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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
66
Bradstreet's reports irregular general trade with textile gains but metal and coal dull. Merchants hopeful as spring buyers begin trips. exports show grain activity with wheat and corn shipments varying week to week amid weaker overall output indicators.
May soybeans rose as traders noted firm demand and fund buying, while wheat and corn showed uneven moves. Market observers cited export interest and speculative activity, with prices influenced by weather and ongoing supply concerns.
Tin prices at Landen mark 27 7s for sponges and 131 for fuels with market quiet and loadings low. London market weak at 4 854.90 with slight gains in Cleveland ware. overall market sentiment dull and unchanged across metals and fabrics.
Readable fragments show ad notices and market terms. Mentions Western, Southern, and Eastern steamer bids and receipts. The notice invites use of The Post classified columns for results with no advertising charges.
The Washington Stock Exchange quotations show a wide range of issues with bids and asks on railroads utilities and banks. Notable entries include Washington Gas Bell Telephone of Pa Potomac Electric and various trust and savings stocks with prices cited for bonds such as Capital Traction Anacostia and Potomac and metropolitan 3s.
The Washington produce market shows steady demand and firm prices for fancy and dairy items, with pockets of stronger notes in creameries and Western varieties. Poultry, dressed meats, and vegetables display solid activity, including live poultry and ducks with good demand and varied per pound rates.
Local stock activity shows Capital Traction surging to near peak levels with a 10 share sale at 2101-2 and a 7 percent preferred dividend at 146,194 dollars annualized. Graphophone preferred stock drops after dividend decision while common remains quiet, and Washington Railway bonds trade around 84-8 to 88. Real estate deals include Fagan sale of a bay-window dwelling for 4500 and Murray-Messinger investment properties on Thirty-seventh Street Northwest. Navy officer J C Boyd buys 22nd and R Street lot for 25000 as plans for a prestigious Columbia Heights home proceed.
The Washington cattle market reports active choice cattle and strong demand for better grades. Calves are active with good demand, especially for primes, while rest items show varied prices across classifications and markets.
Wayne County West Virginia February 11 1939 grand jury returns indictments for murder against deputy U S marshals and deputy sheriffs who raided the Vinson home on Tug River killing William Vinson and Sheriff Joseph Litteral while injuring others Officials alleged the raid followed Vinson involvement in illegal liquor traffic and defiance of arrest Evidence cited includes breaking a trunk and taking over $1500 in cash and valuables Defense plans habeas corpus to move cases to federal court
Baron von Bodman to Chilean authorities says the burned remains from the German legation ruins are not Chancellor Beckert. Medical and dental exams confirm murder. a legation servant is missing. A friend says Beckert was seen the day after the fire. Separate report from Bristol, Tennessee, notes a fatal shooting at a Kingsport dance.
Chicago Feb 11 Rock Island has let contracts for 69 all steel passenger cars for through trains. Delivery will begin early in May. The cars will cost 1 000 000 dollars.
OIL QUOTATIONS. OR City Pa Feb 11 credit balances BL 7a rund 177,683 average 158,750 shipments 149,560 average 186,370 Toledo Ohio Feb 11 North Elma 1.04 South Lima UFO Indians £9.
A patient from Gare Maine recounts taking 18 bottles of Dr Miles Heart Remedy for 40 years and feeling entirely cured with no heart trouble now. The text notes Fluttering as nervous heart weakness and recommends Dr Miles Nervine as a reliable heart medicine to strengthen heart action and digestion.
A Gall Ontario report to New York on February 11 claims Sylvia Green heiress Hetty Green will marry Matthew Astor Wilks of New York, a grandson of William Astor. Repeated rumors surface. Wilks previously denied engagement in 198. The couple’s status remains unconfirmed.
Ambassador Jusserand of France Senator Dolliver of Town Interstate Commerce Commissioner Harlan former Comptroller Ridgely Assistant Secretary Phillips and others departed late last night on a special Baltimore and Ohio train to attend Lincoln celebration events in Springfield Wisconsin and Chicago.
Concord election notes report says the New Hampshire House of Representatives today adopted a resolution endorsing the tariff policy announced by President-elect Taft. The vote was unanimous, and the measure affirms support for Taft’s tariff program.
Special to The Washington Post Lexington Virginia The Washington and Lee football management announces the 1908 schedule with games against Davidson College Virginia Polytechnic Institute Agricultural and Mechanical of North Carolina University of North Carolina and Georgetown The Georgetown game will be Thanksgiving at Washington The lone open date is October 16 with manager Chenoweth likely to fill it
Charles W. Warden, first vice president of United States Trust Company, denounces pro national legislation to establish a government central bank as unnecessary for a large nation. He argues England and others run central banks but the U S lacks need or merit for such an institution and warns it would hinder financial interests. He also doubts postal savings bank plans, citing differing studies and potential harm to finance.
Special to The Washington Post reports Philadelphia promoter has matched Jack O'Brien against Stanley Ketchell in a six round go. O'Brien confirms Ketchell accepted terms from Edward and McGuigan of the National tech, saying the bout offers a big guarantee and a historic chance to prove himself.
O'Brien declares confidence in his boxing ability as he prepares to meet Ketchel next month. He begins training tomorrow at King of Prussia Inn, about 12 miles from Philadelphia.
Princeton University unveiled a 35 game schedule with fewer away games. The slate lists matches against NYU Villanova Penn and Harvard among others and notes results will be published in the March 44 issue classifieds.
New York crowds flock daily to Broadway and Ninth Street to consult L. T. Cooper, the Western stomachologist. He claims his remedy stimulates gastric juices and regulates digestion, and orders of Cooper’s New Discovery flood local druggists. A leading pharmacist reports unprecedented demand and questions the longevity of the craze. Cooper plans a two month rest after New York, then a London tour to introduce the formula. George J. Scott of West Nineteenth Street extols its benefits after a decade of failed treatments. Cooper’s New Discovery is advertised as now on sale nationwide with a sample offer.
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