Washington Post Newspaper Archives, Sep 20, 1911, p. 2

Heavy Stock Declines Amid Foreign News and Sherman Case

Heavy selling in foreign accounts pushed U S stocks lower, with Stare, Amalgamated Copper, Torosache and Steel common hitting year lows. News abroad, Vienna martial law fears, and a higher Bank of Germany discount rate weighed on markets while Sherman Law indictments targeted industry leaders in New York and Washington.

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Wall Street Gossip Sees Mixed Losses Across Stocks

In New York trading on Sept 19 stock activity varied as steel and mining shares hit new lows while Amalgamated Copper and Anaconda held near recent troughs. Calumet and Read Mining plunged to lows unseen in fourteen years. American Snuff dropped 17.5 points from a prior high, and cotton futures tumbled to a year’s low amid Texas prices. The Baltimore and Ohio posted modest declines as earnings showed slight year over year gains and costs trimmed. British consols echoed Monday’s decline, approaching their decade‑long lows, with the year’s drop extending to over 53 points from the peak.

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Washington Virginia Railway stock leads dull market day

The Washington Virginia Railway common rose to 43 1 4 as investors showed unusual interest in a quiet market. Trading included 300 shares sold at 43 1 2 and a closing offer for 500 shares at 43 5 8, with bids and small trades in other securities and a general sense prices may rise.

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Washington Stock Exchange Washington Railway and Electric Preferred Commercial National Bank Capital Traction Arlington Firensurance Company Union Trust Company

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Washington Stock Exchange Board Meets Declares 112% Dividend

The Washington-Virginia Railway Co board met on Twelfth Street to declare a semiannual 112 percent dividend on both preferred and common stock, with October 1 payable. The Washington Railway and Electric Co board meets at Fourteenth and East Capitol Streets, noon.

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Washington-Virginia Rilway Company Twelfth Street Pennsylvania Avenue The Washington Railway and Electric Company Fourteenth East Capitol

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Baltimore Markets and Wheat Activity in Sept 18 Report

Baltimore markets reflect quiet wheat and firmer corn while butter and dairy prices edge higher. New York trading shows weaker cotton and a nervy tone with prices dipping on light demand, recalls of unsettled foreign markets, and near-term futures hovering near the day’s lows.

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New York Grain Update on Wheat Corn and Barley

The market opened steady on wheat with a slight rise as cover emerged, supported by Liverpool cables and weather. Corn showed weak spot prices with soft domestic basis while futures remained nominal. barley remained quiet and rye held firm at 99 cents with movement expected on arrival.

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The Metal Markets Report From New York

New York September copper prices steady with September October and November at 11.95 to 12.05. London markets steady with futures around £55 16s 4d. Arrivals in New York today total 270 tons with exports this month at 14 906 tons. Local iron prices steady with No 1 foundry Northern 15.25 to 18.50 and No 3 at 15.00 to 15.28.

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New York Produce Prices Report September 18 1897

Market round up for New York includes butter receipts 14823 and 6306 for cheese firm. eggs steady with fresh gathered and trash gathered, fowls scarce. flour steady with high demand. pork and lard steady. cottonseed oil and petroleum steady. coffee steady. raw sugar firm. potatoes easy. cabbages weak. freight unchanged.

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Wheat market closes higher as war news grips trading

Chicago grain markets rose modestly as martial law in Spain and Vienna unnerved traders. Wheat near months edged up while September eased. corn and hog futures fell, and barley mixed. Canada’s storehouse stance and a global stock rise added to the cautious sentiment amid war fears.

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Washington Produce Market Prices and Market Conditions

Wholesale quotations for eggs butter cheese poultry and vegetables across Virginia West Virginia Tennessee and Maine markets show steady demand for fresh produce with eggs scarce and firm. Items include Virginia and Tennessee eggs. Elgin butter. New York cheese. various poultry cuts. potatoes onions cucumbers peppers and other greens with regional price ranges and freight notes across multiple states. Trading cites Philadelphia and Chicago market activity with cattle hogs and sheep receipts and price directions for the day.

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Financial markets and commodity quotes in New York and across regions

News item summarizes money market steadiness with call rates around 2 percent, time loan ranges, sterling exchange near 4.82 to 4.86, and government bonds steady. Reports bar silver at 52. Mexican dollars 45, rail bonds steady, and various livestock prices. Also notes passenger market data from New City and Toledo and a marriage in Rockville, Maryland between Miss Mary Nelson Terry of Taylorsville and William Leverne Smith of Laurel Virginia, officiated by Rev. R. White.

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Court notes multiple public trustee substitutions and actions

District of Columbia court ledger records several cases with trustee substitutions and orders. Key items include Directors of Providence Hospital v Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, Washington Loan and Trust Company v P S F S, and Elizabeth RicFreer v Leomand, all ordered to substitute trustees. Additional entries show sales ratified, conveyances ordered, civil contempt motions denied, and various probate matters including wills and guardianships. The docket lists attorneys H S Welch, J H Zabel, E A Jones, and others, with multiple real estate and bankruptcy proceedings and injunctions.

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Supreme Court District of Columbia Equite Court Clabaugh Mitchell Ye. Dougherty Sale Piaintlli Bargard & Johnson T. E Patterson Kennedy Graham Plaintif Darlington Providence Hospital Philadelphia Saving Fund Society Welch Freer Orleman Washington Loan and Trust Company Phildelphia Saying Fund Society H. S. Welch Merritt Coates Hauer Bauer E. A. Jones Guilelman- Breed W. S. Duvall Blumenthal E.R. Dawson Turner Ye Moxley Padgett & Forres Hamilton, Yerkes & Favillton Lizle J. Hilleys Philadelphia Ing Fund Society Leonard A. Merritt Edwin Moates Elizabeth Ricc Louis Rlemand Duvall Sarah T. Fairfax John F. Fair Fai A. W. Gra

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Real Estate Transfers on Northwest and Northeast Streets

Real estate transfers list multiple lots and parcels across Washington areas including Langdon Park Avalon Heights and Chav y Chase Grove. Notable deeds include Owen A Keen to Everett P Rider and Mary F Dyer to Edward Whitney with subsequent conveyances. Prices show many ten dollar deeds, with a large $1,875 transfer at F Street Southwest and a $2,000 item on Fifteenth and Streets Northeast.

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Exchthentu Street Cornelia H. Merhiin Frederick William A. Brown Langdon Park Ira J. Baker Arthur C. Rombilt Mccullough Street Mary A. Cartwright Edwin J Philp H. Christman Fifteenth K Streets Owen A. Keen Everett P. Rider Avalon Heights Eyverett William C. Brandon George Britt Rosedale Isherwood Layton J. McGhie John G. Slatar Lows & To Seventeenth Sarah R. Foster Azel Ford Mary F. Dyer Edward Whitney Square Ax. Gonvey James J. T Keane James J. Keane Middaugh & Shannon Weaver & Voorhers Cleveland Park David F. Weaver Joseph P. Treat Bame F. Frank Repett Chichester Ella R. Moore George W. Talpurtt Edward C. Heald Et al Ella M. Lacy Washington Heights Fred Wagner Madeline I.mitchell Julius J. Peyser Magele L. Keppler Hampton Park Musker West Lotal Equere Hillbrook Olway B Herbert M. Matchell Thirteenth Street Thomas E. Smithson Herriot M. Tyler Wisconsin Avenue Lewis E Breuninger B. Agee Bowles LE Droit Park Mary E. Hall Anna M. Carr

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Deeds of Trust Listings Across City Properties

A compilation of deeds of trust detailing multiple property encumbrances. Names include William A Brown trustee and Edward Whiteside, Arthur Rombilt, Reed Baker, Ormond Butler, Charles Trivby, James Kilray, J G Davies, Frankie Kulbb, Brookland Building Association, George Britt, Augustus Crenshaw, Harry Packard, Bernard Hennings, German American Building Association, Manuel Mendelson, Washington Savings and Loan, Charles Perry, Washington Loan and Trust, David Weaver, Stockton Voorhees, F Frank Repetti, Louisa Leimbach, Metropolis Building Association, Joseph Goodrich, Walter Collins, Frederick Keppler, and others. sums range from several hundred to thousands, client banks and trusts securing loans on various city blocks and squares.

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William A. Brown Edward W. Whiteside Harvey T. Winfield Securs Home Building Association Langdon Arthur €. Rombilt Reed Baker Ira J. Baker Ormond H. Butler, Sr Ormond H. Butler, Jr Paul V. Mitchell J. Canton Harry M. Packard Citizens Savings Bank Harry V. Boyle Hermann H. Bergmann William ©. Blyndon Randle Highlands Bernard Hennings et_ux Ernest UL. .Schmidt George M Joseph P. Trent James Sharp Clarence Dodge David F. Weaver Stockton Voorhees F. Frank Repetti Same Square Louisa Leimbach Henry H. Bergmann George M. Emmerich Metropolis Building Association Joseph H. Goodrich Walter F. Collins Ntne Frederick Keppler Charles W. Carr Richard Curtmn Julius T. Peyser Eldridge E. Jordan M. Berry Hopper J.T

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Kindling Wood Trust Sued In Federal Action

United States Attorney Wise filed a petition in the U S circuit court charging a group of firms including Standard Wool Company of New Jersey Shrader Wood Company of Laquin Pa Conway Wood Company of Maine Long Island Wood Company of Brooklyn Empire Wood Company of New Jersey Keystone Wood Company of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Wood Company Greene Manufacturing Company of New York and Lillian P Page of Passadumkeag Me with forming a cartel to fix prices for bundle kindling wood and seeking restraints on business until a withdrawal from the contract. The petition also alleges that Standard Wood Company induced many independent dealers to stop buying from rivals and to work as its agents.

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New York United States Henry A. Wise Tte United States Circuit Kindling Wood Trust Wickersham Standard Wool Company New Jersey Shrader Wood Company Laquin Conway Wood Company Maine Long Island Wood Company Brook

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Grand Washington to Minnesota motoring jaunt begins tomorrow

Col George F Schutt starts a 1500 mile journey in a Cylinder Goldsmobile Limited from Washington to Spring Valley Minnesota. Mrs Schutt E E Tague and J S MacDonald accompany. Other officials and clubs join AA as entrants in the Holden Lozier tour.

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Washington Col George F. Schutt New Ebbitt Ylinder Gldsmobile Limited Spring Valley Minn Cal. Schutt Asa G. Candler, Jr Atlanta Motor Speedway South

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Auction Sale of Dwellings Nos 1449 and 1451 Street NW

Under a DC Supreme Court decree in Equity Cause No 285 Mary A Asserson vs Henry R Asserson et al I will auction three properties on September 2 with dates at 4 0 4 20 and 5 0 pm in front of premises Nos 1449 1451 SN Street NW 1502 Sixth Street NW and 602 B Street NE All three houses are brick in good condition and offered with one third cash or all cash options Terms include a $100 holdback per parcel and balance in two equal installments over two years with 6 percent interest secured by a deed of trust or payable by promissory notes. Trustee Arthur A Birney.

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Mill Street Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Mary A. Asserson Henry R. Asserson SN Street Sromteen Sixth Street Arthur A. Birney Neib-Déis Eleventh Street

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Proposals for New Roof at Patent Office Building

Proposals in duplicate for a new roof to be installed at the Patent Office Building Washington D C in accordance with drawings and specs. Bids due Sept 26 1811 at 2 PM. Right to reject all bids reserved.

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Department OF the Interior Washington, D. C Department L & O'Clock Patent Office Clark Secretary of the Interior Samuel Secretares Post Office Department Asiingtos Frank H. Hitchcock United States Department of Agricure Forest Service James Wilson

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Bankrupt Notices in Supreme Court District of Columbia

Notices announce Harry J. Mattern declared bankrupt on September 1 1913 and a first creditors meeting scheduled September 5 1911 at 11 o'clock in Room 508 Columbian Building Washington DC. Also Abraham Frechie files for discharge with appearance required by October 20 1911 before Referee E. S. McCalmont.

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Supreme Court OF the District of Columbia Harry J. Mattern Columbian Building Fifth Street Washington, D. C E. S McCalmon Supreme Court OF the Dietrict of Columbia Abraham Frechie Eb, &. McCalmont

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District Court notices condemn land for entrance to Zoological Park

District of Columbia Commissioners seek condemnation of land between Sixteenth Street Columbia Road and Quarry Road to open a street and extend Lanier Place. Court orders public notice and jury damages assessment, with appearance dates and publication in Washington papers.

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Supreme Court OF the District of Columbia District Court Zoological Park Sixteenth Street Columbia Road Market of Columbia Congress Wale Slateenth Street Quarry Road Zoalngreal Park Lanier Place Tenteenth Street Mount Pleasant Street Irving Street Adams Mull Road Columb United States Washington Law Reporter Washington Evening Star Washington Times Washington Post Ashley Gould Beat JR Young F. W. Smith Ralph Give Supreme Court OF Susanna B. Reilly Susanna EB. Reilly Edward Reilly Brittania Stamm Andrew J. Brown Dollie Tschiffely Almira Mulloy Mabel Morris Washington Port Ashley M. Gould Wf. Taylor Wille Cald Thomas P Sheridan Stanton Place WM. C. Taylor Register of Wills Clerr Probate Edward John E. Laskey L. Gies District of Co William M. Hallam Barpiey

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Washington Stock Exchange Board Meets Declares 112% Dividend

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The Metal Markets Report From New York

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New York Produce Prices Report September 18 1897

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Wheat market closes higher as war news grips trading

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Real Estate Transfers on Northwest and Northeast Streets

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Grand Washington to Minnesota motoring jaunt begins tomorrow

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