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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1890

Page

6

Money and Stocks Update From Boston Markets and Vanderbilt Dividends

Boston markets held easy money rates with mixed loan cancellations totaling 1,695,000 so far and 13,370,000 outstanding. Clearing House loans mostly at 4 percent, with New York funds near par. Vanderbilt roads declared dividends, showing Lake Shore 6 percent for the year with extra, New York Central 1 percent, Michigan Central 2 percent plus extra, and Canada Southern 1.44 percent.

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Boston New York Treasury Texchanges London Bank of England Reichsmarks Guilders Chicago Chicago Gas Tennessee Carl & Iron Lake Shore Michigan Central Atchison Calumet & Hecla Boston & Montana Mexican Centrals Mexican Central United States Vtamarack,jr Camrell Tamarack, Jr Tamarack Boston Stock Exchange Wolverine Calumet and Red Jacket Kearsarge Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Vanderbilt Roads New York Central Canada Southern
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Dividend notices from various corporations with Jan payments

A long list of dividends and payable dates across railroads banks mining and manufacturing firms. Many entries show per share or percentage payments due in January including American Express American Bell Boston Marine Insurance Co. Edison General Electric Co. Northern Pacific R R and Vermont Valley R R among others, with some Dec and Feb dates noted.

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American Express Co American Bell Telephone Co Atlantic Cotton Mills Aspinwall Land Company Brooking Gas Liant Co Boston Marine Insurance Co Boston & Lowexu &K Boston & Albany R.R Boston Wharf Co Boston, Revere Breach & Lynn &.K. Co Bancor Electric Ligur Powerr Co Boston Marine Lysurance Co Gattle Farr Hoven Curtinea Car Co Calumee T & Hecua MiIninc Co ConNneEcTicurTr River R.R Commercial Cable Co Cleveland Ciscinnati Cutca O & St. Louis R.R Sanadian Pacifico R.R CuyIcaGo Junction R.R. & Union Stock Yards Co Cuicaco Central & South American Telegraph Co CuicaGo Rock Island & PaciFic RR. Co Chicopee Manufacturing CO Central R.R. & Banking Co Georgia Canada Girarp Life Insurance Co Granite R.R Homestake Mining Co Laurel Lake Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R.R Luuhigh Valley Co Lowell Manufacturing Co Manhattan Elevated R.R Merrimac Manufacturing Co Jeeenes Inon Co Ace Pacific R.R Mexican Telegraph Co Morney Burron Lewine Machine Co Michigan Central R.R Napa Consolidated Quicksilver Mining Co North Ennpb Savings Bank NortHern Central R.R Northern Pacific R.R Norwich & Worcrstir R.R New Enau and Mortgage Security Co New York Crentran & Hanson R.R Onn Conony Barroap Co Oregon Railway & Navigation Co Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RR Plymouth Co-Operative Bank Quicksilver Mining Co Richmond & West Poinrt Terminal Co Rio Grande Western R.R Dollar Co Seconnet Mills Fall River Salmon Falls Manufacturing Co Tamarack Mining Co Chomson-Houston Electrric Co Ytouepo É& Oxo Crurrau R.R Vermont Valley R.R Wegstern Union
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Lake Shore earnings and railroad notes highlight 1890 year

The Lake Shore reports gross earnings the largest in its history with 1890 equipment outlays totaling 1.68 million including 550k for new equipment and 1.13 million for second track and upgrades. Directors set regular dividends at 5 percent. Additional items cover Vanderbilt advisory council appointments and industry rumor denial, plus assorted financial data from other rail lines and Treasury movements.

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Lake Shore Vanderbilt Pennsylvania New York Central Depenland Cornelius Vanderbilt Newell H. McKaywombley Michigan Central Ledyard W. K. Vanderbilt Ingalds J. P. Morgan George Gould Union Pacific Nebraska Congress Colorado Washington Philadelphia Supreme Court Treasury New York San Francisco New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Charleston Savannah Kansas City Memphis Birmingham
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Local Dividends Declared by Several Firms

Worcester, Nashua and Rochester KR company announces Dividend No 13 of 3 payable January 3. Venns Farco & Co declares 4 percent dividend payable January 15. Wrath Point Manufacturing Co West Point Georgia declares semi annual 4 percent dividend payable.

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Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Kr, Co Venns Farco & Co Wrath Point Manufacturing Co West Point
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Cambridge stock and property notices from 1885 advertisement

Authorized Capital, Capital Paid in, Surplus, Price of Shares, We shall withdraw this stock from the market lan, $1, next, and when offered again it will be at an ad vanced price. HISTORY OF THE COMPANY. Organized in 1885. Shortly sold 6600,000 of the Capital Stock when Sale was stopped. Invested it only in Central City Meal Estate. CAMBRIDGE. FOR SALE-Several good investment properties. CAPITAL WANTED-For apartment houses near the College grounds. Sev eral more are needed. Good profit can be shown. I have several good loca tions for sale and the owners of the land will join in the enterprise if de sired. For further information, appoint ments can be made at my Boston office, 25 Congress street, between 12 and 2, daily. W. R. ELLIS, 426 Harvard St., Opposite College Grounds.

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Central City College Grounds Boston Congress Street W. R. Ellis Harvard St Allonez Atlantis Bonanza Mont Butte & Bos Cal Hec Daapkin Franklin Hanover Humboldt Huron Trenton Kearsarage Mesnard Lly National Osceola Pontiac Santa Fe Tamarac Washington, Ee Anniston Aspinwall Boothbay Boylston Street Brookline Wdpoel Ceoreeveee A Lylbe Payson Venobscot Sie Petit Menan Sullivan Ee O Swamopscott Topeka West End Winter Harbor Winthrop Ener Woordbcon Bell Tel Atchison Bks Pac Bos Bos. U. Gas el. OX. Ga St. Pgs OSC W. Mich M. V K.C Ft. S BK. C St.j St. L. Gs Do Lat Inc Gsieee S. L SU Kuatland Ener Union Pacicgs Bailro Atchison
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Market and mining notes reflect slow trade and banking data

The item reviews closing dates for mining shares and notes banking figures from 1890. It cites stock values for Gould & Curry Ontario Ophir and others, remarks on Union Pacific stock, and observes widespread industry slowdown. It also mentions gold withdrawals from the Bank of England, silver market uncertainty, and December conservatism in trade. It ends with a somber note on Charles Blake of the New York Tribune and Wisconsin Central stock disappointment.

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Charles Blake New York Tribune Wisconsin Central
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Fragmented 1900s list of stock quotes and company items

Reported by Wilson W Fay Co listing numerous entries from 1000 Geyser Min to Winter Harbor and Frenchmans Bay Land alongside Edison Phon Toy and American Export Trading. The fragment references various sums, quantities, and organizations in a dense financial catalog style.

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Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Viewesee Union Electric Car Edison Phon. Toy Winter Harbor Land
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Electric stock list from Eastern Electric Cable Co

Furnished by F. W. Prescott & Co. lists stock figures for multiple electric firms including Eastern Electric Cable Company, Thomson-Houston Company, Thomson European Electric, Union Electric Car Company and Gethins Electrical Org. Company. Figures shown are stock amounts or prices in a dense tabular OCR snippet from a 19th or early 20th century financial column.

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Eastern Electric Cable Company, Pfa Gethins Electrical Org Union Electric Car Company Thomson-Houston Company Thomson European Electric Welding Boe
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Wall Street Slump and Silver Rally on December Market

New York financial reporting shows money on call easy at 3 to 5, with last loan at 3. Sterling exchange quiet. bonds dull but firm. Lake Shore stock strong, Chicago Gas pressured to 3%4 before partial recovery. silver climbs to 1.04 as bullion purchase bill prospects buoy silver certificates. overall trading remains weak with late recovery and mixed bond movements.

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New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Lake Shore Chicago Union Pacific Rock Island St. Paul Missouri Pacific Chicago Gas Vanderbiltts Burlington, Nebraska East Tennessee Houston &Texas General Louisville& Nashville Generals New York Central New York Elevated Pennsylvania Lacieda Gas Tennessee Coal Tennessee Wisconsin Central Denver & Rio Grandeis Atchison
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San Francisco Mining Stocks Summary

San Francisco mining stocks report a mixed session with price quotes for Beet GS Velenet and Crown Point, Potosi, Gould & Curry, Union Con, Hale & Norcross, Yellow Jacket, and Mexican holdings. Several entries show limited trading and erratic values, reflecting a volatile market segment.

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Beet GS Hale & Norcross Yellow Jacket
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London Market Roundup of Railway Stocks and Mex Central News

London trading data for December 23 at 12:30 PM shows Atlantic and Great Western at 32% and Canadian Pacific at 74% amid Mexican ordinary at 435 and St. Paul common at 52. Pennsylvania at 5148 and Reading at 157 alongside Mexican Central news at 74.

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London St. Paul Common Pennsylvania Reading
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Carpenter perjury trial in pension investigation jury finds guilty

Clarietta Jonson faced perjury charges for swearing she was lawfully married to Edgar C. Johnson to aid a pension claim. The defense argued oath authority and a first marriage void due to Mont Vermont law at age fourteen. Court held oath administrator had authority. jury returned a guilty verdict with mercy recommendation. I. D. Allen and B. F. Butler appeared for the parties.

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Clarietta Jonson Edgar C. Johnson Vermont I. D. Allen United States B. F. Butler
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Market notes show quiet New York trading impermanence

The New York market yesterday was quiet with weakness and strength appearing in specialties. A Southwestern stocks raid coincided with strong buying of Lake Shore. Atchison moved from New York affecting loan rates. Copper hints point to a possible 20 cent price by July 1891 amid rising spring demand. bankers’ stock sales drive current weakness.

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New York Lake Shore Atchison
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Petition in Faulkner will case seeks Sailors' Home fund fate

Supreme Judicial Court resumes hearing on December 23 over a $4000 legacy from John B. Faulkner to a Boston Sailors' Home. The Boston Ladies' Bethel Society claims the bequest, while National Sailors' Home in Quincy asserts rights. Lower court ruled for Bethel Society. full bench to decide.

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Supreme Judicial Court Morton Adeline M. Faulkner James Pierce John B. Faulkner Malden Faulkner Boston National Sailors’ Home Quincy Boston Ladies’ Bethel Society Kennet Street Sailors’ Home Middlesex County Sailor’s Home William C. Endicott Sigourney Butler George O. Shattuck W. A. Monroe Bethel Society
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Rent dispute over store at 629 Washington Street case Nos 4115 4128 4198

In damages and contract actions, Aldrich J docket details a rent claim for two months totaling 83333 for store 629 Washington Street leased in 1887 to Mullen who mortgaged assets to Adams Taylor Co. and assigned the lease. Defendants allege no tenancy. plaintiffs allege secret funding and rent payment, with May 1889 license and rent failures cited. Other cases include Knight v Alexander for Jamaica Plain rent and Richvers v Murray tort actions from a Brookline wagon accident involving a frightened horse and dog.

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Aldrich Charles F. Choate Luther Adams Washington Street M. J. Mullen Adams, Taylor & Co Mullen William A. Hayes, Jr H. M. Williams J. B. F. Thomas Mary J. Knight Simon Alexander Green Street Jamaica Plain G. Keyes A. E. Wilson Mary
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Boston Court Dockets Hear Tort Claims And Rail Case

In session notes, W B Orcutt represents plaintiff and L Powerssier the defendant in a personal injury action from March 30 1889 on Cambridge Street Boston where two electric cars struck the plaintiff. Defenses claim negligence by the plaintiff. Other cases include Dolan v Old Colony Railroad and Tyndale administrator v Old Colony Railroad, with mixed verdicts or settlements noted. A separate criminal session lists bread law violations and a sequence of case numbers.

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Cefence W. B. Orcutt L. Powerssier Thommppson John K. Cahill West End Railroad Company Cambridge Street Boston H. E. Bolles H.L. Rollins A. A. Strout M. F. Dickinson Dunnbar Jdl John and Bridget Dolan Old Colony Railroad Michael Dolan Michael Boston & Providence Road Mt. Hope Station Theodore H. Tyndale Old Colony Railroad Co T. H. Tyndale A. Fuller J.H. Benton, Jr A. A. Maxwell Thomas Noble John A. Norcrasg Court Washington Streets L. M. Child John Lowell, Jr Rbarker Andrew McArthur Domimonwealth Same O'Brien Everett Sams Mc Don Page Cla Roberts
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Hanley vs Hanley in Essex Superior Court faces partial agreement

In Essex County Superior Court on December 23 Judge Pitman presided over the real action Patrick Hanley versus John J. Hanley. The court’s attention was consumed most of the day until the parties reached a settlement. Attorneys H F Hurlburt for the plaintiff and Niles and Carr for the defense appeared. The docket lists numerous cases including Low admr v Burnham 6383 Daly v Hogan 6431 Griswold v Johnson 6459 Sibley v Carpenter 6506 McPherson v Cotlint 6525 Eastman v Pressey 6581 Doughty v City of Lay hie positive entries remain.

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Hanley Patrick Hanley John J. Hanley H. EF. Hurlburt Niles & Carr Low Admr Burnham
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Fletcher v Dodge damages over horse kick case

Superior Court Middlesex Is Cambridge December 23 judgment in favor of defendant Samuel B Fletcher sues Seward Dodge for 3000 injuries from being kicked by a vicious horse while Fletcher was employed by Dodge to shoe the animal. Defense denial cites plaintiff’s carelessness. Verdict for defendant. Attorneys listed for plaintiff and defendant. Also docket entries for cases Bruarton Hutchinson Corkery City Boston Lewis Hurd Stone Dewson Oliver Purinton Brown Lunt Laker City Mugford Terwiliger Henley City of Waltham.

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Middlesex Cambridge Blodgett Samuel B. Fletcher Seward Dodge P. B. Runyon L. Roger Wentworth Bruarton Hutchinson Corkery City of Boston Lewis Hurd Stone Dewson Oliver Purinton
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Probate Court lists wills and administrations in Middlesex County

Cambridge probate session records numerous wills and administrations. Names include Cephas Brigham Newton Martin OBrien Harriet Bacon Natick Michael Connell Woburn and others with numerous executors and residuary legatees across Cambridge Lowell Malden Medford Somerville Woburn Newton and surrounding towns.

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Middlesex Cambridge Cephas Brigham Newton Martin O’brien Harriet Bacon Natick Michael Connell Woburn Gilbert Cutting Ann Dowd Eliza P. Hildreth Nathan W. Monroe Charles Larrabee Melroge William A. Phipps Topkinton Patrick Skehan Belmont Moses G. Steele Somerville Margaret M. Hayes Lexington Sabra W. Lewis Malden David Anderson Dracut John Davis Watertown Jacob Snapp Newark Valley N. Y Josephine Caron Lowell William Wilcox Sarah W. Hyde Richard B Lomkinson Mary Donovan Maurice Hurley Margaret H. Hudson Mary G. Eider Florence Carey Margaret E. Turner Medford Daniel Ty. Tucker David H. Taylor Jeremiah McNamara Willard. Nickerson Ashland Francis King Catherine Downey Patrick Conway Lincoln Harriet J. Reed Acton Mary L. Holman Marlborough Leonard M. Bee Lebanon N. H Alma Fletcher West Ord
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Municipal Court First and second sessions listed

The record shows the first session presided by Exiy J and the second by Cunris J. The docket orders include case numbers 2055 Boston Cigar Co. v. and 4559 Brown v. Farr. Carroll.

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Boston Cigar Co Brown Farr. Carroll
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Mails Close At Boston and Other Steamship Dates

Postal notice lists multiple ship departures from New Orleans Baltimore and New York with dates December 24 25 26 27. It specifies mail closures for routes to Brazil Jamaica Costa Rica Europe and the Windward Islands among others and notes a supplementary mail close at 3 46 a m.

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Bluefields Ant. Zambrana New Orleans Rio de Janeiro Santos Brazil la Plata Thomas Baltimore Jamaica Jeremie Costa Rica Port Limon Alogena New York Yucatan Campeche Tabasco Chiapas Mexican Cuba Yonsuri France Switzerland Italy Spa Portugal la Bourgogne Havre Hayti Curacoa Venezuela Trinidad British Dutch Guiana Prins William J Nova Scotia Yarmouth Boston Europe Spree Great Britain Ireland Belgium Netherlands Austria Germany Denmark Sweden Norway Russia Sergia Trinidad, Tobago Arecuna Vila New York Windward Islands Ftrinidad and Tobago Lolani Cloge P. m Port Simon Hispania P.m Newfoundland Halifax Nia Great Britain and Ireland Catalonia
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Trans-Pacific Mails From San Francisco Delays Dec 30 Notice

Shipping bulletin lists mail closures for destinations including Japan Shanghai Hong Kong and dependent ports, East Indies and Pacific islands. It specifies December 24 5 p.m. Boston or Foston offices and January 2 January 4 deadlines for Tropic Bird Mariposa steamships and other routes with respective closing times.

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Japan Shanghai Hong Kong East Indies British India Straits Settlements Siam Dutch East Indies Ateamsship San Francisco Foston Society Islands Boston Hawaiian Islands Australia New Zealand Fiji Samoan
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Catalonia Passenger List From East Boston Arrival

The Cunard steamship Catalonia under Captain Atkin from Liverpool December 11 arrived at East Boston at 11 30 yesterday. The passenger list includes Miss A Adair A G Barrington Dr James Campbell Capt and Mrs Joseph Wal nate Mr and Mrs Charles Winston ett 8e wife Mr John Watson and Mrs H Watson and two children cabin steerage dw ates. The steamer City of Macon sailed yesterday for Savannah with saloon passengers including Miss Alice Bean Mrs E C Williams J Berran Miss Agnes De Wolf Mrs Hieron Johnson RE Knox Mrs Greene C H Cooper and George Dodge plus Patrick Waters Thomas McKay Sfodgkins Fred Whittaker Miss Agnes Patterson Miss Kate Logan and others.

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Cunard Catalonia Atkin Liverpool Boston Adair G Barrington James Campbell Joseph Wal Nate Macon Savannah Jacquethand Lyons Prvelur VT Eday Alice Bean E C Williams J Berran Misa Agnes de Wolf Tieren Johnson PE Knox Greene HE Cooper George Dodge Patrick Waters Thomas McKay II Fred Whittaker Agnes Patterson Kate Logan Alcock Beane
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