Holladay trade boom signals record season ahead
Bradstreet's report says Holladay buying leads a preeminent trade feature with strong reorder volumes and signs of record turnover though weather and early winter shortages slow some sectors. Wholesale activity stays quiet while mills and dry goods show forward orders. iron and steel demand rises with high prices. car shortages and transport limits affect shipments nationwide.
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New York
Bradstreet
Nome
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific Report Sees Yearly Earnings Rise
New York seeks annual Southern Pacific Company results for year ended June 30 showing group earnings at 105,697,549 dollars, net earnings at 43,047,200 dollars, and a surplus of 11,118,684 dollars after fixed charges and fires losses. Maintenance costs rose, with notable reserve provisions and repairs. Separately New Orleans notes Hes ter’s secretaty report on world cotton supply, with totals around 4,890,056 bales visible and regional breakdowns across American, Egyptian, Brazilian, and Indian origins. The Sunday Post previews a feature on a Washington society poker game impacting a woman’s position and a William Tall Story by Ade.
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New York
Southern Pacific Company
San Francisco
Saiton Basin
New Orleans
Hester
Egypt
Brazil
India
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Safeguards Southern Outline Age of Block Operators
C H Ackert announces special inspectors will oversee block operator work from offices along the line after questions arose about operator ages following the Sawyers Virginia wreck on Thanksgiving day. He notes operators are generally aged 18 or more, with some states allowing 16, and describes moving from office sheets to field inspections to better test fidelity and efficiency.
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Sawyers
C. H. Ackert
The
Southern Railway
Ackert
Spencer
Uct
Bitter Rivalry A Bluff Appeal By Balti more Company
Special to The Washington Post reports the case detailing bitter rivalry and force competition in the licorice paste trust. U S District Attorneys Taft and Levy present evidence showing J S Young Company seeking independents’ support after MacAndrews & Forbes gained control in 1908. Prices for licorice paste rose after consolidation, illustrating the alleged anti competitive conduct.
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Washington Post
New York
United States
Taft and Levy
Tudge Hough
Delancey Nicol
J. S. Young Company
Beltimore
Taft
Young Company
J. Young Company
MacAntrews & Forbes Company
Edwin F. Hate
Henry M. Raw Bath
MacAndrews and Forbes Company
MacAndrews and
Forbes Company
Four Testaments Filed in Probate Court
Four wills were filed in the Probate Court. Charlotte S. Preinkert bequeaths cash and real estate to family members including sister Mary Ann, granddaughter Etta Clara, grandsons Raymond and John Levin, and John Philip, with residual share split among grandchildren. James Cady’s will grants a widow life interests in multiple homes, with the remainder to his children. Hugh Quigley leaves personal estate to his widow Catherina and real estate to her for life, then to nine children. Robert W. McPherson leaves all property to his widow Bessie Earle McPherson.
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Charlotte S. Preinkert
John G. Preinkert
Aepointe
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Cneenter
Mary Ann Preinkert
Equitable Co-operative Building Association
Home Savinga Bank
Etta Clara Preinkert
Eighth Street
Raymond &. Preinkert
Hithth Street
John Leving Preinkert
Sheridan Street
John Philip Preinkert
Etta Clara
Raymond E
John Levin Preinkert
James Cady
Mary A. Cady
Twenty-third Street
Mary Dement
Twenty-second Street
M Street
Twenty-first Street
Annie
Charles A. Gertrude RL
Genevieve Cady
Hugh Quigley
Catherina Quigley
Robert W. McPherson
Bessie Earle McPherson
Forest Service to join International Association of Forest Stations
A Department of Agriculture bulletin states the Forest Service will join the International Association of Forest Experiment Stations alongside Germany Austria France Italy Russia and Switzerland. The goal is to standardize experimental work and unify investigation methods across nations. collaborations will span two or more countries.
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Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
United States
International Association of Forest Experiment Stations
Germany
Austria
France
Aly
Russia
Switzerland
Excursions to Virginia Tidewater by Norfolk and Washington boats
The piece highlights touring Virginia Tidewater including Old Point Comfort Portsmouth Jamestown and Yorktown reachable by Norfolk and Washington Steamship Company boats. Evening departures at 6 30 p m year round offer overnight trips to Did Point and Norfolk with noted cuisine and connections to South trains and New York Boston steamers.
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Virginia Tidewater
Old Point Comfort
Portsmouth
Jamestown
Yorktown
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Did Point
Norfolk
New York
Boston City
Seventh Street Wharf
Fourteenth Street
Plans Outlined for Sanitary Housing Promotion
A city committee meeting in the Ouray Building discussed promoting sanitary homes for the poor through the Sanitary Housing Company. It urged completing alley improvements, developing an index of health laws, and forming a subcommittee to outline constructive work with the finance committee. Volunteers urged, with donations listed and a note about tomorrow's Post.
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Owray
Gen. George
M. Sternberg
George A. King
Charles B. Foster
Willam C. Woodward
James W. Chit
Alan C. Clephane
G. A. Weber
C. F. Weller
Mr. Hatch
Oh Commerocial Building
Destrapla
Sanitary Housing Company
Ouray
Tenaurer
Alan G. Crepnane
C. K. Gilbert
Mise
Mary Gwyn
W. A. Hellprin
Misa Bertle Heine
Hotel guest list across cities lists many notable patrons
The text catalogs hotel guests across multiple U S cities including Baltimore Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and more. Names many individuals and couples such as Wilson Jones Rathburn Werner Brown Young and others appear alongside hotels like Willard Regent St James Shoreham and New Willard. The long roster also notes visitors from states like Georgia Ohio Indiana and Massachusetts and includes foreign guests and mentions Churchill era style listings.
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Baltimore
Charles W Wilson
Naonal
A Jones
WM. Rathburn
Marv ‘Vier
Jamos Miss Werner
Arlington
Pete Ajimae
Willard Sorton-Hon
Awest
Raleigh
H. G. Brown
Caroling Cricktet
Tom F. Whelan
Ernest Conant
Richard Dowing
I. W. Gay
Frank le Bullivan
HS Fleming
H. Rochgarten
J Wicarién
A Strader
J. x Battle
New Wile
Philadelphia
O Twitchell
H. MacIntire
T J. Matti
George F. Carson
James Mctorman
Willam
Alexander
Albert B. Avery
D Connor
St. James
Cralle
George M. Lewis
Ebbitt
Jowah D. Glovkigr
FR Bubnotk
B. Ware
T H. Guliad
Hay Walker
D. Harmon
Alexander M ‘Scott
George C
Norris
James G Montgomery
Carl ‘Prescott
All Helrg
A H_ Noble
James Firant Parnell
Melvin Witon
Georwa ¥ 'Ba
Thomas Greene
Atlanta
Hefeigh
Charlyan
Blue
Wire
J G MécGraw
Atlante
Sdmes
J. A Btreyar
Macon
New Willard
Indiana
Charles A Gode
Peru
Maseachubsetig
Frank W. Collier
Wits
Walden Metropolitan
Thomas J Rider Aprinefield
Riggs
Robert A Knight
Patterson
Burke
Marlboro
George C. Dempsey
Lowell
Missouri
H. BE. Mack
Princeton
St James
Jackeon
Newark
New York State
M C Spratt
Buffalo
Warren
Tres. Gi
St John
Wilt Greene
Mallicon
R Canige
Ithaca
William Carter
Avon
G. Hotzana
Hitkeville
George Clinton
Thomas Bmiox
St. Yockers
Shoreham
John A Merritt
Lockport
North Carolinas
J. White Endwits
Lenoir
Killprtrich
Gonnelsville
Malovalitaand
D. Harrison
Carlisle
Regent
G. Allen
B. Haskill
Cams
Frankin New Willard
Tennessee
H. Husery
Knorriie
St. Semes
W. Hirsh
C. Armstrong
Memph's
Shorehat
Texar
Frank A. Gurham
Galveston
Virginia
Frank W. Talbert
O. W. Dudley
Denwile Raloieh
Mra R
Cochran
the Plains
Jennie James
Laura
Lynch
J. A. Lynet, Jr
Woo Forks
Round
At. James
Mte
May Walt
Hinton
Neil Robinton
F. M Staunton
Charleston
Harry_ G Bowens
Turnbride Wells
Woman Sues Edmondson for 10000 Over October Assault
Mary A Pitts a colored woman yesterday filed in the District Supreme Court a $10000 damages suit against Ransom C Edmondson a colored War Department clerk alleged to have struck kicked bruised and threw her down two flights of steps on October 18 1906. Edmondson was arrested and forfeited security for appearance for trial.
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Mary A. Pitts
District Supreme Court
Ransom C. Edmondson
Edmondson
Higmondson
War Department
Decision on chattel trusts in bankruptcy case
Chief Justice Clabaugh ruled that chattel trusts are valid in law but defaults in interest and related failures render them invalid in fact. The Arlington Brewing Company’s lien on Pinckney Cross’s saloon assets was denied, directing sale proceeds to general creditors. Beulah Totten seeks divorce from Ernest Totten, alleging cruelty, desertion, and infidelity while he serves as a Navy yeoman. Cherokee elder William Brown seeks injunction to block land withdrawal actions by the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner.
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Clabaugh
District Supreme Court
Pinckney Cross
Arlington Brewing Company
Cross
Crosse
Brewing Company
Navy
Beulah &Totten
Jault
Ernest c. Totten
Rev. K. Hez Swemn
Washington
Ays
Tetary Hitchcock
Setratary
Five Nations
Indian Territory
Wwilliam Brown
Tte
Commissioner of
Indian Affairs
Francis B. Leupp
Lenze
Saas
Sea
Eighteenth Chat Laundry Offers Flatwork Bundle Deal
A laundry offers a special price on bundles of fiat work where totals reach 25 cents or more. Bundles of pure flatwork may reduce per sheet charges to six to ten cents, with faster return via next evening service and door pickup by wagon upon request.
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Fiat
Jresaler
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Pacific
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Southern Pacific Report
To Rhorrow
Sunday Post
William Tall
Wa Ade
Safeguards Southern
Licorice Trust
Baltimore Company
Forbes
International Association
Rou
Orlando
Bismarck
Havens-American
Universal
el Principe de Gales
Capt. Marryat
Gen. Braddock
United Cigar Stores! Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fifteenth Street
N.W
M. Clam
Chapparal Christmas Jr
Henry
Yale
Oefice Ang Works
Siars Ghost
Ith
Yehona We
Sheemaker
Spain
Portugal
G. H. Mumm & Co
Veuve Clicquot
Pommery
Louis Roederer
Perrier Jouet
Red Top
Monopole
Messrs
Cruse Fils Fretes
Medace
Cruse Fils Freres
Carl Acker
Sherries
Manuel Misa
M.S
Otatd Dupuy & Co
Key West
Havana
Jamaica
the Shoemaker Co
Orfolk & Washington Steamboat Company
Fort Monroe
Potate
Pawerta Buen
Dominion Steamship
Boston
Gem
TFS Agp
Colorado
Bhatt
Singh
Orca
Arexuheria
Bokeeneatt
Fort Myer
Arlington Falls Church
Aqueduct Bride “Florida
Florida
East Coast
St. Augustine
Chicago
Ormond
Palm Beach
Milam
Banana
Cubs
Nassau
Bahamas
Florida East Coast Railway
Andrace
St. Augustins
Adams Street
Washington Hotels
Richmond Hotel
N. N.W
Bache
Wille
Gueford
Lewia
Everett, Bee
Noor
Capitol Stress
Orashington
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District of Columbia
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Marylond
OURAN
Nile
Italy
Trifs
Umbaro & Anglo-American
Wile CO
TOS Orient
West Indies
Famaica
Broadway
E. F. Droop & Sons
Pa Ave
Bermuda
Thomas
S. Groix
St. Rita
Autimen
Dominica
Guidaloupe
Martinique
Brocl
Barbadoes
Jemarars
Pasages
Outersridge & CO
Avenue
H York
GEMOS
A. Hw
M. Hicks
Weahington
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co
Trinidad
Saabadgs
Wandiuntiaa
Gewerara
COLON
Tute
Sanderson & Son
Foster Debevoiese
New
Hotel Royal
Rome
Seeleht
Washington College OF Music
Atte
Stonay
Amon
Berlitz
Louis Senedtiee
Wellington
Emerson Institute
Brefasee
Tor Ill
Thy Masional Acadrosta
Epee
Ander Liternily Ie Aerosy
Ginglow
H. Randolph
Hope Hoovkins Burroughs ‘Hay
Washington, College of Muie Ane
Cepitel
Atodio
M. Landon
Reed Cal Culture
Strayer’s Business College
Corber
OLY Gross Academy
Bergen
Seti
Pealtiona
Bogkkesph Syorthas
Atlantic City Hotels
Dennis
Orex
BUZBY
Traymore
Atlantic City
CHAS
M&rquette
Do & Whit Ree Et
Galen Hall
Coke
Barna Prealy
Trettenens
Sures
Cook Remedy Co
Rasciss Temple
Cokenes
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Xara
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