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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1903

Page

8

Stocks Stronger on Wall Street May 4 Key Coal Leads Rally

Wall Street records a strong and more active session with high priced anthracite shares leading gains. Delaware & Hudson, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, and New Jersey Central rise sharply as Reading and Missouri, Kansas & Texas peak in activity. Copper stocks, including Copper Range and Amalgamated, push higher while the industrial list lags. Multiple company dividends and mining outputs are noted with cautious profit expectations.

Wall Street New York Delaware & Trudson Delaware, Lackawanna & Western New Jersey Central Reading Granger Chicago & Northwestern St. Paul Missouri Kansas & Texas Gould Missouri Pacific Amalgamated Copper Westinghouse Electric Baltimore & Ohio Ohio Hicago & Alton Hayy Western Tosio Chicago & NW Chicago St Louis Colorado Southern Delaware & Hudson Ack & West Mbiy Thy Sant Denver Rio Grande Hocking Valle Illinois Central Town Central Louisville & Ashville Manhattan Metropolitan St Ry Minn X& St Fouls Vixie Ecco Wey Mo Kansas Or & Texas Mexico Lax Central Norfolk& Western Ontario & Western Pennsylvania Rock Island San Fran Seems Ac St Paul Southern Pacific Sone Net Southern Railway Texaaas & Pacific Ee Toledo St West Oe Trion Pacific Wabasher Wheeling & Lake Frie Wisconsin Central American Iscellaneot Amalgamated Gi Am Car & Foundry Trooklyn Transit Consolidated Gaa General Electric People’s Gas Republic Steel Tennval & Trou Aso Western Union Am Bell Tel Am Tel & Tel Lb & OD United el Etna Allouez Amalgamated Arcadian Min. Ee Atlantic Boston Boston & Maine Toston & Prov Daly-West Dom Coal Dom Iron & Steel Og River Fitchburg Prefon Ranklin Isle Royale Mass Electric Michigan Mont & Bos New York Central NH & H Old Colony Old Dom Osceola Parrot Og US Pere Marquette Eng Pullman Co Quincy Trimountain R'Unity Union L&ms Union Pacific United Fruit United Sho Coal & Oil

Tunnel accident dismissed as panic rumor in Boston

Subway workers at the Boston end of a large tunnel were hit when a bucket filled with earth fell from 40 feet, injuring one man and burying others. Michael McLaughlin, 38, suffered a scalp wound and broken shoulder. a crowd aided rescuers and a landslide rumor briefly spread. Italian shovellers fled but returned after delay. hoisting chain failure cited.

Boston State Street Michael McLaughlin Lothrop Place

Boston Clearing House Moves to New India Building

The Boston Clearing House opened in its new rooms in the India building. The hall features a horse shoe of 30 grated desks for the 30 banks, a committee room with bank note engravings, a stock room, a cage for balances, a large vault, railed-off bookkeeper desks, a telephone booth, a staff locker room and marble toilet, with the manager’s office overlooking the floor.

Boston Clearing House India Building State Street Charles Head Building Clearing House

Stock Exchange Notice on Share Movements and Rights

The report lists ex-rights and paid assessment details with total sales across listed stocks totaling 16 920 shares bonds at 60 000 dollars rights 5 808 unlisted stocks 7 038 shares.

Names Confusion Clears in Newport Prison Case

A March 26 report from Newport wrongly named John Whitcomb of US Navy as the thief in the Fort Preble botched robbery aboard the Fall River steamer Priscilla. The real robber was Charles Bickleman, a Coast Artillery member, who posed as a soldier, robbed Whitcomb, and was later tried and convicted after Whitcomb was mistakenly charged.

Newport R. I John Whitcomb United States Charles Bickleman Seventy-fifth Coast Artillery Fort Preble Whitcomb Navy Bickleman Fall River Boston

McGregor Held for Causing Ritchie's Death

In Salem district court Edward McGreegor was held in 1500 bail for trial tomorrow on charges of causing the death of Charles Ritchie in a Beverly boarding house at 65 Rantoul street yesterday morning.

Salem Edward McGreegor Charles Ritchie Rantoul Street Beverly

Captain Olsen Receives Command Of Government Towboat

Captain Charles O. Olsen, a prominent New England steamshipman, is appointed to command a government towboat at Portsmouth New Hampshire after finishing a competitive examination with ten others. He previously captained the four masted schooner John S. Ames which was wrecked on Galveston bar, and served as chief mate of the Nantucket and captain of the Spartan. The port logs note cargo exports and imports, vessels arriving, and arrivals from Jamaica and Barbadoes, with passenger lists and fish prices among the day’s maritime updates.

Charles O. Olsen New England Portsmouth N. H John S. Ames Galveston Bar Nantucket Norfolk Baltimore Spartan Central Wharf Philadelphia Vigilant Wall Admiral Dewey Long Wharf Jamaica D. P. Toomey H. B. Stedman W. D. Morgan Asa Dalton Edith Dalton K. Sweeney L. J. Hadley W. W. Williams M. F. Coxcroft W. B. Don Borderer Bluefields Regina Carrie F. Roberts Angie B. Watson Pythian Arrow Mary A Olivia Sears Dido New York

Fred L Ames Purchases Irish Hunting Animals

A steamer Devonian carried six Irish hunters a pony and a dog consigned to Fred L Ames of Boston. Four experienced horsemen accompanied the animals.

Devonian Fred L. Ames Boston

Shipping News May Almanac Highlights and Arrivals

May shipping almanac notes sun and moon timings and day length. Arrivals include steamers Devonian McConkey from Liverpool with 41 cabin passengers for Frederick Leyland & Co. and Michigan Gr. Eynon from Liverpool to Warren & Co. with 247 steerage passengers. Also lists Lord Erne with 26 cabin passengers from Admiral Dewey, and other vessels from Port Morant and Cienfuegos, plus several cleared ships and sailings to Charleston and Norfolk with tug operations and barges.

Devonian McConkey Liverpool Eng Frederick Leyland & Co Michigan Eynon Warren & Co Buenosare Eastaway Glasgow Moville Galway Hector Keene Weehawken U.S Scorpion C. H. Busch Hampton Roads Theolene Frances Brunswick Katharine D. Perry Connor Norfolk

Copper Range Consolidated 1902 annual report overview

The first annual report for Copper Range Consolidated Co. covers 1902 and details Baltic and Champion mines development, costs, and output. It explains per pound costs, projected production growth, and anticipated stamps capacity. Financials show debt, stock movements, and early-year profits, with notes on railroad earnings and future expansion plans.

Copper Range Consolidated Company Baltic Copper Range Consolidated Champion Copper Range Railroad Paine Baltic Company Lake Superior Calumet & Hecla Rocf St. Mary’s Mineral Land Company Old Copper Range Company Mass City Houghton Mich Calumet Laurium Heath

Faxon complains after raid on his house

In Quincy on May 4 Mr Faxon protested a police raid on one of his properties. He claimed officers only shared half the story, saying he alerted authorities and urged a raid, while asserting he opposes illegal liquor selling in his establishments.

Quincy

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