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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1908

Page

12

Markets Endure Erratic Day with Mixed Results in New York and Boston

A volatile session saw total sales of 614,700 shares in New York and 24,772 in Boston. Union Pacific and Amalgamated Copper led activity, with notable gains and losses across major issues. Bank of England rate cut to 3 percent sparked brief strength, followed by mixed closes as traders weighed dividend questions and foreign conditions.

New York Boston Union Pacific Amalgamated Copper Brooklyn Rapid Transit Illinois Central Calumet & Hecla Massachusetts Electric State Street Bank of England London Reading Southern Pacific Steel Common Smelters Amalgamated New York Central Smelting Anaconda Atchison Baltimore & Ohio St. Paul Great Northern National Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Steel New York Stock Exchange United Fruit Telephone Boston & Maine Massachusetts Electric Preferred New Haven North Butte Utah Consolidated C.seceseees New York Funds Boston Clearings Treasury GIA Sete Sinnesses Frances Ae Eveserieesers BriBty Reichamarke Vida Bdote

Boston Curb Market Trading Session Report March 19

Active curb market trading sees Consolidated bonds rise to 11, closing 10 3 4. Law son Mexican gains to 5 3 4 6. Telephone convertibles up to 80 1 2, Davis Daly to 41 8. Corbin, Rotary Ring, Nipissing, Cumberland Ely move lower. Full detailed fluctuations are provided in the official sales.

Exchange Place Consolidated Bonds Lawson Mexican Davis Daly Corbin Nipissing Cumberland Ely Nickerson Simmons & Buss State Street Boston Nevada Alaska Mines Bly Bing Cent Stand British Columbia Bos & Corbin Boston Ely Boswyocolo Eae Eeae Bullfrog Nie Ek Do Mines, Inc Brentwood Butte & London East Butte Eureka Setae Goldfield Greene Goldfield Daisy Helvetia Howell & Little Kruger Cop & Sil Laramie Lake Copper Lawson Mex Majestic Copper McKinley Dar Miemac Utah Penn-Wyoming Pioneer M & M Raven Mining Superior Superior & Pitts Troy Thunder Mount Tehuantepec Union United Zine OULE Curb M. C. Barnard & Co Toettene St Main Bell Tel Ae Amalgamated Copper Lotsa Amer Car & Foundry Amer West Tel Amer Locomotive Amer Smelt & Refining Phas Aghet Aman Sugar Refining Bos & Alb Amer Tobac Bos Bos & Prov Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Any&nh Canadian Pacific Central of New Jersey West, End Chesapeake & Ohio Ohic Great Western eAdventure Chic & Northwestern Allouez Peace Butte Coal Cal & Ariz Delaware & Hudson Pantee & Rio Grande Cal & Hec Distriers Daly-West Franklin General Electric Great Northern Illinois Central la Salle Michigan Mont Coal Kansas City Southern Louisville Trinity Seseee York Central Ontario & Western Alaska Mines Securities Rie & Traction Bay State Gas Buffalo Gas British Columbia Copper Eee Tees Butte Coalition Butte-Ny Copper Clear Creek Chicago Cobalt Central Consolidated Arizona Con Steamship Co Crown King Jones Davis-Daly Aa al Douglas Copper Aeee Ely Consolidated Empire Steel Furnace Creek Oxide Goldfield Consolidated Greene Gol Feene Tall Signal Non Tobacco Co Hocuben SE King Edward She Manhattan Transit McKinley-Darragh Go Meerschaum Theese Micmacey Nevada Consolidated Wae New Mines & Smelting Nevada-Utah Eee NY Transportation OV North'n Securities Otis Elevator Ween Wwe Es Seaboard Air Line Stewart Oe Eteene

Annual Report of the American Telephone Company 1907

The company reports total exchange and toll calls at about 5.998 billion for 1907 and $52.9 million added to construction. Eight-year spend on properties totals $351.8 million with $36.6 million used from revenue for maintenance. Comparative figures show rise in gross, net, dividends and surplus alongside stockholdings.

American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Telephone Companies United States

Dividends Declared by Various Firms This Quarter

A list of dividends declared by corporations and financial institutions with payment dates. Boston Consolidated Gas 1 percent payable March 381 Chelsea Gas 2144 percent payable March 31 East Boston Gas 2 percent payable March 31 De Long Hook & Eye 114 percent payable April 1 Washington Trust Company 3 percent payable April 1 American Shipbuilding Company 1 percent preferred payable April 15 Columbus and Hocking Coal & Iron 144 percent preferred payable April Harris Trust & Savings Bank initial 2 percent payable April 1 Rio Tinto semi annual 2 pounds Massachusetts Lighting Companies 1 percent payable April 15 Telephone Company of Philadelphia 144 percent payable April 15 Mechanics National Bank 3 percent payable April 10.

Massachusetts Gas Companies Boston Consolidated New England Gas & Coke Chelsea Gas East Boston Gas Massachusetts Steamship Citizens’ Gas of Quincy Chelsea East Boston Copper Range Consolidated Company Frederic Stanwood Boston American Telephone and Telegraph Co WM. R. Driver Boston Consolidated Gas de Long Hook & Eye Washington Trust Company New York Perenne American Shipbuilding Company Columbus and Hocking Coal & Iron Company Gaara Harris Trust & Savings Bank Chicago Rio Tinto Massachusetts Lighting Companies el] Telephone Company of Philadelphia Mechanics’ National Bank

Crawford denies membership in Colored Taft Club

David E. Crawford, treasurer of Hotel Upton Corp, denies he is on the executive committee or a member of the Colored Taft Club. He says he is a member of the Colored Republican League and aligns with its political activities.

David E. Crawford Hotel Upton Corporation Colored Taft Club Colored Republican League

Ladies of Mayo plan annual ball in Paine Memorial Hall

About two hundred women met in Rathbone Hall to arrange the Mayo event set for May 13 at Paine Memorial Hall. The committee chosen by Miss Nellie McAndrew includes Miss C Toomey Miss N Flanagan Miss B Mulligan Miss Nora McNulty Miss M Filntley Miss M Kilduff Miss Annie Mac Miss M A Gill and Miss B Ruddy.

Ladies of Mayo Rathbone Hall Paine Memorial Hall Nellie McAndrew C. Toomey N. Flanagan B. Mulligan Nora McNulty M. Filntley M. Kilduff Annie Mac M. A. Gill B. Ruddy

Carl Hall Not Dying in Karlsruhe Case Denial

A March report claiming Carl Hall former George Washington University professor and life prisoner in Karlsruhe for murdering his mother-in-law Mrs Moliter was dying of consumption is denied.

Karlsruhe Carl Hall George Washington University Washington, D. C Moliter

British Ambassador to Turkey Dies in Constantinople

Sir Nicholas Roderick O Conor British ambassador to Turkey died in Constantinople after a period of illness born in 1843.

Constantinople Nicholas Roderick O’conor Turkey

Navy chiefs deny excessive profits on Electric Boat contracts

Secretary of the Navy Metcalf and Admiral Capps testified before a House committee that Electric Boat did not earn excess profits on existing contracts nor expect excess profits on future work. Roosevelt rejected Archibald coast defence claims, while affidavits questioned Archibald's independence and submarine lobbying.

Washington Secretary of the Navy Metcalf Admiral Capps Bureau of Construction Navy Department Special Committee of the House Electric Boat Company Representative Lilley Connecticut

Letting of Submarine Boat Contract Weighed by Naval Committee

Secretary Metcalf described the conditional contract with Lake Boat Company requiring a boat matching the best government submarine in speed and radius before payment. Admiral Capps praised low construction costs. Testimony covered Influence with Speaker Cannon, Hobson on naval affairs, and Roosevelt's letter denying Archibald’s appointment.

Metcalf Lake Boat Company Admiral Capps Navy Butler Pennsylvania Edward L. Clarkson Hobson Lawrence M. Spear The Electric Boat Company Speaker Cannon Naval Affairs Committee Clayton Alabama Congress L. M. Busbey Cannon Williams House Lilley

Emperor Orders Urgent Naval Port Inspection

The Emperor decreed an urgent inspection of naval ports and fortresses led by Admiral Skrydloff and other top officers. Targets include Sebastopol Baku Cronstadt Reval Libau Sveaborg and St Petersburg with St Petersburg noted in dispatch from the era.

ST. Petersburg Sebastopol Baku Cronstadt Reval Libau Sveaborg Skrydloff

Socialist candidate for Glasgow lord rectorhip chosen

London March 19 Kier Hardie MP has consented to oppose Lord Curzon in the first socialist contest for the Glasgow university lord rectorate marking a historic opposition in the election.

London University of Glasgow Kier Hardie M. P Lord Curzon

Florida Senator Bryan Improves After Illness

Senator William James Bryan of Florida, after over three weeks with typhoid fever at Providence Hospital, passed the crisis and was reported to be considerably stronger authorities said.

Washington William James Bryan Florida Providence Hospital

King Edward visits Zamora regiment in Spain

King Edward traveled by car to St Sebastien and met officers of the Zamora regiment in Spain. The trip occurred on March 19 as part of the royal visit to the country.

Biarritz Edward St. Sebastien Zamora

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