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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
4
An ad for The Trust Company touts interest on checking accounts with monthly compounding and emphasizes strong benefits. It argues the bank offers superior terms and urges readers to consider switching to gain better yields and service.
New York October 2 with the actual inauguration of the 400 million dollar gold pool 6 million dollars of gold shipped to Canada today foreign exchange faced another setback as the London rates slid while demand remained weak. Bank earnings improved for railroads and general bond prices showed renewed strength amid cautious industrial outlook. Bank of England assets rose with public deposits, as revenue and disbursement figures for the fiscal period were reported.
Live stock market report from Chicago October 1 shows receipts totaling about 16 000 head with mixed demand. Hog prices around 7 48 to 7 60, cattle and calves varied with heavy offerings and slower bidding. Sheep and lambs steady to higher, pigs and stockers mixed. overall activity described as slow with several price ranges noted.
New York reports mixed commodity quotes with grain and livestock prices. Wheat and corn show weak and steady movements while butter eggs and cheese edges hold. cotton futures remain unsettled with oil prices and coffee offerings noted in the same market snippet.
Philadelphia markets dated October 3 show weak butter and eggs with steadier cheese and lower wheat. Corn and poultry values listed with industry terms and export notes. fragmented text mentions Nats and white meat with minor price signals and market activity.
Wholesale price list shows alive spring chickens at 18 17 per unit, cheese from New York state, and a wide range of vegetables and fruits priced by barrel, crate, basket, or box. Vietnamese entities are not present. the entry details multiple vendors and product lots with per unit costs.
Charlan J. Spencer of Eisabeth New Jersey files in the United States Court of Appeals to stop the merger of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad and the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. He owns stock in Lake Shore and Michigan Southern with no par value of 14000. The appeal follows denial of the first complaint in Detroit federal court before Judge Tuttle.
Gary resigns from thirteen corporate boards including United States Steel chairman Ort Midbert H. Gary announces the step and notes a shift in his leadership role across major industries. The announcement cites personal reasons and a desire to focus on strategic objectives amid industry changes.
Liverpool objected to American firms offering cotton below the price at which interest traded, delaying deposits. A liquidation plan for a backed syndicate to finance strong interests stirred, with expectations of an early reopening. Southern notices warned of unsettled conditions beyond New Orleans middling at 81 16, with sales totaling 2,?73 bales.
In New York negotiations proceed between European powers and a South American nation, while U S bankers seek swift resolution to McAdoo hoarding controversy. Officials expect a quick settlement and note wartime shifts ease domestic markets, with plans to stabilize international finance and trade.
W Westbury promoted from assistant general agent of the Southern Railway to general agent succeeding L Brown, deceased. He resided in Washington about a year after moving from Philadelphia where he was district passenger agent. A former conductor, Westbury has over three years in Southern Railway service, began as a brakeman, and was born in South Carolina about fifty years ago.
London Oct 1 The Bank of England bought nearly 730000 pounds in gold coins from the United States on Saturday. The influx of gold from abroad since Wednesday totals over 2100000 pounds, about 10000000 dollars. Last Wednesday the bank’s holdings of coin and bullion reached 61504000 pounds, about 258000000 dollars, the largest on record and up 24000000 pounds since the war began.
Mercantile paper steady at 7 sterling exchange with cables at 4 9750 498 and bar silver around 5. Oil quotations feature city and Pa data with 1 credit balances at 145 and shipments totaling 97,872. Average figures show 7,704 in one line and 90,838 in shipments.
Assignment list for Monday October 6 1914 covers numerous cases with United States Attorneys and district counsel across criminal equity and probate matters. Notable items include Ruppert v McArdle. Wilson v Newburgh. United States ex rel Lincoln Highway Association v Ewing. Hart Cohan alleged incompetent jury of inquisition. and various probate actions with guardianship and estates.
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels including 4 Fifteenth Street Southeast and 10 Street Southeast parcels from Martha A Hursh et al to Maryland Barnes in Square 1074, plus several transfers along First Street Southeast, D Street Southeast, and Twenty-Fourth to Twenty-First Streets Northwest. Other notes show transfers in Ingleside and Petworth, with values ranging from ten to one thousand dollars, involving multiple trustees and chambers.
In the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Judge Wint vn Clarence A Brandenburg Trustee et al Hasky No 7279 an order requires defendants including Clarence A Brandenburg trustee George Butler and unknown heirs to appear by the first rule day after three months from publication. The order, to be published twice monthly for three months in the Washington Law Reporter and The Washington Post, warns that default will proceed. It lists various real estate transfers and parcels across Washington, D C from multiple parties with interlined names and property lots and blocks, including parcels 87 164 and 87 1é and multiple street addresses such as Fifteenth Street and Newton Street Northwest, and mentions estate-related notices and dates in August 1914.
Multiple deeds of trust listed securing various borrowers against properties in Ingleside, Petworth, Bloomingdale, Washington Heights, Petworth, Mount Pleasant, and Woodridge. Details include grantors, trustees, secured parties, property blocks, lot numbers, amounts ranging from 63 to 2900, terms from six months to three years, and interest rates from 3 to 6 percent with semiannual or monthly payments.
A collection of legal notices from Washington DC sources including rent suit against a tenant for 86 V omits street, a separate action for 180 dollars plus interest on an open account, and probate administration commands. The documents declare court appearances, default warnings, and deadlines for claims against estates, naming judges, clerks, attorneys, and local offices.
Old classified snippets advertise business chances and personal services across many sectors. Scattered lines mention rooming houses, furniture, farm equipment, a route sale, cash needs, and hiring calls with vague pay terms and local contact hints amid garbled OCR.
Railways schedule fragment shows departures to Fredericksburg and Milford with times around 7:38 PM and 10:55 AM. Indicates local service details and fare amounts, but text is garbled with OCR errors and missing clear destinations and days.
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