Cotton market steadies after early gains in Charleston and New York
Cotton futures opened steady with advances in Charleston and Liverpool driven by dry southwest weather and private crop conditions. October and December contracts rose briefly on July activity before trimming gains. markets closed steady as selling pressures cooled. Agricultural and wholesale price details follow with mixed commodity moves across corn, wheat, and pork markets.
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Ijverpool
New York Spot Cotton Quiet on June 29
In New York on June 29 the cotton market showed quiet activity with middling cotton priced at 27.15 cents per pound. No major shifts or new reporting points were recorded.
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New York
Cotton Market Dips After Rain Rumors Hit Prices
New Orleans wires report volatile opening on June 29 with bullish rain rumors lifting futures briefly. Selling followed, values sliding 8 to 28 points intraday as private Texas rain signals spurred declines. market closed barely steady with mixed finished prices across nearby and deferred months.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Washington
Holland
New Orleans
New York
Texas
Wilmington and Savannah Naval Stores Prices and Quotes
Turpentine and rosin prices shift with firm markets in Wilmington and Savannah. Wilmington listing shows Spirits Rosin Tar Crude in varied bids, while Savannah notes steady receipts and shipments with multiple price quotas for turpentine and rosin across standard grades.
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Savannah
Turpentine
Rosin
Eggs and Poultry Market Report for New York
Butter unsettled receipts 14986 with creamery prices high. Eggs receipts 15135 with fresh gathered extras 36 to 37 and firsts 33 1 2 to 34 1 2. Prices reflect storage packed firsts 35 to 35 1 2 and creamery extras 37 1 2 to 38 1 2.
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New York
Sugar futures rise as market opens firm on trades
New York on June 29 reports raw sugar strong at 6.39 for centrifugal and 5.51 for molasses. refined sugar also firm with granulated grades 7.50 to 8.00. Futures opened firm on trade buying and outside accumulation, with noon prices 5 to 10 points higher.
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New York
Massachusetts Suffrage Association opposes White House pickets
The executive board of the Massachusetts Suffrage Association adopted resolutions disapproving the picketing of the White House by suffragists, signaling organized opposition to the protest action.
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The
Massachusetts Suffrage Association
White House
Carry Your Own To Save War Costs
The commercial economy board of the Council of National Defense launches a nation wide campaign against public thrift waste. They say daily deliveries of personal items drain economic reserves and propose the slogan carry your own to cut expensive truck deliveries and free two men for military work.
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Washington
Commercial Economy Board
Council of National Defense
Swagger sticks and wrist watches for soldiers
United Press reports that modern U S soldiers wear wrist watches and carry swagger sticks as part of their equipment. The article notes many enlisted men check time on the left wrist while an increasing number of officers carry the compact swagger sticks. Washington dated June 29.
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United Press
Washington
Sam
New Interest Quarter Begins at Local Bank Ad
The American Bank and Trust Co announces a new interest quarter starting July 1. Deposits in the Savings Department made by July 2 will earn 4 percent compound interest from July 1. Interest will be computed on October 1.
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American Bank and Trust Co
Savings Department
American Bank and Trust,Co
Last Day of North Carolina Dental Association Meets
The final day’s program in Durham features clinical exhibitions by eminent dentists. Dr S L Silverman of Atlanta discusses oral surgery and mouth infection while Dr C N Hughes presents Callahan method of root canal filling. Dr H B Tileston of Louisville demonstrates cavity preparation for inlays. About 150 dentists plan visits to local manufacturing plants before adjournment.
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S. L. Silverman
Atlanta
North Carolina Dental Association
Callahan
Cc. N. Hughes
H. B. Tileston
Louisville
Money market quotes steadyark in New York ledger
Mercantile paper 5 1 4 to 5 1 2. Sterling 60 day bills 4 72. Commercial 60 day bills 4 71 3 4. Demand 4 75 3 4. Cables 4 76 11 16. Guilders 41 316, cables 41 5 16. Bar silver 77 8. Government bonds steady. Time loans 4 1 2 to 4 3 4. Call money firm high 4 1 2 low 4 1 4 ruling 4 1 2. Last loan 4 1 2. Closed 41 4 offered 41 2.
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Mercantile Paper
Frances
Coffee futures steady as Rio No 7 quotes hold
New York coffee markets show Rio No 7 at 93 8 in the latest futures tick. September futures hold at 7.64 and December at 7.76 as prices stay steady.
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New York
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Freed in Duluth Vagrancy Case
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn of New York the Industrial Worker of the World organizer was released from vagrancy charges in Duluth Minnesota after arrest last Saturday and her bail was refunded.
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New York
Industrial Worker of the World
Duluth
Minn
Railroad traffic climbs as war board drives car loading
Washington reports from railroads controlling 51 percent of mileage show the wartime conservation drive by the railroad war board lifting freight movement in April by 3.354 billion ton-miles over April 1916. Chairman Harrison says railroads and shippers are using each car to its marked capacity, with car loading up 10 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Railroad War Board
Harrison
National Guard to Divisional Camps
Washington reports National Guard regiments will be drafted into Federal Service and moved to divisional mobilization camps in the South. Draft dates are set for the Eastern July 15 Central July 25 and Western August 5, with talks of delaying all to August 5 to unify the operation.
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National Guard
Woman Murdered in Her Brookline Apartment
An inquest was held into the death of Mrs Pauline Keyes wife of real estate operator George H Keyes. Her body with bullet wounds was found in her Brookline apartment June 19. Suspect Harriet A Verney arrested at Upton June 26 awaits hearing July 6. Relatives say Verney may be Keyes wife. Keyes had married the dead woman last year after divorcing his first wife in 1914 for desertion.
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George H. Keyes
Harriet A. Verney
Upton
Keyes
Be Brand Insect Powder Promises Safe Fly Control
A brief promotional note urges readers to use Bee Brand Insect Powder to kill flies that come from filthy places. The product is described as harmless to humans and domestic animals while targeting disease-carrying insects.
Breach of Promise Damages See Record High After O'Brien Verdict
A New York lawyer notes breach of promise cases are frequent with damages from hundreds to thousands of dollars. He cites Miss Honora May O'Brien’s $260,000 verdict against banker John B. Manning setting a new U.S. record, and recalls prior English and American awards including Miss Daisy Markham and Miss Clara Campbell. The piece surveys notable cases and outcomes across eras.
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Honora May O’brien
John B. Manning
Ammonn
O’brien
Clara Campbell
London
Daisy Markham
Marquis of Northampton
Miss Markham
Miss Fortesque
Savoy
Viscount Garmoyle
Cairns
Theresa Gladys Knowles
Admiral Knowles
Leslie Duncan
1Gne
Duke of Manchester
Portia Knight
Helene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Johore
Jannie Mighell
England
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Moody ball players split by heat of play and calm performance
A New York press piece contrasts fiery aggressive stars like Mc Graw Cobb and Maranville with calm, steady players such as Eddie Collins and Walter Johnson. It notes the Braves as a fierce drawing card when atop the NL and the Athletics as a renowned, quiet machine in the American League, arguing aggression correlates with public popularity and pay volatility.
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New York
John J. McGraw
Charley Herzog
Arthur Fletcher
John Evers
Heinie Zimmerman
Ty Cobb
Fred Tyler
Miguel Gonzales
Rabbit Maranville
New York Giants
Eddie Collines
Jack Barry
Joe Jackson
Roger Peckinpaugh
Wally Pipp
Lee Magee
Walter Johnson
Grover Alexander
Frank Baker
Braves
Athletics
German Bank Gold Reserve Drops for First Time in War
Copenhagen June 29 For the first time during the war the weekly report of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows a decrease in its gold reserve this week by 76 000 000 marks. The decline is attributed to heavy purchases abroad as the bank shifts from metallic to paper cover and promotes checks over cash to curb note circulation.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Imperial Bank of Germany
American Bank and Trust Ad Signals Baseball Reference
It reads like a seasonal note as Cobb and Speaker lead the batting order in what appears to be an American league season start. The fragment mentions July and an advertisement from American Bank and Trust Co. and hints at baseball coverage.
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Speaker
Water stage on Cape Fear River at Daggett N C yesterday
The report notes a stage reading of 45 feet at Daggett N C on the Cape Fear River at 3 a m yesterday. No further context or changes in level are provided.
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Dag
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