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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1897

Page

7

Gas War Boosts Bond Prices and Trade Surges

The market shows heavy activity at the Boston Gas issue with many brokers placing sell orders as the Lawson Whitney fight draws attention. First and second gas series bonds fall in price while New England Coke & Gas issue offers at 92 percent with a stock bonus. Directors of American Bell declare quarterly dividends totaling 15 percent for the year.

Boston Stock Exchange New Gas Outfit New England Coke & Gas Company Lawson, Weidenfeld & Co Lawson Boston Gas J. Edward Addicks Irving A. Evans American Bell Telephone Company Old Dominion Paine Gochiti Coram New York New Jersey J._A. Coram Stephen M. Crosby J. W. Belcher O. Posey Los Angeles Cal H. W. Wesson Boston Chicago Burlington & Quincy John Stanton Boston & Maine Pinkham

Market Snapshot of Industrials and Utilities

The page lists varied figures for numerous firms including American Spirits American Tobacco Bay State Gas and Consolidated Gas with mixed percentages and shares. It notes trading highlights such as ex-dividend statuses, price levels for Pullman and Pacific Mail, and broad sector activity with unclear context from OCR data.

Bay State Cold & Iron General Electric Illinois Steel Lescecta Oe Ontario Cawas Ore Imp Co Pacific Mail Pullman

Shipping News and Almanac Update for December 16

Arrived ships include Prince Edward, Juniata, Prohibition, Grace E. Stevens, and George P. Rust among others from Gloucester, Newburyport, and Rockport. Sailing vessels include Cestrian for Liverpool and Chattahoochee for Savannah with multiple tows and ferries listed.

Prince Edward McGray Yarmouth N. S Juniata Bond Baltimore Norfolk Cape Ann Godfrey Gloucester Prohibition Richard Moses River Salem Addie E. Snow Elwell Rockport Grace E. Stevens Stevens Calais George P. Rust Brocklebank Newburyport Wind Southwest Cestrian Liverpool Beverly Port Antonio New York San Domingo Chattahoochee Savannah

Civil Court Dockets From First to Fourth Jury Sessions

Suffolk Superior Court lists numerous active cases across four jury sessions with parties including Meehan Boston Robertson Harlow Hartt West End R R O Neil Lynn Boston R R Dooley Waldron Radigan Crowley Hoyt N B H R R Freikart Schmidt Stokes Boston Gosnell Boston A R Croning Shea Cond on Crowley Spaulding N Y NH H R 2143 Goldstein Whitman 8301 Dooley Burnham 2958 Woomneveld B A R R 3418 Ross N H H R B R 3420 Grannan Sabin Rowley Wood West End R R 3020 Whitcomb Dickinson 6306 Hughes Klaus Hoyt Miller 6542 Shepley Winward 1186 Foster Hargraves Mills Neville Gile Goldsmith Murray Russo Lonergan Meyer N T T Co Bigelow.

Meehan Boston Robertson Harlow Hartt West End R. R O’ Neil Lynn Dooley Waldron Radigan Blake Spaulding N. Y H. R Goldstein West End R. R Whitman Same Burnham Woomneveld Ross N. H Grannan Sabin Rowley Wood Braley Whitcomb Dickinson Hughes Klaus Hoyt Miller Russo Lonergan Meyer Bigelow

Lawsuit Over Personal Injury From Hose Cart Collision

Middlesex Superior Court lists cases including Frank Kavnay v Edwin F. Trefren for $3000 in damages from a hose cart collision. Other matters include land-taking damages for metropolitan sewer projects and numerous civil actions between various plaintiffs and defendants. Proceedings note counsel for both sides.

Middlesex Superior Court Cambridge Fessenden Frank Kavnay Edwin IF. Trefren T. J. Boynton Eliot Glover F. W. Kaan Lucretia Carr Et Als Commonwealth of Massachusetts Saltonstall & Spear H. M. Hallowell Ron Lombard Landergan Newton Street Sauer Connors Harris Allen Pratt Louis Williams Hiltz Goode Edgecomb City of Somerville

Officers Elected by P. H. Sheridan Club Roxbury

At a regular meeting at 67 Hampden Street Roxbury the P H Sheridan Club elected Captain John B Duffy as president John Fleming as vice president Terence J L Mahan as recording secretary James J Cashnan as financial secretary Daniel J Fitzpatrick as sergeant at arms and Joseph Clark as sentinel Several candidates were admitted.

P. H. Sheridan Club Roxbury Hampden Street John B. Duffy John Fleming Terence JL. Mahan James J. Cashnan Daniel J. Fitzpatrick Joseph Clark Sentinel

Hanna Declares Recovery After Illness

Senator Hanna left New York for Washington reporting full recovery from his recent illness. He traveled today and plans to resume duties.

New York Hanna Washington

Boston Ward 3 rally notice for Friday evening

In accordance with city ordinances a rally will be held in Ward 3 Ward room at 8 p m Friday. John J Mahoney listed as organizer or participant in the notice.

Lewis Wharf Boston Yarmouth N. S Nova Scotia H. F. Ham Washington Street Chatham Street Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Isador Davidson Copartner Morris Siegel Davidson Court House Pemberton Square John F. Kelly Franklin D. Rideout Fred H. Seavey George H. Jacobs Edward J. Bromberg Columbus Avenue City of Ward Room Ward 3 John J. Mahoney Washington St

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