Stock Market Gains Amid Rumors After Quiet Session
The market showed a firmer tone with higher prices after a dull day. Luger led gains in New York trading, while Amalgamated and Metropolitan rose amid bonding and railroad speculation. Dominion Coal and Dominion Iron and Steel posted strength locally as traders awaited the Northern Securities Supreme Court decision.
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Bank of England
New York
Supreme Court
Luger
Washington
Missouri Pacific
Goulds
Amalgamated
Boston
Metropolitan
Dominion Coal
Dominion Iron and Steel
Montreal
Baltic
Atchison
Call Lang
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
United States
All Street
Manhattan Acurities Company
Manhattan
Consolidated Gas Companies
Boston Land Company
B. F E. Floyd
Isaac W. Chick
Mexican Central Railway
Monterey
London
New City Trust Company
John Stanton
Champion
Heath
Atchison Eee
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Chicago
Ind
Louis
C & Stl
Colorado
Delaware & Hudson
Delek West
Denver & Rio Gr
Erie
Hocking Valley
Town Central
Ty Lake
Erle & Weatern
Louisville
Dane
Missouri
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
San Fran
St Louis Northwest
St Paul
Southern Pacific
Texas
E Pacific
Toledo, St L & Rape
Ynton Pacific
Wisconsin
Am Smelting
Rooklyn Rap Tran
Feneral Electric
Eeeens
Hocking Coal
International Paper
National Biscuth
North American
Pacific Mail
People
Tennessean & Iron
UN Bag & Paper Co Pref
U Teather
C.sseersee
US Steel
Western Union
Famous Circus Performer Dies in Shappe and Whitney Tragedy
Joshua Whitney of Shappe and Whitney, renowned circus performers of the era, collapsed and died yesterday in Binghamton New York. Whitney, age unknown, achieved fame for daring acts and the duo’s high-profile vaudeville style. The event shocks the local entertainment community and fans.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Joshua Whitney
Shappe and Whitney
Los
Lady Stanley Runs Into Puzzle Over Borghese Paintings
London report says Lady Stanley offered to donate the Borghese gallery to Italy if Titian's Sacred and Profane Love could be sold abroad. The Agnews deny acting for Morgan and claim they want the collection for themselves. The Borghese family faces dispersal pressures while Italian export laws bar shipment of antiques.
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London
Lady Stanley
Henry Stanley
Borghese
United
Prince Borghese
Titian
Agnews
J. Pierpont Morgan
Kingdom
Disputed Borghese Art Estate Sparks Italian Party Strife
Misunderstandings over aid to avert loss of Borghese treasures prompt checks from a donor after the 1892 Borghese bankruptcy. Italy faces claims from the Italian government, creditors, and Rome over paintings, statues, and the villa site, with Titian Danae Correggio Entombment and Bernini works cited among famed holdings. The government reportedly holds the treasures, while land claims trace to the villa’s 16th century origins.
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Borghese
Rome
Vila and Pent
Thetalian
Marc Antonio Borghese
Titian
Correggio
Raphael
Bernini
Domentichino
Carracci
Albani
Horn Held in 1500 Bond in Jamaica Plain Court
Walter D. Horn was held in $1500 bond in the Municipal Court at Jamaica Plain yesterday on a charge of threatening to injure another's arson and property with the agent to extort money. Appearance in the Superior Court is set for the first Monday in February. sureties were provided by his father.
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Jamaica Plain
Walter D. Horn
Littlefield Employees Dine at Third Annual Dinner
The J. C. Littlefield firm at 12 Beacon Street held its third annual dinner in a workshop turned banquet hall. Attendees included J. C. Littlefield, J. Chellman, C. H. Billings, W. A. Allen, and many others plus Mrs J. Legee. After brief addresses, entertainment featured Mr Blinderman and Frank Bailey presenting the Chicken Dance, followed by a sketch When the Pants Were Too Tight.
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J. C. Littlefield
Beacon Street
John Chellman
C. H. Billings
W. A. Allen
Clement W. Medeiros
Wallace W.butman
Walter Earle
Morris Blinderman
George Crown
Abraham Lutchnick
Robert Rubenstein
John J. Field
Frank A. Bailey
Messrs
Chellman
Billings
Allen
Butman
Blinderman
Messrs. Bailey
Field
John Ward Dean Dead in Medford at 49
John Ward Dean longtime secretary of the New England Genealogical Library died at his Medford home aged 49. He came to Boston in 1835 and dedicated his life to the library and genealogical work. Dean served in multiple roles until 1879 and later edited the Register before rejoining in 1892 as librarian. He held charter membership in Medford Historical Society and belonged to the Prince Society and numerous other genealogical groups.
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Medford
John Ward Dean
New England Ete
Dean
Prince Society
United States
The
Two Alleged Boy Burglars Caught in City Wharf Hideout
Patrolman Clifford of Station 5 arrested two youths, Sam Sweeney aged 14 and Sam Geary aged 12, suspected of burglary after a tip from a wharf worker. The pair, allegedly members of the Seneca Yacht Club on Oneida Street, were found asleep among old timbers and parros at the city wharf. They were booked on charges of breaking and entering and breaching.
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Seneca Yacht Club
Oneida Street
Clifford
Sam Sweeney
Sam Geary
Harrison Avenue
Punkine
City
Sweeney
Geary
Weathered schooner Alaska reaches Machias after Norwester
Sailors aboard the Alaska under Captain Libby recount rough seas off the New England coast. The 280 ton coal carrier left Perth Amboy for East Boston and Plymouth, then rode out a fierce nor west, finally docking in Machias. Nearby, Steamer City of Birmingham discharges 4796 bales of cotton at Lewis Wharf before returning to New York. Several other vessels, crews, and captains feature in today’s harbor notes as weather conditions shift shipping lanes along the coast.
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New England
Captain Libby
Alaska
Perth Amboy
John Morrison
East Boston
Ford
Red Star
Samuel Little
Vineyard Haven
Cape Cod
Nor’wester
Machias
City of
Newsone
Europe
Custom House
New York
Birmingham
H. M. Whitney
Herman Winter
Old Dominion
James
Whitney
India
Metropolis
Uncle Samuel
Eleanor
David M. Little
Salem
Washington
Little
Lassell
Reynolds
Red Star Towboat and Wrecking Company
Norfolk
Curran & Burton
Katahdin
Georgetown
Jacob M. Haskell
Newport News
Haskell
George W. Wells
Arthur Seitz
Wells
Newpart
Citz
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Barkentine Arlington
Anchorage
Rufisque
Africa
New England Docks
South Boston
Carrie Winslow
Buenos Ayres
Peer Ne Railroad
President Roads
Philadelphia
Carlisle
Gettysburg
Fire Island
Care
Gibson
Leyland
Kingstonian
Boston
London
Watson
Cunard Line
Altonia
Liverpool
Lancastrian
Leyland Line
Grand Junction
Charles Foote
Louis Osborn
Louisa
Alice
Marblehead
Portland
Lincoln W. Jewett
Norseman
Dominion Line
Sagamore
Kinsale
Atlantic
Furness
Cambrian
Prawle Point
Lewis Wharf
McGreenery and Manning Move to New Six Story Plant
McGreenery & Manning, successors of James Quinn & Co, expand to a six story building at Fulton and Cross streets after leasing from I. A. and A. C. Ratshesky for ten years. The firm, a leading wholesale cigars tobacco and event goods dealer, now projects annual sales near three million dollars and plans rapid elevators, plate glass fronts, and a July 1 1902 completion.
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McGreenery & Manning
James Quinn & Co
Messrs. McGreenery & Manning
United States
New Engand
James Quinn & Con
Hanover Street
Messrs. I. A
A. C. Ratshesky
Fulton and
Cross Streets
John A. Hasty
Federal Street
McGreenery Bros
McGreenery Bros. &Anning
Joseph F. McGreenery
Eastern Drug Co
Danvers Bank Case Defense Opens in Narragansett Trial
The trial of George M. Foster and John W. Dickinson for wrecking the South Danvers National Bank of Peabody continues. Dickinson’s defense argues payments and renewals tied to Norfolk and Suffolk Bank notes, while Foster’s counsel claims he acted in good faith and followed bank guarantees. The defense asserts Foster did not receive any personal benefit from the alleged overdraft.
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George M. Foster
John W. Dickinson
South Danvers National Bank
Peabody
Jones
George W. Anderson
Dickinson
Paul
Norfolk
Suffolk Bank
South Danvers Bank
Anderson
Bartlett & Anderson
Foster
Clark
Testimonial to Professor J. J. Watson in Steinert Hall
A testimonial honoring Professor J. Jay Watson musical instructor, organized by the Professional and Business Woman's Club. Annie A. Watson, pianist, Fred P. Wright, baritone, and Mrs. Eleanor Louise Swaine performed. Watson played the Cremona violin gifted by Ole Bull, delighting attendees with solos and accompaniment by his daughter.
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Steinert Hall
J. Jay Watson
Annie A. Watson
Fred P. Wright
Eleanor Louise Swaine
Watson
Cremona
Ole Bull
Wright
Mrs. Swaine
Leather Men to Act on Thayer's Death
Members of the shoe and leather trades and allied interests will meet at the New England Shoe and Leather Association rooms at 116 Bedford Street tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the morning to consider appropriate action after the death of Edward Payson Thayer of Haverhill.
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Shoe and Leather Trades
The
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Bedford Street
Edward Payson Thayer
Haverhill
Quicker Route to Pinehurst via Southern Railway
The notice lists a fastest line from Boston to Pinehurst on Southern railway departing at 9 4. m arriving 10 50. The departure point is Boston offices at 28 Washington Street.
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Pinehurst NW
Southern Railway
Boston
Pinehurst
Washington Reet
Havana Reciproc ity Drive Presses for US Cuba Ties
A Havana crowd filled the Tacon Theatre with Senores Montero Zayas and Dolz as speakers. A procession to the Governor General’s palace delivered resolutions urging US Cuba reciprocity amid fears for stability. The commission in Washington is urged to represent the island. The American Club backed reciprocity via cable to President Roosevelt.
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Havana
Tacon Theatre
Senores Montero Zayas
Dolz
Wood
Cuba
United States
Washington
American Club
Roosevelt
Opposed Cuban Reciprocity Hearings Hear to Sugar Interests
The Cuban reciprocity hearing before the Ways and Means committee centered on Louisiana cane sugar interests opposing concessions to Cuba. Prominent Louisiana planters and beet sugar and tobacco allies argued concessions would harm local sugar production, while proponents from San Francisco New York urged reciprocity.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Louisiana
Cuba
J. D. Hill
New Orleans
South
Hill
Warmoth
James W. Post
New Orleans Board of Trade
Farr
Thomas
Wilkinson
George W. Nott
D. D. Calcott
Robert Oxnard
San Francisco
Merchants’ Union of New York
Titania musical extravaganza enchants Union Hall crowd
Mrs William Butler presents Titania a fairy story in Union Hall with Charlotte Weston in the title role. The crowd-pleasing cast includes Henry Irving Dale Fern Wester Mildred Levy Bertha Abbott Herbert Leslie Warren Hall and others. Special dances by Mabel Pattern Danny McNiven Baby Gilbert and Ethel Cook showcase the evening under Adella Sawyer supervision and Ethel Cook direction with Maude A Emerson at the piano.
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William
Butler
Titania
Union Hall
Charlotte Weston
Henry Irving Dale
Fern Wester
Mildred Levy
Bertha Abbott
Herbert Leslie
Warren Hall
Ethel Cook
Iona Stillings
Clara Weston
Rebecca Goolitz
Danny McNiven
Walter Wood
Mabel Patten
Baby Gilbert
Adella Sawyer
Maude A. Emerson
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Victoria
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NEW York Stock Exchange Railroads
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Victor A Arles
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Borghesa Gallery
Horn
Combined Oil Land Company
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Littlefield
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