Prices Higher on Short Covering Rally
Wall Street May 17 reports a rebound as liquidation pressure eases. Short coverings fuel a rally after a period of oversold conditions, with gains led by select railroad and gas stocks. Massachusetts Gas and United States Rubber notices draw interest. Amalgamated steadies near 49 after a mixed session.
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Stock Exchange
Cover
Shorts
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
United States Steel Preferred Stock Conversion Syndicate
United States Steel Securities
United States
Erie
New York
Ciceness
Beaumont
State Street
Bears
Amalgamated
Massachusetts
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Pepper
Addicks Companies
Massachuetts Gas Companies
Lawson
United States Rubber Company
Cole
Boston
Rugs at $135 deemed necessities in Back Bay case
In Municipal Court Judge Brown ruled that Back Bay residents may have rugs at 135 dollars and curtains at 55 dollars as necessities for Commonwealth Avenue occupants. The decision required George E. Jacobs to pay a 670 dollar bill for goods bought by his wife from Foster, Wiley & Co. He had refused, claiming his wife was extravagant and that he told the clerk not to extend credit.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Brown
George E. Jacobs
Foster, Wiley & Co
Unclear fragment on stocks and unlisted shares
Fragment mentions Tel te rated stocks at 18 percent, node, and $28,000 with 2500 shares of unlisted stocks. No clear entities or complete facts to confirm a full item.
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Tel Te
Waltham Post Office Force Is Increased
Waltham May 17 Postmaster Charles J Shepard increased the postal force by making two appointments Hugh McGilvary as substitute letter carrier and William A Lawless as substitute clerk The rise in business at the Waltham post office necessitated these appointments.
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Waltham
Charles J. Shepard
Hugh McGilvary
William A. Lawless
Waltham Post Office
Woman Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for Back Pain
Mrs A T Kelly of 247 Columbus avenue testifies her dull aching through the loins radiates to the shoulders and worsens with back muscle strain. She urges other women in similar positions to take Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming they are a reliably effective remedy.
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Bright
A. T. Kelly
Columbus Avenue
Woman Tries Divorce Bill for Child Wife in Court
A lady advocate appeared for Minnie A Codire to seek a divorce from Arthur M. The court heard her case with orderly proceedings as the Hibellant girl provided clear testimony. Mrs Codire described a violent marriage, injuries, and repeated separations before final estrangement.
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Bill
Minnie A. Codire
Arthur M
Anna C. Fall
Divorce Seeker Alleges Husband Spent on Books Not Food
Louisa Grosz seeks divorce from Michael C. Grosz whom she wed June 10, 1892 in New York and later lived with in Boston. She alleges neglect, lack of funds for medical needs, and that his priority was a costly library and book purchases, even paying up to 65 dollars for a set, while she worked dressmaking to support the family.
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Louisa Grosz
Michael C
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Husband Wasted Money in Libel Case Details
Mrs Sophia W Piper seeks divorce claiming she married Edgar R Piper in Hopedale in 1895 where he earned ten dollars weekly as a draughtsman. He later worked at Brooklyn Navy Yard earning twelve hundred dollars yearly. They had three children. She inherited about ten thousand dollars from her father and says he wasted some of it while refusing support. Infidelity claims surface, naming Sadie Wilson among others.
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Edgar R
Hopedale
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Piper
Sadie Wilson
Wheat Booms On Scarcity Amid Chicago Market Rise
Chicago May 17 With only four car loads of wheat arriving tomorrow official stocks in Chicago are the smallest in 10 years. July wheat closes up 7 8 with early gains 1 4 to 1 2 cent. Corn oats and provisions show mixed moves as market sentiment remains bullish. Primary receipts total 195 000 bushels vs 235 400 last year. Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago reports 62 cars receipts vs 137 last week and 158 a year ago.
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Baby found in Cambridge named Harriet Putnam
A neglected newborn girl found on the doorstep at 239 Putnam Avenue Cambridge was taken to the City Home and named Harriet Putnam. Police have no clue to the child's parents.
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Putnam Avenue
Harriet Putnam
Opticians Elected At New England Convention
At Youngs Hotel yesterday the New England Association of Opticians elected officers led by President Eben Hardy and first vice president Albert A. Carter. Other roles include treasurer Walter W. Slade secretary George A. Barron and an executive committee with Clarence Hart M J Atherton Howard Doane and others. Hart also named as representative to the Milwaukee American Association convention with Briggs Palmer as alternate.
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New England Association of Opticians
Young's Hotel
Eben Hardy
Albert A. Carter
William L. Thomas
Walter W. Slade
George A. Barron
Clarence
Hart
Lynn
M. J. Atherton
Howard .c. Doane
W. R. Donovan
Herman L. Klein
Briggs
Tufts Paper Elects Editors and Officers
Tufts College Publishing Association elected officers and editorial board members at College Hill. President Charles H. Woodbury and vice president Ralph E. Parks head the association. Harold C. Haskell is secretary with J R Kent and others as directors. Editorial board includes KE Benjamin Armstrong editor in chief and associates Arthur W. Lovejoy Henry T Claus George Warner and others. Armstrong is noted as a prominent undergrad and Tufts correspondent for a Boston paper.
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Medford
Tufts College Publishing Association
College Hill
Charles H. Woodbury
Ralph £. Parks
Harold C. Haskell
J. R. Kent
Lewis W. Newell
Henry T. Claus
Robert W. Hill
Harold H. Boage
Tufts Weekly
KE. Benjamin Armstrong
Arthur W. Lovejoy
Henry T
Claus
George ‘T. Warner
David T. Farnsworth
Charles M. Chapin
George 8. Miller
John O. Matthews
Ernest C. Mulvey
Worcester
Armstrong
Honeastor
Boston
Monument Unveiled For General Rufus Putnam Memorial
May 17 dedication marks a granite monument on a hilltop between here and West Sutton at General Rufus Putnam birthplace site. The unveiling honors the Revolutionary War general and memory with a rough granite block.
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Putnam Sutton
Rufus Putnam
West Sutton
General Putnam
Husband tells court wife took furniture and fled
William H. Holbrook testified that after three years with Alice he found his wife with a strange man and, in his absence, she carried away and sold the furniture. He said he then planned to leave her alone.
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William H. Holbrook
Alice
Holbrook
Alimony Dispute Hovers As Court Reviews Support
In a divorce case before the court yesterday a motion to reconsider alimony was heard. Hector P. Hill seeks a reduction from the established $65 per month while Florence Etta Hill maintains the amount is insufficient. The prior order was secured by a mortgage on property. the judge took the matter under advisement.
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Hector P. Hill
Florence Etta Hill
Hill
Court Extends Protections in Bennett Divorce Case
The Divorce Court halted yesterday's hearing in Mary A. Bennett vs George J. Bennett after revealing the respondent was the corespondent in the Wells case from a prior session. Mrs Wells, then respondent, sought to appear in the Bennett proceeding, and the judge ordered the case placed on the contested list with Wells' counsel notified.
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Mary A. Bennett
George J. Bennett
Wells
Divorce case cites age gap and wealth loss
Theodore F. Edgar, a 60-year-old divorce seeker, married Estelle M. in 1880 when she was 14 or 15. He had supported her until about six years ago when his business failed and she left him. She possesses some personal wealth.
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Theodore F. Edgar
Estelle M
Woman Reports Brutal Abuse by Husband After Marriage
Nellie E Siamnett testified that after marrying Raymond S in March 1901 he turned to drinking and brutally beat her when intoxicated. She said he blocked her eyes and face on one occasion to force her to provide money for drink.
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Nellie E.siamnett
Raymond S
Decree nisi announced in listed cases during term
A decree nisi was announced in multiple named cases during the term. Plaintiffs include Eleanor H H and Alber tina with various defendants, along with Henderson, Mary C, Veronica A, Angela, Anna P, David, Ellen, Ida L, Ada E, Caroline, Kate A, Jennie E C, Minnie Ava and Arthur M Codire. Proceedings detail separations or dissolutions as indicated.
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Frank Goodnow
Albertina
Henry J. Dyer
Henderson
Maria Brodie
Mary C
John L. Tanner
Veresa A
Agostino D’onofrio
Angela
Angelo Tommenello
Anna P
William E. Hunt
David
Catherine C. Magee
Frank
Metzel Littledale
Ellen
Maurice J. Donnelly
Ida L
Edward
Desertion Notices From Day’s Hearings
Other Hbels heard during the day included Norah C Davenport against John, Olive M Galencia against Charles, Elizabeth McDougall against Alexander, Florence H Potter against William, Annette W Laine against Oliver W, Jennie Gordon against E Theodore, and Jane Watson against James A. All cases listed as desertion.
Woman Sues for Wedding Gifts in Superior Court
Mrs. Maude Kershaw seeks to recover $5000 worth of marriage presents held by Arthur Merritt. She says her husband James Kershaw pledged the gifts without authority. Merritt claims a conditional bill of sale and threatens to own the property if $2700 is not paid within 60 days. The court ordered notice returnable May 24 for cause to return the goods.
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Maude Kershaw
Arthur Merritt
Merritt
James Kershaw
England
America
Lowell
Huntington Avenue Car Victim Identified as Annie McLeod
Relatives identified the Huntington Avenue surface car victim as Annie McLeod of 41 Pitman Avenue Greenwood. The identifying sister Mrs Arthur Holt of Wakefield said Miss McLeod had just recovered from a serious illness and died Monday afternoon.
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Annie McLeod
Pitman Avenue
Greenwood
Arthur Holt
Wakefield
McLeod
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