Profit taking lowers prices in brisk market activity
Friday evening report shows a pause after a five day rally with many stocks off slight, yet some gains overall. Copper and oil groups led moves as London buys supported prices while traders await the bank statement and dividends. Analysts note rising copper demand, a possibly higher July dividend for American Pneumatic, and shifting postal contract plans.
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London
New York
Lake
Standard Oil
Amalgamated
Utah
Bingham
Parrot
Urs& Mining
Winona
Quincy
Dillaway
Gould
Roxbury
Upham’s Corner
New York York
St. Paul
New York Central
Reading Common
Rock Island Common
Pennsylvania
Louisville & Nashville
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Colorado
Fakirs with Toys and Markets Roar as Poultry Trade Thrives
Street scenes show fakirs with wondrous toy automata drawing crowds on Tremont while markets bustle with heavy poultry trade. Prices rise for select meats though overall meat availability improves for the holidays as turkey shipments forecast strong totals and dealers report brisk sales across Quincy and North Market.
Boston Stocks Close With Varied Prices Dec 19
Boston today shows mixed trading as the highest and lowest sales are reported along with closing bid and asked prices. Investors monitored market activity amid cautious sessions, with notable shifts across several shares and sectors.
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Boston
Am Bell
Am Tel
Rk & Ft
Cen
Michigan Tel
Western T & T
Adventure
Allouez Min
Dividend Notice From Ginter Grocery Co Stockholders
At a Boston board meeting on December 4 1902 the regular quarterly dividend of 2 percent on preferred stock was ordered for stockholders of record in December 1902. Dividend checks will be mailed in January 1903. Duane Treasurer.
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Boston
Ginter Grocery Co
Aiw the Grocery
O., . Duane
Dorchester Complimentary Dance Honoring Philip Cosgrove
A complimentary dance for Philip Cosgrove, a leading Dorchester figure, drew about 100 couples to Draper Hall last evening. Floor marshal Robert Turner was assisted by P. J. Mullaney and T. J. Connolly, with William Mullaney as floor director. Attending ladies included Agnes Brady, Fannie McIntyre, Grace Murphy, Nora Shields, M. Connolly, Madeline Costello, Jane Wiley, Frances Delaney, Katharine Sullivan, and Winifred Blake.
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Philip Cosgrove
Dorchester
Draper Hall
Robert Turner
P. J. Mullaney
T. J. Connolly
William Mullaney
Agnes Brady
Fannie McIntyre
Grace Murphy
Nora Shields
M. Connolly
Madeline Costello
Jane Wiley
Frances Delaney
Katharine Sullivan
Winifred Blake
Holiday Trade Outlook With Brisk Shopping Across the U S
R G Dun reports holiday trade exceeding expectations with strong demand for top quality goods and widespread retail activity though fuel shortages delay deliveries. Bradstreet notes quiet wholesale trading as stocktaking nears, yet December gains persist, while weather and transport bottlenecks affect coal and Coke movement in the East and West.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Bradstreet
Plea for His Own Brother Costs O'Donnell $10 in Court
Charlestown stable owner Patrick C. O'Donnell spoke on behalf of a man in officer custody and learned afterward the appeal benefited his own brother. Officers Rogers and McCue arrested him for loitering after a scuffle, and the judge fined O'Donnell $10. The injured brother with a broken jaw was hospitalized. police commissioners may review the case.
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Patrick C. O'Donnell
Charlestown
Northampton Street
Peter Rogers
McCue
Washington
Northampton
Rogers
Peter
O'Donnell
O’donnell
Allen
O'’Donnell
Colored Clergy Unite in Mass Meeting for Perry
Representatives of several colored churches in Boston plan a union mass meeting on New Year’s Eve to raise funds for the legal defence of George Perry, the colored boy accused of being “the slugger.” Rev Simon P. Drew, Perry’s spiritual adviser, heads the effort but says Perry’s alleged confession will not be read and any statement to him remains sealed.
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Boston
George Perry
Simon P. Drew
Perry
Massachusetts Students Association forms in Boston amid club ties
A new association named Massachusetts Students' Association is formed by African American students from the College of Physicians and Surgeons Tufts College Boston University Conservatory of Music and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. A five member committee drafted a constitution adopted December 18 at the Young Men's Educational Aid Association hall. Officers include Thomas A. Jones president J Fitzgerald recording secretary L M Holmes treasurer and others.
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Boston
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Tufts College
Boston University
Conservatory of Music
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
L. M. Holmes
Fitzgerald
The
Young Men’s Educational Aid Association
Shawmut Avenue
Thomas A. Jones
College of Physician and Surgeons
Howard Short
J. Fitzgerald
B. Logwood
Carroll resigns Tammany leadership in 29th District
New York December 19 John F Carroll resigns from the Tammany leadership of the 29th Assembly district citing private business. Joseph F Mulqueen is elected to succeed him.
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New York
John F. Carroll
Tammany
Assembly
Joseph F. Mulqueen
Carroll
Munroe Dance Instructors Host Elegant Reception
Pupils of Mr and Mrs H E Munroe presented a refined reception last evening. More than a hundred youths danced till midnight with Herbert George Gill as floor director assisted by Enid Viola Kinder and aides Deila M Cleaves Margaret E Booram S A Pickett.
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H. E. Munroe
Herbert George Gill
Enid Viola Kinder
Deila M. Cleaves
Margaret E. Booram
A. Pickett
Witness Tells Moran How To Play Politics In Court
In Quincy District Court Martin Curran of Boston was discharged after being arraigned for breaking and entering Nora Ryan’s Millen house to take a billiard table. The Robert G. Shaw Club figure and politics, with Moran’s cross examination, drew humor as questions about race, organization, and independence surfaced.
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Boston
District Court
Martin F. Curran
Nora Ryan
Millen
Curran
Ryan
Robert G. Shaw Club
James Ryan
John B. Moran
Moran
William G. Reed
Curtis
Reed
Robert G. Shaw
Avery
Leadbetter to Serve Two Months in House of Correction
Douglas Leadbetter, intoxicated, caused a disturbance in a small tobacco and periodical shop at 21 Shawmut Avenue. He insulted the owner, toppled a chair, and challenged arrest. Judge Parmenter sentenced him to two months in the house of correction.
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Douglas Leadbetter
Lewis Roy
Shawmut Avenue
Mr. Roy
Boston
Roy
Judge Orders Drunk Carr Sent To Bridgewater
In Chelsea Police Court James F. Carr aged about 25 was arraigned on drunkenness. He pleaded not guilty. Judge Bosson, who had seen him intoxicated earlier, ordered him sent to Bridgewater for a term to avoid further trouble.
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Chelsea
James F. Carr
Judge Bosson
Carr
Bosson
Bridgewater
Assault on L guard leads to $25 fine in court
L guard case in Charlestown District Municipal Court describes H L Savoy fined $25 for assault and battery on guard Cc. K. Roberts on Dec 10 while Savoy rode a train into the city. He says he spoke to Roberts who did not respond and grabbed his hat, prompting the scuffle. He was held in $200 upon appeal.
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H. L. Savoy
Charlestown
Cc. K. Roberts
Savoy
Roberts
New Fine System To Benefit Wives In Malden
In Malden on December 19 Judge Libby fined Frank E Hadley twenty dollars for alleged non support of his wife. The court ordered the fine to be paid to his wife. Hadley appealed and posted bond. Chief Emerton supported a severe treatment given the circumstances.
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Malden
Libby
Frank E. Hadley
Emerton
Hadley
Drinking Boot Ends in Murder Charge Havpahill
Nicola Fiore was held without bail for the grand jury on the murder of Antonio Benedito in a district court. Witnesses Joe Farantino, who ran the lodging house, and Italian lodger Michael Gallotte testified that a drinking crowd gathered. Fiore, drunk, was put to bed but woke, spoke with Benedito, who tried to return him to bed, and a shooting occurred.
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Nicola Fiore
Antonio de Benedito
Joe Farantino
Michael, Gallotte
Fiore
Benedito
Double Divorce Suit In Middlesex Court Attracts Attention
Two divorce actions are filed by Mrs Mineola Haskell against S C Haskell of Medford with cross libel by Haskell. Allegations include extreme cruelty by the husband and a corespondent in Boston. The cases seek custody of Cedric, with residency in Winthrop and Medford. An additional tort suit by Annie Jacobs of Boston is linked, and the matter may be fiercely contested.
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S. C. Haskell
Medford
Mineola
Highlands, Ward
Winthrop
Dedham Fireman Voids Sentence Delay In Attack Case
Dedham December 19 H E Smith the railroad fireman found guilty of attacking 11 year old Elizabeth McGregor will probably not be sentenced before Monday His bail was doubled to 10000 due to lack of which he went to Dedham jail Miss Catherine Matthews his sweetheart insists on Smiths total innocence She is 17 weighs about 135 pounds and wears a blue suit with a white silk shirtwaist and blue bead necklace Mr McAneneys motion for a new trial will contend the verdict was illegal and unsupported by the evidence
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Dedham
H. E. Smith
Elizabeth McGregor
Catherine Matthews
Smith
Miss Matthews
Blackwell Appeals After Three Months For Worthless Checks
Earnest T Blackwell, who angered Judge Dewey by failing to appear, faced two charges for obtaining money on worthless checks and a third for non support. He was sentenced to three months in each larceny case with terms consecutive, non support placed on file, and he appealed while held on $800 bond.
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Earnest T. Blackwell
Dewey
Perjury Charge Ties Witness to Benson Suit Damages
Providence December report details Joseph Miller arraigned on perjury charges connected to the Benson versus New York New Haven Hartford Railroad case. Miller pleaded guilty and was bound over to the grand jury on $1000 bond after testifying a railroad man offered money to leave town to avoid testifying. The fate of the $16,000 verdict remains uncertain.
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Providence
R. I
James H. Benson
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Joseph Miller
Sixth District
Miller
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
19 Ordained Priests at Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Bishop Brady ordained 19 young men as priests at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Names span the Archdiocese of Boston, Hartford, Mobile, and Springfield, with deacons and sub-deacons also listed among the candidates.
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Brady
Brighton
Archdiocese of Boston
James T. Landrigan
William J. Farrell
Charles J. Maguire
John P. Sheehan
Richard H. Splaine
Maurice Flynn
James D. Canarie
William H. Ulrich
Michael J. Derby
Charles V. Choquette
Michael J. Manning
William P. McNamara
Patrick
Charles J. Sullivan
John F. Madden
John J. Sheehan
John B. Condon
Diocese of
Springfield
Mass
Patrick F. O'Malley
Wiliam H. O'Malley
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