Celtic Bard Dream of Cyrus Cobb Life Carried On by Brother Darius
In an Boston studio Darius Cobb says he will finish his brother Cyrus Cobb s unfinished Celtic Bard statue begun during the Civil War era. He plans to live 30 more years to complete the ideal envisioned with John Boyle O Reilly and carry on Cyrus s great ideas now that Cyrus has died. The unfinished statue stands as the sole companion while Darius pursues the long overdue completion of the sculpture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Cobb
Darius
Cyrus
Darius Cobb
Post
John Boyle O'Reilly
Cobb
O'Reilly
Christ
Pilate
Massachusetts seeks probe of Southern cotton mills
Representative Joseph G. Jackson of Fall River urges a Massachusetts inquiry into corporations owning cotton mills in the South that compete with home industries. He cites long hours, child labor under 10, wage slavery, and argues Massachusetts firms should not profit from southern operations. He favors a committee trip to investigate conditions.
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Joseph G. Jackson
Fall River
Massachussetts
South
Massachusetts
Post
Jackson
New England
Copper Rush Drives Stocks as Copper Market Surges
In New York and Boston trading, United States Steel and copper stocks led a broad rally. Amalgamated Copper climbed while Anaconda rose in sympathy. Pennsylvania and New York Central saw see saw moves. Copper names Utah and Parrot gained, with buyers urging at market and insiders signaling a coming boom amid strong ore processing and rising copper prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
United States Steel
Amalgamated Copper
Anaconda
Amalgamated
Boston
London
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Wabash Preferred
Erie
State Street
Casey
Utah
United States Mining
Parrot
Copper Range
Lake
Charles F. Brooker
Connecticut
John Stanton
W. F. Fitzgerald
Towle & Fitzgerald
United States
Old Dominion
Bingham
Osceola
Isle Royale
Adventure
Santa Fe
Wolverine
Elm River
Mass
Shannon
Winona
Allouez
Lewissohn
Mining and Stock Exchange
Jupiter Steel
Arcola Oil
International Rotary
Rotary Ring
Aparecida Mining
Clos
Sale
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Cecasg & Alton
Chi
Illinois
Missouri Pacific
Mexico
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
St Louis Southwestern
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Texas & Pacific
St Louis & West
Union Pacific Eee
Aticaveasowes
Wheeling & Lake Sn
Wisconsin
Oe Car & Foundry
Ameating & Refining
Anaconda Mining Co
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Consolidated Gas
General Electric
Hocking
National Biscuit Ever
National Land
Pacific
Coast
Nlaceae
Republic Steel
Tenn Coal & Iron
UN Bag & Paper Co
Eere
United States Rubber
Western Union
Boston Stock Sales Report Highlights Prices and Volumes
Boston stock market rundown shows highest and lowest sales and closing bid and asked prices. Total shares traded include listed stocks 28,622 and bonds £25,500 with unlisted stocks $0,183 shares and bonds $39,000 for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Am Bell Tel
Am Tel & Tel
Ch & W
United Fruit
Adventure
Allouez
Ag Chem
Tel & Ae
Atlantic
Boston & Boston & Lowell
Albany
Boston & Maine
Boston & Prov
Boylston St Lda
British Col
Neo
Cal & Hecla
Daly-West
Dom Ir & Steel
Fidison el Isteeee
Flm River Min Ee
Fitchburg
Franklin Min
General Electric
Hocking Valley
Isle Royale
Mass Electric Ee
Masa Gas
Michigan
Mont O
Mont & Bos
Nh& Ove
Old Colony RR
Old Dom
Osceola
Parrot
Pere Marquette
Pullman Co
Santa Fe
Seattle
Shannon
Swift & Co
Tamarack
Tennessee
Trimountain
Trinity
Seeree
Union Pacific
NBA
United Shoe Fa
SIM U S Coal & A
U S Leather
Eee
U S Mintr Ctfs
U S&s Steel
Utah
West End
Winona
Ea” Wolverine
Fever births in Boston spark concerns over declining population
Dr George F Shrady notes fashionably minded women shun child bearing and warns of a shrinking birth rate across classes. Boston registry records confirm fewer births yearly: 16 361 in 1900, 15 580 in 1901, and an estimate of 14 000 in 1902, reflecting a trend tied to historical family sizes and immigration.
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George F. Shrady
New York
France
Shrady
City Registry Department
Boston
Medical Record
New England
United States
Dividend Payment Notice by New England Telegraph Company
New England Telegraph and Telegraph Company declares a cash dividend of 1.50 per share to holders of record as of January 31, 1903. Transfer books close February 2 to February 14, 1903. Payment date is February 16, 1903. William R. Driver, Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW England Telephone and Telegraph Company
William R. Driver
Dividend Notice from Massachusetts Title Insurance Co
Massachusetts Title Insurance Co declares a dividend of two dollars and fifty cents per share payable February 16 1903 at 70 State Street Boston to stockholders of record February 5 1903 transfer books closed February 5 to February 7 1903 Charles Matlack Treasurer Boston January 28 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Boston
Charles Matlack
Count Bassenheim seeks work avoiding dirty duties
New York on February 3 reports Count Bassenheim a 22 year old German nobleman in search of any job that keeps his hands pristine. He says he can be a valet or butler or similar role and claims former service as a German marine officer. He shows little English and defends his delicate appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bassenheim
Leo Haus
State Street
New sixmasted Addie M Lawrence tows into harbor with coal cargo
A Gloucester towboat sent the Betts Bros lighters to snag the new six masted schooner Addie M Lawrence on her way from Norfolk carrying 4615 tons of coal. The Priscilla towed her to an anchorage off South Boston near the Metropolitan Coal piers. Captain William R Kreger commands the Lawrence, built at Bath Maine for 130000 dollars, claimed as the most costly craft of her class.
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Gloucester
Betts Bros
Addie M. Lawrence
Norfolk
Priscilla
Lighthouse Channel
New England
South Boston
Curran & Burton
Lawrence
Montreal
Tyne
Ulriken
Progreso
Mexico
Ensenada
New York
Rosario
Long Wharf Corporation
Warren
Philadelphia
Central Wharf
Winifred
Massasoit
Jessie
Flavilla
Sylph
George H. Lubee
Teresa
Alice
John M. Keen
Mary Edith
Fish Hawk
Minerva
Richard Wainwright
Illinois
Emma W. Brown
Manhassett
Helen G. Wells
Monitor
Boston Pilots
Meeting House Shoal
Mascot
Lunenburg
N. S
Shipping News Miniature Almanac Update
The chart lists arrivals and clearances of multiple steamers and schooners with origins including London Manila Hull and Salem. Notable vessels include Columbian Bostonian Hindoo Khalif Massapequa and Bay area tugs with barges. Also notes a Seminole relief voyage and several sailings to and from Norfolk Philadelphia and Portland amid winter conditions.
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Columbian
Masters
London
Bostonian
Foot
Hindoo
Clark
Hull
Eng
Khalif
Middleton
Manila
Cebu
St. Michaels
Massapequa
Evans
Louisburg
C. _B.; Sir CNor.), Hermansen, Sydney, C. B
Nantucket
March
Baltimore
Norfolk
Chattahoochee
Johnson
New York
Penobscot
Pierce
Winterport
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Gloucester
Addie M. Laurence
Kroger
Clara A. Donnell
Brendige
Mary E. Palmer
Wallace
Frank T. Stinson
Miles M. Merry
Fickett
Stella BK. Kaplan
Merritt
Girard
Portland
Tacony
Ritson
Braddock
Grafton
Rosemont
South Amboy
Lynn
Sea King
Morix
Philadelphia
Lamar
Walter A. Luckenbach
Daly
Cheektowaga
McGoldrick
Paterson
Bee and Eackensas
Brown
Vineyard Aven
Paser
Calhoun
Aries
Knickerbocker
Lykens
Ova. Aieni
Mass
Pallas
Hersey
Newburyport
Cuba
Hawes
Newport News
Salem
L. P. Holmblad
Copenhagen
Admiral Farragut
Port Antonio
Jam
Hazelmoor
Yarmouth
N. S
Eidsvold
Louisburg, Co. B
Fortuna
Cto
Araucania
Portsmouth
N. H
Lustleigh
Brunswick, Ga
Scharzfels
Charleston
S. C
Brunswick
Jacksonville
Himera
Coleraine
Dutch Island
Beechwood
Henry Clay
Passaic
Black Diamond
Blue Bird
Joshua Lovett
Clara
Grace
Perth Amboy
Gettysburg
F.E. Richards
Rockland
Haverford
Bristol
Salvor
Provincetown
Providence
R. V
Ada F. Brown
Edgar Murdock
Brigadier
Charlea
Noble Simmons
P. T. Barnum
Blanche
R. G. Whildin
Ruth Robinson
Nantasket Roads
Fllen
M. Golder
Mary L. Crosby
Lewis K. Cottingham
M. V. B. Chase
Brewster
Axim
W. Cc. A
F. H. Qodiorne
Swatara
Draper
Hammond
Mahanoy
Spartan
Glendower
Suffolk
Preston
A Day With Absent Minded Uncle Amos
A humorous scene centers on Uncle Amos misreading household items and devices. He mistakes a bureau drawer for a bathtub and a slot machine for noon while attempting to shave, prompting a string of comic misunderstandings and puzzled reactions from those nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos
Moses
Mortgagee's Sale of Boston Property Under 1892 Mortgage
Public auction to foreclose a Boston mortgage from Jacob Maurer to John Lyons then assigned to Patrick S. Cunniff. Property in Roxbury described as a lot of about 3150 square feet with buildings assessed 2:30 pm on February 28, 1903. Cash bid of $300 required. Assignee Patrick S. Cunniff. February 2, 1908.
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Jacob Maurer
Boston
Roxbury
John Hasson
Hampden Street
East Street
William H. Sumner
Said
Sumner
Patrick
Cunniff
Pemberton Square
Mass
Fragments Capture Sudden Mischief and Alarm
Readable lines show boys taunting and jolting a fall, a log rolling downhill, and a startled plea to remove Fatty from danger. The scene conveys youthful prankster energy and a moment of near accident without graphic detail.
Inquiries About Names In Duchess Note
A fragment shows characters discussing a note from a duchess missing names. The dialogue highlights confusion over who the note is meant for and references officers and a police presence in a yard. The scene hints at mistaken identities and social tension.
Airship and altar clash in cryptic wedding note
Fragmentary lines depict hurried wedding talk, a church setting, and a pastor ready to marry. The dialogue hints at a chaotic scene with improvised phrases and a looming airship reference. Names, dates, or places are not specified in readable text.
Man Builds Device Falls Short Blows Up Office
A man named Willie Westinghouse Edison Smith built a device for his father. He placed orders and pressed a button, causing the machine to explode outward and ruin the office. The incident left the junk shop in disarray.
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Willie Westinghouse
Edison Smith
Papa
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Southern Mills
Iloilo
Concord
Benner
Copper Producers’ Association
Greene Consolidated
Quincy
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NEW York Stock Exchange
Railroads
Massachusetts Title Insurance Co
Franklin
Heath
Valentines
Sallie
Amelia
Auntie
Sallie Green
Obadiah
Archie
Shipping News
Carnegie
Stoneham
Andrew Carnegie
John B. Fitzpatrick
Court St
Flipp
Fatty
Commonwealth
John Dyer
James Manary
Boston Post
John W. McKim
Esquire
Elijaw George
Register
Muggsy
Mulligan
Willie
Sunday Post
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