Reading Panic Triggers Broker Failures Amid Market Rally
In a continuing panic, Reading was forced into receivership talks, stock rose to 14 1 2 after third exchange notice, then recovered to 15 16. New England stock advanced from 35 to 40 in a late rally, while Ritchie & Co and W A Stevens & Co failed after being long on Reading, handling only minor business.
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Stock Exchange
Reading
New England
Ritchie & Co
W. A. Stevens & Co
Winter's Fury at Boston Storm Locks Doors
A Boston storm description details extreme cold and wind as it rages over the city. Trains run late, and a postman experiences a brutal, wind driven scene. Snow, shutter bolts, and iron doors endure a fierce northeasterly gust.
SONS OF BROWN Alumni Reunion at Youngs Hall
Twentieth reunion of Brown University alumni held at Youngs with a 4:30 reception and 6:30 banquet. Guests from college years shared memories, songs, and jokes. John Tetlow spoke on university history and women’s progress, noting new facilities and the Brown Daily Herald. Professors Clark and Bronson praised Brown’s strong departments and potential for female equalities.
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Young’s
Alma Mater
Tetlow
Andrews
Clark
Harkness
College For Women
BE. W. Hall
the Watchman
Brown
Yale
Bronson
Department of
J. J. Carpenter
The
Advertiser
England
France
Germany
University extension lecture in East Boston
The Rev. Richmond Fiske delivered an address on university extension to Home Club members in Central Hall East Boston. The program seeks to bring university instruction to those unable to attend a campus, with ten weekly lectures mirroring a college course. About fifty people pledged to join a local East Boston center, with lectures set for late spring or early summer.
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Richmond Fiske
D. D
Home Club
Central Hall
East Boston
England
University of Cambridge
Oxford
Cambridge
Wales
Fiske
Boston
Death of Milford Man William J Coakley Jr
Milford brief reports the sudden death of William J Coakley of Milford aged 40 while at work in Medway. He was a prominent member of the Milford Emmett Associates brass band and formerly served on the Board of Registrars.
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Milford
William J. Coakleys
Medway
Milford Emmett Associates
Board of Registrars
That Tired Feeling and Its Warning
A health notice warns that That Tired Feeling is more than ordinary tiredness and can lead to debility or disease. It urges prompt relief and recommends Hood's as an aid to restore energy and strength.
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Hood
Reading Drops in London Street After New York Selloff
Reading firsts fell five points from news of heavy selling, with Northern Pacific and other American rails dropping amid a London close. Dealers noted a scare in New York influenced Capel Court trading. settles to begin Wednesday as the market showed slight improvement late.
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London
Reading
Wall Street
Capel Court
New York
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Committee
Failures on Change Cause Tension at Consolidated Exchange
New York February 20 The Consolidated Exchange saw rising tension with several firm failures announced after noon W F Russell 51 New Street T J Delaney 74 Broadway and G S Fleet 60 Broadway were the first named losses the exact liabilities are not known but are not believed large
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New York
Consolidated Exchange
W. F. Russell
No. 51
New Street
T. J. Delaney
Broadway
G. S
Morton of Nebraska Named Secretary of Agriculture
Julius Sterling Morton of Nebraska, a veteran farmer and journalist, named to succeed Secretary Rusk. A plainsman with a storied political career, Morton built Arbor Day ideas at Arbor Lodge Nebraska City and led campaigns across the West for sound money and Democratic principles. He has four tall sons, lifelong farming ties, and long service in politics. He will guide Western agricultural policy from Washington.
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Julius Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Jerry” Rusk
Nebraska City
Neb
Cleveland
Mr. Morton
Morton
Toomis W. Tipton
Greeley
United States Senate
Mie
West
Chicago
National Democratic Committee
Senate
Chicago Times
William F. Storey
Missouri River
Arbor Lodge
Colorado
Washington
J. Sterling Morton
Dennett
John Robinson
New Silver Bill Proposed by Georgia Rep Livingston
A bill drafted after a conference led by Senator Carlisle and 17 Democratic House members outlines silver dollar coinage and treasury procedures. It replaces the Andrew Cafte bill with staged silver bullion use, deposits, and certificates redeemable for public dues, plus a temp halt on bullion purchases.
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Washington
Livingston
Georgia
Carlisle
House
Messrs. Livingston and Turner
Cox
Tennessee
Breckinridge
Kentucky
Arkansas
Bynum
Indiana
Clark and Oates
Alabama
Tracy and
Bacon
New York
Williams and Andrew
Massachusetts
Brawley
South Carolina
Andrew-Cate
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Treasury
United States Treasury
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
GUTTERS MAY STRIKE IN HAVERHILL FACTORY ROW
In Haverhill on February 20 a plan by Cutters Assembly No 1895 of the Knights of Labor to raise wages by 25 cents per day unsettles the shoe district. Factories largely refuse the increase and send the issue to the Board of Conciliation. strike appears likely where manufacturers do not participate.
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Haverhill
Cutters’ Assembly
K. of L
Knights of Izabor
Assembly
Board of Conciliation
Cutters Say They Mean Business in Pay Fight
Unionized cutters vow a determined campaign as they press for a wage advance. They warn of intensified action if talks stall, signaling a high-stakes labor dispute with industry employers.
Coal Club of Boston to cut anthracite coal prices
The Coal Club of Boston and vicinity reports easier market conditions due to lower freights and ice-free shipping ports. Beginning Monday February 20 the executive committee recommends a 50 cent per ton reduction with retail prices set at gameton' Wernace $6, chestnut $6 50, egg $6 25, Seeneeit $6 15, stove $6 50, Franklin $7 7.
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The
Coal Club of
Boston and Vicinity
Executive Committee
Franklin
Fire Gutts Hollbrook Tinsmith Shop. $5000 Loss
Holleroox Feb 20 Fire struck the A F Mc Cabe tinsmith business on Union street gutting the building. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars, insured. Cause unknown.
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Holleroox
A. F. McCabe
Union Street
Ex-Secretary Thompson Testifies On Panama Canal
Panama investigating sub committee members arrived to question ex Secretary Thompson in Terre Haute. He sat in an invalid chair and recalled being offered the American commission chair in 1880. He defended the Hayes era policy, asserted American control, and claimed the administration ran its commission on strict business principles with no known dishonorable acts by American representatives.
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Terre Havre
Ind
Congressional
Panama
Thompson
Jesse W. Seligman
United States
Hayes
American Commission
Panama Canal
Big Hominy Mill Destroyed in Vernon Fire
The Hudnut Co. hominy mill at Vernon Indiana burned this morning, destroying a large facility. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars, fully insured. Fire reportedly started by spontaneous combustion.
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Vernon
Ind
Hudnut Co
Terre Haute
Snowy Streetcar Slowdown Amid Blown Tracks
Street car traffic moved slowly as wind piled snow on tracks though plows worked. Cold, crisp weather kept wires from a harsher outage, with telegraph and telephone companies reporting the situation.
Monument Braved by Postman in Snowbound Storm
From the monument’s top the hurricane roars as a postman climbs to learn what lies above in blizzard conditions. Snow hides the steps and drifts heap around the grounds while Colonel Prescott in bronze stands vigil at the entrance as the storm rages and a stove glows inside the detached office.
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Bunker Hill Monument
Monument
Colonel Prescott
Wires Contract in Cold Tees Up Taut, Prevents Entangling
The contracting of the wires in cold weather pulled them taut and stopped crossings and entanglements. This mechanical adjustment kept lines orderly and functioning smoothly amid freezing conditions.
Weather Man Reports Severe Storm Across New England
The weather observer calls it the season’s most severe storm. Barometer in Portland Maine fell to 28.78 as the system moved from Sunday night into Monday. Winds roared along the coast and stretched to Buffalo, while a Post office crew faced the treacherous climb to the weather den amid pitch darkness.
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Boston
New England
Post
Postoffice
Portland
Buffalo
Blizzard Rages Across New England Coast and Rail Lines
Feb 20 reports from Chatham to Barre describe a severe north west gale and heavy snow. Coast guards patrol beaches, schooner Ireland presumed blown off, and tug Mercury unable to reach it. Train service stalled, electric lines paralyzed, and roads blocked from Vermont to Connecticut. Several towns report frozen or stranded horses and delayed travel.
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Chatham
Chatham Station
Mercury
Amelia G. Ireland
Ireland
Fay River
Mount Hope Bay
John A. Beckman
Iron Works
Saxon
Philadelphia
Glorcester
Varuna
Boston
Great Barrinetton
Sheffield
Havernity
Haverhill and Groveland Street
West Newbury
Newport
R. L
Habor
Barre
Vermont
West Topsham
Chelsea
Lewiston
Auburn
Aveusta
Greenwich
Conn
James F. Walsh
W. Barwell
Rockville
Here
Ellington
Hae
Citizens' Trade Association Elects Officers in East Boston Meeting
The Citizens' Trade Association of East Boston met at Grand Army Hall. John L. Bates was named president with John H. Sullivan and Joseph H. Barnes as vice presidents and T. A. Mead as secretary. Directors include Doherty, Whitney, Gove, Pigeon, Smith, McCarthy, Day, Woodside, Leighton, Fisher, McPherson, Huggan. Committees were formed for grade crossings tunnel membership and an annual festival.
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Citizens’ Trade Association of East
Emery D. Leighton
Stanley Fisher
E. M. McPherson
Henry D. Huggan
M. McPherson
Thomas F. Doherty
F. B. Day
J. H. Sullivar
C. T. Witt
C. E. Adams
T. A. Mead
N. M. Jewett
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Bunker Hill
Sons OF Brown
Youngs
Brown University
Fall River
Middleboro
Boston & Albany
Fitchburg Road
Troy
Fitchburg
Bellows Falls
Nova Scotia
Holbrook
the Post
Citizens’ Trade Association
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