Taft to tour the South and Southwest in March
Former President Taft plans a March tour of the South and Southwest to argue for defense prep and a League of Nations to enforce peace. The itinerary lists Nashville March 25, Memphis March 26, Little Rock, Dallas, Oklahoma City March 28 and 29, with all paid lectures canceled.
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Tourists Visit San Antonio On Raymond Whitcomb Tour
A party of forty tourists from east of the Missouri river arrived in San Antonio Monday morning en route to the Pacific Coast. They will spend the day visiting city sights and Fort Sam Houston before continuing to Colorado and California, with San Francisco as the tour terminus. The group is organized by Raymond Whitcomb Tours Company, led by Colonel Carrol Hutchins. A broken wheel delayed their arrival in San Antonio after a Houston stopover. The return route includes Salt Lake City and Denver.
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Danver
New Texas Liquor Amendment Proposal Introduced
In Austin on March 5 the House introduced a resolution by Representatives Nichols Meador Laney Wilford and Veatch to add section 59 to article three. The measure would permit regulating medicines and sacraments after 1919 but revoke all liquor licenses from 1919 onward and remove legislative licensing authority. The proposal was referred to the constitutional amendments committee.
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Real Estate Board Luncheon Invites Winter Tourists in San Antonio
Businessmen from the North and East in San Antonio for winter tourism are urged to attend a noon luncheon at the Gunter Hotel to hear Roger W. Babson discuss business opportunities and Texas growth. A tourist list shows 100 plus reservations, with foreign visitors also invited.
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Oyster Bay Adopts Belgian Village Aid Plan
After Theodore Roosevelt spoke at a mass meeting in Oyster Bay New York residents voted to adopt a Belgian village with 2400 children. The plan calls for distributing 2400 dollars monthly, with Roosevelt named honorary chairman of the Rocky Mountain Club of New York which aims to raise one million dollars a month for Belgian children, targeting the Far West states.
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Parker Case Postponed Until November Term
In Waco Texas Judge Duval West granted a continuance in the Parker case for the fourth time. The delay followed a government witness illness which led to the postponement of the murder trial of Parker accused in the March 17 shooting of Joe B White on government property near the Federal Building.
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Hogs Higher at All Centers in Fort Worth and Nearby Markets
Hogs were higher at all northern centers with gains of 35 to 45 cents. Fort Worth led price increases as cattle and sheep remained generally strong. Reported prices include hogs 10.00 to 11.59, small hogs 9.00 to 10.50, and heaves 1600 pounds average at over 12. Receipts show cattle 392 and hogs 9 in the San Antonio city trade portion.
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Rowe
Heeves
J. W. Rothee & Son
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Market Report Fort Worth Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Fort Worth Texas March 5 cattle receipts 5100 with steers averaging 49.50 per hundredweight stockers 58.90 heifers 9.50 cows 8.00 bulls 7.00 calves 9.50 hogs receipts 6500 market 35 to 40 higher bulk 12.75 to 15.30 top 13.50 sheep receipts 800 market steady lambs 14.00 yearlings 13.00 wethers 10.50 ewes 10.00 culls 7.20 goats 7.00.
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Market Update Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Reports
Chicago market report shows hogs receipts 4000 with a strong higher trend. Prices ranged from 13.25 to 15.60 with various classes listed. Cattle receipts 14000 with a strong market. native beef cattle 8.15 to 12.10, stockers 6.45 to 9.35, cows and heifers 5.40 to 10.35, calves 8.09 to 11.25. Sheep receipts 14000 with a strong market. wethers 20.80 to 12.15, lambs 12.00 to 14.60.
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Market Receipts and Quotation Rates for Cattle and Sheep
Receipts and quotations reported: cattle market steady with native beef steers at 7.50 to 11.75, yearling steers and heifers 6.50 to 11.50, cows 3.50 to 9.50, stockers 5.51 to 9.00, prime southern beef steers 8.00 to 11.00, beef cows and heifers 1.25 to 9.50, native calves 6.60 to 12.60. Sheep receipts 2000, market strong. lambs 12.55 to 14.50, yearlings 11.50, ewes 5.00 to 11.60.
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Tere
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Kansas City Livestock Market Receipts and Quotes
Receipts and prices from Kansas City show cattle 12,000 head with primed fed steers at 11.25 to 12.00, dressed beef 9.00 to 11.00, southern cattle 7.00 to 10.00, cows 5.50 to 10.00, heifers 7.00 to 11.00, stockers 7.25 to 10.50. Hogs 9,000 head with bulk 13.60 to 14.00, heavy 13.90 to 14.05, lights 13.40 to 13.85, pigs 10.50 to 17.00. Sheep 9,060 head with lambs 13.75 to 14.50, yearlings 12.50 to 13.59, wethers 11.50 to 12.25.
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Chicago Prices Shadowed as Heavy Porkers Take Lead
Chicago reports on March 5 show a dramatic shift in market headlines with prices dominated by heavy porkers, following a previous sensation of $13 heg. The brief notes a midstream change in market focus and ongoing trading activity.
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Trotted at 91 undermines will claim in New York
Mrs Mary J L Van Ness, aged 91, allegedly lacked testamentary capacity due to fox trotting and mistaking her butler for a dead husband. The will valued at over 50 000 dollars leaves 15000 to Frederick T Barry with nephews Herbert and Albert A Marshall contesting, amid questions of age and sanity. Maud Marshall collapsed under cross examination as to her age.
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Realism in The Author Well Pleases Critics
The exchange notes the church scene as intensely realistic and audiences largely nodded off, indicating mixed reception to the play.
Fragmentary Dialogue Cited From Unclear Source
A brief, garbled quotation features a child named Willie and a mother figure debating about a father’s whereabouts and a possible tracing or tracking request, with a suggestive line about not being tough on Willie. The fragment lacks clear context, names, or a verifiable event.
Grain and feed prices rise amid cold Rio Grande weather
Local market notes show flour up to 8.80 and 9.20 per barrel and bran at 1.95 per hundredweight. Meat rests at 95 cents per 35 pound sack while wheat shorts advance to 2.20 per hundredweight. Blue Ribbon sorghum and corn syrup prices adjust, with no wholesale changes in butter and poultry. Freezing weather across the Rio Grande valley threatens early crops and damages remain uncertain for a day or two.
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New York Sugar Prices Reported by Market Firms
New York March 5 raw sugar firm Centrifugal at 5.46 and molasses 4.59. Refined firm prices list cut loaf 8.15 crushed 8.50 powdered 7.15 7.10 fine grain 1.85 and confectioners 1.85.
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Shippers Market Prices On Monday For Dairy Poultry
Shippers report steady conditions with butter at 25 to 34 cents per pound and creamery 30 to 34 cents. Texas country prices show 25 to 28 cents for creamery items, packing stock at 24 to 25 cents. Poultry buyers list large hens 7.50 to 9.00 dollars, friers 6.00 to 7.00, broilers 3.60 to 4.00, turkeys 21 to 27 cents a pound, ducks 7.00 to 6.00 per dozen, geese 12 to 15 dollars.
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Chicago Market Prices Report March 5
Chicago market report lists butter steady, creamery at 32 40 cents, gas lower, 6903 cases receipts. Firsts at 2 dollars and 9 cents, ordinary firsts 2844 cases at 29 cents, potatoes unchanged with 25 car receipts. White potatoes quoted for several regions, poultry alive higher with spring fowls 20 cents.
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Kansas City Market Quotations Report
Kansas City prices quoted today include butter Creamery 4 percent firsts 40c seconds 31/2c packing 6c eggs Firsts 28c poultry hens 7c roosters 7c turkeys 25c potatoes 2.50 per bag or unit.
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Market closes with mixed pork and lard quotes in Chicago
Provision market notes show pork quotations with May July futures ranging around 33 and 30 while lard prices hover near 19. May ribs and bacon values are listed along with dry salt extras and bacon extras. Pure lard and cheese prices are included among packing house quotations for Monday.
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Wheat Market Ends Mixed After Volatile Session
Chicago wheats opened near Saturday prices then fell but recovered to end unsettled. May futures ranged around 1.88 percent, July near 1.58 percent, with corn following wheat and hog prices rising sharply, lifting the market despite a depressed start.
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Market Quotations From Chicago on March 6
Quotations show No 2 red wheat and No 2 corn figures alongside No 2 yellow and oats prices. Barley trades near $1.00 to $1.27, reflecting standard values for the period.
Market Quotations From St. Louis Report
Quotation snapshot shows wheat prices with No 2 red at 2.05 42 08, No 3 bard at 200.62 05, and No 2 white 0 oats No 2 Gic No 2 white nominal. details appear unclear but indicate commodity price movements.
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Grain prices and futures today across wheat oats and corn
Market report lists No 2 hard wheat at 1.98 to 2.01, No 2 mixed corn at 1.04 to 1.05, No 2 white oats at 0.63 to 0.65 with No 2 white oats offered around 0.63. The data reflects bid and offer levels for various grades of wheat corn and oats.
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Grain futures close with mixed gains at Kansas City
Grain futures closed with May and July contracts for corn showing mixed moves in Kansas City on March 5. May corn rose to 1.85 while July gained to 1.54 percent. May oats inched to 1.03 percent and July to 1.034 percent.
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Steel and Wire Firms Boost Prices Across All Products
The American Steel and Wire Company raises wire product prices by four dollars per ton effective immediately. Nails rise to three dollars and twenty cents per keg, the highest since December 1899. Other items reach twenty five year highs amid strong demand and reduced output. Agricultural implement firms have firmed contracts for about 250 thousand tons of soft steel bars. Ship plates and marine shapes also see brisk buying, limiting mill capacity. Railroad equipment orders are small.
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American Steel and Wire Company
Spitzbergen coal deposit holds billion tons near surface
Russian geologists estimate the upper layer of newly found Spitzbergen coal deposits contains about 1.0 billion tons, with most of the fuel within a few feet of the ground surface.
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Jones Delivers Dinner Speech Echoed as Finest Yet
The speaker praises Jones as the finest dinner speech man heard, noting his witty line about asking the waiter to charge the check to him. The remark highlights his humor and memorable delivery.
New York Dry Goods Market Shows Steady Prices Amid Activity
Cotton goods remained steady or strengthened last week with dress ginghams and nap fabrics at value. Cotton duck gains followed government demand, wide print cloths scarce for spot delivery, and sport styles in prints and woven cottons sold actively. Hosiery markets stayed steady as retailers and jobbers filled orders cautiously. nearby business was good. Prices listed include Print cloths 28inch 64x64a 5 5c and other items.
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Southern Standards
Indigo LLC
Coffee futures ease with May and July contracts
Market notes show futures for coffee easing as May 7.53 and July 7.67 prices appear in the report. The brief reflects muted activity in the futures market.
Weather Bulletin for March 5 1917 Observations
United States Department of Agriculture releases an 8 am weather bulletin for March 5 1917. Data notes include wind under ten miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inches not published. Meteorologist Allen Buell Mee is listed as the weather forecaster.
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Cotton markets rise on cables and weather reports
The Cotton Exchange notes a market opening with gains due to strong cables, wet belt weather, and cold Texas conditions. Following a pullback from political news, prices rebounded on bullish spot demand and large exports, with New York and New Orleans closing higher than the prior session.
Cotton market swings on unsettled politics and spot demand
New York March cotton prices fluctuated as political uncertainty and fresh buying by spot brokers influenced early gains. May and October quotes moved from 17.42 and 16.61 to near 17.98 and 14.82 before easing, with late-day strength supported by strong exports and active South spot demand.
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Congress
Cotton futures open steady with scattered gains
New York March 5 cotton futures opened steady with March at 17.75 cents a pound and May 17.60 July 17.55 October 16.60 and December 18.79. Futures closed 16 to 26 points higher.
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Liverpool Set To Open Tuesday With Lead In Tow
Liverpool aims to open Tuesday up to 12 points as teams prepare for an 11 o'clock call for Own and related planning.
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New Orleans Cotton Markets Rise on Weather and News
In New Orleans on March 5 the cotton market opened with gains of 17 to 20 points due to good cables and Texas cold. Heavy offerings followed the failed armed neutrality bill passage, later easing as weather prospects improved. By noon activity remained firm with advances around 33 to 40 points for active months, influenced by bullish chatter on armed merchant casel powers.
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Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market
Cotton futures in New Orleans started steady with March at 17.58 May 17.20 and July 17.18, October 16.30 and December 16.75 asked. The market closed 13 to 20 points higher with mixed gains and several misprints in the session figures.
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Cotton Prices and Sales Report
Liverpool cotton prices on March 5 show good middling 11.84 cents, middling 11.74, low middling 11.56. Spot sales reach 7000 bales with 700 for speculation and export. No receipts reported.
Futures settle with varied prices across contracts
The report lists a series of futures quotes from Liverpool dated March 5 for continuous contracts spanning March to April and beyond. Each line notes march dates and price deltas with minor fluctuations across successive periods.
Cotton Seed Quotations and Dated Market Notes
Cotton seed quotations were reported with scattered figures across cities including New York and various Atlantic ports. A fragmentary literary aside interrupts the market notes with a quoted exchange about love between characters Stella and Frank, implying a distractingly ornate digression amid prices.
Wholesale Produce Prices to Trade From Western Markets
A dense retail to trade price list covering vegetables fruits and staples. Potatoes onions tomatoes cranberries cabbage cauliflower peppers lettuce and more with per hundredweight per crate per bushel or per pound figures for California Texas Florida Oregon and other regions. Includes dried fruits coffee sugar rice and livestock hides with varied packaging and grade notes.
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Wall Street Ends Strong After Mixed Trading Day
On March 5 in New York the market opened weak as Congress failed to pass an armed neutrality bill. Shipping stocks fell, with Marine preferred down four points and Atlantic Gulf and West Indies down sharply. Some leaders recovered in late trading as steel and equipment issues rose, and the day closed on a strong note.
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New York Money Markets Report Steady Time Loans
Time loans steady in New York with sixty and ninety day terms around 4 34 percent. Call money also steady with high at 2 percent and low near 1 31/4 percent. Ruling rate 2 1/4 percent, closing bids around 2 percent and offers near 4 percent.
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Mercantile Rates and Bond Market Amidst Global Trade
New York on March 5 reports mercantile rates up to 4944 percent with sterling, 60 day bills at 471, commercial 60 day bills on banks at 41, and demand cables at 494. Government bonds firm while rail bonds hold steady. silver and Mexican dollar values noted.
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Metals Market Report Highlighting Lead Copper and Tin Prices
In New York on March 5 metal markets show lead steady at 9.60 while copper remains firm with electrolytic spot and futures around 32.78. Tin remains strong with spot and related values noted. various No. 1 and No. 2 grades for North and South regions listed with prices.
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