Sugar closes strong amid dull market after stock swings
A featureless trading day in the stock market ends with Sugar rising to around 1131 4 and closing firm as traders note mixed sentiment. Third Avenue shares fall on Kuhn Loeb withdrawal while New York and Boston traders push Sugar higher and dividend news circulates for several companies.
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London
Bank of England
Third Avenue
Pennsylvania
New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Connecticut
Boston Herald
Financial News
National Lead Company
Massachusetts
American Writing Paper Company
Commissioner of Corporations
George C. Gill Company
Riverside Paper Company
Hobek Paper Company
Elm River
Winona Lode
Texas & Pacific Railroad Company
Montana Coal & Coke Company
Boston News Bureau
Armour and Swift
Mining and finance notes from the 1900 era
The report covers expanding control by the American Agricultural Chemical Co and notes on United States Leather, stock swaps, and planned dividends. It lists Quincy Mining Company 1899 results with copper sales and profits, Calumet Copper Mining's first shipment, and Brookline Land Company finances. It also mentions new trustees for Catalpa and Crescent, money market figures, and plans for cyanide plant operation.
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Revenue Leasing & Mining Company
Quincy Mining Company
Ccsee
Eeceere
Cccesese
DOROE
Cevassys Iveess
Pees
Calumet Copper Mining Company of
Index, Wash
Brookline Land Company
Messrs
J. Parker Whitney
Charles Fowler
Henry P. Fowler
Albert Norton
John C. Watson
Catalpa and Crescent Mining
New York
Boston
Sinine
Surbridge
Fortuna Company
L. A. Wright
San Diego
Cal
United States Mining Company
Richard Olney
W. A. Paine
Copper Range Company
O. E. Weller
Hornblower & Weeks
Bingham Camp
Utah
California
Navaho
Cochiti
New Mexico
Pinkham
Old Colony Zinc Promises Big Zinc Stock Buy
Albert Clarixe of Home Market Club touts Old Colony Zinc & Smelting Co with a 123 percent investment at $8 a share and 2 percent quarterly dividends on par $10. The prospectus claims extensive mineral lands and mines, 40 percent treasury retention, low outstanding dividend capital, strong directors, and quarterly certified statements in Boston.
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Treasury
Board of Directors
Albert Clarixe
Home Market Club
United States
Boston
OLD Colony Zinc & Smelting Company
Congress St
British Resolve Grows with Emergency Division Plans
A Morning Post piece urges forming the Tenth Eleventh and Twelfth divisions for Cape deployment and home training of more battalions. Lord Rosebery’s Lords speech is praised for arousing public and naval preparation support. A Lorenzo Marques correspondent notes republics gaining sugar coffee and flour supplies and munitions. A Pretoria citizen reports Boer damming of Klip River with 2000 Kaffirs and 10 000 sandbags, though feared futile.
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Rensburg
Arundel
Spenser Wilkinson
Morning Post
Cape
Lord Rosebery
House of Lords
Times
Lorenzo Marques
de Lagoa Bay
Daily Mail
Lorenzo Marquez
Pretoria
British Loss at Rensburg Reported Casualties
London reports official British casualties at Rensburg for Feb 10 to Feb 12: four officers and seven men killed.
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London
Rensburg
Harvard Alumni Banquet Promotes Yale Victory Spirit
At the Yale Alumni Association annual banquet in Boston, Yale President Hadley lauded Yale’s achievements and linked the five early American colleges to enduring prestige. Other speakers included Alfred Hemenway and Judge Henry Howland, with regrets from President Eliot of Harvard. Local notices include Mrs. C. P. Bachelder praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People for stomach trouble and nervous exhaustion.
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Exchange Club
Yale Alumni Association
Hadley
Yale University
Boston
Dwight
Baldwin
Adley
Alfred Hemenway
Henry E. Howland
Edward W. Noyes
David W. Richards
Eliot
Harvard
Crane
Justice Brown
United States Supreme Court
Yale
America
Princeton
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Yale’s Alum claim broader civic model over Harvard
The piece argues Yale has produced better model citizens than Harvard by balancing spirit and learning. It notes Harvard plans to reduce its college department after three years and laments Yale’s differing approach amid Harvard’s scientific emphasis.
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Yale
America
Harvard
Wheat rally fuels short interest and St Louis lead
Wheat advanced yesterday with St Louis as the head center of the winter belt, sparking notable short interest. The disappearance of snow and expected cold NW conditions helped the rally, while Liverpool futures showed mixed signals as France faced crop damage. Foretelling continued on a small scale and Western weather news tempered the market despite favorable buying in Chicago. N W wheat receipts stood at 541 cars versus 449 year ago.
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Messrs. Howard, Crosby & Co
St. Louis
Liverpool
France
Chicago
N. W
Colored Girls Aid Groups Hold Second Annual Meetings
The Industrial Mission and Massachusetts Aid and Protective Association for Friendless Colored Girls held their second annual meeting at 101 Dudley Street North Cambridge. The old officers were re elected. Secretary Mrs Selina Low reported the society has aided 156 girls relieved six families of unworthy girls induced four persons to Rey girls Beck wages and taken six in the hospital department. A misc entertainment was given in the evening.
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Industrial Mission
Massachusetts Aid and Protective Association
Dudley Street
North
Cambridge
Selina Low
Cochran Address Tickets Exended at Faneuil Hall
The New England Anti Imperialist League secretary reports all tickets for Mr Cochran address at Faneuil Hall on the 23d were exhausted in a few hours due to extraordinary demand.
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The
New England Anti- Imperialist League
Cochran
Faneuil Hall
HIBERNIAN T A ASSOCIATION SEEKS RALLIES FOR ABSTINENCE
Unusual interest grows in the Ibernian Total Abstinence Association after a circular condemning Sunday beer drinking in A O H meeting places. Rev John F Cummins state chaplain of the A C H in Massachusetts urges greater turnout at the next meeting to push for abolition at the national convention in April in this city.
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Hibernian T. A. Association
Ibernian Total
Ublic
John F., Cummins
Massachusetten
Hibernians
Officers and men losses amid Natal fighting reported
A Times despatch from Chieveley Natal lists wounded six officers and fourteen men missing two officers and eight men. It names fallen officers Colonel Coningham Worcester Regiment Major G R Eddy Lieutenants J Powell and J C Roberts Australians. A Durban despatch notes colonial scouts reaching Eshowe in strong fighting form after a forced march pursued by Boers.
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Coningham
Worcester Regiment
G. R. Eddy
J. Powell
J. C. Roberts
Times
Chieveley
Natal
Lyttleton
Clery
Northcott
Men sail for Boer aid on La Gascogne from New York
Fifty seven men including Boston veterans sail from New York aboard the steamship La Gascogne bound for Boer lines in South Africa. Irish-American volunteers march with Major Edward T. McCrystal and ex-minister Patrick Egan, carrying American and Red Cross flags. Dr. John P. Mc Namara leads the corps, with most men from Chicago.
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New York
Boston
la Gascogne
South Africa
Edward T. McCrystal
Sixty-ninth Regiment
Patrick Egan
Chili
John P. McNamara
Chicago
Black Terror Fear Looms Over Zululand Invasion
London reports warn the Boers invasion of Zululand could trigger a native uprising as the Zulus and Natal natives face arming and possible participation. Joseph Chamberlain and Arthur Balfour discuss possible Indian troop use if the war widens beyond two European races and disrupts the region.
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London
South Africa
House of Commons
Joseph Chamberlain
A. J. Balfour
Fire costs $700 from ashes at Saratoga Street
A stove in a living room dropped hot ashes caused a $200 fire at 615 Saratoga Street last night. The wooden one and a half story building is occupied by Nicholas Thomas and owned by the heirs of Edward McLoughlin.
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Saratoga Street
Nicholas Thomas
Edward McLoughlin
Size of Lobsters Comes Up in Fisheries Committee
The fisheries committee debated whether to cut lobster legal size from 10 1 2 to 9 inches. Lobsterman David Bodwell cited Rhode Island’s 9 inch rule and cross-border catches. Representative Thurston told of Rhode Island boats shipping short lobsters to New York. Ek Tilton noted Rhode Island lobstermen avoid Boston markets after cooking. Two other lobster laws were considered.
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Committee On Fisheries and Grame
David B. Bodwell
Cuttyhunk
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Thurston
Swansey
New York
Ek. P. Tilton
Marion
Boston
Representative Crosby Tests Gypsy Moth Hearings
Representative Crosby of Arlington and Lexington testified as the first witness at the gypsy moth committee hearing. He argued extermination seemed impossible and criticized commission agents as politically active, calling patronage the motive to continue the commission. Crosby claimed he represented Arlington’s majority as he faced no opposition in re election.
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Crosby
Arlington
Lexington
Arlingston
British Retire From Chieveley Boer Head Laager
Ladysmith February 12 The British, after advancing with their cannon, moved toward Chieveley. They found the Boer position on the Upper Tugela unassailable and retired.
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Laager
Ladysmith
Chieveley
Tugela
Young People’s Reception by National Union at Copley Square
The National Young People’s Religious Union held a reception in the Second Church parlors at Copley square last evening from 8 to 10. Members who took part in the College Fair presented last November and visiting Unitarian ministers attended the event.
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National Young People’s Religious Union
Second Church
Copley Square
Young People’s Religious Union
College
Bristow of Newton Taken Sudenly Ill in Morning
Newton, Feb 15 John E Bristow a Board of Aldermen member and prominent politician collapsed this morning with sudden violent insanity. It is said his condition stems from business troubles. Born in Newton in 1880 he has lived here all his life.
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Newton
John E. Bristow
Board of
Aldermen and Rominent
French Defeats Rabah in Central Soudan
Paris reports M. Decrais says Rabah the Central Soudan chieftain is defeated by a French expedition under M. Gentil. Rabah, once titled African Napoleon, was entrenched at Kouna with 12,000 defenders. Captain Robillot leads efforts and the command returns to Bangue with Rabah demoralized and fleeing north.
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M. Decrais
French Congo
M. H. DeLamotne
Rabah
Soudan
M. Gentil
Zobehr Pasha
Central Africa
Napoleon
Kouna
Congo
Lake Tchad
Robillot
Touenia
Bangue
Baguirmi
Lake Tohad
Chari
Foureng
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