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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1909

Page

10

Market Irregular Prices Fluctuate Across Cities

Daily market roundup shows New York totals 1,131,100 shares and Boston 47,050 shares with Union Pacific and United States Smelting as top activity. Harriman influence cited as stocks rise to record highs before a sharp dip, with notable gains and losses across Amalgamated Smelting Atchison St Paul New York Central Reading Southern Pacific Union Pacific and Massachusetts Electric and Calumet and Hecla among others. The piece notes cautious sentiment, limited breadth, and bears' interest amid expected Paris visit and possible market shifts.

New York Boston Union Pacific United States Reading Westinghouse Ist Mass. Electric Calumet & Hecla State Street Harriman Securities London Harriman New York Central Southern Pacific Paris Bears Mr. Harriman Amalgamated Atchison St. Paul Boston & Maine Lake United Fruit Massachusetts Electric Agricul Boston & Albany Fitchburg Pref Ny, Sre West End Am Tel & Tel Mexico Allonez Arizona Butte Coalition Calumet & Arizona Centennial Copper Range Bsee Daly West Nevada Nipissing North Butte Utah Consol Wyandot Boston & War I Fallson Electric General Electric Georgia Electric Mergenthaler Tex Pacific Coast Reece Renee Seattle Electric United Shoe Am Agricul Chem American Aeres Boston Consol Boston Corbin East Butte Giroux Hancock Tate Royale Kerr Lake Coppe Ieee Allis Chalmers Amalgamated Conper Car & Foundry Hide & Leath Ice Securities Sewers Nsee Rae Aga Am Smelt & Refining Tel & Te Beer Enee Ansconda Mining Co Central of New Jersey Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Alton Chicago & Northwestern Chicago Mil & Ston GC & St Louis Colorado Fuel & Tron Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rio Grande Distillers Securities Great Northern Interborough Inter Harvester International Paper International Pum Iowa Central Souther Ny, Ont & Western Norfolk & Western Repre Steel Rock Taland Co St Louis Western Sloss Sheffield 8 & I Southern Railway Tennessee Copper Texas & Pacific Toledo Unit States Realty United States Pee United States Steel Utah Copper Virginia Carolina Chem Ice Securities Tel & Telcy Hiss L & N Col Ealt & Ohio G LE & W Va Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Tran Central Leather Ss Erseee Central Pacific Gtd Ie G. Be Ches & Ohio Fund M&s P Nr & Pac O & Gulf C&s Cairo Colorado Indus Bat del & Sou del & Hudson Ey den & RG Erle Gen Ewee Flint Pere Marc Georgia Pacific Internet Steeene Laclede Gas Renee H& P Pacific Tel & Tel Sa Pennsylvania Penn & Eastern St Louis East San Ant & Aran Pass Sea Air Line Southern Ry St Lo& W Pr Maryland West Shore Western Union Westinghouse Wisconsin Ahem Ee Sol ‘Musicipat NY City

Boston Market Sees Soggy Trading and Cautious Tone

In Boston the market was soggy with quiet trading and narrow moves. Profit taking dominated, features scarce, with Amalgamated showing some strength as traders brace for possible market fireworks and seek safety in positioning.

Boston Amalgamated

Boston Curb Market Shows Broad, Active Day

The Boston curb market of Aug 16 featured broad activity with First National 6 to 7, Davis Daly 7 to 65-8, Champion 28 to 31 cents, Rhode Island Coal 77-8 to 91-4, and Cumberland Ely and others leading the list. Fluctuations across the curb list are detailed in the report.

Boston First National Davis Daly Champion Rhode Island Coal Cumberland Ely Yuma Bay State Gas Cactus Tas Ahmeek Amal Nevada Ariz Mich Begole Eee Butte & London Douglas Utah Ohio Santa Ysabel Southwest Devel Yukon

Essex county loan to Manufacturers' National Bank of Lynn

Essex county Massachusetts awards a temporary loan of 100000 dollars dated August 25 with maturities of 50000 dollars on December 25 and 60000 dollars on December 31, 1909 at a 3.8 percent discount from the Manufacturers' National Bank of Lynn.

Boston Essex County Mass Manufacturers’ National Bank of Lynn

New York Bonds Quoted by Chandler Bros Boston

Dividends declared by several firms including Standard Oil Co American Bus. Co and Federal Mining & Smelting Co with record and payment dates. Kansas City By. Co. offers 1 percent preferred dividend. Quotations supplied by Chandler Bros. & Co. Boston.

New York Chandler Bros. & Co Milk St Boston Standard Oil Co Kansas City By. Co Ag Auerican Bus. Co Federal Mining & Smelting O

Mining concerns call assessments and mill funding drive

Winona Copper Company directors levy a $1 per share assessment due Sept 14 to raise $200,000 alongside King Philip Copper Company funds for a $310,000 stamp mill and equipment. Developments at the mine cost about $10,000 monthly, with openings improving versus 1906–07 rock shipments. Mill completion anticipated next summer should yield profits. American Woolen Company stock sale progress noted with $50 per share installments due Sept 16. United Fruit stock hits record highs at 15 1/2, with earnings and dividend expectations discussed. Towle & Fitzgerald’s W F Fitzgerald returns from Europe. Hancock Consolidated Mining Company calls a $2 assessment.

Winona Copper Company King Philip Copper Company American Woolen Company

East Butte and Begole Mines President Returns From Pacific Trip

Robert H. Gross, president of the East Butte and Begole Mines companies, has returned to the city after a six weeks’ trip to the Pacific coast. Share payable dates are $1 on October 1 and $1 on February.

W. F. Fitzgerald Towle & Fitzgerald Europe Robert H. Gross East Butte Begole Pacific Coast

Boston audience enjoys Mason's Corner visit with Quincy Adams Sawyer

The Orpheum Theatre hosted a vacation trip to Mason's Corner for a Boston audience to see Quincy Adams Sawyer. Lindsay Morison earned praise for securing the rural piece, with strong performances by Howell Hansel Edna Bruns Walter Walker and others. The show drew large crowds and will run again next week due to high demand.

Howell Hansel Quincy Adams Sawyer Edna Bruns Alice Pettingill Walter Walker Obadiah Strout William Leahy Abner Stiles My Gal Irene Rose Morrison Crowley Katherine Clinton Hepsiban Putnam Mary Sanders Elizabeth Royal Grace Lothrop Holly Hollis Wyrley Birch John Meehan William Mason Paul Linton Frank Meagher

Globe Theatre vaudeville lineup features Lydia Dreams

Lydia Dreams headlines the Globe programme as a ventriloquial act enjoyed worldwide. The Musical Bakers Marton and Wieser deliver top comedy acrobatics, with Greta Byron and a duo of Jack Manley and Richard Hartford cow featuring. Pictures are praised and will be rotated Thursday.

Lydia Dreams Bakers Marton and Wieser Greta Byron Jack Manley Richard Hartford

Columbia Theatre Packed for Miner Marion Jardins de Paris

Saturday crowds at the Columbia dwarfed by yesterdays turnout for Miner Marion's Jardins de Paris Girls. The Lyric Four impressed while the Stewarts were favorites. Mitchells dance act shone with nonstop energy. wrestling is set for tomorrow and Friday features amateurs, per Manager Farren.

Columbia Miner & Marion Jardin de Paris Stewarts Mitchells Farren

Daniel Boone at Bowdoin Square Theatre

Frederick Van Rensselaer delivered a standout performance as Daniel Boone at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Sadie Hilton and Katherine McGregor drew early audience praise in supporting roles. The production blends thrilling frontier incidents with Boone’s early Kentucky exploits. Feature films this week include Soldiers of the U A and Lion Tamer.

Frederick van Rensselaer Bowdoin Square Theatre Daniel Boone Kentucky Sadie Hilton Susie Boone Katherine McGregor Little Lillie Boone U. A

Howard Atheneum Promises Banner Year Start With Yankee Doodle Girls

Howard Atheneum manager Jay Hunt predicts a banner year as Monday’s opening attraction features the Yankee Doodle Girls fresh from their war game triumphs. Tickets go on sale Thursday.

Jay Hunt

Calendar for Today Ex-Dividend Stocks

Ex-Dividend for National Biscuit preferred and Manufactured Rubber preferred. Books close for American Shipbuilding common. Books open for Niles-Bement Pond preferred and U S Bank Note Corporation. American Radiator preferred and Massachusetts Cotton Mills.

National Biscuit Niles-Bement Pond U. S. Bank Note Corporation Massachusetts Cotton Mills

Keith's Theatre This Week Showcases Stars and Acts

The bill features Harry De Coe with chair balance stunts, the Hanlons performing strength feats, J. K. Murray and Clara Lane in A Quiet Honeymoon, and Gus Edwards Kountry Kids with Vera Stanley and Fred Hackett among others. The program includes Chinese march Kwang Han and selections from The Red Mill plus popular numbers.

Keith Harry de Coe Murray and Lane The Fadettes Gus Edwards Kountry Kids Raymond Pony Boy Hanlons J. K. Murray Clara Lane Lucia Fred Hackett Vera Stanley Gertrude Morgan Frank Russell Lillian Head Paul Quinn Joe Mitchell Moving Pictures

Monkeys and Rats Highlight Austin & Stone's War Show

Gio vani's trained monkeys perform with cockatoos in a barber shop scene and Mile Avera's trained rats featuring Tom Thumb the smallest horse. "She Will Live" yellow fever painting valued at 10 000 draws attention. Manhattan Girls offer minstrel numbers alongside Marble Frothingham and Denham acts and new motion films.

Giovani Austin & Stone’s Mile Avera Tom Thumb Manhattan Girls Marble Frothingham Denham Tom Bullock Williams

Great Powers headliner at New Palace Theatre this week

One of the highest paid attractions in the city is the Great Powers dynot ist at the New Palace Theatre. Mildred Hall sings several songs while the Gordon brothers receive applause. Mahoney Tremon Patchen brothers and Gertrude Mann also perform with a lineup of motion pictures including Lucia di Lammermoor and The Chaperon.

Theatre Comique Shows New Films and Talent

The Theatre Comique this week features Out of Work and The Price of Honor along with A Timely Actor How Brown Got Married and Furnished Rooms to Let A Terror of Italy Travelette shows Mt Vesuvius in action and adds the singing of duets by Elsie Conley and Sadie Perry.

Theatre Comique Brown Italy Mt. Vesuvius Elsie Conley Sadie Perry

Wonderland vaudeville offers 10 000 Gog and Cinderella show

Wonderland entertains thousands with Professor Dodd's ten thousand talking Gogs, Dick Plunkett and Ben Walker comedy, and J H Corey magic acts. Cinderella fairy spectacle runs daily at 3 30 and 8 30 with about 60 youths in the production and a grand parade each evening.

Wonderland New England Vaudeville Professor Dodd Black Face Dick Plunkett Ben Walker J. H. Corey

Lexington Park Offers Evening Open Air Theatre Amid Rain

Despite rain yesterday Lexington Park drew large crowds for both afternoon and evening performances. The crowd enjoyed the Randall novel and picture act with other acts by Arlington and Helston Whitman and Davis Adamini and Taylor and Agnes Carroll. Baby animals, featured at Lexington this year, thrive. Incandescent lamps strung through pines create a pretty nighttime scene.

Lexington Park Randall Arlington Helston Whitman Davis Adamini Taylor Agnes Carroll

Paragon Park Palm Garden Dining Expands in New England

Paragon Park's palm garden grows larger each year under Manager Dodge. The season features festive park crowds, grand electric illumination, free circuit acts, and a big band with orchestra. Johnny Maguire and the Paragon Quartet sing as diners enjoy cuisine service and a noted wine list.

Paragon Park Manger Dodge New England Johnny Maguire Paragon Palm Garden

Medford Boulevard Theatre Hosts Strong Week Lineup

With the Middlesex Fells line open, trolley service to the Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre improves. The Florenz Troupe leads an exceptional program including Elizabeth Otto and Katherine Nelson piano and singing, The Mimic Four, McNish and Penfold, the Azard brothers gymnastic act, and a new homograph show.

Medford Boulevard Middlesex Fells Florenz Elizabeth Otto Katherine Nelson Mimic McNish Penfold Azard Brothers

Labor Not Yet at a Premium

Henry Abrahams of the Boston Central Labor Union reviews Secretary Gettemy’s state Bureau of Statistics report based on 780 unions. He says unemployment fell to 6,736 of 105,944 in June 230, signaling a return to normal conditions after the 1907 panic, but notes the unknown extent of non union unemployment and warns against premature optimism. Better times are coming but Congress has slowed progress.

Saralya Alfebs Henry Abrahams Boston Central Labor Union Gettemy State Bureau of Statistics Bureau of Statistics Abrahams Congress

75 Year Old Man Charged With Vagrancy in Cambridge

Walter Le Hyde aged 75, a self described master printer from New York, was arraigned in Cambridge District Court on a vagrancy charge. Judge Stone continued proceedings until tomorrow for further investigation.

Walter LE. Hyde New York Cambridge

Final Settlement unfolds at Grand Opera House

The Final Settlement a drama of American social life opened at the Grand Opera House under Clay I Vance. It traces a gifted mechanic rising to a Great Trust presidency as wealth and power tempt him to divorce his wife and wed an actress, with his eventual disgrace and rescue led by his former wife. The cast includes Guy Durrell Pauline Pauli Minnie Radcliffe May Lucille Harry Davidson Walter Weidner James Langdon Fred Thurber William Thorne.

Grand Opera House Clay I. Vance Meechania Fron Guy Durrell Pauline Pauli Minnie Radcliffe May Lucille Harry Davidson Walter Weidner James Langdon Fred Thurber William Thorne

Lyman H Howes Pictures Entertain Tremont Temple Crowd

Lyman H Howe, famed Boston motion picture promoter, began a Tremont Temple engagement with twice daily shows this week. The program travels the globe via film from Tarn gorges in France to Wright brothers flights at Le Mans. Cairo to Khartoum Egypt, Messina quake footage, and scenes of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Italian cavalry, and an Alpine runaway train climaxed in a lifelike crash that drew gasps from the audience. The overall program was praised as well worth seeing.

Lyman H. Howe Tremont Temple Howe Globe Gorges of Tarn France Wilbur Wright le Mans Egypt Cairo Khartoum Messina St. Petersburg Moscow Alps

Hub Theatre Presents Elaborate Vaudeville Programme

The Hub Theatre this week features a diverse vaudeville lineup headlined by George Geogolas the Grecian sharpshooter Shaw and Robinson eccentric comedians and Clark and Temple singing and talking sketches Change in the programme is slated for Thursday.

Hub Theatre George Geogolas Shaw and Robinson Clark and Temple

Theatre Premier Showings Highlight New Star Alice Nilson

The Western drama The Heroic Parent The Wild Asss Skin and Ice Swimming in Russia are among feature pictures at the Theatre Premier. Benedict Arnold is shown for three days more along with Signor Fontaine and Robert Vanni drawing crowds. Miss Alice Nilson debuts as a popular new vocalist.

Russia Cameraphone Benedict Arnold Signor Fontaine Robert Vanni Alice Nilson

Norumbe ga week features Zingari and hoop jugglers

Norumbega week presents the Zingari singers in Gypsy Life with grand opera airs and Italian folk songs. Four imperial hoop jugglers join Gordon Eldridh and company in Won by a Jeg. Taneen and Claxton entertain. Bert Jorn dan delivers new motion pictures.

Norumbega Italy Gordon Eldridh Taneen Claxton Bert Jorndan

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