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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1888

Page

7

Bull Market Signals in Boston Money Market Christmas Day

Boston money market notes a holiday quiet but a clear bull trend lasting over a week. January funds may sustain activity into the new year, while railroad managers are urged to honor stockholders’ rights. Receiver Eddy of Missouri, Kansas and Texas reports Waco Dallas branch work advancing, with 15 miles to be completed by the 27th.

Boston Eddy Missouri, Kansas & Texas St. Louis Republic Waco & Dallas Dallas & Waco Dallas New Orleans Pacific Coast Jay Gould Atchison Road Russell Sage George J. Gould Sam Sloan Sonia Gould J. Pierrepont Morgan R. R. Cable H. H. Porter Chauncey M. Depew Wash Deacon White Wall Street E. C. Benedict Jim Keene John Pondir Eddy Myers John Moore Thomas R. P. Flower Douglas Green P. D. Armour

Quotations and last sales December 24 mining stocks

New York stock sales today show 200 shares traded. The list presents shares sold, with the least prices and closing prices for today and the prior Saturday, from the Boston Stock Exchange reports.

Boston Stock Exchange New York

Railroa ds schedule partial listing at Boston office

Through trains on Western and Eastern divisions serve Augusta Haymarket, Causeway and Market squares with connections to St John Halifax Eastport Calais and Portland. Multiple departures listed from 7:30 am to 12:30 am and Portland steamer links. Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincoln lines referenced. details partial and station terms vary.

Boston Portlan Ave Causeway Amearket Square Ind Castine Southwest Bar Portland Causeway Street Mewinste Market Square Causew Manchester The Worth—Hevmarket Sa North Co ‘Aymarket Sq Lym Pertia ‘Ket Sq Ieway St Maine Central Grandad Knox & Lincoln Bailweed Causewer

Trains Schedule Fragments Across Multiple Local Lines

A fragmented OCR listing lists numerous train times and routes for riverside, main line, and several towns including Newton, Brookline, Allston, Cottage Farm, and Wellesley. It cites times, stations, and return options, with officials A. & Hanson and Gallup as general agents.

Sales and Machine Listings From Local Trade Ledger

Reported by Wilson W Fay & Co many items listed including Button Stock Car 50 and 100 units of Mexican Telephone 25 Reece Button Hole Machine 50 Lamvine Land 5 Am Elec Manly Hewett 100 Frenchmans Bay Land 300 Crescent and 100 Bos Water Power on State Street with street references.

Wilson W. Fay & Co Elec Manly Hewett Frenchman’s Bay Land Crescent Sia Nita Rintec

Auction Sales of Diverse Stocks and Bonds 1888

Auction sale list includes 8 Boston Gas Light shares, 200 Burton Stock Car Co., 56 Nat. Webster Bank, 100 Meckhav & Bigelow H. M. Asso., 1000 Kansas City, Emporia & Southern RR, 7s bonds, and various banks, railroads, and manufacturing stocks with maturities from 1888 to 1912. Executor and administrator orders noted.

Boston Gas Light Co Safety Car Heater Co Portland Burton Stock Car Co Bay State Live Stock Co Chicago Bar Quincy RR Worcester, Nashua & Rochester RR State Nat. Bank Washington Nat. Bank Tremott Emporia & Southern RR Bur Galway Amoskeag Mfg. Co Cheshire RR State of Mainers Bank of Commerce Webster N. Bank Suffolk Nat. Bank Shoe and Leather N. Bank Pacific Guano Co Tremont N. Bank Third N. Bank Shawmut Gt. Falls Mfg Hamilton Woollen Co Lowell Mfe Great Falls Mfg Merrimack Mfg Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Fitchburg RR. Co Springfield & Cincinnati RR Eastman Freight Carpenter Co Simonds Rolling Machine Co Showalter Mfg Sandusky & Cleveland RR Pullman Palace Car Co Kansas City, Emporia & Co Aceeneers & Lake Champlain RR

Commercial Matters Imports and Local Market Prices

Commercial Matters Imports dated December 25 1888 reports sugar, salt and potatoes shipped to Bermuda Anguilla and Souris with figures. It also lists livestock at Watertown market including cattle from the West and several yard sales with steers oxen and lambs and notes light supply and stable prices for beef sheep hides and tallow. The Union Market notes a calm Christmas Day with 912 cattle reported and specific prices for cattle steers oxen and sheep.

Bermuda Orinoco Nash, Spaulding & Co Anguilla Fred E Cox West H Bird & Co New England J M Flanders A S Moulton J A Hathaway L W ‘Sinker

Business Troubles in Kershaw Settlement Offer

C J Kershaw of Chicago announced a settlement offer to creditors after a $2 million Harper wheat corner failure. The proposal includes $200,000 cash and $200,000 in notes endorsed by Egglestone, who denies partner liability. Remaining 80 percent would be covered by $1.5 million in claims against Cincinnati parties tied to Fidelity Bank litigation.

C. J. Kershaw Chicago Harper Wheat Corner Kershaw Egglestone Kershaw & Co

Express Trains Schedule Between New York and Boston

The Daily Express outlines Sunday exceptions for the Shore Line service with four trains daily: the 1 o clock forenoon express, the 10 o'clock business man's express, the 6 o'clock after noon limited express, and the night express at 11:30 p.m. each way.

Shore Line New York Boston NEW York Limited ARES River Line Old Colony Brooklyn Jersey City Annex Boat Atannes Bristol Providence Old State House J. R. Kendrick Manag L. H. Palmer Agt

Boston and New England Train Timetable Nov 11 1888

Corrected schedule listing numerous departure times from Boston stations to Ashcroft Danbury Dedham and other points with Woon socket and Norwood connections. Includes Walla stations daily and Sunday adjustments and special express services via Hartford New York routes with dining cars and through connections.

Western Division Train Schedules From Boston

Trains depart Boston Haymarket for Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Danvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Lowell Melrose Malden Medford Newburyport Reading Sale North Wilmington and other points with numerous daily times and Sunday runs listed, indicating a dense regional schedule.

Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Mover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Hmiaverhill Georgetown Ind Saco Rence

Eastern Division Train Schedules from Boston to Seaboard Routes

A dense list of Boston area trains from Causeway Street with stopping times to Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Everett Rockport Salem and many coastal towns. Includes note on branches York Harbor Saugus Wing Lynn Swampscott and seasonal services via Halifax and Saint John plus workingmen’s train via South Reading branch.

Amesbury Tom Beverly Kiddeford Rover Everett Great Falls Reochester Hampton North Hampton Rye Beach Ipswich Lynn Marblehead and Swamopscott Branch Briddleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport Gloucester Branch Salem aVia Sangus South Reading Boston Haymarket Square

Through Boston Station Train Schedules 1888

Local and through train times from Boston across multiple divisions to Manchester Concord and northern routes. Services list morning and evening departures to points including Wilton Laconia Meredith White River Junction St. Albans Montreal and more with Sunday schedules and special through trains to Montreal Fabyan's and Montpelier.

St. Colinabury Newport Sherbrooke Quevec White River Junction Wells River Bristol Branch Claremont Ranch Montcelier Essex Junction Murlincton St. Albans Montrert Montreal Boston Air Line

Central Mass Division Rail Schedule Notices

Trains depart from Boston Causeway Street and foot of Portland Street for multiple points including Northampton Amherst Belchertown HBKondsville and Worcester with listed departure times 7.45 am 1.30 pm and 3.40 pm for various routes. Through trains to Northampton available at 1.15 pm. Ames T. Furber and J. Flanders sign as General Manager and General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

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Transit timetable fragment for many towns and routes

A dense OCR style timetable lists train and bus times across regions including New York, Brockton, South Weymouth, Taunton, and Quincy. It notes morning and Sunday schedules, special Friday and Tuesday services, and various stations such as North Easton Stoughton Randolph and West Ridgewater.

Cape Cod Bus Schedule Fragments From Cape Cod Division

Fragmented timetable shows bus stops and departures for Cape Cod Division curbside routes. Entries list multiple towns including Bourne Brewster Harwich Wellfleet and Wareham with inconsistent times such as 8.15 am and 4.15 pm plus several via routes and placeholders, reflecting an OCR extraction of a public transit schedule.

Kneeland Street Bay Barne Bourne Bourn Brewster M. Outaumet Chat S Cottage City New Bedford Fairhaven Malmouth Wyann’s Harwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Woods Provincetown Sand Saxsamore Warmouth Uremont Wellfleet West Barnstable Weeds Mall Warejette

Hoosac Tunnel Route Boston To Western Points Train Schedule

Boston riders get daily and Sunday only departures with palace cars and sleeping cars to Troy Albany Buffalo Chicago and St Louis via multiple lines. Timetables list dozens of stations including Fitchburg Cambridge Concord Nashua Waltham and Worcester with varying morning and evening trains and change at Ayer Junction. Tickets to all points West available at the Hoosac Tunnel Route office at 250 Washington Street Boston. John Adams, Genl Supt.

Boston & Albany R.R Washington Street Boston Kneeland Street Springfield Pittfield Albany Tmlillic Philadelphia Hartford New Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond New York New London Norwich Danielsonville Putnam Worcester Sumer Street A. A. Jackson T. E. P. Vining A. C. Kendall Gen. Pass Fitchburg Causeway Street St, Albans Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Gellows Falls Rutland Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Montreal Ogdensburg Saratoga Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. R Cheshire Connecticut River Vermont White River Junction Nehire & Monadnock Wagner Palace Ottawa U. A FAXON R. Stewart N. H Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Railroad Hoosac Tunnel Boston Pass Rotterdam Junction Est Binghamton Buffalo Niagara Falls Erie St. Louis Michigan Central RR Palace Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway Ayer Junction SUN Belmont and Waverley Miller’s Falls M. Cambridge Vou Concord Gardner and Miller’s Falls Greenfield Bivosick Falls Johnsonville Lincoln Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard Washua Ayer North Adams Williamstown North Leominster Shelburne Falls Parr Union Square Somerville Waltham Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn John Adams

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