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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
10
Wall Street opens with a cautious tone as the market shows a faltering recovery ride from the prior lows. Investors take profits while long-term holders avoid forced liquidation, cash builds, and the week sees modest gains in copper and select stocks amid a broader liquidity shift and expectations for the next bank statement.
The document lists directors led by Gordon Abbott as President with a total of 29 942 549 01 dollars. Other board members include Laurence Minot Richard Olney Henry R Reed Nathaniel Thayer Charles 8 Tuckerman Lucius Tuttle Stephen M Weld Henry C Weston and C S Tuckerman in various executive roles. Officers named include Francis R Hart vice president E A Phippen secretary and assistant treasurer Joseph G Stearns assistant secretary Julius R Wakefield trust officer and George P Gardner James A Parker F G Pousland and Elmer Foye in senior posts.
New York July 2. J Pierpont Morgan backs the stock market with capitalists whose combined resources exceed 1 000 000 000. Dow Jones reports Morgan met at the New York Yacht Club with others believed away on a Bar Harbor trip. The group plans steady support, not a wild bull market, to defend recently attacked securities.
Maggie L. Walker, a Negro woman and former public school teacher, has been chosen president of St. Luke's Penny Savings Bank in Richmond under the Order of St. Luke. The bank opens Sept. 1 with deposits of 75 000, marking the first such leadership in the region.
Advertisement notes a 400 page Guide to Investors and a Daily Market Letter issued gratis. It promises mailed free copies to informed traders seeking market insights and investment guidance from the publication.
Miss Alice Spencer Geddes editor of the Cambridge Press argues that women who smoke swear or drink are not depraved. She rebukes ministers condemning the so called rapid depravity of the gender, asserts morality is individual not sex driven, and lauds women gaining experience and self governance in public life.
Ex dividend tlx rights and installments paid note. Total sales include listed stocks 18 021 shares rights 2 998 bonds 25 500 unlisted stocks 8 884 shares. Source records show financial activity and holdings across stock classes and bonds with payments noted.
London July 29 If Cuba fails to float her proposed 35 million dollar loan in the United States she can easily raise funds in Britain. Several British financiers approached by Marquis de Montoro Cuban minister to Great Britain express willingness to subscribe though Palma hesitates for instructions. Montoro expects Palma to decide soon where and how to float the loan and will relay details when authorized.
SUCCESS comes only to the man or woman who is of strong nerve, keen brain and boundless energy. To perfect the realities in those who lack them we put up atme Tablets. They do the work, and besides are great for the kidneys. Induce restful sleep, and make you look and feel years younger. 50 cents per box, 12 boxes (with guarantee), $5. Book free. Sold by WALKER. RINTELS DRUG CO., Dewey Sq., Bd. F. BRAD BURY, Beach St. and Harrison Ave., F. H. PUTNAM, 31 School St., 1681 and 2121 Washington St., C. F. EATON, 150 Friend St. KLEIN'S, corner Tremont, and Boylston St. SAWYER, Tremont, corner Hollis.
At the Jewish Chautauqua Society session in Atlantic City Max Mitchell read a paper on the Boys' Industrial League of Boston. He argued league work must appeal to all nationalities and trades, guiding14-year-olds earning families toward better citizenship, while noting the need to balance school and work as youth leave school.
Captain Frederic E. Hoffman of Station 12 City Point has retired at his request after 31 years and 2 months of service. The general order, issued by the Board of Police yesterday, takes effect August 3 at 7 46 a.m. A testimonial will be offered on August 12. He retires on a pension of 1250 dollars. Three patrolmen were retired on half pay last night due to duty incapacity. Patrolman Henry R. Jenkins of Division 14 has served 17 years and 7 months.
Patrolman John H. Connor of Station 11 after 28 years of service is retired as physically unfit for duty. John Philbrook of Station 16, eight years in the department and a Civil War veteran, also retires at his request. All three retirements occur Thursday next with a $600 annual pension each, half their salary.
The week features Horace Lewis in A Poor Relation at Castile Square Theatre with next week’s elaborate romance Her Majesty. Georgia Caine’s illness shifts Peggy from Paris to understudy Eulalie Jensen who saved the show. Music Hall opens August 8 with Down by the Sea. box office opens Thursday. Other acts include Keith's features Irving Jones and James Thornton, plus Venetian Gondoliers, Imperial Minstrels, Norumbega Park vaudeville with Professor T Collins, Fonti Bont, Three Shamrocks, and J W Gorman’s Alabama Troubadours drawing big crowds at popular resorts. A barn dance is planned tonight, and Crescent Gardens bills headline. A small steamer at Hough’s Neck offers harbor views.
The funeral of Mrs Ellen Murphy wife of Lieutenant Murphy of police head quarters was held yesterday morning from St Gregorys Church Dorchester A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev J J Murphy of Stoughton a cousin of Lieutenant Murphy He was assisted by Rev Father Heany deacon and Edward Murphy a neighbor of the deceased was sub deacon The church was crowded with mourners and the floral tributes were many and varied Among the mourners were many old North Enders The pall bearers were Patrick and John Reardon John Mahoney Daniel Mig ay ard Timothy and Patrick Hurley Ma Nora Malley presided at the organ The interment was held at Calvary.
The Governor Andrew departs Rowe's wharf at 10 a m for a scenic sail along the south shore. Passengers can view relics of forefathers including Plymouth Rock in Plymouth during a three hour visit at Plymouth wharf. The Mes returns to Boston at about 6 o'clock.
The Alhambra Theatre at Revere Beach now features a finished exterior lighting system. A 150 foot electric tower stands visible for eleven miles in three directions, and the theatre showcases a reproduction of the Johnstown Flood.
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad offers a special limited excursion to historic Plymouth on Tuesday next Aug 4 at ninety cents round trip. An express train leaves South Station at 9 15 am and returns from Plymouth at 4 45 pm giving over six hours to visit Rock Pilgrim Hall Faith Monument Morton Park Cole’s Hill Leyden Street and other sights. Tickets are positively limited.
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