Market Review and Mayor Bid Highlight New York Notes
Market news shows all major exchanges closed including London and Liverpool until Tuesday. New York dairy and poultry markets plus bank statements are featured. Preston Lynn of John Wanamaker’s, once office boy, has been nominated for mayor by the Business Men's League and would be the city’s highest paid executive if elected.
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New York
Canada
London
Liverpool
Merintile Paper and Exchange
Preston
Lynn
John Wanamaker
Hall
Eggs and Poultry Market Report From New York
Market notes show butter and creamery items steady with varying firsts and extras. Cheese receipts and milk products listed with prices, while live poultry quotes for chickens, fowls, and turkeys are given. dressed market is quiet and unchanged.
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New York
Creamery
Gore
Broad Market Rates and Commodities in New York
In New York on August a Mercantile paper shows 60 day government bills at 4.72 and commercial 0 day bills at 4.71 3-4. Commercial 60 day bills stand at 4.71 14 with demand at 4.79 9-16. Cables quote 4.76 17-16 and bar silver at 80 3-4 with Mexican dollars at 62 38.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Bank reserves rise over legal requirements in New York
New York banks and trust companies report a weekly reserve surplus of 168 million 735 thousand 880 dollars, exceeding legal requirements by 61 million 844 thousand 310 dollars. The gain from last week reflects tighter liquidity amidst market conditions.
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New York
Railroad Bridges Burned by Slackers
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad reports its bridge near Calvin in Hughes county burned last night. The Katy bridge between Konowa and Maud also burned, possibly by the same agitators. Heavily armed guards guard the Katy bridge over the South Canadian between Maud and Sasakwa. Francis reports draft resisters burned the M K T bridge over the Canadian at Tyrola near here.
Large Steamship Ashore Off Halifax in Dense Fog
A large steamship ran ashore in dense fog off Halifax Nova Scotia this morning. It marked the second large vessel to ground on the rocks near the port within a week. The ship’s home port has not been disclosed by authorities.
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Halifax
N. S
Cesor
Turpentine and Rosin Prices and Totals From Savannah
Turpentine firm quotes range 37 1 4 to 38 for sales with receipts 648 and shipments 208 leaving stocks at 30 001 while Rosin shows receipts 2 004 shipments 1 568 and stocks 86 with varied price quotes ranging from 5.15 to 7.00 across several grades.
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Savannah
Germans Celebrate Fall of Czernowitz
Berlin reports that after Czernowitz fell Emperor William ordered flags to be hoisted and salutes fired in Prussia and Alsace Lorraine. He telegraphed felicitations to Archduke Leopold.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
William
Czernowitz
Prussia
Alsace-Lorraine
Archduke Leopold
Plans Defense Of Woman Slayer
New York August 4 Plans for the defense of Bianca Errazuriz de Saulles the Chilean heiress who last night shot and killed her divorced husband John Longer de Saulles over custody of their child were being made by attorneys summoned to confer with the prisoner in Mineola jail on a first degree murder charge. She remained cool and self possessed and notified District Attorney Weeks that she had retained Uterhart and Graham. Henry A Uterhart arrived for conference as Leon M Prince who had represented her in civil litigation also called.
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Associated Press
New York
Bianca Errazuriz de Saulles
John Longer de Saulles
Mineola
Weeks
Uterhart and
Graham
Henry A. Uterhardt
Florence Carman
Leon M. Prince
Water stage on Cape Fear at Fayetteville 8 am 5.6 feet
The report records the Cape Fear River level at Fayetteville North Carolina as 5.6 feet at 8:00 a m yesterday. The datum indicates stage of water in the river at the monitoring site.
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Cape Fear River
Fayetteville
N. C
King George May Open Y M C A Hut
London readers learn that King George may be invited to formally open the first American Y M C A hut in England. The London hut is completed and ready for occupancy by American sailors and soldiers next Wednesday with a formal opening planned for September.
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Associated Press
London
King Goosen
Young Men’s Christian Association
England
Stinson Flies 2-Ton Plane To World Loop Record
Edward Stinson, instructor at the Atlantic Coast Aeronautical station, looped a two ton land and water machine with a passenger aboard, claiming a world record. He is noted as a leading fancy flyer, with sister Katharine Stinson also famed as an aviatrix.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Edward Stinson
Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station
Stinson
United States
Katharine Stinson
Aviatress
Government to requisition American shipyards and tonnage
The Shipping Board announced the government will commandeer American shipyards and requisition merchant vessels. About 700 ships totaling nearly 2,000,000 tons are under construction, with most tonnage for foreign accounts. completed ships to be operated by the Shipping Board.
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Washington
Ing Board
America
Shipping Board
United States
Emney Vieet Corporation
Shiping Board
Fleet Corporation
Goethals
Corporation
Capps
Chaos on Russian Front Warns Against Optimism
A Times dispatch from Russian southwestern headquarters says morale improvement is not substantial and officer authority remains unrecognized. Revolutionary armies open a front for the enemy while railway workers strike, threatening timely property removal amid critical moments.
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Associated Tress
London
The
Times
China’s Premier Backs Republic and New Parliament
Peking July 31 Premier Tuan Chi Jui declares strong support for a republic and the creation of a new Parliament. He blames the old Parliament for the monarchy attempt, aims for a popular organ to cooperate with the government, and seeks lasting republican rule in Eastern Asia amid radical opposition.
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Associated Press
Peking
Tuan Chi Jui
China
Far East
Saloons Close as National Guard Mobilizes in Pensacola
Pensacola troops begin mobilization at the armory with an indefinite stay then saloons within half a mile of the troop camp must close under Wilson era regulations. The ban remains until the company departs for the training camp.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
National Guard
State Guard
Wilson
The Painful Part editorial remark
The Houston Post comments that White House pickets have money, but the painful part is they lack sense, criticizing their lack of judgment rather than wealth.
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White House
Houston Post
Mutilated Selves to Keep Out Army
Jacksonville, Aug 4. Nathan Moseley and Willie Green two Negro farm hands and among Leon county’s first draftees mutilated themselves to avoid service. They borrowed eight shotguns from their employer and went hunting, returning with Green missing four fingers on his right hand and Moseley losing his right arm below the elbow.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Nathan Moseley
Willie Green
Leon County
Presty
Green
Moseley
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Munich workers Ordered to Wear Sandals Without Socks
City employees in Munich directed to wear sandals without socks to save leather and other materials. The note reflects wartime austerity impacting daily dress for municipal staff.
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Munich
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