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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
25
The Warhiogten Post reports a week of uneven market drift with rumors of high finance influencing prices. Investors weigh possible dividend shifts, bond activity, and London equity purchases while awaiting a clearer signal on whether prices are repressed, up or down, or simply fatigued.
London money market shows cheerful close for Christmas holiday with reasonable activity. Discount rates fall as overseas funds flow in from Paris, while Americans remain steady on the stock exchange and the Christmas Eve market proves the most active in years. Rumors of Japan and Morocco tensions briefly unsettled the bourse, but prices recovered and market sentiment stayed optimistic.
New York dispatch reports railroads placed orders for about 50,000 tons of rails with two thirds for the West. Contracts for fabricated steel and tin plate show continued dullness in some sectors while December activity remains brisk in wire products with strong December specs. Pig iron sales stay dull as mills close for holidays and additions for railcar orders reach 1120 for the month.
Special to The Washington Post. Pittsburgh Pa December prices in the bituminous coal field will advance next year though not drastically. Miners seek a base rate of $1 per ton up 10 cents while operators favor a rate of 91 cents. A Toledo meeting may settle the dispute. Lake shipments to the Northwest have been drawn down as cold weather increases demand.
The Washington Fest reports Rev Charles T Russell of Brookllym Tabernacles preached in Richmond Virginia, urging that Gods great gift of Jesus Christ brings joy to all mankind. He urged generosity, explained salvation history, and noted believers share in Christ’s sacrifice while unbelievers remain subject to future resurrection and judgment.
United States Steel Corporation seeks 15000 tons of coke for delivery to its plants at set intervals, pressuring prices. Frick Coke Co may struggle to meet demand, prompting higher rates for regular customers and sparking protests from independent coke makers and their clients.
A religious reflection on Christmas promising goodwill to all people. It rejects doom and emphasizes joy, salvation, and the divine plan unfolding toward universal blessings. The speaker urges gratitude, faith, and active sharing of the Christmas message among communities and neighbors.
A portrait of Lloyd George tracing his rise from a Welsh village son and struggling schoolmaster to chancellor of the exchequer. It notes his persistence, bold political action, and notable personal address, including a quip about being measured from the chin up.
In London, Gillott, founder of the Bachelors' Club, has become a universal provider of dancing men for gatherings. He arranges dances for hostesses, entertains impoverished peeresses and wealthy climbers, and now plans new dancing classes. He appears as an undertaker like figure, well supplied with funds, pursuing schemes as fashionable arrivals appear.
London December reports reveal Mrs Mary Ruiz died by her own hand last May in her Grosvenor Square apartment. Dr Denford Thomas, the coroner who led the inquest, has been incapacitated for some time and refused to release testimony about the death. He cites lack of pension support as a reason delaying retirement from the office.
The International Zionist Congress opened in Hamburg with large attendance. David Wolffedin of Cologne welcomed delegates and outlined Zionist aims noting Palestine’s move to a constitutional government. Prof Max Nordau urged Zionists to avoid Turkish political entanglements and said Jews may settle in Palestine as citizens within an individual state or federation while adhering to Basle program. Nordau was later elected president of the congress.
London reports the suffragettes plan a broad campaign for the general election. The Women’s Freedom League instructs members to oppose all candidates not favoring women’s suffrage, interview or write to all parliament hopefuls, protest at meetings, and organize polling day actions.
Special Cable reports Paul Gourgett’s feature on a pale wax head and shoulders bust in Lille. Critics hail it as perhaps the finest of its kind, pondering if it depicts an Italian Renaissance lady and noting possible links to Leonardo or Raphael.
Mme Bernhardt defends radical views urging exploratory unions for young men and women touched by love. She argues men should marry only after domestic life experiences, supports living together before marriage, and presents these ideas as part of a new play produced last week. Post ads note free placement.
An American, Joh Coombe, died in a London hospital after lodging with W Medland in Kew Gardens. His clothes contained hundreds of $5 notes and documents revealing an eighty acre American farm and real estate tied to his son, who is en route from America. The father and son had been estranged for years.
Justice Horace H. Lurton has sent his resignation from the United States Court of Appeals to President Taft. The notice states the resignation takes effect January 5 and he will move to Washington to assume a seat on the Supreme Court bench. He plans to move his family and will be in Nashville briefly before heading to Washington. No successor has been named by the President.
Dispatches report King Alfonso departed Madrid for a hunting trip in Andalusia on December 25. The condition of the king has caused grave anxiety and another surgical operation is deemed imperative. He is expected to reach Saniauar where the operation would be performed.
Colvon Kotten of Moscow takes command as chief of secret police in St Petersburg after the assassination of Col Karpoff. The move follows years of covert pursuit of revolutionaries and several failed assassination attempts against Kotten.
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