Wall Street Mixed as Venezuelan News Dampens Tone
Local market notes from Jan 29 show a still dull New York session with small gains and losses among active stocks. St. Paul faltered after a brief rise, Amalgamated copper strengthened in London while Utah rallied, and copper shares faced cautious trading amid talk of pools and consolidation. General Electric plans an automobile venture at Lynn works as copper markets hint at potential long-term gains.
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Wall Street
New York
St. Paul
Standard Oil
Amalgamated
Pennsylvania
Wabash
Gould
Western Union
Rio Tinto
London
Eries
State Street
Boston
Utah
Amalgamated New York
Adventure
Daly-West
Allouez
Mass
Trinity
Victoria
St. Mary's
Jupiter Steel
Bay State Gas
Washington Mining
General Electric Company
General Electric
Lynn Works
Heath
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
See & Ohio
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Colorado Southern
Delaware & Hudson
Great Northern
Eens Valley
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan Ee
Missouri Pacific
Mis
Ican & Texas
Mexico
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
ST Rock Island
Cea & Pacific Eee
St Louis & West
Ae Eee E
Amalgamated Copper
Am Smelting & Refining
Anaconda Mining Co
Brooklyn Rapid
Brooklyn Rapid seacett V4 /4 67% 61% Colorado Fuel & Iron
Consolidated Gas Set
Republic Steel
Western Union Eater
Baron Humbug at Tremont Theatre by Bar net and collaborators
The Bank Officers Association stages Baron Humbug at Tremont Theatre next week. Robert A. Barnet wrote the book with Lewis 8. Thompson composing the music and D K Stevens handling lyrics with additional contributions by M W Corliss B C Henry. The audience filled the house and notable attendees included Henrietta Crosman Minnie Ashley William Norris J C Duff Edward E Rice and others.
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Baron Humbug
Bank Officers’ Association
Tremont Theatre
Robert A. Barnet
Lewis 8. Thompson
Mr. Barnet
D. K. Stevens
M. W. Corliss
B. C. Henry
Henrietta Crosman
Minnie Ashley
William Norris
Mr. Morris
Edward E. Rice
J. C. Duff
W. D. Andreas
Museum
T. B. Lothian
The
Colonial
Harry Farren
Columbia
Mrs. Schoeffel
Association
Author Barnet
Fred Carpenter
Cadet Committee
George Lowell Tracey
United States Bank
Ewer
Gompers's Son Dies of Pneumonia in Denver
Abraham Gompers, 28, son of Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor, died of pneumonia at Max Morris's home in Denver. He came to Denver 18 months ago seeking health. The body will be shipped to Washington to be laid to rest with his parents.
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Denver
Col
Abraham Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Max Morris
Washington
Boston Stock Sales Bond Market Snapshot
Boston stock report lists the day’s highest and lowest bond sales, along with closing bid and asked prices. Data highlights market activity and price levels for investors tracking fixed income.
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Boston
Jan. Ae
Dean's Kidney Pills Earn Boston Man's Endorsement
Edward C. Jose a Boston carpenter testifies to severe back and kidney pains from 1899 and years prior. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with clear dramatic relief after trying the first box and continued use. He recommends the remedy and notes Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo sells them for 50 cents nationwide.
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Boston
Edward C. Jose
Carpenter
Dover Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Smothered by bed clothes in two infant deaths
Two infants less than six months old died in Waltham from accidental suffocation when bed clothes covered their faces. The Millet child, three months old, died at dawn as the mother prepared breakfast, and hours later the Laferett infant, six weeks old, died in the afternoon in the same manner. Medical Examiner Meade ruled suffocation. Both incidents occurred within a short distance of each other.
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Waltham
Paul Millet
South Street
Emil Laferett
Charles Street
Meade
Laferett
Miller
British mutiny blamed for Veronica murder on sea
Five Veronica survivors arrive in Liverpool aboard the Brunswick and report a mutiny led by the boatswain, a German, who allegedly murdered Captain Shaw and seven crew members before burning the ship on December 20. An American, William Smith, and three Germans are among those charged. The cook Moses Thomas details the planned killings and disposal of victims overboard.
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Liverpool
Brunswick
Brown
Maranham
Brazil
Funchal
Madeira
Veronica
Shaw
Ship Island
Miss
Montevideo
The
William Smith
Mississippi
Moses Thomas
Thomas
Norwood Mother Found Dead in Home Cellar
Norwood on January 29 reports Mrs. Joseph Arnheiter found dead with a bullet wound in her head in the cellar of her Wilson street home. A note in her pocket said she was tired of life. A little daughter discovered the body on returning from school.
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Norwood
Joseph Arnheiter
Wilson Street
Amherst Alumni Banquet Set for Feb 2 at Hotel Brunswick
The Amherst Alumni Association of Boston and vicinity will hold its annual banquet at the Hotel Brunswick on Monday February 2 at 6 pm.
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Amherst Alumni Association of
Boston and Vicinity
Brunswick
Water runs up hill mystery draws New England crowds
In Shrewsbury crowds visit Everett W. Knowlton & Sons barn to see water rise 30 feet from a well to a tank. A higher tank in Edward L. and Willis B. Knowlton's house shares the same well, prompting questions whether siphoning occurs. Weatherby of Worcester doubts any man can explain the cause.
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Shrewsbury
Everett W. Knowlton & Sons
Knowlton
Edward L
Willis B. Knowlton
Harry L. Knowlton
Charles E. Weatherby
Worcester
Monroe man Patrick Gorman near death in jail
Bridgeport reports Patrick Gorman aged Monroe man held on coroner inquiry into his son John Gorman's death. Since Saturday he endures a neck tumor, poor nourishment, and great nervous strain from the tragedy and his arrest.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Patrick Gorman
Monroe
John Gorman
Gorman
Mail driver thwarts axe-wielding assailant near Athol
In Athol on January 29 Edward Partridge startled by a wood chopping quarrel between Italian workers near Walter White's home. One man swung an axe within feet of the mail driver and fled as Partridge pursued. He plans to carry a rifle on future Athol routes through Phillipston woods.
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Athol
Edward Partridge
Walter White
Phillipston
Shaw Warns on Tariffs at Waldorf Astoria Dinner
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw urged protection over free trade during a West Side Republican Club McKinley dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. He argued tariffs shield Americans from cheap foreign labor, noted prosperity and rising imports, and cautioned against altering schedules without clear hardship or reasons, inviting scrutiny of proposed changes.
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New York
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
West Side
Republican Club
McKinley
Waldorf-Astoria
Shaw
Board of General Appraisers
United States
France
Holland
Russia
Englishman killed in row over Colonel Lynch
Thomas Lynch of Brooklyn stabbed James Golden to death outside a Brooklyn liquor saloon after an argument over Colonel Lynch's treason conviction. Lynch, 50, proclaimed the sentence an outrage and objected to the British court ruling. Golden, an Englishman, died in the fight. Lynch was arrested.
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New York
Thomas Lynch
Brooklyn
James Golden
Colonel Lynch
Golden
Lynch
Ex convict capture ends daybreak New York burglary at Prentice home
Charles Beckett an ex convict was seized in the residence of E Parmelee Prentice at 56 West Fifty third Street after a bold day light break in. A second burglar escaped as Beckett was arrested and identified by detectives. John Dougherty, another ex convict linked to Beckett, was later arrested.
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New York
Charles Beckett
E. Parmelee Prentice
West Fifty-third Street
Hein
Beckett
George Gary
John Dougherty
General Taylor speaks at Louisville banquet
General Charles H. Taylor publisher of the Boston Globe was the prominent speaker at the Louisville Board of Trade banquet. Taylor making his first trip to Kentucky visited Louisville with local business leaders and received a hearty welcome.
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Louisville
Charles H. Taylor
The
Boston Globe
Louisville Board of Trade
Taylor
Kentucky
Installation of officers at Maritime Provincial Club
A large crowd gathered at Commercial Hall Washington Street for the installation of officers of the Maritime Provincial Club and its ladies auxiliary. Inductions were conducted by retiring president W D MacDonald and featured officers include D A MacDonald vice president James M McDonald recording secretary A P O Hanley and others. An auxiliary slate with Isabelle McKenzie Nellie Mitchell Jennie Grant Lena Mullalie Theresa Gallagher Elizabeth Ackerman and Mrs Daniel J Smith was also installed. A vocal and instrumental music program featuring Mary Flattery of Melrose preceded a serving of a collation.
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Commercial Hall
Washington Street
Maritime Provincial Club
Ladies Auxiliary
W. D. MacDonald
D. A. MacDonald
J. A McEachern
A. P. O’hanley
James M. McDonald
Eugene B. MacDonald
Martin O’shaughnessy
John A. MacDonald
Isabelle McKenzie
Nellie Mitchell
Jennie Grant
Lena Mullalie
Theresa Gallagher
Elizabeth Ackerman
Daniel J. Smith
Mary Flattery
Melrose
President's Salary Raised to $100000 A Year
Representative Bristow of New York introduced a bill in Washington on January 29 to raise the President's annual salary to $100,000. The measure aims to adjust compensation for the nation's top office.
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Washington
Bristow
New York Today
The
United States
Stage Matters: Busy Boston Theatre Lineup Shaping Up
The Boston stage scene runs crowded next week with Sleeping Beauty at the Colonial Theatre and Julius Caesar closing Richard Mansfield’s engagement tonight. The Ninety and Nine debuts at the Boston Theatre, Robson revives A Comedy of Errors at the Museum, and Stella Crosman’s performances at Tremont draw crowds. Mary Mannering heads to Hollis for The Stubbornness of Geraldine on February 9, while Hearts of Oak plays Music Hall and Kidnapped leads at Bowdoin Square. Aerial acts by the Lukens thrill Keith’s audience as bicycle racing builds at Austin & Stone’s and amateur nights close the Nickelodeon program.
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Colonial Theatre
Richard Mansfield
Julius Cesar
Boston
Philadelphia
Academy of Music
New York
Joe Santley
Grand Opera
the Park
Jimmy Powers
Stuart Robson
Robson
Bertie the Lamb
Old Kentucky
Boston Theatre
Henrietta Crosman
Tremont
Bank Officers’ Association
Baron Humbug
Columbia
Clara Lane
Paris
Bowdoin Square
W. J. Ferguson
Roselle Knott
Grand Opera House
Lukens
Keith’s
Stuart Barnes
Keith
Howard
Baker and
Lynn
Electric Boy
Austin & Stone’s
Nickelodeon
Boys' Industrial League to Stage Feb 2 Entertainment
The Boys' Industrial League plans an Monday evening program on February 2 at 39 North Bennet Street. B Bogan will deliver a lecture with stereopticon views and the league's boys orchestra will make its first appearance.
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Boys’ Industrial League
North Bennet Street
B. Bogan
League
Mayor McNamee Demands Train Crossing Reform
Mayor McNamee wrote to New York Central and Hudson River management about dangers and delays caused by shifting and making up trains at the Grand Junction tracks crossing Binney Street in Cambridge. He cited hundreds of nearby factory workers with brief lunch breaks who are blocked by freight trains between 12 and 12:15 and again between 12:45 and 1 daily.
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McNamee
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
Grand Junction
Binney Street
Cambridge
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Gompers
Boston Stock Sales
Bell
Tel
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NY &Ne
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Rep
Bengham
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Bos
Con Mercures
Cumber T & Sae
Edison el Slone
Elm River
Fitchburg
Franklin
Isle Royale
Maine Central
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Mont
Amherst Alumni Meeting
Old Colon RR
Pere Marquette
Pr Seererees
Pullman Co
Quincy
Santa Fe
Savannah
Elpres
Seattle
Tennessee
Trimountain
Union Pacific
United Fruit
US Coal & Oil
US Steel
Westing Elec
Winona Este
Wolverine
Yandot
Art’ Feiss tAssessment
Ted
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
F. O. MacCartney
Rockland
House
Morton
Lathrop
Barker
Hammond
Braley
Loring
MacCartney
Post
Supreme Court
Legisla
New England
General Taylor
Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Mansfield
America
Ktaw & Erlanger
Drury Lane
Roland Penile
Tomorrow
R. A. Barnet
Lewis
Thompson
Little Kost
Music Hall
Hearts OF Oak
Sauron
Pascoe Jessie Bartlett Davis
George Fuller Golden
Oxford
Isl
M. Yates
Ensicn Han Hale
Howard Stitt
M. Press Eldridge
Genaro and Bailey
Mildred Howard de Gray
J. Bernard Dyllyn
Pantzer Trio
Cherry and Bates
Baker and Lynn
Charlie Mackie
Chinatown
Bowdoin
Stoneston
Pickaninny Brass Band
Wrzoekick
Frank McKee
PERA
Wer St.l”’ Station
Garret
Jimmie
State Reforma
Tory
Sullivan Alley
George W. Magee
Mgr. Whone
Tremont Everings
Boy Actor
Jimmie,’’ OF
New Bingham
Ollis
Isaac B. Rich
David Belasco
Leslie Carter
DU Barry
Haymarket
M’namee
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