Reading advance holds the market amid readings and runs
In May 7 market notes Reading stock rose nearly 18 points from a low to a high before easing. Traders reported short covering and a general pause for profit taking as the miners’ convention suggested a settlement could avert a strike. Local and New York exchanges closed with mixed gains and losses in leading issues.
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Wall Street
Readin
Reading
Western Railroads
San Francisco
State Street
Amalgamated
New York Central
Great Northern
Preferred
Union Pacific
Shorts
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
American Ice Securities
Anacconda
St. Paul
Steel
New York Stock Exchange
Siege Ue
New York
Boston
Treasury
Bankers’ Sterling
Reichsmarks
Walenlies
Pgmulders
Esac
Clos
Amer Cer & Foundry
Dore
Amer Cotton
Amer Hide & Lea
Amer Ice Securities
Amer Linseed Oil Ee
Amer Smelting & Refng
Amer Sugar
Amer Tobacco, Pfd
Anaconda Mining Co
Do Pe
Atlantic. Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Central of New Jersey
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Alton
Chicago Great Western
Chica & Northwestern
Mil & St
O, C & St Louis
Delaware & Hudson
Delaware, Lack & West
Denver & Rio Grande
Uae
General Electric Ee
Illinois Central
Metropolitan
St Ry
Minn, St Paul
Missouri
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Republic Steel
Rock Island Co
Bloss Sheffield
St Louis &Sf
Southwestern
Southern Pacific
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Texas & Pacific
Toledo
St. L
Carolina Chem
Union
Central
Market recap shows bond and stock activity and totals
The Boston Market reports today include a second instalment paid and ex-dividend details. The record lists 30,590 shares traded, with 16,254 stocks and $300 in bonds noted, reflecting the day’s market activity and totals.
Harvard Second Crew Shaken Up Again on Return From Bridge
The Harvard second crew was rearranged after a midstream shake up. Swaim moved to the second eight from the first boat, Lowell shifted to the sophomore boat, Corbett entered the shell, and Gill moved to the third boat replacing Ball.
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Harvard
Tone
Swaim
Lowell
Corbett T
Gill
Ball
CURB STOCKS INTERESTS LISTED FOR GREEN BOOK
Investors seek current curb stock data including capitalization value high and low prices and dividends for New York and Boston Curbs. Active stocks on New York Boston Chicago Philadelphia and Pittsburg exchanges are noted with latest figures. Free mail copy available upon application.
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York
Boston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Village Candidate seeks Brookline selectman post in May election
James J. Lynch launches himself as The Village Candidate in a three way Brookline special election for Selectman on May 10. He faces Burton W. Neal and Judge Philip S. Parker. Lynch highlights a plan to improve Huntington Avenue to Brookline Avenue and Washington Street areas and aligns with local business groups and veterans.
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James J. Lynch
Brookline
Mr. Lynch
Burton W. Neal
Philip S. Parker
Roxbury
Huntington Avenue
Brookline Avenue
Washington Street
Austin and Stones Museum Opener Features Trunk Escape
Effie Lorraine and M Bell’s trunk escape wowed crowds with 26 and 30 second runs. St Julian, Banjo the bull, German Rose and Ben Hur snake, plus Minstrel Maids and Casey Theatre vaudeville acts drew large audiences amid a varied bill of illusions and dancing turns.
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Austin & Stone
Effie Lorraine
M. Bellyea
Houdini
Mile
Lorraine
St. Julian
Banjo
Bull
New England
Rose
Ben Hur
Punch and Judy
Vaudevillians
Casey Theatre
Pucella
Omber
Ida Campbell
Minnie Burke
Knickerbockers
Dorothy Norton
Violette Dale
Alio Kittie Hoffman
Majune
Speddon
Herson
James and Richards
Daltons
Burlesque and Vaudeville Shine at Palace Theatre Week
Bowery Sports company presents a varied bill of burlesque and vaudeville at the Palace Theatre. Two musical preludes A High Old Time and The Toreador open the program, with strong chorus numbers and featured acts drawing steady applause from two large crowds.
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Palace Theatre
Bowery Sports Company
Messrs
Patterson
Williams
Dixon
Schuster
Stevens
Phillips
Mae Bryant
Hattie Mills
Cora
Evelyn
Lillian Keeley
Esher Sisters
Alio
Williams and
Aleene
de Elinar Brothers
Phil Staats
Howard and
Colby
Palacescope
Margaret Anglin Presents Zira in Boston Opener
Margaret Anglin brings the emotional drama Zira to Boston next Monday evening at the Majestic Theatre. The Henry Miller Hartley Manners play premiered at New York's Princess Theatre and ran over 200 nights before touring. Box office sales start this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Anglin
Boston
Zira
America
Princess Theatre
New York
Majestic Theatre
Wheat Market Surges on May Short Covering
Ennis & Stoppani note a spectacular wheat move driven by short-covering in May. Crop news remains favorable, Liverpool edges higher, and visible supply declined by 2,790,000, with final figures slightly lower than Saturday.
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Ennis & Stoppani
Cago Board of Trade
State Mutual Cardline
Ennis & Stoppan
Liverpool
Automobiles Lead Waltham Merchants Week Parade
May 7 Waltham procession opens merchants week with an auto parade led by chief marshal Mathew E. Brush. Notables Mayor Harvey and Robert B. Somers ride front car. George A. Fiel and others follow. Weather dampened turnout. band performance and school event planned for the Common later.
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Waltham
Mathew E. Brush
Harvey
Robert B. Somers
Board of Aldermen
George A. Fiel
Waltham Business Men’s Association
Edward A. Walker
Patrick J. Duane
George M. Reed
L. O. Dennison
John H. Clarkson
Moran Seeks "Bribers" After Lobby War
Mr Mellen of Worcester critiques the Luce bill saying it will do little good and accuses the present corrupt practices act of causing more prevarication than all but personal taxes. The bill was substituted for the adverse committee report without a division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellen
Worcester
Luce
Grand jury hears bribery charges linked to Logan anti bucket bill
District Attorney Moran presented statements and testimony to the grand jury on charges of bribery related to the Logan anti bucket shop bill. Witnesses included Representatives Simon Swig John H Toland and Edwin F Leonard. agent Timothy J Barter also testified. The House rules committee may order an investigation following Hayes' request.
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Moran
Grand Jury
Simon Swig
Taunton
John H. Toland
Ward 15
Edwin F. Leonard
Springfield
Timothy J. Barter
House Committee On Rules
Hayes
Bribery case proceeding as grand jury hears witnesses
Grand jury session led by Judge White hears Moran and aides testifying about bribery allegations. Leonard arrives after noon, Toland and Barter join briefly, then Moran, Dennison, and Farley are escorted out as indictments loom for Saturday.
Rose Stahl to Star on Broadway Next Season
Rose Stahl, seen in The Chorus Lady sketch, will headline next season under Henry B. Harris. Harris sails to witness Charles Klein's The Lion and the Mouse rehearsals in London before presenting Stahl in a Broadway four act comedy based on her Chorus Lady persona Patricia O'Brien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rose Stahl
James Forbes
Henry B. Harris
Mr. Harris
Baltic
Charles Klein
Lion and the Mouse
London
Miss Stahl
Mr. Forbes
Lee
Patricia O’brien
San Francisco Park Theatre to Reopen for Moving Pictures
Boston audiences will see the San Francisco disaster as it was, with the Park Theatre reopening through a deal by Charles Frohman Rich Harris. The Mills Bros. photographers, famed for athletic event illustrations, will present the moving pictures.
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Boston
San Francisco
Park Theatre
Charles Frohman
Rich & Harris
Mills Bros
English actress Olga Nethersole speaks at New England Women’s Club
Miss Olga Nethersole, renowned English actress, headlines the New England Women’s Club at Allston Hall. She discusses consumption, treatment ideas, and the International Woman’s Anti Tuberculosis League, spurring club support. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe attends, presides, and voices sympathy.
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Olga Nethersole
New England Women’s Club
Allston Hall
Miss Nethersole
Opie
International Woman's Anti-Tuberculosis League
Fitzgerald
City Hall
Chin Like a Pickaxe
A sports item notes a forceful play or technique described as a chin like a pickaxe. The piece uses vivid metaphor to convey intensity in a game or training context. No specific teams or dates are provided in the readable text.
Boxing and sport notes on chins, mitts, and stars in action
The column debates chin strength in boxing with fighters like Fitzsimmons and Jeffries, notes on a novel throwing-hand mitt, and mentions Boston youth at ballgames. It also covers sculling veteran Gaudaur, sprinter Steward, tennis champ May Sutton, and travel plans of national league players amid hotel gate tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela House
Pittsburg
Tufts Win in Eleventh Inning Over Syracuse
Tufts defeats Syracuse 5 to 4 in 11 innings at Medford. Fisher singles and steals second in the 11th, scoring on Priest's hit after Tufts tied the game in the seventh with three hits. Sizable crowd of 500 witnesses a tight, late rally.
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Medford
Tufts
Syracuse
Fisher
Priest
Wheeler
Galligher
Morrissey
R.f
Clapp
Dollard
Watson
Watkyns
Davis
Rave
Lamb
Scully
Wilbur
Rutherford
Ryan
Madden
Burleigh
Hoppe Defeats Cure in Pro Billiards Debut at Orchestra Hall
In the opening professional billiards match at Orchestra Hall on May 7, Willie Hoppe defeated Louis Cure by a wide margin 500 to 296.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Willie Hoppe
Louis Cure
Big Ring Batwe Friday Batwe Big Ring
Local patrons anticipate a closely matched bout between Sid Herman and Abe Attell at the Pacific Athletic Club pavilion in Los Angeles on Friday night. Weighing and reach offset each other as records show Attell’s greater height and reach and equal cleverness. The fight is expected to produce one of the prettiest exhibitions of boxing in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Sid Herman
Abe Attell
Pacific Athletic Club
Herman
Attell
Walcott Stops Murray in Six at Gloucester A C
Belfield Walcott of Boston knocked out Jimmy Murray of Cincinnati in six rounds at the Gloucester A C. Walcott led from the opening bell with sharp blows to head and body. In the prelims Manuel Ferris stopped Tim Bridges in the third and Keating KOed Fred Chandler of Portsmouth in the same round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Belfield
Walcott
Boston
Jimmy Murray
Cincinnati
Gloucester A. C
Manuel Ferris
Tim Bridges
Keating
Fred Chandler
Portsmouth
New England College Track Meet Shifts to MIT Brookline
The New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association votes to hold its 20th track and field meet at MIT in Brookline instead of Worcester. Dates May 18 and 19 remain fixed. Worcester has hosted all but three editions.
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Old Dominion
la France Copper Company
Lexington
Butte
Leonard
Boston & Montana Company
West Colusa
East Butte
Butte & London
Thomas If’. Cole
North Butte
Washoe
Adams Trust Company
Tucker, Anthony & Co
State Street
Boston
Frank Seabury & Bro
Foreign Department
Boston Clearing Houses
Fish
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Indianapolis
Norman W. Harris
Albert G. Farr
Elmer E. Black
Albert W. Harris
Isaac Sprague
Allen B. Forbes
Percy W. Brooks
Arthur M. Harris
George P. Hoover
Dwight J. Harris
N. W. Harris & Co
Lake Superior
William E. Soule
New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brookline
Worcester
Chicago Club Secures Vinson Service After Suspension Fine
The National baseball commission granted the Chicago club the right to Vinson, an outfielder, after a suspension violation cost him 1000 dollars. Cleveland faced a 25 dollar fine for failing to report Vinson’s suspension to President Johnson. Steve Griffin’s reinstatement request was denied.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission Today
Chicago Baseball Club
Vinson
Cleveland Club
Johnson
Steve Griffin
Amateurs Seeking Games Across Boston Area Circa 15-17 Year Old Teams
A compiled list shows numerous amateur and semi professional teams in Dorchester South Boston Roxbury Somerville Cambridge Roslindale Dorchester Center and Brockton seeking matchups. Contacts include John Lane W J Delaney M Foley James Healey T S Maher and others with ages 12 to 18 and several strong semi pro clubs offering reasonable guarantees.
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Dorchester Heights
John Lane
M Street
Boston
Hough’s Neck
A. A
W. J. Delaney
Stratford Street
Dorchester
Calumets
O. Tivansley
Hillside Street
Roxbury
Washingtons
T. S. Maher
Hanson Avenue
Somerville
Concords
E. A. Harris
Clifton Street
Richfield B. B
Stephen Ryan
Hamilton Street
Middlesex A. A
George Graham
Prospect Street
Cambridge
Forest Hills
C. W. Lofstrom
Tower Street
Hillsides
A. Goldberg
Dorchester Street
South Boston
Norfolk A. C
Irrank Daly
P. O. Box
Hamilton A. C
J. P. Cummings
Dorchester Avenue
Dahlgren A. C
J. J. Sheehan
Washington Street
Portsmouth A. C
G. Randon
Union Street
Pacifics
J. H. Carr
Buttonwood Street
Centrals
D. Curtin
Boston Street
Roslindale
Brookline High shuts out DeMerritte 14 to 0 in win
Brookline High extended its winning streak by blanking DeMerritte nine 14 to 0. Key players included Jones on offense and Goffey and Evans on defense. Final notes credit Clune and O'Hearn as battery, with Perry and Gould behind the plate. Umpire Floyd.
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Brookline High
Jones
Goffey
Evans
Brookline
Clune
O’hearn
Perry
Gould
Floyd
School tennis nears end with championship on the line
Interscholastic tennis at Harvard yesterday saw Rothfeld of Newton-Wigh beat Bray of Volkmann's 6-4 6-2 in the finals. Sweetzer-Davenport awaits final set today to determine who faces Bothfield for the title as the school standings list Volkmann 15 Newton High 10 Stone's 9 Andover 9 Boston Latin 4 and others with zero.
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Harvard
Davenport
Rothfeld
Newton - Wigh
Bray
Volkmann's
Bothfield
Volkmann
Newton High
Stone’s
Andover
Boston Latin
Bridge Latin
Bindge Pannel Training
Exeter
Dedham High
McGarry Beats McCloskey at Marlboro A C Show
Amby McGarry defeated Blink McCloskey in Marlboro A C action in New York. Howard Smith of Elizabeth, New Jersey edged Joe Bedell of New York in six rounds. Preliminary bouts, four rounds each, featured Ginger. Young Goldman beat Young Carey, Kitzen over Young Frenchy, Willie Marigold over Chamcy Straus, Fred Dimple over Young Ryan, and Dick Miller stopped Frank White in one round.
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New York
Amby McGarry
Blink McCloskey
Marlboro A. C
Howard Smith
Elizabeth
N. J
Joe Bedell
Young Goldman
Young Carey
George Kitzen
Young Frenchy
Willie Marigold
Chamcy Straus
Fred Dimple
Young Ryan
Dick Miller
Frank White
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Congress St
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Nickerson
St. Oston
THE
Green Book
Frederick
Monk
Congress Street
Britts
ENN
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Mgr
Deforest Wireless
Mees Shay & Co
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Junction
Nevada
U.S
U S
Bal & O
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Tex Pac
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Board of Selectmen
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Watch City
American Watch Company
Fifth Regiment
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Hamilton
Mr. Moran
Mr. Dennison
Farley
Grand
White
Mr. Swig
Toland
Mr. Barter
the World OF Sport
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Joe Walcott
Tom Sharkey
Jimmy Britt
Illinois
Detroit
Armour
Jesse Burkett
Burkett
Jake Gaudaur
Gaudaur
Charles
George Steward
May Sutton
Hoppe
Cure
Wilson Bros
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Herman-Attell
Murray
Boston Geis College
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M’garry
M’closkey
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