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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1900
Page
8
London cables report a quiet market with sugar and steel among the weakest, while Wyandot Copper notes a steady annual meeting and exploration progress. Copper shares in Boston weaken with declines, and expected shifts in the Atlantic market hint at cautious buying if further liquidation slows.
An offer to sell dividend paying stocks lists buyers for Boston Little Circle Zine and International Sex Zine type holdings. The note mentions common shares, prices around seven percent and restless inquiries from interested parties at 45 Mills Street Ratans Gita with names partly garbled.
Ex dividend session shows total sales of listed bonds 30 510 50 dollars unlisted bonds 19 000 dollars listed stocks 14 489 shares unlisted stocks 11 823 shares. Thick Johnny Bull provides closing bid and asked prices today.
A club scene features a playful phrase about Sigsbee, Dewey, and Limburger cheese, prompting audience curiosity over a missing word. The narrator hints at clever wordplay tied to stock market savvy and a lure for quick profit via a stated fast service and a free explanatory book.
The market sees wheat firmer than curb, with English cables up 4d to 5d and world shipments down about 2,000,000 bushels from last week. Bulls push on extreme heat in the South, while a larger visible stock moderation eases bears. Weekly world shipments total 7,584,000 bushels, down from 9,161,000. on hand passage 41,520,000 bushels, up 1,120,000. Northwest receipts 365 cars, vs 388 last week and 453 last year.
Mrs. Annie Leary recalls a night near a theater when she saw a woman flee with two men and a man claim the woman was his wife, later naming Adah Richmond as the pursued star. The tale crosses into the John Stetson millions controversy, catching students and professors in its wake.
Boston University College of Liberal Arts appoints E Charlton Black to the English literature chair following the resignation of Frank R Butler. The English scholar was elected by the board of trustees after yesterday's vote and will fulfill the new position.
Washington reports the Cuban postal frauds involve Neely and other officials with Rathbone as director of posts removed from office. The tally shows about 105000 stolen over a year, including 36000 since January 1. Bristow to Havana assumes Cuban postal duties.
United States District Attorney Burnett received requisition papers from General Wood for the extradition of Charles F. W. Neely, accused of defrauding revenues as financial agent of posts in Cuba. Neely’s counsel John D. Lindsay vows to oppose extradition and requests a U.S. hearing.
Dr. E. L. Briggs of 129 Marlboro Street seeks a legal separation from wife Lou L. Briggs in Divorce Court. Depositions allege Mrs. Briggs consorted with a southerner, E. S. Caldwell, and a nurse while in Utica and on Hudson River boats. letters found in Briggs's desk are read to the court as evidence.
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