Boston & Maine Stock Reaches Seventy Forties
The Boston and Maine stock climbed to 70 in a brief market blip. Investors tracked demand for Forties shares amid rail sector activity and regional economic signals.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1913
Page
1
State options eyed on Boston Maine merger fate
The article outlines four possible state actions in the Boston Maine New Haven matter: keep control with Boston Holding Company under Mellen, authorize full consolidation, seize Holding Company stock at a fixed price and sell to independent financiers, or take stock and run Boston & Maine under state ownership. Boston & Maine stock fell to 71 after volatile trading and rumors of dividend cuts, with three day losses totaling $18 per share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New Haven
Mellen
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine stocks plunge amid dividend fears
The Boston & Maine common stock has dropped sharply over three days, wiping out at least 7 110 969 in value for many New England trustees and families. The New York New Haven Hartford owns about 22 million of B and M stock and fell to 118 yesterday, down from Thursday. If the April dividend is skipped the road’s bonds may be ineligible for savings bank investments for five years under current law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
New England
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Boston
Savings Bank
Woman Dies by Self Destruction From Ferryboat
Mrs. Bessie Lepourneau of 1849 Columbus avenue Roxbury ended her life by jumping from the ferry Ashburnham into Boston harbor at 5:40 PM on its return trip to Rowe's Wharf. The vessel connected Atlantic avenue Rowe's wharf with East Boston and the Boston Revere Beach Lynn rail line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Lepourneau
Columbus Avenue
Roxbury
Ashburnham
Boston Harbor
Rowe's Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
East
Boston
Rowe's Wharf Landing
Woman Overboard Near Yacht Anchorage In Boston Harbor
A woman aboard a ferryboat jumped from the aft as the vessel neared the yacht anchorage. Lifeboats searched for the body for about thirty minutes with no success. A handbag, umbrella, and a pocketbook with 41.15 were found and identified as hers by her husband. Harbor police planned to drag the harbor for remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahoney
Lapourneau
Lepourneau
Federalists Await Attack at Naco Sonora
In Naco Sonora the 50 man federal garrison led by General Ojeda prepares for a dawn assault as some 1500 state troops gather just over the border. fighting expected to start in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naco
Ariz
Sonora
Ojeda
Hawthorne Mining Trial Ends in Guilty Verdicts
In New York on March 14, the Hawthorne mining trial ended after nearly four months with the conviction of Julian Hawthorne Dr. William J. Morton and Albert Freeman and the acquittal of Josiah Quincy former Boston mayor and Cleveland administration official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julian Hawthorne
William J. Morton
Albert Freeman
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Cleveland
Hawthorne Morton and Freeman Convicted in Mail Fraud Stock Case
Hawthorne and Dr William J Morton were each sentenced to one year and one day in Atlanta for fraudulently using the mails to sell stock tied to Canadian ore claims. Freeman received five years. Quincy was found not guilty on one remaining conspiracy indictment and paroled until October to face two pending counts. Judgment followed a 27 hour jury deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Author
Hawthorne
Morton
Freeman
Quincy
United States
Mayer
New York
Atlanta
Nathaniel Hawthorne
William J. Morton
W. T. G. Morton
Ninety Dead in Six States from Severe Electrical Storm
Indications from late reports show more than 90 killed across Georgia Tennessee Alabama Louisiana Mississippi and Texas with scores injured and extensive property loss. Death toll expected to rise as communications return and remote areas are reached. Property damage likely totals in the millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Pankhurst Signals Hunger Strike After Trial
Edinburgh reports Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst addressing a large meeting claiming she will begin a hunger strike if convicted at the April 1 trial. She plans to speak at a suffragette gathering in Albert Hall on April 10 and challenges authorities over the dilemma of imprisoned suffragettes dying or being released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Emmeline Pankhurst
Albert Hall
Escapes Jail in a Barrel at Berkshire County
Walter Robinson escaped Berkshire county jail by hiding in a potato barrel during yard work on March 14. The barrel was tipped over and rolled several hundred feet, bumped the fence, and Robinson slipped over the barrier and vanished before staff noticed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Walter Robinson
Berkshire County
Robinson
Mayor Gaynor Summons Granted in Libel Case
A summons against Mayor William J. Gaynor in a criminal libel complaint was granted to Ralph Pulitzer editor of the World by Police Magistrate Ker nochan. The complaint cites a statement attributed to Gaynor in a speech before the South Brooklyn Board of Trade. Returnable March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willam J. Gaynor
Kernochan
Ralph Pulitzer
the World
Joseph Pulitzer
Gaynor
South Brooklyn Board of Trade
Tigers Release Liggitt and Friers on Belt Up
Detroit manager Jennings announced the release of first baseman Liggitt and outfielder Frierson. Liggitt came from St. Mary's College Oakland. The club will start North Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Jennings
Detroit Tigers Today
Liggitt
Frierson
St. Mary's College
Oakland
Night sky and clock notes from Portland weather page
Portland 12m Sh 44m earlier. Moon first quarter tonight set 1 08 am. T fourth day of year with five more days of winter. Day 11h 54m last day’s increase 2h 50m. Venus sets 9 25 5 pm Mars rises 4 37 am Jupiter rises 2 40 am Saturn sets 11 17 pm. Seven more days before faster. Light auto lamps tonight at 6 20.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Notable 18th 19th Century Events Brief Calendar
Andrew Jackson born in 1767. Trial of 36 Communists for murder began in Italy in 1911. Hannah Dustin heroine of the Haverhill attack in 1697. French and Indian War begun in 1744. Maine admitted to the Union in 1820. Three U S warships lost in Samoa hurricane in 1889. One year ago today Dr Wiley resigned from U S employ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
Italy
Hannah Dustin
Haverhill
Mass
Maine
U. S
Samoa
Wiley
Forecase for Boston Area Signals unsettled weekend
Unsettled forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Saturday rain or showers with possible snow Sunday, followed by colder conditions. Increasing southerly to westerly winds accompany the cold snap. Washington dispatch notes rain in North New England turning to snow Sunday with cold air and strong winds from the south to west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
North New England
South New England
Yesterday's Temperature Report From Thompson Spa
Temperature data from Thompson's Spa reports yesterday's average around 40 degrees with a 28 to 24 low range and notes a year ago Saturday was clear. The excerpt includes scattered garbled digits and labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson's Spa
Aise
Father John's Medicine Claims New Strength and Health
An advertisement promotes Father John's Medicine as a cure for colds and a source of renewed strength and health. The small notice emphasizes quick relief and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Girl 16 Weds By Forgery Reported in Newburyport
Patrick Hegarty seeks annulment of his 16 year old daughter Ruths marriage to 18 year old John Golden alleging the Salem probate petition authorizing the union was forged and that Ruth married under fear of bodily harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Patrick Hegarty
Springstreet
Clerk of Courts
Salem
Ruth
John Golden
Young Golden
Young couple tied in secret early marriage shocks city
The couple married Jan 26 after court permission amid claims of forgery and perjury in a probate petition. The girl's father seeks annulment, alleging she was underage at marriage. Golden, a noted high school athlete, faced license denial earlier. The girl’s brother captained Georgetown’s football team last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Golden
William H. Ryan
George A. Hegarty
Georgetown University
Boston
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