Stock dull but steady as crop reports clash in markets
Wall Street and Boston markets show light trading with little selling pressure. Crop reports conflict with expectations as cotton prospects lift Southern railroads while Western wheat concerns fuel granger selling. Frisco seconds rise in New York, copper and telephone stocks move on mixed signals amid broader pause.
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Western Railroads
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Hougton County
Winona Company
Centennial Copper Company
Atlantic
Boston News Bureau
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Calumet & Heeda Company
New York Metal Brokers
Calumet & Hecla
Auto Party Reaches South Bend Ahead of Schedule
The American automobile party traveling from New York to St. Louis arrived in South Bend, Indiana, in the afternoon ahead of time after a double run from Toledo. Webb Jay of New York led with arrival at 4 10, followed by the remaining 40 machines. The group plans to continue to Chicago on Saturday morning.
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South Bend
Ind
American Automobile Party
New York
St. Louis
Toledo
Waterloo
Webb Jay
Chicago
New York Stock Market Hits Two Market Forces
In New York today two main drivers moved stocks. Early buying supported railroad shares on strong August cotton crop prospects from government data. Later, wheat price spikes prompted selling, especially among Granger shares, before a firmer close as damage fears seemed overstated.
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New York
South
John Filkins & Co
Congress Street
American champion McCusker nears record in Caledonia trial
James L. McCusker, current American champion, trained for the world title bout with England's Joey Nuttall, swam a mile in private Caledonia Grove trials near Wakefield within one minute of the American mark. He then completed two miles at a fast pace.
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Wakefield
James L. Mc Cusker
Joey Nuttall
England
Charles River
Caledonia Grove
Revere Antis Fueled By Wrath Over Sunday Amusements
Revere citizens opposing Sunday amusement licenses protest after the Selectmen grant six licenses at a Wednesday meeting. Residents including Mrs. Bixby and Mr. Bixby criticize reopening after four weeks of closure and urge action at a special meeting.
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Selectmen
Bixby
The
Revere Law and Order League
Verteran Firemen
Johnstown
Point of Pines
Isaac Pearson
Farnum
Automobile Club Moves to Impeach Magistrate Cornell
The Automobile Club of America, meeting behind closed doors, adopted resolutions to impeach City Magistrate Cornell by the appellate division of the Supreme Court. The move follows his interview urging violence against reckless chauffeurs and a deputy sheriff shooting incident involving John Foley Jr. of Patchogue.
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New York
Board of Governors
The
Automobile Club of America
Cornell
Supreme Court
Sherman F. Wicks
Long Island
John Foley, Jr
Patchogue
Buckenberger Trials College Pitcher for Local Team
Manager Buckenberger of the local National club is trying out a well known college pitcher who has not yet chosen a college name to play under. The unnamed rookie reported for duty yesterday and will be given every chance to make good. Club officials said the name could not be divulged because the player might not make good.
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Buckenberger
Pittinger Returns to Play Amid Strike Tensions
Charley Pittinger of the local Nationals rejoined the team yesterday realizing continued absence would not help him. The issue of his fine for missing club activities remains unresolved.
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Charley Pittinger
Hanged Man Found Dead in Servants' Quarters
In Wenham on August 4 Elmer J. Duston 22 a farm hand for Dr Charles L Cilley hanged himself from a bed post in the servants' quarters Despondency is given as the cause The death was discovered by his sleeping chum and the medical examiner says the death occurred hours earlier Duston originally came from Lynn and had worked for the estate for some time.
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Duston
Baseball Notes From The South End And Beyond
The notes describe early season moves with McNichols likely to pitch for Buck's Braves and Dunleavy for St. Louis. Cleveland hits and losses are discussed as Three from Cleveland is mentioned, with St. Louis playing again at the South End at 3:30 including Ladies day. The Montreal Herald names an Eastern league all star lineup and lists top players and averages including Frank Lachance and Davis of the Athletics.
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Dunleavy
Detroit
Chicago
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Napoleons
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Rochester
Jones
Buffalo
Shea
McManus
Montreal
Cassidy
Jersey City
Jennings
Yeager
Courtney
Hayden
Halligan
W. Magoon
Marcel
Duchess of Marlborough Not So Well Yesterday
The duchess was not well yesterday and remained very quiet after a fall from her horse in Blenheim Park Monday evening. The bulletin from Blenheim Castle notes she was bruised and shaken but continues to recover. The duchess was formerly Miss Vanderbilt of New York.
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London
Blenhem Castle
Miss Vanderbilt of
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Blenheim Park
Clever thieves steal horse under disguise of horseshoers
Two young men posing as horseshoers, with a commission from owner, visited A. W. Locke's stable on Blue Hill avenue and took a horse and wagon belonging to H. W. Tisdale of 486 Dudley street Roxbury. Police searched the area. the wagon was later found abandoned on Norfolk avenue near Magazine street. Horse valued at 209 dollars.
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Blue Hill Avenue
H. W. Tisdale
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Norfolk Avenue
Magazine Street
Whittier Day Observed At Amesbury Old Home Week
Whittier Day was observed at the Old Home week celebration in Amesbury with the Whittier Home Association supervising. Rev. B. S. Trueblood of Boston spoke at the afternoon exercises in the French Meeting House, followed by an entertainment at the Whittier home.
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Whittier Home Association
B. S. Trueblood
Boston
Whittier
Local Football Scores From Area Matches
Scores show Lawrence-Lawrence 4 New Bedford 3 and 10 to 3 with Lawrence leading. Lowell-Concord results list Lowell 4 Concord 2 and Lowell 15 Concord 2. Nashua-Nashua 7 Manchester 6 and Manchester 5 Nashua 8. Haverhill-Haverhill 11 Fall River 5.
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Lawrence
Lowell
Concord
Nashua
Manchester
Haverhill
Fall River
Cambridge Police Seek Calabra in Fatal Blow at Blake Pump
Cambridge police search for Joseph E. Calabra, an Italian suspect in a fatal assault at Blake Pump Works. Victim Albert Reneaux remains at Massachusetts General Hospital with a fractured skull after being struck with a heavy tool.
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Joseph E. Calabra
Albert Reneaux
Blake Pump Works
Reneaux
Massachusetts General Hospital
Calabra
Old Home Day Parade and Luncheon Held in Northfield
Residents and former residents of Northfield gathered for Old Home day featuring a parade field sports and a luncheon. Literary exercises were held in the afternoon with Dr M C Wood presiding.
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Northfield
M. C. Wood
Ellery Clark to Meet Kiely Tomorrow at Local Field Day
School committees announce Ellery Clark's showdown with Ireland's champion Thomas Kiely at St Augustine's field day on Locust street grounds. Clark seeks recovery and victory after illness at St Louis. Yale’s Bill Coe aims to break 48 feet 7 inches in the 15 pound shot, while Dennis Mahoney pursues Jim Mitchell's 14 feet 3 inches weight throw record.
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H. Clark
Ireland
Thomas F. Kiely
St. Augustine
Locust Street Grounds
Orchester
St. Louis
Clark
Bill Coe
Yale
Dennis Mahoney
Jim Mitchell
Mitchell
Woman killed at Dead Man's Crossing by Ha verhill express
An unknown woman was struck and killed by the Ha verhill express near Wakefield depot at Dead Man's Crossing. The collision happened just before 10 PM as she was on the road, the engine threw her about a hundred feet and she landed on her head beside the track.
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Wakefield
Haverhill Express
Local matches listed for New England towns
The schedule lists games in Manchester Concord Lowell Nashua Haverhill Lawrence New Bedford and Fall River. Local teams compete across multiple cities with fixtures arranged among regional rivals.
Grain futures show mixed wheat and corn moves in Chicago letter
Ennis and Stoppani report wheat selling pressure earlier but buybacks later as prices fluctuated across Sept, Dec and May contracts. Corn showed selling by longs on wheat weakness, then limited repurchases. oats also fluctuated with early selling and later covering.
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Ennis & Stoppan
Chicago Board of Trade
State Mutual
Ennis & Stoppani
Chicago
Charlestown Elder George Hyde Dies at 90
One of Charlestown's oldest residents, George Hyde, died yesterday at his home 41 High Street aged 90. He was born in Charlestown January 29, 1814 in Stetson's court as the youngest of six brothers, all now deceased. His surviving sister is the youngest of his three sisters.
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George Hyde
Charlestown
High Street
Stetson
Caldwell Butler and Maclean Prepare for Boston Motor Pace
Caldwell Nat Butler and Hugh Maclean train at Revere cycle track awaiting tomorrow’s first of a series for the American championship. With Walthour abroad the paced title may be settled by riders near Boston as Moran returns to face MacLean Mettling Butler Stinson and Caldwell at Charles River Park Tuesday night.
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Europe
Boston
Jimmy Moran
St. Louis
Charles River Park
Hugh MacLean
Louis Mettling
Nat Butler
Will Stinson
Harry Caldwell
Collins Sees Brief Setback For Boston In AL Race
Manager Collins says Boston’s first place is lost for a day or two after three wins over Cleveland. He notes Chicago’s losses and Washington’s results as the league shifts. Boston aims to regain the lead today as Detroit and Philadelphia face off with Chicago and the A’s.
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Post Baseball Department
Collins
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Yale Football Plans Formed
New Haven Conn August 4 Captain James J Hogan of Yale announces the coaching staff for the upcoming season Walter Camp general advisory coach Charles D Rafferty permanent coach for punters W Ledyard Mitchell trainer and assistant in coaching and Mike Murphy as assisstant coach All candidates report September 19 and begin practice nine days later with a September 28 game against Wesleyan Harvard game November 19 is the season end goal.
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Conn
James J. Hogan
Yale Football Eleven
Walter Camp
Charles D. Rafferty
W. Ledyard Mitchell
Mike Murphy
Harvard
Camp
Yale Athletics
Yale
Rafferty
Mitchell
Wesleyan
New Haven Road Would Have Stopped for Satolli
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad said a request to stop at South Norwalk for a party of four or five was received. It was only after newspapers arrived that they learned the party was Cardinal Satolli and his suite. The railroad noted they would have accommodated them if the request had been valid.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Shepard
South Norwalk
Cardinal Satolli and
Suite
Furniss
Larned Defeats Ward to Defend Eastern Championship
In front of a large crowd at Longwood, Larned defended his W. A. Eastern championship singles title against Holcombe Ward. Ward won the first set 7-5 but Larned dominated thereafter, taking the next three sets 6-2 6-3 6-2 as his left corner serves pressured Ward into backhand errors.
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Longwood
Larned
Holcombe Ward
Ward
South Boston yachtsmen set sail for Maine cruise
The Eclipse of the South Boston Yacht Club begins its annual voyage under Captain Arthur F. Leary. First week port calls include Newburyport Little Harbor York Beach and Portland with the remainder around Annisquam. On board are Joseph F Coleran Edward T Roche D Albert Leary Frank Nicholson and Frank H Jenkins of Winthrop.
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South Boston Yacht Club
Arthur F. Leary
Newburyport
Little Harbor
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Annisquam
Leary
Joseph F. Coleran
Edward T. Roche
D. Albert Leary
Frank Nicholson
Frank H Jenkins
Winthrop
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