Bears Battle Market Decline as Rally Follows Sharp Attack
Wall Street and State Street report a bear raid on equities after uncertainty over the Aldrich bill. Despite losses in many issues, copper stocks rebounded on rising metal prices. Amalgamated and Copper Range fluctuated but ended with gains, while other names saw mixed results as investors awaited the bill’s fate.
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Wall Street
Aldrich
Bears
Missouri Pacific
Metropolitan
Pennsylvania
Erie
Rock Island
Tennessee Coal and Iron
New York
Boston
State Street
Lake
Amalgamated
Calumet
Bingham
Isle Royale
Mohawk
Parrot
Quincy
Trimountain
Centennial
Arcadian
Victoria
Wolverine
Mining and Stock Exchange
Boston Consolidated
Deadwood Gulch
Manhattan
Arizona
Houghton, Mich
Murder of Buffalo Business Leader Shocks City
Edwin L Burdick, president of BE L Burdick & Co and Buffalo Envelope Co, was murdered at his Ashland Avenue home in a quiet upscale neighborhood. Police report signs of a struggle, no burglary, and indicate a known acquaintance may have been involved. His wife had filed for divorce in December and left for Atlantic City.
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Buffalo
Edwin Lh Burdick
BE. L., Burdick & Co
Buffalo Envelope Company
Ashland Avenue
Burdick
Chief Cusack
Mild Weather Boosts Trade Across Markets
R G Dun & Co reports milder weather accelerates demand for merchandise and eases fuel pressure, aiding freight movement. Dry goods show strong activity as mills fill long overdue contracts while production costs worry manufacturers. Springlike conditions expand jobbing and retail trade, with price strength shaping expectations.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Bradstreet
Bondholders Advised Of Coupon Payment Date Change
To the bondholders of the Boston Julian Consolidated Mining Company, coupons due March 1, 1903, will be paid on presentation at the office of the president, 519 Board of Trade Building, Boston, on and after March 2, 1998.
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Boston Julian Consolidated Mining Company
Board OF Trade
Boston
Boston Stock Market Report Corrects Today's Totals
Boston Feb 27 following are the highest and lowest sales and the closing bid and asked prices today. Total sales list 24 501 shares bonds 25 010. Unlisted stocks 21 181.
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Boston
Am Tel & Tel
T& SF
Af Allouez
Am Ag Chem Pref
Aio
Iiss Tel & Tel
Ido
Arch
Top & SF
Wy Atlantic
Lingham Con M
Tony
Cumber Tel & Tel
Ao Amg Daly-West
Dom Coal
Dom Iron & Steel
Edison el Ill
Fitchburg
Franklin
Ga Ry & Elec
Gen Electric
Guanajuato
Isle Royale
Eene
Mergenthal Lin
Marquette
Seerae
Planters
Quincy
Seattle Klee
Shannon
Trimountain
Temarack
Trinity Min
Union
Coal & O
Thor
US Steel
Utah
Victoria
West and
St Ry
Winona
Ecese
Wolverine
Plunder Recovered From Noted Burglars
Almost twenty dollars worth of goods said to be from the Star of Fox Crowley and McGough burglary gang were recovered by Sergeant Mullen of Division 3. The items included laces dresses suits and table linen and were traced to Hebrew and Italian families in the North and West ends who bought the stolen items.
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Crowley
McGough
Mullen
Division 3
Were Raids Tippped Off Captain Suspects Tips
Captain Wescott of Station 5 suspects raids on gamblers Thursday night and Friday morning were tipped off as no evidence was found at three locations, despite information that poker games were held there. Warrants were served secretly with little advance notice.
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Wescott
Station 5
New East Boston Pastor Preaches First Sermon Next Sunday
The Rev. Claude H. Priddy is the new pastor of Maverick Street Congregational Church East Boston. He resides at 146 Princeton Street and will deliver his first sermon next Sunday morning. He came from Toledo Ohio where he was born 26 years ago and is a Wesleyan University graduate.
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Claude H. Priddy
Maverick Street Congregational Church
Boston
Princeton Street
Toledo
Wesleyan University
Presbyterian minister chosen for Maverick Street Church
The Rev. Mr. Priddy, a graduate of philosophy at Boston University and training in theology, was unanimously invited to lead the Maverick Street Church. He hopes to develop a people’s church run along institutional lines after preaching in San Ramon, Brooklyn, Osterville, and a Toledo news career including Toledo University football as a halfback.
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Boston University
Striker Brings Charges Of Immoral Behavior At Rubber Factory
A strike at the Co operative Rubber factory on Hanover street targets foreman Harry Rosenfield and forewoman Cora Leighton. Louis Fine swore warrants accusing them of wrongdoing, with Judge Brown adjourning the case to March 6. Both defendants deny the charges amid trade rivalry and moral claims.
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Co-operative Rubber
Hanover Street
Harry Rosenfield
Cora Leighton
Louis Fine
Rosenfield
Miss Leighton
Judge Brown
Mitchell or Gompers May Go Jail in WV Injunction Test
Philadelphia dispatch notes coal operators expect John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers to test all coal field injunctions by going to jail in April West Virginia. Darrow may travel to seek their release as operators aim to rally labor nationwide and push unionization efforts.
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Mitchell OR Gompers
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Virginias
Mitchell
Gompers
Clarence 8
Darrow
Chicago
Labor
Labor union deemed dangerous weapon by Vermont alumnus
The University of Vermont alumni in New York hear President Buckham critique labor unions. He says two sides exist in the labor question and warns unions create agitation harmful to society. He calls the labor union the most dangerous weapon modern thought has produced and urges a halt to its influence.
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New York
University of Vermont
Buckham
Vermont
Mary Johnson Acquitted in Second Trial Amid Courtroom Jubilation
In Superior Criminal Court Judge Bond granted a new trial for Mary Johnson on a sulphuric acid assault charge after evidence questioned the jurys actions. The jury acquitted her this session amid celebrations from her supporters. Other defendants faced varied outcomes including probation and reformatory sentences. damages of 2009 dollars were upheld.
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Dewey
Superior Criminal Court
Benjamin E. Elfman
Lawton
Mary Johnson
Leban Winder
Clarence Morgan
Bond
Court House
Jerome Driscoll
John F. Shea
James Russell
Reformatory
John Costello
Edward Barry
Supreme Court Upholds Rulings in Several Cases
The Supreme Court ruled against residents of Thatchers Island and Straightmouth Island seeking special school accommodations from Rockport. It affirmed the Superior Court in Charles Flint, allowing corporate debt beyond capital with president and directors liable. It upheld invalid assessments for Huntington Avenue expansion and found contractor Margaret W Leonard liable for sidewalk obstruction despite city permits.
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Thatcher's Island
Straightmouth Island
Rockport
Superior Court
Charles Flint
Winslow Warren
City of
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Margaret W. Leonard
Fire at Taylor Goodwin Co. lumber plant in Haverhill
Fire department battled a $12,000 blaze at Taylor Goodwin & Co. lumber plant in Haverhill, one month after a prior $30,000 loss at the same site. Authorities suspect an incendiary, as horses were saved and fire crews fought smouldering piles overnight. A grudge over a coal famine is suspected, with both fires starting at about the same hour, a month apart.
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Haverhill
Taylor, Goodwin & Co
Where is one armed Simpson
Joseph Simpson, 18, of Roxbury disappeared from home after expressing dislike of algebra. He is crippled, lost his right arm, and wandered with only 25 cents. Police found him in Fall River. he claimed to go to Minneapolis but agreed to stay.
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Joseph Simpson
George Street
Roxbury
Simpson
Fall River
Minneapolis
Court deals with oleomargarine sales in grocers ruling
Dr Harrington and associates prosecuted several cases in the local grocers court for selling oleomargarine and adulterated butter. Sources show fines of 100 to 300 dollars for multiple defendants including Bruno Hinberg and John Loughlin, with appeals noted.
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Carl Hinberg
Harrington
Hinberg
Bruno Hinberg
John Loughlin
John C. Tibbetts
Creed
Injunction Ordered Against Lynn Knights of Labor Cutters
Clerk E B George of the Superior Court issued an injunction by Judge Richardson restraining Knights of Labor cutters of Lynn and their agents from interfering with Walter & Logan Harney Bros and D A Donovan Co. during a six week strike with the Boot and Shoe Workers Union. The order bars loitering picking, shouting names near the plaintiffs factories. Lawyer J W Sisk delivered the injunction to Lynn for service.
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Salem
E. B. George
Superior Court
Richardson
Knights of Labor Cutters of
Lynn
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
I. Benjamin Armstrong
John Couhig
Gilbert Colby
Sydney S. Smith
Edwin Snow
Frank 0. Woods
Enghaben
A. W. Harris
Arthur Foss
Walter & Logan
Harney Bros
D. A. Donovan & Co
J. W. Sisk
East Boston residents urge removal of unsightly mound at Mavericks Square
A petition with hundreds of signatures asks the Governor to remove the tall mound at the entrance of the East Boston tunnel in Mavericks Square. Supporters say the mound harms property values and beauty and propose an entrance like the Public Garden subway. A mass meeting is planned in East Boston next week.
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Noddle Island
Maverick Square
East Boston
East Boston Tunnel
Forbes Beats Tokell In World Bantamweight Title Bout
In Detroit on February 27 Harry Forbes defeated England's Andy Tokell over ten rounds. Forbes dominated most rounds, except possibly the seventh, earning the decision and proving the superior fighter despite Tokell's courage and power. Tokell endured heavy punishment but showed fight throughout.
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England
Andy Y Tokell
Harry Forbes
Forbes
Tokell
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