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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1908

Page

10

Market declines as stocks weaken amid dividend woes

Prices across exchanges show marked declines with Reading leading New York activity at 117,200 shares and Amalgamated 6,896 in Boston. Union Pacific and Louisville & Nashville suffer notable drops while market volume softens and trading closes near day lows. Dividend reductions and railroad weaknesses weigh on sentiment.

New York Boston Reading Amalgamated West Louisville & Nashville Chicago Calumet & Hecla State Street Taft Wall State Streets Union Pacific Baltimore & Ohio Pittsburg St. Paul Northern Pacific Southern Pacific Steel Common New York Stock Exchange Amalgamated, Sugar Massachusetts Gas Boston Consolidated Copper Range Greene Cananea North Butte Old Dominion Massachusetts Parrott Isle Royale

Boston Curb Market Report June 19 Price Movements

Exchange Place notes Bay State Gas led activity with prices rising from 54 to 58 cents but closing at 53 cents. Eureka common surged to eight cents high and two cents low, while Santa Ysabel traded 9 to 11 cents. Davis Daly held near peg at 11-2 as overall curb list fluctuated.

Exchange Place Bay State Eureka Common Santa Ysabel Davis Daly Nickerson Simmons & Buss State St Boston Acme Abitibi Consol Arizona Davis Daly Se East Butte Eureka Giroux Con Mines Goldfield Consol Goldfield & Bos Howell & Little King Edward Sees Laramie Nevada Utah Douglas Nipissing Superior & Pitts Thunder Mountain SOULE

North Star Mines and Railways Dividend Schedule Summary

A list of company dividend rates and payment dates including North Star Mines 214 per cent on June 27 and Washington Water Power quarterly 1 per cent on July 1. Other entries cover Twin City Rapid Transit Kansas City Southern Railway Torrington Distilling First National Bank Des Moines and Fort Dodge Salmon Falls Pittsburg Plate Glass Massachusetts Gas New England Gas and Coke Boston Gas East Boston Gas and Boston Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Andrescoggin Mills with various semi annual, quarterly and extra payments through July and August.

North Star Mines Co Washington Water Power Co Twin City Rapid Transit Co Kansas City Southern Railway Co Torrington Co New England Security and Investment Co Distilling Co. of America First National Bank New York Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railways Co Salmon Falls Mfg. Co Brine Transportation Co Pittsburg Plate Glass Co Massachusetts Gas Cos New England Gas & Coke Co Ae Gas Light Co Boston Gas Co East Boston Gas Co

Death by own action of ship's surgeon on steamship St Louis

New York dispatch reports Dr Thomas W Small surgeon on the steamship St Louis of the American line shot himself in his state room at 5 45 am after a 12 hour disappearance during which his wife searched for him He was 36 and had been with the line nine years He came from Maine and recently married living with his bride at 371 West One Hundred and Twentieth Street

New York Thomas W. Small St. Louis American Line Small Maine West One Hundred and Twentieth Street

Farewell engagements headline busy Boston theatre week

The Boston scene features Li'l Mose and troupe at Majestic as their farewell. Other venues showcase Texas Steer at the Boston Theatre, Clyde Fitch's Lover's Lane, and A Knight for a Day at Tremont Theatre. Next week adds new acts by Slavin, Vokes, and Elsie Phelan with new musical features.

Majestic Theatre Boston Texas New England Clyde Fitch Tremont Theatre Johnnie Slavin May Vokes Elsie Gertrude Phelan Keith Gallagher Barrett J. K. Murray Clara Lane Kelly Kent Bedini Arthur Raymond Caverly Vernon Bowdoin Square Theatre Bijou Crescent City Palace Theatre Majestic Mile Novi Wonderland Sandy Chapman Salem Annette Kellermann

Girl, 12, Named Champion Burglar

Paterson N J June 19 The champion girl burglar has been located Mary Lockhard age 12 was caught on West Twenty seventh Street Stony Road attempting to pick a lock at Frederick Wilsons residence. Police found 17 keys a silver witch and 21 cents in her possession the keys made up a burglar outfit.

Paterson, N. J Mary Lockhard West Twenty-seventh Street Stony Road Frederick Wilson

Strike On North German Lloyd Over Passenger Baggage Gratuities

In Cherbourg on June 19 dockers refused to handle trunks for the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse after the North German Lloyd line forbade accepting tips for transferring passengers baggage.

Cherbourg Lloyd Line

Garfield walks seven miles after car breakdown

Honolulu June 19 Garfield chief of interior inspects sugar plantations. His automobile broke down and the party walked seven miles to reach a town.

Honolulu Garfield

Council orders probe into transit land takings for subway

The Finance Commission received the Council order and a special committee report on alleged exorbitant land and easement prices for the Washington street subway. The issue will be discussed next week, Transit Chief George G. Crocker saying only a financial review, not a binding verdict, is possible. He defended takings as warranted and beneficial to the city.

The Finance Commission Common Council Transit Commission Washington Street George G. Crocker Crocker

Diphtheria Epidemic Closes Ansonia Schools and Library

Ansonia Connecticut closes all public schools and the public library by order of the State Board of Health due to a diphtheria epidemic.

Ansonia, Conn State Board of Health Ansonia

Brain Exposed but Man May Recover in New Mexico

Willis Goodwin of Willard New Mexico had a brain fragment exposed after a premature dynamite blast while watching a well dig at Gus Woodward’s ranch. A fragment tore away part of the skull and knocked him into the well. he is alive and likely to recover.

Albuquerque N. M Willis Goodwin Willard, N. M Goodwin Gus Woodward

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