Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Apr 3, 1896, p. 7

Reactionary market days US tobacco and mining chaos

The Thursday market report shows American Tobacco stock fluctuating after director actions, with a puzzling and contested 20 percent scrip dividend. Merced and related mining shares faced sharp swings amid rumors and counter-rumors, while London and US exchanges adjusted holiday openings and realigned futures and licenses in electric and mining sectors.

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New York Greem London Stock Exchange Boston J. R. Williston Montana Merced Coulterville The Wall Street Dominion M. B. Copper London J. William H. Allen, Jr

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Official daily bond market prices and closing figures

Official report detailing the best and lowest sales of the day along with closing prices, bids and asks for bonds. This brief reflects the day’s trading range and liquidity for fixed income securities.

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Along the Water Front Recap of Harbor Traffic and Losses

The steamship Halifax arrives with Captain Pye and Captain Connolly aboard while Lieutenant Whelan departs for Boston. Other vessels include the steamer Boston from Yarmouth with 290 passengers, the coal barge Imperial total loss near Barnegat Light, and the black can buoy replaced by a gas buoy near Ram Head. Multiple schooners incur damage or loss, with repairs costing thousands at East Boston shipyard and a private sale of the Maggie Abbott to Captain Lewis. The Landsman section notes maritime notes and acknowledgments.

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A. Chipman Halifax Plant Boston Yarmouth N. S Imperial Barnegat Light Newport News Ram Head Broad Sound Williamsport Lizzie Hakcock Union Wharf Belle Hardy Red Beach Baltimore Long Shoal Vineyard Sound Rebecca F. Lamdin Port Royal S. C M. Jonsson Sachusett Point Kenyon Brenton Point Sea Fox Provincetown Manuel Cateon T Wharf Samuel W. Tilton Maggie Abbott Bucksport Lewis

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Civil Court Bench Rules On Several Superior Cases

In the Civis Courts Suffolk April 2 Albert Watts v James Stevenson verdict for 17212 stands after full bench overrules defendant’s exception. Notes concern stock purchase in Metropolitan Duplex Fire & Police Signal Co. Other cases include West End Street Railway injury in an electric car and promissory note disputes with defendants artists and others. Commonwealth v Parker on embezzlement as continuing offence. dissent noted. Superior Court Middlesex Second Session Cambridge April 2 juries in several entries and trials including Frost v Robertson and Sughrue v West End Street Railway, with multiple docketed items and entries listed.

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Supreme Judicial Cocee Suffolk Albert Watts James Stevenson Metropolitan Duplex Fire & Police Signal Company F. T. Benner R. W. Nason E. M. White West End Street Railway Company Elizabeth Wooley Cyrus Cobb Theasult Charles E. Legg William L. Vinal Vinal Thomas W. Lawson Winchester J. Benjamin Palmer Peabody Lawson Palmer H. N. Shepard Ef. Albers Commonwealth George W. Parker New York & New Haven Allen Knowlton Same Frost Robertson Roberts Newman Lally Vrs Jones MecMahon Sughrue West End Street Railway

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Supreme Court Allows Mutuals to Forfeit Contract Claims

The full bench yesterday in Edward J. Brown versus Franklin Mutual Fire Insurance Company overruled the defendant's exceptions and held that a mutual insurance company may make, like a stock company, over contracts of insurance.

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Supreme Court Edward J. Brown Franklin Mutual Fire Insurance Company

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Shipping arrivals and clearances listed for ships and schooners

A list of arriving steamers and schooners to ports including Port Antonio Halifax Yarmouth Gloucester and St John with cargoes and passengers. Cleared vessels include Garfield White Gypsum Princess and others. Saillng steamers Taff Fairfax State of Maine and tug Tamaqua reported with port movements and quarantine status.

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Ethelred Port Antonio Ruit Boston Fruit Company Halifax Pye N. S Richardson & Barnard Boston Stanwood Yarmouth John G. Hall & Co Tremont Deering Portland City of Baltimore Clio King St. John’s Yabacoa P. R Whitney, Pousland & Co Schoner Parthena Sabean Ligeda Ava Blake Parrsboro Prohibition Richards Merechan Genius Chute Clementsport Olivia Ward St. John Jennie C. May Philadelphia Alice Bell Burdick New York William Duren Langley Perth Amboy Garfield White Barnes Gypsum Princess Merriam Windsor Taff Gibara Gate City Savannah Fairfax State of Maine N. B Williamsport Tamaqua Henry Clay Girard Mahanoy Chatham President Roads Harbor 8. C. Tryon

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Time tables for rail and steamer service listed

Timetables show local and through trains and steamship connections. Portland Augusta Bangor Bar Harbor Concord Lewiston Manchester St John Halifax Saint Stephen Saint Andrews North Conway Intervale stations on Grand Trunk and Maine Central lines plus routes to Quebec Eastport Calais and St John with daily and Sunday options and special departures.

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Portland Augusta Bangor BAR Hakbod Concord N. H Lewiston Manchester ST. John Halusax Provinces ST. Stephen N. B ST. Andrews North Conway Intervale Glen Crawfords Faryans Twin Mountain Whitefield Jefferson LANCA TPR Grand Trunk R. R Seasn Maine Central Wiscassed Thomaston Rockland Quebec

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Railroad Timetable Grid for New Hampshire and Vermont Areas

A dense list of train schedules and station stops across Manchester, Concord, New Boston, North Weare, Hooksett, Sun Cook Valley, Nashua, Belmont, Tilton, Plymouth, White River Junction, Montpelier, Burlington, Montreal, and Chicago routes. Details include departure times such as 6:40 and 8:30 a.m., Sunday timetables, and multiple branch lines with numerous station names and connections. The notice lists passenger service patterns, with days and periods for specific locales and the overseeing agency signature of D. J. Flanders, General Passenger Agent.

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Manchester Concord N. H New Boston North Weare Enniker Hookse Suncook Ea. Oy Pittsfield Suncook Valley Nashua Belmont Tilton Laked ‘Ort Ashland Lacqnia Weirs Betwee PLY Mouth Warren Averell Campton Sonth Woodstock Wasset Valley Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancasghee Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Bristol Claremont Norwich Hanover Bradford Johnsbury Newport Sherbrook Quebec P. N LL C Plymouth St. Johnsbury Montpelier Burlington White River Montreal

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Train Schedule for New York New Haven and Hartford Route

New York New Haven and Hartford railroad timetable shows weekday departures from Park Square to New York New Haven New London via Shore Line Air Line Limited to Philadelphia Baltimore Washington via Transfer Steamer and Providence Fall River Newport New Bedford Plymouth Chatham Provincetown Nantucket and other connections. Lists times from various stations with notes on limited trains and special tickets.

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American Line New York Southampton London St. Paul Havre and Vales Havre International Navigation CO Bowling Green L. BH. Palmer Old State House Boston Tenn. & Gap Air Line Atlantic Coast and Seaboard Air Line Kanawha Southern R. R Baltimore & Ohio R. R Cumberland Gap A. M. Graham Battery Wharf Uptown Washington St J. W. McCloskey Providence Stebbins A. T P. Turner Go. P A C. Whitney Traffis Mer Baltimore, Md Central of Georgia Railway Plant System Florida Central & V Pennsula Railroad NEW York & Ocean Steamship CO New England & Savannah Steamship Co Lewis Wharf Philadelphia A. Dew. Sampson Agt C. of Ga. Ry Park Square New Haven New London Shore Line Air Line Middletown Fall River Stonington Norwich Baltimore Washington Maryland Newport New Bedford Cottage City Kineeland Street Plymouth Abington Duxbury Anew Bediford Provincetown le Fitchburg Leominster Clinton Park Square Station Knee Street Station L. H. Palmer Old State Flonse Geo L. Connor E. G. Allen A C. Kendall

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Vermont and region listed for travel across multiple points

The notice enumerates routes and destinations across Vermont, northern New York, and Canada including Fitchburg Keene Bellows Falls White River Junction Rutland Whitehall Port Townsend Hens Falls Plattsburg Adirondacks Burlington St Albans Maine Ogdensburg Ottawa Montreal Quebec and other points to Vermont and beyond.

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Fitchburg Keene Bellows Falls White Fiver Junction Rutland Whitehall Port Toward Hens Falls Plattsburg Adirondacks Burlington St. Albans Maine Ogdensburg Ottawa Montree Quebec Vermont New York Canada

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Probate Court citation in Rebecca Brig’s estate

In Middlesex Probate Court the trustee Frederick H Temple presents the third and fourth accounts of the will of Rebecca Brig of Somerville. A hearing is set for April 14, 1896 at 9 a.m. in Cambridge to show cause why allowance should not be granted.

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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Middlesex Rebecca Brig Somerville Frederick H. Temple Cambridge Boston Post Boston Charles J. McIntire Esquire S. H. Folsom

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Probate Court Probate Notice for Mary Koen Estate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts probate notice cites heirs and interested parties in the Mary Koen estate. James O Beirne seeks letters testamentary without bond. court in Boston appoints April 16, 1896, 10 am. Public notice to run weekly for three weeks in Boston Post. recipients receive copies seven days before court. Judge John W. McKim signs. Elijah George, Register.

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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Mary Koen Boston James O'Beirne Brookline Norfolk Boston Post John W. McKim Elijah George Douglas N. Stanley Lucy A. Stanley Esquire Elitah George Register

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Probate notices and executors listed in Boston area estate filings

Suffolk Probate Court announces probate actions for Douglas N Stanley Lucy A Stanley executrix bondless letters. notices to heirs and creditors require claims by date and publication in Boston Post. Administrators appointed for John Fitzgerald estate in Reston. demands to exhibit and debts to be paid. Executors named for Hua A Clark Lucretia Pfeiffer estates with bond where required.

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John Fitzgerald Reston Suffo K Ted Catherine L. Fitzgepald Stephen A. Fitzgerald Boston Dulg Hua A. Clark Suffolk Wal S. Iking Summer Street Lucretia Pfeiffer Chelsea Testete Joseph A. Pfeiffer Freeport Street Dorchester

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Notice of Public Auction for Unpaid Storage Charges

Notice to parties with goods at Centra Storage Warehouse East Concord Street Boston that charges must be paid by May 8 1896. If unsettled, goods will be sold at public auction to satisfy the storage charges. Listed names include Mrs K I Wisher Geo Coffey Win J Glynn Peter Poole Mrs J McGuire Geo Smith Mary T Smith A G C Dearborn Mrs C M Baker William Hennessey Geo R Noyes.

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Concord Street Comer James Street Boston K. I. Wisher Geo. Coffey Win J. Glynn Peter Poole J. McGuire Geo. Smith Mary T. Smith A. GC. Dearborn M. Baker William Hennessey Geo. R. Noyes

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Boston Street Department Plans New Highways and Openings

City of Boston Street Department announces laying out Abbotsford street Bay State road Geneva avenue Granby street Greenbrier street Josephine street Alphonsus street Brighton avenue and related sewer gas water openings must be completed by the 80th day of April 1896 before permits are granted again. Superintendent Ben J. W. Wells Boston March 25 1896. Also notice of Fenelon Street public hearing April 17 1896 and proposals for a life saving station at Boston harbor with drawings and bids due April 21 1896.

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Board of Street Commissioners Abbotsford Street Walnut Avenue Harod Street Bay State Road Sherborn Street Granby Street Geneva Avenue Westville Street Dorchester Avenue Commonwealth Avenue Charles River Greenbrier Street Bowdoin Street Bloomfield Street Josephine Street Ditson Street St. Alphonsus Street Tremont Street Calumet Street Brighton Avenue Union Square Ben J. W. Wells Boston City of Burbank Street Dorchester Washington Street Merrill Street Fenelon J. H. Jenkins State Street New York City

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Insolvency Notices From Boston Court of Insolvency

A series of notices from Boston Suffolk County Insolvency Court. Debtor Edmund T. Damb also known as Lamb Furniture Company is insolvent and creditors must file claims. A meeting of creditors is set for April 10 1896 at 2 PM at Pemberton Square Court House. Additional notices assign Richard T. Ixy and William 28. ,Right with meetings on May 1 1896 and May 8 1896 respectively, for creditor proofs and claims processing.

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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Boston Edmund T. Damb Lamb Furniture Company Pemberton Square Jeremiah G. Fennessey Suftolk Richard T. Ixy Chelsea Samuel C. Davis William Henry ‘St. Richardson

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New and second hand office furniture and supplies in Boston

New and second hand office furniture to top and all kinds desks chairs stools counters drawers bookcases cash drawers safes scales coffee urns showcases refrigerators and odds and ends at low prices call on JAMES 8 Essex st Boston for what you want.

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James Essex St Boston

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Pasadena Hotel and Paris Millinery Academy Advertisements

Pasadena Hotel advertises English Oyster Co offerings with best oysters and clams and low-rate rooms. Paris Millinery Academy promotes high class French millinery with evening openings, priced from $10 to $15 per week, inviting all to attend.

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Pasadena England Oyster Co Jamac Portland Sts Best Paris Millinery Academy Mme Shields

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SALE OF TYPEWRITERS AND ROOMS AT 64 EAST SPRINGFIELD ST

Property listing announces a room with three windows and hot and cold water for rent, alongside typewriters for sale or rent by A. Bk. Andrews. Also advertised is Violettes du Czar vinyl track for band use at Music Hall, Boston, priced at 59 cents.

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East Springfield ST A. Bk. Andrews Cts Music Hall Boston

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Reactionary market days US tobacco and mining chaos

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Official daily bond market prices and closing figures

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Civil Court Bench Rules On Several Superior Cases

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Supreme Court Allows Mutuals to Forfeit Contract Claims

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Shipping arrivals and clearances listed for ships and schooners

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Time tables for rail and steamer service listed

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Railroad Timetable Grid for New Hampshire and Vermont Areas

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Train Schedule for New York New Haven and Hartford Route

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Vermont and region listed for travel across multiple points

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Probate Court citation in Rebecca Brig’s estate

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Probate Court Probate Notice for Mary Koen Estate

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Probate notices and executors listed in Boston area estate filings

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Notice of Public Auction for Unpaid Storage Charges

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Boston Street Department Plans New Highways and Openings

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Insolvency Notices From Boston Court of Insolvency

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