Markets Open Mixed as Industrial Shares Advance
New York led with gains in Baldwin Locomotive Central Leather and Crucible Steel while American Locomotive hit a new 92 1 2 record. Trading cooled late as most issues moved in small lots with Mexicans showing sudden strength and several metals and energy names advancing.
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New York
Baldwin Locomotive
United States Steel
American Zinc Ptd
Allis Chalmers
American Car and Foundry
American Locomotive
American Cotton Oil
American Smelting
American Ie
American & Tel
American Tobacco
Atchison
Div
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Illinois Central
Inter. Mer. Mar
Ctfs
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Co
Maxwell Motors
Mexican Petroleum
Central Leather
Corn Products
Missouri Pacific
National Lead
New York Central
H. & Hartford
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rep. Iron & Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss. Shef. Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Southern Railway Ptd
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
Union Pacific
United Fruit
United States Rubber
Smith and Ring
United States Steel Pfd
Virginia Carp, Chem
Va. Iron, Coal and Coke
Wabash
Western Union
Westinghouse Electric
Gulf States Steel
Kennecott Copper
New Orleans Cotton Market Opens Higher on Strong Demand
New Orleans Nov 3 Better cables and small gin estimates supported a firmer cotton market at the open. Prices rose up to 27 points by noon, with middling at 18.25 and sales on spot at 3,425 bales. Dec futures opened 18.36 and closed 18.28. Jan 18.54 18.40. Mar 18.75 18.65. July 19.06 18.93.
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New Orleans
Ewes
New York Cotton Opens Steady on Higher Cables and Rumor
The New York cotton market opened steady with gains of 8 to 16 points after stronger Liverpool cables and a rumor on Southern crop totals. Early bids put January near 18.98 and May around 18.32, but prices fluctuated as selling and covering activity shifted, closing largely steady.
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New York
Liverpool
Cotton market reports firm spot prices in Liverspool
LIVERPOOL November 3 cotton market shows good middling at 11.27, middling 11.13, low middling 10.87. Sales total 8 000 bales for speculation and export. Receipts 34 000 bales. Futures curve irregular with contracts listed from November December 11.05 to May June 11.19.
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Ea Mobile
Anne
Chicago Grain and Provisions Prices Narrowly Mixed
Wheat and corn quotes shown with various No. 2 and No. 4 red and yellow grades. Rye bids include No. 2 at 1.43 and bar 8061.23. Hay values listed for timothy and clover. Provisions reach pork 28.50, lard 16.50, ribs 13.50 to 14.37.
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Chicago
Skis Naval Stores Auction Notes and Times
Fragmentary records show an auction listing with times and lot identifiers such as D and E. The readable portion notes brie prices and several time stamps from 6.15 to 6.70, with partial references to names and places. Further details remain unreadable in the OCR.
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Skis
ANNAH
Stevedores Busy Unloading Deutschland Cargo
Eighty Negro stevedores from Baltimore work aboard the Deutschland unloading cargo and storing it at the Eastern Forwarding Company warehouses on the New London state pier. National Guard Fifth Regiment from New Jersey arrives, later mustered out after duty on the Mexican border. Battle ships Florida and Pennsylvania along with mine ships San Francisco and Debuke sit anchored off Old Point Comfort after target practice. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad announces two special liquor trains beginning tomorrow.
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Fifth New Jersey Regiment
Associated Press
New London
Deutschland
Baltimore
Eastern
Pattrson
National Guard of
New Jersey
Newport News
Florida
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Old Point Comfort
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Coal Shortage Hits Charlotte Prices Rise
Coal dealers in Charlotte N C report limited orders due to mine car shortages. They say prices advanced by one dollar per ton and went into effect yesterday as they struggle to meet demand.
Earthquake Shakes Glens Falls Area in New York
An earthquake lasting several seconds was felt in northern New York with Glens Falls as the center. Houses shook severely here, dishes and pictures were displaced, but no serious damage was reported.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
New York
Weather forecast and river outlook for local area
The local weather bureau issues a short term forecast urging protection of shipments for 24 to 36 hours due to cold temperatures around 26 degrees in the north region. River conditions on the Tombigbee and its branches and the Alabama are expected to remain steady over the next two days.
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Tombigbee
Alabama
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Court
The probate court issued marriage licenses this Friday, including White-Nicholas Wegliacich and Ethel. Thomas MacLachlan and Anns Burkholder.
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Probate Court
Fri- Gay
Nicholas T. Wegliacich
Ethel
Thomas MacLachlan
Anns Burkholder
200 Longshoremen Strike in Jacksonville
About 200 Clyde line longshoremen in Jacksonville Fla struck after the company rejected a five cent hourly raise for both day and night work and a ten cent raise for grit work. Other men were hired to unload the steamer Apache that arrived today.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Clyde Line
Italian Dirigible Drops 17 Bombs on Warships
An Italian airship dropped 17 bombs on fortifications and warships at San Pietro in Lebanico roadstead on the night of November 1. It returned unscathed despite heavy fire from Austrian batteries along the coast.
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Rome
Pegaie
Paris
San Pietro
Lebanico Bay
Cotton seed oil market closes easier in New York
The cotton seed oil market in New York ended softer with spot bids at 12.00 and futures for November through June trading mostly around 12.12 to 12.36. Total sales reached 20,400 units.
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New York
Trial Set in 25Year-Old Playmate Rock Killing
R L Philips, after 25 years in hiding, returns to Murphy North Carolina to face trial for the 25 year old death of his playmate. He fled after striking the other boy with a rock during an altercation and later revealed his identity to seek authorities. He had traveled west and amassed funds, with his father and brothers not recognizing him.
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Associated Press
Murphy
N. C
R. L. Philips
Philips
West
Cotton Case Hearing at New Orleans Proceeds
Mr. W J Kessler chief clerk of the traffic department of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company reports the cotton rating case of New Orleans vs ulgville and Nashville is being heard by the Interstate Commerce Commission and will occupy the remainder of the week. Traffic Manager R H Cobb of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce is present at the hearing.
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W. J. Kessler
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company
New Orleans
Crescent City
Ulgville
Nashville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kessler
R. H. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Little Talks on Thrift in the Home
An editorial urging thrift and prudent budgeting within American households led by wives and mothers. It argues women control most household spending, advocates market study and careful cooking, and warns that small daily savings accumulate to large benefits, with Probate Court examples illustrating long term gains.
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United Stee
Ae Chit
Juan to Call With Fruit Cargo Here Monday
United Fruit Company reports the steamer Juan will arrive Monday with a cargo of bananas from Port Limon. She will discharge at the tropical fruit wharf.
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Juan
United Fruit Company
Port Limon
Tropical Fruit Wharf
Indianic Comes with Ore from Port Pierre and Australia
The Swedish steamer Indianic arrives with ore cargoes after calling at Port Pierre and recent port visits in Australia. The Van Heyn Line indicates the Indianic is en route to its next destination.
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iIndianic
Aorth
Wowie
Uni
Port Pierre
Australia
Bluefields Steamer Scheduled to Call Here Saturday
The Norwegian steamship Bluefields of the United Fruit Company is due to call here Saturday. The vessel sails again on Monday.
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Bluefields
United Fruit Company
Munsomo Departs for Havana and Cuban Ports
The Musson line steamer Munsomo cleared the harbor Friday bound for Havana and other ports on the north coast of Cuba.
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Munsomo
Musson Line
Havana
Cuba
Fordonian Steamer Overdue At Tampa Hopes For Noon Arrival
The steamer Fordonian, six days overdue, is expected to arrive this afternoon after calling at Tampa for fuel oil.
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Fordonian
Tampa
Foreclosure Sale of Mobile Property Under Vendor's Lien
Default on indebtedness to Martin Costello and Richard Finch. executrix Catherine Costello to sell Bertram Vogel’s interest in a Mobile Alabama lot at public outcry on November 27, 1916, at 12 M. in front of Mobile County Courthouse. Property at Southwest Corner of Pine New St. Francis Streets. frontage 45 feet, depth about 55 feet. Vendor's lien secured the 1916 conveyance.
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Bertram J. Vogel
Martin Costello
Richard A. Finch
Catherine
Court House
Mobile County
Alabama
Mobile
Pine New St. Francis
Help Wanted Cabinet Maker in New Orleans
WANTED Cabinet maker steady position. Apply to Adam Glass at Moler College 1238 Rampart New Orleans. Lost gold bar pin with four fence ends Liberal reward.
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Adam Glass
Po Moler College
Rampart
New Orleans
Ford, Forcheimer
Train schedule fragment with lines and timings
Fragmented timetable listing multiple rail services and departures including ALA Tenn and Northern Ry Calvert York Reform arrivals and various southbound routes. Mentions Cincinnati New Orleans Pensacola and Montgomery Local with times such as 6:15 am 2:42 am and 4:15 pm.
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Ala. Tenn
Northern
Calvert, York
Reform
Louisville
Naville RY
Cincinpati
N. Orleans
Apa
N. O
Mt Pease
Pensacola
Aceans
D.wisee
N. O. Limited
Cincinnati
Montgomery
Cincinnat
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Bud Fisher
Sax
Peller
Pete
Ccapertghs Ik, Wy RC Prahewd
Consolidated Statement
ROCHE
BURKE
Undertakers
St. Joseph
Bela Eb
Grain and Provisions
BY Jimmy Swinnerton
Stevedores
Charlotte
By &. W. Straus President
American Society For Thrift
Marine News
Gray Iron Castle
Fournera Engine & Kerackson
Tennet
Michael
Xara
Eri
Ant Reces
Henk
Soba
Ren’ T
Woden Crotes Gséentieman
Young
Paras Baggs
St. Emanuel
Montauk Avenue
Festorazai
Government Wt
North Conception Street
Oliver Typewriter
Stephens
Bell
Penton-Owens
Dauphin Street
Ae Soleth
Norvilg Brothers
Thomasville
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