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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1904

Page

16

Wall Street Eyes Bankers as Prices Edge Higher

Wall Street watchers weigh if big players are unloading after the election or backing buyers, hoping for 6 to 10 point gains. Bankers note rapid rises since the election and anticipate possible further gains with strong demand for copper and steel, while public appetite widens to home investments and speculative issues.

Washington Post New York Wall Street United Stat Secreta Chamber of Commerce London Boston New England Gov. Flower Flower Atlantic Coast Line Louisville and Nashville Railroad Nory Louisvié Trouteville New Rock Rock Island Frisco Railway Corporation Amore Them Southern Pacific

Live Stock Markets Across Cities Reflect Steady to Slightly Shifting Tones

Live Stock Markets report steady to slightly weaker tones across New York Chicago and Baltimore. Deev es receipts include 686 cattle 69 sheep and 6600 quarters of beef with calves and hogs showing minor firmness. Chicago notes steady cattle and hogs with varying class prices while Baltimore signals dull wheat and steady butter and cheese markets.

New York Minnesota Pacific Coast Galveston California Texas City Extra India South America Philadelphia Baltimore Japan Orleana Cordova Log Island State and Western Jersey Liverpool Showbnx Sheen Chicago

Chicago L Road Merger Seeks Unified Elevated System

John J. Mitchell of Illinois Trust and Savings Bank announced after a New York conference that an agreement has been reached to consolidate Chicago elevated railroads into a merger with terms to be settled. He also noted progress toward Union Traction Company taking over South Side surface lines.

Chicago John J. Mitchell Illinois Trust and Savings Bank Traction and Financial Men New York South Side Union Traction Company

Pineapple and Butternut Pills Claim Rapid Digestive Relief

An advertisement promises quick relief from stomach and digestive woes with Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills. It pledges to regulate liver and bowels, ease constipation, cleanse impurities, restore appetite and sleep, and cure biliousness and sick headaches in a single week. Signed W. F. Smith and sold for 25 cents.

Smith Netere W. F. Smith

Washington Stock Exchange Reaches New Heights Amid Rumors

Capital Traction surged to 145 on the Washington Stock Exchange as trades continued on a busy Saturday. Rumors point to an April interest rise to 6 percent. Broad activity in rails, gas stocks, and bank issues followed, with Metropolis Citizens’ and Traders National Bank among notable moves. The Equitable Co operative Building Association released its twenty fifth annual report showing a strong surplus and steady asset growth. A new Hyattsville national bank was poised to form with substantial local and Washington backing.

Capital Traction Washington Stock Exchange Washington Railway Metropoltan Traders National Bank Control Commercial Equitable Co-operative Building Association John Joy Edson Elis Spear New Bank Hyattsville Washington Post Union Savings Bank of Washington Messrs Francis H. Smith E. Quincy Smith Jackson H. Ralston Francia H. Smith Washington William P. Magruder Harry W. Shepherd J. W. Aman C. Frank Carr W. 5. Holton W. P. Magruder Walter W. Wheason H. W. Shepherd Charles A. Wells F. H. Smith

Articles of Incorporation Filed for Several Companies

Yesterday articles of incorporation were filed for Never Break Corset Company with 50000 dollars, National Slate Company with 100000 dollars, Aljou Gold Mining Company with 200000 dollars, Rockford Packing Box Company with 50000 dollars, Chicago National Publishing Company with 260000 dollars, Michigan City Brick Company with 600000 dollars, and Great Keraba Mining Company with 1000000 dollars. Names listed include W W Poultney I Q H Alward W G Steward H % Weacock Thomas H McKee R E Dean Jesse W Tul C A Swann R C Goodrich H P Moore Richard B Padgham James T Cawthorn D S Fletcher N A Smith K M Fletcher i S Knowlton and others. The notice also describes automatic electric elevators and their safe operation features as reported in Engineering Magazine.

W. W. Poultney I. Q. H. Alward W. G. Steward National, Slate Company Weacock Thomas H. McKee R. E. Dean Jesse W. Tul Aljou Gold Mining Company Edwin L. Bredford P. H. Burch Relph Wormella R. K. van Mater Rockford Packing Box Company C. A. Swann R. C. Goodrich H. P. Moore Richard B. Padgham James T. Cawthorn Chicago National Publishing Company J. B. Campbell KE. Brown A. Swann R. Goodrich William B. Baker Michigan City Brick Company Charles Hicks R. 0. Goodricn Great Keraba Mining Company Fletcher N. A. Smith K. M. Fletcher

Railways See New Outlets and Tech Upgrades

The Railway World reports Riley Williams named terminal and lighterage agent for DL&W in New York as consolidation creates Lehigh and New England. Lehigh Coal and Navigation forms a new outlet to New England for anthracite. Georgia firms appoint T. E. Scott as president of Macon Dublin and Savannah. A Georgia railroad from Waynesboro to Savannah River connects with steamers. Union Pacific orders new gasoline car for San Francisco service with a fast, economical design. Vernon Beard rises to Eastern passenger agent for NY Central. Wurtemberg railroads equip a surgeon car for accident victims. Electric motive power spreads with Pennsylvanian purchase for Long Island cars. Northern Pacific conducts passenger/immigration tours.

Riley Willams Delaware, Lackawanna and Western New York Lehigh and Lackawanna Wind Gap Delaware Lehigh and New England Lehish Coal and Navigation Company T. E. Scott Georgia Macon Dublin Savannah Atlantic Coast Line T. D. Catlin Union Pacific San Francisco Omaha Vernon ¥. Beard Eastern New York Central Lines H. N. Donaldson Youngstown Ohio Buffalo Niagara Frontier Skippers’ “Association of Edward J.sheridan

Treacherous Catarrh and Hay Fever Warning

A medical warning notes catarrh as a dangerous chronic disease with cold like early symptoms. It claims Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powdhur is a permanent cure for incipient or chronic catarrh and urges purchase at Affleck's Drug Store, District Agent, on Pa ave.

Proportional Livestock Rates Adopted by Roads

Omaha Chicago lines approve a proportional rate on livestock from Omaha effective next May resolving a 3 percent decrease in cost. George J. Gould chairs the board with J Ramsey Jr as president and key officers including Wella H Blodgett H L Magee and others. Middle West commercial groups push an interchangeable excess baggage ticket for Central Passenger Association territory, agreeing on a $30 ticket to be sold to traveling men at $20.

New York Httle Europe Rus Japan Iberal International Railway Congress Washington Mexican Central Railroad Mexican Traffic Association Middle West Central Passenger Association

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bankers Shaw L Road Smiths Buchy Lithia Anacostia and Potomac National Base Deposit Company Lanston Greene Copper The International Banking Corporation Gold Standard Fund Bank O I. S. Knowlton the Railway World Waynesboro Sylvia Clyo Auguste U. W. Bartlett Chicago, Indiana Pennsylvania Westinghouse Long Island E. EB. Taussig Wheeling and Lake Erie H. W. McAster Charles N. Burch Louisville and Nashville Yazoo Mississippi Valley Memphis Tenn Wurtemberg W. E. Slaughter Annapolis Cleveland Pittsburg Alliance Central Freight Association Ifty F. M. Whyte New York Central General Mechanical Concord East Northern Pacific A. M. Cleveland W. Mott Association of Maintenance of Way United States Canada John P. Faurot West Shore Detroit Buffalo, Gardenville and Mienever Buffalo Southern Alabama D. G. Reid Keokuk and Des Moines L. F. Loree Robert Mather Heid L. W. Hill J. Y. Hill Shemfeld Ala J. W. Granger Atlantic North Carolina Kinston N. C D. J. Broadhurst Goldsboro N.C F. F. Gaines Wyoming Lehigh Valley Reading Atlantic City Susquehanna Schuylkill St. Louie Yukon J. R. Bisset Seahoarn Air Line Raleigh, N F. P. Hickey J. B. Diven Varons Cumberland Valley Virginia and Southeastern Corporation Commission, of Virginia Tennessee Line Chesapeake Bay Mobile and Western Alabama Railroad 0. M. Foster Lake Shore Michigan Southern Nner Garrett Garrett’s American Wines Carlina Bothes E Lde Virginia Dare America Paul Garrett Clarrett & Company Xontous Vinorta Dunkirk Alleghany Valley Lake Erie and Western Supreme Court of Morida Railroad Commission Omaha-Chicago Wabasha Washington, D the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New Y Richard A. McCurdy Thomas P. Morgan F Street N. W Washington, D. C the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York City CORBY Corby’s Modern Bakery
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