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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1906

Page

8

Profits on Hill Stock Ore Beds Reveals A Vast Resource

The market moved with renewed buoyancy at week’s end as Harriman issues attracted attention and large holders maneuvered to support prices. Great Northern rights and ore deal prospects loom large, with Union Pacific profits and potential 4 percent dividend implications shaping the scene. Baltimore and Ohio remains heavy, signaling a west rail investment level near five percent as market dynamics press onward. DANIEL F. KELLOGG.

Tal Washington New York Harriman Sup-Treasury Shorts Bank of England, Whick Shaw Wall Street Union Southern Pacific Northern Pacific Great Northern Union Pacific St. Paul Minneapolis Manitoba Northern Securities United States Steel Corporation Steel Corporation Union Pacife Baltimore and Ohio West Railroad Daniel F. Kellogg

Tobacco drying up on Virginia market amid poor primings

South Boston Virginia August reports break tobacco averaging about 100000 pounds weekly. Most leaf is inferior primings though old tobacco sold free of mold brings good prices. Rains stopped, much tobacco firing, farmers cutting early. New crop expected light and green unless weather improves.

Washington Post South Boston

Comet Observation Reports From Lick and Koenigsberg

Cambridge observes new comet first seen by Kopff at Heidelberg University. Prof. Fath at Lick Observatory and Przybyleck at Koenigsberg report returns on August 24 and 24 approximately Greenwich times. Measurements note right ascension and declination with daily motion details.

Cambridge Mass Kopft Heidelberg University Fath Lick Observatory Przybyleck Koenigsberg Harvard College Observatory

Penny's New Speed Record on Pennsylvan ia Rail Line

The Washington Post reports Train No 11 on the Pennsylvania Railroad ran Harrisburg to Altoona 122 miles in 119 minutes a speed above 90 mph. Delays from New York and Philadelphia divisions plus late departure were overcome to set a new record, surpassing Train 43 at 125 minutes. The Pennsylvania Limited typically completes the run in 2 hours 15 minutes.

Washington Post Pittsboro Pennsylvania Harrisburg Altoona New York Philadelphia Pennsylvania Limited

Big increase in imports and exports in July

July imports reported by the Department of Commerce and Labor totaled 10,586,797 dollars, up from 64,612,606 a year earlier, while July exports reached 11,551,415 dollars versus 7,107,930 a year before. For the seven months ending July, imports were 733,016,197 dollars against 671,454,000, and exports were 009,204,148 dollars versus 848,890,444 in the prior year.

Department of Commerce and Labor

Baltimore and Ohio Plans Four-Track Line to Connellsville

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will four track its Pittsburgh to Connellsville coal region line, a seventy mile stretch starting in Pittsburgh and ending near the Allegheny Mountains base. The project, delayed for years, gained urgency after the Wabash expansion into Pittsburgh and toward the seaboard. Completion is expected in about eighteen months, with much of the route currently single track.

Baltimore and Ohio Pittsburg Connellsville Snedy Washington Post Baltimore and Omo Railroad Pitsburg Allegheny Mountains Vwabas Seaboard Baltimore and Ghio

Braddock Ends Locomotive Whistling War

Braddock Pennsylvania patrons will no longer hear Baltimore and Ohio locomotive whistles inside city limits except in emergencies. The railroad capitulated after police identified whistle blowing engines. An ordinance against whistling had been ignored until railroad officials warned engineers they would be discharged.

Braddock Washington Post Baltimore and Ohio Braddock City Bennett

Barn a Speak-easy run by John H. Frazier

John H. Frazier, a colored man, was arrested yesterday morning for operating an unlicensed bar in a barn at the southwest corner of Twelfth Street and Rhode Island Avenue. Police seized three cases of beer, a bottle of whiskey, an ice bucket, and gladges found at the scene. The notice then shifts to an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla touting its restorative effects and value compared with a vacation.

John H. Frazier Twelfth Street Rhode Island Avenue

Washington Boomers Prepare for Busy Week and Exposition Plans

Washington Jobbers and Shippers Association eyes a busy week with a board meeting to approve by laws and review freight and publicity proposals. A Jamestown Exposition participation and the appointment of a permanent secretary are also on the agenda as plans mature for Greater Washington’s business expansion.

Greater Washington Bell Lincoln Green Southern Railroad Pennsylvania Company Board of Directors

Bread and bread labels spark outrage over the split label

MAX PRACHT of Oregon rails against the spit label on daily bread, detailing his disgust at paper additives and how such adulterants ruin bread. He recounts removing the offending label and cites a personal toast misadventure while urging abolition of the split label.

Life Atlantic Pacific Max Pracht Oregon

Safe, Conservatively Managed Bank Deposit Ad

Advertisement asserts no risk in earning 2 percent annual income by depositing surplus funds in a bank's banking department, promoting conservative management and steady income.

Chesapeake and Ohio Railways 1906 Schedule Summary

Schedule in effect July 1 1906 lists the Dominion Express and routes to Virginia and West Virginia via vestibule train service. Describes Pullman sleepers to Cincinnati, Louisville, and Virginia Hot Springs, dining cars, parlor cars, and connections to Chicago St Louis and Naperville. Tickets and reservations available at Chesapeake and Ohio offices in Pittsburgh and Washington area.

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