Fall Trade Demands and Steady Advances in Prices
Fall trade shows cautious optimism with better weather and crop reports supporting general activity. Strong demand for cotton goods and textiles amid higher wool prices sustains manufacturing, while building materials remain robust though construction momentum peaks. Rail and foreign commerce rise modestly with improving mercantile collections. failures edge up in the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alleghanies
Ohio River
Mont
United States
Canada
K G Dun & Co
Washington market prices and Nashville earnings report
Market notes show varied farm prices with butter demand down yet steady at upper quotations and numerous produce items listed by category. The Nashville Railroad Company reports for the year ended June 20 show operating expenses at 26,285,801 with a surplus after dividends of 2,580,061, down 107,? percent from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawsville
Nashville
New York
Nashville Railroad Company Sminary
L. H. Lynn Emerges as Loyal Banking Leader in Virginia
L. H. Lynn, a prudent and taciturn financier born in 1867 in Loudoun County, built a banking career across Virginia and Iowa before guiding the Loudoun National Bank and later taking charge at the American in Washington. A director with ties to several regional banks, he is noted for decisive leadership, horse enthusiasm, and notable influence in Loudoun’s financial and social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Lynn
Laudoun County
Iowa
Old State
Richmond Baptist College
Horace Greetey
Leesburg
People’s National Bank
Dughter
Loudoun National Bank
Washington
Bnd
Bank of Commerce of
Richmond
Consolidated National
New York City
Loudoun
Washington Stock Exchange Auction and Bond Listings
The report itemizes bids and quotations from yesterday’s Washington Stock Exchange trading table. It lists certificates and common shares for Washington Railway and Electric, Capital Traction, Metropolitan Railway, Columbia Railroad, and Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, with prices, volumes, and bid patterns. Also noted are bonds from District of Columbia entities, miscellaneous issues, and several bank and insurance stocks. The column closes with dividend notes and a brief Seaboard Air Line quotation from Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salas
Washington Gan
Norfolk and Washington Bteamboat Se
Traction
Washington Railway and Electric Preferred
Washington Railway and
Mlecteie Common
Farmers and Mechanice’ Bank
American National Bank
National Union Irsurance
Lanston
Greene Copper
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Metropolitan Railway
Prulere National Bank
Washington Railway and Electric Common
St BO
Cluaica
Stock Exchange
Columbia
Metropolitan Railroad
Columbia Railroad
City and Suburban Railroad
Anacostia and Potomac
Washington Railway and Electric
Bristol Gea
Washington Gag Company
Norfol
Washington Steamboat
Eiockn
National
Trust
Washington Zoo and Trust
American Security and ‘Trust
Washington Safe Depcuit
Union Trust Company
Washington Savings Bank
Home Savings Bank
Union Savings Bank
Capital
Franklin
Metropolitan
Corcoran
Potomac
Arlington
National Union
Rmnes
People’s
Colonial
Sigex
Columbia ‘Tile
Washington Title
Chesspeake
Wastington Gan
Georgetown
Washington Railway Company
Capital stock demand drives sharp bid up in thin market
The market showed intense demand for capital stock yesterday with limited offerings. Prices for selected shares rose as buyers bid up to 148 for large blocks and for Norfolk and Washington Steamboat stock, while bonds lagged with steady or weaker pricing.
Complaints Over Cotton Bales Shipped to Spain
Barcelona Cotton Exchange complains to American consul Rider and the Department of Commerce and Labor about American cotton bales sent to Spain. About 300,000 bales yearly arrive in poor condition due to substandard gunny cloth, reuse of bags, and illegible marks. Barcelona merchants urge American bales to match Egypt or British India quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Barcelona
Egypt
British India
Government ownership urged in fraud linked railway suit
A federal takeover is sought in a case filed over payment of legal services tied to Charles Durkee's estate. The suit claims fraud and conspiracy to withhold funds from the Durkee estate and seeks revocation of charters and a receiver appointed by the United States to transfer control of Union Pacific and related lines to federal management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durkee
Washington
Col
D. W. Wood
Newark
Ohio
Southern Pacific
Harriman
District Supreme Court
Charles W. Wood
Charles W. White
D. W Wood
United States
Southern Pacific Company of
Kentucky
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company of
Utah
Central Pacific Railroad Company of
California
Western Pacific Railroad Company
Leslie M. Shaw
Treasury
Elie H. Roberts
John A. Kuykendall
Charles Durkee
Wisconsin
Territory
Union Pacific Railroad
John A. Kuykenhall
Sait
Supreme Court of the District
The Young Doctor's Problem Editorial on Where to Settle
In the Medical Sentinel the question of where new graduates should practice is explored. It argues that success hinges on fit and opportunity, suggesting growing towns may offer better early impact than huge cities. Personal ties and local demand shape a wise choice, with Portland and the Pacific Northwest highlighted as options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Sentinel
Medical Journal
Pacific Coast
New York City
Nussers
New York
George Hirch
Celia
Dorothea
Jalan
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Far West
Pacific
Portland
Make believe society in a Leven nursery tone
Fragmented snippet describes social diversions of a gentry circle. It notes Cowes activities, sailing pretensions, visits to theatres, opera, and playful roles in governance and public life. Images of imitation and class performance dominate the coastal social scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowes
sAevot
Befles
Lyrn Lynn and the Washington Stock Exchange
R H Lynn came to Washington in May 1908 to serve as cashier of the American National Bank. He quickly joined the Stock Exchange, bought stock, and became a familiar figure at daily meetings, earning a reputation in banking circles of Virginia and the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
R. H. Lynn
Washington
American National Bank
Stock Exchange
Washington Cattle Market Sees Barely Steady Prices in Heat
Market reports show lamb prices slipping though still high for the season, fat sheep holding, cattle steady, and stock cattle in demand. Hog and calf quotes listed per hundredweight and per pound with varied figures, while cows show mixed prices as market adjusts to warm weather and waning demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PGUS
Detz
New York State
Virginia
Florida
North Carolina
Waryland
Maryland
Vicwinte
Durkee Ownership Claim On Civil War Bonds Questioned
A historical note alleges officers of a bogus company diverted road assets and bond proceeds. It cites U S Treasury subsidies paid to Central Pacific and Western Pacific railways in 1868 and 1869, naming Charles Durkee as sole owner and purchaser of first mortgage bonds, as affirmed by Judge Lawrence, Judge Folger, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Durkee
Congress
Kenosha
Missouri River
San Francisco
Abraham Lincoln
Union, Central, and Western Pacific Railways
Lfetime
UT. P. Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Trans: Road Company of
Utah
Harriman
Real Combine
Central, Southern
Kea
Southern Pacific
Columbia
Sult
United Statesult Court
Omaha
Dexte Ames
Charles Durkee
WH. H. Harriman
Union, Central, and
Western Pacific Roads
B. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Kentucky
Boguge
William D. Cornish
Union Phific Railway Company
Louis Fitzgerald
Alva W. Ch
Kuhn, Losb & Co
New York City
Southern Pacific Railroad
Boa Eifid
Union Pacific Railways
Soja
Bengdy
Southern Pacific Company
Seid Uteh Bogus Merger Corporation
United States
Central Pacific Railway
California
Western Pacffc Railway
Charles Crocker
Collin P. Buntington
Leland Kerr & Co
John Dewesse
Union Pacific Balliosa Company
William Lawrence
the Treasury
Charles Folger
Leonard C. Blaisdell
Honda
Hester Cotton Report Shows Global Visible Cotton Rise
New Orleans July 14 Secretary Hester's statement reports world visible cotton at 3,207,822 bales, up from 816,198 last week and 1,849,669 a year ago. American cotton totals 1,975,823. other kinds 1,232,000. Float and held stock include Great Britain Europe 1,656,100 and India 879,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Hester
Egypt
Brawl
India
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Bond Selling Scheme Report by Ubera Plantations Receivers
Receivers James W. Smith and Henry W. Ogden say the Consolidated Ubera Plantation Company was a stock and bond selling scheme for promoters. Their US court report shows receipts of 721240 through April with 79055 refunded, expenditures 710958 including 104834 for Mexican plantation development and 22791 in commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Ubera Plantation Company
Boston
James W. Smith
Henry W. Ogden
United States Circuit Court
Mexico
Local Washington Advertisements Highlight Shops and Services
A collage of 1920s Washington notices covers merchants, colleges, ice suppliers, druggists, tailoring, and lodging. It notes Spencerian College sale to Mr and Mrs L P W Stiehl, Weser’s seafood growth, Foer & Marth wallpaper, Hart’s grocery pricing, Hygeia water filters, and various local businesses offering loans, plumbing, painting, and cleaning services with emphasis on reliability and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencerian Business College
Ninth and
D Streets
Washington, D. C
L. P. W Atich
Lula V. Stiehl
Stich
Spencer
Washington
Friends
Spenceriass Business College
L. P. W Stiehl
Sara A. Spencer
In Defense of the Coyote and a Bradford-on-Avon Fatality
A Philadelphia essay defends coyotes citing Agriculture Department findings on their ecological role and warns against hasty extermination. It argues predators help control rabbits and crops pests while noting the danger of upsetting nature’s checks. Also reported is the Bradford-on-Avon farmer John Bailey, aged seventy three, who died from a singular cause involving bites and blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Department of Agriculture
Atoc
John Bailey
Bradford-on-Avon
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Dun
Washington Stock Exchange
Baltimore Railroad
Baltimore Md
Local Financial
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Washington Railway
Bank Wold
Farmera and Mechanics
Citizens’ Bank Fs
Mergenthaler
National Union Fire Insurance Company
Commercial National Bank
Price For & Young | Bank
Pacific Railroads
Ecame
Wiliam D. Cornish
Central Pacific Railroad of
Haaj
Om Lows Fitzgerald
Alva W. Krech
Kuhn, Lash & Co
D. O. Mills
THE
Washington, Cattle Market
Thedeath
Pag Ie Oy
Post
B. G. Rowzee
11Th St Nw
Havana
Weser
Foer & Marth
Mth
American Ice Company
Maine
Perlal
Ernestine Sterngs
Falls Church
Harper
St. Aw
8. N. Myers
Great Bear
Main
Dr. J. A. Czarra
Atlantic City
Harrison & Browning
G Street
Charles B. Noble
D. Morris
Ocean View, Va
W. V. Goodman
A Jacobosky
Jacobosky
A. B. Williams
Williams
R. E Holt
Holt
B. H. Thompson
T Wrenn
Frederick A. Buers
Unt
Llgud L. Tayloe
Ate
M. 3
Avery
Dennis
Persia
Hst
View
E. A. Hayden
A.M. Parsona
Misa E. Parsons
W. L. Botking
Nellie la Fou
C. W. Taylor
N. Heiby
T. H. Cummins
C. Kiel
I. B. Jarvis
M. E. Caldwell
William H. Conneely
T. F. Gallagher
Bokman
Hat, Nn
Wilam Gordon Crawford
W. L. Hart
Lt. St
W. F. Butta
Bolivar, W. VI
Ameriy
Lieut
J. B. Gilmer
Kearsarge
North American Export Co
D. C. Collier
Naval Training Station
Narragansett Bay
R. 1
Pennsylvania
N Street
Ninth
Atlee
W. F. McCulloch
Davy Yard
Bozton
Masa
W. A. Thomas
Alexandria
Gown
J. D. Burns & Co
Mh and Gats
Charles T. Schneider
Frank
Metropolitan Dyeing, Cleaning and Repairing Co
E. 8. Parker
A.C. Payne's
Typewriter and Office Supply Co
Misa Tulla Alken
Nolte
Joe Barnah
9Th Street
Leo D. Loughran
Coney Island
Wm. F. Nolte
Mr . M. Parker
Camden, Bc
M. Oppenheimer & Bon
8Th Street
Fraund's
Tenth Street
N. W
10Th
F. A. Wolff
Bingham
Columbia Transfer Company
Eleventh Street
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