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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
8
A 1901 notice to Butte & Boston Consolidated Mining Company stockholders from secretary William G Rockefeller urges deposit of shares per a Boston bankers letter. Directors recommend acceptance and report that major holders have agreed to deposit.
Boston April 18 1901 letter from Kidder Peabody & Co to the directors of Butte and Boston Consolidated Mining Company proposing an exchange of shares for Amalgamated Copper Company stock. Deposit deadline April 25 with 10 day decision window and cash option at 92.50. If no basis offered, deposits returned. conference requested.
Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company announces a plan with Kidder Peabody to exchange deposits for Amalgamated Copper Company stock or cash. Depositors may choose negotiable receipts, cash at 375 per share, or withdrawal within seven days after April 25 1901. Directors and major holders agree to participate. Deposits accepted until April 25 1901 at 117 Devonshire Street.
The New York market faced nervous trading with heavy activity in Union Pacific common stock. Sharp price fluctuations occurred within a narrow range as bears pressured early gains. Sugar fell but recovered near close. Officials noted potential Porto Rico territory issues and large buying by Waldorf and banks amid a looming consolidation plan for Bingham Copper and Gold Mining Company.
Construction rush for the Boston elevated tracks nears completion with cars expected to run from Charlestown to Roxbury by July 4 or sooner. Workers finish touches along the Pleasant street incline and Causeway street ends, and a surface station near Tremont and Shawmut will link South End cars via inclined platforms.
At Causeway and Haverhill streets the iron frames of the L incline to the subway have been completed for the north tracks and only rail laying remains to connect the line for underground operation. South side work continues with about seventy five feet left. Surface cars use the two inside tracks causing delays during rush hours.
The feast of St. Mark will be celebrated with solemn rites in Boston. The Sacred Heart Church near North Square will dedicate the statue of St. Mark and bless a new banner for the St. Mark Society. A parade of 14 Italian societies and civic groups will honor the occasion with 40 girls and 20 boys, followed by a high mass and sermon.
At the F W French library sale Charles Scribner's Sons paid 1600 for the first book published by the Grolier Club titled A Decree of Star Chamber Concerning Printing Made July 11 1637 reproduced from a first edition published in New York in 18? only two copies issued in vellum. Scribners also bought Matthews Building Modern Book Binding for 900 dollars.
After strong shows in Kelsea Worcester and Maney, the Pieta opera moves to Pi Eta Theatre Cambridge for its final presentation tonight at 8. Tickets are selling fast as interest remains high per Thurston of Cambridge who handles sales.
The first monthly lunch of the Trade Union Club will be held tonight at the Twentieth Century Club rooms at Ashburton Place and Somerset Street. An entertainment program is prepared and the meeting invites all local trade unionists to attend and become members. Membership costs 50 cents per month.
London dispatches claim Mrs. Botha continues correspondence with Kitchener as rumors circulate that the British commander will meet three Boer generals Botha Delaney and Viljoen within days. Amsterdam reports suggest Mr. Kruger fears Mrs. Botha’s efforts may push her husband to surrender.
Elmer A. Fletcher, 37, a Watertown hardware dealer, hanged himself at his home this morning. Despondency from ill health and business troubles was cited as the cause. He ate breakfast, then went to the cellar where his body was found hanging from a beam. He leaves a widow.
Fragmentary note records appointment of funds and treasurer Apollonio in Boston on April 23 1901. Names and dates are partially obscured but reference to a quarterly installment and treasurer role are readable.
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