Market Review and Outlook Signals Downtick Ahead
Last week closed with cautionary signals across stock markets as prices lost momentum after an initial boom. Analysts expect further upward moves in some specialties, but a general downturn within three months seems likely with notable divergence among major players and insiders uncertain about copper settlement timing. Gains and losses are listed for leading New York and Boston stocks, while iron trade remains strong and others show sagging activity. The piece notes high prices suppressing buying power and anticipates a natural readjustment, with trust consolidation potentially shaping price dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
New York
Amalgamated
Sugar
Calumet & Hecla
Montana
Henry Clews
Galns
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Jersey Central
Northwestern
Reading
St. Paul
Steel Common
Big _ Tour
General Electric
Missouri Pacific
Union Pacific
Boston
Copper Range
Dominion Tron and Steel
Dominion Coal
Mexican Central
Atlantic
Mohawk
Osceola
Quincy
Trimountain
Utah
Wolverine
Rutland
Heath
Welty Challenges Corbett After Denver Engagement
Featherweight champion Young Corbett opens a four week run in Denver and receives a challenge from George Welty the Australian bantam. Manager Kennedy says Corbett is eager to meet all comers with Terry McGovern first in line. Over the next 16 weeks the champion will give exhibitions in major cities including St. Louis Louisville Chicago Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Pittsburgh Toledo Indianapolis Buffalo New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Young Corpett
George Welty
Young Corbett
Kennedy
Terry McGovern
St. Louis
Louisville
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Toledo
Indianapolis
Buffalo
New York
Peston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Sinking French Bark Max in tow to San Francisco
The French bark Max, damaged after colliding with the steamship Walla Walla, is being towed to San Francisco in a badly disabled state. Survivors from the Walla Walla total 92 arriving from Eureka. 42 are reported lost or missing with 9 known dead, 18 missing passengers, and 20 crew. Reverend Henry Erickson, a survivor, lies hospitalized. his wife and three children are among the dead or missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San. Francisco
Max
Walla Walla
George Wa Elder
Portland
Acme
United States Revenue
McCulloch
Point Reyes
Eureka
Pomona
Henry Erickson
Nome City
City Briefs: Raids, Fires, and Liquor Violations
Sergeant Canney and Division 4 officers raided 4 Oxford place and captured five Chinamen with gaming implements. Fire alarms at 44 Athens street and 130 Dartmouth street caused $25 and $310 in damages respectively. Engine 15 fought a lounge blaze at 20 Broadway South Boston causing $50 damage. Division 4 later arrested six Chinamen at 6 Oxford place with a fan-tan layout and cards. West Roxbury saw Della Filllen, 7, charged with liquor law violation at 121 Brookside avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canney
Division 4
Oxford Place
Athens Street
Bartholomew Flaherty
Mary Norton
Dartmouth Street
J. Cunniff
Broadway
South
Boston
Division 13
Della Filllen
Brookside Avenue
West Roxbury
Collins Becomes Mayor Today Amid Seating Reallocations
The Hon. James Donovan will represent the Democratic committee as Collins is sworn in. Galleries are reserved for the mayor elect’s family and new city officials. Twenty five seats set aside for General Collins, leaving about two per Alderman and Councilman but not yet allocated. Tickets not issued, admission by city messenger notes only. Aldermen and Councilmen faced heavy ticket requests, creating a dilemma. The city messenger had a busy day organizing access and preparations for the new mayor. Hart’s office is cleared except for his hat and coat, and the office has been overhauled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Donovan
Democratic Committee
Collins
Hart
City Hall
Quincy
Matthews
Curtis
Green
Martin
General Martin
Common Council
Oliver F. Davenport
Dorchester
Martin M. Lomasney
Lomasney
General Collins
Holmes
Mgr
Denis O'Callaghan
City Messenger
Council
Mer
O'Callaghan
Doyle
Arthur W Dolan
Davenport
Trou bles For New Mayor In City Hall Brooming
The new Democratic administration under General Collins will begin sweeping out Republicans at City Hall. James Donovan will not run the street department until mid month. aldermen must confirm appointments and keep them over a week. Lamp and printing chiefs await confirmation, while the present lamp head City Engineer Jackson wants relief. Printing Superintendent Monahan will stay until a successor is appointed. Few Republicans may mirror Edward P Sands’s move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
City Hall
James Donovan
Donovan
John Drohan
Thomas F. Whalen
Jackson
Monahan
Edward P.sands
B. T. Wheeler
Towboat Bosses and Captains Stir Boston Harbor News
The General Ayres master job shifts as Captain Warnock resigns and Captain Mellin takes charge. Richard Learson, a popular young skipper from East Boston, earns the master berth with 110 monthly, amid rival promotions and Civil Service choices. Other port notes cover shipyard plans for a six masted schooner Edward Burgess, overdue liners, wreck survivors returning home, and the shifting tug fleet amid a slow towing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warnock
United States Quartermaster
General Ayres
Kate Jones
Boston
Navy Yard
Charlestown
William Mellin
Eee
Dudley Pray
William H. Clark
Mellin
Fort Waren
SnSac
Army
Uncle Sam
Civil Service Commission
Richard Learson
Drone
Lexington Street
Reuben Stubbs
Learson
John M. Brooks
Harbor View
Edward Burgess
New England
Maine
Europe
Petunia
Mediterranean Sea
Shawanese
Perth Amboy
Furness Wner Cambrian
London
Allan
Glasgow
Puritan
Storm King
Antwerp
Kennett
Cardenas
Trapani
Nova Scotia
Long Wharf
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Seal Island
N. S
John R. Curzon
Harry Anderson
Michael Grady
William Hann
William Phalen
Archibald
John J. McDonald
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Company
City of Gloucester
Central Pier
Gloucester
United States
Yarmouth
Charles F. Ward
Cockburn Harbor
Mystic Wharf
Salt Trust
Vineyard Haven
Red Star
Wrestler
Gladiator
Nimbus
Apalachicola
Portland
Eireles
Samuel Avars
Theewis
Lewis Wharf
Doane Company
Nathaniel Doane
Hokendauqua
Lehigh Valley Railroad System
Joseph Riley
East Boston
Wentworth
Provincetown
Dione
Washington
Nelson F. Bloomer
Jacob C. Neafie
William Smith
McMillan
Newsboys Quartet Performs for Boston Meat Handlers Aid
The Brockton Central Labor Union hosted a concert at the Brockton Grand Opera House last night featuring the Newsboys Quartet of Brockton. Members include William Freedman Daniel Mulkern Leon Victor and Hyman Vigoda to raise funds for Meat Handlers Local 221 of Boston.
Installation in Cambridge by Central Labor Union
The Cambridge Central Labor Union installed officers Friday night with Massachusetts AFL official Frank H. McCarthy presiding. Officers installed included President Thomas J. Edwards, Vice President George H. Coolidge, Recording Secretary B. L. Harding, Financial Secretary John Bheehan, Treasurer Max Merk, and Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Central Labor Union
Frank H. McCarthy
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Thomas J. Edwards
George H. Coolidge
B. L. Harding
Jobn Bheehan
Max Merk
Michael Sullivan
Remains Identified in Brockton Man Killed at Railroad Station
Frederick Brown a 24 year old single man from Brockton was identified by his brother as the victim killed at the Hunting ton avenue station of the Boston and Albany railroad on December 18. The body will be removed from the Brockton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Avenue
Boston & Albany Railroad
Frederick Brown
Brockton
Fie
Inauguration Day Set For City Hall Formalities
The incoming Mayor and officials prepare a brief ceremony at City Hall with Chief Justice Holmes to administer oaths. Ex-mayors will attend, and Alderman Lomasney will preside temporarily. The administration faces staffing fights, notably over John L. Kelly, and fierce backing around the public buildings superintendency amid a busy political week.
Bryan Plans While in Boston
The Hon William Jennings Bryan arrives at Boston South Terminal next Thursday afternoon likely at 2 or 4. He will be greeted by the Commonwealth Club reception committee and hosted at Quincy House with a public reception 6 30 to 7 30 followed by a banquet. Bryan speaks on The Patriot in Peace and A Conquering Nation at Harvard, with other events through Holyoke and Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
Boston
South Terminal
Mr. Pryan
Bryan
Commonwealth Club
George F. Washburn
Washburn
Quincy House
Quincy
Mr. Bryan
New England
Suiggested
John L. Bates
Collins
William A. Morse
Holyoke
Cambridge
John H. H. McNamee
Harvard University
Harvard
Green Lodge
Westwood
Portland To Return With Sparta and Pilots Meeting
Portland plans to welcome the Hamburg American steamer Sparta sailing for Hamburg while the Boston Pilots Association holds its annual meeting at Lewis Wharf a week from Tuesday. The Edward L. Mayberry logwood bark may have misfortune near South Channel. Ida M. Chase towboat now in commission under Captain Henry Dalby.
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Portland
Sparta
Hamburg
Boston, Pilots’ Association
Lewis Wharf
Edward L. Mayberry
Jamaica
South Channel
Ida M. Chase
George Chase
Henry Dalby
Rumor of Fatal Carriage Accident in Bowdoin Square
A circulating report claimed a child was thrown from a carriage near Chardon Street Bowdoin Square and fatally injured, then rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital. Police could not verify due to alleged hospital news suppression, and the rumor remained unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square
Massachusetts General Hospital
Chardon Street
Change in Morocco Bound at Park Theatre
The Park Theatre and Morocco Bound managers announce postponing the London musical to Thursday January 9 from the originally announced Tuesday January 7. They cite meticulous preparation, elaborate scenery and costumes, and a desire for a flawless opening. Tickets for Tuesday will be valid for Thursday, avoiding exchanges for patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
A. H. Chamberlyn
London
Boston
Morocco
The
Inc
Virchow Slips From Street Car Injuring Thigh
Berlin report states Professor Rudolf Virchow, renowned pathologist, slipped while alighting from a street car and sustained a serious thigh injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Rudolf Virchow
Bryan Pleads For Boers At Pro-Boer Meeting
Four thousand people attended a pro-Boer rally at Gray's Armory in Cleveland and heard William Jennings Bryan and Mayor Johnson urge sympathy for the Boer cause. Bryan urged aid and praised the Boer fighters while criticizing Britain’s war costs. A long resolution urged the President to press Britain, demand reconcentration reforms, and enforce the 1871 Treaty of Washington to curb wartime supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Co
Gray's Armory
William Jennings Bryan
Johnson
Messrs. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
England
United States
McKinley
Washington
Police Have Cold Feet In Boston Drill At Armory
Boston police complain of cold feet due to a new daily drill in the frigid Irvington street armory. Captain Donovan leads the sessions, the unheated hall leaving officers shivering and muttering as they persevere with the routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Irvington Street
Donovan, O
Boers Ambush Scots Greys Near Pretoria
The Boers ambushed a party of the Scots Greys last Saturday near Bronkhorst Spruit about four miles east of Pretoria on the railroad. Six British soldiers were killed and 13 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Scots Greys
Bronkhorst Spruit
Somerset Associates Elect Officers for Upcoming Year
A largely attended Somerset Associates meeting elected officers for the ensuing year. William F. Hickey is president, John J. Teevans Jr vice president, Joseph J. Norton financial secretary, Charles A. Walsh treasurer, Edward J. Dixon recording secretary, John V. Curran sergeant at arms, and a board of managers including J Frank O Hare chairman P A Hogan Ichard F O Leary William Fr Condon Mark S Lally and John J Toomey. A committee for arrangements for the 10th annual ball at Bethesda Hall on Monday evening April 7 was appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Associates
John J. Teevans, Jr
Joseph J. Norton
Charles A. Walsh
Edward J. Dixon
John V. Curran
Board of Manners
J. Frank O'Hare
P. A. Hogan
Ichard F. O'Leary
William Fr. Condon
Mark S. Lally
John J. Toomey
Bethesda Hall
Britain’s South Africa Force Reductions Total 24,299 Men
London report shows from January to December total military losses in South Africa reach 24,299 with 19,430 killed or died. Four thousand three hundred invalided home, most recover and rejoin units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
London
Great Britain
Sailors recount peril after Clifton sinks in gale
The Clifton crew of six taken aboard the Exeter City after their three masted schooner sank 400 miles east of Sandy Hook following gales and a leaky hull. Captain George Fisher and five others were rescued. Finn Viktor Kortee washed overboard, and the ship was burned as they departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clifton
Exeter City
Bristol
Sandy Hook
George Fisher
David Campbell
James Pellie
Arthur McDonald
Charles Kennedy
Arthur Simon
Victor Kortee
Jack
Chatham
N. B
Halifax
Korten
Cat
Two Alleged Bandits Caught In Heny Stern Robbery Case
Officers from Station 4 nabbed Ralph H. Morgan and John Miller after a pursuit near the old cemetery. Stern identified the pair as the men who robbed him December 12 of a watch chain and charm valued at 112 dollars. They will be arraigned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Station 4
Henry Stern
Ralph H. Morgan
John Miller
Stamford Street
Old Burying Ground
Stern
Clifford and
Driscoll
Old Cemetery
Medford
Gaelic School Session Highlights Ogham Script Talk
At 1161 Washington Street P.7 O Daly Miss Mary A O Neil and Miss Brien Keohane led classes. A general meeting followed with the superintendent discussing the Ogham alphabet and an inscription found two feet underground in County Fermanagh Ireland. The Roxbury Irish Language School met at 1171 Tremont Street Outlook Hall with D F P O Callaghan Timothy Cashmann and Patrick O Shea in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Roxbury
Tremont Street
Outlook Hall
D. F P. O'Callaghan
Timothy Cashmann
Patrick O'Shea
Cashmann
O'Callaghan
Libertador Lands Arms Near Uchire Venezuelan Coast
The armed steamer Libertador formerly Ban Righ, carrying General Matos and 300 volunteers with war cargo, left Martinique on Dec 31 and anchored off Uchire on Jan 5. Three Venezuelan warships patrolled the Uchire coast as authorities believe the mission’s first landings succeeded. A Willemstad despatch added Libertador anchored Machurucuto Jan 3 with gunboats ordered to pursue.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Haytien
Libertador
Ban Righ
Fort de France
Martinique
General Matos
Uchire
Rio Chico
Venezuela
Machurucuto
Manhattan Returns From Cape Town With Two American Soldiers
The British troopship Manhattan arrived tonight from Cape Town via St Vincent with two American veterans on board. T. Ryan, of Arizona, served two years with the Duke of Edinburgh's colonial corps and fought in eight engagements including the relief of Kimberley. Harry Walsh of Cincinnati served 15 months in Brabant's Horse and plans to go to New York. The ship will carry part of the Canadian mounted rifles to South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Manhattan
Cape Town
St. Vincent
South Africa
T. Ryan
Duke of Edinburgh
Colonial Corps
Kimberley
Arizona
New Orleans
Harry Walsh
Cincinnati
Brabant
New York
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Ice Yachting Thrills Mark Mystic Lake Day
On Upper Mystic Lake 700 to 800 skaters enjoyed prime ice as ice yachts and hockey games flooded the scene. Hermann Dudley Murphy of Winchester Boat Club ducked under thin ice, others aided ashore, while enthusiasts from Middlesex Fells Reservation and local skaters like Lyman Lise, Frank Trott, Edward Trott, Herbert Marvel, Leonard Tufts, and Benjamin Jacobs Jr. pursued swift craft and skate sails across a glassy surface attracting attention all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Mystic Lake
Hermann Dudley Murphy
Winchester Boat Club
Libby
Harold Spurr
Arlington
Spurr
Charles P. Price
Middlesex Fells
Lyman Lise
Frank
Edward Trott
Herbert Marvel
Leonard Tufts
Benjamin F. Jacobs, Jr
Vigilantes Organize in Denver Protect City Streets
A mass meeting formed a committee of safety to curb crime in Denver. Citizens will patrol at night and arrest anyone unable to justify being in the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Committee of Safety
New Yorker Harry Shelton Wins West End Coliseum Go-As-You-Please
Harry Shelton, the New York colored pedestrian, won the go-as-you-please match at West End Coliseum in St. Louis on January 6, covering 461 miles to lead George Tracey of Kinderhook by 26 miles. Tracey ran 11 miles behind at the finish, with George Noremac of Philadelphia in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Harry Shelton
New York
West End Coliseum
George Tracey
Kinderhook, N
Tracey
George Noremac
Philadelphia
Electrical Workers 103 to demand 3.50 wage and eight hours
Inside Electrical Workers 103 prepare a wage demand of 3.50 dollars and eight hours per day. A Wednesday meeting at St Andrew Hall Wells Memorial building will appoint a committee to confer with contractors and initiate new members. Electrical Workers 104, including outdoor workers, will hold a potato meeting and smoke talk at Machinists hall 87 Washington Street Wednesday evening inviting men in Ninemen cable splicers and lamp trimmers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Workers
St. Andrew Hall
Wells Memorial Building
Electrical Workers’ Union 104
Washington Street
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Corbett
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Newsboys
P. Brown
J. Canova
Hotel Bellevue
Paige
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Sands
John L. Kelly
Ward 21
Harry Nawn
Kelly
Nawn
John H. Lee
Brighton
Welly
Jee
Nawa
William Peard
Peard
Ward 9
McConnell
St. Augustine's Church
South Boston
the Park
Virchow
Irvington Street Armory
Somerset Associates Elect
Hobson
Navy
Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery
Richmend P. Hobson
John H. Bankhead
Garagas
Haytien Cablea
Caracas
Tello Merdeza
Juan Fietri
Castro
Frijav
Antimano
Plaza Bolivar
General Fictri
General Beira
Vela Ee Cura
Shelton
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