Bulls Feelings Encouraged Amid Market Rally and Rumors
Wall Street opened higher as rumors of deals circulated including a lease of Louisville and Nashville to Atlantic Coast Line and a 15 percent stock increase at Chicago and Northwestern. Bond sales rose, United States 2s declined, and profits were pared by late selling amid mixed industrial gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Louisville & Nashville
Chicago & Northwestern
Northwest
Vanderbilt Group
Consolidated Gas
Albany
New York
Eeema
United States
Boston
Bagtevess
Amalgamated
Calumet & Hecla
Tamarack
Michigan
Wolverine
Allouez
Atlantic
Bingham
Boston Consolidated
Centennial
Franklin
Mohawk
Trinity
United States Mining
Winona
Isle Royale
Osceola
Parrott
Shannon
Boston & Worcester
American Woolen
Chemical
Mergenthaler
United Fruit
American Telephone, Gas Preferred
Massachusetts Electric Common
Mining and Stock Exchange
Bay
W A Bacon Employees Dance at New Roxbury Store Addition
About 100 couples attended a dance last night in the newly opened store addition of the W A Bacon Company Roxbury. A hurdy gurdy provided the music for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Bacon Company of
Roxbury
Hollis
Isaac B. Rich
Mats
Weed
Yankee Doodle
M. Cohan
Johnny Jones
Edna May
Springtime in Washington Tour Offered by Royal Blue Line
The Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue Line announces a Boston departure on May 12 for a Washington visit with a $27 package. An optional Gettysburg battlefield excursion, including carriage drives and Captain Minnigh’s lectures, brings total to $32. Write Joseph P. Taggart in Boston for full itinerary.
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Washington
National Capital
Royal Blue Line
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Boston
Gettysburg
Minnigh
Joseph P. Taggart
Washington Street
Financial Agents Offer Cash Purchases and Margin Loans
New York and Boston stocks available for purchase with cash or margin. Interest on deposits is allowed. Despatches from leading financial agencies are at our clients' disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Market Letter on Northern Pacific and Transit Firms
This week’s market letter analyzes Northern Pacific Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Massachusetts Electric with focus on investments and branch office updates at Colonial Building Boylston Street Room 204. It outlines corporate moves, regional activity, and potential implications for investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Massachusetts Electric
Colonial Bldg
Boylston St
England Telegraph Company Declares 1.50 Per Share Dividend
The England Telephone and Telegraph Company to pay a dividend of 1.50 dollars per share on Monday May 15 1905 to stockholders of record at close of business April 20 1905. The transfer books close from April 21 to May 4 1905. Treasurer William R Driver signs notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England Telephone and Telegraph Company
William R. Driver
Amalgamated Copper to Close Books for Annual Meeting
Notice that stock certificate transfer books of Amalgamated Copper Co will close on Monday May 15 1905 at 3 p m for the annual meeting to be held June 5 1905. Books reopen Tuesday June 6 1905 at 10 a m A H Melin secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Copper CO
New York
H. Melin
Dividend Paid On GFx Shares And Bonds
First instalment on GFx dividend received. Total sales show listed stocks valued at 20 234 shares, bonds at 65 740, and unlisted stocks at 10 430 shares.
New York Bonds Close Prices By May 2 Compared To May 1
Bond market shows closing prices across many issues with minor moves from Monday to Tuesday. Notable notables include US Gov 4s near 102, Mexico Cen 4s around 182, and many railroad and utility bonds trading between roughly 70 and 108 with small percentage changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Lg Lily
N.c
N J
Nor Pac
B&o
Cuba
Wabash
D & RG
Erie P
West
United Shoe Machinery Incorporation Reported
Despatches state that articles of incorporation for the United Shoe Machinery Corporation with a capital stock of 50 million dollars have been filed with the Paterson New Jersey county clerk. The firm plans to manufacture and trade in tools and machinery for footwear production in leather or rubber. A vice-president at the Boston office said he and the secretary knew nothing about the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Metals Selling Company
Bigelow
Trimountain
Chicago & Northwestern
Atlantic
Franklin
Quincy
American Telephone Company
Paterson
N. J
United Shoe Machinery Corporation
South Range
Champion
Baltic
Louisville & Nashville
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company
Michigan Copper Mining Company
United Shoe Machinery Company
Boston
Turbines for Morse's Route between New York and Boston
Charles W Morse announces four turbine steamships to ply New York Boston within a year. He has bought the Metropolitan Steamship Company whose six freight vessels will add passenger service, with ships leaving 5 pm and arriving 8 am, promising smooth seas and reduced vibration from turbine engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Charles W. Morse
Europe
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Mellen backs New Haven road as legal
President Mellen of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad says the attorney-general's opinion on Springfield street railroad taking is misbased and within law. He notes the opinion rests on incorrect facts and asserts the New Haven road acts within its legal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellen
New Haven Road
New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston
Springfield Street
New Haven
Wheat Firm as World Stocks Fall Boosts Prices
Chicago wheat prices rose on May 29 as a lower global supply and decreased world stocks fueled demand. July futures hit a high near close with firm to strong tone aided by cash wheat demand in Kansas City and Minneapolis and light US receipts. Corn and oats gained slightly while provisions edged higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Liverpool
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Chicago grain quotations show May wheat near 91 to 93 cents
Ennis and Stoppani note a higher open followed by a rally as shorts covered. They cite strong coarse grains, buying demand, and suggest 80 cents as a good price for wheat with expectations of higher May corn options.
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Ennis & Stoppani
Chicago Board of Trade
State Mutual Building
Chicago
Wall Street Gains Amid Broad Stock Market Strength
New York May 2 The stock market showed strength with gains in leading active stocks from a percent to 3?8 percent and large advances in Northwestern Northern Pacific and Northern Securities. U S Steel rose to 48 percent while total volume reached 265,560 shares as a possible second decline looms after a sharp rally.
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State Street
Standard Oil
Amalgamated
New York
Boston
Coppers
Northwestern
Northern Pacific
Northern Securities
Big Four
B. Smith & Co
Congress Street
Amalgamated Copper
American Sugar
Arch, Top & 8
Brook Rapid Tran
Chicago, Mil &Sp
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Union Pacific
U .S Steel
Louisville & Nashville
Pennsylvania
I. Sendles
Tech Alumni Talk Merger Tomorrow at Huntington Hall
Tech Alumni Association hosts a forum at Huntington Hall on the Harvard Technology alliance. Leaders including Henry S. Pritchett and Dean A. E. Burton present plans and questions while opponents argue the agreement would erode the Institute of Technology spirit and narrow its scope to industrial science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Hall
Tech Alumni Association
Harvard Technology Alliance
Henrys. Pritchett
Institute
A. E. Burton
E. 8. Draper
Thomas Ll. Livermore
J. R. Freeman
James P. Munroe
Arthur G. Robbins
Francis H. Williams
Thomas L. Livermore
Institute of Technology
Alliance
Harvard
Mexico Embraces Gold Standard as Silver Demonetized
Mexico announces a switch to a gold standard with silver demonetized. The peso now equals 60 cents in gold, with mints stopping silver coinage two weeks ago. The shift is expected to boost railway prosperity and attract American capital while stabilizing the silver mining sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Lobster Trust Progress Report From Maine
James W. Leslie, accredited representative of a proposed lobster trust, visited Rockland and other Maine towns to inventory plants under option. He claims practical control of plants and asserts the merger will occur with advantages for lobstermen, the lobster industry, and promoters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
James W. Leslie
Lobster Trust
Portland
Southport
Boothbay
Port Clyde
Leslie
Boston
State House
Reward for Captain Bergmann of the Harvard
Captain Charles R. Bergmann, commander of the dismantled Harvard arriving from Buenos Ayres, received a $1000 gold purse and a gold watch from underwriters for his seamanship. Representatives of the insurers presented the gifts aboard at the National dock with a note praising his courage and wishing him a prosperous career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Bergmann
Harvard
Buenos Ayres
Herbert Damon
The
Insurance Company of North America
William R. Colby
Atlantic Insurance Company
National Dock
Boston
Charles H. Bergmann
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
British & Foreign Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Boston Insurance Company
Charles Hunt
W. H. Chandler
N. W. Rice & Co
Alice Roosevelt Spends Quiet Day at Lees Estate
Miss Alice Roosevelt follows a simple day at the Lees magnifi cent Chestnut Hill estate. She moved her belongings in the forenoon and remained on the property of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Lee, on Essex road.
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Alice Roosevelt
The
Lees
George C. Lee
Essex Road
Chestnut Hill
Wireless to Panama Links New Orleans and Panama
The Navy Department plans a comprehensive wireless telegraph system by installing a powerful station at New Orleans to connect with Panama, a route about 1300 miles apart with clear sea lanes across the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
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Washington
Bureau of Equipment
Navy Department
New Orleans
Panama
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
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State Gas
Calumet & Arizona
Majestic
Rotary Ring
St. Mary’s
Edwin A. Heath
Atchison Eee
Dore
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Bot
Chicago & Alton
Chicago Great West
Chicago & Northwest
Mil & St P
Chicago, Ter & Trans Pr
C & St Louis
Colorado & Southern
Delaware & Hudson
Lack & West
Denver & Rio Grande
Minneapolis & St L
St P
Norfolk & Western
Pittsburg
CC & St
Rock Island Co
St L & San Franca Pee
St Louis Southwest
N&ly
Southern Pacific Er
Scotearo Railway
Texas & Pacific
Toledo
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Wisconsin Central
Mis Am Car & Foundry
Anaconda Mining Co
Brook Rapid Transit
Col Fuel & Iron
General Electric
People’s Gas
Kremel Steel Car
Republic Stee
Tenn Coal & Tron
Eee
Westinghouse Eiedric
Sabares
W. A. Bacon
Bunds Clos
Ft S & M
T &T
Tel & Tel
Isaie
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Cal & Hleca
Con & M
Cumber Tel
Daly-West
Dom Coal
Dom Iron & Steel
Mae Fast Boston Land
Edison el
Franklin Fin
Elec
Guanajuato
Old Colony RR
Old Domin
A Pullman Co
Santa Fe
Seattle Free Pref
NEW York Bonds
U. S. Shoe Machinery Company Incorporated
Morse’s Route
NEW York Consolidated
TECH
Alumni Association
John R. Freeman
Eben S. Draper
A. Lawrence Lowell
Mexico
U. S. Capital
Lobster Trust Coming Along
Entertainments
Tremont
Whenry
W. Savage
Lew Dockstader
Neil O’brien
Harry Bulger
Helen Hale
Frank Doane
H. Stanley Forde
the Bottle and
BIRD
Working Boys
Florodora
Tay
Zeritsia
Capt
Bergmann
Bert Coote
Keith
CECILIA_ LOFTUS
Empire
Welch
New Yorks
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Pops
NY Hall
Tonihot Sto
T. Adamowski
Grand Opera House
Isham’s
King
Rastus’’ Burlesquers
Seases
Day Howard
Rit ‘Tib.m
George H. Wood
Valveno Bros
Jack Dempsey
Alpha Trio
Bryant and Saville
Vaudevillians
Burletta
Susie Smitherines
Mary Wiselets
Austin & Stone
S* Museum
Scollay Sq
Curio Hall
Lyceum Vanity Today
Pennsylvania Railroad
Popular
Old Point Comfort
Richmond
Geo. M. Roberts
New England
Washington St
Mass
J. R. Wood
Geo. W. Boyd
Boston Theatre
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee
Mgr
Nordland
LEW Fields and Company
Castle SQ
Castle Square Theatre Dramatic Stock Co
Paul Kester
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Winter St
MAGDA
Wireless
Colonial Theatre
Chas. Frohman
Rich & Harris, Lessees and
Mgrs
Mars
Dumpty
Ralph Osborne
Lewis Williams
Steinert
Amee Bros
Harvard Sq
Cambridge
Sharon Sanatorium
Horticultural Hall
Hatzy Natzy
Vincent Club
M. B. Raymond’s
Musical Travesty CO
Ruth Peebles
Junio McCree
Oiders
York
Ross
B.D. Pitta Agt
Congress St
Bowdoin Asim
Haymarket
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