Dividends on Pan Handle Route Reduced
Dividend reductions affect the Pan Handle route with the common stock cut to 3 percent and preferred stock lowered to 4 percent, as reported in the recent financial notice.
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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
2
Dividend reductions affect the Pan Handle route with the common stock cut to 3 percent and preferred stock lowered to 4 percent, as reported in the recent financial notice.
Orders recently placed in heavy steel contracts at lower prices than those quoted last January. A February market shift concerned structural workers as prices moved in a major way.
Under the new tariff exports of Itacker goods including worsteds and an odens rem from Leeds to Sawée rose sharply. December exports totaled 43,046 with value $244,006, January 1913 value $100,237, and January 1914 $200,573, illustrating a strong upward trend in demand across the period.
The American Economist notes PAGS and sharkties are freed from tariffs, enabling U.S. manufacturers to reclaim market share against sharply priced fabrics from England. The inquiry highlights how tariff removal will boost domestic output and competitiveness in the American market.
Moody's Magazine reports total bank cash in the country near 1.6 billion dollars, up from the prior record of about 1.573 billion. Net volume of business in merchandise and commodities has substantially decreased, while railroad freight tonnage shows a downturn.
The piece mocks Mr Cadmus as an illin political genius and criticizes the Third party antics. It urges the Ohio State Tax Commission to learn from journalism, noting their error in Hancock county tax returns and calling them a laughing stock.
Congressman Whitacre accuses a Columbus liquor boards meeting of pursuing Gov. Cox re election. State Board advises boards to aid liquor interests and uplift trade. Democratic members meet privately after Republicans and Progressives retire. A State Library Organizer joins Cox boosters in Adams county aiming to establish a county library system amid vote selling claims.
Ohio's new agricultural law replaces a single federal-style commissioner with four Ohio state commissioners. Each of the four appointees earns a salary of $5,000 annually, while the U S Department of Agriculture operates under one head across all states.
A partial wire from Ashtabula notes that personal property values did not rise enough, prompting discussion on boosting the Warnes Law. The message references Conneant and signals concern over property assessments and tax needs.
Three assessors have been discharged and will finish listing personal property in the municipalities under new state tax commission instructions. The outcome will not affect remaining returns. to keep their jobs they must make showings that boost the Warnes law.
The article lists the state’s expenses for paper printing and binding across years 1882 1902 1907 1912 and the present year noting costs of 87290 63 114 736 0 107 435 80 77266 18 150 356 12 and 201 000 63 to highlight the volatile trend in annual report production expenses.
The Week in Columbus discusses the Warnes law and Governor McKinley. It notes that McKinley did not recommend tax changes based on a bi partisan board report and credits the report’s fate to legislative committee action.
Auditor of State Donahey notes in her report that nearly all state governments develop numerous commissions, some performing important work yet becoming expensive. She argues many minor commissions outgrow departments and cost more than three or four slated to be on payrolls, suggesting attachment to executive departments to cut costs.
The text recalls William N. Cowden of Quaker City who warned he was chosen to represent farmers. He favored local control over taxing officials, noting a proposed bill allowing elected township assessors, contrasting with the Warnes law where assessors are chosen by the central Columbus machine.
Poetic tribute to fallen soldiers and sailors from Marion Ohio, honoring unknown heroes who died serving the country. The piece laments grief shaping national memory and salutes the brave, with lines about mothers and the nation’s tears for those who answered the call.
The Wall Street Journal cites strong global supply movement as crippling U S corn values. Chicago May contracts slid from 67 to 64 with a 62% low for May-June. Imports near 10 million bushels plus Argentina shipments drive forward pricing to November.
The article notes that effluence of Argentine supplies rests less on total output or exports and more on the timing of arrivals in the United States half-year period, highlighting shifts in supply flow and market effects.
Secretary of the Otto Bankers' Association Mr Stacy B Rankin announces through the State Journal of Columbus his support for the Warnes law. He cites Section 52 preventing the tax commission or its agents from examining bank or financial institution records subject to state or federal inspection.
B W Snow of Chicago told the Commerce Club in St Joseph that Argentine competition now leads in grain and meat exports, with corn undercutting US prices after tariff cuts. He cited 8,000,000 bushels imported in four months versus 33,000 a year earlier, mostly from Argentina, and projected a 240,000,000 bushel exportable surplus as Argentine prices undercut Mississippi and Missouri river corn. He warned Argentina will dominate part of the US domestic market while its growers can price under American costs.
A writer argues the United States must curb insults to its flag while noting tensions with Mexicans. He cites a big Mexican ore mill where peons earn about a peso and a quarter daily and warns U S policy must address revolutions, labor unrest, and hostile sentiment to foster cordial U S Mexico relations.
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune page mentions the newspaper with emphasis on its reach and influence, suggesting a discussion of its role in journalism and public perception during its era. The text hints at parallel prestige with other periodicals and raises questions about editorial stance.
The newspaper notes its own status as a leading paper supporting Roosevelt. It cites a Tribune editorial arguing the Progressive party has not widened the Democratic base, with Republicans and Progressives splitting the old Republican vote. It urges reform to prevent a Tammany-like perversion of election machinery and lasting political harm.
In Washington discussion centers on whether Congress will adjourn next July or delay into August. Leaders say Houses must pass bills denying canal shipping privileges, rural credit, Clayton antitrust, Covington inter state trade, stock regulation, and various appropriations. Wilson advocates sweeping legislation, inviting close scrutiny as New Jersey signals pushback against a one man Congress.
A. B. Peckinpaugh of the State Tax Commission issues a public statement via Cox newspapers questioning hostility to the Warnes law. He argues state supervision and appointive power mirror other offices, but critics warn the Governor would create a large state political machine by centralizing tax officials and electors.
The piece accuses numerous state bureau officials of dedicating official and clerical resources to Gov Cox reelection. It claims department facilities are used and representatives travel the state delivering speeches. The critic contends this with taxpayers’ money and ties it to opposition to Warnes law.
Chairman Finley of the Democratic State Committee pleaded guilty to a civil service violation. A broader charge targets Finley, Marshall, and Cox over soliciting and demanding Democratic campaign contributions from State Board of Administration members and officials. The issue raises questions of ethics, legality, and the potential for prosecution, with Cox implicated for urging contributions despite legal risks.
A polemic piece portrays a legendary Colonel amid global conspiracies and recalls the divided trust in 1912 politics. It blends satire and history, likening the Colonel to explorers and literary figures while railing at factual accuracy in political discourse.
A vivid, florid note extols the Roosevelt River as vast and mysterious. It praises exploration, imagines monstrous cascades and unknowns, and asserts confidence in the river’s power while joking about octopuses and rivals who may have found it earlier. The piece ends with a question about a river’s first duty.
A stream of ironic, opinionated quips and quotes critiques corruption, labor, suffrage, and politics. The fragment cites Edward Nystrom, calls for courage against oppression, and jokes about figures like Huerta, Taft, and Root, reflecting early 20th century social tensions and public sentiment.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Schiling were held at the Maryland avenue residence on Friday with Rev Faton officiating and music by the choir of the Second ULP Church.
A compilation of multiple transfers including Frank W. Schaefer to Carl C. Schaefer for 0-2 Inn Motes City deed valued at 2150.90, Jefferson Co to Jeffers Coal Co for 1000 acres at 2330.00, and numerous other parcels in Amsterdam Higland View and Pleasant Heights with prices ranging from 1.00 to 100000.00 involving buyers such as T Shepherd John Cunningham Wm Jackson Elizabeth Ulrich Giuseppe Paolantonio Mary M Scort and firms La Belle View Land Co and City entities.
Nick Baluza of Ditlonvale labeled a drunken brute by Justice Downer receives S1c0 and costs and three months in the workhouse after beating his wife leaving her arms back and limbs black and blue.
City solicitor R N Merryman of Steubenville declares in four statements that General Hogatt is paying clerks and stenographers far more than former Attorney General Wade S Elise. Elise serves as assistant attorney general and special counsel.
Adam Lent will take the Brill case to the Court of Appeals to determine whether the mayor in Brill has jurisdiction. The appeal will test legal limits in a municipal context and could set a precedent for similar cases in other cities.
Cure for salt rheum eczema lupus psoriasis and scrofula via bloodstream action. Frequent applications of witch hazel soothe but the true cure comes from S S S blood remedy sold by Swift Specific Co 188 Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga.
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