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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
10
A major curb house attacked Eureka common stock yesterday by selling as low as three cents to secure a large block at a bargain. The bid rose to seven cents to reclaim shares, but the market closed strong at six cents bid for many shares. The note urges clients to profit from the volatility and to act before a suspected twelve to twenty point rise.
Stock activity was dull and irregular with modest gains in Greene Cananea and Utah Consolidated while Amalgamated and North Butte showed varied moves. The day featured narrow price ranges as investors weighed Chicago convention politics and potential steel price cuts amid overall cautious trading.
William E. Soule reports Heidelbach Ickelheimer and Company will send $600000 in gold aboard a German steamer from New York tomorrow. The current movement totals $41850000 engaged to date.
At Exchange Place on June 16 Curb Market activity showed liquidation and manipulation with Santa Ysabel bid up to 14 cents from 10 and traded at 15. Eureka common fell to 3 cents amid selling pressure. Pioneer Mining & Milling plunged to 11 cents, Rawhide and Bay State Gas rose to 31 and 52 cents respectively, Nevada Utah held near 3, and Superior & Pittsburg moved around 12 1/2 to 12 7/8 as the list fluctuated.
In Lowell a requiem Mass was celebrated at St Patrick's Church for the second anniversary of Bishop John B Delaney of Manchester New Hampshire. The service was led by Rev Father Frederick Delaney, the late bishop's brother.
The Aldermen voted unanimously to approve a legislative act granting all Boston school teachers over 65 a pension of 180 dollars per year. The measure requires passage by both council branches, and teachers contributing to the pension fund have been notified to contact council members.
Levi Chadbourne 64 was found dead in his Dorchester residence at 4 Dahlgren Street with the gas jet on and the room sealed with cloth. In poor health since his wife’s death two years ago, he had not worked for years but helped neighbors by tending furnaces and cared for three of his children. His son Edward found the body. Chadbourne had two married sons in Dorchester and Somerville.
George D. Mudge of Lynn received a state prison term of 10 to 12 years after throwing vitriol at his wife in a fall quarrel. The attack blinded one eye and burned her head and shoulders, according to Judge Stevens in Superior Court at Salem.
Valdez Alaska June 15. The old Cordova town founded as a fishing and trading post will be relocated bodily ten miles to a new site on Orca Inlet. A railroad era need for land terminals and large docks prompted the move. forty thousand dollars has been spent on streets and bridges. All old town buildings will be moved to the new site.
Samuel D. Saxe sells 1200 Boston Posts every morning at the Scollay Square and Cornhill corner, delivering newspapers to the public.
Samuel D. Saxe, selling at Scollay square and Cornhill, reportedly disposes of about 1200 Boston Posts each morning. A 19 year old West End resident, he attends Boston Latin School and aims for Harvard Medical School or Tufts. He lives with parents at 23 Prospect Street and works with four brothers and three sisters, including a younger brother who teams with him. He is a member of the Newsboys Union and is praised for his sales discipline.
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