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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1894

Page

5

Dividend No 43 Declared and Record Dates Announced

A quarterly dividend of one percent will be paid by check mailed to stockholders August 20 1894 for those of record at noon August 11 1894. The stock books close at noon August 11 and reopen August 20 1894.

Warren Cotton Mills Stockholders Meeting Notice

Annual meeting of the stockholders will be held at the treasurer's office No 100 Summer Street Boston on Tuesday the 11th day of August 1894 at one o'clock PM Ped er Olsen clerk Boston August 6 1894

Warren Cotton Mills Summer Street Boston Spartan Philadelphia Parthian Central Wharf Charleston Savannah Wilmington West F. P. Wing BE. B. Sampson State Street Fiske Bldg Commonwealth Massacthsetts Middlesex Whitfield B. Porter Melrose Cambridge A. Selwyn Lynde Cornhill Ton Sachusetts Henry W Upsiam Assis

Market Opens Week With Firm Tone Amid Mixed Signals

Dull but firm Monday session with better crop reports and brighter tariff prospects. gold exports ordered, lifting tempera tures and briefly halting advances. Copper and tamarack gains rise while grangers weaken, as Chicago, Burlington & Quincy outlooks vary by state. Exports from Boston firm, gold net exports for year to date reach 74 million, treasury balance strong.

Sterling Exchange Burlington Boston Tamarack Houghton Calumet & Hecla Chicago Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Iowa Rock Island St. Paul Union Pacific Atchison Missouri Pacific Northwest New York

Official report of daily sales prices and closes

The Aug. 6 report shows the day’s highest and lowest sales, along with the closing price. It lists bid and asked figures, reflecting market activity and pricing at the end of trading.

Along the Tracks: Boston area express men and rail plans

Boston area express company men are noted in business and family news. Charles E. Jennings shifts to real estate while remaining tied to Express, and Everett alderman. William W. Smith welcomes a twelve pound baby girl. Matthew Johnson plans a fishing vacation. Fitchburg transfer to Union Station to begin after last train Saturday night. Training of trainmen to minimize confusion. Division 157 excursion to the White Mountains on first Sunday in September. Boston & Albany reports large flour stocks. H. J. Quigg appointed Newark Traction superintendent. Pettengill Andrews opens NY office and becomes general agent for Billings & Spencer commutator bars. Lynn Boston & Maine station bids in. main and side buildings described. cost estimated at 70 to 75 thousand dollars. J. H. Bickford wins third prize for carhouse design but prize reduced due to nonconforming size.

Charles E. Jennings Boston United States Express Company Globe Jove Kilby Street Devonshire Street Everett William W. Smith Revere National Express Company Fitchburg Union Station Division 157 Order of Old Colony White Mountains Allen Palace Boston & Albany H. J. Quigg Western New York & New England Newark Traction Company New Jersey Pettengill-Andrews Electrical Railway Equipment Company Federal Street Cortlandt Street New York Boston Street Railway Frank X. Cicott Pettengill- Andrews Company Billings & Spencer Company Hartford, Conn United States Canada Boston & Maine Lynn H. B. Fletcher Engineer’s Department of the Road Silsbee Street J. H. Bickford Salem J. G. White Street Railway Journal

Waterfront Log Notes On Ice Bergs And Towing Glimpses

The British steamer Scandinavian from Glasgow dodged several large icebergs on the voyage into Boston, a feat credited to skilled officers. Key West dispatches report the schooner Nettie Langdon en route from Talmouth Jamaica to Boston, under a pilot after Captain Bray lost his sight. The Etta M. Barter and the Knickerbocker both enter Simpson's dry dock for repairs, while the Shenandoah undergoes caulking and pitch work. The R. C. West, returning with barges Chalmette and Moonbeam after boiler issues, may resume towing tonight from Provincetown. Queen Martha, from Calcutta, sails by Boston, noted as the largest vessel in recent memory to enter the port. Captain Crocker plans upgrades to Putnam for a first-class, compliant voyage and an extensive North Shore cruise for passengers, with Nahant Marblehead Gloucester views.

Glasgow Har&m Key West Nettie Langdon Falmouth Jamaica Boston Tortugas Bray Etta M. Barter Simpson Knickerbocker George M. Winslow Cates Vineyard Haven R. C. West Chalmette Moonbeam Philadelphia Cape Cod Provincetown Henderson Kate Jones Boston Tow Boat Company Boston Light Calcutta Faulkner Captain Crocker Putnam United States Crocker North Shore Nahant Marblehead Gloucester Brewsters Ship Channel Massachusetts Bay Landsman

Hook or Crook Exposed: Frederick Wright's Swindling Rise

Frederick R. Wright, a Concord native, built wealth through flashy club suit schemes and false marriages. His spree spanned Philadelphia Toronto Boston and Providence, involving Grace Mills and multiple companies. After years of deceit his legal troubles catch up as he is jailed for concealed property with support from partners and his wife left to support her mother in Boston.

Frederick R. Wright Columbia Street Wright Boston Concord Philadelphia Canada Way Grace E. Mills Toronto Miss Mills Cambridge Grace Mills Providence United States Merchandise Company Frank Collingham Collingham Wheelman’s Registration Company Charles Harlow George E. Ross Edwin Thayer H. C. Schervee Worcester Mr. Harlow C. E. Osgood Company American Wringer Company Schervee Bicycle Company

David Taylor Socialist Labor candidate profile in Springfield

The Socialist Labor party declares its Springfield candidate David Taylor born in England 1855 and raised in Maine. His education spans Maine Wesleyan Seminary Harvard Divinity School Antioch Meadville Theological School with a shift from ministry to sociology and labor activism. He dismisses election chances yet pledges ongoing proletarian campaigning and aims to win working class support.

Socialist Labor Party Springfield David Taylor England Brighton Maine Wesleyan Seminary Kent’s Hill Divinity School Harvard University Antioch College Yellow Springs Meadville Theological School Meadville Penn Knights of Labor Boston Central Labor Union Taylor

Salem Willows Facts Convention at Casino Event

A Salem Willows event titled a Facts Convention will be held at the Casino on Wednesday at 2 p m. Invited speakers and singers include mediums E J Demorest Ella Whitney Jennie J D Conant N J Willis Alice Thorner and Mrs Mott Knight with Mr Dr William Franks Warren Chase and Dr Blakden. The Salem Quartet will provide music and open air band concerts are planned at Willows Park both afternoon and evening.

Salem Willows E. J. Demorest Ella Whitney Jennie J. D. Conant N. J. Willis Alice Thorner Salem Quartet the Willows Park

Daniel F Polin Dies After Surgery In Massachusetts

Daniel F Polin, longtime Chelsea resident, died at Massachusetts General Hospital Sunday evening from complications after an operation. He was about 60, a prominent former Democratic figure, served on the Common Council in 1879 and stood as the party’s candidate for the Legislature several times. Services and interment will be in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Daniel F. Polin Chelsea Massachusetts General Hospital Democratic Party Common Council Lawrence Mass

Furnishings Highlight New Exchange Club by Jordan Marsh

Praises pour in for the Exchange Club as Jordan Marsh & Co. supplied all carpets draperies shades and linen goods. Linen was exclusive patterns made to order and imported for the club. Silverware also features original patterns.

New Exchange Club Jordan, Marsh & Co

North Shore notes big crowd marks Monday on Crescent Beach

The North Shore column reports a sunny Monday at Crescent Beach with large family gatherings and a notable rise in attendance at the Point of Pines. Roving items include a burglary at J. B. W. Colburn’s Shirley avenue home with silverware valued over 100 dollars, a serious but nonfatal carriage accident on Ocean avenue, and a Winthrop deputation seeking a Washington avenue bridge fill. The Winthrop and Revere park boards met to push a boulevard project from Great Head to the Point of Pines, aiming for a Metropolitan Park Commission hearing.

Crescent Beach Point of Pines Revere J. B. W. Colburn Shirley Avenue Ocean Avenue William Lee Dolphin Avenue William Byrnes Boston Lee Thomas Eskrigge Winthrop Beach Stockport England Winthrop Harbor Commission Washington Avenue Buchanan Street Shirley Street Park Commissioners Winthrop and Winthrop Town Hall John B. Seward Charles H. Frye George T. Sleeper J. J. Malloy A. W. Cobb Metropolitan Park Commission Great Head North Shore

Dorchester Residents Protest Garbage Plant on Gibson Street

A Dorchester citizens committee petitions Mayor Matthews to reconsider locating a garbage treatment plant on Gibson street within the residential district. They argue it would be a nuisance, devalue Gibson school trust land, and harm public school benefits. Signatories include Charles E. Folsom John A. Tanner E B Callender Gideon N Mansfield and Herbert M Manks.

Dorchester Matthews Gibson Street Ereby Gibson School Trust Gibson Trust Charles E. Folsom John A. Tanner E. B. Callender Gideon N. Mansfield Herbert M. Manks

Exchange Club Visitors Tour Luxurious New Building

About 1000 members and friends inspected the Exchange Club building yesterday during open hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. officers attended most of the day while guests were guided by a large staff of servants. Ladies praised the elegant rooms and fine appointments as the house opened again tomorrow with the same hours.

Exchange Club

Last monument to brutal crime torn down in Hanover

The Warden barn in Hanover is being demolished erasing a historic site of a notorious murder. Andrew Warden, father of the murdered girl, is dead and the family has sold the farm as unfamiliar faces appear around former haunts.

Hanover N. H Andrew Warden

Shipping News Mini Almanac Update Tuesday

Shipping news with arrivals and clearances lists steamers and schooners. Vessels arriving include Halifax Pye Tremont Barter Hart and Waltham with several towed barges. Knickerbocker and Ethel Clark report repairs and departures. Coasts, sailings, and cargo barge movements noted among Boston Philadelphia Portland and Newburyport lanes.

Halifax Pye N. S Tremont Craig Portland S. G. Hart St. George McLean Apalachicott Neponset Waltham Boston Barter Port Royal 8. C Frostburg Mills Baltimore Tug International Taylor Philadelphia Shenandoah Beechwood Newburyport Honeybrook Durkee Salem Mass Robert Lockhart Wentworth Perth Amboy Buffet Banter Brooklyn Triton Samuel Spring Norfolk Mystic Belle Newport News J. F. Merry Mercury Garlick Bridget Brunette Mapplebeck E. Merriam Merriam New Carlisle P. Q George M. Winson Cates Vineyard Haven R. A. Fisher Knickerbocker Brookline Anderson Port Antonio Jam Ottoman Helsby Liverpool Warren & Co Stanwood Yarmouth J. G. Bay & Co Progress Colwell St. John N. B Boston Shipping Company Spring Hill Coop Parrsboro G. Hall Elliott, Brown Charlottetown P. IL J. A. Winsor & Co Barkentine Ethel Clark Brinton Bear River N. 8 Delong & Seaman H. M. Whitney Hallett New York Cumberland Thompson Eastport Penobscot Pierce Bangor Kennebec Collins Bath

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