New Record of Revenue in Massachusetts Fiscal Year
Massachusetts internal revenue receipts for the just-closed fiscal year rose to $3,704,824.92 under Collector James D. Gill, up $205,337.51 from the prior year. Spirits yielded $1,011,172.54, fermented liquors $2,068,100.49, cigars cigarettes and tobacco $600,923.89, and legacies and related products $24,128.
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Massachusetts
Internal Revenue Department
James D. Gill
Amalgamated Copper
Amer Car & Foundry
Amer
Amer Hide & Lea
Amer Ice
Amer Locomotive
Amer Smelting & Refng
Amer Sugar
Amer Tobacco, Pf
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Central of New Jersey
Central
Eevee
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago Great Western
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Mil & St Paul
Distillers Securities
Erie
See
General Electric
Great Northern
Orr Illinois Central
Tot International
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
People’s Gas
Pullman Palace Car
Republic Steel Ee
Rock Island Co Ee
Sioss Sheffield
St Louis & S F
St Louis Southwestern
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Tennessee Coal & Tron
Texas & Pacific
Voledo
St Louis & W
Union Pacific
Virginia Carolina
Wisconsin Central
NAMES NEW CANAL BOARD
President Roosevelt names a new Isthmian Canal Commission after Senate rejection of the old panel. Theodore P. Shonts chairs. John F. Stevens and Charles E. Magoon joined by Hains Endicott Harrod and others. Stevens replaces Ernst. Bishop becomes secretary to the commission.
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Washington
Senate
Isthmian Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Theodore P. Shonts
John F. Stevens
Charles E. Magoon
Peter C. Hains
Mordecai Endicott
Benjamin M. Harrod
Mr. Stevens
Oswald H. Ernst
International Waterways Commission
Joseph B. Bishop
Panama Canal Bond Issue Plans Announced by Secretary Shaw
Secretary Shaw announced a public offering of 30 million dollars in Panama Canal bonds. The 2 percent bonds mature with interest quarterly, dated August 1, 1906, redeemable after ten years and payable eighty years from date, funded by Congress authorization.
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Washington
Shaw
Congress
Wheat futures dip as cash houses supply early gains
Ennis and Stoppani report Monday market action for wheat and oats with July and September contracts opening higher on steadier overseas conditions and northwest rains. Early buying waned as cash houses fulfilled demand, pushing prices lower after the initial rise.
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Ennis & Stoppani
Chicago Board of Trade
State Mutual
Fourth at Newport Excursion from Boston July 4
Plan a Boston to Newport round trip with the New York New Haven Hartford line on Wednesday July 4. Special trains depart South Station 9 30 a m and Back Bay 9 34 a m, fare one dollar.
Wall Street Slumps With Heavy Liquidation and Reports of Raids
The July 2 market day shows heavy selling across leading stocks with a weak close and widespread liquidation. Amalgamated and St. Paul fell while Pennsylvania and Reading faced strong pressure as steel issues declined and bears extended their control.
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State Street
London
Colorado Fuel
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Baltimore & Ohio
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Southern Pacific
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Union Pacific
Steel Common
Steel
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Amalgamated
North Butte
Mining stocks rise as companies plan growth and new shafts
The Winona Mining Company levies a two dollar per share assessment to fund the No 4 shaft house and expand the workforce. Guggenheim Exploration votes to raise capital from 17 million to 22 million for debt payments and new properties. Copper firms report plans for large scale development, increased capacity and new shafts, with June New York exports totaling 17 659 tons and a year to date 100 790 tons. Industry notes include Calumet & Hecla drilling at Nonesuch, Greenleaf vein discovery at Boston & Montana, and Mass Consolidated shaft completion at 700 feet.
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Winona Mining Company
John W. Weeks
Hornblower & Weeks
Washington
Guggenheim Exploration Company
Amster
Arizona Commercial Copper Company
Globe
Black Hawk
New York
Calumet & Hecla
Nonesuch
Butte
Boston & Montana Company
Greenleaf
Houghton
Rock House
Mass Consolidated Mining Company
Davis-Daly Estates Company
Plymouth
Silver King
P. A. O'Farrell
Heinze
America
Franklin
Osceola
Tamarack
Ahmeek
Isle Royale
Mass
Towle & Fitzgerald
Dominion Mining & Smelting Company
Canada
William E. Soule
Boston Market Sees Bond and Stock Movements On July 2
The Boston Market report shows bond and stock prices with a record of total sales for the day. Listed stock moved 23,619 shares, rights 1,872, unlisted stock 17,210 shares, and bonds at $8,000 in total sales. Ex-dividend and assessment notes are recorded among the figures.
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Ennis & Stoppani
Broad ST
New York
Boston
Sakes
Nantasket Beach Steamboats Ready for July 4 Crowds
Nantasket Beach reservation Paragon Park and Nantasket Point prepare for large holiday attendance. The Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company schedules six steamers from Rowe's Wharf on a half hour basis with the new South Shore joining regular Boston to beach service. Evening sailings and moonlight harbor trips promise convenient return travel.
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Nantasket Beach
Paragon Park
Nantasket Point
South Shore
Nantasket
Boston
Do Provincetown in One Ride on the Cape Cod
A reader asks how to spend the allotted tourist hour and a half in Provincetown. Take an accommodation wagon for 10 cents for a six mile circuit along the east and west ends, returning to the wharf. If lucky ride with Li Young for vivid remarks. The Cane Cod steamer departs from Bay Line Wharf 400 Atlantic Avenue at 9 AM weekdays and 9:30 Sundays and holidays.
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Provincetown
Cape Cod
Old Town
Li Young
Cape
Bay Line
Atlantic Avenue
Old Colony to Plymouth Excursion for July Fourth
An attractive July 4 outing aboard the Old Colony steamer of the Nantasket Beach line. The trip leaves Rowe's Wharf at 10 a.m. and reaches Plymouth after about two and a half hours with a nearly three hour visit to historic sites including Pilgrim Hall. Return sails Plymouth 3 30 and arrives Boston shortly after 6 p.m.
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Old Colony
Plymouth
Rowe's
Boston
Curb Market Steady The Raven Mining Leads Trade
The curb market showed modest activity with Raven Mining as the principal feature trading down to 1. Nevada Utah remained active and fairly steady around 338-8 as the day closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raven Mining
Nevada
Utah
Oxford Wins By A Nose In Daily Races
Yesterday's results list six races with winners Azelina California King Kellochan Oxford Neptanus and Katriona. Oxford secured the fourth race ahead of rivals in a tight finish.
Peace Treaty handicap at Rockingham Park thrills crowd
Oxford the gray colt from James McLaughlin's stables won the $1000 Peace Treaty handicap over six furlongs in a driving finish by a nose at Rockingham Park Salem New Hampshire. Azelina won the first race. California King, Nep tunus, Katriona also claimed decisive wins as bettors kept away from books and crowds topped a thousand.
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Rockingham Park
Salem
N. H
Oxford
James McLaughlin
McIntyre
Broadcloth
Azelina
Slickaway
Colonel Barrett
Gloriosa
Iweiffle Burn
California King
Boston
Killochan
Tanager
Neptunus
Notter
Jude
Katriona
Sperling
Abington
Maripoga
Keyes
Lutes
Colonel Bartlett
McIntire
Gamnes
Nellie Burn
Wiley
Sister Belle
Shore
Kellochan
Noone
Tadlock
Elmont
MelIntire
Melntire
Incantation
Hilderbrand
Sterling
Readville Trotting Star Match Seeks Fresh Race Records
Three top light harness horses Tiverton Wentworth and Sweet Marie prepared for a three heat race at Readville tomorrow with hopes of a new record. If a horse wins the first two heats the race ends. After the last race a train to Boston departs and an opening race is set for 2 30 p m with specials offered to season ticket holders.
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Readville
Tiverton
Wentworth
Sweet Marie
Boston
Cambridge to Host Big Fourth of July Meet
Cambridge will stage its annual Fourth of July games at Cambridge Field at 10 a.m. The event features top sprinters Billy Eaton Cambridge Joe Connolly St Josephs F J Ford Harvard and W S Bell Birmingham England in the 100 yard dash. The 1000 yard race draws G W Jones Worcester Academy and G J Porter Exeter plus H F Miller Jr Harvard and others. In the three mile run elite New England distance men include J J Lee Somerville G M Atkinson A Roy Welton Lawrence Sparsam Lewiston Me and A J Burn Hamilton Ont.
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Cambridge
Billy Eaton
Joe Connolly
St. Joseph's
F. J. Ford
Harvard
Dalton
St. Alphonsus
W. S. Bell
Birmingham
England
T. P. Sheehan
Munson
Cornell
St. Augustine
G. W. Jones
Worcester Academy
G. J. Porter
Exeter
W. H. MecVickar
H. F. Miller, Jr
New England
J. J. Lee
Somerville
G. M. Atkinson
A. Roy Welton
Lawrence
Sparsam
Lewiston, Me
A. J. Burn
Hamilton, Ont
Amateur contests planned at Rockingham Park Salem NH
Rockingham Park in Salem NH will host a series of amateur contests with purses and plate added. The first event will be announced soon. Notable riders include A Henry Higginson R B Baker H W Smith L A Shaw R C McQuillan C S Bird Jr J I Chamberlain and George Lamson from prominent clubs.
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Salem
N. H
Rockingham Park
A. Henry Higginson
South Lincoln
R. B. Baker
Waltham
H. W. Smith
Worcester
L. A. Shaw
Chestnut Hill
R. C. McQuillan
Dedham
C. S. Bird, Jr
East Walpole
J. I. Chamberlain
George Lamson
Weston
First race selling six furlongs at Princess Roy field
Six furlongs race results show Princess Roy al 101, Galetta 101, Subtle 1038 Lottie Ark 193, Miss Morgan 108, Pulque 99, Azeline 103, Eleanor Good rich 97 with other listed runners and weights. Apprentice allowance five pounds claimed.
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Princess Royal
Galetta
Subtle
Lottie Ark
Miss Morgan
Pulque
Azeline
Eleanor Goodrich
Cave Adsum
Momentum
Golden Pheasant
Salvisa
Ballston Boy
Percentage
Hiram
Big Store
Scotia Belle
Macedonia
Rumshaw
Miss Billie
Lilita
Will Win
Gallitiea
Thespian
Minute Man
Cull
Strongbow
Aviston
Nellie Burn
Water Thrush
Mingita
Progress
Grapple
General Haley
Modest
Batts
Sam H. Harris
Millstone
Phantom Light
Peep On
the Galloper
Byrum
Jim the Kid
Howard Shean
Simon D
Stray
Corona Wins Rough Eastern Yacht Club Marblehead Race
Nine starters from New London faced a stiff northeaster to Marblehead. Corona won the principal cup with a 180 mile crossing finishing dawn today about five hours ahead of Constellation. Emerald won the special schooner division with 37 21 under corrected time.
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Marblehead
Newondon
Eastern Yacht Club
Corona
Marblehead Light
Emerad
Cape
Constellation
Emerald
Hyannis Harbor
Elmira
Pollock Rip
Vineyard Haven
F. Luke
Holmes
Luke
St Brendan Games Set for Locust Street Tomorrow
The Knights of St Brendan hold open handicap events at Harbor View Park Locust Street Grounds South Boston on the Fourth with sprints distance events jumps and shot put plus a five mile scratch. Notables Wesley Coe Bill Eaton Bobby Leavitt Timothy Ford compete with Gaelic football Erin Hope vs John Boyle O Reilly and hurling Wolf Tones vs Kickams under N E A A U sanction and Joseph McNamara directs.
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Knights of St. Brendan
Harbor View Park
Old Locust Street Grounds
South
Boston
Wesley W. Coe
Bill Eaton
Bobby Leavitt
Timothy Ford
Erin Hope
John Boyle O'Reilly
Wolf Tones
Joseph McNamara
Tyler Street
Three Cornered Cycle Race Set at Revere Track Tomorrow
If the weather holds for the Fourth, a top three cornered paced race may unfold at Revere between Hug MacLean of Revere Jimmy Moran of Chelsea and Bobby Walthour of Atlanta for 25 miles. Moran returns from abroad for his first local race this season and is in fine form. A secondary 70 mile paced race features Pat Logan Elmer Collins and J B Coffey, two amateur events.
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Revere
Hug MacLean
Jimmy Moran
Chelsea
Bobby Walthour
Atlanta
Moran
South
Pat Logan
Elmer Collins
J. B. Coffey
Newport Excursion From Boston July Fourth Special Train
Popular Boston to Newport excursion on Wednesday July 4 at 1.00 round trip. Special train via New York New Haven Hartford leaves South Station 9 30 a m Back Bay 9 34 a m returns Newport 6 p m. Tickets strictly limited and demand expected heavy. Advise securing in advance.
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Newport
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
South Station
Back Bay
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