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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
8
Stock notes show dull opening in New York with late buying strength in copper shares. Trimountain led gains with about 2000 shares traded with firm demand for Baltic and Copper Range as reports hint at further moves. Baltic closed strong while Copper Range climbed.
The United States Electric Signal Company offers for sale 35000 in Treasury Stock at par, shares 10 each. The Signal, adopted by street railways, is no longer experimental and has orders from across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Europe. Water Town Massachusetts factory, patent protected, John J. Ruddick inventor, management by Barbour Nickerson Withee Hopewell, stock to be subscribed through James H. Nickerson Treasurer West Newton Mass.
A Boston based SAL Business solicits New York Stocks for investment or on margin. Special attention to orders in lots of any size for delivery. New York curb stocks accurately quoted and dealt in. Advisory letters sent daily upon application to those interested in day to day movements.
Boston stock market report lists the day’s highest and lowest sales along with closing bid and asked prices, dated December 13.
Washington dispatch reports a centenary decor scandal at the House of Representatives where foreign flags appeared among American symbols. Sailors used spare flags to complete the display, leading to protests over the British flag and a Boer flag incident tied to Representative Sulzer.
The society aims to gain and circulate accurate information about the islands. Facts will be drawn from official reports. E G Bourne, history professor at Yale University, will conduct the inquiry. Officers are Chairman Dr James J Putnam, Secretary L K Fuller, Treasurer W H McElwain.
United States grand jury opens at $2 a day while state jurors seek $3 a day, saying the pay makes service unprofitable. The current jury urged an increase in its petition. Judge Lowell claimed no jurisdiction and would refer the matter to Senator Hoar, chair of the Senate judiciary committee.
A Liberty League Chicago volume titled Truth About the Philippines argues for civil and religious liberty amid clashes with Spanish friars and local Catholic groups. It cites witnesses from Dewey to Aguinaldo and includes selections from McCutcheon and Little with special permissions.
Vice-President Paul Morton of the Santa Fe system and Richard C. Kerens of St. Louis met with the President to discuss a Pacific coast trip. The spring or early summer appears best, with April likely chosen for the journey.
Washington observers expect Major General Chaffee to be ordered to Manila as MacArthur’s successor after the current dry season. High ranking officers in the Philippines reportedly favor major changes with MacArthur and General Bates returning to the United States within months.
The United Improvement Council of Dorchester has formed a permanent organization. Associations admitted to membership each sponsor two members. The groups include Ashmont, Bernard, Harvard, Lonsdale, Lauriat Avenue, Savin Hill, and Dorchester Central Improvement Associations, totaling about 900 members. About sixteen local groups are expected to join, with 5 permanent officers to be elected.
The Devonian departs for Liverpool as the Winifredian arrives from the opposite end of the route piloted by Nelson. Weather, hull damage, and crew reports fill the harbor scene with details of several ships including the Ivernia Virginian Barrowmore and others. Cargo totals, wrecks, and new records for the Sierra and Timandra are noted along with cockpit tales of pilot boats enduring storms here.
New York reports J P Morgan & Co has acquired a large interest in the Pennsylvania Coal Company and aims to buy out remaining stockholders on the same terms. Treasury assets around 10 million dollars seed a 72 percent payout to shareholders, with Morgan paying 65 2 percent per share. A coal operator notes a syndicate seeks to consolidate mines from Wilkesbarre to Carbondale and beyond into Hazleton and Schuylkill regions, targeting about twenty five mines and a 12 000 ton daily capacity. Morgan confirms stock sale terms and notes dividends from treasury assets will be handled with the purchase.
A vessel rests at Green's ship yard in Chelsea receiving new plank hull caulking and repairs while Tug Carbonero departed at noon for Salem Harbor to aid the wreed schooner Sarah Potter. A high southwest wind hampered wreckers around the harbor areas as several vessels ashore from the recent blow awaited assistance. A fourteen vessel fleet arrived at T wharf with haddock bulk 235,000 pounds priced 5 to 14 cents per pound alongside large cod market cod hake and pollock. Schooners Mount Hope and George A. McFadden sailed for Baltimore on December 1 and were reported in port Tuesday.
Shipping news reports arrivals and clearances at Atlantic ports. Steamers Turcoman and Halifax with merchandise and passengers, plus numerous schooners and tugs listed with origin, destination, and cargo via Liverpool, Yarmouth, Boston, Philadelphia, and Portland. Sailings include Devonian Parthian Kershaw and Joshua Lovett with tows and barges. wind from southwest to west prevailing.
A stream of 19th century docket items details actions in Boston courts. Cases include 4613 J H Fay vs Continental Brewing and Boston Elevated Railroad for injuries to a Somerville resident, and three administrator suits by estates of D T Boyle, M J Griffin, and William Duncan over fatal elevator accidents. Other verdicts and settlements involve Boston Elevated, New York New Haven Hartford, and Egyptian Chemical cases, with damages ranging from several hundred to thousands of dollars.
In Watertown a suit for personal injuries from a sidewalk defect on Pleasant street proceeds with E H Pierce for the plaintiff and J E Abbott for the town. In Framingham a contractor claims credit injury from a mercantile agency report, with Benton Choate for the plaintiff and Carver Blodget for the defendants. A Boston City trench injury case against the city on Bowdoin Street proceeds, with the jury deliberating after unguarded trench claims.
Large throngs fill Canal Street warehouses as Paine Furniture showcases a festive display. Bargains include a two-piece Marquetry desk and chair for 24, a Christmas cabinet at 12.50, a music cabinet at 6.25, plus library dining and bedroom sets at striking prices, reflecting strong holiday appeal.
London report states Michael G Mulhall statistician is dead born 1836. He founded in 1861 the Buenos A Standard the first English daily paper in South America. His principal works include Dictionary of Cities The Progress of the World and on Industries and Wealth of Nations.
Gustavus Clar Hopkins former president of the Cotto Exchange died last night at his home in New York City. He was born February 29, 184 in Mobile Alabama and educated in Connecticut.
After months at sea from Addah West Africa the schooner Harry Knowlton with four casks of palm oil ran ashore at night near her haven. Tugs work to refloat her as she sits in the mud on Spectacle Island.
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