The Billion Dollar Heist and Spanish Lizzie's Flight
The wreck of the Excelsior Trust building exposes a vault of about a billion dollars. Master thief Calverly and his accomplice Spanish Lizzie flee to his Palisades home while Lizzie is injured and seeks quiet hospital care aided by a conspiratorial chauffeur and two strangers. Adrian Vanderpoel investigates the theft and follows leads in New York and Philadelphia.
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Excelsior Trust Company
Zophar
James Tierney
Ney
Sibard Calverly
Lizzie
New York
Calverly
Palisades
Spain
Howson
Washington, D. C
FAMOUS CROOK ONCE KNOWN AS SIR RICHARD CALVERLY STEALS WOMAN HE LOVES
Lizzie endures ten days as a prisoner in a countryside inn while avoiding detection and awaiting news from Sir Richard Calverly. She reads a Planet headline declaring the famed thief steals the woman he loves, reigniting doubts about his true character and their dangerous bond.
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Lizzie
Sir Richard
Secret Service
Howson
Crook
Washington
World Service
New York
Planet
Sir Richard Calverly
Jewelry Hunt Sparks Kidnap Case Twist
A great jewel worth $250000 is found in Mrs Peyton's suite by Detective Tierney. Spanish Lizzie leaves Washington for Jacksonville after reading about the widow and Sir Richard, planning to flee as police hunt the man. The tale follows her rage and flight as the Associated Press account continues.
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Lizzie
Associated Press
James Tierney
Nassau Street
Tierney
Richard
New York
Washington
Union Depot
Jacksonville
Cotton Region Bulletin July 30 1913 Weather Summary
The belt remains generally fair with above normal temperatures. Rainfall of an inch or more reported at Demopolis Raleigh Rosciusco Lake Greensboro Union Springs and Columbus. Houston district excluded from 12 hour average calculations. Allen Buell local forecaster Weather Bureau.
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Rosciusco
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Union Springs
Columbus
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Market Dips as Conflicting News Weighs on Stocks
New York July 80 The uneven early session turned heavy as conflicting developments dominated prices. Steel rose on strong output but profits and heat in the corn belt tempered gains while Illinois Central cut its dividend and fell to 105 amid broad selling.
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Steel Corporation
Corn
Illinois Central
London
Bethlehem Steel
Lehigh Valley
Reading
Amalgamated Copper
Erie
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacific
American Express
Bears
Illinois Central Declares Reduced Semiannual Dividend
The Illinois Central Railroad directors cut the semiannual dividend to 2 percent, halving the rate from seven percent since 1905. The move follows two years of unusual business conditions, with the stock slipping to 107 after the announcement and the prior payment yielding six percent for the year.
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New York
Llino’s Central Railroad
TlMnois Central
Dull Market Falls With Small Shipments at Union Stock Yards
Receipts at Union Stock Yards July 20 were meager with 9 cows 61 calves and 35 hogs. Cattle sold from 3.75 to 5.00 while calves moved 4.00 to 6.60. Fort Worth reports of active trade failed to spark local interest as buyers remained apathetic.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Cattle Market Activity Sees Gains and Strong Hog Run
Fort Worth reports cattle receipts 2300 and calves 650 with active trade. Beef steers rise about ten cents with two loads at 7.25, stocks at 6, and Mexicans 4.10 to 4.60. Calves up to 26 cents higher. hogs top 9.10, wide 8.90 to 9.05. Sheep and goats 146, market nominal.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Market Receipts and Prices From St Louis Livestock Auction
Cattle receipts 5000 including 700 Texans with steady market. Native beef steers 5.70 8.70, cows and heifers 4.75 8.40, Texans and Oklahoma steers 6.25 7.75, calves in carload lots 5.00 6.00. Hog receipts 6500 with steady market. Pigs and lights 7.25 9.30, good heavy 9.15 9.25. Sheep receipts 7000 with steady market. Muttons 5.25 4.25, lambs 5.00.
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ST. Louis
Oklahoma
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report
Receipts and market data show hogs at bulk $8.85 to $9.00, heavy market $9.80, tent $3.80 to $9.24, prime fed steers $8.50 to $8.90, dressed beef steers $7.50 to $8.50, southern steers $6.00 to $7.55, cows $4.00 to $7.00, heifers $6.00 to $7.75. Lambs $6.00 to $7.40, yearlings $4.50 to $6.60, wethers $4.25 to $4.90, ewes $3.50 to $4.50.
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Kansas City
Co. Tachadine
Chicago Market Report Shows Varied Livestock Prices
Chicago July 80 receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs bulk $8.70 9.10 lights $8.95 9.50 mixed $3.40 9.40 heavy $8.30 9.10 rough $8.40 8.50. Cattle beeves $6.90 9.10 Texas steers $6.75 7.80 western steers $6.40 7.85 stockers and feeders $5.30 7.70 cows and heifers $2.50 8.00 calves $8.00 11.00. Sheep native $4.20 7.55 yearlings $6.5 6.7 native lambs $5.50 7.50.
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Chicago
Texas
Cotton Statistics Port Receipts and Weather Bulletin
Receipts and shipments show movement in the cotton trade with stock figures for this year and last year. A general weather bulletin notes observations at 8 a m on Wednesday July 30, 1813.
Heavy July selling pulls down cotton after calm opening
Cotton prices fell in New York trading as heavy July selling pressured values after an otherwise steady start. Despite dry weather notes in Texas and favorable eastern belt reports, the market drifted lower then rallied slightly around 2 PM as covering orders lifted prices from the day’s lows.
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New York
Texas
Liverpool
Savannah
Oklahoma
Cotton futures open steady on weather and demand
New Orleans July 30 Cotton futures opened with a small advance as better than due cables and dry western weather supported a steady tone. After the call prices were two points higher, then weather pressure pulled them two points below yesterday, with afternoon trade quiet but little change overall.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures open and close steady in New Orleans
New Orleans traders see steady early values with July at 11.55 bid and August at 11.65 asked. The market ends steady with slight advances of one to two points across main contracts, including September around 11.32 and December near 11.25.
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New York
New Orleans
Cotton market report from Liverpool on July 30
Close: Cotton spot firm but easier with values for Middling, Good Middling, and lower grades. Sales total 7000 bales including 6700 American and 1000 for speculation and export. receipts 3009 with 800 American.
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Liverpool
Futures quote flat on Liverpool listing dates
Futures closed quiet with a calendar of rates for several near and far contracts. The list shows July 6.26124 and several intermonth spreads ranging from 6.24 percent to 6.08 percent across the year, ending with June-July at 6.04 percent.
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Liverpool
Spot cotton quiet in New Orleans market
New Orleans on July 20 reports spot cotton quiet and unchanged with middling at 11.15 to 11 15-16 cents. Sales on the spot 125 bales, arrivals 215. Receipts 1047 bales. Stock 25,343 bales.
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New Orleans
Spot cotton market closes steady in Houston
Houston bid cotton market ends quiet and unchanged on July 30. Sales total 862 bales f o b none. Shipments 363 bales and stock 1 815 bales.
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Houston
Tex
Jay
F. O B
Corn Prices Jump as Heat and Drought Hit Midwest
Chicago July corn markets rallied amid heat and drought with one third of the corn belt lacking moisture and crop damage already reported. September corn opened at 65 to 66 cents and settled around 65 4 to 65 4 cents. wheat and oats followed with mixed, bearish to steady moves and hogs in provisions.
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Chicago
Grain Quotations Today in Chicago Markets
Quotations listed for cash grains in Chicago include wheat at No. 2 red new 86 8 ¾ cents and No. 2 northern at 91 92 cents. No. 2 hard 86 ¾ 87 ¼ cents, No. 2 spring 90 91 cents, velvet chaff 87 91 cents, durum 84 0 cents. Corn No. 2 at 65 ¾ cents, No. 2 white 66 ⅔ cents, yellow 66 cents. Oats No. 2 white 42 cents, standard new 41 41 ¼ cents, old 41 ½ 41 ¼ cents.
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Chicago
Wheat export receipts reach 1.03 million bushels in Galveston
Galveston Texas receipts for export over the past three days totaled 1 030 000 bushels the largest grain intake in the area for the period.
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Galveston
Tex
Taft Ranch Ginning Progress After First Picking
At Taft Texas the four gins on the Taft ranch started baling cotton one week ago. By last night seven hundred eighty one bases had been ginned. The average yield from the first picking ranges from one third to one half bale per acre.
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Taft, Tex
Taft Ranch
Market quotes for grains and corn futures in Kansas City
On July 30 Kansas City reports cash wheat prices for No 2 hard at 1 84%c and No 2 red 81% 82%c. No 2 mixed corn at 68% 69% ec and No 2 white at 0 uc. Oats No 2 white 4 c and mixed 39% 41 Kc. Futures show September wheat 80% c December 84% c May 90c. Corn futures September 67% December 5% May 65% % Oats September 40% c December 41% c.
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Kansas City
Grain quotes from St Louis market report
Quotation details show Cash wheat with No 2 red at 83 90c and No 2 hard at 83 90c. Corn prices list No 2 at 67 and No 2 white at 78c. Oats quotes include No 2 at 39 40c and No 2 white at 41 41 2c. Futures show July wheat at 8c, September at 844 6y. corn July 66, September 66%c. oats July 38%c, September 40%c.
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ST. Louis
Coffee futures close firm with September to March gains
New York July 30 coffee futures closed firmer with September at 9 and March at 9.56, while other contracts showed strength. No Rio market data are finalized in this brief report.
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New York
Rio
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