Day of Animation in the Stock Market
Wall Street reports a brisk opening with nearly half a million shares traded in the first hour as speculative demand pushes prices up then profit taking tempers gains. Reading and Union Pacific lead activity amid broader gains in Erie Amalgamated and Missouri Pacific. market sentiment stays optimistic despite some dull periods and warnings about over speculation.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Reading
Erie
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Iron and Steel Industry
United States
Boston
New York
Ccceesevess
State Street
United States Steel Common
Amalgamated
Great Northern Preferred
General Electric
National Lead
Pacific Mail
Colorado
Anaconda
Northwest
Delaware & Hudson
Lackawanna
Pennsylvana
London
New York Exchange
Wall Street Journal
Amalgamated Copper
Foundry
Amer
Amer Ice
Amer Smelting
Atchison
Eee
Sneer
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Ace
Canadian Pacific
Central of New Jersey
Chesapeake & Ohio
Don Ma
Del
Lackawanna & West
den & Rio Grande
Erie Ee Eeee
General Electric Oe
Illinois Central
St Ry
Minn
St P & Sault S
Missouri
Kan & Texas
Nat R R of
Mexico
New York Central
Ontario & Western
Norfolk & Western
North American
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg, Co & St L
I Republic Steel
Stock Island Co
St Louis Southwestern
Southern Pacific
Southern. Railway
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Texas & Pacific
Toledo, St Louis & West
Tnion Pacific
United States Realty
Ead
United States Rubber
United States Steel
Virginia Carolina Chem
Westinghouse Electric
Western Union
Wheeling & Lake Fire
Wisconsin Central
Sloss Sheffield
Southern Railway
New York Stocks Ex Dividend Day Totals
Ex dividend trading listed with total sales for the day at 1,194,500 shares reflecting market activity and investor response amid price movements across major listed issues.
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aEx
bSecond
Dividend notices from mining and industrial companies
Dividends payable include Federal Mining & Smelting Co. quarterly 1 percent preferred 144 percent common extra 1 percent Sept 15 National Lead Co. quarterly 1 percent preferred Sept 15 United States Envelope semi annual 2.50 per share Sept 1.
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Federal Mining & Smelting Co
National Lead Co
United States
Malden Wife Fined for Assault on Husband
In Malden on August 17 Annie B. Smith wife of Jacob H. Smith faced District Court where Judge Sweetser fined her ten dollars for assaulting her husband.
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Malden
Annie B. Smith
Jacob H. Smith
Sweetser
Copper Stocks Rally Pushes Market Higher
A stronger bull sentiment and higher trading volume were seen today as activity increased in previously quiet houses. Confidence grew in the copper share market with Franklin, United Copper, and United States Mining drawing strong demand. United Copper and United States Mining advanced modestly, ending at 36 to 33 cents respectively.
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State Street
Franklin
United Copper
United States Mining
Bond prices and Chicago grain quotes in Boston Market
Prices of bonds yester day and Chicago grain quotations show varied yields across government and corporate issues. Wheat, corn, and oats futures trade with mixed, subdued activity as Ennis & Stoppani note a cautious tone and potential turning point if buying broadens.
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Chicago
Ennis & Stoppani
Chicago Board of Trade
State Mutual
Lawson and Burrage Sued By Copper Range Correspondence
The Copper Range suit prompts silence from President Paine and Burrage. Law son offers a prepared statement declining comment on Paine Webb Copper Range and references prior Kansas City remarks about choosing between tailing or pursuing. He notes warnings about jail and mentions negotiations over Trimountain debt and a day’s delay granting more liberty for public statements.
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Copper Range
Paine
Burrage
Lawson
Paine-Webber
Jerome
Kansas City
Public disclosure of Burrage Copper Range agreement
The Aug 25 1908 bill records a complex deal where Burrage sells 70 000 Trimountain Mining shares for 70 000 Copper Range shares. Paine Webber & Co hold the Copper Range shares as security and may loan Burrage up to 35 per share, with dividends applied to Trimountain debt. Burrage bears all preexisting Trimountain debts and may later withdraw shares after three years with conditions.
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Tively
Franklin
American Woolen
Supreme Court
Paine, Webber & Co
Burrage
Africa
Tecumseh
Winona
William A. Reed & Co
Fall River
Mass
Fitchburg
Loring, Tolman & Tupper
Guy M. Spear
Submarine Signal Company
Maine
J. Piermont Morgan
Treasury
International Mercantile Marine Company
H. L. Higginson
W. C. Greene
Greene Consolidated Company
Tansfer
Utah Consolidated Company
Mining and Stock Exchange
Arizona Commercial
American Nickel
Idaho Development
International Rotary
Rotary Ring
Utah Apex
Universal Marine
Utah Copper
Copper Range Company
Albert C. Burrage
Trimountain Mining Company
Burrage, Paine, Webber & Co
Purrage
Trimountain Company
W. A. Paine
Paine
Trimountain
Copper Range
Lawson House Taxes Unpaid Spark Auction Notice
Tax Collector advertises the Back Bay property of Mrs. Jeannie A. Lawson for sale at public auction on Sept 11 for unpaid 1902 1903 taxes plus interest and charges totaling 5540. The property includes Lawson’s Back Bay home stables and adjacent land transferred to Mrs. Lawson by her husband. The notice quotes a reader comment contrasting unpaid taxes with Frenzied Finance.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Back Bay
McDonald
Jeannie A. Lawson
Missing Transfer Clerk and $20,000 At Equitable Trust
Officials from the Equitable Trust Company report Walter P. Kruft a transfer clerk is missing and $20,000 of the bank’s funds are unaccounted. The bank will pursue recovery through brokers who handled Kruft’s stock sales.
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Chicago
Equitable Trust Company
Walter P. Kruft
Ikkruft
New York Insurance Probe Expands to 44 Firms
The state legislative committee investigating life insurance issued a request for all 44 life insurers operating in New York to assist in the inquiry. Of these, 28 are based outside New York, two are Canadian, and 14 are New York institutions.
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New York
Canada
New York State
Foss Sounds Tariff Call at Chicago Reciprocals Meet
E N Foss of Boston urged tariff reform as Chairman Packard opened the reciprocity convention. Speakers included A B Farquhar Governor Cummings W C Maybury E Rosewater Howser and E S Lockridge. Resolutions backed protection while favoring dual tariff concessions via a permanent tariff commission and timely action by Congress. The group urged forming the American Reciprocal Tariff League.
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Chicago
Inl
E. N. Foss
Boston
Packard
Committee On Organization
Cummings
Idaho
A. B. Farquhar
Pennsylvania
E. Rosewater
Nebraska
W. C. Maybury
Michigan
Mr. Howser
Wisconsin
E. S. Lockridge
Indiana
Farquhar
Committee On Resolutions
Foss
Congress
American Reciprocal Tariff League
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Tuawson
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Cuba
Erie P
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Am Ag Chem
Ever Vo
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Cumber Tel & T
Daly-West
Dom Iron & Steel
Ga Ry & Elec
Granby
Guanajuato
NH &H
BOS
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Trinity
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Coal & Oil
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Utah
Victoria
Western Tel & T
Westinghouse Elec
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Lawson House
Insurance Cos
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Portsmouth
Empire Empire Theatre
Tre Dramatic de Mille
Tel
Ox. 5. Stock Co. Drama
Lost Paradise
Saratoga
National Fireworks Co
Point OF Pines
Colonial Theatre
Timesinger
Klaw & Eri
England
West and Denslow
Ants the
Bratton
Norumbega Park
Gomedy
Renair Thea
Olumbus Ave
Cincinnati
Austin & Stone’s Museum
John Wibgle
Olumebi
Revere Beach
Mammoth
Mus Musical Railway Palace
Coney Island
Hurdlers
Rewnseum
Theatra Kirby’s Fish Diners Boulevard
Toboggan
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Mysuc
Pit
Scollay Square
East Boston Tunnel
SS A OS
Rand
Zoological Garden
Bowdoin
Semer Liough
Krom Baeter
Joy Line
B. D. Pitts, Agt
Congress St
Fall River Van’s
Washington St
Sorensen
North Eide
Eastern Steamship CO
Portland
E. Laechler
Gen’l
Commercial Wharf
King Philip
ED. W. Dixon
Bait Am Chhowder
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
THE
Ieee
Brockton
G. Poole
Salem St
W.L. Douglas
Tariff
Tecool Tremont
Henry W. Savage
S. Mats
Paragon Park
Nantasket
House
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Lincoln Wharf
Nahant
Banner Club of
Ward
New Dance Hall
Battery Street
Nahant Line
Court St
Salem Willows
Gloucester
Salem Willows & Return
Haverhill
Union Wharf
Battery St
L Road
Salem Cadet Band
the Willows
BOC
A. P. Lane
Gen. Mgr. Ne
Shore Nay. Co
Provincetown
Pilgrims
First Landing
Cape Cod
Bay Line
Atlantic Ave
Rowe's Wharf
Main
S. A. Moody
Cape Ann
North Shore
City of Gloucester
North Side Central Wharf
State St
Merchant
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Co
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