Market review notes cautious week amid steel, Rock Island turmoil
Hesitancy persisted as Steel Common faced pool dissolution rumors and a possible dividend rise to 5 or 6 percent. Taft's message drew limited reaction, with broad confidence in ongoing pro market legislation. Rock Island shock unsettled traders but may prove a catalyst for future earnings, while copper shares showed resilience amid Northwest strike effects and Amalgamated output adjustments.
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Rock Island
Steel Corporation
Taft
Congress
France
Germany
Russia
Great Britain
Stock Exchange
Butte
Amalgamated
Anaconda
Anacconda
Calendar for Today Dividends and Meetings
Dividends payable Atlantic Coast Line 3 percent Corn Products 1 percent El Paso Electric 3 percent National Securities 2 1/2 percent Meetings Gold Consolidated Subscriptions payable Miami Copper bonds 90 percent Ex dividend Distillers Securities Great Northern pfd National Securities Company Pittsburg Coal pfd Books close Chicago Northwestern
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Atlantic Coast Line Com
Corn Products Ptd
el Paso Electric Ptd
National Securities Co
Miami Copper Co
Distillers Securities
Great Northern Pfd
National Securities Company
Pittsburg Coal Pfd
Ellis Speaks at Four City Rallies Across Districts
David A. Ellis addressed rallies in Wards 1 9 10 and 28. He spoke at Meridian Hall East Boston Grand Opera House Washington Street 467 Columbus Avenue and 460 Hyde Park Avenue. He highlighted school board retrenchment enabling new schools and classes including a Roxbury High School summer program for three pupil groups. Out of 382 registered for the summer high school 276 were examined 180 completed all work and 60 completed part of it.
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David A. Ellis
Meridian Hall
East Boston
Grand Opera House
Washington Street
Columbus Avenue
Hyde Park Avenue
Roxbury High School
John F Fitzgerald Receives Support in Boston Politics
The speaker defends John F Fitzgerald against accusations of unfitness or residency shifting to Deer Island. The piece frames him as a citizen in good standing and appeals to independent voters to vote for Fitzgerald, condemning the opposition's tactics as unfounded.
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Square
Fitzgerald
Boston
Deer Island
John F. Fitzgerald
Stock Broker Curb Ad Preview for Champion Copper
An advertisement space note notes Champion Copper ad slated to appear tomorrow in Heston Curb Way, with wording awaiting official application and placement.
Two Governors to Talk at Railroad Club Dinner
The New England Railroad Club dinner at the Hotel Somerset in Boston drew nearly 500 covers and a packed dining room. Attendees include Governors Draper of Massachusetts and Quimby of New Hampshire, plus officials from the Boston Chamber of Commerce and regional rail bodies.
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Railroad Club
New England Railroad Club
Somerset
Boston
Draper
Massachusetts
Quimby
New Hampshire
Lyman
Tuttle
Boston & Maine
Proctor
Vermont
Hall
The
Railroad Commissioners of
Gates
Raioad Commission
Connecticut
Crocker
Transit Commission
Boston Chamber of Commerce
W. (. Brown
New York Central Lines
George A. Post
New York
Railway Business Association
Plan $1,000,000 Worcester Power Plant
Preparations begin for a $1,000,000 turbine power plant for the Worcester Consolidated Railway Company to be erected in Brookfield. The plant will generate about 40,000 horsepower with distributing stations in Worcester and other towns served by the company. It will use several large turbine generators, the latest model. Wheat crop figures show higher per capita use and rising home consumption.
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Worcester
Worcester Consolidated Railway Company
Brookfield
Fire Sweeps Somerville Row House at 493 Broadway
Fire at 493 Broadway Somerville drives seven residents into the street in nightwear. Discovered by Edward O'Brien's sons, the blaze spreads through a three story brick building owned by Patrick Kearns. Firemen battled flames from 2 20 a m for over an hour. damage estimated at 1500 dollars.
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Broadway
Somerville
D. W. Lawson
Edward O’brien
John E
Edward L
Margaret
Elizabeth O’brien
Edward
Prince Louis Sues Charmer In Paris Portrait Dispute
Prince Louis of Monaco filed suit against Mile Juliette Louvet in Paris over family portraits believed given by his mother. A court appointed a referee to take testimony while a notary delays surrender until final judgment.
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Paris
Prince Louis of
Monaco
Milo
Juliette Louvet
Prince Louis
Mary Douglas-Hamilton
Duchess of Richelieu
Alice Heine
New Orleans
Mile
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Mlle. Louvet
Fishing Fleet Reports Mixed Haul and Ship Movements
Yesterday three shore vessels brought in 18 000 pounds of mixed fresh fish including 2 000 haddock and 6 500 cod with 4 000 pollock and 500 cask. Offshore fleet expected again, while steamers Hansa Stolzenfels Queen Wilhelmina San Jose due today and tomorrow Red Star Marquette and Cana dian. Apple exports total 173 695 barrels season to date. Lighthouse notes report Cape Ann buoy missing and repairs to Cross Rip Lightship and Androscoggin.
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T’ Wharf
Haddock
Ellen
Burke
Beeman
Stolzenfels
Calcutta
Colombo
Furness
Fowey
San Jose
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Red Star
Marquette
Antwerp
Liverpool
Belmont
Red Ladd
Buenos Ayres
Barbadoes
Nobska
South America
London
Glasgow
Hull
W. G. Cutler
Cape Ann
Nantucket Sound
Quincey
Portland
Shipping News Mini Almanac Figures of Sea Move
Shipping notices list arrival and departure of steamers and tugs, with routes from Calcutta to Liverpool and Boston to Yarmouth, noting weather, tides, and bunkering. Multiple vessels including Forenic Gardiner Bostonian Simms and Ironsides are recorded with cargos, wreck and tow details, and sailings between Atlantic ports.
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Gardiner
Calcutta
Colombo
A. C. Lombard’s Sons
Forerie
Gibraltar
Azores
Bostonian
Parry
Manchester
Eng
Liverpool
Boston
Simms
Yarmouth
N. S
Ontario
Bond
Norfolk
Rio Grande
Young
Galveston
Honey Brook
Durkee
Port Johnson
Salem
Cheektowaga
Brophy
Perth Amboy
Baltic
Budget
Buttress
Irvington
Farnham
Bee
Bear Creek
Tickley
Plymouth
Mass
Bloomsbury
Prescott Palmer
Carlisle
Newport News
Fannie Palmer
Wiley
George T
Hudson
Labor notes from Boston unions reveal new officers and meetings
Old Colony Lodge elects officers led by President George W. Kastty and Vice President H. J. Townsend. Boston Bartenders Union and several craft groups announce wage talks and installations. Delegates from New England choose officers for Retail Clerks International Protective Association and related assemblies in Boston, Hartford, Chelsea, Rutland, and Providence.
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Old Colony Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
George W. Kastty
H. J. Townsend
George R. Starkey
Henry E. Baker
FF. E. Perry
J. Ll. Will
W.H. Harrington
J. J. Gillen
A. Stewart
I. G. Emery
Michael Burke
W. H. Harrington
O. Beauregard
W. A. Bliss
J. F. Bent
J. E. Foster
Boston
Plymouth
New Haven
C. E. Bailey
Providence
Grand Lodge
Edward J. Cummings
Hartford
Conn
New England
Labor bills to be presented by State Branch committee
The State Branch of the A F of L approved drafts for forthcoming labor measures. They include the eight hour day for women and children, the fines bill with union fines for rule violations, the anti injunction bill, and workingmen’s compensation. The 54 hour proposal for women and children is a new measure. No action was taken by the Board.
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State Branch
A. F. of L
Draper
Meyer Bloomfield
Charles F. Wradley
Massachusetts Child Labor Committee
State Branch Board
Sweat Shops Described by National Consumers League Agent
Mrs. Alfred Sinclair Clark of the National Consumers League told about 60 women at a Boston Women’s Trade Union League meeting how sweat shops operate. She described store girls in New York earning as little as $4 weekly, paying for rooms, clothing, and meals, often surviving on a banana or roll. Owners donate charity while depriving workers of sustenance.
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Alfred Sinclair Clark
National Consumers’ League
Boston Women’s Trade Union League
Masons Open Biennial Convention at Faneuil Hall
The Inter national Bricklayers and Masons' Union begins a two week session at Faneuil Hall today with 800 delegates expected. Local officials Frothingham Hibbard Lawrence O'Connell Harrington speak at opening. William J. Bowen will respond. Banquet at Faneuil Hall Wednesday. reception and ball at Symphony Hall Friday. events at Brodbine Hall Tuesday night.
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International Bricklayers and Masons’ Union
Faneuil Hall
Ford Hall
Revere House
Frothingham
Hibbard
Lawrence
O'Connell
Jeremiah J. Harrington
Bricklayers’ Union
No. 3
Fire Record Entries Log Multiple Roxbury Alarms
Nine incidents logged from Roxbury and Charlestown with addresses on Townsend street Willow Rise Tremont street Everett street. Names listed include Annie Bissell George Riley Israel Sieberg and Hyman Zucker. Loss estimates range from slight to fifty dollars with one needless alarm noted.
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Townsend Street
Roxbury
Annie Bissell
George Riley
Weston
Oxbury
Israel Sieberg
Tremont Street
Everett Street
Charlestown
Hyman Zuker
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