
Sarah A. Dinkel
West 90Th Street
Hawkins
Conroy
Albert Underhill
Stephen Murphy
East 17Th Street
John H. Cummings
East 133d Street
Samuel Sherman
Park Avenue
Underhill
Breen
Harlem
Seligman Buys Hunt Noelker Gems At Fifth Ave Gallery
Buyers flocked to the second day sale of the Hunt and Noelker collection of silverware jewelry and antiques at 546 Fifth Avenue. Highlights included a diamond pendant and neck chain at 500 dollars bought by I Seligman, plus a mahogany Empire bedroom suite at 400 by H W Gillette. The sale totaled 6746 dollars with a final auction for the day scheduled at 2 30. A first picture sale of 153 paintings opens Thursday at the same gallery.
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Hunt and Noelker
Fifth Avenue
I. Seligman
H. W. Gillette
Irene Bentley
S. Webb
G. Kilroy
L. Herrman
Girl Recants Kidnapping Tale After Night at Relative’s
Sixteen year old Eileen Ryan told police she was dragged to a dwelling on streets named in her tale and held for two days, but later cried and admitted she had invented the story to her father. Detectives followed the leads uptown before she confessed.
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Fifth Avenue
Eileen Ryan
West 26Th Street
David Ryan
West 47Th Street
Haag
Ryan
West 3Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Detective Bureau
Heaney
Kenny
Ex-Senator Hil Opposes Haffen Report Transmission
David B. Hil and Louis O. Van Doren for Louis F. Haffen argue against sending the Commissioners of Accounts report on Haffen to Governor Hughes. They list three reasons including lack of mayoral jurisdiction, unfair proceedings, and unfair findings, citing issues from salaries to park purchases.
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David B. Hil
Louis O. van Doren
Louis F. Haffen
Bronx
McClellan
Hughes
Commissioners of
Haffen
van Doren
Commissioners of Accounts
Corporation Counsel
The
City of
New York
Bart Dunn
Hunt's Point Park
Fall coats and suits at Rocers Peer Company stores
The ad highlights fall outerwear in greenish gray to brown tones and black options priced from 18 to 40 dollars. It notes ongoing additions to fall suits since the season opened and lists three Rocers Peer & Company Broadway stores with contact numbers and street locations.
Transpacific naval routes and arranged sails list
A timetable of ships and itineraries shows Foseric from New Zealand and Australia to Tahiti and Marquesas via San Francisco on November 15 at 6 30 pm. Mariposa covers Tahiti via San Francisco on November 17 at 6 30 pm. Alaskan sails to Hawaii via Seattle on November 17 at 6 30 pm. MEARE sha saceo sias escccdaascens to Japan Corea and China via Seattle on November 19 at 6 30 pm. Antilochus sails to Japan Corea and China via Tacoma on November 20 at 6 30 pm. US Transport stops in Hawaii Guam and Phine Islands via San Francisco on November 30 at 6 30 pm.
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New Zealand
Australia
Samoan Islands
New Caledonia
San Francisco
Foseric
Tahiti
Marquesas Islands
Mariposa
Hawaii
Seattle
Japan
Corea
China
Sias
Tacoma
Guam
Phine Islands
US Transport
Transpacific
New York
Sada
Hina
San Francisc
Nippon Meru
Philippine
Vancouver
Victoria
Biopress
India
Sao Corea
Inve Ic
Civil Service Protective Association Draws City Officials
More than fifty municipal state and federal workers met at Terrace Garden. Borough President George Cromwell of Richmond and Representative J Van Vechten Olcott addressed the gathering praising the movement to organize roughly two hundred thousand civil service employees nationwide. The group aims at social fraternal and protective objectives.
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Terrace Garden
Civil Service Protective Association of America
George Cromwell
Richmond
J. van Vechten Olcott
Shipping News Arrivals List Mixed Passenger and Cargo Vessels
Shipping news records multiple arrivals and quaran tine statuses across ports including Trinidad, Genoa, Patras, New York and Philadelphia. Vessels named Steamer Maracas Maria Jose City of Atlanta Momus Pawnee Northtown Prinz Sigismund Hamilton Astraea Marie Menzell Bay View Cretic Black Prince Navahoe and others report passengers mails and noise and ballast cargo while anchored or arriving at bars or quays with varied voyage legs and dates.
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Maracas
Kirkby
Trinidad
Grenada
Trinidad Shipping & Trading O
M. ‘Atte Taormina
Ital
Massardo
Genoa
Naples
Hartfield, Solari &Co
Moise
New York
Philadelphia
Maria
Zazevich
Patras
Almeria
Phelps Bros & Co
Jose
Nor
Sorensen
United Fruit Co
Kybfels
Ger
Stricker
Calcutta
Port Said
Algiers
Finch, Edge & Co
Bar
City
Atlanta
Smith
Savannah
Ocean Ss Co
Momus
Boyd
New Orleans
Southern Pacific Co
Hildebrandt
Colastine
Puerto Borghi
Finch
Edge & Co
Quebracho Wood
Bay View
Cummings
Portland
Newport News
Badger
Sandy Hook Bay
Steamers At Foreign Ports List of Ships and Routes
Shipping notices show vessels with origins and destinations including New York calls, ports such as St Thomas St Michaels Lisbon Santos Hamburg Genoa and others. Entries list ship names nations and travel legs with dates in November and routes via multiple transatlantic and European ports.
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St Thomas
Parima
New York
Demerara
Adelaide
Clan MacIntost
St Vincent
Fremantle
St Michaels
Erika
Lisbon
Barcelona
Delagoa Bay
Gordon Castle
Cane Town
Port Elizabeth
East London
Port Natal
Bristol
Jersey City
Algiete
Mande
Patras
Torre Annunziata
Artesie
Algiers
Genoa
Verona
Ital
Philadelphia
Napis
Rotterdam
Nieuw Amsterdam
Boulogne
Rio de Janeiro
Santos
Bremen
Gut Hell
Ger
Shanghai
Tudor Prince
Sabangan
Hong Kong
Bermuda
Semmudian
Cherbourg
Amerika
Plymouth
Hamburg
Napies
Carpathia
Trieste
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Update
Wireless reports note ships Noordam Slavonia Caledonia Kaiserin Auguste Victoria and Lucania positions east of Sandy Hook with dock expectations today and tomorrow Transpacific mails list routes via San Francisco and Vancouver with brief arrival notes from November 13 and November 28 amidst a small range of typographical errors and incomplete places.
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Noordam
Sandy Hook
Slavonia
Caledonia
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Lucania
Nantucket
St Louis
Southampton
Liverpool
Oor
Cunard
la Touraine Havre
K A Victoria
Hamburg
Hamb Am
aArabic
Liverpool White Star
Morro de Havana
Ward
Maranhense
Barbados
Booth Kudson Havie
Irene
Almena
Ene Clothtide Cuneo
Almenia
Cuneo E T Leonards
Antwerp
o—_ Greenock
Ornate
Tuscany
Wells City
Swansea
Bristol Graf Waldersee
Am Trifels
Hull
Es Fioriston
St Lucie
Galveston
el Alba
Pacific Slavonia
Naples -Cunard
Glasgow
Coamo An Juan
Yar Chesapeake Igiers
Huelva
Heighington
Savannah
Kansas City
Puerto Cabello
Dagfred
Esperanza Cristobal
Panama
Zullauracan
Marowijn
DWI Noordam
Rotterdam
Holland Am
Vaderland
Red Star Minnehaha
London
Atlantic Trans Brazos
New Orleans
Pacific
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MR. Taft
Baker’s Cocoa
America
U.S
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Walter Baker & C C., Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
Lane
New Jersey
Kansas
Iran
Hgpory Shire
McClusky
Tenderloin
John D. Herlihy
West 190Th Street
Sth Street
William H. Shaw
5Th Street
West 100Th Street
Albert Ruthenberg
Ozone Park
Queens
Flushing Avenue Station
Thomas Murphy
Flatbush Avenue
Joseph Ivorys
East 22d Street
Flushing
Seligman
Hunt-Noelker Gems
Censon
Court of Appeals
Rocers, Peer & Company
Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
I Ae
Standard Oil
Tennessee
Standard Oil Company
Randolph
Memphis
Indiana
Jackson, Tenn
Buffalo
John R. Hazel
United States District Court
Wallace Dempsey
United States Attorney General
Civil Service Association
Shipping News
Port of
Atled. Cretic
Black Prince
Buenos Ayres
St Quentin
Limon
Port Limon
Ocmulgee
Brunswick
Comanche
Charleston
Jacksonville
San Giorgio
Valentia
Wilmington
Monroe
Norfolk
Bristol City
Seguranea
Nassau
Guantanamo
Navahoe
Georgetown
Manchester
Pontiac
Shields
Willkommen
Copenhagen
Montevideo
Cobhra
St Lucia
Drumcondra
Korona
Celtic
Queenetown
Scilly
Lizard
Hotham Newton
Rouen
Marine Intelligence
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
American White Star
Cedric Averpoo
Caray San
Herminius
Argentina
Houston
Ham Arm
Pretoria
Koningin Lutse
N_G Lloyd
Mesaba
Atlantic
Havre
Neh
Oer Vom
California
Moscon
Saline
Mohawk
Clyde
Mallory
Lampasas
Rey Hamilton
Old Dom
City of Atlante
Suriname
Demerara DW
Jefferson
Old Dominion
Kaiser Wm II
N Lloyd
Holland
Statendam
Camaguey
Santiage
Aapahoe
John I
Rew
Jock Straw
Criterion di
WM. Gillette
Samson
Savoy
Henry Mir
Lyceum
Billie
Burke Hove
Gotten Serg
Hudson W
St. E of Binay
Pierre Edgar Selw
Senta
Sale
Barrymore
Somerset Maugham
Lady Frederick
Sth
Joseph Coyne
Alexandra
Arlisle May Irwen
Peckho
New Amsterdam
Erlanger
HMA
New York Theater
Moitan
Liberty Vat
VIA
Wireless
Li _GRAGE
Wan stuaaIeon
Lden
Herbert
Sahaa S
Hippodrome
Casino
Lulu Glaser
Sare Somcauee
Mn Marcelle
West
Maxine Elliott
Bettina
Manhattan
S:r
s_TOSCA
Marta Labia
MM Senanai
Renaud
Libert
de Grazia
Montanart
Cleofonte Campanini
Mustrior
Cleofonte
Delilar
Daimorea
E. de Grazia
Montanari
Sartrday
Mili Maria Labia
Zenatel
nol-Galletti
Panini
Mme Luisa Tetrazzene
Mme Tetrazzin
Prock
Trentini
Colombbin Bert
Campazini
Seleing
Stuyvesant
Belesco
Bates
Blanche Pates
Bors
Dorothy Dix
Wallace
Marie Cahill
Weber
Astor Bae
Circle Horts Mann
Deor
Matinee
Mississippe
Dixey
Sdevit
Belasco Georg Arliss
Germar Theatre
Wilhelm Tele
Ammerstein
Ye — Bone
Mike Donlin x
Leer
Mortons
Alex Cana
Albambra
Lloyd
Frank Mouland
Macd
Lillian Berri
Zancics
McNauchtens
Hyams & Melartyreete
Arnold Tm
Maine
Fadette Parry
Georgia
Philharmonic _ of
Carnegie Hali Sem
Sienday
Carnesem
Kum
M’ Cain
Hermann Klein
Madison Ave
Jomecu
Vas
Herman
Montagu Donner
ElseAne
Carnegie
Dvyiaiua Symphony Orchestra
Max Fiedler
Piri
Boe
Tyson's
Eden Muses
WORLP
Ervesy Wesie Cinematograph Every
Manek Shah Hindoo
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