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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1909

Page

11

Boston Curb Market Sees Strength and Profit-Taking

In Boston on March 16 the First National shares held around 634 while Southwestern Development fell from 31 to 17 cents amid profit taking. Overall curb market activity and strength were noted, with detailed fluctuations outlined.

Boston First National

Bonds move in markets and city loans approved

Omaha city bonds at average bid 104 829. Brockton aldermen pass 75 500 loan orders for water sewer drainage and almshouse addition. Pittsburgh and Norwalk bond bids, Easton county and Medina county deals, American Ice Company unsold bonds, Syracuse Lighting mortgage, Atchison and Tacoma issues. A Pennsylvania Railroad bid push with assurances from George L Ware.

Omaha Brockton Board of Aldermen

Wisconsin Central stockholders face lease offer from MS & S

A committee appointed by Wisconsin Central seeks to negotiate a lease with the Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie Railway Company. The plan exchanges Leased Line Stock Certificates for Wisconsin Central preferred stock, held in trust by Bank of Montreal, yielding 4 percent annually for 99 years. Deposits must be made by March 20, 1909.

Minneapolis, St. Paul Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Sainte Marie Railway Company Wisconsin Central Railway Company Bank of Montreal Empire Trust CO Broadway New York City N. Y American Trust CO State Street Boston Mass Anglo-Austrian Bank Lombard Street London E. C England

Melrose awards school bonds to Blake Brothers at 104.17

The Melrose Massachusetts treasurer sold $78 000 3 12 per cent school bonds dated March 1 and maturing 1929 to Blake Brothers & Co at 104.17 on a 3.21 per cent basis. Other bidders included IX M Farnsworth Co Blodget Merritt Co C E Denison Co Perry Coffin Burr R L Day Co N W Harris Co Adams Co A H Rollins Co American Banking Estabrook Co. O Connor Kahler of New York bid for $336 500.

Boston Melrose Mass Blake Brothers & Co IX. M. Farnsworth & Co Blodget, Merritt & Co C. E. Denison & Co Perry, Coffin & Burr R. L. Day & Co N. W. Harris & Co Adams & Co A. H. Rollins & Sons American Banking Company Estabrook & Co

Ware Declines Presence at Pennsylvania Railroad Meeting

Boston's G L Ware states he will not attend the upcoming stockholders meeting in Philadelphia on March 23. He notes a March 9 vote favored his principles, praises directors as capable, and hints at proposing terms for the forthcoming bond issue with publicity as a focus of his campaign.

George L. Ware Boston Pennsylvania Railroad Company Philadelphia Storey McCrea Charles ER. Ware Moorfield Storey Broad Street Pennsylvania Railroad

Calendar for Today American Can preferred

Calendar notes preferred stock and certificates in multiple firms including American Can Duluth Edison Electric Temiskaming Mining Butterick Isle Royale Copper St Louis & San Francisco East Illinois and others. items include certificates and railways.

American Can St. Louis San Francisco Kansas City Fort Scott Memphis Duluth Edison Electric Houghton County Traction Temiskaming Mining Butterick Company Isle Royale Copper Chicago East Illinois Fort Scott & Memphis

Favorable News on Rawhide Coalition Developments

Telegraphic update from Samuel H. Dunham reports Rawhide Coalition gains on Mint Marigold Gratt and Victor leases in New York and Boston curb markets. Notable metrics include Mint Winze 300 level down 14 feet with high grade ore, Marigold and Gratt shoots valued up to 800 per ton, and Victor lease listing large high grade milling ore with multiple 40 to 60 dollar assays.

Rawhide Coalition New York Boston Rawhide Samuel H. Dunham Coalition Mint Gratt Victor North Drift Winze South Drift Marigold West Drift

Coal mining report notes high grade ore and proposed shipments

Grift reports 95 feet of work with 69 dollar face assays and raises on the 130 200 foot levels, ore values from 25 to 600 dollars. Shipping 35 tons weekly to Schurz and 15 tons daily to mill dumps. Coalition area shows milling ore and active drilling by Truett Miller and others pushing levels and drifts with strong results.

East Drift Schurz Proskey Coalition Nugent Truett and Miller Truett King Hill Prince, Kaufman, Ellis

Dividends Declared by Major Corporations and Stock-Record Dates

A list of quarterly and extra dividends declared by firms including Twin City Rapid Transit Union Switch and Signal Bell Telephone of Canada Buffalo Mines Ridge Avenue Passenger By Co International Nickel St Louis Cotton Compress Crucible Steel American Telephone and Telegraph Trust Co of America Corn Products Westmoreland Coal. Dates cover April 1 to May 15 with stock of record dates in March and April and notes on books close and reopen periods.

Amalgamated Copper Car & Foundry Ice Securities Tel & Tel Co Es Ee Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Ee Baltimore & Ohio Transit Brooklyn Rapid Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Great Western Chicago & Northwestern Chicago, Mii & St Paul Colorado Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rilo Grande Illinois Central Interborough Met Sa Ewes International Paper International Pump Lee Town Central Soko Hk Southern Kansas City Louisville & Nashville Minneapolis & St Louis Missouri Pacific Kansas Texas THY New York Central Ontario & Western Norfolk & Western Pennsylvania Rocksland OO Ios Sloss Sheffield S & 1 Southern Pacific Southern Railway Tennessee Texas & Pacific Twin City Rapid Transit Co Union Switch & Signal Co Bell Telephone of Canada Buffalo Mines Co Ridge Avenue Westmoreland Coal Co

Narrow escape as building burns in Fairhaven

March 16 Fairhaven Vermont Alex Roberts a night operator for the Co Operant Telephone Company had a narrow escape in an early morning fire. He fled as flames reached the Knight block causing about 50000 dollars in losses before firefighters arrived and the structure was destroyed.

Fairhaven Alex Roberts Co-Operant Telephone Company Roberts Knight

No Conference Of Harriman Men

Pasadena Calif March 16 No conference of the 65 railroad officials representing Harriman lines will be held as several members have left and Mr Harriman departs Thursday He says he is in California merely for rest.

Pasadena Cal Harriman California

Fire Panic Erupts in Hart's Island Prison Shoe Shop

A fire outbreak on Hart's Island near New York caused a brief panic among about 1500 city prisoners. The blaze was seen from dormitories though the shoe shop building housed no inmates at the time. Firemen controlled the flames without injuries.

New York Hart's Island

Newtowne Leads in Amateur Boston Pro League Play

Newtowne and Colonial shared the lead after opening post season games on Colonial alleys with Cambridge teams at the top of the standings. Newtowne boasted three bowlers averaging over 100 per string and the decisive games move to Newtowne Club next Tuesday evening.

Newtowne Colonial Cambridge Newtowne Club

Bowdoin Square Bowling Alleys Team Totals

Bowdoin Square alleys show team totals with Bicknell Fuller Box Co and Steckwell can scoring. L. 2 3 and 428 441 395 1204 appear as line item totals for players, with 1223 or related numbers noted.

Bowdoin Square Bicknell Fuller Box Tarbour Steckwell

New Bedford Slips Past Fall River 4–3 in Tight Rivalry

New Bedford defeated Fall River 4 to 3 tonight in a stubborn city rivalry showdown. Harper led New Bedford with four goals while Higgins and Duggan provided nine and one rushes respectively. Sutton and Kilgara officiated with Britt timer.

New Bedford Fall River OUR Men Pielenon Rerer Higging OFS Reco Ind Thompson GP Crlicivse Iesc Carrigan Prolmernegs H. B Janelle Higgins Duggan Harper Sutton Kilgara Timer Britt

Wrestler Leonard Suffers Broken Rib After Throw

Leonard of New York sustained a fractured rib after a two minute bout with Al Swanson of Newark in Wilkes Barre. Swanson applied a lock hold and tossed Leonard over his shoulder causing the injury.

Wilkesbarre Penn al Swanson Newark Charles Leonard New York Swanson Leonard

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