Market Rumors and Fatigue Grip Wall Street
The Washington Post special dispatch from New York notes a drift in stocks with rumors of high financial interests suppressing prices and questions whether market fatigue or value judgments drive the trend. It cites moves in Reading, Rock Island, and Missouri, Kansas and Texas as evidence of a cautious, dull week with bond demand soft and forecasts of potential government bond issuance to replenish Treasury balances.
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Money Easier in London on Christmas Eve Markets
Americans held steady on the stock exchange as London marked the most active Christmas Eve market in years. A Paris gold inflow offset cash outflow, keeping the money market satisfactory despite early rumors of Japan Russia tensions and possible Morocco hostilities. prices remained firm with small realizations and cautious optimism for the new year.
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Rail orders rise for 50 000 tons of rails chiefly West
Railroads placed about 66 000 tons of rails last week with two thirds in the West. New contracts for fabricated steel and tin plate show continued dullness. Specifications received for 209% tons for the Central to be rolled at Ensley. Overall 1909 1910 delivery contracts total 4 3 million tons, only 1600 for this year. Wire products stay active while mills close for holidays.
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Soft coal to be dearer in coming year
Prices in the alluminous fed will advance next year according to Pittsburg district coal operators. Enforced safety laws and higher production costs are cited as main reasons, with miners seeking a 19 cent wage raise and a base rate of 85 cents per ton debated at a Toledo meeting. Northwest lake shipments have dwindled as cold weather increases demand and stockpiles shrink.
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Coke Scarcity Threatened as Steel Corp Eyes Coke from Independents
Special to The Washington Post from Pittsburgh reports United States Steel Corp seeks 200000 tons of coke from independent makers at set intervals securing price rises. Frick Coke Co may not meet demand, with contracted coke priced around 3 per ton through April 1, while regular customers face higher rates and possible shortages.
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Christmas Sermon On Gods Gift Of Joy For All People
Richmond December 2 Rev Charles T Russell preached at Brook Tabernacle on Luke 2 affirming the Christmas message as God’s unspeakable gift. He argued fear not and explained Jesus as the Lamb of God who provides redemption for the church first and, later, the world in a millennial kingdom, detailing Jesus’ preexistence, incarnation, death, resurrection, and the expanding divine plan for salvation.
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Great Joy for All People in the Christmas Message
A devotional discussion contrasts traditional fears with the biblical Christmas greeting of good tidings of great joy for all. It urges readers to embrace the millennial plan, praise God, and recognize the blessed opportunity of restitution through faith, fellowship, and sharing blessings.
Lloyd George Rise From Welsh Village to British Chancellor
The article sketches David Lloyd George born January 17 1863 in Manchester son of a traveling schoolmaster who rose to Downing Street. It notes his tiny stature, sharp wit, and powerful oratory countering a heckler in Wales while praising his persistence and political daring.
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Londoner of unique vocation offers dancing men to Londoners
Special cables describe W Gillett of the Bachelors Club as a social facilitator in grim political times. He supplies dancing men for balls, arranging “two dances” per hostess, then retreating to supper. Now he plans a dating scheme to form weekly hops, instructing sixteen couples in the Boston wall and aiming to match impoverished and wealthy circles in a dull season.
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Coroner Ruiz incapacitated yet refuses to resign
London December 2 reports allege the coroner Donrad Thoms remained incapacitated from duties after the death of Mary Agnes Reicher. The case has stirred public anger as Thoms refuses to disclose testimony and declines retirement without a pension, amid efforts to conceal details of the inquiry.
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International Zionist Congress Opens in Hamburg
In Hamburg on December 2 the International Zionist Congress began with large attendance. Daiser Wollfehons of Cologne welcomed delegates and outlined unionist aims, noting Palestine now has constitutional government. Prof Max Nordau of Paris urged Zionists to act within Ottoman politics and not join Young Turks, advocating settlement in Palestine and possibly an international state or federation. Nordau was later elected president of the congress.
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Suffragettes Plan Vigorous Campaign for Votes
London officials report the suffragettes are set for a broad campaign in the general election, with the Womens Freedom League instructing members to oppose all anti suffrage candidates and to pressure electors through meetings, writings, and polling booth presence.
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Mysterious Wax Bust Described From Lille Collection
Paris December 24 Paul Gourgett a noted French writer discusses in Lenstration a remarkable wax bust from Lille’s first collection. He describes a pale delicate face with fading red lips and hair that shifts from brown to blue as years pass, noting an enigmatic fate for the figure and its maker. Some say it rivals Dr Bode’s wax statue, with speculation it may depict a Renaissance Italian lady possibly Maronise de Montferrat.
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Bernhardt Advises Liberal Sex Tactics Amid Trial Mayhem
A sensational note from actress Sarah Bernhardt urges young people to consider living together and experimenting before marriage. She argues that freedom and uncertainty drive desire, and cautions men to delay marriage until they gain experience in domestic life. The remarks accompany a staged play depicting romantic conflicts, with no charges filed for the advertisements.
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Poor American hides fortune in clothing at Kew Gardens
An American man named John Corbe, about 50 and poor, lodged with government employee W Medland at Kew Gardens. He fell ill and died in hospital. His clothes hidden in a waistcoat pad contained hundreds of five dollar notes and documents about American real estate. His son, in America, now travels to England as family estrangement is revealed.
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Judge Lurton Resigns to Join Supreme Court Bench
Cincinnati reports Judge Lurton of the United States Court of Appeals has resigned to join the Supreme Court. Effective January 5, he will move to Washington within ten days and stay through next summer. He plans to relocate his family to the capital. Several names have been mentioned to succeed him, but no nomination has been made.
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Alfonso On Hunting Trip Amidking Health Talks
King Alfonso departed for Andalusia on a hunting trip as reports say his health requires another surgical operation. Dispatches note grave anxiety over his condition and indicate the procedure may be performed in Sauluest during the outing.
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New Secret Police Head Named in St. Petersburg
Col Von Kotten of Moscow succeeds Col Karpoff as head of the secret police in St. Petersburg. Reports say Col von Kotten, longtime hunter of religious groups, has survived previous assassination attempts.
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