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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1907
Page
16
A broad market report notes a quieter trade and smoother rehabilitation with less disorder than prior years. Financial markets show tentative cheer as grain buying renewals and credit tightening shape conditions, while retail activity remains cautious amid employment and monetary adjustment.
The York Nor market notes price movements in bulls cows sheep and lambs with varied quotes and gains and a general cautious outlook for cattle and veal. Traders report ready nominal quotes and mention market conditions for cattle lambs and sheep across multiple centers.
An item notes California lawmakers plan a special session after a November 13 proclamation. It mentions a Tuesday, November 19, deadline for governor actions, and highlights a shift in treasury decisions as the Treasury Department funded silver purchases. The report reflects ongoing state financial deliberations and emergency proceedings.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announced it will reduce costs by placing shop repairs on an eight hour basis starting Monday November. The move results from a discouraging outlook for the coming months and a rise in operating expenses affecting the repairs workforce.
The Standard Oil Company directors declared a quarterly dividend of 20 dollars on the capital stock. The payment date is set for November 26, earlier than the usual December 15, due to current financial conditions.
A surge of cash from savings vaults fuels a flood of new stock purchases across major railroads and industries. Women investors join the market as New York Central and others report near doubling of holders. Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific, Reading and others see thousands more shareholders in the past year and weeks.
Luncheon served at Dutch room tables followed by a varied evening music program. The auxiliary will continue luncheons and a bazaar. Key figures include Mrs Appleton P Clark Jr and Mrs George M Sternbers as vice presidents, Mrs J W Parker treasurer, Mrs A J Lacy recording secretary, and Mrs George S Reer corresponding secretary. Mr and Mrs Archibald James Kingin return from a wedding trip. Mrs Woof Cox of Cordova retires yesterday and will host today. Mr Worgan-Jones and Mrs Morran-Jones return to Rhode Island avenue after a year abroad in England Wales and the continent.
Distorted reports from Paris and New York swirl over J Pierpont Morgan & Co and Bank of France talks. Officials deny US seeking gold to fund a war chest or to back an imminent short term loan. Secretary Root rejects claims of French concessions via New York bankers to ship gold to relieve a brewing money emergency.
Currency markets showed brisk demand in New York while gold engagements rose sharply, lifting theMovement total to about 64 million dollars. A consultant’s estimate pegged overall engagements at 34 million, with the subtreasury transferring funds to banks and cities across the country as premium currency activity cooled.
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Laszio Szecheny arrived in New York aboard the Plymouth from Newport with a large retinue and a pet spaniel. Reporters were hushed on wedding date as the ceremony faced delays linked to the death of Charles T Barney, a Vanderbilt relative by marriage, while the dog gained access to a state room after initial resistance by a dock official.
In New York society circles, Mrs William E Wilmerding and Mrs Mary Hutton Pell clash over whose bureau of social requirements governs the city’s fashionable households. Both women, long linked to wealth and etiquette, operate from the same building on Fifth Avenue, prompting confusion as clients note misdirected calls and mistaken affiliations.
Mrs Geo Willis of Albany Oregon suffered organic heart trouble with shortness of breath and severe coughing. After trying Miles Medical Co heart cure she reports favorable results and has taken five bottles, with a sixth in use, claiming she did not die after all.
The era’s social whirl features Mrs Ledyemi Stevens and rival commentators in the dress and grooming debate, Mrs Vanderbilt planning The Breakers winter stay with her daughter Gladys, debutantes crafting lavish gowns and caps for coming-out, and Rockefeller's Pocantico Hills garage as a model for prestige motoring set pieces. Plus wedding plans for Miss Tabell Tilford and Mr David Wage star.
Princess Louisa of Belgium the eldest daughter of King Leopold offered creditors 40000 to prevent the sale of the jewels and personal effects of her mother Queen Henrietta but creditors refused the offer. The sale is fixed for November.
An allegedly genuine Noah’s diary engraved on a copper tablet was unearthed in Michigan and offered to a Wisconsin collector, exposing a relic swindle. A former secretary of state is said to be involved with a university museum curator and other Michigan men in creating fake antiquities painted green to resemble bronze carvings.
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