Reading and Union Pacific Leaders
Wall Street reports a choppy session with broad moves in Union Pacific and Reading as rumors of a Union Pacific New York Central deal buoyed activity. Traders note short covering and suspected manipulation while copper and Amalgamated Copper provide strength amid market speculation and commentary on future dividend prospects.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Northern Securities Group
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
United States
Chesapeake & Ohio
Boston
New York
State Street
Canadian Pacific
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Southern Railway
Delaware & Hudson and
Lackawanna
Pullman
General Electric
Reading
New York Central
Amalgamated
American Locomotive Common
Preferred
St. Paul
Illinois Central
Missouri Pacific
Pacific Mail
Rock Island
Wabash
London
Market Rumors and Mining News Spark Active Trading
The street notes show strong buying with Copper Range rising from 66 to 68½ and 69¼, while Franklin advanced to 18½ and North Butte emerged at 35 to 35.50. Submarine Signal test in England reported a five mile direction. American Smelting & Refining to hold Jersey City meeting September 13 with dividend bylaws up for vote. Granby Consolidated buys Gold Drop claims for 250000 dollars. Calumet & Hecla approves 1904 earnings and plans Keweenaw expansion. several bonds and mining stocks listed on Boston Exchange amid a dull overall market.
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State Street
Franklin
New York
Boston
North Butte
Massachusetts
Submarine Signal Company
Millett
England
Trinity House
Lighthouse Board of
United States
Trinity House Board
British Admiralty
American Smelting & Refining Company
Jersey City
Boston Stock Exchange
North Butte Mining Company
Minnesota
Speculator Mining Company
Anaconda
Butte & Boston
Colorado
Washoe
Calumet & Hecla Company
Quincy A. Shaw, Jr
R. L. Agassiz
Calumet & Hecla
Keweenaw County
Manitou
Frontenac
Ized
Frontenac Mining Company
North Andover
Mass
Phenix
B. C
Granby Consolidated Company
Granby Company
Granby
Centennial No. 1
Adventure
Michigan Smelting
Stanton
Mining and Stock Exchange
Idaho Development
Mitchell Mining
Utah Apex
Universal Marine
Utah Copper
SOULB
FIS & M
M & B Inc
Am Ag Chemical
Am Sugar
Am Tel & Tel
Biigham
Boston & Maine
Cal & Hecla
Bos & War
Daly-West
Dom Iron & Steel
Fitchburg
Guanajuato
Isle Royale
Mass Electric
G&s
cMass
Mergenthal Lin’ Ee
Michigan
Mont O & C
National
Quincy
Rhode Island
Shannon
Swift & Coeeee
Tamarack Min
I Tecumseh Min Ee
Trinity Min
Union Pacific
United Copper Co
United Fruit
United S M Ctfs
US Mining
US Steel
Acceie
Ado Pref
Sesece
Aif
Utah Minee
Victoria Minee
West End St Ry
Winona
Wolverine
Dividends Payable Notices From Four Companies
Calumet and Hecla Minine Comna 10 share will pay a dividend on Sept 22. American Smelters Securities Co quarterly preferred series B at 1 percent and series A at 1 percent with Sept 1 record date. Railway Steel Spring Co declares quarterly 1 percent preferred dividend due Sept 20.
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Calumet & Hecla Minine Comna
American Smelters’ Securities Company
Railway Steel Spring Company
Cotton Goods Marked Higher In Dry Goods Market
New York reports a rising cotton goods market with country jobbers and retailers alarmed by scarce stock and firmer sellers. Bleached cottons and staple ginghams saw further advances. many lines sold out. Local jobbers had a record trade in prints and ginghams, undercutting first hands. Silk trade remains dull.
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New York
Chicago grain quotations and options report
Ennis and Stoppani report dull grain pit with limited local trade. Wheat shows strength despite inactivity and closes modestly higher. corn and oats firm with heavier receipts. They foresee potential rally tomorrow but advise selling. note Chicago options on September wheat puts and calls with mixed prices.
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Ennis & Eroepest
Chicago Board of Trade
State Mutual
Chicago
Ennis & Stoppani
Boston Market Bonds Dividends and Assessments Reported
Ex dividend noted and second instalment paid alongside assessment. Total sales show listed stocks 88 912 shares bonds 25000 unlisted stocks 18760 shares.
Sage Declares He Will Par at 100 Years Old
Russell Sage, the Wall Street mastermind who has just turned eight years old, declares he is going to par before he dies meaning he will reach 100. He believes most men die too young after learning to make money, and says Missouri Pacific may rise to 200 before his death.
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New York
Russell Sage
Wall Street
Sage
Providence
U S Rail Mileage and Casualties in 1904 Report
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 297,073 miles of railroad by end of 1904, with 212,243 single track and 2,104 railroads. Total casualties were 94,201, including 10,046 deaths and 84,155 injuries, of which 441 deaths and 9,111 injuries were passengers. One death occurred per 1,622,267 carried and one injury per 78,523 carried.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Pittsburg Abuzz Over $25 Million Steel Plant Boom
Pittsburg and the Monongahela Valley show unprecedented steel mill activity with over $25 million in plants completed under construction or planned. The surge includes mills furnaces and shops across the region.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela Valley
Theatre listings tease many stages in Boston and New York
The Tremont, Colonial, Broadway and other houses announce new shows and farewells. Performances include The Geezer of Geek final bids, The College Widow with a strong cast, The Pearl and the Pumpkin farewell, Shepherd King and The Virginian engagements, plus Dan gers of Working Girls and Fighting Fate. London Gaiety Girls headline Columbia changes. Big-week highlights include Keiths vaudeville and a Russo Japanese peace piece, with Park Theatre Faith Mother, Hollis Heir to the Hoorah, Macgs Landing, Peck’s Bad Boy, and other acts. Nets of dog shows, equine acts, burlesque, and a busy summer season fill Boston venues.
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Tremont Theatre
Chicago
Boston
Colonial Theatre of
Broadway Theatre
New York
Wright Lorimer
Colonial
Dunstan Farnum
Majestic
Empire Theatre
Saratoga
Bronson Howard
Columbia
London Gaiety Girls
Grand Opera House
Anna Blanche
Keith
Robert Hilliard
Keith’s
Thomas Meighan
George E. Bryant
Edwin Holt
Dan Collyer
Stephen Maley
Frederick Burton
Edgar L. Davenport
J. B. Hollis
Frances Ring
Ivy Troutman
Gertrude Quinlan
Louise Forde
Lionel Adams
DeWolf Hopper
the Park
Hollis
Macgs
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Peck
Howard
Rustic Theatre
Point of Pines
Bunth
Rudd
Charles Kenna
Hathaway
Walton
Zella
Dot
Lynn Cadet Band
Zoo
Lynn Kennel Club
Bristol
Paragon Park
McPhee
Hill
Marr
Evans
Singing Boys
Johnny McGuire
Cornelius Coakley
Mace Gay
Martland
Palace Theatre
Waldron
Outing at Lexington by St. Joseph’s Ladies’ Aid
The Ladies' Aid Society of St. Joseph's Church Somerville enjoyed an outing to Lexington yesterday at the home of Miss Catherine Scannell formerly of Somerville.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Joseph’s Church, Somerville
Lexington
Catherine Scannell
Somerville
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Reading and
Incubus
Shoe Machinery
Messrs
John H. Davis & Co
Shaler
Montana
Standard Oil
Whiting
Amalgamated Copper
Amer Car & Foundry
Amer Ice
Amer
Amer Locomotive
Aimer
Amer Tobacco
Anaconda Mining Co
Ee Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
I Canadian Pacific
Central of New Jersey
de Pre
Eens
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan Lee Oe
Metropolitan Securities
Mexican Central
Ree
Minneapolis & St Louis
Minn, St P & Sault SM
Norfolk & Western
North American
Pennsylvania Eeee
Republic Steel
Rock Island Co
Seaveeae Ee
St L & San
St Louis Southwestern
Foneere Pacific
Eae
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Texas & Pacific
Toledo, St Louis & West
Lvnion Pacific
United States Realty
United States Rubber
H.R. Leighton & CO
Hina Ton
Devonshine ST
Orderg
Wsy Stock Market
LD. Teli
Une
Curtis
Sederquist
Bankers
New York Consolidated Stock
New York, Ontario & Westor
Congress St
Broadway
Broad ST
New YC
N.y.consolidated Stock Exchange
New York Produce Exchange
Boston State Mutual
Wweick
Congress
Beverly BR. Wood
Mgr
Boston Market Bonds
NEW York Bonds
Do 1St Inc
MK & T
N.r
O.r
C.c
Nor Pac
Ith
Penn c
B&q
Tex Pac
SRI& P
tL&w
Bn Pac
Lo Con
I Ter
US Steel 2d
Uba Ss Ce. Loe
U. S
Entertainments
Ean
Portsmouth
Empire Empire Theatre
Dramati de
Tel
Ox. 5. Stock Co. Drama
Lost Paradise
Nantasket
National Fireworks Co
Norumbega Park
Vorane
Thea't? Fe
OPERA
Austin
Stone’s Museum
John Iiddle
Lexington Park
Zoological Garden
Olumbi
A. Eng
BOWD
Covsne
Revere Beach
Musical Railway Palace
Coney Island
Kirby's Fish Dinners
Toboggan
Rough Riders
Musuo Nia
Airship
Pit
Pergola
Mammoth Museum
Scollay Square
East
Colonial Theatre
Klaw & Erlanger
New England
Bia FL
Uompbebin
West and
Denslow
Bratton
National League
Columbus Ave
Cincinnati
ROE
Pemberton
G. P. Cushing
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick, Newfoundland
Prince Edward Isl
ALL Rail Line
Eastern
S&s. 8S. CO
Dominion Atlantic Line
Raymond & Whitcomb CO
Washington St
Old South Meeting House
Ouch’s Neck
Hough’s Neck
Bay Line
Atlantic Ave
Rowe’s Wharf
King Philip
ED. W. Dixon
Commercial Wharf
Fall River Van’s
Philadelphia
Sorensen
Central Wharf
Aeiggi
Aily
Joy Line
B. D. Pitts
Agt
Austin & Stone
Ellsworth
Burt
Lizzie Daly
Lizzie Daly and Company In A Singing and Dancing Sketch; the Maxsmith
Yacklay
Bunnell
W. Littlefield
Lyceum Theatre
Tremont
Henry W. Savage
Deorce Ade Ev
Gloucester
Cape Ann
Portland
Hanover Streets
Nantasket Beach
Plymouth
Postoffice Square
Provicedow
S. A. Moody
Bass Point
Lincoln Wharf
Nahant
New Dance Hall
Battery Street
Nahant Line
Court St
Salem Willows
Haverhill
Union Wharf
Battery St
L Road
Salem Cadet Band
the Willows
A. P. Lane
Gen. Mgr. Ne
Shore Nav. Co
North Shore
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