Wall Street News Signals Wheat Market Shock and Steel Pressure
Wall Street faced a setback as a surge in the wheat market unsettled trading and caused selloffs in United States Steel preferred. Despite early firmness, damage reports and pool disruptions pressured stocks, with a late-day recovery tempered by a heavy close and a dull money market. Local activity showed Utah and Copper Range gains amid talk of a Utah-Amalgamated absorption. Amalgamated also rose.
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Open air talk by Boston Single Tax Society at Roxbury Crossing
An open air meeting will be held this evening by the Boston Single Tax Society at Roxbury Crossing. The Relation Be tween Low Wages and Land Monopoly will be discussed by several speakers with Edward Doherty presiding.
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Roxbury Crossing
Edward Doherty
Fire at Melrose paint shop causes $500 loss
A one story wooden building at 48 Grove street in Melrose housing H. Cummings paint shop caught fire this forenoon from spontaneous combustion. The blaze damaged paints and wallpaper stock, with total losses not exceeding $500. Cummings carried no insurance.
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Wild gains in wheat pit as rust reports spark buying
On August 8 Chicago traders chased gains in wheat amid rumors of heavy rust damage in the Northwest. Prices rose with oats up slightly and provisions firmer. Despite some profit taking late, the market finished strong as bears faded and demand surged. Visible supply stood at 12,093,000 bushels versus 13,093,000 previously and 13,099,000 last year.
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Northwest
Canada Buys 30 Bells for St Lawrence Waters and Coasts
The Canadian government plans an 80 bell system by the Submarine Signal Company of Boston to aid navigation in the St. Lawrence River and off the Maritime Provinces. Of 30 stations, 26 will be shore operated and 4 on lightships, with ships at Canadian ports to be equipped for bell sounds.
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Wheat losses and steel pool charges shake markets
News from New York explains that reports of wheat damage and rising futures, plus charges of steel billet pool violations, dominated trading with fears of pool destruction and price demoralization. A foreign exchange relaxation and canceled European gold shipments provided a small offset as markets closed fairly lively.
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WHEAT AND CORN MARKETS DRIVE GRAIN PRICES UP
Ennis and Stoppani's Chicago grain letter notes wheat shipments larger than last week and year, led by Russia and Danube regions. Holders deter buyers, shorts cover pushing prices up, with predictions of $1.25 per bushel possible. Corn shows higher cables and light receipts, while oats remain dull as new crop prospects improve.
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Norumbega Park Prepares Big G A R Veterans Week
Entertainment planned for veterans and friends at Norumbega Park includes a quartet singing marches and star spangled songs, estereopticon pictures of battlefields and Civil War generals, Kellys Zouaves drill exhibition, vaudeville acts by Village Choir Craven and Carey, the Breens juggling, Frank Whitman violin and dance act, and a German dialect sketch by the Otto brothers.
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Georgia
Kelly
Craven and
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Breens
Frank Whitman
Otto Brothers
Pawn Ticket No 210 Shines at Castle Square Theatre
The old comedy drama revived at Castle Square Theatre last evening and starred Lillian Kemble as Meg with infectious abandon. Cast members include Franklyn Ritchie, J. J. Seeley, George F. Farren, Edward Wade, Thom as Reynolds, Alice Riker, Leonora Bradley, and Alison Skipworth. The next Castle Square attraction is A Fair Rebel with Mrs. Hall and The Walls Paradise, followed by The Female Detectives opening next Monday.
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Dorothy
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Ruth Sternhold
Magee
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Chicago
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Nellie B. Chandler Ladies’ Orchestra
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Test in London at Bowdoin Square Theatre shines
The Bowdoin Square Theatre offers Test in London to full houses with bargain matinees for ladies. Lothrop stock members deliver strong performances with Corinne Cantwell and Eugenie DuBois praised for dramatic skill. Snow storm scenery stands out in the London setting. next week, The Blue and the Gray military melodrama is planned as a big G A R draw.
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Benjamin Blinker
Harry Brooks
Thomas Russell
D. L. Yaylord
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Corinne Cantewell
Nellia Armroyd
Eugenie DuBois
Tilly Cragglethorpe
May Melville
Flounce
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Woodland at Tremont Theatre Delights New Audience
Tremont Theatre presents Woodland during its final two weeks with an audience applauding music wit and stage pictures. The comedy songs delight the crowd and the talented company delivers fresh humor. After 15 weeks of rising popularity crowded houses are likely as Grand Army crowds may boost demand.
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Sho Gun in Boston opens at Tremont Theatre Aug 22
Christie McDonald to lead the musical drama The Sho Gun in its first Eastern production at Tremont Theatre. The Boston cast includes Georgia Caine Charles E Evans William Weedon Carrie Perkins Blanche Adams Edward Martindell David Torrence and Thomas Leary with George Marion directing rehearsals ahead of box office start next Monday.
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Henry W. Savage
George Ade-Gustav Luders
Tremont Theatre
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Peggy
Paris
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William C. Weedon
Francis Wilson
Erminie
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Edward RB. Martindell
David Torrence
Thomas C. Leary
George Marion
Mr. Savage
Tremont
Isle of Spice runs 15 weeks at Globe Theatre plus Navy Night event
The Globe Theatre will extend Isle of Spice one more week before its 15 week run ends. Navy Night Friday will bring 40 officers and 100 Annapolis naval cadets in full dress uniforms to attend the performance. The house will display the American flag and Union Jack and the company will sing The Star Spangled Banner after the final curtain.
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Grand Opera House Opens Week With The Waits Paradise
After an auspicious season start with Mr Hall in The Waits Paradise the Grand Opera House began its first full week last night with the same attraction drawing a crowded house.
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Keith’s Auditorium Show Delights Crowd with New Cooling
An all variety program at Keith’s featured Louise Montrouse and Louise Delberg among others. The audience enjoyed a comfortable venue with a promising cooling system while acts from birds to burlesque and biograph clips delivered laughs and applause throughout the matinee and evening shows.
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Delberg
Joe Belmont
Belleclaire
Julia Ralph
Tom Lewis
Sam Ryan
Maddox
Wayne
Conn
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Jacobs
Vantyle
Fadettes
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Howard Theatre Opens 59th Season With Strong Bill
The Howard Theatre opened its 59th season yesterday with a strong program. Mitchell and Cain lead a half hour of merriment, followed by Ziska and King in a diverting burlesque act. Kel ly and Adams deliver lively Irish comedy, Newell and Steele headline as top acrobats, Cun ningham and Lord shine as dancers, and a cast including Kennedy and Kennedy Knox brothers Hathaway and Walton Monroe and Page the Brinkleys Ridge Morton Joyce Willetta Marquands Hines Ferguson and others perform variety acts. Kinetograph moving pictures include Judge Parker and The Great Train Robbery.
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Palace Theatre Opens With Lively Burlesque and Stock Act
The Palace Theatre begins its season with popular stock company performances and two new burlesques A Sporting Holiday and The Ravens Nest The show features Sam Adams Charles Nichols John Grieves Fred Bulla and a cast of singers dancers and specialty acts including Marie Croix Eva Homer Martha Hartleman Tillie Cohen Hattie Mills Vic Brinkley Clara Cole Lillian Raymond Hugh McVey Ed and Nettie Massie Larkin and Patterson and a juggling act The reviewers praise the high standard and entertaining lineup for the summer season.
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Lillian Raymond
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Austin and Stones Museum Show Delivers Novelty in Boston
A distinctive display at Austin and Stone's Museum this week offers a vivid miniature scene. A fragment resembling an oriental town broken off and set down in Boston Common creates a faithful, bustling miniature panorama for visitors seeking unusual novelty.
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Oriental spectacle exhibition enthralls at grand vaudeville
The show features Sato the oriental danseuse star of the wind whirl Sahara and a host of acts including Cairmans Japanese illusionists Martinelli in art models Ben Hur the big snake Punch Thoma and many more. Notables in the vaudeville annex include John Bohan Clifton and Hayes Burton and Glennin the Pryors Emma Parker the Gibney sisters and Harrison and Nelson among others.
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Tony Tsacsen
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Tennessee Troubadours headline week at popular house
The Tennessee Troubadours perform old-time medleys and current hits with a back and wing dance finale. John A. Hawkins, noted trick and high jumper, captivates audiences. Professor Miller demonstrates broom making from corn to finished broom. A contest with six pretty girls and Gaynor's 3 legged rooster closes the bill alongside vaudeville acts George Platte Melba Minnie Grey French Severne Hume and Hone. Friday features amateur night.
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Curio
Bost
George Platte
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Minnie Grey
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Keith's to Feature Balcony Scene from Romeo and Juliet
Old favorites Craig and Lawrence headline the balcony scene at Keith's Theatre starting Sept. 5 and throughout the following week. They are among the country’s most popular professionals and will soon depart for San Francisco to join the Be lasco company after this season with the Albee stock in Providence.
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