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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1907

Page

10

Mining-Curb Letter Boosts Goldfield Prospects in Nevada

New York Aug 2 telegraphs optimism on mining shares led by Goldfield stocks. Red Hills and other Nevada issues are expected to rise, with a bullish forecast for Tonopah, Cobalt, Silver Pick, and higher markets as Nevada’s population and output grow. The letter touts major profits, urges buying now, and outlines margin terms for mining stocks.

Red Hills Atlanta Great Bend Silver Pick Blue Bull Lone Star Lucky Boys Daisy Florence Combination Fraction Goldfield Consolidated Nevada Hills Nevada Mohawk St. Ives Columbia Mountain Red Top Goldfield United States Europe Old World Tonopah Butte Ely Bingham Tintic Yerington Cobalt Park City Leadville Coeur d'Alene Nevada Consolidated Silver Cumberland Ely British Columbia Dominion Copper Belmont Nipissing King Edward Alta Cripple Creek Fairview Manhattan Wonder Lee Eebo

Licensing Board Drops 33 Licenses for Serving Women

A Licensing Board statement says 9 percent of places will offer liquor to women. Of about 126 applicants, 33 were barred for lacking proper facilities. All granted licenses involved proprietors who also ran restaurants, the adjoint factor in granting the new privilege. These 33 now lose the ability to serve liquor to women, reducing the total venues.

Licensing Board

Stable head resigns as autos replace horses

L Juan, long time head of William Rockefeller's stables in Tarrytown New York, resigns after horses are sold and automobiles installed, effectively forced from his post after two decades of service.

Rockefeller Tarrytown N. Y L. Juan Wiliam Rockefeller

Stocks rebound from low points in New York market

State Street Aug 2 reports a moderate rebound from yesterday with Harriman issues leading gains. Union Pacific closes at 1433/4, up 11/4. Southern Pacific at 897/8, up 5/8. Copper and Reading strength offset by money-market weakness. cotton reports limit trading. Local market mixed with Amalgamated rising to 85, Balaklala to 84, Copper Range up, and Nipissing stock rumors amid curb markets noted.

State Street Shorts Harriman Union Pacific Southern Pacific Union Southern Pacifics Reading Great Northern New York New York Stock Exchange N. L. Amster Saannon Company Balaklala Ola Dominion Amalgamated North Butte Old Dominion Copper Range Utah Consolidated Shannon Car & i Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Sheen Ewe Atlantic Coast Line Bly Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Ve Chesapeake & Ohio Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rio Grande Distillers’ Securities Erle General Electric Kansas City Southern Louisville & Nashville Minneapolis New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pacific Matl St Viele Southwestern Southern Railway Texas & Pacific Toledo St Louis & West

Boston Market Boston Aug 2 Stock and Bond Prices

The Boston Market column records the day’s stock and bond market prices and totals of sales in a formal table headed New York Stocks. It lists price movements and volume for major issues as reported from New York.

Boston

Boston Curb Market Trade Steady in Light Volume

Exchange Place, Aug. 2. Trading on the local curb was light and lacking in major features. The market held steady with Boston Corbin Nipissing and Consolidated Steamship bonds leading the small business recorded. Fluctuations in detail are given hereafter: Official Sales.

Exchange Place Boston Corbin Nipissing Consolidated Steamship

Wall Street Trading Near Stagnation on Aug 2

Wall Street traders faced stagnation as activity thinned and professionals avoided scalp trades. Foreign critics expect treasury action to ease the money market this fall. Copper and cotton reports weighed on sentiment while time loans showed urgency for six months.

Wall Street Treasury New York London Berlin New York Metal Exchange

Chicago grain quotations from Ennis and Stoppani

Wheat and corn prices listed with open high low and close figures for September March and May contracts. Quotations show erratic figures across wheat and rye with several percent deltas and fractional bids. Data sourced from Chicago Board of Trade with state mutual building address noted.

Ennis & Stoppani Chicago Board of Trade State Mutual Wee.s

Theatre Gossip and Parade Adjustments at Local Venues

A bustling schedule highlights theater news across Boston venues with show changes and new attractions. The Tremont and Globe theatres shift matinees to handle big parades, while Castle Square and Keith’s advertise varied bills led by acts like the Fadettes and Davenport.

Majestic Theatre Green Bird Park Theatre Lillian Lawrence Castle Square Globe Theatre Keith Fadettes Edgar L. Davenport Matthews and Ashley Elton-Polo Henry D. Gardner Otto Brothers A. H. Woods Grand Opera House Bowdoin Square Theatre Peck Charley Waldron The Palace Theatre Austin & Stone

More City Contracts Awarded Yesterday

City Hall awarded several contracts including William H. Glenn for sewer work on Hampshire street Roxbury Ward 18, Joseph J. Comfrey for Kilton street Ward 20, Patrick Bradley for Corona street Ward 20, and Terence B. Dunne for Harvard street crosswalks and sidewalks. Dunne is listed as a resident with no contractor rating.

City Hall William H. Glenn Fifth Street South Boston Bowen Hampshire Street Whittier and Ruggles Streets Roxbury Joseph J. Comfrey Dorchester Avenue Fitzgerald Club Kilton Street Park Harvard Streets Patrick Bradley Endicott Street

Twain vows no land trips until in a hearse with rubber tires

Aug 2 Cairo Illinois Mark Twain writes to Mayor George Parsons declining Roosevelt visit invitation. He states he dislikes overland travel and will not take another land trip until he is in a hearse with rubber tires.

Twain Cairo Ill George Parsons President Roosevelt Mark Twain

Roosevelt to Visit the Cape Pilgrim Monument Ceremony

President Roosevelt plans a summer visit to Cape Cod to help lay the corner stone of the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown. The event will draw crowds, with August expected to bring full town rooms, so travelers should book early. The Cape Cod steamer runs daily to Provincetown, aiding advance lodging plans.

Roosevelt Cape Cod Provincetown

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