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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1896

Page

8

Market Report Shows Dull Session Before Tobacco Rally

Friday Evening stock scene notes a narrow, professional driven day with small gains and losses. American Tobacco leads a late rally after mixed early trading amid government loan delays and London speculation, while copper and gold markets show cautious strength and new brokerage ties emerge in Denver and Cripple Creek.

London Lawson, Weidenfeld & Co American Tobacco Lazard Freres Messrs Edward C. Davis & Co Washington Street Colorado Mining Stock Exchange Denver F. H. Pettingell Messrs. Davis & Co Santa Rosa Cripple Creek BE. C. Davis & Co Bull Hill Guyot Hill Globe Hill Staub Mountain Big Hill Victoria Battle Mountain Santa Rosa Company United Electric Securities Company Portland Allston Purr Isaac T. Burr Uel Carr J. Newton Cole Henry Dye Francis Peabody, Jr Arthur Per Iry H. A. Pevear W. H. Whitney Mr. Hyde Oliver Ames Ames R. T. Paine C. A. Coffin General Electric Montana Ore Purchasing Company Lynn & Boston Railroad Company North Shore Traction Bay State Gas Combination Boston Roxbury Dorchester Swift & Co Chicago G. F E. C E. F. Swift L. A. Caton Art Barnes J. Redfield Mit Pennsylva Railroad Atchison Gulf Road

6 Percent Gold Bonds Offer for Conservative Investors

An advertisement promotes 6 percent gold corporation bonds secured by a first mortgage on all assets, issued by a Massachusetts company. Bonds run 40 years with semiannual interest, interest historically paid, and offered at par with no brokerage fees. For details contact J. Q. A. at Postoffice Box 8488, Boston, Mass.

Bes Gold Corporation Raspeay of Boston Massachusetts Corporation Anne Postoffice Bouton Mass

January 3 Official stock report with highs and lows

An official report lists the day’s highest and lowest prices and the closing prices. The document notes bid and asking levels for the traded assets.

B.ut

Market Ticker: Futures Quiet as Sales Rebound

Furnished by E. E. Leland & Co. shows varied price ranges across months with futures closing quiet. The report lists multiple period figures from September through August and notes 12,000 sales and spot at 45, reflecting market activity and timing across the year.

Swindler Poucher Arrest Case Linked to Marston & Converse

Chief Inspector Watts reports a man calling himself J C Converse and claiming to be with Marston & Converse attempted to obtain goods via bogus drafts. The same man, known as Phillips in Tremont Street, is identified as Poucher, a well known swindler previously arrested in Philadelphia and New York. A firm member could not confirm the man or recognize the pictured likeness.

Watts Philadelphia J. C. Converse Marston & Converse Tremont Street Phillips Poucher New York

Andrew Post 15 to hold old-time assembly Tuesday

The armed battalion of John A. Andrew Post 15 will hold one of their old-time assemblies at their hall Tuesday evening January 7 at 8 o'clock.

John A. Andrew

Thyself and the Science of Life by W M Parker M D

A late 19th century prospectus promoting a medical treatise Thyself and The Science of Life by Dr Wm H Parker. Emphasizes vitality cures for exhausted vitality debility and youth excesses with 125 prescriptions. Offers a one dollar mail price, in French muslin binding, endorsements, and free prospectus from No 4 Bulfinch Street Boston. The ad bills Parker as the most eminent American specialist with testimonials from Medical Review and Boston Herald.

Royal Sye Wm. H. Parker M. D Reliable Peabody Medical Institute Bulfinch St Boston Mags National Medical Association Mass America

Steamers and tugs pass Highland Light in Boston origin list

Steamers Samaria Pritchard of Liverpool and Wendall Burpee Odell of St John N B along with J R Teel Johnson coal port sail. Norseman Liverpool to Boston Yarmouth Dorchester Providence after Highland Light Saturn towing Macauley to Newport News Lancaster from Philadelphia for Portsmouth. Tugs Colon towing Thomaston from Philadelphia to Newburyport Wrestler towing Shenandoah Lincoln to Philadelphia Plymouth C R R Nos 2 and 5 Wilkesbarre Port Johnson George M Winslow towing barges to Weehawken Edgewater Mystic Belle to Newport News D M Anthony William T Donnell Heen H Benedict Norfolk passed Highland Light Cottage City New York to Portland.

Victorian Shepherd Liverpool William H. Lincoln & Co Peruvian Calvert Glasgow Dec Howard Taylor Baltimore Norfolk A. M. Graham Indian Nickerson Philadelphia E. B. Sampson Orion Smith HL. M. Whitney Halett New York H. M. Whitney Chattahoochee Savage Savannah Pierraanas Richardson & Barnard Williamsport Godfrey Hammond Halifax Pye N. C Portland Deering City of Gloucester Ober Gloucester Joshua Lovett Magee Weehawken Chalmette Colon Newburyport Richardson Justine H. Ingersoll Petersen Rosario Barkeptine James H. Hamlen McDonald St. Martins Rocky Glen Colbeth J. E. Due Bignon Turner Rebecca R. Douglas Perry Georgetown S. C Jennie May St. John Mary E. Palmer Haskell Bertha Dean Thomas Childe Harold Sweeney George H. Mills Lent R. T. Rundlett Fountain William B. Herrick Oliver May Williams Reed Lizzie Babcock Wheaton Matilda D. Borda Norton John Booth Emmons Charles L. Jeffrey Theall Port Johnson John J. Hanson South Amboy Sallie E. Ludlam Kelson Cathie C. Berry Foster New Norseman Boston Yarmouth Dorchester Providence Highland Light Saturn Macauley Newport News Lancaster Portsmouth Thomaston Wrestler Shenandoah Lincoln Plymouth Wilkesbarre George M. Winslow Binghamton Edgewater Mystic Belle D. M. Anthony William T. Donnell Heen H Benedict Cottage City

Browne v City of Newton land damage case filed in Cambridge

In the Middlesex Superior Court, Edward B. Browne sues the City of Newton seeking damages for land taken to build a boulevard. The docket lists multiple other civil cases, including actions against Boston, Newton, and various defendants, with law firm representations noted.

Hayward Same Morris Richardson White Warner Alien City of Boston Payson Et al Sutton Trask Newton Coen Fitchburg Railroad Clark Cushing Berry Reading Fahey Newcombe Bailey

Petition to Enforce Lien In Boston Civil Court

In Massachusetts Suffolk to Boston Municipal Court on January 2 1896 Ernest Pearson petitions to enforce a lien on respondent George H R Preble for sixty dollars ninety cents owed for fare and board. The court orders publication notice in the Boston Post and a continued hearing on January 18 to show cause why relief should not be granted.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Boston Ernest Pearson George H. R. Preble Boston Post Orsino G. Sleeper Stephen Thacher

Notice of Trustee Sale Under Mortgage of The Franklin Malt Company

A notice announces a trustee sale on a mortgage held by The Franklin Malt Company. The action, governed by applicable statutes, sets forth the date, time, and venue for the sale, along with pertinent terms, borrower details, and rights to cure or redeem.

Franklin

Change of Name Petition in Massachusetts Probate Court

William Fitzland Hill of Boston petitions to change his name to William Fitzland Brennan. A citation orders all to appear January 16, AD 1896 at 10 o’clock in the forenoon to show cause why the change should not be granted. Public notice to be published weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. Justice John W. McKim presides. Elijah George, Register.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court Boston William Otis Dorr County of Boston Post Jos A. Willard Wellington Wells Gill Engraving Company Penfield Brothers George W. Armstrong S. R. Niles Advertising Agency Massachusetts Jos. A. Willard Middlesex Andrew J. Barnes Somerville Frank T. Barnes Charles J. MelIntire Esquire S. H. Folsom Register Betsey T. Cod.ding Oscar W. Codding Cambridge Charles J. McIntire Elizabeth C. Parkhurst Elmore F. Brackett Poston Post John W. MclXim Elijah George Lizzme V. Harrington Alonzo PR. Currier Andover New Hampshire John W. McKim William Fitzland Hill Witliam Fitzland Brennan Charles N. Carter A. D Alva S. Morrison Ibrahim Morrison Copartners

Dividend and Extra Dividend Record Dates Announced

William R. Driver treasurer of Boston announces a dividend of three dollars per share and an extra one and a half dollars per share to stockholders of record at the close of business December 31, 1805. Transfer books closed January 1 to January 15, 1806.

William R. Driver Boston

Dividend No. 95 Declares 2 Percent on Preferred Stock

The company will pay a two percent dividend on preferred stock on January 15, 1896 to stockholders of record at the close of business December 31, 1895. Transfer books close from January 1 to January 15, inclusive. Daniel A. Gleason, Treasurer.

Daniel A. Gleason

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