Successful Firemen's Ball Draws Great Crowds in Boston
The eighth annual firemen’s ball at Mechanics' Building drew unprecedented crowds. Chief Engineer Webber opened the upper balcony as attendees filled the first balcony and floor. The event featured prominent guests, a grand march, supper at 11, and ends with 24 dances, expected to raise about $14,000 for the organization.
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Boston
Mechanics’ Building
Webber
William T. Cheswell
Keyes
Marden
Baldwin
Robert G. Fitch
William A. Green
John R. Murphy
John E. Fitzgerald
W Mene
Board of Police
Capenan Maguire
O’neil
Pray
Perkins
Holyoke
Fouts
Cunningham
William 8. Smart
Abbot
The
Protective Department
Blume
W. H. Murphy
Fisher
Kelliher
Whall
Gould
Firemen’s Standard
Keene,n. H
J. A. Batchelder
George F. Howe
J. E. Griffith
Keene Steam
Landsoma
Money Market and Stock Activity In Boston and New York
Boston money market opens with abundant loanable funds as call loans yield 3 to 5 percent and time loans 4 to 6 percent. Exchanges fall versus last year. Drexel Morgan orders $400,000 gold for export. The local stock market shows activity in Atchison Kansas & Western and West End Land amid consolidation talks. Cambridge and South Boston roads move on West End Philadelphia control.
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Boston
New York
St. Paul
VOANS
Inc
Dshouses
Aes
Sterling Exchange
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Atoake
Atchison
West End
San Diego
West End Land
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Exrights
Chicago, Kansas & Western
Kansas
Atchison Company
Atchison Treasury
Little Rock
Mississippi River
Texas
The
Little Rock & Fort Smith
Wisconsin Central Common
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis
Union Pacific
Washington
St. Joseph & Grand Island
New York & New England
Albany
Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon
Duluth, South Shore& Atlantic
Marquette
Cambridge
Consolidated
Metropolitan
South Boston
Philadelphia
Boston & Maine
Boston & Lowell
Central Massachusetts
New England
Southern Kansas
Chicago, Burlington & Northern
City of Boston
Foreign Markets Report From London Feb. 21
Consols quoted 10015 16 for money and account. United States 4s at 130 , Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 45 and seconds at 10 . Canadian Pacific 63 48 Erie 41 4 do seconds at 100 34 Illinois Central 132 Mexican ordinary 52 St Paul common 93 42 Pennsylvania 57 44.
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Boo
N. Y
Ohio Central
Bell Telephone
New England
Oregon
R.ay
Boston Water Power
Eee
Ee . A
T& SF
Rock Island
Shacus & Pacific Lst
Os Bt. L
S. F
Aiate
Esas
St Bieta
Eastern Railroad
Mexican Central
St. Paul
St. P
Texas Pacific
New York
He Pacific
Uce
Union Pac
Pateen
Wisconsin Central
Atlantic & Pacific
Boston & Albany
Pacific Mall
Cora Sei
Boston & Maine
Pullman Pal Sane
Cleveland & Canton
BONDS
Chie
Burl & North
Chie, Burl & Quincy
East Ilinois
NY. W
R.G
West Michigan
Cin
Saw & Cleveland
P. Fod
Flint
Erie
Jona Fts &S City
Tex. P. L. G. Oty
Little Rock & Ft Smith
Tex. P. RB
Pac
New York & Nengland
GLY H Ww
Shore
Ogd
Lake Champlain
O. Nav
Ives Cin Es
Union Pacific Ee
Adams
Ce Central
American
Wells Fargo
Auougb
Amador
Tsee
Bella Isle
Bonanza
Best & Belcher
Ontario
Boston & Montana
Gia Tulwer
Quicksilver
Calumet & Hecla
C.& Va
Aig
Franklin
Col
Terra
Stanislaus
Christ Stormont
Osceola
Napa
Oso Sencessee
Vo Hale & Nor Ilomestake
Tenn
Julia Seeee
Yellow Jacket
Quincy
Tamarack Settee
Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Boston
Elec
Light and Power
Mat
Pease
Cen
Tel
Telegraph
Lord Acoustic Telephone
South Boston Horse RR
Lamson Store
Financial Telegram
Bourton
Cpaneeneorntnia Casaitseecemid
Ing
Alt
T. H
At. & Pacific
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LG Evessere
Col. & H
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Tenner
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Fayne
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Houst
Tex
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Central
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Epee
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Lou
Man Beach Onan
Man
Maraniie & Ch
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Seenee
Sees
Mis
Ohio
Enae Seer BA M
Nash, & Chat
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EBL
Art. Nor
PaciGo
London
United States
Canadian Pacific
Illinois Central
Pennsylvania
New York Money Market and Stocks Close Dull Yet Firm
Money on call remains easy at 1 1/4 to 4 1/2 percent with last loan 3 1/4 and closing at 4 bid. Prime mercantile paper in good demand with scarce supply at 5 6. Sterling steady. government and railroad bonds quiet but firm. Reading and Richmond & West Point lead activity early, then market dulls with slight gains near close.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Barcilver
Sterling Exchange
Reading
Richmond & West Point
Kansas & Texas
Central Town
Illinois Central
Fort Wayne
Shenandoah Valley
Richmond Terminal
J.& 5. Wormser
Richmond
Union Pacific
Europe
Seligman & Raphael
London
Bremen
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Brown Bros
Brtegec
Bush
Chicago
Seaboard
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New Orleans
United States Seaboard
Portland
California
San Francisco
Cal
Eee Reese
Bulwer
Tay
Best & Belcher Serene
Ophir
Vaereee
Sierra Nevada
Crown Point
Union
Eureka
Vax Kiss
Gould & Curry
Yellow Jacket
Hale & Norcross
Railroad board urged new depot east of Main Street
The railroad commissioners call for safety upgrades at Springfield station including gates fences and improved crossings. They recommend an overhead or underground passage and oppose engine switching on Main street. They also support building a new depot east of Main street to boost value and attract further development. If hearings are needed for a relocation.
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Springfield
Main Street
Boston & Albany Company
Chatham Rail Road Scheme Progress Report
Hanwich February 21 The Harwich to Chatham rail line advances with 700 shares fully subscribed totaling 70000 in capital stock. No bonds issued as residents fund the project. a 20 percent assessment is being collected and charter approval is expected this week. Real estate along the route rises as investors seek building plots and locals anticipate the road’s benefits.
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Chatham
Hanwich
Harwich Depot
Board of Selectmen
Tradesmen and Firms Listed Across Multiple Cities
A compiled listing shows various agents and firms including GH & A W Force Alleghany PA, Lester Bros Yo York, Greensfelder Florsheim Co Chicago, Phelps Dodge Palmer NY, Rosenthal Goldsmith Co Chicago, Shaub & Bro Lancaster, and several others in Cincinnati Cleveland Fort Worth St Louis Pittsburg Norfolk Syracuse Topeka Covington Louisville Mansfield Newton Am Fort Worth Am. The item reads as a directory snippet detailing names and locations of brokers and companies across states.
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Atlanta
Alleghany
Penn
Fielding
Craw
Th Hanna
H Blumhage & Co
Binghamton
Isaac Greensfelder
Greensfelder, Florsheim & Co
Chicago
E P Dodge
Phelps, Dodge & Palmer
Orenekall
George P Gore
R Rosenthal
Rosenthal, Goldsmith & Co
O Kreisman
O Kreisman & Co
McLaughlin
Selz
Fort Worth
Tex
Lewis
Lewis Bros & Co
Lancaster
W Shaub
Shaub & Bro
Louisville
McCulloch
McCulloch & Son
Vernon
Hull
Mansfield
H Keiser
Keiser
Newton
J N Roof
Root Bros
Norfolk
J Thomas
Zinsmeister Bros
Topeka
Kan
A McLaughlin
McLaughlin & Co, Craw
Dorchester Yacht Club Holds Annual Dinner
Dorchester Yacht Club celebrated its annual dinner at Parker's with seventy members present. Toastmaster L M Clark led a club cheer as Nute spoke on growth, Dr Whitney urged small boats, Commodore Savage forecast future success, and many members contributed songs and stories.
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Dorchester Yacht Club
Parker’s
L. M. Clark
Nute
Whitney
Commodore Savage
W. B. Everett
Boston Bicycle Club
McClellan
Chip’? Guild
Good Old Times
Wing
Corinthian Yacht Club
Perrin
Hackett
Hartford Davenport
Club
Fluegel
The
Orpheus Club
Market Roundup Shows Steady Capital Goods and Soft Food Lines
Pig iron and bar iron show no change while plate iron remains in good demand. Copper and tin are quiet with slow moves, but zinc shows fair demand. Flour, corn, oats, rye, and other staples run dull to steady. Butter cheese provisions and fresh beef hold firm. eggs and beans stay steady, potatoes in fair demand, hay and straw quiet. Sugar and molasses steady.
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Gray Forge
Eglinton
Langloan
Glengarnock
Artsherrie
Carnbroe
Colthness
Shell
England
France
Chile
Australia
United States
Market Report on Pig Iron and Metal Prices
The metal market shows steady demand with firm prices for bar iron plate iron and pipes. Copper remains slow but closer supply and rising consumption noted in the US and abroad while lead zinc tin and tin show varied activity across carload and domestic markets.
National League Franchises Tomorrow Bid Battle
The Kansas City and Indianapolis bids for a National League berth were deferred to the March 7 New York meeting. The committee favored Kansas City but telegrams from the presidents of Boston Washington Detroit and Philadelphia urged support for Indianapolis. Menges offered to outbid by 5000 for Kansas City and cover relocation costs. Indianapolis offered 10000 for the St Louis charter and argued their superior location. Day said entry would require at least 30000, regardless of winner.
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Penn
Kansas City
Indianapolis
New York
Bostons
Washingtons
Detroits
Philadelphias
Menges
St. Louis
Messrs
Treat
Newbergerer
Burnham
Maroons
Day
Richmond probate probate details of Taunton will
The will of Mrs. Abby Crocker Richmond of Taunton is submitted for probate. She leaves wardrobe and jewelry to Mrs Curtis Guild of Boston, a $1000 bequest to ex mayor Cobb of Boston, and $15 000 income split among her grandchildren Mrs M P Blodgett Jr of New York and George B and S K Sanford of Boston. An estate from sister Sarah L King in trust since 1874 reverts to heirs. Inventory shows 1874 total $415,7248. One third to ex mayor Cobb, one third to Mrs Curtis Guild, one third to the named grandchildren. Ex Mayor Cobb appointed executor and plans a trip to California for rest.
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Abby Crocker Richmond
Taunton
Curtluild
Boston
Siee
Cobb
M. P. Blodgett, Jr
New York
George B
S. K. Sanford
Sarah L. King
Samuel ©. Cobb
Curtis Guild
Mr. Cobb
California
Blackmail Arrests At Amesbury Saloon Window
Inspectors Burke Houghton Howard and Collins arrested William H Hanson and Walter W Robinson in a saloon near the Boston and Maine depot. The pair allegedly extorted 30 dollars from James F Mahoney and Robert E Lewis, claiming to be Law and Order League agents with cases against the men.
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Burke
Houghton
Howard
Collins
Boston & Maine
William H. Hanson
Walter W. Robinson
James F. Mahoney
Robert E. Lewis
Amesbury
Hanson
Robinson
Law and Order League
Mahoney and Lewis
Local Patent Remedies Ad Pack Shows Various Cures
An ad block lists Hale's Woney cough cure, Glenn's Sulphur Soap, German Corn Remover, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, Pike's Toothache Drops, and Bean's Rheumatic Pills with prices around 25 to 60 cents, cataloging diverse health and beauty products. 606
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Hale
Glenn
Hill
Pike
Bean
Grain and flour markets quote wide ranges in exports and local trade
A detailed listing shows prices for flour, meal, and bread products from Canada and domestic mills. Includes bakers patent and spring patent flour, cornmeal, rye flour, oats, barley, malt and hops. Mentions export terms fob and cash prices with bundled goods and May/season notes.
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Bakers
Canada Superior
Canada Rollers
Canada
Sac
No 1
New York
Bush
Eastern
Butter and cheese markets steady amid quiet trade
Butter prices hold near last report across Chicago and New York with Western and Eastern markets showing subdued activity. Eggs, beans, seeds, hay, and potatoes also described as steady or quiet with limited demand and wholesale to jobbing price spreads noted.
Market reports show firm pork prices with quiet trade
The pork market remains firm after the recent advance while trade is quiet. Hams and lard hold steady, fresh beef shows no price changes, and muttons lambs and veals stay quiet. Chicago closing quotations list various pork and lard cuts with mixed but steady values.
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Chicago
Gbs
Eh Wares
Lord
Choice
Brighton
Apples market steady with strong demand in Liverpool Glasgow
The Liverpool market shows steady prices with strong demand for sound fruit. Glasgow reports a steady market with improved demand. New York dried apples are quiet with specific quotations for sliced evaporated varieties and quarter sections. Shipments of apples for the week ending are noted.
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Liverpool
Glasgow
New York
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Aspinwall
Calumet & Heela
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Com
Basset, Whitney & Co
Kidder, Peabody & CO
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Santa Fe J.R. Co
Brewster, Cobb & Estabrook Bankers
Congress St
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Blake Brothers & Co
Boston Stock Exchange
Brokers’ Board
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V. Ysle
NY &Ne
Pullman Pal Co
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Pullman
Foreign Financial Markets
NEW York Financial
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Special League
Abby C. Richmond
Elgin Creamery
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