Market News and Mining Updates From the Era
A round of stock market chatter notes gains in St Louis Southwestern and General Electric. Cochit Mining plans a 2000 share stock issue at $10 per share. Helvetia mine in Arizona reports rich copper ore and new smelter work. New England Telephone declares a regular $1.50 dividend payable Aug 11. Sudbury and Great Lakes Copper expand holdings to over 4000 acres with strong copper nickel grades. Freight and rail progress paths include Copper Range railroad rails and a Boston dredge project.
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Svening
Bakar
New’ York
St. Louis Southwestern
Ee Ace
Ea Tire
Eel
Louisville & Nashville
General Electric
Consolidated Gas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Arizona
New England Telephone Company
Mt. Nickel
Sudbury
Ont
Great Lakes Copper Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Shaft Jrest
Thomas W. Lawson
Arcadian
Boston & Maine
Exchange
Sisaixou County
California
Yreka
Siskiyou Gold Mining Company
Little Tiger
Elm River
Fortuna
Fay State Gas
New England Gas & Cokers
Amalgamated Copper
Mayflower
New York
Chicago & Alton
Cloverdale Zinc
East Boston
Arthur Hale
Houghton, Mich
Boston
Hecla
Calumet & Hecla
Masses
Calumet
Tamarack, Jr
Osceola Consolidated
Copper Range
Boston & Columbia
Market Summary Boston Ex-Dividend Bond and Stock Totals
Boston report shows today s top and bottom sales with closing bids and asks. Total sales include listed bonds 28070.00 unlisted bonds 20000. Listed stocks 22672.00 unlisted stocks 8304.00.
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Boston
The Great Lakes Copper Company Stock Offered
Copper deposits appear inexhaustible after eight months of development. By products include nickel gold silver cobalt. Reduction works to be erected using Professor Anton Graf’s ore process. Subscriptions open July 25 to July 31 at 8 pm for 50000 shares at $2.00 each. Prospectus and blanks available at the company office.
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Anton Graf
Government losses on four Spanish war vessels revealed
The Navy Departments sells four war vessels bought during the SpanishAmerican War at prices far below cost. The Vulcan cost 950000 but sold for 17000, Scipio 9769, Niagara 200000 and East Boston 57060, leaving total receipts under half the original expenditure. Governor Russell appraised at 35000 after a 71000 cost.
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Washington
Navy Department
Spain
Vulcan
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company
Scipio
Louis Luckenbach
New York
Niagara
Collier
H. P. Booth
East Boston
Boston
Russell
Steamer Governor Dingley to Replace Portland on Route
The Governor Dingley steamer, built in Chester Pennsylvania to replace the lost Portland on the Chester to Portland route, nears completion with hull nearly finished and engine installed. Boiler work is in Hoboken New Jersey with a shop trial soon and launch expected mid next month. The steel propeller will feature a double electric light plant and modern freight and passenger conveniences.
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Governor Dingley
Chester
Penn
Portland
Hoboken
N. J
Builders’ Yard
New York
Sixteenth Paving Department Union Picnic in Boston Postponed
The Boston Paving Department Union held its sixteenth annual picnic at Caledonia Grove West Roxbury with guests including B W Wells J L Kelly and Alderman O Toole. Heavy rain ruined cycling and athletic grounds causing the eighteen events and prize distribution of 134 dollars to be postponed.
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Paving Department Union
Boston
Caledonia Grove
West Roxbury
B. W. Wells
John L. Kelly
Thomas Tyneren
Water Department
O’toole
Norton
J. Crowley
Langtry Merman Wins Goodwood Plate at 800 Sovereigns
On the second day of Goodwood meeting Mr Jer sey s Merman won the Goodwood plate of 800 sovereigns with ten horses in the race Mitcham finished second and Merry Buck third Mrs Langtry broke her spell of bad luck to secure the win.
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London
Jersey
Langtry
Merman
Mitcham
Merry Buck
Incoherent City Wage Grant Mentioned in July Details
Fragmentary notes from Youngstown reference wage changes and rent or duty adjustments affecting moulders and foundries. The garbled lines mention July increases and city actions, but lack clear names, places, or outcomes.
Alfred Vanderbilt Begins World Trip From New York Harbor
The Electra anchored near the New York Yacht Club as Alfred Vanderbilt starts the first leg of his world voyage. Flowers were sent aboard by friends, including Ernest Iselin and William P. Burden, who traveled from Newport to witness the launch. The party plans a stop in Montreal for a few days of entertainment hosted by Sir William Van Horne before crossing the continent.
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New York
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Electra
New York Yacht Club
Newport
Ernest Iselin
Adrian Iselin
William P. Burden
James A
Montreal
Sir William van Horne
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Sir William
Vanderbilt heirs embark on world voyage by private palace car
Four of Alfred Vanderbilt's servants led the way to Montreal for a globe girdling trip aboard Cornelius Vanderbilt's private palace on wheels. The party will travel with 230 to 300 pieces of baggage and the route will involve rail and steamship magnates aiding the royal style journey. Senator Chauncey M. Depew had started Japan, marking the launch of this world tour.
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Mr. Vanderbilt
Montreal Express
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Chauncey M. Depew
Japan
Alfred Vanderbilt
Montreal
Dewey Coming to Boston on Olympia After New York Visit
Secretary Long said Admiral Dewey would travel to Boston aboard the Olympia after tours in New York and Washington. He will receive a sword on the Capitol steps and attend a Boston banquet as invitations are extended.
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Washington
D. C
Long
Admiral Dewey
Boston
Olymnia
New York
Olympia
Secretary Long
Boston Merchants’ Association
Dewey Busy Day in Trieste Amid Cables and Visits
Admiral Dewey spends the day answering American correspondence and meeting private visitors in Trieste. Rumors that U S politicians have come to confer with him about the presidency are unfounded.
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Trieste
Dewey
United States
Cuthura Soap and Ointment Endorsement for Women and Mothers
The passage urges women and especially mothers to value Cuth ura soap for its purity and emollient properties. It promotes its cleans ing and purifying effects for irritations inflammations and chafings as well as ulcers and offensive perspiration. It also suggests Cuth ura ointment as a skin cure and emollient with surprising benefits.
Le Mieux Captured After Banque Ville Marie Collapse
Ferdinand Le mieux, an absconding Banque Ville Marie accountant, was seized by Detectives Lamouche and Rippel in front of his Ste Anne de Bellevue summer home near Montreal. He promised to explain all on morrow. Missing paying teller Herbert remains at large.
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Montreal
Ferdinand Lemieux
Banque Ville Marie
Lamouche and
Rippel
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Lemieux
Norway Grants Concession for Purely Norwegian Consulate Flag
The government will proclaim a law that allows consulates to fly a Norwegian flag instead of the union flag. The change ends a long agitation dating to 1860 when Norway argued for greater independence. With its large mercantile fleet, Norway asserts the right to use its own merchant flag, moving to the clean flag without the union emblem from autumn this year.
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Christiania
Norway
Sweden
Armenian Arrives Seeks Teeth In New York
Petros Bed neyea, a middle aged Armenian, arrives on the Red Star steamship Aragonian and says his chief purpose is to get two sets of teeth. He brings $1675 to cover expenses and trusts only American dentists. He has two natural teeth remaining, one in the upper jaw and one in the lower.
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New York
Petros Bedneyea
Red Star
Fatal Car Explosion Claims French Driver in Chalons
An automobile exploded in Chalons France killing the driver named Bol ee mangling the two other occupants. The blast occurred today causing multiple injuries and extensive damage to surrounding area.
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Chalons
France
Bolee
Notable Broadway and regional theater activity this season
James Gilbert directs Lake View Theatre near Lowell as Ada Grey fights cancer in New York. John Drew's company performs The Tyranny of Tears with Ida Conquest and others. George Lederer sails for Europe. Sag Harbor Folk in development. Andrew Mack opens Aug The Last of the Rohans at the New York Academy of Music. Marion Crawford in Sorrento. Viola Allen play likely In Old Madrid. Oscar Girard death reported. Daly’s replacement sails July 31. Lillian Russell to $1500 weekly for 40 weeks with Weber Feld. Frohman secures Daly’s New York Theatre and hints Sothern in The Musketeers.
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James Gilbert
Lakeview
Lowell
Ada Grey
Tingay
New York
John Drew
Ida Conquest
Isa J. Irving
Harry Herwood
Arthur Byron
Frank Lamb
George Lederer
Columbia
Europe
James A. Herne
Long Island
Andrew Mack
Boston
New York Academy of Music
Rohans
Marion Crawford
Sorrento
Italy
Lieblers
Viola Allen
Old Madrid
London
Oscar Girard
Australia
Dan Daly
San Francisco
Lillian Russell
Weber & Feld
Charles Frohman
Daly
B. H. Sothern
See The Castle Square Theatre Cast In Wide Variety
Local houses feature capital performances this week with In Mizzoura and She Stoops to Conquer. The Maginleys aerial act, Irish comedians Gilmore and Leonard, Rose Coghlan, and the Flying Orvilles headline at various venues. A baby carnival parade and New York vaudeville fill afternoons and evenings at Norumbega Park. Columbia Theatre adds box seats in a marble lobby with Maids of Manila. Dollie Scott bets on a Saturday night ice cream contest at Nickelodeon.
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Castle Square Theatre Stock Company
Goldsmith
Maginleys
Combination Park
Gilmore
Leonard
Keith
Point of Pines
The
Pines
New York
Norumbega Park
Rustic Theatre
New York Comedy Company
Willet and Thorne
Komoaph
B. J. Holland
Santiago
Austin & Stone
Tremont Row
Spain
Nantasket Music Hall
Fred Frear
Douglass Flint
Lorenzo
Rocco
Audran
Columbia Theatre
Boston
Manila
Palace Theatre
Dollie Scott
Nickelodeon
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