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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1890

Page

6

Rhode Island Republicans Name Slate at State Convention

The Rhode Island Republican State convention met at Infantry Hall with Frank J. Harris of Newport elected chairman. Nominees for state officers included Governor Herbert W. Ladd, Lieutenant Governor Daniel G. Littlefield, Secretary of State Samuel W. Cross, Treasurer Samuel Clark, and Attorney General Horatio Rogers. The platform lauded suffrage expansion, endorsed ballot reform, opposed longer voting hours, praised President Harrison and Speaker Reed, urged soldiers’ home funding, and criticized Democratic fiscal actions at the State House.

Providence R. I Infantry Hall Frank J. Harris Newport Herbert W. Ladd Daniel G. Littlefield Pawtucket Samuel W. Cross Westerly Samuel Clark Lincoln Horatio Rogers Ziba O. Slocum Rogers Harrison Reed General Assembly National Republican Principe Seliers State House of Spresentatives

Fires and damages sweep several city properties

A series of fires across cities caused by overheated furnaces and lamp explosions damaged buildings and struck various businesses. St Margaret’s Home suffered floor damage and furnace issues. 68 Church Street and other sites sustained losses around 20 to 75 thousand dollars with several fires extinguished by local companies.

St. Margaret's Home Louisburg Square Cheswell Chemical Engine No Church Street Catherine Anderson Darniure West End Street Railroad Company Merrimac and Sudbury Streets George Springall & Co

Common Council Debates Electric Light Plant Costs and Cemetery Bonds

The council discussed buying land on Dorchester Street for a convalescents' home at $30,000 and reporting on Mt Hope Cemetery perpetual care owners. Superintendent Allen outlined a 1000 AR plant costing $364,657.25 for construction and maintenance and noted Harvard bridge delays due to Cambridge, with plans for several schoolhouses underway. Committees were named for city celebrations and for track coverings on the Boston & Albany line. A public street widening proposal for Chauncy Street was postponed.

Allen Dorchester Street Codman Street Richmond Street Dorchester City Hospital Mt. Hope Cemetery Mt. Hope Lamps Allen City South Boston Roxbury East Boston Jackson Harvard Bridge Cambridge Boston & Albany Atwood Thomas N. Hart Wise Orient Heights Lamson and Sumner Cumberland and Stbotolph Bowe and Wyman Harold and Lomestead Glen Road Caimbridge Street Green and Chestnut Streets Ells Avenue Washington Street Messrs. Hatch Drew Oakes W. J. Doherty Mahoney Wood Cotter Reed J. F. Pierce Jones Hixon Clark Robinson Harms Sprague Hallstrom Toomey Griffin Blaney Rosnosky Shaw Talbot Brooks Wigein Burlen Sullivan Bacon Light Goodenough Messrs. Hayes Emt Parry Hutchinson Bryant Kelly Lovett, Meyer, Kinney D. F. Barry Spring Robert Treat Paine Board of Street Commissioners East Chester Park Northampton Street

Resignations and disasters headline regional telegram

The Rev. C B W Gordon pastor of First Baptist Church Petersburg Va resigns under compulsion for preaching independence in politics and urging followers to avoid party loyalties. Willowtown in McPherson County Dakota appeals to Toronto Board of Trade for aid after last spring fires left residents destitute. An explosion at Brooklyn water works Rockville Centre killed two laborers and left two fatally injured. Tra Ross Aldrich a New York bill collector vanished with 10 000 to 15 000 of others debts. Twelve cars of a Georgia Pacific freight train near Birmingham burned with the trestle. conductor and four injured. The Stewart store in New York sold to Judge Hilton for 709

C. B. W. Gordon First Baptist Church (Colored Petersburg Willowtown McPherson County Camila Toronto Board of Trade Brooklyn Water Works Rockville Centre N.Y Tra Ross Aldrich New York City Georgia Pacific Railroad Birmingham Ala Stewart Judge T Hilton

Money Market Mixed as Rates Ease and Bonds Rally

Boston financial page notes easier money market with Clearing House loans at 4.2 percent and time loans from 4 to 6 percent. New York exchanges rise year over year. Bank of England cuts discount rate to 4 percent. Rail stocks fluctuate with Atchison strong in Boston. copper shares surge on tightening supply and new mine prospects. Dividends declared by Pittsburg, Youngstown & Ashtabula and American Bell Telephone.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Messrs. Brewster Cobb & Estabrook Danbury Danbury (Conn.) Thirty Year 4 Per Cent Loan of $200,000. Messrs. F Moseley & Co Cambridge Secretary of the Treasury Reichsmarks Bank of England Eastern Lamson Atchison Securities Atchison Atlantic & Pacific Wisconsin Central Wisconsin Central Company Cleveland & Canton Chicago & West Michigan Detroit, Lansing & Northern Flint & Pere Marquette Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Eeverybody Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Norther Hamblin Chicago, Burlington & Quivey McMalin Alton Eastern Railroad Legislative Committee On Railroads Boston & Maine Fitchburg Preferred New York & New England Common New England Housatonic Laimson W. S. Lamson Lamson Consolidated Store Service Company Jersey City Bigelow London Osceola Joseph W. Clark Connecticut Charles van Brunt George I. Bemis John N. Denison Gustav Stellnaz Massachusetts John Daniel Michigan Messrs. Clark Centennial Calumet & Hecla Allouez Montana An Butte S. Franklin

Milwaukee Public Debt Commissioners Profile

Brief historical note listing key figures such as T. Bradley Co, John Johnston, Pred Pabst, and the Commissioners of the Public Debt in Milwaukee.

T. Bradley John Johnston Pred Pabst the City of Milwaukee

Atkinson House Furnishing Co Sells 9000 Treasury Shares

Ta investors notice sale of 9000 shares of Treasury Stock by Atkinson House Furnishing Company of Maine. The business pays 10 percent annual dividends, with payments every January and July. Full information at Office Room 12 Niles Building School Street Boston.

Atkinson House Furnishing Company of Maine Treasury Niles Building School Street Boston

Bondholders offered exchange to new Maine Central bonds

Holders of Androscoggin and Kennebec 6 percent bonds maturing Aug 1890 to Sept 1891 may exchange their holdings for the new 4 percent Maine Central Consolidated Mortgage bonds on advantageous terms. For full particulars contact Rede Richards, banker, 98 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine.

Androscoggin & Kennebec Maine Central Consolidated Rede Richards Exchange Street Portland Maine

Oregon & Transcontinental Company Seeks Bond Redemption Proposals

The Oregon & Transcontinental Company invites written proposals to purchase first mortgage trust bonds for redemption and cancellation. Proposals must be submitted to the company’s New York office by April 4, 1890. Henry Villard, President, announces action dated March 10, 1890.

E Company Oregon & Transcontinental Company Henry Villard New York

Traders Bank Offers General Banking Services in Boston

Traders' National Bank invites accounts from banks corporations firms and individuals with favorable terms. It lists bills drawn on London and notes banking hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The piece references the Boston Stock Exchange and bond activity with various company issues and price movements.

London

Electric Stocks Listed by Major Companies

A fragmented listing from I. W. Pres¢te & Cos shows prices and stock mentions for firms including Western Electric, American Electric Cable, Union Electric Car, Thomson-Houston, and related electrical equipment suppliers. The garbled text references multiple company names and stock items, indicating a general market roundup of electric stocks.

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London Market and Bank Rate Movements Report

London market data shows rate cuts and share values with quotes from Great Western and Canadian Pacific among others. The Bank of England reduced its discount rate to 4 percent as of 1:30 p.m., while bullion in the Bank of England rose by £172,000 over the week and reserve ratio increased to 51.03 percent. Paris and New York bond and money market figures accompany the daily update.

London Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie St. Paul Common New York Central Pennsylvania Mexican Central News Money Pericent Bank of England Paris United States Atlantic & Great Western Ilinois Central St. Paul Reading Bank of France

New York Markets End Turbulent Day With Losses Across Stocks

Money on call stayed easy with rates near 2.42 to 3. Prime mercantile paper at 54247 remains cited while bar silver closes stronger. Sterling exchange holds steady with posted bills around 4.82 to 4.85. Government and railroad bonds quiet. The stock market opened buoyant but drifted to weak close near day’s lows as shorts covered and bears dumped shares. Major losers included Louisville & Nashville and Tennessee Coal with wide swings and a heavy close.

New York Jast Prime Mercantile Paver Sterling Exchange Burlington & Quincy Rock Island Chicago Burlington Louisville & Nashville Lackawanna Tennessee Atchison Atlantic & Pacific Texas Pacific

Railroad reshuffle at Monon signals shift toward big lines

The Monon Louisville New Albany Chicago Railway changes its board with 31 826 votes for opposition and 12 440 for the old directors. New directors include William Breyfogle and George Postlethwaite, aiming to align with trunk lines and curb rate manipulation. The move follows long Indiana track expansion and foreshadows further absorption of smaller roads into larger systems.

Monon Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Company Pennsylvania Railroad Company Louisville & Nashville Set William Dowd Samuel Sloan Joel B. Erhardt R. G. Rolston James Roosevelt John &. Carson John Jacob ‘Astor William L. Kreyfogle Neustadt Hiram W. Hunt Herman H. Campbell George Indiana Pennsylvania

Foreign Markets Report from London and Liverpool

Cargoes off the coast show wheat and corn activity scant with several arrivals and limited demand. In London markets remain quiet for wheat and corn. Liverpool reports quiet to easy movement with futures dull and prices mixed for wheat, corn, pork, bacon, lard, tallow and cheese listed.

London Mark Lane Liverpool

Commodity Market Snapshot of Agricultural Staples

Wool more active and corn dull while oats stay steady and rye quiet. Graham flour easy. cornmeal and oatmeal firm. barley dull. millseed firm. Butter steady and cheese firm. beans quiet. poultry strong. game slow. Potatoes and sweet potatoes steady to dull. hay weak. straw steady. Apples in fair demand. truck active. Florida oranges unchanged. cranberries, dried apples active. Pork products firm. beef quiet. fresh beef firm. tallow quiet. high wines firm. sugars steady. molasses unchanged.

Florida

Leather trade market stays steady with cautious buying

The leather market shows steady demand across many types as manufacturers buy only immediate needs. Prices hold for hemlock sole leather and other grades, with steady quotes for buffalo feather, crow leather, card feather, wax and hip feather, grain leathers, and finished calfskins amid cautious industry activity.

Buenos Ayres Montevideo California Ile

Wool Trade Receipts Show Shifting Market Dynamics

Weekly wool receipts reach 2834 bales domestic and 1096 bales foreign with total sales near 2,843,000 lbs. Buyers stock up cautiously as manufacturers secure supplies. prices remain low with no boom in sight. Territory wools move briskly though overall outlook remains uncertain for finer and washed fleece categories.

West Ic Sea Board Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan

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