Upward Turn in Pittsburg Iron Market Gains Strength
The iron and steel market shows sustained improvement with firmer prices for blooms billets and sil iron products. Demand for sails nails and structural iron increases while Bessemer iron prices rise. overall market conditions favor sellers as futures become less obtainable at current levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicuctorsi Coe Shearer
Ene
Cern Renee
Bessemer
Charcoal Fowners Iron No
Perro
Iron market shows firmer demand and potential production cuts
Philadelphia May 30 iron makers and structural iron manufacturers report better demand with small orders increasing and prices firm. Some suggest bank furnaces for two weeks to cut output, easing pig iron stock. Imports and quotational ranges are noted across foundry iron, Bessemer, coal and oil linked markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bessemer
Ratl
Iron trade shows slight gain amid steady prices in South
Birmingham May 30 The iron trade is a touch better with active demand but no price shifts. Offers for large lots are often declined and buyers expect lower prices after July 1. District furnaces run at full blast with 15 000 tons weekly pig output. DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Co suffers a major mine fire causing thousands in losses and 350 layoffs. miners escape unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
F. O. Bk
Turness
DeBardeleben
Fredamp
Unusual Activity in Chicago Iron Market Shows Hopeful Outlook
In Chicago May 30 buyers outnumber sellers as firms report firmer brand iron and well-ground Lake Superior charcoal irons. Large lots see price bids modestly below asking, wheel rims and car components in demand, while Ohio softeners and alloys move in small lots. Overall tone: more hopeful across iron and steel trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rogers, Brown & Co
Lake Superior
Ohio
Prices Stay Low as Market Closes Week
Rogers Brown Co notes ongoing low prices driving activity in the market for weeks. Sellers report brisk business, with South yeem frows and other regions seeing strong demand as the week ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regios
Concinsati
Rogers, Brown & Co, Sxy
Southyeem
Prices hold firm as furnaces resist early June rise
Furnaces hesitate to advance prices until summer, with orders for one to four months ahead. Producers report firm prices across the line and a clear tendency toward an advance, while inquiries for charcoal irons and Ohio softeners improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bestness at St Louis Prices Held Steady in May
May 30 report from Rogers Brown and Needamsey says business remains fair with prices unchanged. No large orders were reported last week. Eastern market gains could lift demand, prompting buyers to commit in June. Cash quotes include hot blast coke and related ironworks products at St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Rogers, Brown & Needamsey
St Louis
The Market Basket Faces Record Oversupply and Low Prices
Markets show abundant butter and strawberries across the nation with prices at new lows. Elgin creamery butter sells near 12c per pound and country butter 10 to 12c. strawberries crate prices drift as low as a few dollars per crate, while flowers see a stronger yet variable demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Erry
Florida
Coors
Live Stock Markets Summary From New York and Kansas City
Telegraph reports brisk receipts across beef and lamb markets in New York with firm tone for cattle and steady to firmer dressed meat prices. Kansas City shows mixed cattle and hog movements with lower prices on some classes and steady to firm for lambs and stockers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cho An
Reston Wool Market Shows Steady Trade and New Tas There
The Reston wool market reports strong sales with total week turnover at 2710 pounds. Prices remain firm with Ohio Pennsylvania and Michigan fleeces selling at varied rates including 22c to 31c per pound for fine to medium wools and new Texas and California lots listed at 17c to 28c. Fat sheep wool and carpet wools show steady demand and steady-to-firm pricing as buyers move wool quickly into mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
New Territory
New Spring
Texas
California
Michigan
Spdic
Eee
Colonel Andrews Sees City Transit Boost From New Car Route
Colonel James P. Andrews and his son Charles were spotted at Sixth Ave and Smithfield yesterday. He praised Central Traction car service for opening Herron Hill and White Avenue, noting it will spur development in a neglected area after 30 years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Welle
James P. Andrews
Charles
Sixth Ave
Uve
Smithfield Street
Herron Hill
Whiie Avenue
Colovel
R. Andrews Sa
Raisi
Colorado
Hustlers at Rest in Quiet Pittsburg Wall Street
A strangely tranquil day in Pittsburgh's busy business district contrasts with its usual hustle as traders take a rare pause and city streets feel unusually calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Pittsburg
Drills and gas prospects drive East End energy buzz
Drill activity rises in East Liberty and Carson farm as No.2 reaches 2400 feet and No.3 advances elsewhere. The East End Natural Gas Company begins work on Broad street with experts predicting gas oil or water, while incandescent lighting expands city usage and real estate and securities show cautious growth amid dividend delays and land deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End Natural Gas Company
Broad Street
Highland Avenues
East Liberty
Saloon Reopens As Kansas Prohibition Debate Heats Up
A correspondent reports crowds gathering near 417 Kansas avenue as the first post decision saloon opens under prohibition. Observers describe an atmosphere of tension, with police watch. readers see liquor flowing via original package methods and plans for more basements to sell drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Torexa
Supreme Court
Kansas
Union
Kansas Avenue
No. 417
Kansas City
Express
Commonwealth
Fourth Street
Central Station
State House
Congress
Richard Wake
Two More Big Wells Add To Belmont Oil Field
In Belmont West Virginia this week two notable wells join the field. Hart Barnyard on the Boss is yielding 400 barrels daily and still rising. Island No 2 below Island Beauty is up to 30 barrels per hour. Three more wells Ferry, Blacksmith Shop, and Shingleton No 3 are due today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BeLmont
W. Va
Hart Barnyard
T. N. Boss
Island No. 2
Island Beauty
Charles Best
Thomas Lockwood
Marietta
Two Brothers Oil Company
Shingleton No. 1
Belmont Oil Company
Ohio
C. B. Hart
Gentleman
West Virginia
Forest Grove Looms Again in Oil Prospect Race
Forest Grove oil activity increases as D. E. Ewing No.1 nears completion and upstart Augsuta Oil Company shows promise at Corsopolis Woods property. Young well reportedly yields about 800 barrels daily. mud delays persist and forest timber is cleared for rigs. Several wells expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Oil Company
Corsopolia
Corsopolis
Ewing's Mill
D. E. Ewing
Forest Grove
Claysville Oil Field Shows Mixed Well Prospects
In Claysville on May 30, Wanell well of Atlantic Oil tapped Gordon sand but salt water interrupted early flow. Thursday tubed and salt pumped out, now shaping as a 33 barrel well. Union Oil Lindley No 2 drilled Wednesday and expected about 100 barrels. Rig started for No 5 on John McCracken farm. McKeesport Oil Alex Anderson well drilling in Big Injon and progressing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dikratch
Claysville
Atlantic Oil Company
Wanell
Union Oil Company
John McCracken
McKeesport Oil Company
Alex. Anderson
Injon
Green Mountain Soldiers and Mountain Morale in Vermont History
Lieutenant Peter Leary Jr cites a mountaineer spirit that forged soldiers in Vermont. He compares Green Mountain men to Alpine Bersaglieri, noting their past valor from Ticonderoga to Bennington and Hubbardton, reflecting a long martial tradition.
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Peter Leary, Jr
United States Army
National Guard of
Vermont
South America
Chili
Peru
Lima
Spain
Pacific
Magazine Manuscripts and the Editorial Bouquet
A Century Magazine note says 8500 to 9000 manuscripts are submitted yearly, with only around 400 printable. The piece compares magazine editing to picking bouquets from a garden, noting many proposals and rising periodicals but limited space, and that rejection may reflect constraints rather than quality.
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Century Magazine
America
Board of Green Cloth and its royal justice role
The Board of Green Cloth was a royal household board with power to correct offenders within the palace and 200 yards beyond. A warrant from the board was needed to arrest a palace servant for debt. It sat with the steward at a green cloth table in the counting house, dating to Henry II’s reign or earlier.
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Drygoods Chronicle
Board of
Green Cloth
Royal Household of
England
Henry L
Drygoods Chronicle Silent Speech Fadmen
Fragmentary text shows a drygoods chronicle and a fadmen figure speaking in a muffled, melodramatic scene. Ambiguous stage dialogue hints at a speech in a rapt voice with unclear context and outcome.
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Drygoods Chronicle
Extravagance of Women in Bankrupting Husbands
A discussion from Ladies' Home Journal arguing that wives often do not intend financial ruin. It notes men frequently blame wives for extravagance while overlooking their own role, suggesting ruin is often self-inflicted and framed as romantic or malicious bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies' Home Journal
Trust in Carolina Troops Shared by Scotch Irish Leader
Colonel William Johnston of Charlotte recounts North Carolina troops in the Civil War, noting 116000 servicemen from a 1.3 million population and recalling the blunt tale of looted plunder guarded between two North Carolina regiments. General Joe Johnston is named as a friend met at the Pittsburgh depot.
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William Johnston
Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
Carolina
Pittsburg
Joe Johnston
Johnston
Prince of Wales feathers crest origin debate spans centuries
In a discussion tracing the three ostrich feathers and Ich dien motto to the Black Prince after Cressy, scholars dispute origins adding Queen Philippa lineage and other hypotheses. Italian money lenders once showed banco debt as a bench, and a failing lender became bancorotto or bankrupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John of
Drygoods Chronicle
Italy
SICK HEADACHE and Carter's Little Liver Pills Mentioned
An OCR fragment advertises Carter's Little Liver Pills for sickness and headaches. It mentions the pills repeatedly as a remedy, highlighting their use for sick headache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Littie
Decoration Day on the river levees
Decoration Day passed quietly with no business along the rivers. Many veterans and old rivermen held gatherings and paid respects at the graves of departed boat mates now relatives in the city.
River News From Pittsburg And Cincinnati In May
News notes detail river traffic between Pittsburg and Cincinnati with towboats, crews, and beacons. The Buckeye State heads south to Memphis while the City of Pittsburg carries passengers. A new low water boat contract and beacon light changes are reported along the Ohio River corridor.
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Cartaix
James Hoswen
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
W. W
Neil
Newpepe
Davis
Sam Brown
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Buckeye
Ohio
Memphis
John S. Patterson
Robert Hendrickson
Iate
J. T. Stockdale
Webb
Ewing
Katie Stockdale
Keystone
Carrarin M. N. Woop
Evans
New Orleans
Whisper
Mary Z. Comeaux
Ke W
W. G. Knox & Son
Big Sandy and
Pomeroy Packet Company
James W. Galls
Tobe
Pomeroy
Pales
Miners Hospital Committee Inspects New Buildings
Colonel Coburn and associates registered at Seventh Avenue and finished inspections at Wellsboro Phillipsburg and Connellsville. They expect state acceptance within a month with minor contract changes. Coburn, a Hastings supporter, predicts General Hastings will win and hints at developments in Philadelphia next week.
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J. P. Coburn
Aaronsburg
David Cameron
Willsboro
J. J. Spearman
Sharon
John Windrim
Windrim
Seventh Avenue
Miners' Hospital Committee
Coburn
Wellsboro
Phillipsburg
Connellsville
Hastings
East
Delamater
Philadelphia
General Hastings
Union Stockyards Proposed for Montreal Market
In Montreal on May 30 exporters and local cattle dealers prepare a petition to the City Council seeking union stock yards and the closing of existing stockyards. They argue that current marketing is expensive and unsatisfactory and that one market price cannot be set with many stockyards operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
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Iron Trade Review
Poprctal
TER
Imutton
N.Y
la France
Mermeta
Bennetts
Brunner
Telegraph
YYORK
Boeeves
Cates Reon
Teala
Izis
Heceipia
Reston
Victor Oil Company
Carson Farm
Joseph Campsey
Local Securities and Real Estate
East End
Schenley Park
Electric Company
Reat
Sami W. Drape & Co
Fifth Avenue
Bellfield
Schenley
Oakland
Allegheny
Stowe Township
McKeesport
McKee
Bach
Hotel Anderson
Madison Street
Kansas Prohibitionista
Allegheny Country
Pennsylvania
Brooks Law
Judge White
Belmont Field
Dietator
Green Mountain Soldiers
B Highlands
Board OF Green Cloth
Prince OF Wales
The
Miners’ Hospital Commission
Rogers’ Royal
Rogers
Joseph Horne & CO
Dery
Aime Importane
Deson
Toll du Nords
Chalon Clothe
Bath Seersuckera
Imperial Ae Heather & Renfrew
Ehyr Ginghama
Swayne
Fourth Avenue
George H. Lincoln
Beaver ST
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Ard Oil Trust
John M. Oakley & CO
Bankehs and Brokers
William Richards
Canonsburg
RicHanba
Tae Polyp
Pitta
Bitters
Howorme Lromsam
Maga
Penn Avenue
Whittier
Sunda
Ky R. C. P
Sante Iteiz Wu
Penn Ave
Wood
the Great
Cc Ave
Detroi, Mic
Sar
Ty Clttebury Bon
Viamont and
Unica
Epes
Joseph Fiemings
Cpocnwreswh Ei
Chichester
Caleta Chan
Salons Sig
Philo
Fae
Marston CO
Pack Place
Wieox
Fleming & Son
Sudeley
Joseph Fleming & Son's
Market St
West's
Bork
Emil G. Stucky
Folton St
Pittatmre
Iidree Erie Medical CO
Buffalo
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