Market Review and Outlook Signals Cautious Traders
A week of marked market action sees shares retreat as bears leverage concerns over railroad holdings, winter wheat risk, gold exports, and coal strikes. Merger rumors, new issues, and large holders dominate sentiment while a wealthy rookie class sustains activity. Copper shares show notable fluctuation as traders brace for further developments.
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Congress
Heinze-Amalgamated
Henry Clews
Stock Exchange
Provident Securities Receivers reject Gurley offer and plan assets sale
Receivers of Provident Bank reject Mr Gurley’s bid to buy Shenandoah and Gelatine securities for about 60 thousand dollars and press on with disposing assets for depositors. Meyer Bloomfield backs the receivers while warning against Gurley backed misperceptions.
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Gurley
Shenandoah Company
Provident Bank
the Provident Bank
Meyer Bloomfield
Hastman
Boston
Provident
A. S. Hall
Cc. F. Weed
Shenandoah Securities
Willoughby
Sach
D. C. Willoughby
Milford Steele
Mr. Gurley
Shenandoah
Hall
Two Losses Reported In Stormy Seas Near St. John’s
The steamship Alunda of Furness-Allan line, left Liverpool Jan 23 for St Johns and Halifax, lost a crewman who was washed overboard during a hurricane. The schooner Canadian, sailing from Cadiz since Dec 30, also reported a man lost overboard on the voyage.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Alunda
Chambers
Furness-Allan Line
Liverpool
St. Johns
Halifax
Meisner
Cadiz
Fire Rips Home on Hill Street in Lexington
A blaze driven by high winds yesterday afternoon gutted the home of James Dalrymple on Hill street in Lexington. The upper floor was consumed before help arrived from the town center, with damages estimated at 1000 dollars.
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Lexington
James Dalrymple
Hill Street
Life Insurance Company Financial Summary 1905 1908
The Leading Insurance Company reports 1905 premium receipts of 13 728 619 61 and total 1905 receipts 30 277 888 00 with policies paid to policy holders. Legal reserves and special reserves shown. life department managers listed for Boston offices including Chester Hart and E E Rice. Accident and liability department managers Yebel Bishop and Arthur W Burke also titled.
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Rssets
Life Insurance
Life Department
Chester & Hart
Congress St
Boston
E. E. Rice
W. T. Trulus
Boston Building
George E. Elliott
Appleton Building
Accident & Liability Department
Yeber Bishop
Arthur W. Burke
Think Miners Strike to Boston to Chicago Short-Lived
Boston coal dealers report ample hard coal and inflated reserves as a looming miners strike is threatened. Mitchell of the Miners Union warns of far reaching action while railroads and suppliers stockpile to guard against stoppages. Boston faces possible shortages only if the strike extends beyond the coming cold months.
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Boston
Chicago
Mitchell
The
Miners’ Union
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt syndicate plans vast Boston to Chicago trolley system
Pittsburg February 4. A Rochester street railway purchase marks the first step in a wide Vanderbilt Andrews project to create a continuous electric service from Boston and New York to Chicago. Surveyors will map a line to Elmira and Binghamton with Boston capitalists aiding, as Rochester becomes the focal point of the scheme.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Rochester
Vanderbilt-Andrews Syndicate
Vanderbilts
Boston
New York
Chicago
Elmira
Binghamton
W. C. Gray
N. Y
Empire State
Vanderbilt Syndicate
Mr. Gray
City
Buffalo
Rochester and Southern Company
Joseph Tone
Ridge Road
Cleveland
Toledo
Vanderbilt
Railroad Commission
New York City
Metropolis
Miners May Strike April First in UMWA Proceedings
Indianapolis Feb. 4 The United Mine Workers International headquarters signaled that before the current executive board session adjourns Secretary W. B. Wilson may be instructed to issue a formal strike order effective April 1 to prevent reassembly after adjournment The board is also to discuss a $1 per week per capita tax for a national defence fund when it resumes Monday morning.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
W. B. Wilson
National Defence Fund
Balloon crosses from England to France
The Aero Club balloon left London Saturday afternoon and crossed the English Channel, landing safely at Bermonville in France after four hours and ten minutes aloft.
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London
The
Aero Club
France
English Channel
Bermonville
Coal output ordered to full capacity in anthracite region
Rushing the coal output reports orders for collieries to run at full capacity through April. Washeries in the Schuylkill field will resume tomorrow on full time. Companies aim to add 3,000,000 tons to storage in the next eight weeks.
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Mahanoy City
Penn
Schuylkill
Tech graduate Towne dies in Stamford Conn
Frederick P. Towne 34 general superintendent of Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co dies of acute Bright's disease in Stamford Conn. A MIT graduate, he was son of Henry R. Towne president of the company, former president of the National Founders' Association, and member of the Engineers' Club of New York. He leaves a widow and two sons.
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Stamford
Conn
Frederick P. Towne
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company
Bright
Henry R. Towne
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Engineers’ Club of New York
National Founders’ Association
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Amalgamated
Butte
Boston News Bureau
U.S. Steel
U. S. Steel
U. S
U. S. Steel Corporation
Steel Common
Alloue
Z .Rccvececs
Atlantic
Bingham
Calumet & Hecla
Franklin
Isle Royale
North Butte
Old Dominion
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Quincy Eeeweeeses
Tamarac Eeeeees
Triniter
Utah Eeeeeereeteeeee
Winona Eeeteeseene
Wolverine Eaeeenee
SOULE
Provident Securities
John H. Flagler
Flagler
Insurance Company
Hartford, Conn
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Boston & Maine
Concord Junction
Troy
Woodsville
N. H
Concord
East Somerville
Mystic River
New England
Detroit
Westinghouse
Entertainments
Converse
Geo. E. Barton
Jordan Hall
Jolan
Nada
Philip Hale
H. T. Parker
Herrick’s
James T
Keith’s
Colonial
S. Willa
David Garrick
Mr. Willard
Tom Pinch
E. S. Willard
Boston Theatre
Lawrence McCarty
Hollis Chélire
Isaac B. Rich
Charles Dillingham
Presenta
Maxine Elliott
England
Majestic
Knights “of Columbus
Eatrica IrisSsir
Charles Frohman
Mizpah
Esther
Ella Wrefler
Uscombe Wilcox
J. H. Gilmour
Ahasuerus
Adele Block
Esthe
Washington
Raymond and Whitcomb
California
New Orleans
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Manitou
Cripple Creek
Denver
West Indies
Hawaiian Islands
JOY Line
Providence
Sol
Uptown
Washington St
Cor
State
B. D. US
Fall River
Van’s
Tremont
Paula Edwardes
Princess Beggar
Tremont Temple
Prince
Lyman H. Howe
Alps
Ceylon
Japan
Empire Empire Stock Co
Lindsay
Sardou
Fedora
Theatre Tel
Omson, Mer
TECH
Stamford, Conn
Globe Eg'gs
Sov Chas
E. Blaney
Ace Fiske
Bowdoin
Howard i
Orpheus Comedy
Rita Banzai
Eddie Leslie
Daisy Harcourt
Kates Bros
Tascott
Mile
Latina
Howard Burlesquers
Burletta
Castle Sq
Robert
Pipp ' Edesen
Pai
Tok Pica
Lyceum
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