Flower Head Dies Sparks Stock Market Slump
Flower & Co. chief John D. Flower dies sending dull trading in Met and People's Gas while General Electric rises to 1403-4. Market sees mixed moves with rail and sugar shares in focus, and Atchison speculation rises amid cautious earnings. Dividend talks and corporate actions ripple through Boston and New York listings.
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New York
General Electric
Festinghouse Electric
William F. Draper
First National Bank
United States Leather
American Sugar Refining Company
Erie Telephone System
Erie
Boston & Albany
Boston
New York Central
Massachusetts
William Bliss
Edward D. Hayden
Samuel Hoar
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Rialto
The
Advertiser
Atchison
Kansas
Manhattan
United Fruit Company
Montana
Wake
Standard Oil
Isle Royale
Bates
Atchison Sen
Baltimore & Ono
Northwestern
Chicago
RI & Pacific
Colorado
Iowa Central
Louisville & Nasvill
Minn & St Louis
Misaouri Pacific
Ess Mo
Sores
New Jersey Central
Northern Pacific
Ontario & Western
St Louis S
St Louis
Southwestern
St Paul
Artvance Railway
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Wisconsin Central
Steel & TO
Tobacco
Eae
Anaconda Minin Co
Brooklyn Rapid Pener
Ie Iron
A. Coal & Ieee Anes Leather
United States
Bonds Redeemable Under Deed of Trust Issued by IP Co
The International Paper Company trustees designate by lot certain bonds under the Deed of Trust dated August 1 1808 to be redeemed at the Trustee office on August 31 1900 with accrued interest. Bonds listed include numbers 52 68 07 103 109 155 158 and 175. Interest ceases August 31 1900. Continental Trust Company of the City of New York trustee 0 Broad Street New York August 14 1900.
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Ted
Beens
Mtinental Trust Company
The
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New York
Broad Street
N. Y
Market summary for Boston bonds and stocks
Boston prices today show total sales with $7000 in listed bonds and $4000 in unlisted bonds. Listed stocks traded 6604 shares and unlisted stocks 3790 shares amid ex dividend conditions.
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Armed men chase three girl slayers
The Fosburg home surge ends in tragedy as two masked burglars invade the Stanley plant builder’s residence. One assailant is killed and another escapes after a violent struggle that leaves Miss May Fosburg dead in the hall. Police, fire crews, and posses comb the area for suspects while clues include a hat and a marked left shoe found at the scene.
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Beatrice Fosburg
Stanley
Stanley Electric Company
R. Fosburg
Hanan Son
Hanan & Son
United Hat Makers
Union Mark
New York
Fosburg House
Hat Pin Wounding In Boston Upholsterer Incident
A. Turcotte, an upholsterer of 630 Bennington Street Boston, was stabbed in the abdomen with a hat pin by an enraged woman yesterday. He presented at Emergency Hospital for surgery. he provided few details about the confrontation.
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Incandescent Gas Light Co. Announces Stock Increase
To subscribers and stockholders the company notifies that from Tuesday, Aug. 28, stock will advance to 1.60 per share. All applications for stock at 1 will be cancelled on the date. The Incandescent Gaslight Co. 00 Haverhill Street.
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Incandescent Gas Light Co
Incandescent Gaslight CO
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Brakeman Horace Brott Struck by Locomotive
Horace Brott, brakeman for the New York New Haven Hartford line, living at 14 West Broadway, was injured yesterday at Congress street yards while shifting a switch. He suffered severe scalp wounds and a lacerated jaw and was taken to City Hospital.
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West Broadway
Congress Street
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Turmoil in Beijing As Allied Forces Confront Palace
Telegraph summaries from Tokio and Shanghai report Empress Dowager and likely the Emperor fleeing Pekin with the imperial cortege. Chinese troops reportedly surrounded within the imperial palace as Japanese forces pursue and occupy positions near Shanghai and Tien Tsin.
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Thentic
Sean
Imperial City
Jen Tsin
Imperial Palace
Empress Dowager Crisis Reported in Pekin Fallout
Shanghai dispatches recount threats by consuls and foreign-backed figures if the Empress Dowager is harmed. Reports claim Hsu Tung Yi Lien Yuan Li Shan and Yung Lu activity amid court purges with the Emperor and Empress detained west of Pekin. Li Hung Chang heads north as turmoil widens.
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Imperial Household
Yien Yuan
China seeks settlement through American envoy appointment
The Chinese government, via Li Hung Chang, applies for an American commissioner to negotiate a cessation of hostilities and restore peace after the Pekin capture. The United States has not yet replied, with Cabinet action expected to address whether conditions of Aug. 12 are met. The Emperor and Empress Dowager reportedly fled Pekin as foreign forces pressed the city, sparking concern over China’s rulers and the fate of legations.
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Pekin
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Tien Tsin
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Allies pressed for reinforcements as Pekin fights on
Reports from London say Chinese capital Pekin remains under heavy assault with calls for immediate troop dispatches. Italian marines were sent after urgent requests, while Japanese forces protect the imperial palace. Empress Dowager reportedly detained, and Emperor whereabouts unknown as tensions rise near Canton.
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Daily Mail
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Kato Takaaki
Pekina
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Tokio
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Shanghai
Standard
Prince Tuan
Chih Chen Lofeng Luh
Hsian Fu
Canton
Bwatow
Daily Chronicle
Victories and Tensions Reported From Far East Portents
The Daily Mail reports rioting threats and a warship en route for rescue efforts. Queen Victoria commends rescuers and honors the siege’s defenders. A Japanese warship sails from Yokohama toward Shanghai to land troops and protect nationals. Germany may follow with troops. Germany and Russia are viewed with distrust by Japanese press urging joint Western action to shape China’s future. Japanese outlets say 50,000 troops could be dispatched on short notice if needed.
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Yokohama
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Germany
Russia
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China
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Europe
Boxers Returning Home Amid Harvest Blues
Vienna reports Austrian minister to Pekin Herr Chikan says heavy rains and bountiful harvests reduced Boxers ranks. Peasant class drawn to fields lessened opposition to allied advance on the capital. The drought belief fueled Boxer uprising and divine wrath fears.
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Herr Chikann
Pekin
Neue Freie Presse
Pao Ting Fu Massacre Report Reaches State Dept
Consul Fowler’s dispatch from Che Foo dated Aug 15 reports missionaries killed at Pao Ting on June 30 and notes attacks on Catholic missions, with several named individuals and foreign links. Text is garbled but mentions Presbyterians, Boxers, and officials sending enemies home from Yamen.
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Perilous News From Shanghai On Missionary Toll
A cable from Shanghai reports continuing anti foreign unrest in China with massacres of missionaries in Tai Yuen Fu and Heng Chow. The note notes missions destroyed in Kiang Kiang provinces and suggests widespread disturbances in Shanghai while awaiting confirmation of further killings.
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Robert BE. Speer
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
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Sze Chuen
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Heng Chow
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Kiang 81
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Ho Nan
Waldersee Heads to China as Berlin Cheers
Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee leaves Berlin with staff for China amid loud welcomes through Leipsic Ratisbon and Munich. He carries a seven room asbestos campaign house. The issue of Pekin and The Hague conference receive no mention. England’s Shanghai troop landing cited by officials. Russia’s role in his appointment disputed. A Reichstag extra session demand rises. Krupp’s Chinese guns figure prominently in a semi official report.
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Lodge Son Marries Miss Matilda E F Davis in Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor hosts the wedding of Senator Cabot Lodge and Miss Matilda E F Davis. The couple wed quietly after delays aimed at limiting publicity. Lodge plans a Maine tour and then a Western trip after a brief rest.
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De Wet Bivouacks Fifteen Miles from Pretoria
Special despatches from Pretoria report De Wet bivouacking within fifteen miles of Pretoria while Colonel Mahon engaged him briskly Monday morning.
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Tucker Sees Political Corruption and Public Works
The interview covers bridges in New Bedford and Coggeshall Street, costs and waste, license politics, and temperance in New Bedford. It criticizes Republican leadership, praises practical builders, and discusses potential shifts to Democratic control if corruption persists.
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Republican Party
Russians Win in Manchuria After Tough Battle
General Orloff reports to the Russian war office the defeat of 7000 Chinese, the capture of Yuk Shi Pass, and the occupation of Meduchel in Manchuria. An imperial ukase bans exporting arms or ammunition to China.
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Orloff
China
Russian War Office
Yuk Shi Pass
Meduchel
Man Sentenced to One Year for Perjury in Superior Court
William J. Patterson was sentenced to one year in the House of Correction for perjury in the Superior Criminal Court yesterday. He had no prior arrests for crime besides drunkenness and allegedly lied about owning property while intoxicated after bailing out another drunk offender.
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William J. Patterson
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