Stock Market Irregularities Persist Amid Mixed Trading
Total sales in New York reached 447 200 shares with Boston at 40 503. The Steel common led in New York while Mexico Consolidated led Boston. Year to date New York 115 602 100 shares, Boston 7 399 849. last year New York 120 043 800, Boston 8 326 027. Rail gains and losses surfaced with Mackay common up in New York and Calumet & Hecla down in Boston. Market activity was light, led by professionals, with Steel Corp reporting July unfilled tonnage down 286 000, tempering speculative fervor. Prices have partly recovered from lows but remain uncertain as the market debates top levels and possible further moves.
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New York
Boston
Steel Common
Mexico
Mackay Common
St. L
San Fran
Southern Pacific
Calumet & Hecla
Steel Corporation
Butte
Messrs. Ryan and
Thayer
Parrot
Washoe
Anaconda
Montana
Butte & Boston
Gulf
Central Vt
Atchison NS
Sly Atchison
Bos
Albany
Fitchburg
Ny& H
West Endleae Rtl &Ty
West End
Adventure
Allouez
Oe - Wm
Arizona
Atlantic
Ois Butte Coalition
Caly
Cal & Hecla
Centennial
Daly West
Franklin
Greene
Ananen
Michigan
Cove
Nevada
Webbes
Nipissing North Butte
Old Dominion
Quincy
Shannon
St Mary's
Utah Consol
Trinity
Utah Gap Co
Victoria
Winona
Wolverine
LAND
Rie
Wollaston
Tel & Tel
Cumberlin
Bos & W Fei Pf
United Fruit
United Shoe
Steel
Owl
Gulf Pf
Boston Corbin
Butte Bullak
East Tutte
Giroux
Hancock Wee
Helvetia
Indiana
Isle Royale Ae
Kerr Lake
Utah
Sip & Bostaneee
OM Gsu Super & Pitts
Swift & Co Eft
TtSs Coal & Oil
At& SF
See
Holy HO
Ohio
Beth Ny
Yoo Bklyn U Gas
Batterick Au
Pacific
M & , Picaes
M&s P
Comstock
Distillers
Hou Erie Fe
Erie
Klee
Central
At's
Harvester
Louis Nash
Mackay Senses
Mer Marine
Air Brake
NH & H
Or & West
Maui
Pac T&t
Bay
Ry St
Rock Island
S Steel Pf
West Maryland
West Union
Chicago & Northwestern plans large construction amid uncertain conditions
Rumors say the Chicago & Northwestern will push ahead with major terminal and related works as soon as business and political conditions allow. The line reports June and full year gains while dividend surplus trails prior year. experts note rising copper costs and mine curtailment affecting production costs in Butte. Dow tours Arizona Mines Company properties as president.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Local Market Opens Strong In Copper Stocks
The local stock market opened strong with focus on Arizona Commercial Copper Range and Amalgamated. Lake issues attracted big buying but Arizona Commercial remained the feature as buying power shifted. By midday Arizona Commercial and Centennial fell two points while Tamareck rose two points. Prices finished irregular with Shoe Machinery and Steel common key issues.
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Arizona Commercial
Copper Range
Amalgamated
Lake Ues
Arizona
Butte
Centennial
Calumet
Tamareck
Copper Company to Hold Special Meeting on Asset Sale
Stockholders of the Cumberland Ely Copper Company are notified of a special meeting on August 25 to act on selling the property and assets to Nevada Consolidated. The Arizona Commercial reports ore from a drill showing 14.25 percent copper and 6.3 ounces silver with traces of gold, and notes Algomah preparing to resume sinking with a rich ore stockpile awaiting processing.
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Cumberland Ely Copper Company
Nevada Consolidated
The
Arizona Commercial
Diaimond
Boston Curb Market Trading Report
The curb market yesterday showed an uneven front with about a dozen issues active. Inspira tion led with gains from 73 16 to 79 16, closing firm at 73 8, while Calaveras Ely Central Bay State Gas Chino Algomah and Champion held steady. Fluctuations in detail are listed herewith.
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Calaveras
Ely Central
Bay State Gas
Chino
Algomah
Champion
Massachusetts towns approve short term loans and bonds
Worcester awards a 150000 temporary loan at 3.75 percent with 3.25 premium. Gardner bids on 10000 four percent sewer scrip dated July 1 1910. Pittsfield issues 20000 August 9 1910 six month loan at 4.87 percent. Winthrop invites bids for 20000 temporary loan maturing April 10 1911. State Treasurer borrows 1500000, total 5500000 this year. Concord sells 20000 four percent municipal light bonds dated Aug 1 1910 maturing 30 years to Esta Brook & Co at 102.659.
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Worcester
Mass
F. S. Moseley & Co
Gardner
Pittsfield
Bond & Goodwin
Winthrop
Concord
Estabrook & Co
Graft charges hit Revere Selectmen meeting
Charges of graft were leveled at a member of the Revere Board of Selectmen after Chairman Roscoe Wailsworth claimed state police information alleged a demand for theater tickets under threat of license suspension. He named Selectman Philip Meyer as the implicated party.
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Revere Board of Selectmen
Roscoe Wailsworth
Selectman
Philip Meyer
Local selectman clash over tickets and graft claims
Immediate confrontation as Selectman Myer accuses Chairman Walsworth of lying and demands a hearing for next Wednesday. The theatre manager is pressured for 1000 tickets under threat to suspend Sunday license. A prior graft charge centers on Fred Sackett over poll tax collection with residents protesting his fees. Sackett agrees to lower fees and extend tax deadlines after board consultation.
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Myer
Walsworth
Fred S. Sackett
Selectmen's
Sackett
Dividends Declared by Major Firms This Quarter
Adams Express Company declares quarterly 3 dollars with books closing August 16 and reopening September 3. American Express Company issues quarterly 8 dollars with record date August 31 and payment October 1. National Enameling & Stamping Company boards declare 13-4 percent preferred on September 30 with books closing September 10. Philadelphia Electric Company distributes 1.5 percent on September 15 with stock record August 1. Quaker Oats Company declares quarterly 2 percent common on October 15 with record October 3 and extra 1-2 percent on October 3. A quarterly 1-1/2 percent and a quarterly 11-2 percent preferred dividend for Quaker Oats are noted with record dates November 1.
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Adams Express Company
American Express Company
National Enameling & Stamping Company
Philadelphia Electric Company
Quaker Oats Company
Baseball scores from today’s schedule
Louisville and Milwaukee split a doubleheader with Louisville winning 8 4. Indianapolis beat Kansas City 8 3 in game one and 4 3 in game two. Toledo defeated St Paul 4 0 in game one and 1 2 in game two. Columbus crushed Minneapolis 9 7 in a 10 inning contest.
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Milwaukee
Louisville
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Tobin Revokes Local Stitchers Union Charter
Boot and Shoe Workers Union president John F. Tobin revoked the charter of the local stitchers union in Brockton. The local outfit numbers about 3500 members and is the largest affiliate of the national union.
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Brockton
John F. Tobin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Stitchers’ Union
Charter Revoked After Local Union Dispute
President Tobin acted after General Organizer McMorrow and Special Agent Unton moved the charter to Boston. The local union suspended Business Agent Studley over a dispute with the State Board of Arbitration and the W L Douglas Company. Tobin rein stated others if the matter cannot be resolved, union members face becoming members at large and losing local independence.
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Tobin
Brockton
Charles J McMorrow
Boston
Robert B. Unton
Frederick B. Studley
State Board of Arbitration
W. L. Douglas Company
Bay Stater Is A Crack Rifle Shot
Camp Perry Ohio August 10 Today the national guard sharpshooters turned the tables on the United States service cracks in the Ohio match for the adjutant general s 500 cap Private W H McCarthy of the Second Corps Cadets Massachusetts shot up the field of 158 scoring 97 in 20 shots at 1000 yards Private George W Chesley of the Second Connecticut New Haven tied McCarthy s total but had a four for his last shot All but three of the 12 winners were militiamen
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Camp Perry
Ohio
National Guard
United States Service
Adjutant General
W. H. McCarthy
Second Corps Cadets
Massachusetts
George W. Chesley
Connecticut
New Haven
McCarthy
Roster of winners and marks from a shooting match and police teams
The list names 10 victors with ranks and scores led by Captain FE Eddy and Lieutenant-Colonel C B Winder. The 80-yard Dupont tyre match was won by Sergeant J Grabenzeh with a perfect score and 9 bulls, plus other leaders C T Worsham and Sergeant L Jarrett. The Chicago police team arrives to join Cincinnati and St Louis squads for the national police team match tomorrow.
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FE. W. Eddy
Ohio
C. B. Winder
Glenn van Rueden
Indiana
F. Wahlstrom
United States Marine Corps
W. H. Richards
C. C. Townsend
Colorado
Victor Czegka
H. E. Simon
Cook Arthur Smith
Ensign R. R. Stewart
United States Navy
Dupont
J. Grabenzeh
United States Cavalry
C. T. Worsham
L. Jarrett
Chicago
National Police
Mateh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
City Auditor Otis of Newton Is Dead
Newton Newton Aug 10 Matt B Jones president of the Board of Aldermen will tomorrow appoint a committee to attend the funeral of City Auditor Benjamin F Otis at 2 oclock Friday afternoon Otis has been city auditor since Jan 17 1876 and died today at his home 48 Elm street West Newton at age 88 He had been ill eight months His wife died a month ago Otis was born in Worcester in 1827 and for 25 years was treasurer of the Newton Unitarian Church
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Newton
Matt B. Jones
Board of Aldermen
Benjamin F. Otis
Mr. Otis
Elm Street
West Newton
Worcester
Newton Unitarian Church
Steel Orders Decrease United States Steel Corp Unfilled Tons Drop
United States Steel Corporation reports July 31 unfilled orders at 3,970,931 tons, down 286,885 from June 30. It marks the first monthly figure under a new plan. Historical data shows fluctuating unfilled tonnage dating back to 1907.
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United States Steel Corporation
Dee
Uncle Joe on Vacation in Michigan
Mackinac Island reports Joseph G. Cannon Speaker of the House has spent weeks at a summer resort then departed for Chicago. He will stay a few days before returning to his Danville home.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Chicago
Danville
Man Drowns at Niagara Falls In Front Of Crowds
A man believed to be Charles B. Stolz of Buffalo leaped into the Niagara River above Prospect Point and went over the American Falls in view of several hundred motorists today. His body was not recovered.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Charles B. Stolz
Buffalo
Prospect Point
American Falls
Taft Hadley Talks on Railroads Commission Plan
President Taft and Yale President Hadley discussed forming a commission to study railroad stock and bond regulation. Hadley may chair the panel, with Taft pressing for broad representation, including Progressive Republicans and Tennessee leaders visiting Beverly for campaign unity.
Crippen Papers Ready for Surrender to British Police
Quebec authorities received all documents authorizing the surrender of Dr Crippen and Miss Le Neve to British police. The order, signed by Justice Girouard at Murray Bay, follows the absence of Governor General Grey and Chief Justice Fitzpatrick in Ottawa.
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Quebec
Dr. Crippen
Miss Leneve
Dominion
Girouard
Murray Bay
Ottawa
Grey
Fitzpatrick
Deportation Formalities Complete in Crippen Leneve Case
Dominion authorities finish the transcript of the Crippen and Leneve proceedings in the Quebec court of special sessions on August 1. Deportation can occur any time after August 15. Prisoners maintain good demeanour and no communications were reported.
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Dominion
Crippen-Leneve
Quebec
Miss Leneve
Stage offerings brighten the Majestic season
The Majestic opens strong with The Merry Widow while Colonial hosts Three Million Dollars and Park Theatre announces The Climax for Aug. 29. Grand Opera House shows The Chinatown Trunk Mystery, with matinees midweek. Shubert Theatre to open with The Shepherd King. Keith’s draws crowds as Dr Hermann’s act ends. Empire Comedy Four and other acts promised. Paragon Park and Norumbega Park draw crowds, Bowdoin Square Theatre showcases Little All Right Company, and Wonderland reels in features along with harbor trips and frequent bill changes.
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Colonial
Park Theatre
Grand Opera House
Herry Mields
Shoemaker
Wright Lorimer
Shepherd Iking
Shubert Theatre
Keith
Dr. Hermann
Emepire
Kaufman Brothe
al Carleton
Sergeant Brennan
Eleanor Gordon
Little All Right Company
Bowdoin Square Theatre
The
Paragon Park
South Shore
Dodge
Norumbega Park
Globe Theatre
Wonderland
Bassein
Stea Central Wharf
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Jjanty
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Massachusetts Pine Lusurance
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Ham & Co
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Gay & Sturgis
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A. H. MacKenzie & CO
Tel
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A. H. MacKenzie. & CO
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Us & Line
Richard J. Burton & CO
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