Market Averages Slump as Volume Reaches Low in 1908
News from State Street notes a dreary five hour session with total trading at 71,000 shares and an average 14,200 per hour. Prices held firm at close though overall activity remained minimal across New York and Boston, with Osceola leading a handful of gains amid rumors and mixed reports on steel and copper.
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Greene Cananea
American Steel Foundry
Sloss Sheffield
Osceola
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United Box Board & Paper Company
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Helvetia
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Coas Majestic Copper
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Rosario Eeenee Sete
Rawhide Eee
Seneca
Shawmut Cennotes
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Aie
Thunder Mt
Utah
Apex
Dividend Declared by Massachusetts Gas Companies
A 1 percent dividend on the Common shares is declared payable August 1 1908. Transfer books close at end of business July 11 1908 and reopen August 1 1908. Wallace S Draper treasurer. July 2 1908.
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New York Trust Company
New York City
Massachusetts
Wallace
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Boston Market Prices and Bond Sales Report
The July 3 market summary records the course of stock and bond prices and the total sales of the day in Boston. It notes overall market activity and fluctuations across leading securities for the session.
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Boston
Boston Curb Market Reports Slow Exchange Day
The Boston curb market on July 3 at Exchange Place was dull overall with no material price changes. Morning activity in Raven Nevada Utah North Butte Extension and Davis Daly drew interest while afternoon trading was nearly stagnant.
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Raven
Nevada
Utah
North Butte Extension
Davis Daly
Massachusetts and New England Company Share Dates
Lists quarterly and semi annual dividends for several firms including Kilburn Mills Morse Twist Drill Automatic Telephone New Bedford Electric Company of America and New Hampshire Electric Railways with dates in July and August and percentages or fixed amounts as stated in the notice. The entries specify payment dates and dividend rates or amounts for each company.
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Aoe Bridge Company
Uly Io
Kilburn Mills
Morse Twist Drill & Machine Company
Automatic Telephone Company of
New Bedford
Electric Company of America
New Hampshire Electric Railways
Spencer Man Dies as His Band Plays Nearby
William Cutler Watson, father of the Spencer brass band, died in his lodging in the Kingsley block last night while the band tuned up for an evening concert. Death cited as cystitis, an ailment that worsened two weeks earlier, causing him to stop daily visits to the post office and Hotel Massasoit.
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William Cutler Watson
Spencer Brass Band
Kingsley Block
Massasoit
Hearing for New Trial for Chinese Murderers
The Superior Court in Oxford place heard the motion for a new trial for nine Chinamen convicted of murdering four others. Judges Pierce and Brown presided. The lengthy list of exceptions will be reviewed on Monday.
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Superior Court
Pierce
Brown
Fire breaks out in Bedford street buildings in 1889
Fire swept several structures on Bedford street on November 27 1889 causing estimated losses of five million dollars. The editorial note mentions responses to readers and coin values alongside a reference to the 1900 Democratic convention in Kansas City Missouri where William J Bryan was nominated.
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Everett
Bedford Street
Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Fourth of July spirit vs lawless behavior in JP letter
A Jamaica Plain resident argues the modern Fourth lacks the original patriotic spirit. He criticizes fireworks driven by “imported lawlessness,” calls for teaching true patriotism, and questions city spending on prisons and celebrations. Boston July 3. H. Harris signs.
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Law and Order
Boston
D. H. Harris
Busy Boston Theatres Spark July Holiday Lineup
The Boston Theatre hosts Mrs Temple’s Telegram closing its first week with two performances today and next week features a Keith bill led by Wallace H. Goldsmith and the Wald horn Quartet. Tremont Theatre presents A Knight for a Day. Bowdoin Square offers A Rough Rider's Romance last shows. Palace Theatre plans burlesques and a new vaudeville bill. Extravaganzas fill Scenic Temple and Paragon Park with concerts, circus acts, and the Pawnee Bill show. Excursions sail from Commercial and Central wharves to Gloucester Provincetown and North Shore beaches today.
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Miss Akins Bitten By A Savage Dog In Boston Terrier Fight
Miss Adeline M. Akins of 10 Winthrop Avenue Newton is ill at home after being bitten twice on the arm while breaking up a dog fight between her Boston terrier and a larger dog. Onlookers stood back as she separated the animals alone amid tense, stormy weather.
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Adeline M. Akins
Winthrop Avenue
Newton
Miss Akins
Boston
Baker Will Case Framed for Jury by Judge Rugg
Judge Rugg allowed the contestants in the Baker will case to have the issues framed for a jury. The questions to be decided are whether Walter Farnsworth Baker was of unsound mind when he made the will and whether undue influence was exerted by Frank H. and Helen B. Hurd.
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Walter Farnsworth Baker
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Helen B. Hurd
June Brides Fever Suppresses Boston Marriages
Clergymen, noting a drop in Boston June marriages, cite economic strain as a key factor. Nearly 500 fewer marriage licenses were issued in the first half of 1908 versus 1907, while New York reports its strongest June for brides.
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New York City
Court Drops Betting Case
William Hartwell discharged after a Municipal Court hearing before Judge Bolster on charges of being a depos itary of a bet and keeping a place with apparatus for registering bets.
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Bolster
William Hartwell
Americans Practising for Olympic Shot at Bisley
The American rifle and revolver teams have settled at Bisley camp and train daily for the Olympic shooting contests beginning July 8. Rifle events will be team events of six using national military arms, with the competitions spanning two days. The American riflemen will enter open events at Bisley in the week after the Olympics.
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