Mexican Coffee and Rubber Growers Offer 500000 Shares
Promoters William A. Mears & Co offer 500000 shares at $1 each to fund sugar mills machinery and timber plantation expansion. The company holds 100000 acres of prime tropical land in Mexico with government concessions including mail subsidy and five revenue sources. Prospective earnings from land sales 5400000, timber 2500000, plantation profits 1500000, commissions 540000, steamboats and subsidies 100000, total strong income potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Mears & Co
Philadelphia
Government of Mexico
Mexican Coffee and Rubber Growers’ Association
Association Forecasts Cash Inflows From Lands and Timber
The association expects in six years to receive 9,540,000 in cash from agency sales of 36,000 acres, timber sales net of expenses about 2,000,000, plantation operations 1,500,000, agency commissions 640,000, and river mail and passenger contracts 100,000, plus additional revenues from further land sales and government concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
Grijalva River
Eee
Ecoreses
Tropical agriculture boom urged as safe profitable venture
The article argues tropical agriculture as a key future investment, noting public and investor interest, and describes the company’s title as secure under Mexican government possession. It mentions expert opinions confirming title, monthly audits by Vollum Fernley Vollum, and six monthly financial disclosures to stockholders. The charter restricts debt to $25,000, making stock a first lien. plans call for listing on Philadelphia and Boston exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ants
Philadelphia
Was Joseph Courtney Found Dead in East Boston Doorway
Joseph Courtney a cattleman from East Boston was found dead in a doorway near 10 Marginal Exes last Saturday night. Mrs Elizabeth Galligher identified clothes at the fire station as Courtney's, and she will identify the body at North Grove street morgue. Courtney had boarded nine years with Mrs Galligher and had no known relatives. He was English, about 45, 5 feet 7 inches, weight not stated, and death attributed to heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Courtney
Boston
Courtney
Gsail
Wiarren Line
Norseman
Charlestown
Elizabeth ‘Galligher
Pearl Place
North Grove Street
Galligher
CAPT J F TAYLOR DEAD EAST BOSTON FERRY CAPTAIN
Captain John F. Taylor of East Boston ferry boats died suddenly of heart disease at his home after returning on the Governor Russell. A 30 year sea veteran, he recently commanded a yacht for J. Montgomery Sears and had served as East Boston ferry captain for about six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Taylor
East Boston
Governor Russell
North Ferry
Captain Taylor
J. Montgomery Sears
Mixed stock quotes from Fortuna Republica to Meadow Mining
A miscellaneous stock exchange report lists 14 000 Fortuna Republica at 0.03, 900 Bay State Gas at 58, 200 Boston South Dakota Gold at 0.88, 500 Crescent Mining at AS 1.45, 100 Pioneer Lynn Gold at 0.00, 100 Beclpme O at 0.36, 100 Notary Ring Spinning at 8.87, and 100 Meadow Mining at 1.00, among other entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miscellaneous Stock Exchange
Wilson W. Fay & CO
State Street
Fortuna-Republica
Bay State Gas
Boston South Dakota
Crescent Mining
Pioneer Lynn
Ccceseeesee
Boston Little Circle
Ersees
Boston Lawyer Ulmer Sued Over Trust Property Deed
Mrs. Clara Spinney of Bath Maine sues W Edwin Ulmer a Boston attorney in Supreme Judicial Court for Gadahoc alleging a trustee deed worth about 15000 on Maine real estate was conveyed to Ulmer who collected rents but failed to pay insurance taxes and expenses allowing mortgages to foreclose the property. The case ties Ulmer to property mainly in Freeport and cites his trust and corporate practice with recent residence shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Edwin Ulmer
Boston
E Uity
Supreme Court
Gadahoc
Clara Spinney
Bath
E. B. Mallet
Freeport
Reeport
Ulmer
Tremont Ap
Huntington Avenue
Copley Square Hotel
Coast steamer collision near Huntington causes heavy loss
The steamers Tom Dodsworth and Volunteer, ready at Som Deets, collided twenty miles upriver. About thirty boats and a large coal cargo sank. Loss estimated at $100,000. Both vessels and coal owned by the Pittsburg coal combine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Tom Dodsworth
Volunteer
Som Deets
Pittsburg Coal Combine
Frederick H Curtis Dies in Norwell at 62
Frederick H Curtis, a prominent carpenter and contractor from Assinippi, Norwell, died suddenly at his home this morning of pneumonia at age 62. He served in the Navy during the War. Curtis had been engaged in his trade up to the time of his death, leaving a noted record in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwell
Frederick H. Curtis
Assinippi
Engas
Navy
Wife refuses secret trial offer in $40,000 divorce bid
Mrs May Evange line Weil says Henry Goodman Weil offered $40,000 cash and a $10,000 fee to move her divorce case to a private referee hearing. Weil, a stock broker, lives at the Waldorf Astoria and remains opposed to a jury trial in open court. The suit, filed in Supreme Court before Justice McAdam, stems from alleged religious differences and prior marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
May Evangeline Weil
Justice McAdam
Supreme Court
Henry Goodman Well
New York Stock Exchange
Weil
Waldorf-Astoria
Wood
St. Louis
Frohman
Jersey City
Justice of the Peace
McGrath
Fifth Avenue
West Forty Sixth Street
Edna Benn
Augustus Myers
Husbard
Vessels Arrived with 47000 Tons at Local Harbor
A lively Sabbath witnessed a large fleet of ocean tow boats and barges arriving from coal ports. Thirteen tugs towed about thirty two barges carrying roughly 47000 tons with most to unload locally. Delays from bad weather affected several ships including John B Prescott and the Norge after coal transfers at Cape Breton and Everett Coke Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vineyard Haven
John B. Prescott
Lackawanna
Hoboken
Newport
Colliser Norge
Everett Coke Works
Cape Breton
Louisburg
C. B
Sailor Captain John F Taylor Passes at Harbor
The harbor’s ripples recall Captain John F Taylor of the East Boston ferry department who led various vessels and served as a noted steamer man before his passing. His career spanned multiple roles aboard local ferries along the water front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Taylor
East Boston Ferry Department
Flesh Formation over Fat in Dyspeptic Health Advice
A health ad extols flesh over fat for symmetry, arguing that fat hinders muscles and organs. It claims many remain thin due to poor digestion and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure, detailing digestion benefits and a price of 50 cents for full treatment sold by druggists in the US, Canada and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Weil alimony case spawns corespondent actions in New York
Doane and Weil battles unfold with court ordered alimony at $200 weekly and new filings naming seven co respondents. Weil accuses husband Henry Well of harassment and trunk searches while noting a pending trust provision of $50, paid after marriage. The piece shifts through assorted maritime and local society items, including ship movements and notable figures, with scattered details about vessels and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Doane
Weil
Doane
West Forty-sixth Street
Supreme Court
Henry Well
Waldorf-Astoria
Edna Benn
Lottie Smyly
Vessel transfers and new gear linked to Rockland dock work
The report notes Captain Andersen assumes command of a vessel previously led by Captain Cook. The ship left Galveston on November 21 for Bremen, towing two coal barges and the wrecking lighter Penokee owned by Road Star Towing and Wrecking. Penokee carries coal for Rockport while heavier drafts risk offshore vessels. New boilers for two tugs, Gladiator and Carbonero, and loading trials with 32 000 trels of lime for New York are planned under officials with tug and barge holdings. The tug William G Williams starts service commanded by Captain Moses Ross as work on the City of Rockland proceeds, with housing near completion and a smokestack and walking beam already in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falcon Street
East
Boston
Quincy
McClellan
Taylor
Ferry Division
Weld
Masters
London
Admiral Sampson
Port Antonio
Dewey
Cramp
Farragut
Quinn Bros
Grand Junction Pliers
Mallory
Alamo
Galveston
Highland Light
de Alamo
New York
Metropolitan Line
James 8. Whitney
John M. Hallett
Harlan & Hollingsworth
Wilmington
Del
H. M. Whitney
Baker
Vrordcy
St. Croix
International Steamship Company
S&s. F. Pike
Allan
Cumberland
Commercial Wharf
Wease
Portland
Tport
John
N. B
Mystic Pier
William F. Campbell
Jardo
P. R
Horce
Campbell
Chelsea Destle
Lady Joicy
United States Treasury
Cook
Andersen
Bremen
Wrestler
Philadelphia
Penokee
Road Star Towing and Wrecking Company
Rockport
Mass
Gladiator
Carbonero
Fred E. Richards
Rockland
Rockert
Southern Points
William G. Williams
Moses Ross
City of Rockland
Shipping News Miniature Almanac Readings and Arrivals
Shipping news lists sun rise and set times, tides, and arrivals of numerous steamers, brigs, schooners, tugs, and barges with their destinations and cargoes. Vessels include Daltonhall Heeley Turret Bell Major Barrett and many others bound for Boston Philadelphia New York and Portland with merchandise passengers coal and ballast. The report also notes wind directions and harbor movements across several ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daltonhall
Heeley
London
Sydney
C. B
Halifax
Fur
A. M. Graham
Snow
E. B. Sampson
Major Barrett
Willetts
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Sabbich
Salem
Paxtang
Herman Winter
Grove
New York
Henry Meer
Dingley
Thompson
Portland
Cape Ann
Godrey Gloucester
Mass
Mabel C
Conlon
Parrsboro
Annie Sargent
Tibbetts
Rockland
Bushlight
Beal
Jonesport
Herbert
Perkins
Rockport
Carbonero
Hawes
Coleraine
Paxinos
Franklin
Portsmouth
N. Ht
O'Brien
Lincoln
Hercules
Newburyport
Tamaqua
Kelly
Alaska
Suffolk
East
Ymouth
Lackawanna
Lewis
Hoboken
Pohatcong
Hopatcong
Cohocton
Dudley Pray
Coffin
Eehawken
Binghampton
Scranton
Joshua Lovett
Baker
Clara
Edith
South Am
Bath
Byssus
Buttress
Cheektowaga
McGoldrick
Perth Amboy
Blue Bird
Budget
Brooklyn
Kic
Triton
Benjamin
Baltimore
Enos Soule
GettsDura
Genie Portland
Dolphin
Fuller Lymouth
A. Westerton
Nugent
Boston City Clerk Notice of Election Meetings 1900
City Clerk announces meetings for male citizens qualified to vote for city officers. Meetings to be held at polling places designated by the Board of Election Commissioners. Date stated as November 22, 1900, under Chapter 548 of the Acts of 1898 and amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election Commissioners
December next election for city offices and liquor question
Citizens will vote on a three year term street commissioner eight school committee members one alderman per district with two in fourth and ninth districts and three common council members for the ensuing year also yes or no on liquor licenses female citizens may vote for eight school committee members polls open six a m to four p m attested by city clerk Edward J Donovan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Donovan
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Mevican Coffee and
Inbher Growers
Associa
State of
Delaware
Land Title Building
Mexico
the Land Title and Trust CO
WM. M. Hoagland
Washington Hopkins
B. Gordon Bromley
Treasure Baking Powder Co
A. H. Duncan
Paris Medicine Co
W. Hanna
Buffalo
Gordon Bromley
Jorney
J. C. Gilbert
Merritt Air Brake Co
David Ey Lines
New Orleans
G. Ste Imball
Secret Delaware Trust Co
Iacob’ Mannar
R. M. Gano
Dallas
Percival 8. Jones
New
Otte
Louis Mendez
Court of St. James
Pablo Mercedes
J. P. Taylor
Vollum
Fernley & Vollum
Broad and
Chestnut Sts
Broadway
New York City
Union Trust Company
Washington St
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Fifth Ave
Cor
27Th St
Delaware Trust Company
Market St
Chicago Title and Trust Company
J. F. Taylor
Lawson, Arnold & CO
State ST
Trinity Copper Company
Trinity
Laweon, Arnold
F. H. Curtis
Oxford Place
Oxford Street
Division 4
Empire Copper CO
Trinity Copper
Langon
Shipping News
Wind Northwest
Sylvania R
Liverpool
Eng
Norseman Br. O
Storm King
Antwerp
Old Dominion
Cto
Samuel H. Nickerson
Buenos Ayres
Monhegan
Fernandina
Gettysburg
Eagle Hill
Elmwood
Ashland
Nottingham
Port Johnson
Gracet North
Manhattanwork
Light
Dominion Line
Queenstown
New England
Commonwealth (New
Nev
Dominion
Commonwealth
Old Country
Scandinavia
Cunard Line
Saxonia
Ivernia
Altonia
Sylvania
Apply Company
Alexander Martin
Cunard Company
Ssaxonia
Continent
Warren Line
Kansas
Michigan
Sachem
Sagamore
Hoosac Tunnel
Warren & CO
Milk Street
Savannah
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Ocean Steamship Co
North
Lewis Wharf
City of
Summer Street
F. H. Downing
Atlantic Ave
Metropolitan 8. 8. Co
Ocean Steamship Company
New Pier 35
North River
A. Dew. Sampson
J. F. Masters
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Line
Bhuindeghia
Iida
Pe O NG
Cene Mpson
Pao Estate
Fiske Building
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Co, Steamship Lines
Norfolk
Newport News
Graham
Washington
Desimer Street
I Coria
Prtlasas
R i
Portland Steamship CO
Gov. Dingley
State
Eeaens
Portlan
Merton
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