New York May 18 Market Report Notes Mixed Trading
The day centers on stock activity with rail and metal shares moving modestly. Notable items include Royal glass Sheffield Linseed steel and transportation names showing limited gains while some rails voice hesitancy. Trading was irregular with around 590,000 shares changing hands and Liberty 31-28 at 98.98.
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New York
Royal Glass
Sheffield
Justrial
Jeveler
Liberty
Indians Predict Big Salmon Run On Puget Sound
Seattle May 18. Hans Bugge Sequim canner cites Neah Bay chiefs predicting a sizable Puget Sound salmon run this season. Indians link heavy mountain snow and a late spring to abundant fish, noting upstream streams will stay full from melting snow supporting salmon migration.
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Seattle
Wash
Neah Bay
Puget Sound
Hans Bugge
Sequim
Weather Report for Wilmington and Vicinity 1918
Fair tonight and Sunday with little temperature range. Gentle east to northeast winds. Tide stage at Cape Fear river Fayetteville was 198 feet at 8 a m yesterday. Sunrise at 6:07 and sunset at 8:09. Weather Bureau report for Sunday May 19 1918.
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Wilmington
Capé Fear River
Fayetteville
N. C
Wholesale Price List Fragments From Market Section
Fragmentary OCR listing shows varied items and prices including chicken beef Irish potatoes hams shoals hides wool corn and salted hides. The text resembles a wholesale price sheet with multiple commodities and regional notes.
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N. C
May to July price shifts in Canadian markets and hogs
In May and into July prices rose, aided by favorable weather and seasonal trends. May and July quotes showed higher ranges with some downturns in July deliveries. Winnipeg markets advanced with overall gains in hog and lard sections, while higher weather and quotas influenced the broader price movement.
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Chica
Pune
Acareprys
Chicago
Cori
Winnipeg
Newspaper Issued Under Shell Fire in Paris
Paris May 18 The Union Republaine de la Marne reports it is publishing amid war damage and financial strain. The editors explain they aim to sustain contact with readers despite debts and possible printer shutdown while hoping the current issue reaches the audience.
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Paris
Union Republicaine de la Marne
Date set for youths 21 to register in June draft passage
Washington May 18 June 65 fixed as the registration date for youths who have turned 21 since the June 5 draft last year. The provisional act awaits the president's signature while the provost marshal general’s office completes preparations. An estimated 800000 men will be available among the new registrants this year with quarterly registrations planned during the year starting June 5.
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Washington
Filaféidl
Cattle Poisoned by Factory Waste Reported in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg May 18 reports say cattle died after consuming waste products from various factories due to salt and fermentation residues. The state department of agriculture warns owners to ensure food is wholesome. analyses of seeds that killed cattle show previously unknown conditions.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Agriculture
New Nanies Non Cotton A De Active
The fragmentary text mentions New Nanies and cotton, with unclear context and no definite events or names to anchor a fuller summary. Further readable details are needed to identify entities, places, or dates for a precise card.
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York Gotton
A & de
New Orleans Cotton Market Slips on Short Selling May 18
New Orleans cotton prices fell early as short selling pressured the market. Shorts took profits during declines, leaving prices mixed by mid session with sessions closing steady or slightly lower from the previous day.
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New Orleans
Os Sa
Cotton Seed Oil Market Quotations Update
New York May quotations inform traders about the cotton seed oil market. Market activity centers on price shifts and near term supply expectations for anticipated harvest and demand trends among buyers and refiners.
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New York
Mixed Spot Cotton Prices Hold Steady
Spot market steady with 2,753 bales on sale and 800 awaiting arrival. Low middling at 26.75, middling around 29 dollars, gold middling reported near 30.50. Showy demand noted for futures and local buyers.
Ostrich Farm Venture Ends in Bank Sheriff Sale
Sunbury Pa May 18 A writ at the First State Bank of Dalmatia seeks sale of real estate of the African Ostrich Farm and Feather company at Bloomsburg ending promoter William H Hile s dream of large scale ostrich farming. Over 100000 dollars of investors money, largely small sums, was lost in the venture. Two years ago a receiver s sale formed a new firm of old stockholders to salvage something but the project failed.
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Sunbury
First State Bank of Dalmatia
African Ostrich Farm and Feather Company
Bloomsburg
William H. Hile
Gedin
Land dispute prompts court action in Hiawatha
In Hiawatha Kansas Judge William I Start announced a report that a quarter section of land owned by Frederick Crabb was not cultivated. Three attorneys investigated and found little or no arable use last year with only twenty five acres in use now. The judge directed County Attorney W E Archer to file a petition for a receiver. Crabb appeared and joined the petition saying he could not farm the land. William E Hixon was appointed receiver and began putting the farm under cultivation.
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Hiawatha
Kans
William I Start
Frederick Crabb
Stuart
W.E. Archer
Crab
Mysterious Ledger Entry From Early 20th Century Audit
A fragmented page shows figures and names in a financial ledger style. The document references H. C. M'QUEEN as president and lists large monetary sums including 13,885,427 dollars and 1,000,000 dollars, with other numeric entries such as 870,886.22 and 615,000.00. The legible text hints at an official accounting record or corporate statement from an era of dense monetary notation.
Abolish Meatless Days in London Beginning Today
London announces the end of meatless days effective immediately. Restrictions on restaurant meat service have been deemed necessary by the meat ration system in force aboard.
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London
Esau
Go-Beyond Four Billion: Third Merry Go Round Surges
Unofficial treasury reports indicate the third Merry Go Round has topped four billion dollars and may reach four billion two hundred fifty million, with exact totals expected next week.
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Washington
Treasury
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