Market swings and corporate moves in early Friday trading
The New York market fell with bears pressing the list, Amalgamated dipping to 67 after near 70, copper prices slumping in London, and Paris signaling Rio Tinto price support. Boston and other centers showed tight money, with call loans peaking and high commercial paper rates. News covered Dominion Iron and Steel, Kansas City line bonds, Bell Telephone’s Erie Telegraph takeover, and a Boston injunction against Boston and Montana. The day ended muted with weak closes and scarce demand.
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New York
Bears
Vanderbilt
Amalgamated
London
Paris
Rio Tinto
Baltic
Osceola
Tile Royale
Calumet
Utah
Erie
Massachusetts Electric
National City Bank
Boston
Time
Esangi
Isys
Asha Ebendid
AOS Gus Tol
Pies Easssys
Santa Ysabel Gold Mining Company
W. F. Drake
Harvard Gold Mining Company
Henry M. Whitney
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
James Rosas
Montreal
Dominion Tron and Steel
Dominion Coal
Whitney
Clancy
Boston & Montana Company
Minnie Healey
Boston Stock Exchange
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railway Company
Minneapolis
Bell Telephone Company
Erie Telegraph and Telephone Company
Michigan
Wisconsin
Bell People
Telaphore
Toston
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Charles IE. Cotting
George Y P. Gardner
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Erie Telephone
Mexican Telephone Company
Market Close: Day's Highs Lows and Bid ASK
Boston December 12 report lists the day's highest and lowest sales figures along with the closing bid and asked prices. The data reflect market activity across all traded securities and commodities for the session.
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Boston
Boston Wesleyan University Club Holds 19th Annual Meeting
The Boston Wesleyan University Club met at the University Club rooms on Beacon Street with 60 guests. Notables at the main table included Robert F. Raymond and F. K. Barker, plus A. S Roe H. O. Marey Sanford Conn and W. Randall. Raymond noted a $1,000,000 rise in endowment over the last decade and potential $500,000 more next year. New officers elected: President Forrest Barker, vice-president T. H. Ackfeldt, secretary H. I. Harriman, treasurer M. D. Davis, executive committee W. L. Snow F. I. Brown I. P. Fogg.
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Boston Wesleyan University Club
University Club
Beacon Street
Robert F. Raymond
F. K. Barker
Massachusetts Gas Commission
A. 8. Roe
Worcester
H. O. Marey
Cambridge
Sanford
Brookline High School
H. W. Conn
Middletown
W. F. Randall
New York
Raymond
Forrest B H. Barker
Senate Democrats withhold committee spots for McLaurin and Wellington
Democratic leaders in the Senate told Republicans the minority will not demand allied committee seats for Senators McLaurin or Wellington. It is understood the Republican committee on committees will assign these two senators to committee places.
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Washington
Senate
McLaurin
Wellington
Republican Committee On Committees
Columbia Varsity Basketball Schedule Released
New York Dec 12 The Columbia Varsity basketball schedule announced includes Norwalk Military Company at Norwalk on Jan 1 Yale at New Haven Jan 18 Princeton at Princeton Feb 2 Harvard at New York Yale at New York Feb 28 Princeton at New York Harvard at Cambridge March 12 Williams at Williamstown
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Columbia
New York
Norwalk Military Company
Norwalk
Yale
New Haven
Princeton
Harvard
Cambridge
Williams
Williamstown
Revivalists Plan 10 Heal Sick Today
Two thousand people attended revivalist services at Mechanics’ Mall with high energy and dramatic responses. President Reeves led healing at 9 am, with converts noted and students active, shouting Amen and Glory. Reese urged repentance, spoke of grace, and described salvation missions, urging church members to abandon worldly sins and seek spiritual salvation.
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Mechanics’ Mall
Reeves
Noberry
Reese
Brother Nobery
Utletty girls in auto smash near Providence
In Providence on December 12 Miss Virginia Gammell daughter of Robert Ives Gammell a known social figure and Miss Dahlgren of New York were thrown from an automobile when the axle broke. The wreck caused a horse driven by Miss Ethel Parks to run away overturning a carriage, ejecting Miss Parks and John Roach of Harvard. All four occupants were badly shaken with minor injuries and both carriages wrecked.
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Providence
R. L
Virginia Gammell
Robert Ives Gammell
Newport
Dahlgren
New York
Ethel Parks
John Roach
Harvard
Hurley Seed Strenuous Polo Match at Salem Ends 14-9
In Salem, December 12, a polo match ended with Salem defeating Plymouth 14 to 9. The game featured a mix up causing injuries including a black eye, a bleeding nose, a cut lip, and a stitched gash. Craig substituted for Hipson and performed well. attendance was 600.
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Salem
Plymouth
Hurley
Doherty
Roberts
Miller
Plymouths
Craig
Hipson
Mullen
Heffernan
Murphy
Furbush
Timer— Porter
Reception and Dancing at New England Conservatory
The Alpha Chapter Sigma Phi Fraternity hosted a reception at the New England Conservatory of Music in Franklin Square. Officers greeted guests from 8 to 9 pm while informal dancing filled Eloquence Hall and the gym from 9 to 11 pm with over 300 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Conservatory of Music
Sinfonia Fraternity
Franklin Square
F. Lesly Stone
Henry HH. Hall
Homer ©. Humphrey
O. E. Mills
Odd Items in News of the Day from Bloomington
A Bloomington report notes John McIntyre’s arrival reveals the body of his brother Nicholl, who died on the same train. Various brief items from Camden to Buffalo cover tetanus vaccination survivor, dangers of sweaters, a near death after an alarm, a revived man on the way to the morgue, a ballgone suicide, a bridegroom’s plan, and a kerosene incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
John McIntyre
Nicholl
Foreign potatoes cheaper from Belgium than Albany
Commission men report it is cheaper to import potatoes from Belgium than from Albany. Since October 1, 100000 sacks have arrived in New York from Europe, signaling a shift in supply costs and sourcing.
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New York
Commission
Belgium
Albany
Europe
Illness rumors denied as Waldersee responds by telegraph
In Berlin Countess von Waldersee telegraphs that rumors of her husband’s dangerous illness are untrue. Reports from Ford City and New York note fires, legal actions, and a major Army encampment plan for Washington. Nearby cities report crimes, recoveries, and enlistment movements as December 12 updates flow in from multiple states and provinces.
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Berlin
Death by own action of M J Quinn in Franklin Park
M J Quinn aged 53, a liquor saloon owner and well known resident of 71 Peter Parley Road, Franklin Park, killed himself yesterday afternoon. He left his saloon at noon and went to the park, shooting himself through the head. Home life and character described as pleasant with no known troubles.
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M. J. Quinn
Franklin Park
Mr. Quinn
Peter Parley Road
Ruggles
Tremont Streets
Quinn
Harvard Dines Football Stars At Yale Victory Dinner
Harvard celebrated its Yale win with a 300-seat dinner featuring Sargent Mifflin Putnam and Jones as honored players. Toasts by Colonel Hallowell and President Storrow lauded Reid's coaching, team unity, and Harvard's amateur ethic. Theodore Roosevelt sent a message. Coach Reid was named for 1902 with Captain Campbell praising team support and discipline.
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Pennsylvania
Sargent
Glee Club
Roosevelt
James J. Storrow
Association
Sears
Harvard
Arthur Cumnock
Reid
Colonel Hallowell
Hallowell
Radcliffe
West Point
Daly
White House
Washington, D. C
Annapolis
Theodore Roosevelt
Higginson
Soldiers
Harvard Union
Bill Reid
Public School Association
Storrow
Eliot
Dean Briggs
Lampoon
Dr. Briggs
Whicch
Yale
A. P. Gardner
Campbell
MacMasters
Donald
Cochrane
Jaffray
Houghton
Forbes
Gordon Brown
College of All Colleges
Hollis
Cambridge
J. W. Wheelwright
Footall
Chambers of Commerce bill pushes consular reorganization
Washington observers report a national push for reordering the consular service. The movement unites leading and lesser chambers of commerce and boards of trade across the United States. The modified Lodge bill is set for Senate and House introductions by Lodge and Hitt or Burton respectively.
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Washington
United States
Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade
Transatlantic steamer men meet to regulate traffic
Cologne hosts a meeting of representatives from major continental steamship lines to harmonize traffic, limit destructive layups during slack trade, and apportion business. Negotiations with American and British companies are advancing, and a satisfactory all interests agreement is anticipated soon.
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Cologne
Carpenters Push Eight Hour Day in Boston Movement
Mass meetings at Faneuil Hall promote an eight hour day and a $3 per day minimum wage with May 1 target. William J. Huber of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners speaks urging union solidarity while noting higher wages in New York and St. Louis. General Organizer William J. Shields claims success is likely next May if carpenters stay united. Additional speakers include Abra ham Clear Makers Union No. 97 and Frank Foster Typographical Union No. 12. The drive aims to extend the eight hour day and $3 per day wage to all Boston area carpenters.
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Carpenters of
Boston
Vicinity
Faneuil Trail
William J. Huber
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Philadel
Bia
Daniel H. Deegan
Carpenters, District Council
Boston and Vicinity
Huber
New York
St. Louis
Boson
William J. Shields
Carpenters’ Union
Boston Carpenters
Abrahame
Clear Makers’ Union No. 97
Boston Central Labor Union
James R. Crozier
Boston L. A
Frank K. Foster
Typographical Union No
Carpenters
Foston and Vicinity
Clan Farquharson Concert and Ball in South Boston
The fourteenth annual concert and ball by Clan Farquharson, Order of Scottish Clans, occurred at Gray's Hall South Boston. Vocalists performed and Mr. J. Cowan's Scottish songs and Mr. Messer's piano impressed the audience. Chief Thomas McKean led the event with Thomas Timlon as floor director. over 150 couples danced led by McKean and Mrs. McKean in blue silk.
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Clan Farquharson
Order of Scottish Clans
Gray's Hall
Broadway
South
Boston
Mr. J. Cowan
Per
Formance
Nichols Seeks Release From Boston Club
Charley Nichols a Boston pitcher arrived in New York to meet club owners about his release. He cited a strong Kansas City offer and said the decision would be made tomorrow to resolve his status. Charley Hickman was in town en route to New Haven for a coaching post, with a Virginia offer in hand. The Kelly Hanlon manager deal with New York is off for Hanlon.
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Reese
Detroit
Brother Wills
Mulberry Bend
William Sherman
New York
John R. Brooke
Jarmulowsky
Concord
Nhs
John Williams
Scranton
Penn
Martin P. Higgins
Charlestown
Mass
International Printing Pressmen's Union of America
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
South Africa
Halifax
Washington
Chaffee
Manila
Grant
Kilpatrick
Navy Department
Towa
Vanama
Callao
Talcahuans
Chile
Rockland
Henry Ingraham
Charley Nichols
Boston
Kansas City
Nichols
Cam
Charley Hickman
New Haven
University of Virginia
Kelly-Hanlon
Hanlon
City Briefs Recap of Local Election Petition and Incidents
Election officials have distributed recount petition blanks to the Public School Association with women voters eligible to sign. Notable incidents: Lewis O'Brien, 75, flour and grain merchant and Boston Chamber of Commerce member, died in Allston. William Webster, 10, arrested after leaping through a plate glass window on Saratoga and Moore Streets. Mark Flanagan, 30, Public Grounds Dept. worker, fell from a tree in the Public Garden injuring his shoulder. George Woods, charcoal dealer, injured in East Boston collision. Albert Verne, Mattapan, fractured thigh after a fall from a trestle near Norfolk avenue bridge. Edward Harrison, 50, struck by an inbound electric car at Poste Mee Square. Peter Botana, 25, arrested for possessing stolen property linked to Beacon Street and Spruce Street cases.
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Public School Association
Lewis O'Brien
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Allston
Boston
Portland
William Webster
Warren Webster
Samuel Irons
Saratoga
Moore Streets
Morse
Ile
Ind
Webster
Mark Vlanagan
St. Alphonsus Street
Public Grounds Department
City Hospital
George Woods
Somerville Avenue
Eutaw Street
East Boston
Eecure
Norfolk Avenue Bridge
Albert Verne
Tremont Street
Mattapan
Edward Harrison
West Broadway
PosteMee Square
Peter Botana
Gainsboro Street
Station 3
Merrimac Street
University Club
Beacon Street
Dr. Park
Spruce Street
Hotel banquet marks ninth Massachusetts Hotel Association reunion
Three hundred hotel men gathered at Hotel Somerset for the Massachusetts Hotel Association’s ninth annual reunion. Toastmaster Harry L. Brown read regret letters from officials, with witty jests about lawyers and hotel men. Senator Morse praised anti semicolon law, Rev Horton entertained, General Taylor ribbed, and Michael J. Murray delivered a notable speech.
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Somerset
Massachusetts Hotel Association
Charles A. ‘Genson
Harry L. Brown
Tuileries
Frown
Tlart
Brown
William A. Morse
Morse
Edward A. Horton
Charles H. Taylor
Taylor
Mary Walker
Michael J. Murray
Hotel men push to fix Samicolon law in banquet remarks
At a Gloucester gathering, Mr. Murray urged correction of the Samicolon law while Rev. William H. Rider shared worldly gospel stories. William H. La Pointe and W. Davis read verses as guests debated politics and hospitality, ending with a lavish dinner menu and social remarks.
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Murray
William H. Rider
Gloucester
William H. la Pointe
Young
W. Davis
Norfolk Hous
Iwi
Somerset
St. Cloud
Yellow Label
Duminy & Co
Brut
Quakers Urge Peace at Philadelphia Conference
Nearly 1000 Quakers from orthodox Hicksite and Wilburite branches gathered at the American Friends peace conference in Philadelphia to press for peace among nations. The first combined meeting since their division featured papers and remarks, with leaders including John B. Garrett and Dr. Benjamin F. Trueblood.
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Philadelphia
Society of Friends
American Friends’ Peace Conference
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
John B. Garrett
Benjamin F. Trueblood
Boston
American Peace Society
William G. Hubbard
Lansing
Mich
Mary Chawmer
Winston-Salem
N. C
Howard H. Jenkins
Friends Intelligencer
Mariana W. Chapman
Brooklyn
James B. Unthank
Wilmington College
Ohio
James Wood
Mount Kisco
Jesse Holmes
Worthmore College
Richard H. Thomas
Baltimore
State Prison for Smith Walter C Smith
Walter C Smith was yesterday afternoon sentenced by Judge Lawton to state prison for from three to five years at hard labor. The meek looking crippled youth, using crutches, pleaded guilty to two serious offenses involving a threatening letter demanding 875 dollars from Israel Rue and arranged for payment under a tree on Shawmut avenue. Police, hiding nearby, intervened as Smith attempted to discharge a revolver hitting the hammer and saving Officer Cronin from injury. A scuffle and clubbing preceded Smith's surrender.
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Walter C. Smith
Lawton
Smith
Israel Rue
Rue
Shawmut Avenue
Michael H. Cronin
Cronin
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