American and Foreign Airships Compared
New York reports compare Santos-Dumont and Stanley Spencer airships with American efforts by George F. Kerr and Leo Stevens. It covers design details, frame shapes, propulsion, operator position, and plans for more powerful motors while noting Spencer’s flight and the limits of Stevens and Kerr’s machines.
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New York
London
Stanley Spencer
Santos- Dumont
Messrs
George F. Kerr
Leo Stevens
Santos-Dumont
Spencer
Greater
Santos-Du
Kerr
Stevens
Hiram Maxim
Copper Boom Gets Underway in Boston Market
The copper boom begins with upward price movement across major stocks. Amalgamated and Calumet & Hecla lead gains as Heinze and Amalgamated settlements ease barriers, with copper futures and Boston shares rising amid lean inventories, strong domestic demand, and a London-led rally.
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Boston
Heinze
Calumet & Hecla
Amalgamated
Butte
Calumet
Standard Oil
Old Dominion
Quincy
U. S
New York
Osceola
Tamarack
Coppers Adventure
Bingham
Centennial
Mohawk
Mass
Parrot
Trinity
United States
Winona
Wolverine
Dominion Iron and Steel
London
Gould Brokers
Reading
St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Canadian Pacific
Durable Wirt Rope Co Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the company will be held January 5, 1908 at 10 o'clock a.m. at the office of the New Jersey Trust and Registration Company East Orange New Jersey to elect directors to fill vacancies and act on officer reports and other business. No stock transferred within 20 days prior to the election may be voted. Secretary Oliver W. Shead Boston November 28, 1902.
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Grain and Cotton Department
Messrs. Ennis & Stoppani
Chicago Board of Trade
Kilby Street
Boston
New England Consolidated Ice Company
Providence Ice Company
Brockton Ice and Coal Company
Taunton Ice Company
Commonwealth Ice Company
Arlington
Whitman
Rockland
Abington
Quincy
Mass
Consolidated Company
American Bicycle Company
William A. Read
F. P. Olcott
George F. Crane
Colgate Hoyt
F. 8
Bay State Gas
Boston Stock Prices Reported for Dec 22
Boston stock market today shows highest and lowest sale figures, plus closing bid and asked prices. Transactions reflect mixed activity with notable shifts in several leading listings and dealers amid year-end adjustments.
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Boston
Society of Colonial Wars elects officers at Young’s Hotel
The Society of Colonial Wars held its annual officer election yesterday at Young's Hotel. Banquet for members at the Lenox followed. Elected officers include Governor Arthur J. C. London and Deputy Governor Captain J. Giles Eaton U S N among others such as Secretary Edward Webster McGlewen and Treasurer Abi h Thompson.
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Society of Colonial Wars
Young's Hotel
Lenox
Arthur J. C. London
J. Giles Eaton
Joseph Grafton Minot
Edward Webster McGlewen
Charles Sumner, Parsons
Abi‘h Thompson
Edwin Sanford Crandon
John Howland Crandon
Walter Kendall Watkins
Charles Upham ‘Ell
Charles Montraville Green
M. D
William Lawrence
ix dividend assessment paid details
The report notes a dividend assessment paid with total sales including listed stocks at 18 842 shares. Free unlisted stocks account for 20 367 shares along with bonds.
Bishop Ingram Weds London Beauty After Engagement
Mayfair reports Lady Ulrica Dunscombe will wed Arthur Ingram, Bishop of London, after years of romance. The couple previously broke their engagement as he pursued social duty, then remained devoted, with Ingram later rising to a bishopric and potential primate prospects in England.
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London
Mayfair
Ulrica Dunscombe
Delhi Durbar
Arthur Ingram
Lady Dunscombe
Curzon
Dunscombe
Befidh
House of Lords
Prohibition Push Near Military Posts Calls for Saloons Ban
Chicago dispatch reports National Woman's Christian Temperance Union officials urging state WCTUs in non prohibitory states to seek laws banning saloons within four miles of forts, camps, and military premises. The move aims to curb poor liquor access for soldiers and prevent canteen restoration advocates from claiming harm.
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Chicago
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Woman’s Christian Temperance Unions
United States
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Name power drives demand for Cobb Bates Yerxa confections
A Boston business leader argues that brand influence makes consumers pay more for candy from Cobb Bates Yerxa. The firm operates a five story fireproof factory on Friend Street producing 321 varieties, with prices 30 to 40 percent below exclusive shops. They run stores at Summer Street and four other Boston locations plus Chelsea, Salem, Taunton and Fall River branches. They promote Christmas nuts fruits and imported plum puddings from Crosse & Blackwell as part of a complete line of fine groceries.
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Boston
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa
Friend Street
Summer Street
Washington Street
Faneuil Hall Square
and & Causeway Street
Friend, Street
Chelsea
Salem
Taunton
Fall River
Cobb, Bates, & Yerxa
Crosse & Blackwell's
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa’s
Four Reading Collieries Flooded In Pennsylvania
At Reading company offices on December 22 1910 it was announced that four collieries in the Schuylkill region are flooded. The Knickerbocker Blangenoven and Maple Hill workings near Shenandoah and the Good Spring colliery at Minersville are idle as heavy rains hinder operations. Pumps are in constant use and officials hope to restore normal conditions within days.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Reading Company
Schuykill
Knickerbocker
Blangoven
Maple Hill
Shenandoah
Good Spring
Minersville
Revere Association Dinner Elects Officers at American House
The Paul Revere Association held its annual dinner and meeting last evening at the American House. Organized in 18%, it comprises past and present officers and relief committees of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. About 75 members attended. Elected were William Robinson as president Ira G. Hersey as vice president Master Builders' Association directors William Marble Benjamin F. Dewing George W. Stevens secretary and treasurer Alfred Bicknell.
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Paul Revere Association
American House
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
William Robinson
Ira G. Hersey
Master Builders’ Association
William Marble
Benjamin F. Dewing
George W. Stevens
Alfred Bicknell
Boston Art Club Exhibits Oil Works and Sculpture
Entries closed for the Boston Art Club annual exhibition of oils and sculpture to run January 2 to February 1 at Dartmouth and Newbury streets. About 150 pictures will be shown with rules limiting works per artist and prohibiting public display of previously shown Boston pieces.
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Boston Art Club
Dartmouth
Newbury Streets
Board of Management
Boston
New England
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Berlin electrical firms form trust amid industry crisis
Berlin December 22. Allgemeine Elektricitaets Gesellschaft with 22,125,000 in bonds and Union Elektricitaets Gesellschaft with 85,000,000 in capital reach a practical consolidation. Directors of both firms join each other's boards, creating identical management while remaining nominally separate. The move follows a downturn after a boom in the German electrical sector.
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Berlin
Allgemeine Elektricitaets Gesellschaft
Union Elektricitaets Gesellschaft
Leather novelties and gifts from London Harness Store
The London Harness Store at 200 Devonshire Street offers leather goods including pigs in purses and coin purses bags bill cases chatelaine bags picture frames and leather woven baskets. A side line features Vienna brass and bronze articles at low prices for first class material.
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London
Devonshire Street
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Titah Mining
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Vsee
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