Market Buoyancy Persists Amid Bullish Outlook
The market shows sustained buoyancy with New York and Boston trading holding gains. Reading and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western lead advances. Canada Southern weakens. Reports cite Hepburn decision impacts, Europe buying, and renewed optimism across rails and metals.
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New York
Boston
Ssite
Reading
Telephone
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Central of
New Jersey
Canada Southern
Calumet & Hecla
Calumet & Arizona
Granby Consolidated
Boston curb market highlights and dividend declarations
The Boston Market page records curb market actions dated May 4 with Corbin Copper rising to 10, Inspiration moving to 6 11 16, Southwestern to 40 cents, Boston Ely near 11 2, Bay State Gas around 60 cents, Majestic about 95 cents, and Geyser near 9 cents. Dividends: General Asphalt Co quarterly 1 4 percent preferred June 1 and American Cotton Oil Co semiannual 3 percent.
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Boston
Corbin
Southwestern
Boston Ely
Bay State Gas
Majestic
Geyser
General Asphalt Co
American Cotton Oil Company
Ariz
Atchison Ates Es Dom Aly
Gulf
Entral Vermont Ds
B&q
el Beys
Atchison
Boston A
Albany
Boston Eley
Boston & Me
Fitchburg
OF «& NH Trae Apt
Union Pacific
Boston Land
Wollaston Land
St E Tel & Tel
TY & T
Allouez Wee Eeenee
Arcadian
Hy Bly
Ariz Commercial
BAS ” Atlantic
Cal & Ariz
Centennial Aooe
Bos
Central Oil
Rene
Franklin
la Salle
Mexico
Michigan
Nevada Tees
North Butte
Old Dominion
Quincey
Santa Fe
Shannon
Superior
Tamarack OS
Trinity Reese Tees
United Copper
Utah Consol
Utah
Victoria
Edison
Mackay
Mergenthale
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Torrington
United Fruit
United Shoe Tee
Wells Fargo
Boston Consol
Miami
Acme Consol
Nevada
Cumberland Ely
Davis Daly
Dominion Copper
E Douglas Copper
Eclipse Oil
Ny Bly
Giroux Consol
Globe Beereee Wees
Goldfield
Helvetia
Laramie Ee
la Rose
Majestic Sees
Ma Breweries
Mason Alley
Mines Co of
SOO Nat
Ohio
Ray Central
San Antonio
Santa Ysabel
Superior Globe
Tonopah
Alaska
Foo Bay
Chicago
Douglas Copper
Giroux Mining
Uno Goldfield Cou
Amerele
Nipissing
Rawhide Coalition
Old Colony Trust Company Announces Quarterly 5 Per Cent
The notice states a 5 percent rate for the Old Colony Trust Company quarterly issue with books closing May 15 and the stock of record May 4. It also notes a reopening on June 2 and mentions a preferred status with June 1 as a reference date.
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George S. Mumford
City Trust Company
S. Parkman Shaw, Jr
Thomas J. Warper
Old Colony Trust Company
R. M. Edwards
S. R. Dow
North Lake Company
Wallace
R. C. Pryor
The
Lake Copper Company
North Lake
Allouez
Pryor
United Copper Company
Bond market notes on school bonds and Kansas City Southern issue
Providence Rhode Island awards 300000 school bonds to sinking fund commissioners at par dated May 1 1909 and maturing in 30 years. Kansas City Southern stockholders may subscribe to ten million dollar new 6 percent bonds pro rata about 20 percent of holdings at par and interest.
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Boston
Providence
R. I
Kansas City Southern
Calendar for Today Ex Dividend and Meetings
Calendar notes ex-dividend items for Pennsylvania Railroad and Pressed Steel Car preferred. Books close for Buffalo Mines Cobalt and opening for Michigan Copper and Tonopah Mining. Meetings listed for Diamond Match Shore & Michigan Southern New York Chicago & St Louis Wheeling & Lake Erie Mexican Telephone & Telegraph Copper Range Consolidated.
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Hich Low
Allis Chalmers
Amer
Amer Smelt & Refg
Eesevnee Tae
Amer Sugar Refining
Amer Tel
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit
Canadian Pacific
Central of
Nji
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Alton
Chicago Great Western
Chicago & NY
Chicago Mil & St Paul
Hose cC
C & St Louis
Colo Fuel & Iron
Colo & Southern
Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande
Interborough-Met
Atle
Inter Harveste
Inter-Marine
Os International Paper
Souther
Kansas
Tonnsville
Shville
Min
St Lonia
Missouri
National Biscuit Tree
OO Ross Ssi
National Lead
New York Centra
Ont & Western
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mall
BOM
Pennsylvania
BT S
Pitts & St Louis
Railway Steel Spring
Republic Steel Wees
Rock Island Co
Fae
Ewan
L& San Lane
St Louiss
S&t
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Texas & Pacific
West Eaees
Union Pacific
United States Rubber
United States Steel
Utah
Western Maryland
Wwestinghouse Electric
Western Union
Wheeling & Take
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Buffalo Mines Cobalt
Michigan Copper
Tonopah Mining
Diamond Match
Take Shore
Michigan Southern
New York
Chicago & St. Louis
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Mexican Telephone & Telegraph
Copper Range Consolidated
Senators Lodge and McCall Push Free Hides Tariff Hope
United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Congressman Samuel W. McCall express strong hope that the tariff law will place hides on the free list. Lodge vows a vigorous Senate fight to keep the House provision, while McCall predicts free hides, noting it as a prophesied outcome.
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United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Samuel W. McCall
Boston Post
Lodge
Senate
McCall
Conference
House
Washington, D. C
Boston
Mass
EH. C. Lodge
United States Senate
Randidge Fund In New Charge
The Randidge Fund for this year will be spent by the school committee rather than by the penal institutions commissioner. The decision followed a Mayor's office conference with the Mayor and Mrs Alice L Higgins, general secretary of Associated Charities, plus school committee and YMCA representatives, Edward I McSweeney, chairman of the Consumptive Hospital department, and Deputy Penal Commissioner Carruth.
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Randidge Fund
Alice L. Higgins
Associated Charities
Young Men's Christian Association
Edward I. McSweeney
Consumptive Hospital Department
Carruth
Customs inspectors reallocated new shift at port
Surveyor of the Port McCarthy ordered a new shift among customs inspectors affecting thirty men. The changes take effect on the night of May 7 as part of a general reorganization to improve smuggling prevention.
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McCarthy
Somerville Theatre Denied License After Citizen Complaints
The Somerville Theatre loses its license for another year due to numerous complaints from nearby residents. Mayor Woods refused the proprietors the permit, citing ongoing concerns in the Star Theatre area of Somerville.
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Somerville Theatre
Star Theatre
Somerville
Woods
Provrietors
Plan to Check Diphtheria by Examination of Pupils
The Boston school committee may order compulsory diphtheria pupil examinations at its next meeting. Dr. Richard C. Cabot cited last year’s city cost of 50,000 and proposed hospital and school volunteers numbering 109 plus, with annual costs not exceeding 1000 dollars.
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Richard C
Cabot
Massachusetts House approves free state college plan
A decisive House vote backs a free college system for higher education. The bill proposes evening courses in at least 30 towns, supervised by national instructors, with $600,000 to be raised and $100,000 already donated. Senators Evans and Nash warned of potential difficulties, citing school official cooperation.
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Massachusetts
Committee On Education
Evans
Nash
Rival Store Clash Over Montreal Block Fight at St Catherine Street
In Montreal on May 4 a large confrontation occurred as Scraggie & Co and Carsley Company workers clashed at a leased store on St. Catherine Street. About 200 Scraggie men forced intruders out and guarded exits while several people were hurt. The Carsley firm then withdrew and prepared legal action to regain possession.
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Montreal
St. Catherine Street
Scraggie & Co
Carsley Company
Scraggie
Carsley
Mayor Brooks Names Quinn For Streets Chief
Mayor William I. Brooks of Cambridge submitted Edward F. Quinn, his former campaign manager, as appointee for superintendent of streets to replace George M. Clukas. The Cambridge Board of Aldermen favored John J. Scott for city solicitor 8 to 2 with two Non Partisans voting Pevey and Clary absent. In Common Council Pevey won 11 to 9.
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William I. Brooks
Cambridge
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Edward F. Quinn
George M. Clukas
Board of Aldermen
John J. Scott
Gilbert A. A. Pevey
Oliver D. Clary
Common Council
Mr. Pevey
Voters urged to approve Boston charter in a statewide frame
Harvey N. Shepard urges submitting the new charter to Boston residents arguing that the city should not face unique treatment. He lists six Finance Commission changes and contends voters and legislators alike must assess all provisions together.
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Harvey N. Shepard
Boston
J. Howell Crosby
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Mr. Shepard
Commonwealth
Hines Petitions Court to Remove Guardian Weston Page
In East Cambridge yesterday Mrs Ella F Hines of Weymouth asked the court to depose her father Weston R Page as guardian of her sisters Estelle and Genevieve 18 alleging misuse of their funds from the 3000 dollar estate left after their mother Clara S Page died last September. Page, a milk dealer of Everett, lives at 90 Shute Street. Hearing next week will decide the petition with Dudley P Bailey of Everett for Mrs Hines and Arthur W Wellman of Boston for Mr Page.
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East Cambridge
Ella F. Hines
Weymouth
Weston R. Page
Estelle
Genevieve
Clara S. Page
Page
Everett
Shute Street
Hines
Dudley P. Bailey
Arthur W. Wellman
Boston
Mr. Page
Middlesex Jury Awards Record 50000 to Grebenstein
Electrician William F. Grebenstein receives a record 50000 verdict against Boston Elevated Railway and Stone Webster in Charlestown power house accident. Jury awards full damages after finding he was assigned to a live cable and blinded in one eye while the other was badly injured.
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Middlesex County
William F. Grebenstein
Bond
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
Grebenstein
Stone & Webster
Charlestown
Elevated
Japanese schooner Kaisen seized at Sitka
A Sitka dispatch reports the seizure of the Japanese sealing schooner Kaisen with 30 men for violating sealing laws.
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Sitka
Seattle
Wash
Listing mixup sparks police hearing in Brewer case
Mansell C. Brewer faced drunkenness and assault charges after a confrontation with Officer Edward I. Brennan over a police voter list at 24 Bennett Street. The defense and lodgers disputed the club use. Brennan admitted a fist strike. Brewer was discharged and plans to appeal to the police commissioner.
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Mansell C. Brewer
Edward I. Brennan
Brennan
Catherine Harvey
Bennett Street
Brewer
Governor seeks $63,000 for boys' school with amended admissions
Governor Draper requests a special appropriation of 63,000 for a new industrial school for boys, including 40,000 for equipment. He proposes amending the 1908 act to admit 10 boys by June 1 instead of 400.
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Draper
Germans Buy Wrights Patents for Germany
Berlin May 4 The German Motor Airship Company confirmed it bought the Wright aeroplane patents for Germany but says the $150,000 sum cited by Paris dispatches is excessive.
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Berlin
German Motor Airship Company Today
Germany
Paris
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