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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1904

Page

6

Coppers React and Then Rally World Market Report Aug 30

Wall Street winds through a cautious session with copper stocks leading early gains. Nor folk & Western and Reading rise with renewed demand, while Isle Royale hits new high. Local market closes irregular with several small losses. Amalgamated drops, copper range steady.

State Street New York Allouez Atlantic Isle Royale Citah Wolverine Isle Boston Consolidated Amalgamated Adventure Bingham Daly-West Osceola Parrott

Pest Invades Suburbs In West End Damage Report

Waltham Aug. 30 a new pest has appeared since the brown tail moth left. It is causing considerable damage to trees, especially in the West End area.

Waltham West End

Amalgamated and mining shares rally amid cautious market

Tainson denied buying 11,000 treasury shares at five dollars each while Amalgamated Calumet & Beecia rose to 629, Isle Royale closed at 19 1 2, and Yaramack Old Dominion advance. Other names show modest gains and copper stock averages reflect yearly fluctuations. The New York and Boston exchanges will pause Friday after noon for a few days.

Atlantic Franklin Shannon Trinity United States Mining Wolverine Massachusetts Electric Preferred United States Oil Mining and Stock Exchange Bay State Copete Mining Treadwell Pioneer Lynn Suburban Electric Common New York Boston Boston News Bureau Heath

Wall Street Mixed With Steel Gains Amid Profit Taking

New York stock market shows initial rally fading as traders seek gains. Steel Preferred leads with strong buying, Reading and Amalgamated Copper weigh on the list as liquidations appear. Overall close steadier with modest changes. total volume 152,840 shares.

New York John Lvilkins & Co Congress Street Chi, Mil & St P St Ry Missouri Pacific Gs Nus Pennsylvania Southern Pacific Union Pacific US Steel GOI

Chicago Grain Quotations and Expert Commentary

Chicago grain markets show wheat opening with momentum but midday selling trimmed gains as major buyers unloaded. Cables report corn moving with wheat, stronger late trading aiding oats in May, while Northwest movement remains uncertain guiding cautious purchases on declines.

Chicago

Threaten to cut air to caisson men in Connecticut

In Hartford area news, 150 sand hogs threaten to cut off air supply to the largest bridge caisson sunk 22 feet, vowing to drown holdout workers. East Hartford Selectman calls for police after the threat. Workers, mostly Black men, endure compressed air and dangerous entry/exit air locks.

Tiartford Conn Selectman Roberts East Hartford

Litchfield will disallowed. heirs named win case reversal

Scituate Aug 30 The Probate Court in Brockton ruled the 275 000 will of Zenas H Litchfield invalid as the testator lacked testamentary capacity per Dr George Il Newcomb deposition The judge said the estate should be divided equally among natural heirs and the siblings and grandchildren of Melvin Litchfield who are the testator s brother s branch of the family would receive the shares accordingly

Scituate George W. E. Litchfield Zenas H. Litchfield Marris Brockton George Il Newcomb North Scituate Eliza J Caroline J Waldo John I Julia E. Silva Everett H Emma FF Wisie C Roy E ElNia G. Waterman Everett Ti Ana Eliza J. Litchfield Melvin Harris

Transatlantic Rate War Reported Settled

A Frankfort on the Main conference indicates a practical settlement of the transatlantic rate war has been reached and the compromise terms satisfactory to both sides will be announced in a few days.

Liverpool Frankfort-on-the-Main

Lower Prices in Wheat Pit Stuns Chicago Trade

Wheat traders in Chicago, spurred by weakness in foreign grain markets, moved to lock in gains as prices fell across deliveries. December options closed down 11 and a half cents, with corn down one to five sixteenths, oats down three to eight cents, and provisions largely unchanged.

Chicago

Rockefeller Apples To Aid Hospitals In Manhattan

John D Rockefeller will spend September at Pocantico Hills and play golf. Mrs Rockefeller ordered all apples on the estate be barrelled and shipped to hospitals and homes for crippled and aged men and women in Manhattan. More than 400 barrels expected as orchards overflow.

New York John D. Rockefeller Pocantico Hills

Newport Excursion on Sept 1 at One Dollar Round Trip

Plan a popular Newport day trip on Thursday September 1 offered at a low round trip price of one dollar. Enjoy the attractions at Newport and a full day outing at this famous seaside resort for a modest cost.

Newport Bass Pont—Nahant Boston Eee Bush “Yount Pdesert Union Wharf Commercial Street Lafrieain Tvickets Battery St. G W. Beebe Gen. Mgr Washington St Bass Point

Union Label Rules for Labor Day Parade

General Order No. 2 from Chief Marshal Frank H. McCarthy requires parade musicians to belong to the Musicians Protective Union with valid cards, horses to wear Horseshoers Union stamps and be driven by Teamsters International Brotherhood members, vehicles to display Carriage and Wagon Workers Union labels, and all parade purchases to bear the corresponding craft union labels. Noncompliant persons or groups will be ordered out of the line.

Frank H. McCarthy Musicians’ Protective Union Horseshoers’ Union Teamsters’ International Brotherhood Carriage and Wagon Workers’ Union

Vanderbuilt driver hits Newport buggy near Bell residence

Newport Aug 20 Cornelius Vanderbilt driving a runabout opposite the summer home of the late Dr Christopher M Bell of New York struck a buggy carrying Mr and Mrs Frank T Lincoln Peckham prominent Newport families.

Newport Cornelius Vanderbilt Christopher M. Bell New York Frank T Lincoln Peckham

Rich Man Dies of Starvation in Lowell Tenement

Wallace Shaw aged 60, real estate owner, died at the city farm Lowell today from starvation. An eccentric recluse, he lived alone in a tenement and neighbors seldom saw him. Ill for about a week, his condition deteriorated until found unconscious and beyond aid.

Lowell Wallace Shaw Shaw

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